EH&S (Environmental Health and Safety)

EH&S (Environmental Health and Safety) is also known as ESH&Q (Environmental Safety, Health and Quality). Jefferson Lab believes that no activity is urgent or important enough to compromise their standards for the environment or individual health and safety. These rules are necessary to help JLab fulfill its commitment to the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Objectives
Jefferson Lab's Environmental Health and Safety Management includes: Jefferson Lab employees are expected to report all injuries and concerns, and stop all work that endangers people, the environment, or property.
 * Defining the scope of work;
 * Analyzing the hazards to co-worker, public, and environment;
 * Developing and implementing hazard controls;
 * Performing work within controls; and
 * Providing feedback and continous improvement.

Sections
The Jefferson Lab ES&H Manual is divided into these sections:
 * 1000 - Policy
 * 2000 - Organization and Responsibilities
 * 3000 - Planning for Safe Operations
 * 4000 - Training
 * 5000 - Investigation, Reporting, and Recordkeeping
 * 6000 - Topical Programs, Directives, and Procedures
 * 6100 - Industrial
 * 6200 - Electrical Safety
 * 6300 - Ionizing Radiation
 * 6400 - Non-Ionizing Radiation
 * 6500 - Cryogenics & ODH
 * 6600 - Industrial Hygiene
 * 6800 - Occupational Medicine
 * 6900 - Fire Protection
 * 8000 - Environmental Protection

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Standards
Full List- https://www.osha.gov/law-regs.html

Ionizing Radiation- 1910.1096 (General Industry- 29 CFR 1910)

Non-Ionizing Radiation (OSHA): https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiation_nonionizing/

Fire Protection- 1926.150 (General Industry- 29 CFR 1926): https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10671