Request for Proposals Attachment 2 CAT-F Safety Plan

Industrial Safety & Health Requirements
I.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall develop a Safety and Health Plan as required by Contract SOO, Attachment 4: PREPARATION OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK, Government areas of interest with the CAT-F Acquisition SOW, Section 3.f. Safety.
A. In the plan, the Contractor shall address in detail the items listed in Parts II and III of the Safety and Health Plan, as applicable. Repeating the referenced standard without addressing the Contractor’s specific processes or procedures is not acceptable.
1. If task specific procedures are incorporated into a Contractor’s local document, those procedures must be attached to the submitted Safety and Health Plan. Referencing the Contractor’s local procedure/document in the Safety and Health Plan is not adequate. 2. If the Contractor’s local procedure/document is not attached, the submitted Safety Plan will be returned unacceptable.

II.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A. Environmental, Safety, And Occupational Health (ESOH): The Contractor is solely responsible for compliance with all federal, state and local laws, the Occupational, Safety and Health Act (Public Law 91-596) and the resulting standards, OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, as applicable, and the protection of their employees. Additionally, the Contractor shall be responsible for the safety and health of all contractor and subcontractor employees.

B. Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP):

The Air Force is part of the OSHA’s VPP. The Contractor shall familiarize themselves with the requirements of VPP. Information on VPP can be accessed at http://www.osha.gov. The intent of the Air Force Safety Program is to prevent injuries and to communicate our safety expectations with potential offerors as well as those contractors awarded a government contract. The Air Force’s interest is to protect personnel working in or around contractor operations, and to protect Air Force equipment/property.

C. Contractor Employees:

Compliance with OSHA and other applicable laws and regulations for the protection of contractor employees is exclusively the obligation of the contractor. The Government will not assume liability or responsibility for the contractor's compliance or non-compliance with such requirements. 1. The Contractor shall furnish to each of his/her employees a place of employment, which is free from recognized hazards.
2. The Contractor shall brief his/her employees on the safety requirements of this contract and on hazards associated with prescribed tasks.