Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Underground Construction Safety: Be Sure You're on the Right Track -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH -- Contract Reform -- External Regulation -- SAFETY EXPERIENCE IN UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY -- Reliance on an Experienced Contractor -- WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN -- Cost Considerations for Safety -- Subcontractor Management-Responsibility and Liability -- Worker's Compensation-Avoiding Injuries and Saving Money -- UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY: WHAT IS IMPORTANT? -- INVESTMENTS IN PREVENTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCE -- Department of Energy's Construction Safety Program -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY POLICY -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- OSHA Regulations and Their Implications -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PROVISIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- DISCUSSION -- Underground Regulatory Safety Today -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EMPLOYEE-SAFETY JURISDICTION -- WHICH SAFETY CODE WILL APPLY AT THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE? -- Ventilation -- Hazardous Classifications -- Illumination -- ENCOURAGING A COOPERATIVE SAFETY EFFORT -- DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING GOOD CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION -- MEANINGFUL SAFETY MONITORING OF ALL OPERATIONS -- JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS OF PLANNED OPERATIONS -- ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS AFTER INVESTIGATION FOR CORRECTION OF CONDITIONS -- INITIATION OF CHANGES IN SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS -- SAFETY TRAINING, SAFETY OVERSIGHT, AND INSTRUCTION -- EXPECTED EXPOSURES AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT -- MANAGING SAFETY LIABILITY ON A MULTICONTRACT WORK SITE -- HANDLING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS, FIRES, OR A DISASTER -- CONCLUSION -- DISCUSSION.

Bibliography -- Safety Engineering Design Analysis For Tunneling Equipment -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FAILURE MODE, EFFECTS, AND CRITICALITY ANALYSIS -- Severity Classification -- Probability Of Occurrence -- Criticality Matrix -- FAULT-TREE ANALYSIS -- Fault-Tree Construction -- Fault-Tree Evaluation -- SUMMARY -- Milwaukee Water Pollution Abatement Program: Underground Safety-Dealing With Osha -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- ORGANIZATION OF MWPAP -- PROGRAM SAFETY -- SAFETY RECORD -- THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND THE TEAM'S RESPONSE -- THE EVENT -- THE FALLOUT -- LESSONS LEARNED -- DISCUSSION -- Bibliography -- Osha Today And Tomorrow -- ABSTRACT -- OSHA: THE AGENCY AND ITS MISSION -- OSHA PENALTIES -- HOW OSHA CONDUCTS AN INSPECTION -- THE ISSUE OF JURISDICTION -- OSHA UNDER THE NEW ADMINISTRATION -- WHAT OSHA WILL REQUIRE OF THE EXPLORATORY STUDIES FACILITY -- CONCLUSION -- DISCUSSION -- Underground Operations At The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A True Safety Culture -- ABSTRACT -- FOUNDATION OF A TRUE SAFETY CULTURE -- Introduction -- UNDERGROUND FACILITIES -- UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS -- Access Control -- Ground Control -- Emergency Response And Utilities Distribution -- Work Authorization -- IN COMPLIANCE: EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS -- ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS -- Department of Energy -- Sandia National Laboratories -- Subcontractors -- Oversight Agencies -- Community -- Industry -- EVOLUTION OF A TRUE SAFETY CULTURE -- Safety -- Well-Being -- Development -- CONCLUSION -- BUILDING A TRUE SAFETY CULTURE -- The Safety Record -- INITIATING CULTURE CHANGE -- EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION AND MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT -- CONCLUSION -- DISCUSSION -- Safety In Construction And Operation Of Underground Facilities -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- YUCCA MOUNTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN -- DNA FINDINGS -- COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS -- SUMMARY.

Underground Safety At The Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE FACILITY -- REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AND LAWS -- PLANNING AND DESIGN -- SITE OFFICE ROUTINES -- ROCK WORKS -- COORDINATION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND TUNNELING WORK -- SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- DISCUSSION -- Safety Management In PNC's Shaft Excavation Effects Project in Japan -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: A HISTORY OF THE TONO MINE -- OVERVIEW OF THE SHAFT EXCAVATION EFFECTS PROJECT -- OBJECTIVE AND APPROACH -- PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION -- SHAFT EXCAVATION EFFECTS PROJECT SAFETY MANAGEMENT -- Safety Plan and Rules of Safety Management -- Safety Documentation -- Safety and Health Management Structure -- Safety Inspections -- Safety Meetings -- Education -- THE RESULT -- CONCLUSION -- The Channel Tunnel -- ABSTRACT -- OUTLINE OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL PROJECT -- THE CHANNEL TUNNEL AND YUCCA MOUNTAIN -- ORGANIZATION FOR SAFETY -- EARLY STEPS, EASILY TAKEN -- ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS -- A SERIES OF INITIATIVES -- ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL OF INCIDENTS -- DISCUSSION -- Appendix A: Symposium Agenda -- SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY IN THE UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE EXPLORATORY STUDIES FACILIT ... -- Session 1 - Introduction to the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) -- Session 2 - Invited Presentations on Issues in Underground Safety Management -- Session 3 - Experience in the United States and Abroad -- Session 4 - Discussion Session -- Session 5 - Safety Programs At the YMP.