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Office of Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE)

Safety Programs

Safety Rights and Responsibilities Program

This suborder lays out the key safety rights and responsibilities of all NIST employees. Employees’ understanding and exercising those rights, and fulfilling

Stop Work

The Stop Work Suborder establishes a formal way to ensure employees and covered associates are not exposed to workplace conditions or practices that present a

Walking and Working Surface Program

This suborder is to establish requirements and associated roles and responsibilities to eliminate or reduce to the greatest extent possible hazards associated

Work and Worker Authorization based on Hazard Reviews (Hazard Review)

This suborder defines the requirements for authorizing both hazardous activities (“work”) and workers based on a systematic level of work planning and control

Workplace Inspection Program

The Workplace Inspection Program (WIP) Suborder provides a uniform approach to conducting comprehensive safety and health inspections of workplaces. The