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Office of Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE)

Safety Programs

Magnetic Field Safety Program

This suborder provides safety measures and controls to reduce the risk of exposure to magnetic fields above the recommended exposure limits. These measures are

Medical Surveillance Program

The purpose of this notice is to establish the requirements and associated roles and responsibilities to ensure NIST federal employees have the appropriate

Out of Service (OOS)

This suborder provides the requirements to properly take or secure equipment or a system out of service and to communicate this state to affected staff. Please

Overhead Cranes and Hoists

This suborder’s purpose is protecting employees and covered associates from the hazards of operating overhead cranes and hoists. This suborder meets or exceeds

Permit-Required Confined Spaces

This suborder establishes the safety requirements for identifying, evaluating, and entering permit-required confined spaces (pits, manholes, equipment/reactors

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

This suborder provides the necessary information to identify work situations that require the use of PPE, the proper selection and use of PPE, and documentation