NASA NPR 8715.1 REV A

Abstract

<strong>PURPOSE</strong> <br>This NPR provides the requirements for NASA Federal civil service occupational safety and health programs as required by Section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970, as amended (29 United States Code (U.S.C.) 668), Executive (Exec.) Order 12196, and the implementing regulations found in 29 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) pt. 1960. This NPR is to be used in conjunction with 29 C.F.R. pt. 1960 and the applicable documents listed in P.4 to ensure that employees are furnished with a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious harm. Detailed operational safety and occupational health policy and procedures are defined in NPR 8715.3, NASA General Safety Program Requirements, and NPR 1800.1, NASA Occupational Safety and Health Program, respectively. <br>This NPR references requirements contained in several sections of 29 C.F.R. pt. 1960 and highlights additional implementation requirements for NASA. Other 29 C.F.R. cross references are included for information. <br>Compliance with pertinent C.F.R. requirements is mandatory, even though the requirement may not be referred to herein. <br><strong>APPLICABILITY</strong> <br>This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This includes: (1) all NASA organizations, elements, entities, or individuals; (2) all NASA equipment, property, systems, and facilities; and (3) all phases of the life cycle of systems or facilities. <br>This NPR is applicable on Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) Facilities where hazards are present. <br>This NPR will apply to GOCO operations (e.g.; Jet Propulsion Laboratory) to the extent specified in their respective contracts." <br>This NPR is only applicable to ground operations, launch operations, and atmospheric operations. On-orbit and extraterrestrial safety requirements are determined by the program manager in consultation with the Chief Health and Medical Officer and Chief, Safety and Mission Assurance (Chief/SMA) as Technical Authorities. <br>In this NPR "shall" denotes a mandatory requirement, "may" or "can" denotes a discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice, and "will" denotes an expected outcome. <br>Unless otherwise indicated, definitions of all words and terms used in this NPR are per NASA-STD 8709.22, Safety and Mission Assurance Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions.