FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                     ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO

        FSH 6709.12 - Safety and Health Program Handbook

                   LNF Supplement 6709.12-99-1

                     Effective July 16, 1999

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12.2 - Updates made to Forest Safety and Health Committee 
Membership and function.







 /s/Ron Hannan for 
JOSÉ M. MARTINEZ
Forest Supervisor



            
            
             FSH 6709.12 - SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM HANDBOOK
                       LNF SUPPLEMENT 6709.12-99-1
                         Effective July 16, 1998

      CHAPTER 10 - SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

12 - SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEES

12.1 - Function.  The Forest Safety Committee will report 
directly to the Forest Supervisor.  In the absence of the Forest 
Supervisor, the committee reports directly to the Safety Manager 
or the Acting Forest Supervisor.

The LNF Safety Committee will have responsibility for the 
following:

     1.   Review and update the Forest Safety and Health Plan 
annually.
     2.   Review and provide guidance for Functional Safety 
Plans.
     3.   Review accidents to determine adequacy of the 
investigation process.
     4.   Advise the Forest Supervisor on accident/injury trends 
and make recommendations for corrective action.
     5.   Sponsor annual First Aid/CPR and Driver Safety 
training.
     6.   As a team, conduct a workplace safety assessment of a 
District office or the Supervisor's Office and one Administrative 
Site per year.
     7.   Update the annual LNF Safety and Health Award Program; 
purchase and distribute the awards.

12.2 - Committee Membership.  The LNF Safety Committee shall 
consist of the following members:

     Forest Safety and Health Officer (Forest Supervisor)
     Forest Safety and Health Manager (Fire Staff Officer)
     Forest Safety and Health Coordinator (Collateral Duty)
     District Safety and Health Coordinators
     Forest OWCP/APMC Coordinator
     Forest Fleet Manager

12.3 - Committee Advisors.  The Committee can seek assistance 
from any person on the Forest when necessary.  The following is a 
list of advisors that will make themselves available to attend 
the Safety Committee meetings when their expertise is needed:

  Forest Leadership Team           Pesticide Coordinator
  Hazmat Officer                   Search and Rescue 
                                   Coordinator
  Personnel Officer                Administrative Officer

12.4 - Committee Meetings.  The Committee shall meet quarterly or 
more often, if necessary.