15 FAM 900
SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ABROAD
15 FAM 910
POLICY, SCOPE, AND AUTHORITIES
(CT:OBO-87; 06-13-2019)
(Office of Origin: OBO)
15 FAM 911 Policy
(CT:OBO-43; 02-28-2014)
a. The intent of chapter 15 FAM 900 is:
(1) To promote safe and healthful living and working
conditions for all U.S. Government employees and their family members; locally
employed staff (LES); contractors; visitors; and others performing official
duties on Department of State-controlled or leased diplomatic or consular
facilities abroad;
(2) To set policies to implement the Occupational
Safety and Health Act, Executive Order 12196, 29 CFR 1960, and other
environmental authorities;
(3) To conserve and protect the environment by
managing and controlling activities that could result in emissions, discharges,
and/or disposal of hazardous materials; and
(4) To administer an effective loss-control program to
protect equipment and property from loss due to accident, fire, and disaster.
b. This directive applies to all activities and
facilities at diplomatic and consular posts abroad that are subject to control
of a chief of mission under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980;
except for facilities under control of other agencies that have their own
equivalent safety, health, and environmental management program adopted and
implemented in accordance with Executive Order 12196 and other applicable
authorities.
15 FAM 912 Scope
(CT:OBO-85; 05-23-2019)
The Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (SHEM)
Program, in the Directorate for Operations, Office of Safety, Health, and
Environmental Management (OBO/OPS/SHEM) seeks to protect and conserve
Department of State resources abroad and to protect operational continuity.
This is accomplished through the avoidance, elimination or proper management,
and control of hazardous conditions that can result in physical harm, illness,
death, property loss, or environmental damage. It includes:
(1) Injuries or illnesses to personnel abroad, including
locally employed staff (LES), family members supported by the Department of
State, and contract employees, related to an activity of or on premises under
the control of the Department of State and the Agencies;
(2) Damage to or loss of equipment, material, and
property owned or leased by the Department of State and the Agencies abroad
through accident or other casualty;
(3) Damage to or loss of non-Department of State or
non-Agency property abroad where related to the use, or activity of, or on the
premises under the control of the Department of State or Agencies through
accident or other casualty;
(4) Fires, explosions, hazardous materials
contamination, and other similar incidents that may threaten people, property,
and equipment; and
(5) Emissions, discharges, and/or disposal of
hazardous materials that may adversely impact the environment as well as
environmental health factors such as air and water pollution, water potability,
ambient radiation, and pesticide.
15 FAM 913 Authorities
(CT:OBO-87; 06-13-2019)
The authorities are found under:
(1) Section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596) (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 668);
(2) Executive Order 12196―Occupational Safety
and Health Programs for Federal Employees, as amended;
(3) Basic Program Elements for Federal Employee
Occupational Safety and Health Programs (29 CFR 1960);
(4) Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR
Parts 1910 and 1926); and
(5) Executive Order 13834―Efficient
Federal Operations.
15 FAM 914 THROUGH 919 UNASSIGNED