Identify safety and health standards.
Identification may include but not be limited to
- localities
- permitting
- inspections
- state agencies and organizations
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) Links to an external site.
- Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Safety Compliance Division Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Links to an external site.
- federal agencies and organizations
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Links to an external site.
- Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Links to an external site.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Links to an external site.
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Links to an external site.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Links to an external site.
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Forest Service (FS) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (DHS) Links to an external site.
- international organizations
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why do health and safety standards and regulations exist?
- What is a control room management plan?
- Why is it important to have emergency response procedures in place?