Subcontractor Construction Resource Page

This resource page provides construction subcontractors information regarding the environmental, health, and safety requirements at Berkeley Lab. Certain training requirements and paperwork must be complete before work can begin. Contact us for more information.

Subcontractors are required to comply with the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations, at a minimum. In addition, the “COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Subcontractors and Vendors” outlines the most current onsite requirements at LBNL. These protocols and more are found on the LBNL COVID-19 website.

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Training
Site Specific Safety Plan and Job Hazard Analysis
Job Hazards Analysis Templates (from abatement to windows)
Construction Safety Manuals and Websites
Field Guides

Training

All contractors and their employees entering LBNL property to perform any type of work are required to complete the following two (2) training courses before starting work. Additional LBNL-specific training may be required; this will be communicated by your CM.

Subcontractors do not need to retake the two training courses if they’ve taken them within the last 2 years since their last course completion date. Subcontractors can simply submit proof to LBNL that they’ve completed these courses rather than retake them.

See this Training Job Aid for a QR code for each required Site Specific Training.

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1. LBNL General Employee Radiological Training (GERT) Instructions:
  - Complete the online training EHS0470, General Employee Radiological Training
    - After you complete the training, choose I do not have a Berkeley Lab login and follow all directions (click here for more information).
  - You will receive an email (verifying completion). Forward the email to your Subcontractor Onsite Health and Safety Representative for documentation retention. Subcontractors are responsible for maintaining all training records and making them available to LBNL upon request.
  1. LBNL Construction Safety Orientation Instructions:
    - Complete the online training EHS 00117, Construction Safety Orientation
      - English Version
      - Spanish Version
    - After you complete the training, choose I do not have a Berkeley Lab login and follow all directions (click here for more information).
    - You will receive an email (verifying completion). Forward the email to your Subcontractor Onsite Health and Safety Representative for documentation retention. Subcontractors are responsible for maintaining all training records and making them available to LBNL upon request.

If you are LBNL staff who needs to verify that a worker has completed the above course(s), you need to request access. To request access use this form (click here to access the form), and select “Access to BLT Training” After you have access use this step-by-step guide to learn how to view course completions.

Other training required by Federal and State regulations shall be provided by your company.

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Site Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

All subcontractors performing construction work must submit a SSSP in accordance with the SSSP instructions. Send the completed SSSP and submittals, along with all JHA documents and plans, to your PM/CM or LBNL contact for review of “Completeness” and “Acceptance”.