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  National Aeronautics   **KMI**               1800.1                   
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  Space Administration                         Revision D               

  **John F. Kennedy      **DATE**              **October 30, 2000**     
  Space Center**                                                        

                         **EXPIRES**           **October 30, 2004**     
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**MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION**

**RESPONSIBLE OFFICE: \*** Spaceport Services

**SUBJECT:** [ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM]{.underline}

1\. [PURPOSE]{.underline}

This Instruction implements policy and assigns responsibilities for the
management of the KSC Environmental Health Program.

2\. [APPLICABILITY]{.underline}

This Instruction applies to all NASA organizational elements wherever
KSC has a defined management responsibility, including the Kennedy Space
Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), the 45^th^ Space Wing,
and Secondary and Contingency Landing Sites, and to their associated
contractors, tenants, and visitors. This Instruction is not intended to
relieve contractors of their obligations under the Occupational Safety
and Health Act.

3\. [AUTHORITY]{.underline}

a\. NPD 1800.2, "NASA Occupational Health Program"

b\. NPD 8710.2, "NASA Safety and Health Program Policy"

\*c. NPG 8715.1, "NASA Safety and Health Handbook Occupational

> Safety and Health Programs"

\*4. [POLICY]{.underline}

It is KSC policy to assure a work environment free from hazards that may
cause illness, serious physical harm, or death. All KSC organizations
must identify, evaluate, and seek guidance for the control of potential
hazards to ensure protection of personnel. Environmental Health
Services, through Spaceport Services, shall be made available to all KSC
organizations to assist in this effort. Environmental Health Services
(which include Industrial Hygiene, Health Physics, and Environmental
Sanitation) will be consistent with NASA directives, the directives of
other Federal Agencies, and applicable Federal, state and local
regulations.

5\. [RESPONSIBILITIES]{.underline}

\*a. The Director, Spaceport Services, is responsible for ensuring the
establishment and maintenance of an Environmental Health Program in
coordination with an Occupational Medicine Program as outlined in NPD
1800.2; for appointing a KSC Environmental Health Officer who is
delegated primary responsibility for the implementation of a
comprehensive and effective KSC Environmental Health Program; and for
appointing the Industrial Hygiene Officer, the Radiation Protection
Officer, and the Sanitation Officer whose responsibilities are
identified in the above referenced NPD.

b\. Other Center responsibilities are listed in Attachment A.

\*6. [SUPERSESSION]{.underline}

This Instruction supersedes KMI 1800.1C.

> Roy D. Bridges, Jr.
>
> Director

Attachments:

A. Responsibilities

B. References/Citations

[DISTRIBUTION]{.underline}:

Tech Doc Library

[RESPONSIBILITIES]{.underline}

The KSC Environmental Health Officer is responsible for:

\*a. Administering the KSC Environmental Health Program in accordance
with provisions of NPD 1800.2 and in concert with the KSC Industrial
Hygiene Officer, the KSC Sanitation Officer, and the KSC Radiation
Protection Officer, as described herein.

b\. Developing and documenting Environmental Health program requirements
to implement compliance with applicable regulations to KSC activities.

c\. Providing consultation and technical guidance to all organizations,
as outlined in paragraph 2, "APPLICABILITY," on environmental health
matters.

d\. Maintaining surveillance over all KSC environmental health
activities and auditing all subsystems of the Environmental Health
Program for KSC.

e\. Investigating environmental health-related accidents, incidents, and
injuries to determine type of exposure and basic cause, and to propose
actions to prevent recurrence.

f\. Developing and promulgating basic environmental health criteria to
be adhered to in the development of operating procedures for hazardous
operations.

\*g. Reviewing plans for new construction, facility modifications and
siting involving toxic or radioactive materials, or other environmental
hazards, in accordance with safety and environmental reviews required by
NPG 8820.2.

h\. Providing administrative management for all KSC Environmental Health
Program elements, including the Respiratory Protection Program, the
Hearing Conservation Program, the Environmental Sanitation Program, the
Radiation Protection Program, and the Toxic Substances Control Program.

i\. Providing Environmental Health Services to the Incident Commander,
when requested, during an emergency situation.

[REFERENCES/CITATIONS]{.underline}

The documents/regulations cited below are required in the conduct of the
Environmental Health Program at KSC. The listing is provided to acquaint
all personnel with the applicable documents. In all cases, the latest
revisions apply.

1\. Executive Order 12196, "Occupational Safety and Health Programs for
Federal Employees" (October 1, 1980)

2\. NPD 1800.2, "NASA Occupational Health Program"

\*3. NPG 8715.1, "NASA Safety And Health Handbook Occupational Safety
and Health Programs"

4\. NPG 5100.4, "Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NASA/FAR
Supplement)

\*5. NPG 8820.2, "Facility Project Implementation Handbook (FPIH)"

6\. NPD 8710.2, "NASA Safety and Health Program Policy"

7\. KMI 1150.24, "Boards, Committees, Working Groups and Panels"

8\. KHB 1710.2, "KSC Safety Practices Handbook"

9\. KMI 1800.2, "KSC Hazard Communication Program"

10\. KMI 1810.1, "KSC Occupational Medicine Program"

11\. KHB 1820.3, "KSC Hearing Conservation Program"

12\. KHB 1820.4, "KSC Respiratory Protection Program"

13\. KHB 1840.1, "KSC Industrial Hygiene Handbook"

14\. KMI 1860.1, "Radiation Protection Program"

15\. KHB 1860.1, "KSC Ionizing Radiation Protection Program"

16 KHB 1860.2, "KSC Nonionizing Radiation Protection Program

\*17. KHB 1870.1, "KSC Sanitation Handbook"