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GENERAL ORDER No. 4.5 Date: March 24, 1980 Subject: Preservation of Scene of Serious (Type "A") Accident A serious Type "A" accldent I s one in which there Is: 1. Any serious or imninently fatal injury or occupattonal illness involving a Department of Energy or DOE contractor employee or a member of the public due to an accident or fire associated with a DOE or DOE contractor operatlon. 2. Any other disabling injury or occupational illness of five or more persons as a result of one occurrence in a DOE or DOE contractor 3. Estimated loss or damage to DOE or other property amounting to SlO0,OOO or more, or estimated costs of $100,000 or more required f o r cleaning (fncludlng decontamination), ,renovating, replaclng, or rehabilitating structures, equipment, or property. WE regulations require that in any o f the above situations the following actions must be taken: 1. Securing of the accident scene, mobile or fixed, to preclude disturbance or alteration by anyone until the DOE Investigation tea ! ~ b srevlewed the scene. 2. PreLi-,tion of equipment or articles involved in the accldent from being operated, moved or otherwise altered, except as essential to rescue action, untfl the DOE investigation team has made its until the examination can be initiated). (It may be necessary to impound equipment or articles 3. Photographlc (color) of the accident scene; equlpment Involved In the accident, e.g., motor vehicles, ladders, tools, shipping containers, etc.; and transient evidence such as pool of liquid, spilled material , tire marks, etc., shall be done imnediately following the notification of the accident. (Care should be exercised to avoid disturbance of the accident scene by the photogLEI. Protective forces shall take Imnedlate steps to comply with the above directives to preserve the accident scene.
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LAWRENCE BERKELEY UBORATORY GENERAL ORDER NO. 4.5 Subject: Preservation o f Scene of Sertous (Type "A") Accident (continued) Where damage only occurs, and there is a question as t o whether the lncident is a Type "A" accident, one or more of the following persons shall be called t o assess whether the amount of damage warrants notifytng the Department of Energy. The scene shall be preserved until advised t o 2. E. K. Hyde 5. Jensen Young The above listed persons shall be.'notified imnedfately after any Type "A" accident occurs so t h a t they may take steps t o advise the proper DOE