Employee Orientation


SAFETY AND HEALTH	White Sands Orientation Home



White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) provides a Safety and Health program for all employees, and ensures that visitors are advised of potential hazards present at the facility. Health, safety, and protection of the environment are the responsibility of each employee at WSTF. A staff of safety and health professionals works with the WSTF community to assist with application of occupational and system safety requirements, identify potential health and safety hazards, and develop controls to protect employees and facility assets. All of this is done to ensure personnel are fit and able to perform assigned duties. We also assist in employee health awareness and self-improvement. Roles and Responsibilities Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Engineering Safety Responsibilities (NASA) Supports safety officer Coordinates project issues and concerns Provides direct project system safety support. Failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA) Hazard analyses, etc. Participates in safety and readiness reviews Safety Officer (NASA) Serves as the WSTF Manager’s representative for enforcement of safety and health compliance Serves as safety program focal point (expert) Provides regulatory and agency requirements interpretation Facilitates safety training and awareness Supports all levels of safety review Coordinates emergency preparedness WSTF Industrial Health (Wyle) Serves as site resource for industrial hygiene programs Asbestos Metals Radiation Provides toxicology review Serves as consultant to S&MA and site management for safety and health Serves as a chemical hygiene committee member Participates in safety and readiness reviews Serves as an industrial hygiene resource to JSC satellite facilities (El Paso Hangar) S&MA (Contractors) Serves as the program manager’s representative for enforcement of safety and health compliance Provides operations safety assurance Provides safety and health program reviews Resource to safety officer and site personnel for safety information and policy interpretation Promotes site safety awareness Provides Safety training Accident statistics Chemical inventory maintenance HazCom program maintenance Material Safety Data Sheet coordination For additional information contact C. Diane McLaughlin, (505) 524-5284.