EM-385

EM-385 is NOT a new model of diesel-electric car! It is the Safety & Health Requirements Manual published by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for DoD projects, and it is serious business. The requirements in the USACE EM-385-1-1 Manual are MANDATORY for contractors who work on military installations. If you hope to ;profit by performing contract work on Department of Defense property, you need to be thoroughly familiar with this manual. At first glance, it looks a lot like the OSHA 29CFR Part 1926 regulations for construction. In fact, it is a lot like it, but there are differences in some details, and the Devil is truly in the DETAILS. You are unlikely to win a contract in the first place if you have not at least met the administrative requirements for safety plans; activity hazard analyses; hazard communication requirements; and a small mountain of other paperwork. However, having met all of these, you can still find yourself in serious trouble if you overlooked the differences..