EM 385 accident prevention plan for your federal job.
Describe the work. Get the APP outline filled and an AHA for each activity.
Job4100 Industrial Pkwy, Tampa FL
WorkSite grading and storm drain, two excavators and a dozer
HazardsTrench cave-in (box or slope at 5 ft); Underground utilities: call 811 and pothole; Struck-by and backing machines; Dust; water truck on hand
- ○ Signature sheetyou add
- Project background
- Safety policy
- Who is responsible
- Subcontractors
- Training
- Inspections
- Accident reporting
- Emergency plan
- Activity hazard analyses
- ○ Site hazardsyou add
9 of 11 sections fill from the address and the work.
The APP outline
EM 385-1-1 (Appendix A) sets what an Accident Prevention Plan covers. Dozer fills the sections marked "filled" from your scope; the rest you complete with your contract details.
- Signature sheet (you fill)
- Project background
- Safety policy
- Who is responsible
- Subcontractors
- Training
- Inspections
- Accident reporting
- Emergency plan
- Activity hazard analyses
- Site hazards (you fill)
AHAs: one per activity
Each definable feature of work gets an Activity Hazard Analysis: the steps, the hazards of each step, the controls, the equipment and its inspections, and the training. Start one from the JHA builder; the hazards and controls carry over.
A starting point, not a finished APP. Your competent person adapts it to the contract and the site and signs it; the contracting officer accepts it.
The plan fills from what Dozer already knows.
Address, scope, machines, crew cards and the hazards the cameras have seen. When the job changes, the plan does too.
- Emergency contacts and nearest ER, from the address
- Machines and competent people on this job
- Training records pulled from crew cards
- Sent to the GC as a PDF
LIVE Safety plan · 8 of 8 sections filled Photo is an AI-generated stand-in, not a customer site.
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Questions crews ask
What is EM 385-1-1?
The US Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual. Contractors on USACE and many other federal jobs must follow it, and it's stricter than OSHA in places.
What is an Accident Prevention Plan (APP)?
The site-specific safety plan EM 385-1-1 requires before work starts. It covers who is responsible, training, inspections, accident reporting, the emergency plan and the hazards of the job, and it's signed by the contractor's competent person and accepted by the government.
What is an Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA)?
EM 385's version of a JHA: one per definable feature of work, listing the steps, hazards, controls, equipment, inspections and training. AHAs are attached to the APP and updated as work changes.
Can I use a template for my APP?
As a start. The APP has to be specific to your contract, site and crew, and your competent person must review and sign it. Dozer fills the outline from your scope so you edit instead of starting blank.
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