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The DOE is a strange bird. While I was managing a project at the INEEL facility in Idaho, our project was shut down due to a safety incident at Oak Ridge, TN. We were not allowed to resume work until the DOE completed their investigation, issued a report, and had the incident and it's findings discussed with our crews.
[font=Verdana]Officials at the Energy Department complex in Oak Ridge say additional safeguards might be ordered before full demolition of the K-25 plant resumes. That, following an incident in January in which an ironworker fell through a floor.[/font]
[font=Verdana]The changes could include a safety net or shoring up the crumbling second floor of the giant plant to keep it from falling on workers below. About 450 people work on the demolition project. [/font]
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[font=Verdana]An Energy Department investigating team identified a number of safety problems on the job site managed by cleanup contractor Bechtel Jacobs Company. [/font]
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[font=Verdana]A corrective action plan is due March 17th and must be approved by department headquarters in Washington before some work
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