QUALIFIED WORKERS

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QUALIFIED WORKERS

• Electrical Safety Seminar Series

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WHAT IS A QUALIFIED WORKER?

• Someone recognized by JLAB Management as
• Knowing a device/system well enough to recognize
  and control any hazards it may present
• Have qualifications for operating or servicing
  hazardous devices, systems, and facilities
  documented by department management

• Note that Qualified Worker is a safety
  definition, not an evaluation of your skills
• Many JLAB regulations use this term in stating
  work requirements
• A worker may be considered qualified with
  respect to certain equipment and methods, but
  unqualified on others.

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You have been trained on the operation and/or
  servicing of the specific equipment involved

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You are able to recognize and avoid the hazards
  associated with this equipment

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You have the skills and techniques necessary to
  distinguish exposed energized parts from other
  parts of the equipment

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You have the skills and techniques necessary to
  determine the nominal voltage and current
  capacities of exposed energized parts.

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You know the Hazard Class of the equipment and
  the Risk Modes for the operations you intend to
  perform

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You are be able to determine the degree and
  extent of the hazard and the personal protective
  equipment (PPE) necessary to perform the task
  safely

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• You know the emergency procedure to respond
  effectively to a mishap

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF

• Your qualifications to do all of these have been
  documented by your supervisor and your supervisor
  has authorized you to do this work.

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YOU ARE A QUALIFIED WORKER IF YOU

• have been trained on the operation and/or
  servicing of the specific equipment involved.
• can recognize and avoid the hazards associated
  with this equipment
• can distinguish exposed energized parts from
  other parts of the equipment
• can determine the nominal voltage and current
  capacities of exposed energized parts
• know the Hazard Class of the equipment and the
  Risk Modes for the operations you intend to
  perform
• can determine the degree and extent of the hazard
  and the personal protective equipment (PPE)
  necessary to perform the task safely
• know the emergency procedure to respond
  effectively to a mishap

Your qualifications to do all of the above must
be documented by your supervisor and he/she must
have authorized you to do this work
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RESPONSIBILITIES

• SUPERVISOR
• must document the qualifications for employees
  operating or servicing all hazardous devices
• For purposes of meeting this requirement, any
  Class II, III, or IV electrical or electronic
  equipment is considered hazardous

• must notify employees that they are
  qualified workers with respect to the designated
  equipment and the intended operation

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• YOU, THE WORKER
• must not operate or service any hazardous
  equipment, device, or system unless
• you have been trained specifically for that
  equipment
• includes positively identifying and controlling
  hazards which may be present
• you have been informed by your supervisor that
  you are a qualified worker with respect to that
  equipment

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Was John On-Call Qualified?

• NO!

John did not recognize that the CPS is a class
III hazard and, as such, requires at least 2
qualified workers to be present until the
equipment has been positively de-energized. Only
then may he work alone.
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REVIEW

• To be a Qualified Person on a specific piece of
  equipment requires
• specific hazard training on that equipment.
• documentation of your qualifications by your
  supervisor.

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