EFCOG/DOE Electrical Safety Improvement Project

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EFCOG/DOE Electrical Safety Improvement Project

• 2006 FACILITY
• REPRESENTATIVE WORKSHOP
• Knoxville, TN
• Cliff Ashley, DOE Electrical Functional Area
  Qualification (FAQ) Champion and Sponsor
• May 18, 2006

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Background

• April 2004
• Video conference call by DOE to enhance
  electrical safety however, the number of
  electrical occurrences increased.
• April 2005
• DOE/EFCOG Electrical Safety Video Conference
• Despite (significant) efforts, electrical safety
  occurrences are increasing.
• Frank Russo

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Rate of Electrical Occurrences is Increasing

• 2002 2003 rate 9 per month
• 2004 rate 12 per month
• 2005 rate (January through March 16 per month)
• 14 occurrences in only the first half of April
  2005

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Increasing Severity of Electrical Occurrences

• WAPA lineman fatality and SLAC arc blast injury
  were first Type A electrical safety accidents
  since 1997.
• Rate of electrical shocks is increasing
• Averaged 17.5 shocks per year in 2002 and 2003.
• 25 shocks in 2004.
• Current 2005 rate is gt 30 per year (based on 11
  shocks in January through mid-April, 2005).
• 77 of electrical safety occurrences in 2004 were
  categorized as near misses.

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Electrical Safety Occurrences

• Recurring causes for electrical safety
  occurrences
• Inadequate work planning, hazard identification,
  and training.
• LO/TO violations, shortcuts, and lack of
  verification.
• Failure to perform zero energy checks and stop
  work.
• Poor conduct of operations identified as an issue
  in almost half of the electrical safety
  occurrences.
• 47 of the electrical occurrences in 2004
  involved subcontractors compare to 17 for all
  ORPS reports.

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Secretarys April 12, 2005, Memo

• We must do better.
• I want . . . Managers to redouble their efforts
  to improve electrical safety performance and
  share their lessons learned.
• The Department needs to see near-term
  improvement in electrical safety, and senior
  managers must be held accountable for
  improvement.

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Response to Challenge

• Solicit leadership through EFCOG/DOE teaming
  effort.
• Understand causes for continuing adverse trend.
• Develop and execute actions designed to produce
  tangible performance improvement.

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EFCOG Initiatives

• July 2005 EFCOG Electrical Safety Workshop.
• Breakout sessions for targeted areas resulted in
  45 initiatives.
• Recommended immediate actions included
  development of a Performance Improvement Project
  Plan with seven Project Areas.

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EFCOG Initiatives (cont.)

• October 2005 EFCOG Electrical Safety Workshop.
• Performance Improvement Project Plan developed.
• Project Manager assigned Tony Umek, VP, Fluor
  Hanford ESHQ.
• Focus on teaming effort between EFCOG and DOE.

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Electrical Safety Improvement Project

• Seven focused Project Areas.
• Technical Advisory Committee.
• Ensures each site has an effective program.
• Provides assessment criteria.
• Complete by 12/06.
• Includes action for next phase.

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Current Status

• Project Area 1
• Develop baseline assessment and criteria for
  Electrical Safety.
• Leads Randy Unger, DOE
• Bryan Drennan, Contractor
• Activities Completed
• Drafted approach, sample CRAD, and routed to
  distribution for reviews/comments.
• Completed five of seven CRAD areas.
• Near Term Activities
• Issue draft CRAD to HQ/EFCOG by 5/31/06.
• Issue CRADs for use by 6/30/06.

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Current Status

• Project Area 2
• Develop qualifications for DOE Technical
  Authorities.
• Leads Cliff Ashley, DOE
• Bobby Sparks, Contractor
• Activities Completed
• Developed Electrical Safety Competencies within
  the electrical systems Functional Area
  Qualification Standard (FAQS).
• Call for contractor qualification requirements
  for AHJ/SME from multiple sites.
• Near Term Activities
• Compare proposed DOE and contractor
  qualifications and reconcile by 5/31/06.
• Complete gap analysis between current and
  proposed qualifications and issue new standards
  by 9/30/06.

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Current Status

• Project Area 3
• Revise DOE Electrical Safety Handbook.
• Leads Pat Tran, DOE
• Keith Schuh, Contractor
• Activities Completed
• Identified areas of Handbook needing improvement
  or addition.
• Request for proposed changes issued.
• Near Term Activities
• Draft recommended changes by 6/30/06.
• Proposed changes include new chapter on RD
  hazards.

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Current Status

• Project Area 4
• Develop standard reporting criteria and
  performance measurement.
• Leads Frank Tooper, DOE
• Steve Thorne, Contractor
• Activities Completed
• Held video conference and compared different
  approaches.
• Routed INL and LANL approaches for
  review/comment.
• Began pilot implementation at selected sites.
• Near Term Activities
• Agree on approach and present to EFCOG by
  5/31/06.

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Current Status

• Project Area 5
• Develop world class Electrical Safety Awareness
  Training.
• Leads Ray Blowitski, DOE
• Lloyd Gordon, Contractor
• Activities Completed
• Reviewed/compared various contractor training
  packages for non-electrical workers.
• Agreed on approach for initial and continuing
  training for non-electrical workers.
• Developed list of outside companies to benchmark.
• Submitted general training package and first two
  topical modules.
• Near Term Activities
• Issue training materials through DOE Operating
  Experience Review Program by 7/31/06.

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Current Status

• Project Area 6
• Consistent approach to controlling energized work
  hazards.
• Leads Chip Lagdon, DOE
• Paul Case, Contractor
• Activities Completed
• Identified Scope.
• Issued draft Best Practices document.
• Near Term Activities
• Develop Best Practices for defined scope by
  5/31/06.
• Integrate enhanced safety requirements in the
  Electrical Safety Handbook (Project Area 3).

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Current Status

• Project Area 7
• Consolidate all electrical safety activities.
• Leads Dave Chaney, DOE Frank Tooper, DOE
• Chip Lagdon, DOE Tony Umek, Contractor
• Frank Russo, DOE Joe Yanek, Contractor
• Recent Activities
• Collecting information, reports, etc., to
  identify all electrical safety activities.
• Reviewing proposed charter for new EFCOG
  Electrical Safety Task Group.
• Near Term Activities
• Develop consolidation approach within EFCOG ISM
  work group by 6/30/06.

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Technical Advisory Committee

• Leads Larry Perkins, DOE
• Bobby Gray, Contractor
• Charter
• Small group (DOE Contractor) technical experts.
• Provide technical guidance and support to PM.
• Activities Completed
• Provided technical data for information exchange
  with Verizon on underground/excavation work.
• Ongoing Activities
• Review complex-wide experience/events (e.g.
  ORPS, OE Summary) for Lessons Learned.
• Future Opportunities
• Propose next project phase.
• Provide interpretive resource for
  codes/standards.
• Code/standard proposal working group.
• Baseline Assessment Team.
• Accident Investigation.
• Validate Project Actions.

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Future

• Baseline assessments at various sites using CRADS
  and LOIs developed in Project Area 1.
• Project Plan for next phase by mid-summer 2006.
• Performance metric fully implemented and
  monitored.
• Significant reduction in electrical safety events
  and near misses.

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What Can FRs Do?

• Read and implement all lessons learned from Type
  A and B electrical accident investigations.
• Ensure NFPA 70E requirements flow down to all
  contractors and their subcontractors.
• Ensure NFPA 70E requirements have been
  implemented into all work control documents.
• Conduct routine walkthroughs and assessments of
  work to ensure compliance with electrical PPE
  requirements.
• Team with site Electrical Safety Boards and
  Electrical SMEs to work electrical safety issues.