Safety Program

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Safety Program

• Status of current programs
• New Initiatives
• Senior Manager Work Observations
• OHSAS 18001 Occupational Safety and Health
  Assessment Series

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Environment Safety Security and Health
Policy (ESSH)

• Provide a safe and healthy workplace
• 1. We are all responsible for safety
• 2. Consider the safety of others
• 3. Integrate ESSH into our research and
  operations
• 4. Comply with BNL ESSH requirements
• 5. Reduce risks, conserve resources, prevent
  pollution
• 6. Assist stakeholders with their ESSH needs
• 7. Participate in community and government
  initiatives

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Life Sciences OSH Hazards

• Chemicals (all classes including pesticides)
• Biologicals
• Radiation (ionizing, non-ionizing, UV)
• Lasers
• Toxic Exhaust
• Compressed Gases
• Cryogenic Liquids
• Electrical
• Noise
• Oxygen Deficiency
• Animals (Bite/Scratch/Allergies)
• Clinical/Needlesticks/Bloodborne
• Power Tools
• Thermal (Steam and Cold)

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Work Planning and Control

• ALL work at BNL undergoes an ESH review before
  inception
• Experimental Safety Reviews (ESRs)
• Work Permits, SOPs
• Worker Planned Work
• Your role
• Ensure all work has ESH review
• Ensure all lab workers have reviewed ESR
• Be careful of Scope Creep - amend for new
  hazards

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ESHQ Training and Qualification

• Training Requirements
• Experimental Safety Reviews
• Facility Requirements
• On the Job Training -- rely on PI and/or designee
• Status
• Goal gt95 Training Completion
• gt96 Employees 94 Guests
• Average Time/yr spent in training
• BO Employee 7.0 hrs, Guest 6.5 hrs
• MO Employee 9.0 hrs, Guest 8.0 hrs
• Your role
• Maintain training and qualifications
• Ensure all new students/guests/employees properly
  qualified.
• Feedback any concerns or recommendations for
  improvement

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New Initiative OHSAS 18001

• 18001 is an international management system
  specification for Occupational Safety Health
  (OSH)
• Intended to help organizations identify and
  control OSH risks and continually improve safety
  program
• Developed to satisfy need for a recognized
  standard against which to be assessed and
  certified
• Very much like 14001 Environmental Management
  System structure
• Enhances work planning processes (ESRs, WPs)
• The system that the Laboratory has chosen to
  improve and sustain safety

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Key Worker Involvement

• Evaluate risks of jobs (Job Risk Assessments and
  Facility Risk Assessments)
• Get a group of workers together who perform the
  work or building to be assessed (ie. autoclave
  use, chemicals use)
• Divide the job into a reasonable number of tasks
• Discuss each task and identify the hazards
  presented
• Discuss controls and decide if they are adequate
  or additional are needed to mitigate or eliminate
  hazard.
• Share good practices and recommend improvements

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INSERT JRA
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OHSAS Implementation Status

• Implementation 90 complete
• NSF Registration 10/12-13
• Finish JRAs/FRAs.
• Approx 40 JRAs (3 remain) /6 FRAs (1 remain)
• Complete Staff OHSAS Training
• Improvements identified through JRAs/FRAs
• Laser safety-alignment glasses (funded S2)
• Machine Shopsanti-restart devices (funded S2)
• Primate Work move light switch, duress alarm
  pendants
• Chemicals incompatibles list for chemical
  storage
• Your Role
• Know the JRA/FRAs that apply to your work
• Participate in JRAs/FRAs when asked
• Provide feedback to OHSAS Rep
• BNL OHSAS Rep is Jim Tarpinian
• - Life Sciences OHSAS Rep is Ann Emrick

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Occupational Injury Cases Life Sciences
Days since Last Lost Work Day BO
840 (previous 859) MO 3218
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Occupational Injury CasesLife Sciences

• 6 Clinic visits in FY06. No lost or restricted
  work days
• BO
• Turned ankle, foot caught in cabinet door, bee
  sting
• MO
• Electrical shock from timer, hematoma-blood
  donation, fall when chair moved.
• Goal--ZERO injuries

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Traffic Violations

• Employees performance has improved dramatically.
• Communicate Traffic Safety to guests (students,
  collaborators)

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Compliance AssessmentsTier 1 Program

• Tier I inspections are quarterly safety walk
  through of Labs, annual for offices.
• Main Issues found on Tier Is
• Chemical Storage, Labeling, Use (40 findings)
• Waste Management (20 findings)
• Housekeeping
• Your role
• Pay attention to ESH compliance in labs.
• Ensure terminating staff/guests clean out lab
  spaces
• Participate in Tier I inspections of your areas
• Ask for help-Support is available if you have
  questions or problems with requirements

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Assessment SummaryWorker Safety and Health
Related
Successful Assessments! Thank you!
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Senior Manager Work Observations

• ALDs and Depts Chairs will periodically observe
  work
• Meant to educate Sr. Managers and improve safety
  performance

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What You Need to Do..

• Continue work planning (experimental safety
  reviews, procedures, etc)
• Participate and be aware of JRAs and FRAs
• Focus attention on housekeeping, chemical safety,
  waste management in labs
• Ensure guests are properly trained and aware of
  traffic safety on-site.
• FEEDBACK--Share knowledge and insights