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ES&H Manual

 

DOCUMENT ID:

3120 The CEBAF Experiment Review Process

 

 

1.0          Purpose

 

Jefferson Lab holds the strong conviction that high standards in environment, safety, and health (ES&H) are fully compatible with accomplishing forefront research.  The laboratory’s ESH&Q Policy states that “Jefferson Lab considers no activity to be so urgent or important that we will compromise our standards for environmental protection, safety, or health.”  To help ensure that safety is integrated into the planning and conduct of experiments Jefferson Lab has established an experimental review process.  By including safety considerations in the early design stages of an experiment the experimenter reduces the risk that safety issues, that could significantly delay the experiment, will surface later.

 

2.0          Scope

 

This review process is performed for all experiments mounted in the experimental halls at Jefferson Lab, and may be used for the review of “special” experiments using other capabilities of the laboratory.

 

The review process recognizes four types of experiment:

 

Although the review process applies to all experiments regardless of type, the details of the process depends on the type of experiment.

 

A separate Free Electron Laser (FEL) Review Process applies to experiments based at the FEL. 

 

3.0          Responsibilities

 

3.1            Experimental Spokesperson

·       Develops the experiment’s Conduct of Operations (COO)

·       Develops the Radiation Safety Document (RSAD)

·       Develops the Experimental Safety Assessment Document (ESAD) for experiments using only base equipment or requiring temporary or permanent modification to base equipment

 

3.2            Physics Division Liaison

·       Assist spokesperson in developing COO and RSAD

 

3.3            ES&H Coordinator

·       Assist spokesperson in developing COO, RSAD, and ESAD

 

3.4            Hall Leader

·       Develops ESAD for experiments involving major new apparatus

 

Details of these responsibilities are described in Procedures for Nuclear Physics Experiments.

 

4.0          Expectations

 

·       Jefferson Lab expects ES&H concerns to be integrated into the planning and conduct of each experiment. 

·       Experimenters are expected to work within the ES&H requirements of the ES&H Manual at all times.  Experimenters, like staff, have the authority and responsibility to stop work for conditions that pose imminent hazard or danger.

·       ES&H professionals are an important resource for experimenters and should be consulted when safety issues arise.

·       Steps in the experimental review process include:

o   Submittal of proposal

o   Review and ranking of proposal on basis of scientific merit

o   Planning

o   Design and construction

o   Scheduling of run time

o   Reviews

o   Run

o   Decommissioning

o   Analysis, summarize, publish

 

Details of the process are found at Procedures for Nuclear Physics Experiments. 

 

The CEBAF Experimental Review Process is reviewed and approved in conjunction with this ES&H manual chapter, similar to appendices documents, as defined within ES&H Manual Chapter 1300 Content Review Program.

 

5.0          References

 

·            Procedures for Nuclear Physics Experiments

 

6.0          Revision Summary

 

Revision 1:     Updated to reflect current laboratory operations.

 

 

 

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ESH&Q Division

Dennis Skopik

04/20/10

04/20/10

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