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Jefferson Lab’s Electrical Safety Program |
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1.0
Purpose
The Jefferson
Lab Electrical Safety Program provides direction for implementing electrical
safety practices outlined by the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA), Department of Energy (DOE),
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and other nationally
recognized organizations.
This program complies
with the electrical safety requirements of the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jefferson Lab ES&H Manual.
2.0
Scope
This Electrical
Safety Program applies to all Jefferson Lab organizations including employees,
users, visitors, on-site contractors and subcontractors. Divisions and departments may develop Operational
Safety Procedures (OSP) specifically applicable to their organization’s
needs but these do not compromise or negate the requirements of this program.
3.0
Responsibilities
3.1
Laboratory Directorate::
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Appoints members to the Electrical Safety Committee
(ESC).
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Approves Energized
Electrical Work Permits.
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Designates the Jefferson Lab Electrical Authority Having
Jurisdiction (EAHJ).
3.2
Division Management:
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Ensures this Electrical Safety Program is implemented within their
Division.
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Designates
qualified Electrical Equipment Inspector(s) (EEI) to perform electrical
inspections for their division (See ES&H Manual Chapter
6200 Appendix T1 Electrical Safety Inspection Procedure.
3.4
Department Heads, Group Leaders, Supervisors:
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Ensure only trained and qualified workers perform electrical work.
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Ensure employees’ training is current by:
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Maintaining equipment-specific training records; and
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Defining and maintaining the Skills Requirements
Lists (SRL) for staff under their supervision.
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Ensure appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is
available to workers.
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Involve an EEI early in the design, procurement, or modification
of electrical equipment by:
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Ensuring all
non-listed electrical equipment used at Jefferson Lab is inspected by a qualified EEI before it is placed into
service.
- Using the Graded
Approach Procedure, ensures legacy equipment
is inspected prior to authorizing any serious or important modifications.
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Ensure that subcontractors adhere to the standards and
requirements of the Jefferson Lab Electrical Safety Program.
3.5
ESH&Q Division:
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Provides general and specialized training, periodic presentations,
and other promotional material to inform the laboratory population of
electrical safety.
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Provides electrical safety hazard analysis; electrical equipment and
installation inspections; and electrical equipment arc flash calculations.
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Facilitates the dissemination of electrical safety information,
such as accident reports and lessons learned.
3.6
Electrical Safety Committee
(ESC)
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Acts as the Jefferson Lab Electrical Authority
Having Jurisdiction (EAHJ).
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Implements and
maintains the Jefferson Lab Electrical Safety Program.
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Evaluates and recommends
adoption of new or revised standards, codes, and requirements for electrical
work.
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Develops and reviews procedures
and training documents.
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Represents electrical workers
on workplace electrical safety issues.
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Evaluates the impact of
electrical safety requirements or interpretations on laboratory operations.
·
Reviews relevant
occurrence reports that involve electrical issues and participates in
root-cause analysis as requested.
3.7
Everyone at Jefferson Lab
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Is aware of the electrical hazards in their workplace(s).
·
Reports electrical occurrences and discovered electrical hazards
to their supervisor or SOTR.
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Reports all electrical shocks as injuries to Occupational Medicine.
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Reads, understands, and follows applicable work control
documents pertaining to electrical work practices.
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Acquires and maintains competency through training as required by their
SRL.
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Uses appropriate PPE when
exposed to potential electrical hazards.
4.0
Expectations
4.1
Training
Jefferson Lab requires all personnel to be qualified and approved
to perform electrical work per ES&H Manual Chapter 4200
ES&H Training Overview. Courses
offered are outlined in Table 1 – Required Electrical
Training Courses by Job Classification.
Table
1: Required Electrical Training Courses by Job Classification
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Training Course |
Worker exposed to less than 50VAC or 60VDC |
Electrical Worker exposed to greater than 50VAC or 60VDC |
Supervisor of Electrical Workers |
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SAF 603A Electrical Awareness Training |
X |
X |
X |
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SAF 603N NFPA-70E Training |
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X |
X |
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SAF 104 Lockout/Tagout |
Depending on
the task |
X |
X |
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SAF 105 CPR/AED |
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X |
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4.2
Electrical
Inspections for Code Compliance
Per OSHA, through the National Electrical Code (NEC): “…all [electrical] installations and equipment are acceptable for use only if approved by a National Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) or the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).” Jefferson Lab meets this requirement by following the procedure outlined in ES&H Manual Chapter 6200 Appendix T1 Electrical Safety Inspection Procedure. This procedure follows a Hazard Based Safety Approach (HBSA) which includes evaluating safety using a combination of construction requirements, installation specifications, and determination of compliance with appropriate standards.
4.3
Electrical
Personal Protective Equipment
Jefferson Lab requires the use of protective equipment appropriate for work being performed. ES&H Manual Chapter 6200 Appendix T3 Electrical Personal Protective Equipment Selection Procedure provides the minimum requirements for selection of electrical personnel protective equipment (PPE) within a shock approach or arc flash protection boundary.
5.0
References
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OSHA 29
CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1926
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DOE Electrical Safety Handbook 1092
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National Electric
Code, NFPA 70
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IEEE C2 NESC, National Electric Safety Code
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Standards for
Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA-70E
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ISSUING
AUTHORITY |
CHAPTER
AUTHOR |
APPROVAL
DATE |
EFFECTIVE
DATE |
EXPIRATION
DATE |
REV. |
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ESH&Q Division |
10/01/09 |
10/01/09 |
10/01/12 |
1 |
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