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Title: EFCOG/DOE Electrical Safety Improvement Project


1
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

2
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

3
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

4
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.

5
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.

6
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.

7
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.

8
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.

9
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.

10
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.

11
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.

12
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.

13
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.

14
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.

15
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.

16
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).

17
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.

18
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.

19
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.

20
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.
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