Electrical Equipment Inspector Training

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Electrical Equipment Inspector Training

• Welcome To

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EEI Program at BNL
Program Goal
The goal of the Electrical Equipment Inspection
Program is the review and approval of electrical
equipment and installations to ensure that
approved equipment is free from reasonably
foreseeable risk due to electrical hazards
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EEI Program at BNL
Evolution
The Deputy Director of Operations charged the
Laboratory Electrical Safety Committee (LESC) to
review the report of the Brookhaven Site Office
(BHSO) Surveillance Review of Electrical
Equipment Acceptance, dated July 22, 2004, and
develop an action plan for addressing the
finding, concern and two of the three
recommendations noted in the report
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EEI Program at BNL
Evolution (cont)
The Procurement and Property Management Division
addressed one of the recommendations to assure
that BNL complies with the OSHA requirements
listed in 29 CFR 1910.303 that all electrical
equipment be suitable for installation and use,
usually associated with listing or labeling by a
Nationally-Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
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EEI Program at BNL
Evolution (cont)
Participants in a 2004 Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) site-wide review
noted that equipment was being used despite their
not being listed or labeled by an NRTL. This was
also identified as a finding in the Brookhaven
Site Office (BHSO) Surveillance Review of
Electrical Equipment Acceptance
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Evolution (cont)
This revealed the need for BNL to implement a
more formal and rigorous process for electrical
equipment review and acceptance ----- And the
EEI program was born
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EEI Program at BNL
Implementation

• The Corrective Action Plan for BNLs Electrical
  Equipment Acceptance Program dated December 28,
  2004 by the LESC outlines the EEI Program at the
  Laboratory level
• Review and Approval of Electrical Equipment and
  Installations in the Electrical Safety Subject
  Area describes the implementation of the program
  at the Laboratory level

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Implementation

• For the NSLS, EDP 000171 describes the
  implementation of the program at the NSLS
• Just to get an idea
• Over 20,000 pieces at NSLS
• Over 25,000 pieces at C-AD
• Unknown quantity in Plant Engineering
• Over 16,000 in Balance of Plant

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Implementation
How were you chosen and what will you be expected
to do?
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EEI qualifications

• EEIs are comprised from a cross-section of the
  Laboratory
• The qualification for EEIs is a minimum of ten
  years combined schooling/experience with
  electrical/electronic system design and/or
  electrical system construction/
  installation/inspection/safety

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EEI Responsibilities

• Help with the generation of equipment lists by
  aiding in the identification of equipment to be
  inspected
• Coordinate with equipment owners, inspect
  equipment, apply bar codes and labels as
  specified by the Electrical Safety Subject Area
  and complete an inspection form

An EEI should not inspect equipment they
fabricate.
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EEI Responsibilities (cont) 3) Enter or submit
the completed documentation for recording 4)
Direct Users to the Electrical Safety Subject
Area, especially the Review and Approval of
Electrical Equipment and Installations Exhibit,
to minimize the effort needed to modify user
equipment when it is brought onto the BNL site
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Minimum inspection components

• Equipment sufficiently enclosed to prevent
  accidental contact with energized parts
• 2) Exposed metal parts bonded and grounded
• 3) Over-current protection appropriate for
  intended use
• Inspector uses professional experience to add
  other components when deemed necessary

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All Equipment which has more than 50 volts is
included

• High Risk
• BNL Built
• Commercial Equipment Modified By BNL
• Custom Built to BNL Specifications

• Low Risk
• Commercial Off-the-Shelf (but not listed or
  labeled), and
• Listed or labeled (NRTL) Equipment

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Other Aspects for Review by the Knowledgeable EEI

• Bonding
• All electrically conductive materials and other
  equipment likely to become energized shall be
  connected to establish an effective ground-fault
  current path
• Suitability for installation and use
• Mechanical strength and durability, including
  parts designed to enclose and protect other
  equipment
• Wire bending and connection space

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Other Aspects for Review by the Knowledgeable EEI

• Electrical insulation
• Heating effects under normal and abnormal
  conditions
• Classification by type, size, voltage, current
  capacity, and specific use
• Other factors that contribute to the practical
  safeguarding of persons
• Mechanical execution of work

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New EEI Inspector Approval Process

• Must have a minimum of ten years combined
  schooling/experience in electrical/electronic
  system design and/or electrical system
  construction/installation/ inspection/safety
• Must attend an overview presentation of the EEI
  program given by an approved EEI

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New EEI Inspector Approval Process (cont)

• Must participate in inspections working alongside
  approved EEIs
• When two or more approved EEIs agree it is
  appropriate, they recommend the candidate to the
  LESC for final approval

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EEI Inspector Continuing Responsibilities

• Must follow the requirements of the Electrical
  Safety Subject Area for Electrical Equipment
  Inspection
• Must spend some time training new EEIs
• Must be available for consultation