NSLS Safety Workshop

Electrical Safety in the Research Community

Location: Bldg. 725, Seminar Room

Date: May 25, 2005

Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Organizers:
Bob Casey, NSLS (casey@bnl.gov)
 
Attendees: Must have a BNL badge or be registered for the NSLS Users' Meeting  
(Registration is separate from Users' Meeting - click here to register)

Description: Safety has become a highly visible and very important issue in DOE research facilities. Entire facilities have been shut down and individual experiments have been terminated because of safety related problems. There is considerable risk of loss of beam time or access to the facility if safety issues are not properly addressed.

This workshop is devoted to review and discussion of electrical safety issues in a research facility. Electrical safety has become a focal point of recent safety discussions at the NSLS and the subject of rapid change. This workshop will provide in-depth discussion of current issues important to the research community and permit discussion of practical solutions to some difficult problems.

The following topics will be discussed at the workshop:

· Standards and Guidelines for R&D Electrical Safety
· Electrical Hazard Classification (DC, AC, Batteries, etc. . .) 
· Review of 2004 NFPA 70E - Electrical Safety in the Workplace 
· Electrical Personal Protective Equipment in the R&D Environment 
· Methods of Electrical Energy Isolation and Verification 
· Electrical Safety Training for Researchers 
· Unlisted Electrical Equipment Inspection and Approval 
· Review of Electrical Incidents at the NSLS and Lessons learned

Link to workshop presentations