# Presentation: 106742

## Electrical Equipment Inspector Training

- Welcome To

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- _Program Goal_

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- _Evolution_

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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)

- _Evolution_ (cont)

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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*

- _Evolution_ (cont)

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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**

- _Evolution_ (cont)

## EEI Program at BNL

- The Corrective Action Plan for  BNL’s 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

- _Implementation_

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- _Implementation_

## EEI Program at BNL

- How were you chosen and what will you be expected to do?

- _Implementation_

## EEI Program at BNL

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

- _EEI qualifications_

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- _EEI Responsibilities_

- * An EEI should not inspect equipment they fabricate.

## EEI Program at BNL

- _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

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

## EEI Program at BNL

## Slide 15

## EEI Program at BNL

_**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

- All Equipment which has more than 50 volts is included

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- Other Aspects for Review by the Knowledgeable EEI

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- Other Aspects for Review by the Knowledgeable EEI

## EEI Program at BNL

- 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

- New EEI Inspector Approval Process

## EEI Program at BNL

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

- New EEI Inspector Approval Process (cont)

## EEI Program at BNL

- Must follow the requirements of the Electrical Safety Subject Area for Electrical Equipment Inspection
- Must spend some time training new EEI’s
- Must be available for consultation

- EEI Inspector Continuing Responsibilities