# Presentation: 495459

## Materials Sciences Division

**Materials Sciences Division**
**Safety Committee Meeting**

- The Chemla Room (67-3111)
- The Molecular Foundry
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- May 10, 2006

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## Opening Remarks

- Mark Alper, Deputy Division Director, Materials Sciences Division

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## Agenda

- MSD Safety Committee
- Membership
- Introduction of new personnel
- Review of research group membership
- Pending staff changes
- Discussion: Function of the MSD Safety Committee
- Roles
- Policies
- Establishment of the Molecular Foundry Safety Subcommittee
- Review of recent  editions of *Materials Safety* and LBNL Lessons Learned
- Retrospective Review
- Review of accidents, injuries, illnesses
- Laser safety issues
- Abandoned chemical storage refrigerator
- Results of recent lab inspections
- Waste problems

- Looking Forward
- Pending MSD Assessments
- Self Assessment
- Integrated Functional Appraisal
- Areas of emphasis
- Transition to electronic AHD system
- Laser safety
- Discussion, comment
- Observations
- Support needs

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## Administrative IssuesMSD Safety Committee

- Membership
- Roles
- Molecular Foundry Safety Subcommittee

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## MSD Safety CommitteeMembership and Liaisons

- Chair and Deputy Chair:  R. Kelly, J. Ager
- Building Managers: P. Ruegg* (62/66), D. Owen (72), S. Irick* (2)
- MSD EHS Administrator: Carmen Bates Ross*
- Electrical Safety Expert:
- 	Jim Severns (MSD)
- MSD EH&S Technician:
- 	Paul Johnson
_**Liaisons:**_
- EH&S Liaison to MSD: J. Seabury (EHS)
- Waste Generator Assistant Liaison:
- 	H. Hansen (EHS)

- _Representative__	__Group_
- Ilan Gur                      	Alivisatos
- Jytte Rasmussen      	Bertozzi (tempory)
- Ingrid Cotoros           	Chemla
- Ron Tackaberry         	CXRO (tentative)
- Marca Doeff               	DeJonghe/Visco
- Norman Manella         	Fadley
- J. Beeman                  	Haller/EMAT
- Adriana Rocha            	Hou
- Chris Jozwiak              	Lanzara
- Z. Liliental-Weber       	Liliental-Weber
- Elena Shevchenko                  	Molecular Foundry
- Bruce Cohen	Molecular Foundry
- Alex Liddle  	Molecular Foundry
- Frank Ogletree              	Molecular Foundry
- Jeff Neaton	Molecular Foundry
- Frank Svec	Molecular Foundry
- Doreen Ah Tye            	NCEM
- Christopher Weber     	Orenstein
- Rong Yuan                   	Ritchie
- Barry Blizanac              	Ross
- Yabing Qi                     	Salmeron
- Robert Schoenlein       	Shank
- Roger York                   	Somorjai
- Timothy Stachowiak     	Svec/Frechet
- E. Saiz                           	Tomsia
- A. Istratov                      	Weber

- Each research group in MSD, including each program in the Molecular Foundry, will designate a primary and backup representative to serve on the Safety Committee

- *Staffing change shortly

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## Functions and Key Activities of the MSD Safety Committee

- Functions of safety committee and representatives
- Represent all research groups within MSD
- Stimulate leadership and staff participation in safety program
- Advise Division management and EH&S on safety and health matters
- Perform essential monitoring, educational, investigative and evaluative tasks
- Serve as contact point for EH&S matters in each research group
- Serve as conduit for bringing EH&S information back to research groups
- Key Activities
- Recommend changes to existing safety rules or the development of new rules
- Recommend improvements in hazard identification and control measures
- Report and discuss unsafe conditions
- Review accidents, incidents and close calls in MSD and generate “Lessons Learned” for use in the Division
- Disseminate EH&S information at group or lab meetings
- Document inspections, investigations, meetings and other EH&S actions at the group level

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## Molecular Foundry Safety Sub-Committee

- Composed of Foundry members of MSD Safety Committee
- Will meet independently of the MSD Committee
- First Meeting--TBD after this meeting

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## A Retrospective Look at EH&S Issues in MSD Over the Prior Five Months

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## Materials Safety and LBNL Lessons Learned

*Materials Safety*
- Chemical Inventory Assistance (November)
- Safe Handling of Liquid Nitrogen (April)
- LBNL *Lessons Learned*
- Safe Handling of Superglue
- Hazards of Improper Use of Electrical Cords

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## Injuries and Incidents

- Head Injury (Reportable)
- Student injured his head by bumping into suspended apparatus
- Stitches required
- Report from Orenstein Representative
- Reaction to Chemical Vapor (Reportable)
- Employee made ill from vapors released by asbestos “lock down” glue used during removal of old B 62 asbestos floor tiles and mastic
- Chemical Splash (Not reportable)
- Student doused with toluene and possibly other chemicals when shelf in the flammable storage locker collapsed
- Flammable storage lockers in the Foundry were defective
- Hand Cut by Glassware (Reportable)
- Student cut hand while attempting to remove tubing from glassware--glassware shattered
- Stitches required

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## Laser Safety Problems

- During an inspection in building 66 DOE found:
- Door to laser lab had been “jimmied” and was open
- Interlock was incomplete-one door not interlocked or signed
- Errors in door postings
- Practice of chaining an emergency exit door closed

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## Laser Safety Problems

- During follow-up assessments we found:
- Interlock was not (ever?) attached to the laser
- Interlock has been intentionally disconnected
- Interlock was built incorrectly
- Bypass switch set to bypass interlock for 10 minutes
- Laser that was required to be enclosed was open
- Errors in door postings
- Many students lacked laser eye exams
- Some students lacked laser training
- Some AHDs had never been renewed

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## Laser Safety Problems

- Result:
- Laser use suspended in 7 MSD labs
- Inspection by Steven Chu (triggered by laser safety problems) resulted in suspension of all LBNL research activities by one PI
- Contributing factor (50%) to the Lab-wide inspection initiative
- MSD Laser Safety Management Review team assigned

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## Abandoned Chemicals In Refrigerator: B 62

- Old ethers, bottles dated 1991
- Perchloric acid, hydrofluoric acid
- Cyanide compounds
- Air reactive, temperature sensitive
- Most labels not readable
- Barcodes not entered into CMS
- $7400 to remove chemicals!!

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## Waste Identification Deficiencies

- Waste exception reports: 0
- Notices of violation for waste: 0
- Good job on identifying your chemicals waste materials!

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## SAA Inspections & Management 

- In most recent inspection 32% of the SAAs were not following required practices
- 2-236 (Dubon): Waste container lacked label
- 62-142 (Wu/Hou): Label lacked start date
- 62-148 (Yuan/Ritchie): Container labeled as empty but was not
- 62-308 (Meagley): Container over 275 day storage limit
- 66-331 (Meagley): Bottle in SAA not labeled with HW label.
- 66-210 (Salmeron): Description of waste acids not complete
- 66-215 (Salmeron): One bottle lacked start date
- 66-301 (Cohen/Bertozzi): One container had no hazardous waste label. Bag of old chemicals labeled but not dated.
- 66-324 (Cohen/Bertozzi): Containers w/o HW label in SAA. No sec. containment
- 66-304 (Aloni/Alivisatos): Waste container more than 275 day storage limit
- 66-310 (Yin/Alivisatos): Containers with no HW labels in SAA. Lack of secondary containment. Open bags of lab debris in SAA.
- 66-314 (Yin/Alivisatos): Unlabeled bags of hazardous lab waste in SAA
- 66-430 (Koebel/Somorjai): Non-waste stored in SAA
- 72-102 (Ah-Tye/Kisielowski): Bottles with no labels in SAA

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## SAA Inspections & Management 

- Paul Johnson can work with you in setting up and managing your SAA’s. He will also conduct informal SAA reviews periodically.
- The Division office will consider levying fines against research groups that do not maintain their SAAs as required by LBNL policy.
- Label each container
- Completely fill out each label
- Date each label
- Place and update the SAA sign as needed
- Store only waste in the SAA
- Use secondary containment
- Dispose of containers that have been in use for 6 months or more
- Segregate solvents, halogenated solvents, acids, bases and other incompatible materials
- Assign an SAA manager and backup manager
- Replace SAA managers who leave

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## Highlights from Recent Lab Inspections (LBNL)

- Use of corrosive chemicals w/o eyewash & shower
- LBNL and campus
- Permanent installation of extension cords
- Peroxidizable chemical storage management

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## Looking Forward at the EH&S Program in MSD

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## The 2006 MSD EH&S AssessmentsSelf Assessment (Rick)Integrated Functional Appraisal (John Seabury)Management ES&H  Review (TBD) 

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## LBNL Self Assessment Program

- The Division evaluates it’s performance annually against a set of “Performance Measures” developed by EH&S and the Office of Contract Assurance.
- Criteria change annually
- Results are graded and rolled up to the Director

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## LBNL Self Assessment Program

- For 2006 there are 18 criteria:
- 1. Is there effective safety communication within the Division at all levels?
- 2. Are opportunities for waste minimization acted upon?
- 3. Are inspections conducted and documented, incl. routine inspections by PIs?
- 4. Are hazards identified and mitigated for new work?
- 5. Are engineered safety controls tested and maintained?
- 6. Are administrative safety controls properly implemented?
- 7. Are ergonomics hazards managed effectively?
- 8. Is an accurate chemical inventory maintained?
- 9. Are the 2004 OSHA findings closed?

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## LBNL Self Assessment Program

- For 2006 (cont.):
- 10. Is the Division laser safety program complete and effective?
- 11. Are legacy chemicals managed effectively?
- 12. Are peroxide forming chemicals effectively controlled?
- 13. Is management of waste and formal authorization documents effective?
- 14. Is staff properly trained?
- 15. Is student safety adequately addressed?
- 16/17. Are identified EH&S deficiencies corrected in a timely manner?
- 18. Are accidents and near miss events thoroughly evaluated?

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## Audits By Rick/Paul/John/Howard to Support SA

**(6) Administrative safety controls**
- Status of formal authorization documents (AHS, RWA, BUA, XA)
- Evaluate work procedures
**(8) Chemical inventory**
- % of chemicals properly inventoried
- (**11) Legacy chemicals**
- Determine labs have an effective program for assuring that legacy chemicals are identified and disposed of
**(12) Peroxidizable chemicals**
- Evaluate % of peroxidizables that are properly managed
**(13) Waste management**
- SAA inspection results
**(15) Staff training**
- Review of AHD completion and updating
- Review of completed vs. required training
**(16) Correction of identified safety problems**
- % of CATS findings resolved within the specified time limit

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## Deliverables From The Safety Committee for SA

**(1) Description of formal and informal safety communication mechanisms within your research group**
- Records of safety discussions or reviews (dates, documentation)
- OJT, safety mentoring
**(3) Record of lab inspections conducted by PI and designated safety person**
- Date, extent of inspection, findings
**(5) Engineered safety controls**
- Hoods (biannual), gloveboxes (biannual), safety interlocks (annual), secondary spill containment, eyewashes/safety showers (annual), machine guards
**(15) Practices and procedures with respect to student safety**
***Send these three descriptions in a single Word e-mail enclosure to Carmen Bates Ross by 6/9/06***

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## Integrated Functional Appraisal (IFA)

- John Seabury to discuss the 2005-6 IFA process and time table.

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## Areas of Emphasis

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## Transition to Electronic AHD System

- All new AHDs will be done on-line
- The on-line version will always be the official version
- All old AHDs will be transitioned to the electronic AHD system by September 1, 2006
- Any substantially modified AHD must be transferred to the on-line system (e.g. AHDs moving to the Foundry)
- PIs have already been asked to start moving laser AHDs over to the new system

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## Laser Safety

- All laser labs will be inspected by the LSO annually
- PIs will perform documented quarterly laser inspections
- All laser interlock systems must be tested
- Training/eye exam records must be reviewed
- MSD-specific JHQ will be eliminated in favor of the institutional JHQ
- All laser AHDs will be transitioned to the electronic AHD database by August 1
- The Division will issue fines to labs with recurrent or serious laser safety deficiencies

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## Discussion

- Areas of concern
- Feedback
- Training issues
- Questions
- Next meeting: TBD

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