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From: Jeffrey Lewin <jclewin**At_Symbol_Here**MTU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] DOE Lab Lesson Learned: Electrical Safety
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:08:36 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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I think the message is that researchers when following the manufacturer's instructions can check and change user serviceable parts (lamps, fuses, etc.) but if you plan to open up a panel and work on live circuits you need to be an electrically "qualified person" as defined by
OSHA.
Jeff
> >This isn't wrong, but I'm not sure it's particularly useful, either.
You're correct - in my mind that is a key challenge in writing Lessons Learned reports. Is the goal of these report to identify a "root cause" or corrective action related to a specific incident, or is it to raise awareness of the safety elements of the situation being discussed that contributed to the event?
I think that the DOE report is more helpful for the second purpose than the first.
Thanks for your comment on this.
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Membership Chair
American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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