lepp safety committee dsr roundtable december 8, 2006 steve gray

LEPP Safety Committee

DSR ROUNDTABLE

December 8, 2006

Steve Gray

December 8, 2006 DSR ROUNDTABLE 21935 First Cyclotron Outside Berkeley

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1948 Laboratory of Nuclear Studies


1965-8 Wilson Synchrotron Lab

December 8, 2006 DSR ROUNDTABLE 51979 CLEO Collaboration


1980 CHESS X-Ray Light Source


LNS / LEPP

• Accelerators– Design, Build, Operate, Research

• Particle Physics - CLEO– Design, Build, Use Particle Detectors– Collaboration with 60-200 physicists from 6 - 20

Universities

• Employ ~150 staff, Spend ~$15-20 M/yr• (CHESS ~50 staff, ~500 users, ~$8 M/yr)


LNS/LEPP Safety Committee• Radiation Safety first concern• Natural to include other issues

– Fire, electrical, occupational

• Chair - Lab Executive Officer• Members - Director, Lab Staff with

appropriate expertise & responsibilities• Meet at least 4 times/year• Safety is a Line Management Responsibility


Evolution

• Demands of Funding Agencies– DOE Tiger Teams

• LNS Safety Director– Local Training Programs– Project Reviews


Evolution

• Decline of University “exemption”

• OSHA, DOT, EPA accountability

• More Active Campus EH & S


Charter Duties to ensure proper safety training/documents are provided (and

available) to staff, students, and visitors. to provide a forum to discuss safety issues. to review (annually) and keep current the LEPP Safety

Handbook. to prepare and keep current all safety documents required by

the University. to assist in implementing campus-wide safety programs

mandated by the University and work with Cornell safety professionals to resolve safety issues at LEPP.

to review safety aspects of new (or significant changes in) large-scale/safety critical experiments/projects/facility modifications.


Charter Duties

to provide training for circumstances unique to our Laboratory to participate in safety audits of LEPP operations as required. to conduct annual safety inspections of the entire LEPP and

ensure unsafe conditions/practices are corrected. to respond to safety-related policy and/or compliance

questions. to provide an on-site safety presence at LEPP and serve as a

good example to the community.


Safety Committee Questions

• Employee Representation– OSHA model

• Accident & Injury Prevention– California model


Future

• 2008 LEPP + CHESS +• Accelerator Research +• Energy Recovery Linac Project +• Particle Physics in Europe +• International Linear Collider Project +


Physics labs consolidate to build a new accelerator

• Two of Cornell's major research organizations have combined to become the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE, pronounced "class").

lepp safety committee dsr roundtable december 8, 2006 steve gray

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