4th Quarter Contractor Business Meeting December 14, 2012 Mike Kehoe Plant Engineering Facilities Session.

4th Quarter Contractor Business Meeting

December 14, 2012

Mike KehoePlant Engineering

Facilities Session

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Agenda

– Product use in sensitive areas– Access to Life Saving stations– No parking or material in crane paths– Hydrostatic testing IAW Ch. 8 of Health and Safety Manual– Scheduling of shutdown work

• LOTO or 3rd rail tagging from O43 during shutdown– FMEDs– SAFETY

• Cutting/sawing/core drilling into concrete decks• Contractor’s not using their LOTO tags with NNS tags. Second

leading finding in monthly audits.• H&S Audit findings

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Product Use in Sensitive Areas

• All products must be approved for use in the plant– MSDS approval required by 027 Environmental Health & Safety

• Avoid opportunity for generation of mixed waste

• Review with your coordinator before using products

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Access to Life Saving Station

• During construction, be aware of locations of the life saving stations on water front areas

• Maintain clear access to the life saving stations

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Crane Path

REMINDER

• Do not park vehicles in crane path

• Do not obstruct crane path with material

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Unplanned Event – B4636 River Water Pump House Leak

• October 16, 2012 - B4636 river water pump house

• River water system was being modified

• System was pressurized

• Hydrostatic testing failed

• Test was not conducted in accordance with Chapter 8 of H&S Manual

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Scheduling of shutdown work

• On, or before December 17, provide information to your coordinator if you are planning to work between December 21 and January 2. Need location and point of contact.

• If any work requires technical support for LOTO or 3rd rail tagging from O43, PLAN AHEAD. We have a lot of work that will occur during shutdown. We do not want to slow 043 work by emergent LOTO issues.

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FMED’s

• FMED - Foreign Material Exclusion Device

• Use from the start of the project

• Maintain cleanliness of pipe systems – Tape, cuttings, and dirt were found in our pipe systems

• Foreign material in process gas piping is dangerous to the user

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O27 - Safety

• Cutting/sawing/core drilling into concrete decks

• Contractors are not using their LOTO tags with NNS tags. Second leading finding in monthly audits

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O27 - Safety

2012 H&S Audit Findings

• 20% of hot work operations requiring fire watches did not have fire watches on duty

• 47% of fire watch trained employees were not able to identify the different classes of fire, extinguishing agents, the stages of fires and methods for extinguishing fires

• 53% of employees failed to recognize that CO2 can displace oxygen in a confined space

• 20% of hot workers observed did not have the required 8-inch boots or spats

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Comments?

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QUESTIONS????

• If you have questions regarding this presentation, please contact your Contract Coordinator or:

Mike Kehoe

O41 – Plant Engineering

757-534-3241

[email protected]