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Based on EPRI 2015 Injury/Illness Data Highlights Report Overall injury rate has significantly decreased over time Rate of severe injuries (5+ lost days) has not decreased
One Challenge to Industry: Serious and Fatal Injuries Have Not Decreased
– Late 2017 Heat Stress Monitors – Phase 1 results in
early 2018 Heat Stress Management Strategies and
Options with Phase 2 sensors, an– 4 year project initiating 1/1/18
5 working groups (driving safety, ergonomics, heat stress, OEDB Users Group, and Human Performance/Behavior
Heat Stress and Standards Thresholds Analysis Report – will be out in 4th Q 2017
Occupational Exposure Database Early use (17), Modifications, IH Data Quality Reviews and Legacy Importing Development (18), and Open-up ligancy data input
New Projects – Ergonomics Handbook for Lower
Back/Arms/Shoulders (P1), with Videos (P2)
– Human Performance & Behavior State of Knowledge focusing on
applications in EUI (2017-18) Research Workshop (2019)
– Motor Vehicle Accidents/Driving Safety (Proposed) State of Knowledge focusing on
applications in EUI (2017-18) Research Workshop (2018)
– Hearing Loss/Noise project (80-85dB) – Will be supplemental project in 2018
April – Emerging Sensor Technologies with Potential Applications in Electric Utility Occupational Health and Safety Programs (John Simmins, EPRI)
May 23-24 – EPRI 4th Annual Safety Innovation Conference, Knoxville, TN – with cross-sector updates from across EPRI, plus outside speakers on energy storage, safety culture and more
June - Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources and Implications for Utility and Public Safety (Steve Willard and Brian Green, EPRI)
July 27 - Advances in Applied Ergonomics: Learnings from ErgoX (Eric Bauman, EPRI)
August – none, but scheduling SF6 webinar for off-cycle September 21 – Arc Flash (Tom Short, EPRI)
Booked: October 19 - Implications of State Level Legalized
Marijuana on Workforce Safety (Jo McGuire, Colorado safety and substance abuse policy consultant)
November 15 (3rd Wednesday) – Lock-out/Tag-out in the Electronic Age (Dwayne Coffey, EPRI)
December 14 (2nd Thursday) – Results from EPRI TI Project on Effects of Blue Light Exposures on Workers (Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, Circadian)
Tentative/Scheduling: Special 2-Hour Webinar: SF6 Degradation By-Products
and EPRI SF6 Resources Across EPRI (speakers and date TBD)
Systems Approach to Human Performance & Behavior (speaker and date TBD)
– Si and Be – compliance/rule uncertainty – Cranes and derricks – VPP – Few other activities likely with the new Administration
APPA moving ahead with new real-time injury reporting app with 400 members
Human performance/behavior/culture and predictive analytics of interest to all
Current incidence reporting methodology is deeply flawed – need new approach; may be an opportunity for joint project?
Uncertainty about usefulness of EPRI’s Occupational Exposure Database (OEDB), given wide variance of companies exposure sampling collection – But would be useful to inform future
regulatory/standard-setting. (Not ready to accept data until 2019 until we incorporate legacy data import capabilities.)
Follow-up Actions: Convene another face-to-face in future Potential annual H&S meeting of all four
organizations for members Possible collaboration on a project (new method
for incidence reporting? Predictive analytics? EPRI to provide list of Agents in OEDB, and
further information on OEDB data importing next year
Not Discussed Due to Time Constraints: Detailed comparison of new APPA
database/reporting to EPRI Occupational Health & Safety Database; how EPRI OHSD might fit into predictive analytics; new NRECA data collection
Other likely safety-related standard-setting initiatives where EPRI information might help to inform stakeholders: NFPA, IEEE, others
The uninformed use of commercially available environmental heat stress monitors can provide erroneous results affecting the work load category that can be accommodated or the rest ratio regime required to prevent potentially dangerous increases in core temperature.
“Discovering means of quickly and accurately identifying individuals experiencing or about to experience adverse effects of heat stress exposure should be a priority.”
2017-2018 Project: New Technologies for Tracking Heat Stress in Workers (with NUC)
Phase 1 (2017) Identify new non-invasive technologies Screening criteria - feasibility for T&D workers, and fossil and nuclear
generation workers Begun – We will circulate some initial information shortly Phase 2 (will be included in HS Mgt Options & Strategies Project being scoped ) Field testing for effectiveness
Heat Stress Mgt Options and Strategies Project SOW Section 1 – Heat Stress Monitors Acquire & evaluating technologies that could be used to monitor physiological variables for the purposes of assessing thermal strain in workers, & assess suitability for use in monitoring workers of all ages under a different work conditions Acquire sensors Evaluate sensors Heat transfer of wearables, and
with clothing Variables that should be
monitored Field test reliability
Section 2 – HS Mgt Options and Strategies Assess effectiveness of preventive and reactive measures for management of heat stress Laboratory testing of safe
exposures from key learnings Field verification Integration with monitors/sensors Adjust and finalize Reports out annually with results
to-date with webcasts, seminars
Early Deliverable will be “Common Sense” Options Based on Early Learnings
What One for H&S Directors One for Workers On-line/no paper – using
SurveyMonkey®
Why In order to develop effective heat
stress identification and management strategies to protect electric utility workers against the potentially harmful effects of a prolonged heat exposure we must first understand how heat stress is viewed and managed within the industry by both the Health and Safety Managers/Directors and the workers
Questionnaires Sent Out to P62 funders on 7/28/17; Deadline extended to September 30
Heat Stress Working Group Marc Hendon (Member Lead) Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Janice Henson RN Exelon Kathy McNeese, Ph.D., OHST, CET BGE/Exelon Kathryn Carmichael, MS, CSP CenterPoint Energy Jason Parker, CIH, CPEA American Electric Power Julie Spencer Duke Energy Ernest (Ernie) Sanchez PNM Resources Eric Bauman (Program Manager) EPRI
Rick Ravelo Hawaiian Electric Jim Fischer Lincoln Electric System Nancy Blevins Salt River Project Joe Padilla Tri-State Generation & Transmission Jason Hoffman Hydro One Networks Larry Lucarino Exelon/Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
Recap – Heat stress issues and Path Forward Important factors in managing heat stress
– Age – Body mass – Acclimation – Hydration – start of day, during the day – Duty cycle – Weather – Clothing – Gender (Possibly) – Medications (Likely)
EPRI sponsored research suggests that ACGIH TLVs ® not protective as they do not consider above factors
Monitors/Sensors – need to be evaluated within context of key learnings, and efficacy
Management Strategies & Options – need to provide practical direction to industry by extracting key learnings, integrate learnings and technologies, field verify efficacy, and report
An Analysis of Sprains and Strains among Electric Energy Workers, 1995–2014 Decreasing trend in the rate of sprain and strain injuries over the 20 year history
of the OHSD Proportion of sprains and strains amongst overall injury has remained high at
greater than 30% Sprains and strains represent 40.9% of all recordable injuries in the OHSD
(n=24,431) and accounted for over half of all injury-related work time lost (54.0%)
Ergonomics Working Group Carin Rittby-Kane, Portland General (Member Leader) Sharon Pluskis, Exelon/ComEd Kent Mahanna, Tri-State G&T Joe Padilla, Tri-State G&T James Gartland, Duke Energy Bill Paolello, Exelon/Pepco Holdings Ernest Sanchez, PNM Kathryn Carmichael, Centerpoint Energy James Nottrodt, Hydro One Networks Eric Bauman, EPRI (EPRI staff leader)
Design challenges: Integrating 6 electromechanical drive in a small volume. Keeping the controls for the boom the same. Using and integrating line worker tool batteries. Keeping the form factor the same.
Field study to test the new design of pistol grip in real aerial bucket conditions – Robust design that can be mounted to hydraulic system in aerial bucket – Functions as intended – 6 directions and truck to line movements – Safe to operate – Quality and accuracy of movements – Acceptable to workers – Time and effort for installation on existing and new trucks Investigate optimal level of force applied to pistol grip
– Consider tactile feedback – Effect on maneuverability and inertial forces of boom and bucket
As part of 4th Q prioritization, EHB will develop new 2018 Projects Funding/Budget proposal to circulate to Advisory Committee EHB will circulate detailed SOW to Ergo Working Group,
and then to P62 Advisory Committee Deliverables – Interim Report - This report will be submitted to EPRI on or before June 30,
2020. – Final Report - The Final Report will be submitted to EPRI on or before
January 31, 2021. – Two Submitted Manuscripts - Two manuscripts will be submitted to either a
conference or journal for peer review publication no later than January 31, 2021.
Duration – The proposed project will commence on Sept. 1, 2018 and end on Jan. 31,
Recap on EPRI Resources on Radio-Frequency Safety EPRI Members – Go to www.epri.com
Member Center per example Non-Members – to www.epri.com If not eligible to download:
– EPRI Members may be able to use Existing Product Credits Contact your Manager of EPRI
Technology Transfer – Non-members can order through 1-800-31-
3774, EPRI Customer Assistance Center For more information, P62 Members
can contact: Ximena Vergara, Senior Technical Leader, and Program Manager, Electric & Magnetic Fields and RF Health Assessment and Safety (P60) T: 650-855-2315 [email protected]