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2018 Technical Program Accomplishments: Providing Tools and Insights for Priority Health and Safety Challenges
Driving Safety White Paper for Lessons Learned and “Benchmarking”
Applying Human Performance Approaches to Reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities White Paper & Workshop for Lessons Learned & “Benchmarking”
Reducing Sprains & Strains: New handbook on ergonomic interventions for 17 awkward postures with tech transfer tools (videos and infographics)
Digital Workers: Safety of Using Augmented Reality: Insights into eye strain, situational awareness, productivity and muscle strain
New Job Exposure Collaborative Database with EEI: For entire industry for risk management and informing stakeholders; reducing reporting burden and improving information
Heat Stress Management Webinars for 2018 Heat Season, Video and Infographic, and Guidance on Heat Stress Monitors
Predictive Analytics Mini-Workshop, and Pilot Project: Educating Members on Capabilities and Opportunities
Field work shows that electric utility workers can exceed the OSHA recommended safe work limits despite implementing appropriate safeguards:
• 75% of workers achieved core temperatures in excess of 38.0°C (100.4˚F).
• 25% of workers achieved core temperatures greater than 38.5ºC (101.3˚F).
Why and is this a problem? The work demand, environment and clothing creates a level of heat stress that cannot be adequately defended by the body’s physiological systems. Work can still be performed safely with proper monitoring!
Citation for EPRI Occupational Health and Safety Database (OHSD) Annual Report Occupational Health and Safety Annual Report, 2018: Occupational Health and Safety Trends Among Electric Power Industry Workers, 1995–2017
Product ID: 3002013788 Date Published:14‐Nov‐2018 Access: Public Domain
Predictive Analysis Pilot Study – Leading Indicators Indicators that are anticipatory rather than “after‐the‐fact”– Can be variables related to conditions, events or measures that precede an event
– Have at least some predictive value in predicting the arrival of an event
– Used to guide prevention of future events– How likely is an event to occur in the future? Potential leading indicators– First‐aid cases– Near misses
Lovelace, P. Should unplanned maintenance jobs be recorded as near misses. 2012. [Presentation: SMRP Annual Conference]
PA dataset created 10,426 non‐recordable injuries standardized and coded from 2 participating OHSD utilities– PA dataset contains all applicable information that is in the OHSD ( e.g., no medical costs, days lost, etc.) Covers 1995‐2016 calendar years Includes first aid only, and record only (incident or near miss) events
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Predictive Analysis Pilot Study Non-Injury Event Breakdown First aid only injuries – minor injuries requiring only first aid Report only (aka near misses, incident only) – no injury or there was an event but no first aid was required First aid (1995‐2016) Report only (1999, 2002, 2004‐2016)
Summary of Results & Conclusions Similarities between first aid and injury subgroups In some cases, Bayesian analyses show predictive power over 50%, particularly line workers Severe injuries such as “crushing” may not be well represented by first aid only eventsOverall, results affected by small sample sizes– Low predictive power– Inability to examine results at finer time resolution
Top 5 R&D Ideas for Projects from EPRI HP Research Workshop, October 23-25, 2018; Publication 3002013834 #1 ‐ Balanced Approach to HP ‐ Does a balanced approach to Human Performance programs that focus on the critical, irreversible tasks that workers perform improve the SIF rate? Unclear if utilities are using approach based on Prevention, Detection and Correction
Tied for #2‐ Effect of Organizational Structure and Company Culture on Safety Performance
Tied for #2 ‐ Enhance employee situational awareness
Tied for #3 ‐Worker Involvement in Solutions
Tied for #3 ‐ How can we reduce the gap of work as planned vs. work performed?
Additional Idea: EPRI to continue this small group forum with utilities, external stakeholders and other industries, and SMEs
Field Study Insights To-Date• HMT‐1 rated “easier to use” and more comfortable than HoloLens
• Workers prefer speech activation controls versus hand‐gestures
Power Plant Inspection Task: Ease of
Use
Midwest Energy News article, June 2018https://energynews.us/2018/06/13/midwest/utilities-envision-role-for-augmented-reality-to-train-and-assist-workers/
• HoloLens may decrease blink rate compared to HMT and No AR conditions• Decreased blink rate is risk factor for eye strain and dry eye syndrome
• No significant difference between A/R and No A/R:• muscle activity• task duration between AR and No AR • perceived safety
• Situational Awareness• Workers felt a little more cautious about situational awareness with AR devices than with No AR
Collaborative IH Sampling Archive Project Team Kay Hawkins, AEP James Gartland, Duke Energy Kate Nichols, SoCo Gary Hatcher, NiSource Kathleen Delaney, TSGT Donald Louie, LADWP Tiffani Fordyce and Megan Leonhard, Exponent
Eric Bauman, EPRI Carren Spencer, EEI Keith Williams, Intec
STATUS as of 3-1-19:• Current Work – Incorporate changes as per the final parameters provided
12/4/2018
• January 2019 – Intec and Exponent conduct Alpha Testing on the Application
• 1st Q or 2nd Q 2019, - Intec, Exponent and Work Group conduct Beta Testing on the Application
• ~3rd Q 2019? - Conduct Online Orientation Training and Release Application
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Planned 2019 Base Funded ProjectsProject Title Type of Deliverable Timeframe
Human Performance – Reasons for Gaps Between Work Planned and Work Performed ($$?) – Year One of Two –Contractor: TBD
Technical UpdateTechnical Report
12/201912/2020
Predictive Analytics – Development of One or Two Job‐Site Apps for SIF Precursors: Company Driving Leading Indicators, and Energy Present – Contractor: Matt Hallowell, Colorado Construction Safety Lab, LLC, and University of Colorado‐Boulder
Technical Report and Apps
12/2019
Fatigue Management ‐ Assessing Fatigue Management in Electric Utility Operations ‐ Year One Methodology and Pilot – Contractor: NSC & Campbell Institute
Technical Report 12/2019
Annual Support for Collaborative EPRI‐EEI Industrial Hygiene Sampling Archive – for 2019 only ‐mostly funded through 3% funding carryover from 2018 due to late year start) – Contractor: Exponent
Software 12/2019
FINAL DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVISION PENDING FINAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
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Planned 2019 Base Funded ProjectsProject Title Type of Deliverable Timeframe
Heat Stress – Heat Stress Management Strategies and Options: Year One – Contractor: University of Ottawa (being rescoped)
WebcastTechnical Update
3/28/201912/31/19
Wearables ‐ Completion of Safety Aspects of Augmented Reality Wearables – Contractor: Marquette University (2019 – funding from P62 base, PDU supplemental project, ad TI – still being arranged)
Technical Report 12/2019
OHSD – Current plan – Collect 2019 Data ( but report in 1st Q 2020). NOTE: subject to funds availability, next steps with industry collaboration, and discussion with EEI
SoftwareTechnical Report
12/20194/2020
HOLD/NEW – Supporting Development of New Safety Metrics* – pending outcome of EEI meeting
Technical UpdateTechnical Report
12/201912/2020
FINAL DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVISION PENDING FINAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Top 5 R&D Ideas for Projects from EPRI HP Research Workshop, October 23-25, 2018; Publication 3002013834 #1 ‐ Balanced Approach to HP ‐ Does a balanced approach to Human Performance programs that focus on the critical, irreversible tasks that workers perform improve the SIF rate? Unclear if utilities are using approach based on Prevention, Detection and Correction
Tied for #2‐ Effect of Organizational Structure and Company Culture on Safety Performance
Tied for #2 ‐ Enhance employee situational awareness
Tied for #3 ‐Worker Involvement in Solutions
Tied for #3 ‐ How can we reduce the gap of work as planned vs. work performed?
Additional Idea: EPRI to continue this small group forum with utilities, external stakeholders and other industries, and SMEs
Brief Project Description: Interview 4 companies (and up to 4 sites per company) to gather information to adjust our current tools to fit industry‐specific needs. For data collection/management ‐ each company (and each site) will be given an online survey link, as well as the operational risk assessment to fill out and return to NSC researchers. Data would be analyzed in aggregate and for each site.
Planned Deliverables: One report would contain results from this overall Phase 1 Pilot study identifying needs and risks, and recommended countermeasures. In addition, each of the 4 companies would receive an individual report with needs, risks, and recommended countermeasures. Up to 17 reports. NSC would also issue a press release on the report, and four conference presentations.
Timeframe: Initiate and conclude within 2019
Application/Value: Provide immediate practical guidance to improve fatigue management specifically for the electric utility operating environment.
Contractor: Emily Whitcomb, National Safety Council Fatigue Management Initiative, and Joy Inouye, Campbell Institute/NSC
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2019 Predictive Analytics and Safety Metric Projects Base Funding
– Development of Job‐site Hazard Analysis Tool (App‐based) (Two projects, each $)– Annual Support for EPRI Occupational Health and Safety Database and Trend Reporting ($)
Holding Project Dollars– Review of and Collaboration for Revisiting Safety Metrics Support for EPRI staff resources to support travel, SME input Working with EEI, APPA, NRECA Potential to jointly organize an industry wide workshop Outreach to other EPRI projects – Sustainability, Switching Safety, Distribution Expand Predictive Analytics Working Group to assist P62 in addressing EPRI needs and plans
Seeking Funding from New EPRI Artificial Intelligence Initiative and 3% Demonstration Funds– Locating Hidden SIFs and Causes in Electric Utility Companies – Phase I Pilot Study
P62 Interests in H&S Implications on Future Electric Grid Priority issue in 2017 2017 Monthly Webcast addressed EPRI early work, including coordination with Scandia National Lab
Upcoming Webcast on April 18, 2019, 1pm ET– Results of Project on EHS Implications of Distributed Energy
Resources, Annette Rohr, EPRI
New EPRI reports of possible interest– “Program on Technology Innovation: Public and Occupational
Health Risks Associated with the Battery Life Cycle: Key Observations and Research Needs,” EPRI publication 3002014564, December 2018 Available to all EPRI members, no cost
– “Worker and First Responder Safety Concerns Related to Battery Energy Storage Facilities: A Review of Literature and Interviews with Local Fire Departments”, EPRI Publication 3002013618,December 2018 Program 197 deliverable
What Do We Know About…..That Would be New in the Future Grid?
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s ■ Asset Configurations■Materials■ Configurations■ Operations, including:staffing needs, emergency conditions, etc.■ Potential for automation, sensors, monitors, robotics and “prevention through design” (PTD) in future build‐out Ex
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nd Hazards ■ Physical
■ Chemical■ Thermal■ Kinetic■ Awkward Postures■ Electrical■ EMF/RF■ etc.
Working with EPRI PDU Sector, OEMs and others – identify the new components and equipment, their configurations, materials and operational constraints and conditions
Contractor knowledgeable in utility T&D environments – engineering and EH&S – to conduct literature review, conduct interviews, and paper study on likely impacts –utility personnel, utility contractors, and first‐responders
Produce Technical Update/white paper with initial results, and research gaps
Exclude battery systems (already addressed), distributed energy resources (e.g., micro turbines, wind, solar, reciprocating engine generators)
Human Performance – Tracking Emerging Issues and Forum Workshop 12/2019
Development of New Ergonomic Interventions for Awkward Postures – Two Years Tech UpdateTech Report
12/201912/2020
Applications of Exoskeletons to Utility Lineworkers – 3 companies voted this project in Top 6 – EPRI has draft SOW; interest in Power Delivery
Tech Update 12/2019
Technologies for Preventing Backing‐Up Incidents for Utility On‐Road and Off‐Road Vehicles – propose to use University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute –2 year project
Tech UpdateTech Report
12/201912/2020
New project idea since Houston – Monitor/Sensors – cross sector project to prioritize higher risk jobs where monitors and sensors might be useful, and then match sensors/monitors, rather than match sensors to possible uses.
Tech UpdateTech Report
12/201912/2020
FINAL DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVISION PENDING FINAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Applications of Exoskeletons to Utility Lineworkers The objectives of this project are three‐fold:
– Perform in‐depth site visits focused on specific job demands experienced by overhead workers that might benefit from application of exoskeleton technology.
– To explore the potential for exoskeleton technology or other ergonomic interventions for heavy lifting tasks in substation workers.
Deliverables– 1. A literature review report that evaluates current exoskeleton technologies (due
TBD), and– 2. A final report (due TBD) which will include:
The literature review, A summary of findings from the field site visits, An assessment of potential worker groups and their tasks that might be good candidates for introduction of exoskeleton technology, and
A recommendation for specific types of exoskeletons that would be appropriate for overhead line workers and substation workers
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2018 Projects Status as of 3-12-19Name Status
OEDB: Revision, Data Population and Support Efforts now combined with EEI; this project is on indefinite hold
Industry‐wide Collaborative Industrial Hygiene Sampling Database(TI/3% funded for 2018)
Project kickoff on 9/11/18; beta testing in 1st Q 2019
2019 Impact of Blue Light on Shift Workers Will be contained within larger report in Power Delivery in 2nd Q 2019
Safety Aspects of Wearable Technologies/Augmented Reality: Literature Review (TI/3% funded) Published 3002012532
Assessing Human Performance and Behavior Approaches forReducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities: White Paper (TI/3% funded)
Published 3002013833
Assessing Human Performance and Behavior Approaches forReducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities: Workshop Summary and Research Opportunities (TI/3% funded)
Workshop conducted 10/23‐25/18; andSummary published 3002013834
Trends in Driving Safety Programs and Technologies in Other Industries (TI/3% funded) Published 3002013832
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2018 Projects Status as of 3-12-19
Name Status
Innovation Knowledge Transfer Communications Pilot– production of “plug and play” infographics and short videos,using one 2017 deliverables (heat stress results)
EPRI OHSD Potential Additional VariablesWork efficiency measures• NERC Cause Codes (for outages and interruptions)• Enterprise profitability
Additional granularity in incidents• Prior safety experience• Time during a shift and hours worked during the prior day, week, or month• Geographic location• Specific task being performed• Specific location of incident• How recently a workplace inspection occurred, and what the results were• Season
Other leading indicators, for example:• Presence of an injury prevention program• Union representation of the workforce• Others
EPRI and Industry-Wide Plans and Possibilities As noted, EPRI will conduct and/or seeking funding for:
– Comparison of Company Characteristics and Injury Rates (funded)– SIF Precursors for the job tools – company specific, and energy‐based (funded)– Pilot for Expanded EPRI Injury Database for more granular data collection– “Hidden SIF’s” with natural language processing
Additional industry‐wide possibilities– Cooperate in industry‐wide effort on safety metrics (for example, a workshop?) Numerous players – what is each doing, where are potential synergies Where do we want to go?
– Leading indicators?– More granular reporting– Corporate sustainability reporting – does everyone embrace the Health and Safety Sustainability Reporting guidance document? Anything better?
– Different metrics for benchmarking? What is “better”?
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Potential Additional 2019 Project: New Safety Metrics and OHSD Review of, and Collaboration in Developing New Safety Metrics– Possible EPRI support contributing to industry collaboration, and jointly organize an industry wide workshop
– Outreach to other EPRI programs/projects – Sustainability, Switching Safety, Distribution
– Expand Predictive Analytics Working Group to assist P62 in addressing EPRI needs and plans
– Propose to conduct Pilot Study with OHSD with 3 companies using expanded data collection parameters for increased granularity OHSD data collection and reporting – one of the most downloaded reports in P62
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2019 Monthly Webcasts Schedule To-Date Thursday, February 21, 1pm ET Minimum Approach Distances and Worker
MonitoringRay Ferraro, EPRI Power Delivery, Charlotte, NC
Thursday, March 28, 2019, 1pm ET
Heat Stress Management Strategies: An Update for 2019 Heat Season
Glen Kenny, University of Ottawa
Thursday, April 18, 1pm ET Results of Project on EHS Implications of Energy Storage
Annette Rohr, EPRI
Thursday, May 9, 1pm ET Update on Employer Challenges of Legalized Marijuana, including update on efforts to develop quick-turnaround drug testing and impairment standards
Jo McGuire, Jo McGuire Consulting, Colorado Springs, CO
Thursday, June 13, 2pm ET Enhancing Workplace Hazard Recognition through New Visual Communications Approaches
Douglas Pontsler, Managing Director, Center for Visual Expertise, Toledo, OH
Thursday, July 11, 2pm ET Advances in Human Performance Approaches (placeholder title)
Jake Mazulewicz, JMA
Thursday, September 26, 2pm ET Revisions to DOE Human Performance Principles and Training (placeholder title)
Rizwan Shah, US Department of Energy
Thursday, October 24, 2pm ET TBD TBDThursday, November 21, 2pm ET TBD TBDThursday, December 12, 2pm ET TBD TBD