4th Quarter Contractor Business Meeting
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Transcript of 4th Quarter Contractor Business Meeting
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