Australian SynchrotronContractor Safety Induction

Sergio Costantin

RSO

Hock Ch’ng

Head of Safety

Piers Davenport

Safety Officer

Safety Team

Everyone at the facility is responsible for safety!

‘Bull Ring’ Beamline Crescent Area

Loading Bay Area

PlantRooms

Control Room (mezzanine floor)

Beamlines Floor (white)

Reception

Beamline

Facility Layout

Lunch Room(mezzanine floor)

First Aid(not permanently

staffed)

Site Access

• All contractors must sign in and sign out at reception

• Access cards (as required) are available at reception

• Smoking is permitted only in the designated outdoor areas as shown

Guest House

NCSS

General safety

• Zero blood alcohol limit while working

• Illegal drugs are not permitted at any time

• Enclosed footwear must be worn on the beamlines floor

General safety

Emergency procedures

When the evacuation alarm sounds (whooping tone):1. Immediately leave the building by the nearest exit (emergency exits are alarmed-use only during evacuations)

2. Gather at the Assembly Point

3. Follow the directions of the wardens (wearing hardhats)

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First aid

• Seek the assistance of a First-Aider no matter how minor the injury

• All injuries must be reported and recorded in the First Aid register by a First-Aider

• There are a number of First Aid officers at the facility including the security guard

General Safety

The incident investigation form (available from WHSE team) is used to report:

• injuries • incidents• hazards

• near misses

Reporting of near misses helps minimisethe chance of an incident or injury.

Reporting events

How do I deal with a safety issue?•We are all responsible for safety

– if you see a simple hazard and you can fix it – do it! (then report it so preventative action can be taken)

– If you can’t fix it, make area safe and get help

Speak to:– your primary Synchrotron contact– the Control Room ext. 4123– WHSE Office

Reporting events

Warning signs and barriers

• Signs will generally indicate:

• hazards in an area; or

• required Personal

Protective Equipment

• Barriers are erected around additional hazards for your protection

• For your safety and the safety of others, please take appropriate actions as indicated

Forklift safety

• Forklifts will operate in pedestrian areas

• Be aware when forklift is operating

•Orange Mezzanine lights will flash;

•Lab/workshop lights

will stay on (not flash)

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) / Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)

•All contractor work must be covered by a JSA or SWMS•All involved in the work must sign-off on the JSA/SWMS•JSA/SWMS need to be provided to WHS for review at least several days in advance of the work commencing•All equipment including Personal Protective Equipment required for the job must be provided by the contractor

Permit to Work

AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON PROJ ECT: PERMIT TO WORK DOC ID: ASP-PM-0034-07.1 Permit To Work Form OH&SMP VERSION/ISSUED: Rev 0- 9 September 2005 PERMIT NO: 1. BUILDING/AREA:

2. PLANT/EQUIPMENT NAME:

3. DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

4. EQUIPMENT TO BE USED?

5. CHEMICALS TO BE USED ? (including any compressed gases)

6. HOT WORK IS INVOLVED?: YES NO

IF YES, DESCRIBE FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES

7. HAS THE FIRE SYSTEMS BEEN ISOLATED? YES NO IF YES, DETAILS:

8. CONFINED SPACE ENTRY INVOLVED? YES NO If yes, the Confined Space Entry Checklist must be completed and attached

9. PLANT ISOLATIONS:

ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED AND TAGS FITTED?: YES NO N/A

ELECTRICAL ISOLATION NOTICE NO. (Attached): E

MECHANICALLY ISOLATED AND TAGS FITTED?: YES NO N/A

MECHANICAL ISOLATION NOTICE NO. (Attached): M

10. SAFETY CHECKLIST:

YES

NO

N/A

CONFIRMED (initials)

1. A JSA has been completed. JSA No: copy attached. 2. Has a work procedure been developed to cover the intended task/s? (attach copy) 3. Are there relevant vendor procedures? (attach copy) 4. Have appropriate barriers and warning signs been erected? 5. Has the area been made safe from debris, dust and other obstructions? 6. Are adjoining equipment/operations/work hazardous to this job? OR Is this job hazardous to adjoining equipment/operations/work? 7. Have all radiation sources been isolated or controlled?

No: Description:

No: Description:

11. OTHER PERMITS (related to this work or issued for this work area)

No: Description:

12. ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS/ PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

The following additional precautions/PPE will be required:

This equipment/plantIarea is safe to perform the work described on this Permit, provided all precautions are fully observed. These precautions have been discussed with persons involved.

13. AUTHORISATION

NAME: SIGNATURE: DATE/TIME:

14. PERMIT EFFECTIVE FROM: (Date/time)

15. PERMIT EFFECTIVE TO: (Date/Time)

I/we fully understand the Permit to Work procedure and all the precautions to be taken. I/we will observe the precautions specified and take any additional safety procedures necessary in line with good work practices and the Victorian OH&S Act of 2004. I/we understand the emergency procedures and know the emergency assembly area. I/we acknowledge that these precautions have been explained to me/us. I/we undertake to explain these precautions to all people under my/our charge on this work. I/we have fitted my/our personal locks to the appropriate isolations I/we agree to inform the Issuer of this Permit immediately of any changes that occur in workplace conditions that may affect this permit.

16. RECEIVING PERSON RESPONSIBILITY:

NAME:

SIGNATURE: DATE/TIME:

I confirm that where necessary I have inspected the area/equipment and it has been left in a safe, clean and tidy condition. All safety tags, lockout devices I have installed have been removed and accounted for.

17. HAND BACK:

NAME:

SIGNATURE: DATE/TIME:

All safety tags, lockout devices have been removed and accounted for. The equipment/area is ready for return to normal use 18. RETURN TO SERVICE NAME:

SIGNATURE: DATE/TIME:

ALL PERMITS ARE CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY THE FIRE/EVACUATION ALARM SOUNDS

A Permit is required for work involving:

• Live plant (electrical or mechanical isolations)• Hot work (e.g. welding, cutting & grinding)• Confined spaces• Excavation • Roof Access• Any work that has the potential to activate the smoke detection system • Site safety systems, such as the Personnel Safety System (PSS), radiation shielding or fire protection systems

PERMITS MUST BE CLOSED by the appropriate Synchrotron personnel when the work is complete and the equipment/area deemed safe

Electrical safety

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• All electrical equipment must be tested and tagged

Use of ladders

ALL LADDER WORK ABOVE 2 metres MUST BE COVERED BY A JSA/SWMS

Preference is to use a platform ladder rather than an A-frame

CORRECT INCORRECT

900 mm fromtop of ladder

Looking after our environment

•Consider ways to reduce use of

– paper– water– electricity

•Use recycling facilities•Limit amount of waste produced•Avoid or reduce chemical use when possible•Specific environmental issues will be raised when reviewing your JSA/SWMS

Radiation and Radiation Safety at the Australian Synchrotron

The Australian Synchrotron is a radiation producing facility. The radiation is used to gather experimental information.

The Synchrotron is a source of ionising radiation only when it is running.

Our aim is to ensure that all radiation doses are As Low As Reasonably Achievable (known as the ALARA principle).

• Some things we use to help achieve this aim:

• Personal Monitoring

• Lights, signs and colour

• Radiation Protection Principles

Radiation Producing Facility

Personal MonitoringThere are two ways to carry out personalradiation monitoring of individuals:

•Personal monitoring using a TLD badgeor Luxel

•Pocket dosimeters (three typesavailable from the Control Room)

The most appropriate form of monitoring (if any) will be provided to you if required.

How is radiation monitored at the facility?

If provided with a badge:It must be worn at all times while at the Synchrotron; and Lost or damaged badges must be reported to the Radiation

Safety Officer immediately.

Personal Monitoring

How is radiation monitored at the facility?

If provided with a pocket dosimeter:It must be worn at all times while at the Synchrotron;The details of results must be completed in the log book in the

Control Room (assistance available from your primary synchrotron contact

or Control Room operators); and If a dosimeter is lost or damaged it must be reported to the

Radiation Safety Officer immediately.

How will people be warned about radiation and radiation areas?

Red Lights (normally) indicate that radiation is present, e.g. inside the accelerator tunnels

or inside a beamline enclosure.

Warning Lights (Personnel Safety System)

How will people be warned about radiation and radiation areas?

During the injection process of the electron beam (electron beam transferred from Booster Ring

to Storage Ring) orange lights will flash at locations on and within the Storage Ring. (Not to be confused with forklift warning lights which are located under the mezzanine level.)

Warning Lights

During this period radiation levels withinthe facility are slightly higher than duringnormal operation. It is recommended notto linger of the tunnel roof when the lights are flashing. (Also use distance to help minimise radiation dose.)

Radiation Warning Signs

Radiation areas display radiation warning signs.

Signs of this nature are prominent throughout the facility.

How will people be warned about radiation and radiation areas?

• Sign / label to indicate important configuration items.

• Item NOT to bemodified or removedwithout proper (written)authorisation.

Other RadiationWarning Signs / Labels

Other radiation controls within the facility.

• All radiation shielding panels of beamline enclosures are painted blue (aqua).

• Any item in this colour must NOT be interfered with (modified or removed) in any way, without (written) authorisation.

Warning Indicator (Paint Colour of Beamline Enclosures)

Other radiation controls within the facility.

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•There are three basic principles to protection from radiation.

Three Principles of Radiation Protection

(1) SHIELDING (2) DISTANCE

How do I minimise my radiation dose?

Putting these principles into action will help reduce radiation received (i.e. your radiation dose).

•Placing adequate shielding between you and the radiation source will minimise the amount of radiation you receive.

Three Principles ofRadiation Protection - Shielding

How do I minimise my radiation dose?

•Maximising the distance from a radiation source will minimise the amount of radiation you receive.

Three Principles ofRadiation Protection - Distance

How do I minimise my radiation dose?

•Minimising the time you spend near a radiation source will minimise the amount of radiation you receive.

Three Principles ofRadiation Protection - Time

How do I minimise my radiation dose?

• At the Australian Synchrotron you will not be exposed to any significant levels of radiation.

• Signs, barriers and warning lights are used to advise where radiation is present and to help control access to areas.

• SHIELDING, DISTANCE & TIME will minimise the amount of radiation you will receive.

• Our aim is to ensure that all radiation doses are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA principle).

• The risk from a low level of radiation exposure is no different to other risks faced everyday.

Summary