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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Integrated Safety Management Systems ReviewAugust 8-9, 2006

Berkeley Lab Safety CommitteePresentationPaul Blodgett

Group Leader, Industrial Hygiene

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SRC*Safety Review Committee

Emergency Preparedness

Berkeley Lab Safety Committees

Director

Steve Chu

Laser Safety

Electrical Safety

Mechanical Safety

Traffic Safety

Liaisons*

EH&SEnvironmental Health & Safety

Safety Coordinators*

BioSafety

LSD Life Sciences Division

Radioactive Drug Research

Radiation Safety

Animal Welfare

Human SubjectsQuality Assurance

IRBInstitutional Review Board

ISM Driven Regulatory Driven

*Conducts a portion of institutional ES&H assessment.

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Safety Review Committee (SRC)

• Reports to the Lab Director.• Makes recommendations on ES&H policy and

guidelines.• Conducts reviews of special safety problems

and provides recommendations for solutions.  • Conducts the institutional level self-assessment

known as Management Environment, Safety & Health (MESH) reviews. 

• Appoints expert sub-committees to address specific health and safety matters.

• Seeks consultation from the Regulatory Safety Committee Chairs.

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MESH Reviews

• Conducted for divisions on a triennial basis• Ensures management systems consistent with

Integrated Safety Management (ISM) are in place in all Laboratory Divisions and that these systems are leading to effective implementation of the Laboratory's ES&H program. 

• Performed by SRC members.

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SRC Sub Committees

• Electrical Safety• Emergency Preparedness• Laser Safety• Mechanical Safety• Safety Coordinators• Traffic Safety

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EH&S Liaisons

• Reports to the EH&S Director

• Serves as prime EH&S technical point of contact to assigned divisions

• Conducts the authorization based portion of institutional self-assessment known as Integrated Functional Appraisal (IFA) reviews

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Integrated Functional Appraisal

• Conducted for divisions on a triennial basis.• Validates formal authorization requirements.

– Activity Hazard Documents– Biological Use Authorizations– Radiological Work Authorizations

• Performed by Division Liaisons and supported with EH&S subject matter experts.

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Safety Coordinators

• Reports to each Division Director.

• Serves as point of contact within their division for all matters concerning the implementation and interpretation of the Lab’s ES&H policies

• Conducts the working level portion of institutional self-assessment known as Division Self Assessment (DSA) reviews.

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Self Assessment

• Conducted annually

• Validates that ISM principles are implemented at the working level

• Performed by the Division Safety Coordinator and supported with EH&S subject matter experts

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Regulatory Committees

• Institutional Biosafety Committee

• Radiation Safety Committee

• Institutional Review Board

• Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects

• Animal Welfare and Research Committee

• Radioactive Drug Research Committee