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© 2017 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

Eric H. Bauman Senior Technical Leader, and

Program Manager-Occupational Health & Safety

EEI IH Subcommittee Meeting

September 27, 2017

EPRI Occupational Health and Safety Update:

Heat Stress, Job Exposure Database, Ergonomics and

RF Safety Resources

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Thank You for Invitation! Brief Update on EPRI’s OHS

Program (62)

Heat Stress, Job Exposure Database, Ergonomics, and RF

Opportunities for Collaboration

Next Steps & Action items

Appendix - Occupational Exposure Database Input Screen Shots

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Update on EPRI’s OHS Program

• Priorities of Members • New Program Direction

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New Program Leader (as of 2/20/17) Eric H. Bauman, Senior Technical Leader 35+ years in energy business, including work

at Baltimore Gas & Electric, and Great River Energy EHS, regulatory affairs, risk assessment and

risk communication, strategic planning, noise, transmission siting/planning, EMF Issue Manager, and regulatory affairs 1987-89 – Manager, Occupational Safety and

Health, Edison Electric Institute Member and Vice Chairman, EPRI and EEI

EMF Advisory Committees, 1991-1994 1985- Guest Scientist, Research Center

Juelich, Germany

T: 650-855-8549

M: 410-336-3918

[email protected]

Walnut Creek, CA

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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

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Top 3 Issues Among EPRI Health & Safety Directors*

Motor Vehicle Accidents Sprains and Strains Risky Behaviors by

Workers

*in meetings with EPRI members, 2016, and 1st H 2017

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Additional OHS Interests from EPRI Members Augmented Reality & Digital Worker Health & Safety Implications of Battery

Storage (Customer-side and Utility-side) – Thermal – Chemical – Electric

Beryllium Exposure Predictive Analytics Silica Exposure Bringing Log-Out/Tag-Out and Clearance

Procedures into Electronic Age Industry-wide Exposure Database Heat Stress

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2017 Focus 3-5 Year Focus 2018 Focus

2017 2018 BEYOND

P62 – Moving Forward

• Ergo - Pistol Grip Design, Decision Tool, Safety of AR(TI)

• OEDB – early use and lessons learned

• OHSD • Driving Safety Risk Mapping • Heat Stress Thresholds • IGWS and Safety Innovation

Conference (SIC) • Blue Light (TI) • Working Groups for next steps in

Driving Safety, Ergo, Heat Stress, and Exposure Database

• Heat Stress Monitors (TI) • Human Performance & Behavior

(TI?)

• Ergo (Pistol Grip Fabrication & Testing)

• Improving OEDB – IH quality control, support, piloting legacy import

• Mining OHSD and Predictive Analytics

• Safety of AR (TI) • Heat Stress Sensors (TI & base) • Heat Stress Mgt Options &

Strategies • Human Performance & Behavior (TI) • Ergo of Lower Back &

Sprains/Strains • Blue Light (TI) • Motor Vehicle Accidents/Driving

Safety • IGWS and SIC • DER H&S ?)

• Ergo (Pistol Grip Field Testing) • Safety of AR (TI) • OEDB – legacy data import • OHSD • Predictive Analytics • Heat Stress Sensors (Phase 2) • Heat Stress Mgt Options &

Strategies • Human Performance &

Behavior • Ergo of Lifting, Posture and

Sprains/Strains • Motor Vehicle

Accidents/Driving Safety • IGWS and SIC • DER H&S (?) • Blue Light (additional work?)

Potential New Initiatives in Red

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Selected Mileposts Blue Light and Worker Safety

– 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

– SF6 and SF6 by-products EPRI resources webinar

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Interest Group for Worker Safety: Emerging Issues and Sharing Across Electric Power Generation and Delivery

Objectives and Scope Facilitate an industry forum for improving worker safety

performance Identify common strategies for researching and improving

worker safety Monthly webinar discussions (member led with

external experts) Annual Safety Innovation Conference

Value Identify worker safety issues requiring additional

collaborative research Identify topics and exchange data to improve industry

specific safety performance – Thought leadership – new issues/new options – Insights for today

Open to EPRI P62 Funding Companies, plus IGWS-only Funders

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2017 IG Webcasts Conducted: January - Update on Safety Metrics and

Sustainability (Morgan Scott, EPRI) February – Ergonomics of Lifting (Sean

Gallagher, Auburn University) March – Decision Tool for Distribution Work Task

Ergonomic Interventions (Richard Marklin, Marquette University)

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)

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Potential Collaboration

EPRI, EEI, APPA, NRECA

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Occupational Health & Safety Discussions EPRI, EEI, APPA, NRECA: August 4, 2017 Objectives

– Update Trade Associations on EPRI P62-OHS directions and research plans

– Discuss Trade Associations: Priority OHS issues Future Regulatory/Standards Outlook

– Needs for Future Scientific Information to Inform the Process

– Potential Collaboration on OEDB – Other potential collaboration opportunities

Trade Associations' Attendees: Martha Duggan, NRECA Michael Hyland, APPA Ethan Epstein, APPA Giacomo Wray, APPA Richard Bozek, EEI Carren Spencer, EEI Joe O’Connor, EEI

consultant

EPRI Attendees: Eric Bauman Barbara Tyran

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Outcomes/Highlights Likely OSHA regulatory agenda:

– 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

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Update on EEI and EPRI on Databases August 24, 2017 Telephone Meeting EEI & EPRI exploring again possible

collaboration on OHSD and new OEDB

In-Progress – swapping lists of all parameters included in all databases – EPRI: OHSD and OEDB – EEI: EEI Safety Survey; EEI Industrial

Hygiene Data (currently Be and Si); Contractor Safety Data; Serious Injury and Fatalities Portal

Planning on 4th Quarter meeting or webcast to review and discuss overlap and dissimilarities, and possible next steps

Attendees

Mary Miller, EEI, Chief Administrative Officer

Carren Spencer, EEI Joe O-Connor and Keith

Williams, Intec – contractors to EEI

Vicki Cauldron, EEI Ben Colgrove, EPRI Eric Bauman, EPRI Barbara Tyran, EPRI

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Current Regulatory and Standards Agendas and Outlook: Roundtable OSHA and NIOSH NFPA IEEE ACGIH IBEW and Unions National Safety Council Others

Now? 3-5 years out? Your role?

Anticipated Information Needs and When Needed?

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Heat Stress: Next Steps

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Heat Stress: Recent Timeline

Key Learnings from Dr. Kenny’s

Heat Stress Research for EPRI

P62

Heat Stress Thresholds

Final Presentation Feb 27, 2017,

Newport Beach

Need for Development

of Management Options and Strategies,

including Lab and Field

Verification Formation of Working Group

(July ‘17)

Firming up 4-year Project Scope & Budget Launched

of HS Monitor TI

Project, and

Detailed Scoping

Questionnaires Distributed

(Aug 1-Sept 30)

TLV Report

Out ~9/15/17

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Key Learnings Reports Series of EPRI technical

reports and updates - published Multiple peer-reviewed

literature, conference, workshop papers and journal articles.

Understanding Heat Stress for Workers in the Electric Power Industry

Do the Threshold Limit Values for Work in Hot Conditions

Adequately Protect Workers?

Final Report

April 2017

Glen P. Kenny; PhD (Med), FCAHS Director, Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON. Affiliate Investigator, Clinical Epidemiological

Program of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Project funded by the Electric Power Research Institute

In final editing

and pubs

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104.0

102.2

100.4

98.6

96.8

104.0

102.2

100.4

98.6

Age: 49 years

Age: 36years

• Workers significantly dehydrated.

• More than half of the work period spent at core temperatures above acceptable limits (i.e., 101.3˚F (38.5˚C).

• Worker unaware of their situation.

Occup Environ Hyg. 2015 Oct;12(10):708-20.

Field study: cases of severe heat stress

Threshold limit

Threshold limit

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Individual Variability

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Heat Stress Monitoring

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.

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Heat Stress Monitoring

“Discovering means of quickly and accurately identifying individuals experiencing or about to experience adverse effects of heat stress exposure should be a priority.”

2016

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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

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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

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Heat Stress Questionnaires

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

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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

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Next Steps in Immediate Future with Working Group and Project

Finalizing SOW, budget and timeframes – Will report back to EPRI P62 Working Group

and P62 funders

Analysis of Questionnaire Results Update on Phase 1 HS Monitors Will Have Discussion on Projects’

Prioritization for 2018 in 4th Q More to Come….

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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

Key learnings

Monitors / sensors

Mgt Strategies/

Applications

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Occupational Exposure Database

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Occupational Exposure Database

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Demonstration of the Occupational Exposure Database

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Occupational Exposure Database

Why Created? EPRI P62 Members Driven Provide only industry-wide,

collaborative job exposure database Provide ability to obtain picture of

agent specific exposures instantly Provide information to inform

workplace protection strategies Provide insights to inform

regulatory/standard setting development

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Occupational Exposure Database What’s Coming? Early learnings of data input Some adjustments already in-progress

(time out) Forming Users Group of P62 Funders

– Will open up to non-funders in 2018 Will work on process for mapping and

importing legacy datasets In 2018 – pilot on data importing, IH data

quality review, and continued support 2019 – Inviting broader input

See Screen Shots in Appendix;

Potential Area of Collaboration Among Us

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Databases EEI/AGA - Status and scope of combined injury

reporting database? APPA – scope of new database

– Is it leading indicators? NRECA

– Scope of injury database NATF – what do we know about their collection

efforts? Potential synergies with above with EPRI and

together? – EPRI members desire more cooperation, to reduce

reporting – Potential interest in collaboration on Job Exposure

Database

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Ergonomics: Augmented Reality, Bucket Truck Pistol Grip, and Lower Back

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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%)

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Progression in EPRI Ergonomics R&D

Early Results of OHSD:

Sprains and Strains

Overhead Line

Mechanics Manhole/Vault

Buried Residential

Cable

Power Plants:

Electricians, Operators & Mechanics

Power Plants: Designing New Coal

Plants

Fleet Vehicles: Upfitting

Fleet Vehicles: Specs for

New

Bucket Truck Ingress/Egress

Decision Tool on Distribution

Ergo Interventions

Bucket Truck: New Pistol Grip

Augmented Reality and Wearable

Technologies

Ergo of Lifting / Posture

/Lower Back

Now

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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)

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New Project:

• Focus on Lower Back, and Arms/Shoulders

• “Mine existing work”, possibly update interventions, and compile (P1)

• 1½ - 2 minute training video with data showing “before & after” forces needed and efficiency (P2)

• Identify research gaps (P1)

Ergonomic Working Group

Ergonomics of Lower Back/Shoulders/Neck Reviewing the draft SOW for

the new bucket truck pistol grip project discussed earlier today Will, like other WG’s,

provide guidance on future projects, industry needs, etc – WG work to feed into the full

Committee

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Pistol Grip Aerial Bucket Control

Rationale for Study Worker moves control

– Up/Down – Forward/Rear – CW/CCW

Why evaluation? – Workers have reported muscle

fatigue from operating control – 18 years of surveys of line

workers Solicited and unsolicited

comments

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Redesign of Pistol Grip Control

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.

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Future Work

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

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Proposed SOW Tasks and Timeline Task/Milestone/Deliverable Description Due Date

Task 1: Design Field Ready Force-Assist Pistol Grip (V1.0) Sep. 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019

Task 2: Acquire Aerial Bucket Truck Sep. 1, 2019 – Sep. 1, 2020

Task 3: Modify Aerial Bucket Truck Jun. 1, 2019 - Mar. 1, 2020

Task 4: Quarterly Meetings Sep. 1, 2018 – Jan 31, 2021

Task 5: Conduct Field Tests of Pistol Grip Control (V1.0) Mar. 1, 2020 - Oct. 1, 2020

Task 6: Design Commercializable Pistol Grip Control (V2.0) Jun. 1, 2020 - Oct. 1, 2020

Task 7: Conduct Field Tests of Pistol Grip Control (V2.0) Sep. 1, 2020 - Jan. 1, 2020

Task 8. Analyze Data from Field Tests Jul. 1, 2020 - Jan. 1, 2021

Task 9. Write Interim Report Apr. 1, 2020 - Jun. 30, 2020

Task 10. Write Final Report Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021

Task 11: Write Manuscripts and Submit to Journals Sep. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021

Deliverable: Interim Report Jun. 30, 2020

Deliverable: Final Report Jan. 31, 2021

Deliverable: Two Submitted Manuscripts Jan. 31, 2021

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Next Steps

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,

2021.

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Safety Aspects of Wearable Technology (Multi-year project with PDU) Three Main Areas to

Research – Head Loading – Eye Strain – Situational Awareness

Kickoff-August 29, 2017

Three Tasks (TBD), probably:

– Line Task (maybe restoration) – Substation/Switching – Power Plant

16 Workers

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EPRI Resources on Radio-Frequency Safety

EPRI Research in Program 60: EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety

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Go to www.epri.com & Enter Password at Member Center

Type: “Radio frequency safety”

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Password Takes You to Member Center and Go to P60 Cockpit, or Enter “Radiofrequency” in Search Box

Type: “Radio frequency safety”

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Program 60 Cockpit and Search in Research Results for Radiofrequency and Radio Frequency

Type: “Radio frequency”, or

“Radiofrequency safety”

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Product ID Name Published Type

3002003561Electromagnetic Compatibility Issues With Radio

Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags 22-Sep-14 Technical Results

3002001144EPRI Radio Frequency Exposure Estimator (RF

Estimator) Version 2.5 11-Dec-13 Software

1024802EPRI Radio Frequency Exposure Estimator Version

2.0 6-Dec-12 Software

1021829Characterization of Radio Frequency Emissions

From Two Models of Wireless Smart Meters 8-Dec-11 Technical Results

1021222Radio Frequency Safety Programs in Electric Utility

Companies 20-Dec-10 Technical Results

1017991Radio Frequency Burn Mechanisms: Investigations

into the Radiofrequency Burn Phenomenon 10-Dec-09 Technical Results

1019020Overview of Personal Radio Frequency

Communication Technologies 17-Jul-09 Technical Results

1016819Overview of Personal Radio Frequency

Communication Technologies 9-Sep-08 Technical Results

1014933Introduction to Radio Frequency Measurements

DVD 14-Nov-07 Software1012568 Introduction to Radio Frequency Measurements 11-Dec-06 Technical Results

1009803Development of Radio Frequency Exposure

Standards 1-Nov-04 Technical Results

1008156

Evaluation of Radio Frequency Measurement Instruments in Strong Extremely Low Frequency

Fields and High Voltage Protective Hoods in Strong Radio Frequency Fields 31-Oct-03 Technical Results

1005496An Overview of Common Sources of

Environmental Levels of Radio Frequency Fields 3-Sep-02 Technical Results

1005419Radio Frequency Safety for the Electric Power

Industry 7-Mar-02 Technical Results

TR-106938Health and Safety Issues of Radio Frequency Fields

from Wireless Communications Devices 11-Dec-96 Technical Results

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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]

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Recap Actions/Next Steps

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Working Together: Next Steps

Fall 2017 – EHBauman at EEI OSH Committee

Meeting, Portland

2018 – EEI staff’s Attend P62 Winter or Fall

Meetings, and speak? – EPRI staff attends your meetings? – Collaboration on Injury Reporting?

Other – Occupational Exposure Database –

planning for expansion in 2019 – Science and Engineering Information

Needs? – Possible Joint Workshops or

Conferences? – Predictive Analytics Collaboration?

Contact Information: Eric Bauman, Senior Technical Leader and Program Manager T: 650-855-8549 M: 410-336-3918, [email protected]

Walnut Creek, CA

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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity

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Appendix:

Occupational Exposure Database (OEDB) Screen Shots

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Occupational Exposure Database

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Input Forms: King Fields

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Input Forms: Location/Employee

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Input Forms: Sample Information

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Input Forms: Work Process and Controls

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Input Forms: Sample Results

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User-Editable Picklists: Agents

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User-Editable Picklists: Employees

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User-Editable Picklists: Exposure Groups

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User-Editable Picklists: Job Titles

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User-Editable Picklists: Units

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User-Editable Picklists: Work Areas

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Reporting: Filter the Report by Field Values

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Reporting: Select the Fields to Display

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Reporting: Select the Type of Report

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Reporting: Generate the Report

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Reporting: Report in Excel Format

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Reporting: Report in HTML/PDF Format

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Fields of the Record Table

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Fields of the Results Table

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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity