inspection team topic: electrical safety 9/15/2015
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OSHA InvestigationTRANSCRIPT
Inspection Team Topic:Electrical Safety
9/15/2015
Incident at W70 New House
• Friday, October 10, 2014
• Contractor Injury: Installing Stove/ Oven
• CFD, MIT Police, EHS
• OSHA Investigation• Questions contractors work practices
OSHA Investigation
OSHA Investigation
• OSHA: • Repeat Violation
(Bldg 13)• Exposed electrical
• Agreement to inspect electrical equipment for exposed parts
Inspect & Document
What?• Visual inspection• Covers?• Exposed wires?• Missing knockouts?• Locked panels?
• Don’t open covers• Don’t operate breakers
When?• Next two Level 2
Inspections
• DOF Work Request and Level 2 findings
DOF Work Request
DOF Work Request
DOF Work Request
Also:• Name• Phone• MIT Email• Cc
Level 2 Input
• _ES-99 OTHER electrical safety finding
• “Electrical Safety Inspection”
Inspection Details
Accessible?
Accessible?•36” Required
Covers?
Covers?
Locked?
Missing Knockouts?
Missing Knockouts?
Missing Knockouts?
Junction Boxes
Junction Boxes
Junction Boxes
Conduit/ Exposed Wires?
Conduit/ Exposed Wires?
Conduit/ Exposed Wires?
Conduit/ Exposed Wires?
Outlet Covers
Outlet Covers
Phase 2
•DOF to inspect inside the panels•Electricians escorted through labs
•How to best provide them an escort?
Questions/ Comments?