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Department of Energy Projects (DOE) laboratory and weapons plants inspected by Fred Graham, CSP:
DOE Laboratory & Weapons Plants Experience: If you require the services of
a Certified Safety Professional with hands-on DOE work experience please
consider Fred W. Graham’s DOE qualifications.
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DOE Lab Safety & Health Audits Mr. Graham has assisted Laboratory Management and Self-Assessment lab employees in the appraisals of selected laboratory facilities to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their ES& H programs as applied to experimental operations and support activities performed at those facilities. Typical audit program elements included, but were not limited to the following:
Mr. Graham has developed, implemented and monitored fire prevention and protection programs for large construction projects. He has formulated layout drawings for project fire department facilities, specifications for fire trucks, support vehicles, equipment, material and supplies and established site specific fire administrated control procedures. He is familiar with NFPA 45 Fire Protection Standards for Laboratories Using Chemicals and has conducted fire safety audits of laboratory facilities to determine compliance with applicable OSHA, NFPA, DOE and Laboratory fire prevention and protection standards. He has published fire prevention and protection manuals for both mid/large-size contractors and subcontractors and prepared a plant fire prevention and protection manual for a Japanese Manufacturing Company. As a Corporate Safety and Security Manager for large engineering, design and construction companies, Mr. Graham has developed, implemented, staffed and monitored occupational medical and first-aid programs for hundreds of domestic and foreign construction projects. He has developed layout drawings for project medical department facilities, specifications for medical equipment, materials and supplies, as well as, establishing site specific medical administrated programs and procedures. He has also provided guidance to Sandia Albuquerque Laboratory Safety and Health Self-Assessment Team Members to conduct a Pre-Tiger safety audit of their on-site medical facilities, programs and procedures. Mr. Graham was formally a Medical X-Ray Technologist. Mr. Graham has audited laboratory industrial hygiene programs to verify that they control, mitigate or eliminate potential chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic health hazards to employees and visitors through the application and use of appropriate engineering controls, administrative procedures, personal protective equipment, substitution with less hazardous materials, and compliance with established health and safety procedures, rules regulations, and OSHA standards. He has conducted detailed inspections of over 150 wet lab rooms to determine compliance with DOE order 5480.10, covering the identification, evaluation and standard operating procedures for controlling occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens and is familiar with OSHA's 1910.1450 standard "Occupational Exposure to Toxic Substances in Laboratories" and OSHA's 1910.1200 standard "Hazard Communication." Mr. Graham has developed, implemented, staffed and monitored over 600 construction project security and asset protection programs on a worldwide basis. All of these programs were established to have an on-going interface between security and safety site personnel to include the client's operating plant safety and security staff organizations. Cross-training is the key to successful communications between site safety and security organizations especially as it relates to plant emergency/disaster plan sessions. | Top of Page | Home| As a Corporate Safety and Security Director and a Safety Consultant, Mr. Graham has formulated emergency preparedness plans covering offices, warehouses, plant facilities and construction projects. He has conducted audits of facility emergency/disaster programs to evaluate performance objectives concerning emergency crew resources, equipment, vehicles and training sessions. Review laboratory documents (PHA's, SOP's, SWP's) to ensure that all possible emergency conditions have been addressed by pre-determined action plans that have been communicated to emergency response personnel and is familiar with OSHA's 1910. Subpart E - Means of Egress Standard and NFPA's Life Safety Code. As a former Health Physics Monitor, Mr. Graham is familiar with health physics programs and procedures. Audited radiation protection standards at two DOE laboratory facilities covering:
During the period August, 1965 to April, 1970, Mr. Graham worked at the General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard as a Health Physics Monitor covering industrial radiography, reactor operations and shield surveys. Qualified as an instructor for Radiographer and Health Physics Monitor Training Programs and was involved in four planned criticalities and repairs of SSN 614, SSN 615, SSN 638, and SSN 649 nuclear submarines. Familiar in all phases of personnel monitoring, environmental survey, counting techniques, survey instrument calibration, nuclear chemistry techniques and nuclear accident emergency procedures. As the Safety and Security Manager for Gilbert/Commonwealth Companies, systematically reviewed designs, layouts and specifications for various nuclear power plants to determine compliance with applicable Federal and State OSHA General Industry Safety and Health Standards. When Three Mile Island (Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant) was 85% constructed, inspected the entire plant complex to identify OSHA 1910 standard deficiencies. A final OSHA compliance inspection was conducted just prior to TMI - Unit 1 going operational. Unit 1 was not involved in the TMI - Unit 2 nuclear accident. Gilbert/Commonwealth Companies did not design Unit 2. Mr. Graham is familiar with the DOE 5480.19 conduct of operations requirements for DOE facilities and have audited two DOE Laboratory facilities to determine compliance in meeting operations performance and safety objectives. Conducted numerous Safety and Total Loss Control Audits covering different types of industrial operations. | Top of Page | Home| DOE R&D & Experimental Activities Mr. Graham has conducted hands-on safety and health audits covering the following types of laboratory experimental activities:
Mr. Graham is familiar with the Compressed Gas Association's Safe Handling for Cryogenic Liquefied Gases. Performed safety evaluations of numerous laboratory cryogenic operations to determine adequacy of hazard controls as follows:
Mr. Graham has conducted electrical safety audits of laboratory work spaces to determine compliance with OSHA's 1910 Subpart S - Electrical Standards and National Electrical Code Requirements. Specific Lab Electrical System Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Special Work Permits (SWP) were also audited for full compliance and covered the following:
Mr. Graham is familiar with the latest revision of DOE's Explosives Safety Manual which prescribes the explosives safety requirements to be applied to all DOE facilities involved with the development, testing and processing of explosives or assemblies containing explosives. He has trained Sandia (Albuquerque) Lab Employees in the systematic techniques to follow when performing hands-on safety and loss control audits of laboratory explosives operations. Prior to Mr. Graham commencing these audits he reviews site specific preliminary hazard assessments (PHA's), safe operating procedures (SOP's), material safety data sheets (MSDS's) and site operating procedures of the lab's safety and health self-assessment team. He has provided direction to lab self-assessment team members inspecting various laboratory explosives processing and testing facilities to ensure compliance with Sandia, DOE, OSHA, and EPA standards. Mr. Graham is familiar with the Axiom, "There is no such thing as an average man" and the truism that "man-machine" systems are only effective if they are operable over a wide range of human physical characteristics. Therefore, when auditing any laboratory facility, he always review the specific site preliminary hazard assessments (PHA's), safe operating procedures (SOP's), material safety data sheets (MSDS's) and operating procedures to determine if human engineering considerations have been incorporated into the design, layout and operation of the equipment in order to facilitate operator control, information processing, and the recognition and proposal response to alarms, instruments and other equipment. He placed special attention on exposures to lab students. Mr. Graham has evaluated site operations support systems to determine if these auxiliary units have been properly designed, installed, tested and maintained to function properly. Lab Managers usually do a very good job in addressing all the hazards associated with lab experiment in their preliminary hazard assessment and standard operating procedure documents. However, the loss of vital operations supply systems (emergency power, water, gas, ventilation systems) are not always adequately covered in the PHA's or SOP's. He has audited plant maintenance auxiliary system work spaces in numerous types of industrial operational plants. | Top of Page | Home| Mr. Graham has found that protection of laboratory personnel, property and the environment can only be achieved by senior management when they establish targeted ES&H performance goals and objectives and holding site managers, supervisors and employees accountable for the success or failure to achieve these goals and objectives. Laboratory personnel can best be protected when the Lab ES&H organization addresses each of the following:
Mr. Graham has audited two DOE Laboratory ES&H organizations to determine the levels of personnel protection provided for lab employees, contractors and visitors. Benjamin Franklin stated in 1790 that "There is no such thing as an accident, there is only ignorance." Top managements commitment to achieving successful ES&H programs can often be measured by reviewing how all levels of plant management prevent the re-occurrences of accidents and near-miss incidents. Incident management is more than maintaining OSHA frequency and severity rates identification - it is the clear and rectification of all cause factors that create the accidents of near-miss incidents. Mr. Graham has audited laboratory ES&H administration policies, programs and procedures to elevate accident/incident trends, unusual occurrences, lost workdays, reporting requirements, lessons learned, radiation exposures (ALARA), and upgrading of standard operating procedures and lab employee training programs. Mr. Graham has audited laboratory plant engineering and maintenance operations to evaluate their impact onto site ES&H performance goals and objectives. The following maintenance activities were reviewed:
Mr. Graham has audited many different types of industrial operations, two of which are DOE Laboratory facilities, to determine if hazardous materials packaging and transportation operations are performed in compliance with applicable Federal and State Regulations, including those of the Department of Transportation (DOT), nuclear regulatory commission (NRC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He is familiar with Federal OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Operations and Emergency Response Standard. Quality Assurance (Verification) Mr. Graham has audited various industrial operations to determine that management had put administrative programs and controls in place to ensure successful Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs covering each facility throughout the site. Other QA/QC program elements reviewed covered the following:
He is familiar with the ASME NQA-1-1989 Edition of the Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities | Top of Page | Home| Mr. Graham has written nineteen stand-alone Safety and Total Loss Control Manuals for Large & Mid-Size Contractors and Subcontractors. He has written nine Total Loss Control Manuals for General Industry covering the following Topics:
Since having reviewed the DOE Tiger Team Report covering ES&H Audit Findings for the DOE Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, developing a similar findings report document on future Tiger Team Inspection Projects would not be a problem. Mr. Graham is familiar with laboratory administrative requirements covering safety analysis preparation and review system process needed to ensure that laboratory operations are conducted in a manner that limits risks and adequately projects people, property and the environment. He is also familiar with DOE Order 5440.1, that addresses the preparation of an action description memorandum (ADM) for most new operations or significant changes to existing operations, as well as, DOE review and approval safety analyses process covering:
Mr. Graham has conducted Safety and Loss Control Audits of laboratory technical support groups to determine compliance with ES&H Laboratory, DOE, OSHA and EPA Standards. He has reviewed facility modifications, equipment performance testing, monitoring and documentation to determine that technical support services have been carried out in accordance with sound engineering principles that assured proper design, review control implementation and documentation. Mr. Graham has conducted Safety and Loss Control Audits involving laboratory operations covering offices, shops, warehouses, technical support facilities, chemistry labs, and experimental work spaces to determine if site/facility personnel, plant maintenance & contractor employees and visitors have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and expected safe work practices, and have the knowledge, skills and practical abilities necessary to effectively implement personnel protection practices associated with their job task. He has checked laboratory site training standards and documents for compliance with the following training/certification requirements:
Mr. Graham has conducted ES&H Audits of laboratory hazardous waste processing facilities handling polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, radioactive materials, and other toxic wastes commonly generated at research laboratories. He has reviewed numerous standard operating procedures and special work permits involving the handling and disposal of carcinogens, suspected carcinogens or other chemical, hazardous or mixed waste, and is familiar with OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standards. During the period 1972 to 1988, Mr. Graham worked as a Corporate Safety and Security Manager for four large engineering, design and construction companies responsible for the development, implementation and successful administration of Construction Safety and Total Loss Control Programs for 600 world wide construction projects. From 1988 to present Mr. Graham has been an independent safety & total loss control consultant. He has been providing owners, insurance brokers and large construction companies with over 30 years of safety and loss control experience needed to successfully develop, implement and monitor owner controlled wrap-up insurance programs. He offers clients a "Profit From Safety" philosophy coupled with the technical hands-on experience that results in realistic recommendations and project insurance management action plans. Mr. Graham has developed, copyrighted and published nineteen total loss control program manuals for large & mid-size contractors and subcontractors covering the following:
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