Safety PARTI Meeting July 31, 2008 A. Shemyakin

2 Safety at Fermilab  Safety has one of the highest priorities at Fermilab  On of the important criteria of the lab performance for DoE  Good safety is good for people and beneficial for the lab  You have to fit into the Fermilab’s safety culture  Fermilab is one of safest places in US to work  A lot of attention and money Mandatory safety reviews on weekly meetings; safety reports in Fermilab Today; safety analysis of procedures and equipment;...  Performing at the present level of safety goal is really difficult task  The rate of recordable injuries should be comparable to what happens at home  At this rate, psychologically the environment is considered as absolutely safe Must be changed to succeed

3 Safety goal  Goal for the recordable injuries rate: 6.5  worker/year  Estimation: 200 working days, 10 various activities (drive to work, making a simulation, waling to cafeteria etc.) => ~3  /activity  Feeling of a complete safety corresponds to ~1  (My recollection of lectures about psychology of safety back in Russia) Possible explanation: [30 years X 365 days X 10 activities] -1 Goal for total: < 10 recordable injury cases

4 Example: statistics for kids  Decrease of minor accidents correlates with a decreasing number of bad ones  Create a safe culture; think hard about minor things as well Deaths Vital Stats Hospitalizations NHAMCS Emergency Department Visits NHAMCS Events, Office calls, Clinic Visits NHIS N = 2, 822 N = 74, 285 N = 4,009,692 N = 13, 592, 000 Average Annual Residential Injury Outcomes in US Children & Adolescents <20 yrs Source: National Center for Healthy Housing

5 What you should do  Remember about safety  Always think about possible safety implications of what you are planning to do At work, at home, while driving … More careful than you used to  Learn and follow safety procedures at your working place  Appreciate the fact that you likely belong to a high-risk group  Age Auto insurance is higher for people under 25 For example, sleepless nights are often considered acceptable  Experience  Newcomers  Origin According to my experience, public and officials in Russia are more tolerable to safety violations and accidents

6 Experience of Russian students: rollover on a highway (2007)  Driver decided to adjust the temperature control while driving at 74 mph, turn attention from the road, and lost control  The car was totaled  Students on the rear seat were not buckled up One student flew from the rear seat through the front window –Spent a day in a hospital  Strictly speaking, is not related to Fermilab But matters as an experience of your fellow students  Day time; dry and empty road Decreases chances for accidents  An inexperienced driver; two nights almost without sleep (vacation); full car of students Chances for an accident were dramatically increased  Lesson: Follow rules! the more dangerous are the conditions, the more attention should be paid to the road Avoid driving if you uncomfortable doing that

7 Experience of Russian students: accident at an intersection (2007)  Driver went alone to O’Hare, took a wrong exit, and, trying to combine driving and attempts to find the right path, did not notice the red light  The car was totaled; nobody was injured  Day time; dry road  Inexperienced driver; late start and driving in a rush; busy streets  Lessons: Plan in advance If lost, stop in a safe place and think Driving in a new place, try to have a second person with you in the car who can check the map Avoid long drives until you have enough experience on short ones –Illinois requirements for high school students: 20 hours of driving with a professional instructor plus hours with parents, including driving in bad conditions

8 Experience of Russian students: parking ( )  Minor accidents while parking happened every year  Scratches and dents on the rental cars  Most of the accidents while backing  Lessons: Start, move, and stop slowly at the parking lot Stop and repeat is unsure if you are able to fit in  My personal solution: parking backwards if vision from the parking slot is restricted  Advices:  Read, learn, and follow the Rules of the Roads Don’t speed; buckle up including at the back seat Right turn on red; 4-stops; turn lights on if wipers are on Day time lights and driving in the right lane are recommended  Be specially attentive to pedestrians and bicyclists at Fermilab 2006: Russian-native graduate student hit a bicyclist near the Village

9 Experience of Russian students: bicycling ( )  2005: a student fell while biking home (outside of Fermilab)  Bruises on shoulder, arm, and leg  New road (first days in US), a night with little sleep  Lessons: don’t try to combine speeding and attempts to find out where you are Consider sleep deprivation as a dangerous factor  Bicycles were damaged every year  Typical repair is ~$200  As a rule, result of reckless driving  Please be careful with bikes  Cases of biking without helmets  Fermilab’s bikes are considered to be government vehicles, which drivers have to wear helmets

10 Conclusion  So far, there were no reportable injury cases among Russian students  Let’s continue this tradition!  Accidents that have happened were related to driving or bicycling  Always remember that you are in a high-risk group and correct your actions accordingly  Be safe and healthy!