1. Safety PARTI Meeting June 30, 2008 A. Shemyakin 1.Safety at Fermilab 2.Driving accidents: experience of PARTI students 3.Computer security

2. 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 is required to be significantly lower that what happens at home  At this rate, psychologically the environment is considered as absolutely safe Must be changed to succeed

3. 3 Safety goals  TRC = Total Recordable Cases  Work – related injury or illness serious enough to require a hospital visit or prescription drugs  TRC rate:  (Number of incidence * 2  10 5) /(Total number of worker * hours)  Number of incidents per 100 worker per year  Fermilab goal  TRC = 0.65  6.5  10 -3 /(worker*year)  Fermilab’s FY2009 goals are not met  We are required to put more attention to safety

4. 4 Safety goals - comparison  Fermilab TRC rate goal:  0.65 ~ 6.5  10 -3 /(worker*year)  For comparison:  All Illinois industries (2007): 4.1 http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/pr076il.pdf  Rate of medically attended injury and poisoning episodes: 115.7 per 1000 persons per year http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm Let’s assume effective hours ~ (total hours) – (sleep 8 hrs/day) – (work hours) The rate comparable to TRC definition is ~ 6  Info from AD/ES&H: Analog for home injuries ~2.2 –43% of them are from falls  The comparison means that you are required to behave in a much safer manner than your “natural” habits tell you

5. 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; reflects statistics –For example, sleepless nights are often considered acceptable  Newcomers  Origin According to my experience, public and officials in Russia are more tolerable to safety violations and accidents

6. 6 Experience of PARTI 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, was not related to Fermilab (happened on vacation), but matters as an experience of your fellow students  Day time; dry and empty road  An inexperienced driver; two nights almost without sleep; full car of students For a 16 year old, a chance for an accident increases by 3 time with 3-4 teenagers in the car –http://www.edmunds.com/advice/womenfamilies/articles/44877/article.html  Lesson: Follow rules! the more dangerous are the conditions, the more attention should be paid to the road Avoid driving if you are uncomfortable doing that

7. 7 Experience of PARTI 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 Driving in a new place, try to have a second person with you in the car who can check the map If lost, stop in a safe place and think Avoid long drives until you have enough experience with short ones –Illinois requirements for high school students: 20 hours of driving with a professional instructor plus 50 - 100 hours with parents, including driving in bad conditions

8. 8 Experience of Russian students: minor accidents  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 look if unsure whether the car fits in My personal solution: parking backwards if vision from the parking slot is restricted  Running a car into a large puddle (2008)  Car stopped; had to push it for a mile $150 to repair  Please use a common sense

9. 9 Experience of Russian students: bicycling (2006-2008)  2005: a student fell while biking home  Deep 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  Bikes must be locked when left unattended

10. 10 Computer security  Do not install software on your Fermilab computer without mentor’s permission  Installing illegal copies can be very costly for Fermilab  Discuss with your mentor what software you need  Lock your computer when you leave  Don’t share passwords and don’t open links and attachments in e-mails from unknown addresses  Ask your mentor or computer administrator in a case of doubts

11. 11 Conclusion  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  Advices:  Read, learn, and follow the Illinois’ 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: a Russian-native graduate student hit a bicyclist near the Village  So far, there were no reportable injury cases among Russian students  Let’s continue this tradition!  Stay safe and healthy!