1. DOE Electrical Safety Handbook
2016 EFCOG Electrical Safety Workshop

2. Working Group Members Mike Hicks, DOE INL Lloyd Gordon, LANL
Tim Snow, NREL
Richard Green, LLNL
Don Bourcier, LANL
Eugene Santiago, BNL
Joe Kilar, ANL
John Lacenere, PPPL
John Echave, LANL
Marion Wilde, SNL
Mark Mathews, ORNL
Jerry Meisinger, HQ-DOE

3. History of Handbook 1990 - 1993 Development
draft, Chapters 1 - 8
, R&D Development
January release
attempt to eliminate
March st R&D Electrical Safety Meeting/Workshop
April Edit to Handbook due
December Revised handbook, added excavation
March nd R&D Electrical Safety Meeting/Workshop
March rd R&D Electrical Safety Meeting/Workshop
July st Joint DOE Electrical Safety Workshop

4. History of Handbook October 2008 - revision finalized
January 1, 2009 – was submitted to DOE
Back to the drawing board
revised Electrical Safety Handbook, 2 new chapters
Added equipment approval and hazard classification
2010 – 2013 editing, code referencing, reorganization, REVCOM
2013 published, two new EFCOG chapter pushed to appendices, controversial

5. DOE Handbook - 2004 1.0 Introduction 2.0 General Requirements
3.0 Electrical Preventive Maintenance
4.0 Grounding
5.0 Special Occupancies
6.0 Requirements for Specific Equipment
7.0 Work in Excess of 600 V
8.0 Temporary Wiring
9.0 Enclosed Electrical/Electronic Equipment
10.0 Research and Development
11.0 Electrical Safety During Excavations – EFCOG product
12.0 References
Appendix A - DOE Model Electrical Safety Program
Appendix B - Acronyms and Definitions
Appendix C - Work Matrices - Examples
Appendix D - Regulation Matrices

6. DOE Electrical Safety Handbook - 2013
Introduction general
General Requirements general
Hazard Analysis see Appendix D
Electrical Preventive Maintenance code
Grounding code
Special Occupancies code, explosives
Requirements for Specific Equipment code
Work in Excess of 600 V code
Temporary Wiring code
Electrical Safety During Excavation code
Enclosed Electrical/Electronic Equipment R&D
Unlisted Electrical Equipment Approval see Appendix C
Research and Development R&D
A – DOE Model Electrical Safety Program
B – Acronyms and Definitions code
C – Unlisted Electrical Equipment - EFCO R&D
D – Hazard Analysis - EFCOG R&D
E – Referenced Citations code
F – Severity Tool EFCOG

7. 2016 Working Group Goal
Reorder Handbook to include all material in main body
To eliminate code repetition
To brainstorm new sections

8. Consideration for Elimination
The next few slides look at each chapter for
Elimination
Update
Closer consideration

9. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Scope 1.3 Electrical Safety Program
1.4 Authority Having Jurisdiction

10. 2.0 General Requirements 2.1 Electrical Maintenance or Repairs
2.2 Basic Safeguards
2.3 Responsibilities
2.4 Modifications to Facilities
2.5 Approval of Electrical Equipment
2.6 Codes, Standards, and Regulations
2.7 Training and Qualifications of Qualified Workers
2.8 Working Space Around Electrical Equipment
2.9 Identification of Disconnecting Means
2.10 Work Instructions
2.11 Electrical Personal Protective Equipment
2.12 Work Practices

11. 3.0 Hazard Analysis
This Chapter, created by our EFCOG group was pushed to an Appendix

12. 4.0 Electrical Preventative Maintenance
4.1 Development and Implementation Requirements
4.2 Electrical Preventive Maintenance Program
4.3 Maintenance
4.4 Inspection
4.5 Essential Elements
4.6 Planning and Developing an EPM Program, and Fundamentals of EPM
4.7 Ground-Fault Protection and Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters
4.8 Overcurrent Protective Devices

13. 5.0 Grounding 5.1 Specifications and Drawings
5.2 Circuit and System Grounding
5.3 Equipment Grounding
5.4 Bonding
5.5 Grounded or Ungrounded Systems
5.6 Grounding Requirements
5.7 Grounding Electrode Conductor
5.8 Main Bonding Jumper
5.9 System with Grounded Conductor
5.10 Equipment Grounding Conductor
5.11 Ungrounded Systems
5.12 Grounding a Separately Derived System
5.13 Grounding Electrode System
5.14 Personnel Protective Grounds

14. 6.0 Special Occupancies 6.1 Explosives
6.2 Prevention of External Ignition and Explosion
6.3 Hazardous Locations
6.4 Electrical Equipment for Class I, II, and III Areas
6.5 Descriptions, Features, and Test Criteria of Enclosures for Hazardous (Classified) Locations
6.6 Underground Facilities

15. 7.0 Requirements for Specific Equipment
7.1 Conveying Systems
7.2 Cranes and Hoists
7.3 Elevators and Escalators
7.4 Portable and Vehicle-Mounted Generators
7.5 Batteries

16. 8.0 Work in Excess of 600 Volts 8.1 Responsibilities for Safety
8.2 Training
8.3 Job Briefings
8.4 Personal Protective Equipment and Protective Clothing
8.5 Protective Grounding of Lines and Equipment
8.6 Installing or Removing Conductors
8.7 Special Tools
8.8 Tree Trimming
8.9 Underground
8.10 Ferro-Resonance

17. 9.0 Temporary Wiring
9.1 Requirements and Installation Conditions of use
9.2 Using Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Program
9.3 Portable Electrical Tools and Equipment

18. Chapter 10 Electrical Safety During Excavation
10.1 General
10.2 Utilities Identification
10.3 Utilities Verification and Marking
10.4 Utilities Disposition
10.5 Work Control During Excavations
10.6 The Excavation Process
10.7 As-Built Drawings

19. Chapter 11 - Enclosed Electrical/Electronic Equipment
11.1 Grounding and Bonding
11.2 Rack Power Distribution
11.3 Chassis Power Distribution
11.4 Protective Devices for Enclosed Elect. Equipment
11.5 Disconnecting Means
11.6 Marking and Labeling Requirements
11.7 Working Clearances
11.8 Cable/Utility Management System
11.9 Electrical Safety Requirements for Tester Facilities
11.10 Enclosed Power Electronics
11.11 Non-ionizing Radiation
11.12 Ampacity Information for Wire Sizing

20. Chapter 12 – Approval of Unlisted Electrical Equipment
This Chapter, created by our EFCOG group was pushed to an Appendix

21. Chapter 13 Research and Development
13.1 Operation and Maintenance
13.2 Employee Qualifications
13.3 Generic R&D Equipment
13.4 Methods
13.5 Requirements for Specific R&D Equipment

22. Chapter 14 References ANSI ASME ASTM Crane DOE CFR IEEE ISA NEMA NFPAUL
Other

23. Ideas for New Material Lithium Ion batteries Solar Power systems
Emergency Response for electrical systems
LOTO
Lessons Learned
Mixed hazard PPE
Risk Assessment
Tools, mobile app, etc..
Superconducting magnets
Best practices (subsurface detection, LOTO)
Lightning protection
EFCOG working group products

24. Ideas for User tools Flow chart linked to sections
Mobile App for hazard classification and controls
Mobile App for DOE handbook

25. Options for DOE Electrical Safety Handbook
Updates to existing handbook, DOE
Updates and add new material, DOE
Completely restructure handbook, DOE
Eliminate redundant code info, reorder
Break into two handbooks
Existing application of codes to labs, DOE
Research laboratories, Science and NNSA, EFCOG
Pull handbook out of DOE, make it EFCOG handbook

26. DOE Electrical Safety Handbook - proposed
Introduction general
General Requirements general
Hazard Analysis R&D, both
Risk Assessment both
Electrical Preventive Maintenance code
Grounding code
Special Occupancies code, explosives
Requirements for Specific Equipment code
Work in Excess of 600 V code
Temporary Wiring code
Electrical Safety During Excavation code
Enclosed Electrical/Electronic Equipment R&D
Unlisted Electrical Equipment Approval R&D
Research and Development R&D
Electrical Severity Measurement Tool
A – DOE Model Electrical Safety Program
B – Acronyms and Definitions code
C – Unlisted Electrical Equipment - EFCO R&D
D – Hazard Analysis - EFCOG R&D
E – Referenced Citations code
F – Severity Tool EFCOG

27. DOE Electrical Safety Handbook – 2 Handbooks
Introduction general
General Requirements general
Electrical Preventive Maintenance code
Grounding code
Special Occupancies code, explosives
Requirements for Specific Equipment code
Work in Excess of 600 V code
Temporary Wiring code
Electrical Safety During Excavation code
A – DOE Model Electrical Safety Program
B – Acronyms and Definitions code
E – Referenced Citations code
Introduction general
General Requirements general
Hazard Analysis R&D, both
Risk Assessment both
Enclosed Electrical/Electronic Equipment R&D
Unlisted Electrical Equipment Approval R&D
Research and Development R&D
Electrical Severity Measurement Tool
A – Acronyms and Definitions code

28. EFCOG Electrical Safety Handbook
Introduction
General Requirements
Hazard Analysis
Risk Assessment
Enclosed Electrical/Electronic Equipment
Unlisted Electrical Equipment Approval
Research and Development
Electrical Severity Measurement Tool
A – Acronyms and Definitions