Safety

Risk Management

Note: No homework for this topic!

Codes & Standards

ASME Pressure Vessel Code

Cutting, welding, modifications

void code rating of a pressure
vessel

National Electrical Code

National Plumbing Code

Standards

A standard can be defined as a set

of technical definitions and
guidelines that function as
instructions for designers,
manufactures, operators, or users
of equipment.

Codes

A standard is a code when it has

been adopted by one or more
governmental bodies and is
enforceable by law, or when it has
been incorporated into a business
contract.

Environmental
Management

ISO 14001 Guidelines for an EMS

Environmental impacts
Documentation
Controls
Audits, internal and external

Chemical Handling

Storage

Tracking

Paint
Gas cylinders
Flammable
Inventory
Cradle to grave

Disposal
MSDS Sheets

Protective Clothing

Hearing
Eye/Sight

Respirators
Body

Chemicals
Chips from machining
Welding

Shoes
Hard Hat
Gloves

Chemicals
Electrical

Arc flash
High voltage

Fire Prevention

Fire extinguishers
Sprinklers
Smoke and heat detectors
Flammable gas detectors
Egress

Electrical Safety

Electrical Lock-out!!
Grounding
Ground fault
Extension cords
Arc Flash
High Voltage
National Electrical Code!!

Miscellaneous

Confined Space
Fall Protection
Look for sources of potential energy

Hydraulic supplies
Cable, chains,.. in tension
Pressure vessel
Stored chemicals

Miscellaneous

Equipment should be
designed to fail-safe if
electrical power is
removed/lost.
PVC; do not use for
compressed air lines