The Director's office has now approved the revised MSD Integrated Safety Management Plan (ISM Plan), enclosed. The ISM plan reflects the Division-specific policy and procedures used to ensure that safety is considered during the planning, preparation and performance of work. This document applies to work done in LBNL labs and offices, and where indicated, to work done in Division labs and offices on the UC Berkeley campus.

It is not necessary for everyone to read the ISM plan, as the principles and procedures are reflected in the MSD PI Guide to EH&S and the upcoming MSD Student Guide to EH&S. For those of you inclined to read the Plan, significant changes are highlighted in red. TO READ PLAN, GO HERE.

The most significant changes involve the Division's policy on EH&S training, so I have reproduced this policy below. Please read this part of the ISM plan and discuss it at an upcoming group meeting. Contact Rick Kelly if you have any questions.

MSD EH&S Training Policy

• Participating guests (including users at the Molecular Foundry and National Center for Electron Microscopy) who work at LBNL for fewer than 7 continuous days may do laboratory work without LBNL training or completion of the JHQ but only under the continuous line-of-sight supervision of someone who is trained for that work.
• New staff, students and post docs are allowed to work under line-of-sight supervision for 7 days prior to training or completing the JHQ.
• Due to the limited availability of the EHS0604 “Hazardous Waste Generator” class, all people new to LBNL may generate hazardous waste for 30 days by completing EHS0623, “Hazardous Waste Generator for Guests”. After 30 days they must complete EHS0604 to continue generating waste.
• This 7 day grace period does not apply to all training, although the EH&S Division has not yet clearly defined this distinction in most cases. By Division policy this 7 day “line of sight” proviso does not apply to:
  • EHS 250 series electrical safety classes in the EHS250 series
    EHS274, 275 and 277 in the confined space series
    EHS310-315 in the respiratory protection training
    EHS410-418 X-ray machine safety for operators, supervisors and maintenance personnel
  • TMF10, Integrating EH&S Into Science at the Molecular Foundry
    MSD010, Introduction to EH&S for New MSD Students, Staff and Guests
• After 7 days all individuals must complete the JHQ to facilitate the identification of training requirements and must complete the required training prior to starting/continuing work for which training is required.
• EHS260, Basic Electrical Hazards and Mitigations, is not required for guests/users at NCEM and the Foundry who will not perform work that potentially exposes them to >50 volts (e.g. equipment maintenance, repair, construction). The MSD EH&S group will wave this class in the database after verifying that the individual will not be performing work where he/she will actually be exposed to electrical hazards.
• Training classes subject to the 7 day grace period may be waved by the supervisor by providing substantial evidence to the MSD EH&S Manager demonstrating that the individual has equivalent training at another institution. The final decision on training class wavers is the EH&S Manager’s.
• UCB: Campus personnel must be trained to safely perform the work they will do. All campus-based students and post docs must complete the JHQ. The LBNL classes that are recommended by the JHQ process are available to UCB personnel. Campus personnel may be trained by attending LBNL classes, campus classes, on-the-job training or other means deemed adequate by the principal investigator.