Fermilab TodayWednesday, October 19, 2005  
Users' Safety at Fermilab
There is a new process in place to train and supervise users at Fermilab. The objective of this process is to provide users the same tools employees have to keep themselves safe while at the work place. When a new user joins the Lab, he or she will be required to attend New Employee ES&H Orientation (NEO). This course consists of short presentations/discussions of topics identified in the ES&H Manual, OSHA requirements, and DOE orders 5483.1A. To be sure there is ample opportunity to attend the NEO; classes will be offered every week on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings. Monday afternoon classes will be held in Wilson Hall 15NW, beginning at 1:00pm. Thursday morning classes will be held at the Training Center, beginning November 3, 2005, at 8:00A.M. Training times and places are also available via the web.

In addition to NEO, users will each be assigned a Point of Contact (POC), or a supervisor for the time the user is on the site. This POC will be responsible for such things as completing the ITNA (Individual Training Needs Assessment), disseminating relevant ES&H information and being a contact person in the event that the user is injured while at Fermilab. These responsibilities are consistent with those imposed on the supervisors of Fermilab employees. With this process in place, the Laboratory will be better able to train users and will provide each user with a line organization they can follow when questions or concerns arise.

Users who are already at the Laboratory will complete this process when their current ID expires. Before being issued a new ID, they will have to complete NEO and identify a POC to serve as their supervisor.

To accommodate the new process, the application for FNAL Visitors has been modified to include the name of the Point of Contact. In addition, the database will now generate an email message to the POC and the Senior Safety Officer for the relevant division/section. Again, this is the same process currently used to alert supervisors and safety personnel when a new employee joins their organization. The new user will be issued a white temporary ID card to carry until they have completed the NEO. Once the initial safety training is completed (within one week), the new user will be issued a picture ID.

The details of the users' Safety program can be found in FESHM chapter 1080. Questions about the process should be directed to your Senior Safety Officer.