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Updated: 06/19/2008

 
Job Description Hazards Priority Reason Approval Date Revision
Year
JRA Code
Walking Normal movement throughout the Department and grounds Roadway accidents; falls on same level; being struck by object High Recent lost work case; daily activity for nearly all workers.  12/9/05
Trunk, Emrick, Colichio, Sautkulis, Freimuth
FY08
DJ-JRA01-Walking
Work with Non human primates in research Some staff work with baboons and/or macaque monkeys Bites, scratches, splash to eye, needlestick injury (bloodborne issues, herpes B virus, tetanus) High Near-needlestick injury.  Controls in place but has potential for injury.

2/20/06
King
Carter
Petry
Colichio
Emrick
Pyatt

FY08
DJ-JRA02-Primates
Work with small animals in research Rats and mice are commonly used.  Handling, restraint, anesthetizing Bites, scratches, allergies, exposure to anaesthetic High Daily activity for many workers, many small animal bites reported to OMC over the past several years.
Rev 1: 5/9/08
Original:
7/24/06

Cabelli, Emrick, Marstellar, Schlyer

Rev 1: 5/9/08

9/10/06
Thanos, Du, Dhawan, Colichio, Emrick

FY08

DJ-JRA03A.1-Rodents

 

See Chemistry JRA site

Animal Husbandry Routine animal care and handling Bites, Scratches, allergies, back injury High Daily activity for animal care staff. Some animal bites reported to OMC Rev 1: 1/16/08 
8/30/06

Petry, Bonti, Snyder, Reiszel, Emrick, Colichio

FY08 DJ-03B.1-Husbandry

Nano-Animal Handling in BLAF Routine animal handling of animals injected with gold nanoparticles Bites, scratches, contamination of nano. Med Infrequent, follows Work Permit. Limited staff 5/20/08

Hainfeld,
Dilmanian
Emrick
Colichio
Kershaw
Bonti
FY08
Completed
DJ-03C-NanoAnimal
Work with high temperature/pressurized systems Autoclaving.  High temperature, steam, pressure, lifting High Some injuries related to autoclave use reported (burns, steam). Potential for serious injury

 

11/29/05
Dunn, Emrick, Colichio, Bullis, Piper, DeMasi, Romeo

FY08 DJ-JRA04-Autoclaves
Material Handling (Mechanical) Rigging, cranes, forklifts Operation of overhead crane,

forklifts where needed;

includes PE rigging, incidental

rigging and

transportation by staff

Med Equipment is locked and keys

are only available to trained and

qualified personnel, but other

incidents within Lab raises level

of concern.


Rev 1: 2/20/08


8/1/06

Bullis,  O'Conor, Schnakenberg, Kurczak

FY08
Completed


DJ-JRA05.1-MaterialHand
Lifting Objects Human lifting Muscular and skeletal injury; being struck by dropped object; falls on same or lower level Med Recent back injury cases; frequent activity for many workers.  Some populations have higher risk (stock room mgr, bldg mgrs, animal handlers, etc) 10/11/06

Petry, Bonti, Snyder, Reiszel, Emrick, Colichio

FY08 DJ-JRA06-Lifting
Vehicle Use Vehicle use for moving materials and personnel Roadway accidents Med Continuing concern expressed by workers; potentially high consequence for accidents but drivers are NYS licensed.  7/6/06

Emrick, Colichio, Ferrone, Petry, Sautkulis, Harris

FY08 DJ-JRA07-Vehicles
Work with human subjects Human subjects are used as part of imaging program Bloodborne hazards, aggressive behavior (neuropsych), controlled subs Medium Controls have been effective.   10/11/06
R. Colichio, A. Emrick, K. Apelskog-Torres, B. Jayne
FY08 DJ-JRA08-clinical
Work with biohazardous materials and bloodborne pathogens Various hazardous biologicals including virus, toxins, recombinant DNA, human cell lines, blood and body fluid Bloodborne hazards, toxins cause paralysis, neurological damage. Medium Controls are in place and have been effective.  10/11/06

Etiologic agents and toxins:
Emrick, Colichio, Swami, Kumaran, Eswar

7/24/06         Blood Lab Procedures
Cabelli, Alexoff, King 

FY08  DJ-JRA09-Biologicals


 

 BloodlabSee Chemistry JRA site

Regulated Medical Waste Program management Transport of RMW on-site and packaging of regulated medical waste for off-site disposal. Lifting, sharps, bloodborne hazards, transportation safety Medium Controls are in place and have been effective. Has potential for injury

2/3/06
Colichio, Pyatt, Ferrone, Emrick

FY08 DJ-JRA10-RMW
Electronics Assembly of circuit boards, testing, (non-electrical) Burns, lacerations, fire Medium Hazard experienced daily by a few workers. Controls have been effective. CAD shock incidents raise level of concern. Rev 1: 3/18/08

7/6/06          Trunk, Colichio, Emrick
FY08
Completed
DJ-JRA11.1-Electronics
Machine Shop Work Various shops maintained by research groups. Operation of lathes, drill presses, etc. Overexertion; Repetitive motion; intense visual acuity; being caught or compressed by machinery; being struck by object; cut by sharp object Medium OSHA violations of machine guarding and mounting corrected; some housekeeping problems. Rev 1: 3/13/08 
1/31/06

Bullis
Schnakenberg
Kurczak
O'Conor

Rev 1: 3/17/08

7/6/06 
Trunk, Langdon, Lara, Emrick, Colichio

FY08
Completed




Completed
DJ-JRA12.1-MachineShop

 

 

DJ-JRA12A.1-TechShop

General Compressed Gas Work Storage and use throughout Department Struck by object; ODH/toxicity concerns; overexertion Medium OSHA violations have been corrected; quantity and variety on hand raises concern level.

Rev 1: 9/26/07

1/31/06

Trunk w/NSLS

FY08
Completed
DJ-JRA13.1-CompressedGas
Hazardous, Mixed and Radioactive Waste Management  waste generation and disposal Chemical reactions; toxicity; fire; sensitivity Medium Many recent RCRA violations; generators do not comprehend severity of incorrect actions and choose what they view as proper rather than following regulations.

1/21/06

Ferrone, Emrick, Colichio, Pavlak, Guida, Faleiro

FY08 DJ-JRA14-HazWaste
Working with Lasers Laser work  limited to one group Eye injury; skin burns; fires; chemical sensitivity Medium Laser exposure controlled by enclosure,  interlocks, PPE, and SOPs. Recent BNL injury raises level of concern.

Rev 1: 3/17/08

10/30/05
Piper, Weilandics, Emrick, Sautkulis, Colichio, Trunk

FY08
Completed
DJ-JRA15.1-Lasers
General Cryogenic Work Filling dewars and cryostats with LN2 and LHe (sometimes large quantities); testing of components intended for cryogenic operation; cold fitting of mechanical parts Contact with temperature; ODH; being struck by object; falls to lower level Medium PPE is used effectively, ODH concerns are addressed, but workers underestimate hazards, some work not fully reviewed.  10/6/06       Emrick, Colichio, Lin, Setlow, Shea-McCarthy, Kumaran 

7/24/06           MRI Cryogen Fills
Cabelli, Wang

FY09 DJ-JRA16-Cryogens

 


MRI Fills See Chemistry JRA site

Hazardous Chemical Work Work with carcinogens, listed chemicals, Hg, peroxidizables, pyrophoric chemicals, oxidizers, etc. Chemical toxicity; chemical sensitivity; chemical reaction; fire Medium Work done in hoods as a control; additional controls for environmental and BNL special concerns where needed.  9/30/06        Micca, Miura, Emrick, Colichio, Whittle

 

7/24/06 Hydrogenation:  Diane Cabelli, Jim Anselmini, Kun-Ik-Kil, Yu-Shin Ding

10/6/06            Acid Bath
Colichio, Emrick, Sautkulis, Bennett, DeMasi, Jardine, Ferrone

 

FY09 DJ-JRA17-Chemicals




HydrogenationSee Chemistry JRA site

 

 

DJ-JRA17B-AcidBath

Hand Tools Work with tools Being struck by object; struck against object; cuts by sharp object; repetitive motion; falls on same level; Low Hazard experienced daily by many workers. Controls have been effective.  7/6/06 

Langdon, Lara, Trunk, Emrick, Colichio

FY09 DJ-JRA18-Handtools
Radioactive Sealed Source Use  and Radiation Generating Devices Use of  sealed sources and radiation generating devices Radiation exposure Low Full, annually verified inventory exists; semi-annual leak checks and non-exempt source inventory. Interlocks are maintained  10/9/06

Burns, Sautkulis, Emrick, Colichio

 

10/9/06           Rad Sources: Completed 10/6/06 Burns, Sautkulis, Emrick, Colichio

FY09 DJ-JRA19-RGD

                                            

 

DJ-JRA19A-RadSources

Radioactive Material Use Use of dispersibles in a benchtop environment (125I, 131I, 32P, 14C, etc), Radiation Generating Devices, Sealed Sources Radiation exposure Low Controls in place and communicated to staff.  RWPs are in place. Most issues are with compliance and not worker safety. 1/13/06
Contos, Colichio, Bullis, Meinken, Cutter, Emrick, Burns, Ferrone,  Tovar-Salazar, Pavlak

11/3/05 Radiotracer: Richard Ferrieri, Carsten Kroll

FY09 DJ-JRA20-Dispersibles

 

 

 

DJ-JRA20A-Radiotracer

Work in high Magnetic Fields and non-ionizing radiation Use of magnets with field exposures exceeding 5 G (MR facility, STEM), UV Non-ionizing radiation exposure; falls to lower levels; being struck by object Low Effective reviews, training, posting and controls reduce level of concern.

Completed 9/25/06

Tomasi, Harris, Caparelli, Colichio, Emrick, Gunther

FY09 DJ-JRA21-SMF
General Office Work Computer use All staff have offices and do routine office work (some more than others) Ergonomics, VDT, lifting, trips Low Have not had reportable cases.   1/12/06
Emrick, Colichio, Folkers, Duryea, Capasso
FY09 DJ-JRA22-Office
Work with  pesticides One certified pesticide applicator Inhalation, respirator required Low Controls in place, experienced staff.  5/12/06

R. Sautkulis
R. Colichio

FY09 DJ-JRA23-Pesticides
Transporting Chemicals, biologicals and rad materials Materials transported within BNL site Chemical toxicity, exposure, accidents Low Hazard experienced daily by a few workers. Controls have been effective 7/8/06

Emrick, Colichio, Ferrone, Kershaw, Sautkulis, Harris

FY09 DJ-JRA24-Transport
Contamination Work (CAD) Work in contam area Radiation Exposure Low Controls in place and communicated to staff.  RWPs are in place. Most issues are with compliance and not worker safety. 7/24/06
Completed by CA w/MO staff--Schnakenberg
FY09 DJ-JRA25-Contamination

 

EBCO Cyclotron Maintenance Routine maintenance and target foil change Dispersible radiation exposure potential Low RWP and other controls, experienced staff 7/24/06

Cabelli, Schueller

FY09 Cyclotron- See Chemistry JRA site
Use of Open Flames (Bunsen Burners and automatic burners --Fire Boys) Use of Bunsen burners in research Burns, fire Med ESR covers safety aspects. 9/11/07
Janczewski
Moscariello
Colichio, Emrick
Sutherland
FY10 DJ-JRA27-BunsenBurner
Use of nanomaterials in benchscale work. Nanomaterial use in benchscale research Contamination, unknown hazards Med ESR covers safety aspects. 5/9/08
Hainfeld
Colichio
Dilmanian
Emrick
Ferrone
FY10 DJ-JRA28-BenchscaleNano

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