IENG 475 Lab 01 Manufacturing Safety 10302021 IENG

IENG 475 - Lab 01 Manufacturing Safety 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 1

Academic Lab Safety History l ASEE Prism (2016 Jan). pp. 35 -37 Some background: • 19 th Century: “Swashbuckling researcher” Richard Bunsen has a series of explosions in his laboratory, finally leaving him blind in one eye. • • • (Yet you still use his “Bunsen Burner” in school chemistry classes!) 2009 UCLA: A research assistant dies from burns caused in a chemistry lab because she was not wearing the appropriate, req’d cotton lab coat. 2010 Texas Tech: A graduate student is critically injured in a chemistry lab explosion because simple lab procedures (typically taught in high school) were not followed. 2011 Yale: A physics major about to graduate strangles to death when her hair gets caught in a lathe while finishing her senior project. She violated PPE protocols and worked alone in lab until about 2: 00 AM … 2011 U. S. Chemical Safety Board: identifies more than 120 academic laboratory safety incidents over the past decade. 2015 Kentucky: All active NSF grants suspended as sanction for major safety violations. 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 2

Safety Regulation l The Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970 created: • NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) • which develops standards, performs research, and conducts education and training OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) which enforces standards to ensure safe and healthy working conditions 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 3

OSHA Requirements for Employers l “Each employer shall furnish to each of his or her employees employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to his employees and shall comply with occupational safety and health standards under this Act”. 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 4

OSHA Requirements for Employees l Employees have the responsibility to “…comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and orders issued pursuant to this Act that are applicable to his or her own actions and conduct”. 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 5

Liability l Employers ARE strictly liable for compliance with OSHA regulations l Employees ARE NOT strictly liable for OSHA regulation violations l BOTH employers and employees may be held to account for safety under general liability • Know or could have reasonably foreseen of a problem and did not take appropriate action • “Deep Pockets” legal theory applies • Professional censure for engineers applies 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 6

Safety Theory – l l Domino Theory Herbert Heinrich Study (1920 s & 1930 s): • • • 88% caused by unsafe acts 10% caused by unsafe conditions 2% caused by unavoidable “acts of God” Sequence of Factors (dominos): 1. Ancestry & Social Environment – predisposing factors 2. Fault of Person (character flaw) – poor choice made 3. Unsafe Act and Physical Hazard – action taken in the presence of a hazard 4. Accident – unexpected result 5. Injury – outcome of unexpected result Removing any domino prevents the accident! 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 7

Safety Theory – Human Factors Theory l Humans are error prone – accident is a chain of events that lead to a human error l Three factors that lead to the error: • • • Overload – limitations on amount of stress that individuals can handle • Working environment • Health & physical condition • Personal commitments & problems • Job responsibilities Inappropriate Response – (lack of) experience, training, proper demeanor Inappropriate Activities – action taken based on incorrect judgement Prevent all three to avoid the accident! 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 8

Safety Theory – Multiple Causation Theory l Extension of Domino Theory – accidents may have multiple causes (more than one domino) but eliminating either one of two categories of causes will prevent an accident • Behavioral – human elements contrary to safe operations, such as: • Inadequate skill or training • Fatigue or inattentiveness • Environmental – physical elements contrary to safe operations, such as: • Inadequate lighting, housekeeping, noise control • Inadequate safeguards, personal protective equipment 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 9

Four Tools for our Lab l l Cause & Effect Diagrams Check Lists Supervised Training Practice (and assessment) 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 10

Fishbone Diagram l Preliminary Analysis for potential hazards: • Head of the Fish is the problem statement • An accident in the lab leads to injury • Five major bones of the fish: (4 M’s and an E) • Man • Material • Method • Machine • Environment • Use these as prompts to organize and brainstorm more specific causes … 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 11

Questions l Be ON TIME to lab next week, with EP paper and / or a LAB engineering notebook. l Lab instructions will be provided, but you can preview the instructions on the Schedule Page. l Activities: • Safety Equipment • Safety Practices • Safety Analysis (individual & team) • You may not use the lab / equipment until this assignment is complete! 10/30/2021 IENG 475: Computer-Controlled Manufacturing Systems 12