Charter of the Electrical Safety Committee (ESC)

DOE-HDBK-1092-98

CHARTER OF THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY

COMMITTEE (ESC)

PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Provide the contractor or company with a competent technical resource for identifying,

recommending resolution of, and communicating electrical safety issues.

B. Enhance electrical safety by reducing risk, mitigating hazards, and providing root cause analysis

in electrical energy distribution and applications in R&D laboratories and other workplaces.

C. Identify the need for and establish new electrical safety initiatives and programs.

D. Develop, review, and approve electrical safety training programs.

E. Review all occurrence reports involving electrical issues, and participate in the root cause

analysis process.

F. Participate in DOE electrical safety programs such as the DOE ESC, the development and

maintenance of the DOE Electrical Safety Guidelines document, and the process for requesting

and monitoring exemptions and waivers to guidelines.

G. The committee shall be responsible for implementation of this program.

II.

MEMBERSHIP

A. Site management appoints the chair of the ESC and approves the charter.

B. The chair shall appoint a secretary.

C. The committee shall be made up of one member and an alternate appointed by each line

organization or division and appropriate trades organization(s).

D. Advisors to the ESC shall attend and participate in committee meetings and activities. Advisors

shall be line organization personnel who have special interests and/or knowledge concerning

electrical safety. Advisors shall be approved by the committee.

E. The DOE area or field office appoints a representative to the ESC to coordinate electrical safety

concerns involving the ESC and DOE.

F. Committee members shall be knowledgeable in electrical safety through education and/or

experience and shall be actively pursuing electrical engineering, electrical safety, or R&D

functions in the performance of their duties and shall be committed to the broad electrical safety

concerns of the site and its employees.

III.

COMMITTEE AUTHORITY

The ESC shall be the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) for the implementation of the National

Electrical Code, 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S, and 29 CFR 1926, Subpart K.

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