Definitions (Section 4)

Accelerator Area. The area containing the main accelerator and SSRL housings and associated equipment (see Site Access and Identification Badges Policy and Procedures [pdf]). The Accelerator Area is surrounded by a control fence. This area is considered an industrial area (see industrial area).

Area hazard analysis (AHA). The process used to evaluate a work area to determine the hazards that may be present and appropriate controls for these hazards and provide a mechanism to communicate these hazards to someone entering the area

Controlled area. Area where access is managed to protect individuals from exposure to radiation and/or radioactive materials. Individuals who enter a controlled area (but not a radiologically controlled area) should not receive an occupational dose each year of more than 0.1 rem total effective dose equivalent (TEDE).

Course, core. Course required by external regulations or SLAC policy

Course, practical. A hands-on demonstration of skills, scheduled with an ES&H authorized instructor and recorded in the ES&H Training Database. Practical training is required to complete certification of some topic areas.

Note: Practical training is not to be confused with on-the-job training (OJT), which is not provided by ES&H Training and is not recorded and tracked in the ES&H Training Database.

Course, resource. Course that is not required by regulation or policy but is of significant value. Supervisors may require certain personnel take resource courses

Industrial area. An area where some level of hazard (moving machinery, noise, electricity and chemicals) may exist (see Site Access and Identification Badges Policy and Procedures [pdf])

Job hazard analysis and mitigation (JHAM). A formal process by which personnel plan work, identify task specific hazards, assess associated risks, establish control measures (mitigate risks), and monitor effectiveness

Non-employee. Personnel present at SLAC who are not SLAC employees are considered non-employees. The term specifically includes contracted parties, users, and technical collaborators, DOE staff, department associates, lecturers, and visitors.

Casual visitor. Individuals coming to the SLAC campus for a period of no more than 30 days per visit, whose visit does not involve unescorted entry to industrial/accelerator or other areas where unique SLAC hazards warrant limited access, and whose visit is for the following types of purposes: attending public lectures, public tours, or other activities open to the public; attending workshops, conferences, and collaboration meetings; use of the Linear Cafe (SLAC cafeteria); use of the SLAC Guesthouse; and meetings with SLAC personnel.
Contracted party. A non-employee working at SLAC under contract
User and similar non-employee. An individual user, collaborator, student, visiting scholar, scientist, or researcher. Personnel under contract to provide special, current, professional knowledge in a particular field, such as engineers, technicians, other credentialed professionals, and visitors who will be on site for a period greater then 30 days .

Non-employee safety training program (NESTP). A program to address the safety training needs of non-employees requiring SLAC-specific safety training for anyone carrying out on-site activities that might expose them to the unique hazards of this facility, based on the assumption that the basic safety rules applicable to each trade or service industry are already known and understood by these non-employees.

Pre-work hazard analysis (PWHA). A process by which contracted parties plan work, identify task-specific hazards, assess associated risks, and establish control measures (mitigate risks)

Radiologically controlled area (RCA). Areas where personnel may receive an annual occupational radiation exposure of greater than 100 mrem

Restricted period. The initial period during which workers are assigned training through the STA during which they may complete their training, while operating under direct supervision

SLAC contact. An employee of SLAC assigned responsibility for a non-employee such as but not limited to users, collaborators, students, visiting scholars, scientists, and researchers, as well as consultants, engineers and technicians in support of research projects. Contracted parties are usually assigned a contract administrator and a university technical representative (UTR).

SLAC ES&H Training Database. The database application accessed through the ES&H web site by managers and supervisors and the ES&H Training Team to track ES&H training and generate reports used for performance measurement

The training database supports the following management systems:

SLAC Training Assessment (STA). A tracking tool accessed through the ES&H web site by managers and supervisors to designate and document training requirements for individual employees.
SLAC Training Registration System. The SLAC tool used to register personnel to take instructor-led ES&H training identified in the STA
ES&H Training Reports. Training database reports on training compliance and course registrations

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