November Meeting Announcement

Title: Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA) Tools and Methods

Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA) is a collective term that encompasses all activities involved in identifying hazards and evaluating risks, throughout the life cycle of a facility or process, to make certain that identified risks are consistently controlled within the organization’s risk tolerance.

The three main risk questions are:

• Hazard – What can go wrong?
• Consequences – How bad could it be?
• Likelihood – How often might it happen?

There are multiple tools used by various organizations to assess risk and identify hazards.  We will explore some of these tools during this presentation and use a case study of a dark matter experiment at SLAC where a industry specific tool was used.

Presented by: Nimmi Kovvali

Ms. Kovvali is an Operations Manager at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and manages facilities, infrastructure and ES&H support to two scientific directorates. Scientific areas supported by her team include materials, chemical and biological sciences, as well as particle physics and cosmology.  Ms. Kovvali has over fifteen years of experience in EH&S program management, with an emphasis on R&D laboratory environments. Her background is in Environmental Management, Chemistry and Biology. Ms. Kovvali has been at SLAC for 7 years, helping them develop their laboratory EH&S programs. She is currently participating in the construction of a state of the art laboratory facility, as a Science Liaison; a role that leverages her management and ES&H expertise.  Ms Kovvali is the Chemical Hygiene Officer for SLAC.

When: November 14,  2017

Executive Committee
10:30-11:30AM (All members welcome)

Chapter Meeting
Doors Open at 11:30 AM
Program Starts at Noon

COST:
$28 members with reservations   

$33 non-members and members without reservations

We accept cash, checks or credit cards.

Reservation deadline is November 13, 5:00 p.m.