Chapter 52 – Food and Drink Restrictions in Technical Areas

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Contents

Approved by Alyssa Brand
Revised 1/22

52.1 Policy
52.2 Scope
52.3 Applicability
52.4 Exceptions
52.5 Roles and Responsibilities
52.6 Definitions
52.7 Source Requirements
52.8 Other Driving Requirements
52.9 Implementing Documents

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52.1 Policy

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) restricts the consumption and storage of food and drink in technical areas based on the type of technical area and/or the work performed in the technical area. Consumption and storage of food and drink is prohibited in technical areas where potentially harmful substances are used, such as in chemical laboratories; biological laboratories; radiation work areas; and machine, welding, and craft shops. Other technical areas need to be evaluated by the area safety lead and/or the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Division to determine if, where, and when consumption and storage of food and drink will be permitted. Area safety leads must indicate on the technical area’s door sign any conditions and locations for which food or drink consumption is permitted in the technical area.

Berkeley Lab restricts the consumption and storage of food and drink in technical areas to minimize potential exposure to harmful substances, such as chemicals, biological materials, metal shavings, and other unsanitary materials. This policy:

1. Prohibits the consumption and storage of food and drink in the following locations:
   1. Chemical laboratories
   2. Biosafety areas, such as biosafety level 1 or 2 laboratories
   3. Radiation areas
   4. Machine, welding, and craft shops
2. Restricts the storage and consumption of food and drink in other technical areas by requiring the area safety lead and/or EHS Division to evaluate the area to determine which portion(s) may be identified and demarcated as permissible for the storage or consumption of food or drink.

52.2 Scope

See Section 52.3, below.

52.3 Applicability

Berkeley Lab employees, casual and participating visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors who perform work in technical areas

52.4 Exceptions

Non-technical areas, such as administrative offices, meeting rooms, break rooms, and kitchens, are not subject to this policy.

52.5 Roles and Responsibilities

Role	Responsibility
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Division	Administers the Food and Drink Restrictions in Technical Areas policy. Provides assistance in reviewing area food and drink requirements
Line management	Assigns the area safety lead Ensures workers comply with area food and drink requirements
Berkeley Lab Employees and affiliates	Follow all area food and drink requirements
Subcontractors	Follow all area food and drink requirements

52.6 Definitions

Term	Definition
Technical areas	Laboratories where chemicals or biological materials are stored or handled Shops or other process areas where potential eye, face, skin, hand, foot, head, hearing, or respiratory hazards exist
Chemical laboratories	Laboratories where chemicals are handled
Craft Shop	Workshop where Facilities maintenance and construction craft/trades personnel perform work. Examples include, but are not limited to, the Plumbing Shop, the Electrical Shop, the Carpentry Shop, and the Lockshop.
Machine Shop	Workshop where materials are cut and shaped (machined)
Radiation areas	Any accessible area in which radiation levels could result in an individual receiving a deep dose equivalent in excess of 0.005 rem (0.05 millisievert) in one hour, 30 cm from the radiation source or from any surface that the radiation penetrates
Welding Shop	Workshops where materials are joined together by heating the surfaces to the point of melting and uniting them (welded)
Work release	An approval for a nonresident worker to access and perform work in a Berkeley Lab space.
Worker – resident	A resident worker is one performing work in a technical area, where the work is part of the program scope of the division owning the technical area. A matrixed employee working in the host division technical area is generally considered a resident worker since that worker typically receives daily direction from the host group, department, or division.

52.7 Source Requirements

• 10 CFR 851.21, Worker Safety and Health Program – Hazard Identification and Assessment
• 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens
• 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication
• 29 CFR 1910.1450, Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
• 10 CFR 835, Occupational Radiation Protection

52.8 Other Driving Requirements

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, fifth edition, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Molecules, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Federal Register (current version)

52.9 Implementing Documents

• Personal Protective Equipment
• EHS Procedure 705, Radiological Work Permit Program
• Machine Safeguarding—Shop and Machine Safety
• Biosafety
• Chemical Safety Hazards and Controls

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