"Just-in-Time" reports are two-page documents meant to inform work planners and workers about specific safety issues related to work they are about to perform. We have adopted INPO's highly successful format, which first presents brief examples of problems and mistakes encountered in actual cases, and then presents points to consider that should help avoid such pitfalls.

We developed the first six Just-in-Time reports as part of the 2004 Electrical Safety Campaign:

• Excavation Incidents - Deficiencies in identification and control of electrical hazards during excavation have resulted in hazardous working conditions.
• Blind Penetration Incidents - Deficiencies in work planning and hazards identification have resulted in electrical near misses when performing blind penetrations and core drilling.
• Energized Electrical Work - Working near energized circuits has resulted in electrical near misses.
• Electrical Demolition Activities - Deficiencies in control and identification of electrical hazards during facility demolition have resulted in hazardous working conditions.
• Electrical Wiring Errors - Electrical wiring mistakes have resulted in electrical shocks and near misses.
• Vehicles and Overhead Lines - Deficiencies in planning and use of spotters contributed to vehicles striking overhead power lines.

NOTE: Only registered ORPS users can link to the ORPS reports cited in the Just-in-Time reports. (For ORPS registration, see http://www.eh.doe.gov/oeaf/orps.html).

In the near future, we plan to issue a few more Just-in-Time electrical safety reports (e.g,, on Lockout/Tagout). Later we will be developing other reports to address safety issues in new areas (e.g., freeze protection).