Appendix D   -   Sitewide Fire Protection Features

T. Hassler/M. Willard

Section 1: Newport News Fire Department

Jefferson Lab does not have a fire department or a fire brigade. Other than the employees who are trained to use a fire extinguisher, the Laboratory is fully dependent on the City of Newport News Fire Department for responding to and extinguishing a fire that has not been extinguished by automatic suppression systems.

The Newport News Fire Department has three fire stations in close proximity to Jefferson Lab. Fire station 6 is on Oyster Point Road and less than one mile from the nearest entrance to the Lab. Fire Station 6 is also headquarters for the Battalion Chief a nd is home base for the Peninsula HAZMAT Team. Fire Station 8 is located on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard and is about 2.5 miles from Jefferson Lab. Fire Station 10 is on Warwick Boulevard and is about 4 miles from Jefferson Lab.

The Newport News Fire Department has been very supportive of Jefferson Lab and has participated in annual fire exercises at the Lab. The Fire Department conducts an annual walk-through partial inspection of the Lab.

Further information is available on the Web at http://www.cebaf.gov/intralab/emergency/fire/.

Section 2: Sitewide Fire Alarm Reporting System

A sitewide fire alarm reporting system provides instant location information to the gate guard who relays the information by telephone and pager to designated staff.

Section 3: Water Supply

Water Supply tests in the area indicate available flows up to 1000 gal/minute is available, and is adequate for the hazard. Further information is available on the Web at http://www.cebaf.gov/intralab/emergency/fire/.

 

Appendix E   -   Outline of Hall B Safety Training Program

Classroom discussion:

Importance and relevance of safety, and special features of Hall B.

Smoke escape mask training.

In-hall orientation:

Visit 3 levels of space frame, 2 levels of forward carriage, 1 level of south clamshell, floor level of the hall.

Count the number of egresses from each area, including vertical ladders and contingencies due to carriages being in or out of position

Find the fire extinguishers in each area.

Find the fire alarm pull stations in each area.

Discuss egress routes out of the hall, and the need for daily identification of these due to changing equipment on the floor. Muster point at top of tunnel.

Discuss the cost of replacement and fragility of the drift chambers, TOF counters, and Cerenkov counter, including connectors and cables.

Note the danger of dropping items from elevated platforms, and the danger of falling from elevated platforms.

Note requirement for hard hats, safety shoes, and safety glasses for anyone in the hall.

Note location of flammables in hall: cable room of forward carriage and south clamshell, cable in subfloor of forward carriage and space frame, TOF bars.

Note location of fire hydrant outside Hall B.

Appendix F   -   Contract Requirements for TJNAF Fire Safety

The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is managed by the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA). SURA is a contractor for the United States Department of Energy. Jefferson Lab is bound by contractual requirements to comply with a particular body of laws, regulations, and directives, including standards for Environment, Health, and Safety.

In a joint DOE/SURA effort, Jefferson Lab has undergone the process 17 of identifying those laws, regulations, and standards which constitute the minimal set of requirements for the operation of the laboratory. This set has been incorporated into the contract between SURA and the Department of Energy.

The "necessary" (required) standards identified by the committee which are related to fire safety are: 29 CFR 1910 Subparts E, H, I, K, L, S; 29 CFR 1910.38(b); 29 CFR 1910.103; 29 CFR 1910.252(a); and the Code of Virginia 15.1-291.1-11(Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act, concerning cigarette smoking).

These standards address the fire safety issues related to: fire prevention and protection, means of egress, electrical installations, hazardous materials, personal protective equipment, hydrogen fuels, and stationary engines in buildings.

The committee also identified "sufficient" standards, including NFPA standards, building codes, and portions of the Jefferson Lab EH&S manual. For complete documentation, refer to the document "Jefferson Laboratory Work Smart Standards Documentation."

Appendix G   -   External Consultations

A series of consultants and reviewers have contributed in some measure to shaping the direction of the Hall B fire safety efforts.

Fire Safety Review #1: John Elias, Ph.D., Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Mark Dumais, P.E., Argonne National Laboratory; James Eckroth, P.E., Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Mark Dumais, P.E., Argonne National Laboratory, two-day consulting visit.

Bill Biscontini, National Sales Representative for Securiplex water mist systems, ond-day consulting visit.

Fire Safety Review #2: John Elias, Ph.D., Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Mark Dumais, P.E., Argonne National Laboratory; Timothy Tess, P.E., Argonne National Laboratory.

Jackie Holloway, NASA Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (retired), two-month consulting relationship.

Factory Mutual Research Corporation consultants: Paris Stavrianidis, Associate Director, Risk Methodologies (industrial risk assessment); Brenon Knaggs, Project Engineer (electronics-initiated fires); Dr. Soonil Nam, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist (wate r mist systems); two-day consulting visit.

Fire Safety Review #3: John Elias, Ph.D., Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Mark Dumais, P.E., Argonne National Laboratory; Timothy Tess, P.E., Argonne National Laboratory.