Environmental Health and Safety 1 Lessons Learned MacKay Hall Fire Iowa State University College and University Hazardous Waste Conference 2013 Nothing halts research like combustion!

Environmental Health and Safety Objectives  Discuss laboratory fires in the context of emergency response  Share experiences 2

Environmental Health and Safety Emergency Preparedness  Pre-planning with responders Capabilities City Rural  Inventories  Persons of Knowledge  Post-incident Hazardous materials Water Mold  Opportunity for significant and vigorous EDUCATION! 3

Environmental Health and Safety 4 MacKay Hall Fire (2nd Floor Lab)  Timeline (08/18/10) 7:36 PM Smoke Detector Activated 7:37 PM Fire Department Received Alarm 7:38 PM Sprinkler Head Activated 7:42 PM Fire Department Arrived  Drying oven Upper chamber set to 200 o C Lower chamber set to 60 o C Plastic containers intended for LC placed in UC Plastic rated for maximum 140 o C Plastic melted and flowed to heating element Fire grew to include materials in vicinity of the oven

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Environmental Health and Safety 10 University of YYYYYYYYYY 1.Lack of written procedures including safety for the operation. 2.Inadequately designed facility. 3.The researcher, having more than 12 years of experience with lasers did not take the online laser safety training class, or the laboratory safety class, or any other course offered by EH&S. 4.The researcher apparently did not account for the severity of the hazard as evidenced by the unsafe behaviors exhibited. 5.The campus lacked a robust laser safety program with a dedicated laser safety officer.

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Environmental Health and Safety 12 University of VVVVVVV

Environmental Health and Safety 13 Mackay Fire Emergency  Three Phases Response ISU Police Ames Fire Department EH&S advisory role only Recovery Facilities, Planning and Management Contractors Risk Management College/Department Repair Facilities, Planning and Management Contractors Risk Management College/Department

Environmental Health and Safety 14 Fire Damage Fire Equipment Lab Books/Data Building Structural Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Smoke Equipment Furniture Personal Affects Sprinkler Water Equipment Lower levels Mold/Mildew

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Environmental Health and Safety 19 Hindsight

Environmental Health and Safety 20 Lessons Learned  Duty officer system  Always expect a fire  AFD entry without EH&S  Chemical inventories  Fire load  Door signs  Electrical cut-off  Sprinkler shut-off  Transition from Response to Recovery EH&S to FP&M  EH&S role in recovery