1. Lead bricks painting General procedure and its practical application
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The problem
At CERN almost all lead bricks need to be painted (dangerous oxidation dust)
External companies very expensive
No internal service organised by CERN
SMB contractor: 46 euros/brick
Need for an immediate and not too expensive solution!
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The proposed solution
Procedure to allow experiments to safely paint the lead bricks (EDMS )
Implementation safety measures
Proposed conform location
Proposed and tested specific paint (SDS checked)
Everything validated by HSE!
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4. The EP procedure Each experiment: time and cost of the paint!
Activity is scheduled and approved using IMPACT
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The proposed location
Paint booth in 167/R-015 (coactivity to manage)
Added curtains around and RP floor covering
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6. PPE & monitoring Safety mask with filter (fit test done)
Protective gloves
Tyvek coveralls
Safety shoes and shoe covering
More PPE depending on SDS!
Air monitoring for lead dust (3 monitors, no issues)
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Conclusions
GIF++ experiment painted 200 lead bricks in two weeks
CMS painted over 500 bricks in three weeks
Good result and no issues
Paint your bricks!
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8. Thanks for your attention!
04 October 2017
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