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1 Oxygen Deficiency Hazards ODH SAF 103 Patty Hunt

2 Personnel will not enter or occupy areas in which oxygen concentration is less than 19.5% ODH - Oxygen Deficiency Hazards POLICY

3 ODH training objectives 1. Health Effects of ODH 2. ODH Hazards that can be Encountered at Jefferson Lab: Cryogenic and Non Cryogenic Sources 3. Special Hazards from handling Ultracold Liquids 4. Jefferson Lab Controls for Cryogenic ODH: Identification and Classification of ODH Areas Worker Requirements for Entry into ODH Areas Engineering Controls Used to Reduce ODH Hazards Emergency Response Procedures

4 Training provides THIS TRAINING DOES PROVIDE: qualification for entry to ODH 0 and ODH 1 areas retraining required every 12 months ODH 2 AND HIGHER WORK REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE medical approval THIS TRAINING DOES NOT QUALIFY YOU FOR CONFINED SPACE ENTRY.

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6 Visitor requirements To bring a visitor into an ODH 0 or 1 area you must: Have your supervisor’s permission escort the visitor: one ODH qualified escort per visitor explain the ODH hazards to the visitor before allowing them to enter the ODH area TOUR GROUP REQUIREMENTS: OSP/TOSP

7 OSP

8 N2 vent

9 Manure pit

10 Nitrogen Bubble

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13 Freon 1 Liter 400 times volume

14 Helium 1 Liter 1000 times volume

15 300 ft 3 Compressed Gas Cylinder Argon (See next slide)

16 Argon continued A nitrogen spill from a CGC fills 300 cubic ft. or a room 10 ft. X 10 ft. 3 feet above floor level. 3 feet 10 ft. Compressed gas cylinder

17 Argon 6000 ft 3 Dewar (See next slide)

18 Argon continued 10 ft. 60 feet A nitrogen spill from a dewar would fill a 10’ X 10’ room 60 feet high, covering 6000 ft 3.

19 Gas shed

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21 Site ODH Areas

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23 Test lab tank

24 Dewar service bldg

25 4 Important Properties of Cryogens Cryogens can liquify other gases. Cryogens can cause frost bite. Cryogens have high expansion ratio on vaporization. explosion hazard ODH hazard Cryogenic gases rise or sink depending on density.

26 Tunnel Endstation Relay Rack Counting House Injector Service Bldg.

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28 Helium Transfer Line

29 PPE

30 Helium Transfer Line

31 Pressure relief valves

32 Nitrogen small plume

33 Nitrogen large plume

34 Helium lintel

35 Lintel in tunnel

36 Exhaust duct

37 Closed penetration

38 Properties of Gas Nitrogen.97

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43 Hazard Avoidance WHEN ALARM SOUNDS:  EVACUATE  DO NOT ENTER PLUME  NOTIFY CREW CHIEF

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45 Tunnel plume

46 Exit stairwell

47 Injector Service Building

48 Racks

49 Penetration

50 Penetration plume

51 Rack over penetration plume

52 N2 spill test

53 Spill Conclusions Accelerator Tunnel is safe Lintels are working Service Buildings are safe Working with your head inside a relay rack is a hazard Service Building "plumes" are not visible for minor spills, but are for major spills End Stations Helium can only cause an ODH problem above the crane

54 Inside Hall A

55 Crane rail

56 CO 2 Cylinders and Manifolds CO 2 fire extinguishing system discharges killing 2 workers

57 Switchgear looking west toward exit door Motor Generator Room

58 External Requirements - NFPA 12 - Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems Warning signs at entryways to protected spaces and adjacent areas where the CO 2 could migrate. All persons that can enter the space shall be warned of the hazards, given the alarm signal, and provided with safe evacuation procedures. The pre-discharge warning signal shall provide significant time delay to allow for evacuation under worst case conditions. All personnel shall be informed that discharge directly at a person will cause eye injury, ear injury, or even falls due to loss of balance upon impingement. To prevent accidental or deliberate discharge, a “lock-out” shall be provided when persons not familiar with the system are present in a protected space. Consideration shall be given to the possibility that personnel could be trapped or enter into an atmosphere made hazardous by discharge. Suitable safeguards shall be provided to ensure prompt evacuation, to prevent entry into such atmospheres, and to provide means for prompt rescue of any trapped personnel. Personnel training shall be provided. Pre-discharge alarms shall be provided.

59 Additional Information in NFPA 12, Appendix A indicates consideration should be given to: Adequate aisleways and routes of exit kept clear at all times Necessary additional or emergency lighting and directional signals to support quick safe evacuation. Only outwardly swinging self closing doors at exits with provisions for panic hardware as necessary. Continuous alarms at entrances until the atmosphere has been returned to normal Odor added to the CO 2 so that such atmospheres can be recognized Warning and instruction signs at entrances and within areas Prompt discovery and rescue of persons rendered unconscious in such areas (This can be accomplished by search by trained personnel with appropriate breathing apparatus immediately after discharge stops) Instruction and drills for all personnel within the area including maintenance construction personnel that may work in the area. Means for prompt ventilation of such areas Other steps or safeguards that are necessary to prevent injury or death based on careful study of each particular situation It is recommended that SCBAs be provided for rescue purposes.


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