Safety and regulations Enoch Thulin laboratory

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1 Safety and regulations Enoch Thulin laboratory Document revised by R Collin Lund, August The material presented here has initially been prepared by the coordination group for safety of the Enoch Thulin Laboratory and is yearly revised by R. Collin (Combustion Physics). In 2015 the document was latest approved by the Department Heads of the three departments involved, responsible for all persons in the Enoch Thulin Building and see to that these persons are informed of the contents of this document and that they pledge themselves to adhere to the safety regulations it contains. Department Head, Department of Physics Department Head, Department of Energy Sciences Department Head, Department of Building and Environmental Technology

2 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY PHONE NUMBERS Note: Reaching any number from a university phone requires that you first dial "0". In case of emergency: 112 (SOS Alarm) Ambulance 112 Fire Brigade 112 ( non urgent matters) Police 112 ( non urgent matters) Healthcare advice 1177 LU emergency telephone Akademiska Hus (Outside working hours: ) Contact: Liridon Rama Contact Combustion Physics Marcus Aldén (Head of Division) NOTE IN ADDITION: According to Swedish law, all serious incidents that occur concerned with the work environment are to be reported immediately to the Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket). This shall be done after consultation with the Head of the Division. All gas mishaps or fires that lead to the fire department/fire brigade being called to the scene, or that result in bodily injury, are to be reported or

3 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 1(7) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS FIRE PROTECTION AND EVACUATION PRIOR TO THE START OF AN EXPERIMENT VENTILATION FOR SMOKE REMOVAL OR FOR GENERAL PURPOSES GAS ALARM BURGLAR ALARM REPORTING OF DANGEROUS OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INCIDENTS PRACTICAL MATTERS... 7 SUPPLEMENT Checklist experimental work in Enoch Thulin Laboratory

4 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 2(7) 1 Introduction The Enoch Thulin Laboratory (Building E of the Department of Physics) includes parts of three different Departments of Lund University. Part of the Combustion Center (Förbränningstekniskt Centrum, FTC), created with the goal of supporting and stimulating research and education within the area of combustion, is to be found there. The following departments/divisions of the University are represented: Department of Physics Division of Combustion Physics Department of Energy Sciences Division of Combustion Engines Division of Fluid Mechanics Department of Building and Environmental Technology Division of Fire Safety Engineering and Risk Management Everyone working in the Enoch Thulin Laboratory is connected with one of these departments. Any visitor to the building is assigned a contact person belonging to one of the departments. Each of the laboratories in the building is the responsibility of the Head of one of the departments listed above. Everyone working in the building has the personal responsibility of being familiar both with the safety regulations applying to the Enoch Thulin Laboratory building as a whole and with the safety regulations applying to the laboratory with which one is associated and to the activities carried on there. For persons engaged in experimental work outside the laboratory to which they belong, such as a laboratory of some other department or a laboratory in which experimental work of a different type is carried on, or who for some other reason are conducting experimental work in another laboratory, the responsibility for their experimental work lies with the head of the department to which the laboratory in question belongs. Those participating in such external experimental work are responsible for adhering to the safety regulations that apply to the laboratory in which the experiments are carried out. All employees working in the laboratories shall be aware of the EX classification plan, where the EX classed risk zones are located, and what rules/handling routines apply there. The safety regulations that apply to the Enoch Thulin Laboratory, as presented in this document, are aimed at complementing existing safety regulations that apply to each of the separate departments/divisions, at the same time as emphasis is placed on those regulations that apply to the Enoch Thulin Laboratory as a whole. The regulations are updated continually to keep pace with changes in the work carried on in the Laboratory. There is a Coordinating Group for Work Environment, Overall Environment and Safety (Samordningsgrupp för Arbetsmiljö, Miljö och Säkerhet) at the Enoch Thulin Laboratory, aimed at furthering safety work within the building as a whole. It is composed of representatives of the different activities carried on in the Laboratory. The work of the group is reported to the person appointed as responsible for coordinating the safety work conducted at the Enoch Thulin Laboratory (Marcus Aldén, Combustion Physics) and to the FTC board.

5 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 3(7) 2 Injuries and accidents If someone is injured, call the emergency number: to get help. Give your name and the address you are at (Sölvegatan 14, Department of Physics). Health care advice can be reached at telephone number A heart starter is located at the main entrance of the Physics department at the wall opposite the reception desk. First aid equipment and supplies are found in each of the laboratories. An emergency shower is located in the Chemical storage room, room E222, opposite the toilet on floor 2. 3 Fire protection and evacuation When the fire alarm sounds, everyone is to go immediately to the assembly point for the building (For building E located at the lawn outside the MNO building, located between the Physics department and the Astronomy building). Instructions for how to proceed during a fire incident and how to evacuate at Lund university are posted on the laboratory floor E200 and can also be found here: thulin laboratory/ When the fire alarm sounds, the fire brigade is contacted automatically. If the fire alarm has been activated by mistake, contact the fire brigade in Lund by phoning SAVE/WARN ALARM EXINGUISH EVACUATE - Warn others that a fire has broken out or a dangerous situation has developed. - Save anyone who is in danger. - Close doors to hinder the spread of fire and smoke. - Shut off the combustible gas supply by pressing the Emergency Stop button (labelled NÖDSTOPP) located in one of the red boxes in the E200 level corridor. - Press the Fire Alarm button (labelled BRANDLARM) located in one of the red boxes in the corridor. - Call the emergency service, phone 0 112, to let them know what has happened. Be ready to answer such as where you are located (Sölvegatan 14, Fysiska institutionen/department of Physics). - Extinguish the fire if you judge that you can without taking any unnecessary risks. - Let any leaking gas that is burning continue to burn. Otherwise it may form a combustible cloud able to spread to locations a considerable distance away. - Move gas tubes and other combustible substances away from the area of the fire if you judge that you can without taking any unnecessary risks. - Evacuate the building using the evacuation routes shown on the evacuation plan. - Wait at the assembly point for information from the fire service, security officer or other person in authority.

6 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 4(7) Be sure you know where following objects are located and how they function: - The assembly point - Emergency exits - Fire alarm buttons (labelled BRANDLARM) - Emergency stop buttons (labelled NÖDSTOPP) for combustible gases of gas supply system - Fire extinguishers - Control panel for the gas alarm - Nearest stationary phone Fire and evacuation alarm The laboratory building is provided with a sprinkler system (that uses water) and with a smoke detector. Both the sprinkler system and the smoke detector activate the evacuation alarm. There are also BRANDLARM ( Fire alarm ) buttons that one can press to manually activate the fire alarm. Fire extinguishers are located, as detailed in the evacuation plan, both in the laboratories and in the corridors. Be sure you know where they are placed and how they work. When the evacuation alarm is activated, there is a ring signal that can be heard in the entire building (Building E). When this alarm rings, everyone should evacuate the building in the manner described in the evacuation plan, which is posted in every corridor. The evacuation alarm cannot be turned off by non authorized personnel. If you are certain that it is a matter of a false alarm, you can call to the fire brigade/fire department (tel ) to report this. Fire protection measures: Escape routes and fire protection equipment shall be held free and kept free from obstacles. Passageways within the laboratory shall be at least 1 meter wide throughout. Laboratory equipment shall not be stored in the corridors. If space in the laboratory does not suffice, the equipment shall be placed in storage rooms. If you light a burner or candle you are also responsible for it being extinguished. Combustible materials that may be set to fire shall be kept away. Coffee makers/water kettles/hot plates shall be equipped with a timer. These shall be located in suitable premises (kitchen or equivalent), not in individual offices. Multiple socket outlets are not allowed to be linked together because there is a risk of overloading the wall socket with overheating as consequence. Fluorescent lamps that are blinking shall be replaced immediately. The use of any fuel or other readily ignitable substances in an experiment must be approved by the person from the department in question who is responsible for the use of inflammable substances. If this person considers there to be a serious risk involved, the FTC administration is to be informed of this and information regarding the risk thus created be spread throughout the building. Gas detectors for light and heavy hydrocarbons are installed in each laboratory, both close to the floor and close to the ceiling, and in the gas storage room as well.

7 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 5(7) 4 Prior to the start of an experiment In each laboratory there is a person who is responsible for coordinating the work carried out in the laboratory, for example a group leader. For each experiment there is also to be a person who takes responsibility for it (this can be the same person who is responsible for work in the laboratory as a whole). Those involved are also to be clearly indicated in the risk evaluation of any given experiment. Every laboratory is to be provided with fire extinguisher, fire blanket, flashlight, eye shower, and first aid poster. Take note of where these are located before starting an experiment. Before an experiment is begun, the checklist at the end of this document should be gone through carefully. 5 Ventilation for smoke removal or for general purposes All laboratories are provided with continuous ventilation. There are two possible adjustments of the ventilation system one can choose between: that of air being drawn from the room at ceiling level, and that of its being drawn from the point source ventilation at any selected point in the room. The adjustment desired can be set by use of a control panel just inside the door to the laboratory. One should ensure that the ventilation is sufficient in the case of all experiments involving use of gas, heat or flames. This can be done by use either of the ventilation system withdrawing air at some selected point or of the special exhaust gas ventilation systems installed in rooms E230, E231 and E235, which are controlled by a switchboard outside room E230. The only exception to this involves flames that are very small, about the size of a candle flame, in which case no special type of ventilation is needed. 6 Gas alarm There is a gas alarm installed in the building, its sounding an alarm if a leakage of combustible gas occurs. The alarm has two warning levels. A warning of the lower level involves a buzzer tone and the activation of a diode both in the alarm control panel (located in the hallway on the second floor) and a blue warning light flashing in corridor E200 and in the location where the leakage occurred. If one notes a warning signal of the lower level type, one should notify persons in the laboratory in question so that measures can be taken to prevent further leakage of gas. In the case of a higher level alarm, a readily audible signal is heard on the entire floor where the laboratory is located and blue warning lights are flashing. When this occurs, all activities in which people are engaged should be broken off and the location of the gas leakage shall be determined. If the cause of the leakage cannot be determined, the laboratory building shall be evacuated and the rescue service be called in. A gas alarm can be turned off at the gas alarm control panel, but this should not be done without its being approved either by the person responsible for combustible materials, by the person deputized to represent him/her, by the Department Head, or by the deputy of the latter.

8 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 6(7) Low level alarm, activates if 12 % of lower explosive limit is reached (a warning tone sounds at the main control panel and a blue flashing light in the corridor E200 and in the location to which the alarm applies). If the low level alarm is sounding - identify and stop the gas leakage - ventilate the laboratory - inform all personnel who are affected High level alarm, activates if 25 % of lower explosive limit is reached (a loud electronic alarm signal is heard throughout the laboratory floor). If activated the combustible gases from the central gas supply are automatically shut off. If the high level alarm is sounding) - Shut off all gas in the laboratory - Do not turn the electronic switch either on or off, since this may produce a spark - If the source of the gas leakage is unknown evacuate the laboratory - Close off the area - Inform all personnel that are affected A manual activation of the gas alarm is possible by pressing the ALARM LOCAL button located in the E200 corridor (yellow box, next to the electronic workshop). The manual activation can be used if a gas leakage of not combustible gas occurs that is needed to warn about. If the incident appears to be critical call the SOS emergency service number and evacuate the building. 7 Burglar alarm The entrance door to the building and the doors to the second floor are locked at all times. There are also certain doors that are only to be opened in case of emergency, these are outfitted with an alarm. The alarm connected with the entrance door to the building is silent in character but involves a signal being sent to the security firm involved, leading to the latter being called to the location. The Combustion Center (FTC) is billed for any false alarms. For this reason, doors provided with an alarm should not be held open for any appreciable period of time in connection with transporting equipment either in or out. When such a door has been open for several seconds, a buzzer tone sounds, indicating that the door should be closed. If there are many things to be transported either in or out, one can ask the administrator to shut off the alarm for the limited period of time that is required.

9 SAFETY AND REGULATIONS ENOCH THULIN LABORATORY 7(7) 8 Reporting of dangerous or potentially dangerous incidents All safety related incidents that occur, of major or of minor character, are to be reported to the person responsible for the room or location in which the incident occurred and thereafter to Registrator of the University (mail pickup location 62). A report can be submitted by use of the form available on the homepage Medarbetarwebben, send a copy of the report to the Head of the Department (prefekt). och halsa/rapporteraarbetsskada och tillbud All safety related incidents of serious character shall be reported immediately (within 24 hours) to the governmental Department of Work Environment. This shall be done after consultation with the Head of the Division or More information about this is found on oss/lattlast/anmal arbetsskador/ 9 Practical matters Personal access cards provide access to the laboratory floor and offices. These cards are also needed to access the rest of the building outside normal working hours. All personnel and visitors should have this card and if you need help obtaining one ask the administrator at the Division of Combustion Physics (third floor) for guidance. Telephone contact and internet connections can be arranged through the administrator at the Division of Combustion Physics. The coffee machine and the kitchen are located on the fourth floor. Each person who makes use of the kitchen is responsible for cleaning up afterwards. The dishes used should be washed or be placed in the dishwashing machine.

10 SUPPLEMENT Checklist experimental work in Enoch Thulin laboratory 1. Every person working in Enoch Thulin laboratory is to: - know what department she/he belongs to, and shall have read the safety regulations for that department and have agreed in writing to adhere to them - have read the safety regulations applying to the Enoch Thulin laboratory and shall have agreed in writing to adhere to them - know where the nearest equipment and supplies for use in case of emergency (fire extinguishers, fire blankets, first aid supplies, and emergency showers) are located - be familiar with the evacuation routes - know where the gathering point in case of evacuation is located - know how to act in the case of a gas or evacuation alarm 2. A risk evaluation is to be carried out and be approved prior to the start of a given project. Every person involved in the experiment must agree to adhere to all requirements based on this risk evaluation. 3. In cases in which persons from different departments carry out work in a given laboratory, the representative for each department involved is responsible for informing his/her colleagues of the possible risks and dangers with which they are faced in working with the equipment there. 4. The person bearing the responsibility for a given experiment should see to that each of the points the checklist includes has been taken note of before the experiment begins.