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Safety Matters !
11th LSC, 7. 6. 2013
- Evacuation at Point 5- First LS1 Accident in LHC- Miscellaneous: Barriers, Helmets
Thomas Otto, Safety Officer, TE Dept.
Thomas Otto, TE Safety Officer 3
Evacuation at Point 5• Summary of Facts
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13:26 One ODH alarm (level 3) triggered in CMS underground gas room. Three flashing lights.
FB sends fire engine to Point 5
CMS FGSO independently alerted by personnel working underground. Goes to XCR, but cannot see the alarm on-screen
13:43 FB arrives at Point 5. Reconnaissance team to underground
Recon team detects no gas, but visitor’s group
13:46 Telephone discussion with CMS Deputy TC.Based on the available information, evacuation of USC55 and UXC55 is decided. ULs and UJs are included in evacuation matrix
SMACC collaborator in UL55 hears alarm, phones 74444 and is told that personnel in arcs who entered by Point 5 should also evacuate.
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Trace of the ODH Detector
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Detector close to ground , detects heavy gases. 2nd detector close to ceiling, for light gases.
No true redundancy for alerting.
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Principle of the ODH system• One detector triggered:
• Level 3 alarm, visible on CSAM screen• FB sends fire engine for reconnaissance and
intervention, if necessary• BE-OP-TI alerts GS-ASE piquet
• Two adjacent detectors triggered:• Automatic evacuation alarm in an area defined
by the “Matrix”• Here: USC55, UXC55, ULs, UJ56, UJ53• Evacuation assisted by FB
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Reasons for the manual order to evacuate
• Three flashing lights were (falsely) interpreted as if more than one detector fired
• A visitor’s group in the CMS underground• No alarm in the Detector Safety System,
(falsely) interpreted as a potential fault. • The deputy TC was far and based his
acquiescence on information received by telephone only.
• Thanks to previous training, evacuation was extremely professional
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Evacuation zone
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UJ56 level 0
5UPS56UPS54
UL55
RZ54
UL54
UP53
ARC 45 UJ 53 UJ 56
USC55
UXC55
UL 55
ARC 56
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What happened to the Arcs ?• One SMACC collaborator walked from Arc56
to Arc45 and heard the alarm in UL55.• He cross-checked with his colleagues in the
arcs, they did not hear an alarm.• He phoned 74444 and was told that
everybody who entered by Point 5 should evacuate and meet at the assembly point.
• This message is contrary to the evacuation matrix
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Conclusions• Evacuation of the Experimental area until
the UJs was • a conservative measure • justified by the limited and apparently
contradicting information available.
• The partial evacuation of the tunnel was • result of erroneous communication between
workers in the tunnel and the SCR operator of the Fire Brigade.
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Recommendations• CMS shift crew must be able to see L3 alarms.
• Keep CSAM window open or integrate in DSS
• Improve ODH detection in CMS gas room• Create true redundancy of detectors
• FB adapts SCR message during evacuation:• Persons hearing the alarm loud & clearly evacuate
• FB cannot rely on the correct “head count” when evacuating an LHC underground area.• An S&R patrol may be necessary
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1st LS1 Accident in LHC• A worker went underground to
verify vacuum bake-out controls• He did not intend to touch the
heating blankets, no PPE (overall, mask, safety glasses)
• He realised that one heating blanket had to be fixed
• While doing this work, glass fibre dust entered his eye
• Effect aggravated by contact lens• Serious eye irritation, 2 days sick
leave, under medical observation.
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Situation similar to real accident
Use prescribed PPE even for the shortest intervention in a
hazard zone.
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Barriers
• All temporary barriers must bear an identifying sign with
• Name• Telephone number
of the person or service responsible
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Is your helmet up-to-date ?lifetime
5 years
10 years
Annual self- check:- Appearance- Scratches, cracks, burn
marks- Functional check of
adjustable elements
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Vintage models from LEP must be changed.Models from early LHC construction : verify production date.
See: https://espace.cern.ch/be-dep/safety.aspx
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Safety Matters !
We control risks, not people
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