MEASUREMENT SENSITIVE DOE-STD-1212-2012 June 2012 DOE STANDARD EXPLOSIVES SAFETY U.S. Department of Energy AREA SAFT Washington, DC 20585 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DOE-STD-1212-2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. PURPOSE, SCOPE and APPLICABILITY, EXEMPTIONS, WAIVERS, ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND DEFINITIONS .......... 1 1.0. PURPOSE ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Scope and Applicability.............................................................................. 1 2.0. STANDARD ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ...................................... 3 3.0. EXEMPTIONS ....................................................................................................... 4 3.1. Exemption Requests .................................................................................. 4 3.2. Exemptions Achieving Equivalent Safety .................................................. 4 3.3. Exemptions Not Achieving Equivalent Safety ............................................ 4 4.0. WAIVERS .............................................................................................................. 6 4.1. Documentation of a Waiver ....................................................................... 6 5.0. AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION ................................................................ 7 6.0. LIST OF MEASUREMENT ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................... 8 7.0. ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................... 10 8.0. DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER II. OPERATIONAL SAFETY ....................................................................... 27 1.0. GENERAL OPERATIONS SAFETY GUIDELINES ............................................ 27 1.1. Protection of Explosives .......................................................................... 27 1.2. Equipment Checks ................................................................................... 27 1.3. Inspection Frequency .............................................................................. 28 1.4. Laboratory Operations ............................................................................. 28 1.5. Toxicity Hazards ...................................................................................... 28 1.6. Hazard Identification and Communication ............................................... 28 1.7. Process Hazard Analysis ......................................................................... 29 2.0. WORK ENVIRONMENT...................................................................................... 31 2.1. General Requirements ............................................................................. 31 2.2. Emergency Exit Requirements for Explosives Operations ...................... 31 3.0. BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ................................................ 37 3.1. Cleaning .................................................................................................. 37 3.2. Maintenance and Repair.......................................................................... 37 3.3. Hot Work Permits ..................................................................................... 38 4.0. REMOTE OPERATIONS .................................................................................... 39 4.1. Personnel Protection ............................................................................... 39 4.2. Access and Equipment Controls .............................................................. 39 5.0. GENERAL EXPLOSIVES AREA CONTROLS ................................................... 40 5.1. Smoking, Matches, Lighters, Metal Articles ............................................. 40 5.2. Cooking and Eating ................................................................................. 40 5.3. Access to Explosives Areas ..................................................................... 40 6.0. PROTECTION OF ELECTROEXPLOSIVE DEVICES (EED) FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (EMR) ........................................................ 41 7.0. STATIC ELECTRICITY ....................................................................................... 42 i DOE-STD-1212-2012 7.1. General .................................................................................................... 42 7.2. Bonding and Grounding of Equipment ..................................................... 42 7.3. Testing Bonded Equipment Grounds ....................................................... 42 7.4. Conductive Floors, Shoes, Mats and Wristbands .................................... 42 7.5. Conductive Floor, Work Surface, and Wristband Specifications ............. 43 7.6. Conductive Floor Tests ............................................................................ 44 7.7. Humidification .......................................................................................... 45 7.8. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter ............................................................... 45 8.0. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WIRING ........................................................ 46 8.1. Location/Operation Electrical Hazard Classification ................................ 46 8.2. Electrical Supply System ......................................................................... 48 8.3. Building Electrical Service Entrance ........................................................ 49 8.4. Permanent Wiring, Fixtures and Equipment ............................................ 49 8.5. Flexible Cords/Wiring ............................................................................... 50 8.6. Electrical Equipment and Instrumentation ............................................... 51 8.7. Electrical Requirements for Outdoor Test Areas ..................................... 52 8.8. Hand-held, Battery-Powered Lights and Instruments .............................. 52 8.9. Non-Rated Extension Lighting ................................................................. 53 8.10. Laboratories ............................................................................................. 53 8.11. Modifications ............................................................................................ 53 9.0. VACUUM EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................... 54 9.1. General .................................................................................................... 54 9.2. Labeling ................................................................................................... 54 9.3. Disassembly ............................................................................................ 54 9.4. Traps or Filters......................................................................................... 54 10.0. EXPLOSIVES DUST EXHAUST VENTILATION AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................... 55 10.1. General .................................................................................................... 55 10.2. Exhaust Ventilation .................................................................................. 55 10.3. Dust Collection Systems .......................................................................... 55 10.4. Dust Collection Location .......................................................................... 56 11.0. DRAINS AND SUMPS ........................................................................................ 57 11.1. Collection ................................................................................................. 57 11.2. Effluent .................................................................................................... 57 12.0. PROCESSING .................................................................................................... 59 12.1. Heating, Drying, and Thermal Conditioning ............................................. 59 12.2. Pressing ................................................................................................... 62 12.3. Extruding.................................................................................................. 64 12.4. Machining ................................................................................................ 64 12.5. Dry Screening .......................................................................................... 70 12.6. Blending ................................................................................................... 70 12.7. Melting ..................................................................................................... 71 12.8. Assembly and Disassembly ..................................................................... 71 12.9. Inspection ................................................................................................ 72 12.10. Synthesis ................................................................................................. 73 12.11. Formulation .............................................................................................. 75 12.12. Concurrent Contact Operations ............................................................... 77 12.13. 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