Decommissioning labs.pptx
Transcript of Decommissioning labs.pptx
LABORATORY DECOMMISSIONING
Neal Langerman Advanced Chemical Safety San Diego, CA
American Chemical Society National Meeting March, 2012
Laboratory Decommissioning • Decommissioning is a process to ensure a facility and its
associated infrastructure meet environmental health and safety requirements for its next use.
• Risk-based identifications of hazards must guide the decommissioning planning and implementation
• Laboratories are generally “safe” locations • Extraordinary decommissioning activity is only warranted
for the highest risk locations • Rock (drill cores) permeation lab (extreme measures
to insure detection and removal of Hg) • Semiconductor development lab (normal measures to
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Laboratory Decommissioning • Purpose
• Become familiar with the ANSI Building Decommissioning standard and some of it’s key implementation features
• Illustrate with actual decommissioning situations • Gain a realistic understanding of how to approach a
decommissioning project
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ANSI Standard
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ANSI/AIHA Z9.11-2008
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Initiate Project
Identify Current Use
How clean does owner demand?
What is included in scope?
Offices, Labs? Production?
Define new use
Is a regulatory report required?
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Define Hazards
Samples Needed
Media Number
Cost & Time
Who does work?
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Laboratory Decommissioning • Planning
• Assemble the RIGHT team • Facility Manager • Lab Supervisor • EH&S Supervisor • Decommissioning Project Manager
• Written Plan • Add updates as needed
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• Plan each day’s activity • Tool Box meeting daily
• Include & document safety • Document changes to Work Plan
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Laboratory Decommissioning • Final Report
• Document all work done • Liberal use of photographs
• Include all lab reports • Chain-of-Custodies
• Include the work plan and amendments • Is “certification” needed?
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Laboratory Decommissioning • Certification • As of the date of this report, all of the equipment listed
on the inventory was in a condition for removal. No hazardous materials were present on or in this equipment.
• The various areas identified have been cleaned and are free of hazardous materials and certificates have been posted in those areas.
• The Site Name, located at Address has been rendered clear of hazardous research, production and process chemicals and their residues as of date.
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With a decommissioned site, now is the time for …
QUESTIONS?