Assess Guide

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FI RE

PROTECTI ON

ASSESSMENT


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTI ON

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DEFI NI TI ONS

MANDATORY CRI TERI A REFERENCES

PERFORMANCE OBJ ECTI VES

HEADQUARTERS/ FI ELD REPORTI NG

FI ELD AND/ OR AREA OFFI CE

HEADS OF HEADQUARTERS ELEMENTS AND HEADS OF FI ELD ORGANI ZATI ONS

PROGRAM CRI TERI A AND REQUI REMENTS

FI RE PROTECTI ON PROGRAM

PHYSI CAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM

PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT


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The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Assessment gui de wi l l be used f or t he r evi ew of t he Fi r e

Prot ect i on Progr am DOE wi de. Thi s Assessment gui de i s f or t he assi st ance of

t he per sonnel i n conduct i ng per f ormance based and/ or physi cal pr otect i on

r equi r ement s i n t he assessment of t he Fi r e Prot ect i on Progr am. Thi s

Assessment gui de covers t he i mpl ement at i on of t he DOE' s r esponsi bi l i t y of

assur i ng t hat DOE and t he DOE Cont r actors have est abl i shed Fi r e Protect i on

Progr ams t hat ar e at t he l evel r equi r ed f or t he ar ea bei ng assessed. Thi s

Assessment wi l l det er mi ne the l evel of f i r e pr ot ect i on of f er ed f or empl oyees

and f aci l i t i es .

For t he pur pose of t hi s assessment , t he Fi r e Prot ect i on Pr ogr am wi l l be

r ef er r ed t o as t he Pr ogr am. Thi s Pr ogr am wi l l i ncl ude t he f i r e pr ot ect i on

cri t er i a, admi ni st r at i ve cont r ol s, har dwar e, per sonnel , and anal ysi s used t o

ensur es t hat DOE obj ect i ves r el at i ng t o f i r e pr ot ect i on ar e achi eved.

DEFI NI TI ONS

1. Accept abl e - When appl i ed t o f i re prot ect i on, i t i s a l evel of

pr ot ect i on whi ch t he Aut hor i t y Havi ng J ur i sdi ct i on, af t er consul t at i on

wi t h t he cogni zant DOE f i r e pr ot ect i on aut hor i t y( i es) , consi der s

suf f i ci ent t o achi eve t he obj ect i ves def i ned above. I n some i nst ances,

i t i s a l evel of pr ot ect i on necessar y t o meet a code or st andar d. I n

ot her i nst ances i t i s a l evel of pr ot ect i on t hat exceeds or devi at es

f r oma code or st andard.

2. Aut hori t y Havi ng J ur i sdi cti on - Except as not ed, deci si on maki ngaut hori t y i n mat t er s concer ni ng f i r e pr otect i on r est s wi t h t he manager

of t he DOE Fi el d Of f i ce or desi gnee as agr eed t o by DOE HQ. Deci si ons

i mpact i ng f i r e pr otect i on shal l be made by t he Aut hori t y Havi ng

J ur i sdi ct i on onl y af t er consul t at i on wi t h t he cogni zant DOE Fi r e

Pr otect i on Engi neer .

3. Consul t ant Fi re Saf et y Apprai sal Pr ogram- The pr ogramunder whi ch f i re

saf et y appr ai sal of DOE f aci l i t i es are conduct ed f or t he Di r ect or of

Qual i t y and Saf ety Pr ogr ams by Fi r e Pr otect i on Engi neers f r omHQ and/ or

desi gnated consul t ant s.

4. DOE Fi r e Protecti on Program- A Programt hat rel at es t o hardwar e,admi ni st r at i ve cont r ol s, per sonnel , anal yses, and t echni cal cri t er i a

whi ch compr ehensi vel y ensures t hat DOE obj ect i ves r el at i ng t o f i r e

pr otect i on are achi eved.

5. Equi val ency - The appr oved al t er nat e means of sat i sf yi ng t he t echni cal

pr ovi si ons of a f i r e pr ot ect i on code or st andar d. ( Devi at i ons f r om

speci f i c r equi r ement s of occupat i onal saf et y and heal t h standar ds, as

del i neated i n t he Code of Federal Regul at i ons, ar e t r eat ed as var i ances


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as def i ned i n DOE 5480. 13A, AVI ATI ON SAFETY. )

6. Exempt i ons - The appr oved devi at i on f r om a non- st at ut or y code, st andar d

or DOE Or der whi ch woul d not decr ease saf ety or i ncr ease t he pr opert y

damage pot ent i al .

7. Fi r e Ar ea - A space or l ocat i on bounded by f i re rat ed constr ucti on

i ncl udi ng f i r e rat ed door s, damper s, or penet r at i on seal s as det er mi ned

by t he Fi r e Hazar ds Anal ysi s.

8. Fi r e Pr ot ecti on - A broad t erm whi ch encompasses al l aspects of f i r e

pr ot ecti on, i ncl udi ng; bui l di ng const r ucti on and f i xed bui l di ng f i r e

f eat ur es, f i r e suppr essi on and det ect i on syst ems, f i r e wat er systems,

emergency pr ocess saf et y cont r ol syst ems, emer gency f i r e f i ght i ng

or gani zat i ons ( Fi r e Depar t ment s, Fi r e Br i gades, et c) , Fi r e Pr ot ect i on

Engi neer i ng, and f i r e pr event i on. Fi r e pr ot ect i on i s concer ned wi t h

pr event i ng or mi ni mi zi ng t he di r ect and i ndi r ect consequences of f i r e.

I t al so i ncl udes aspects of t he f ol l owi ng per i l s as t hey r el at e t o f i r epr ot ect i on expl osi on, ear t hquake, l i ght ni ng, smoke and water damage.

9. Fi r e Pr ot ecti on Engi neer - A graduat e of an accredi t ed uni versi t y or

col l ege wi t h a Bachel or of Sci ence Degr ee i n an engi neer i ng or r el ated

t echni cal f i el d and meet i ng t he qual i f i cat i ons f or Member Gr ade i n t he

Soci et y of Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer s ( SFPE) or be a r egi st er ed

Pr of essi onal Engi neer i n Fi r e Pr ot ect i on.

SFPE def i nes "Member" as a "gr aduate of an engi neer i ng cur r i cul um of

accept ed st andi ng and havi ng compl eted not l ess t han f our years of

engi neer i ng pr act i ce, t hr ee of whi ch shal l have been i n r esponsi bl e

char ge of Fi r e Prot ect i on Engi neer i ng work. I f t hi s per son i s not sucha graduat e, t hen he/ she shal l demonst r ate a knowl edge of t he pr i nci pl es

of engi neer i ng and have compl eted not l ess t han si x year s engi neeri ng

pr act i ce, t hr ee of whi ch shal l have been i n r esponsi bl e char ge of Fi r e

Prot ect i on Engi neer i ng work.

10. Fi r e Pr ot ecti on System- Any system desi gned t o det ect, ext i ngui sh, and

l i mi t t he extent of f i r e damage or enhance l i f e saf et y. These i ncl ude:

A. Aut omat i c f i r e suppr essi on syst ems, such as spr i nkl er s, f oam,

gaseous, expl osi on suppr essi on, or ot her speci al i zed exti ngui shi ng

syst ems pl us appr opr i ate al arms. Adequate water suppl y, st orage,

and di st r i but i on system.

B. Aut omat i c f i r e al ar m and det ecti on syst ems, occupant war ni ng,

manual f i r e al arm, and f i r e al ar m r eport i ng syst ems combi ned wi t h

proper l y equi pped and adequatel y t r ai ned Fi r e Depart ment s or Fi r e

Br i gades.

C. Fi re barr i er systems, phys i cal separat i on or combi nat i on of f i re

bar r i er s and separ at i on f or out door l ocat i ons.


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D. Ot her syst ems as appr oved by the Aut hor i t y Havi ng J ur i sdi cti on.

11. Li st ed and/ or appr oved - Equi pment t hat has been t est ed by and i ncl uded

i n t hei r di r ect ori es. Thi s woul d mean equi pment l i st ed by Underwr i t er

Laborat ory and/ or approved by Factory Mutual Syst ems ( Engi neer i ng and

Resear ch Cor por at i on) f or t hei r i nt ended use. Thi s i ncl udes a br oad

scope of f i r e pr ot ect i on r el at ed i t ems.

12. Maxi mum Cr edi bl e Fi r e Loss ( MCFL) - The total val ue of pr oper t y wi t hi n a

f i r e ar ea, unl ess a f i r e hazar ds anal ysi s demonst r at es a l essor ( or

gr eat er ) l oss potent i al . Thi s assumes t hat :

A. Al l i nstal l ed f i re prot ect i on systems funct i on as des i gned.

B. The ef f ect of emergency response i s omi t t ed except f or post- f i re

act i ons such as sal vage work, shut t i ng down water syst ems, and

r est or i ng oper at i on.

13. Maxi mum Possi bl e Fi r e Loss ( MPFL) - The t ot al val ue of pr oper t y wi t hi n a

f i r e ar ea, unl ess a f i r e hazar ds anal ysi s demonst r at es a l essor ( or

gr eat er ) l oss pot ent i al wi t h al l f i r e pr ot ect i on equi pment out of

servi ce and no r esponse f r omt he Fi r e Depart ment except f or sal vage

oper at i ons.

14. Pr oper t y - Al l Gover nment - owned or l eased st r uct ur es and cont ent s f or

whi ch t he Depar t ment has r esponsi bi l i t y, i ncl udi ng:

A. Al l DOE l and, s t ruct ures , and cont ents .

B. Al l l eased l ocat i ons.

C. Al l ot her gover nment pr oper t y on DOE l and or i n DOE st r uct ur es.

D. Ot her per sonnel and pr oper t y that occupy DOE l and or ar e i n DOE

st r uct ur es.

15. Fi r e Loss - The dol l ar cost of r est or i ng damaged pr oper t y t o i t s

pr e- f i r e condi t i on. I n det er mi ni ng l oss, t he est i mat ed damage t o t he

f aci l i t y and cont ent s shal l i ncl ude repl acement cost , l ess sal vage

val ue; t he cost of decont ami nat i on and cl eanup; t he l oss of pr oduct i on

or pr ogr am cont i nui t y; t he auxi l i ar y cost s of f i r e ext i ngui shment ; andconsequent ef f ect s on r el at ed ar eas. Losses wi l l excl ude:

A. Proper t y t hat i s schedul ed f or demol i t i on.

B. Pr oper t y t hat i s decommi ssi oned and not car r i ed on books as a

val ue and wher e ther e i s no l oss pot ent i al or t hr eat t o the

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16. I mpr oved Ri sk Cr i t er i a - The I mpr oved Ri sk Cr i t er i a def i ned by DOE Or der

5480. 7A denotes t he l evel of f i r e pr ot ect i on requi r ed f or DOE

f aci l i t i es. An I mpr oved Ri sk f aci l i t y i s char acteri zed by a

suf f i c i ent l y hi gh l evel of f i r e protecti on t o f ul f i l l requi rement s f or

i nsur abi l i t y by Fact or y Mut ual , I ndust r i al Ri sk I nsur ance or ot her

pr i vat e i ndust r i al f i r e i nsur ance compani es who l i mi t t hei r under wr i t i ng

t o t he best prot ected cl ass of i ndust r i al r i sks. Thi s requi r es a hi gh

l evel of management i nt er est i n l oss pr event i on and requi r es t he use of

noncombust i bl e and or f i r e resi st i ve const r uct i on, adequat e f i r e

separ at i ons, pr ot ect i on of speci al hazar ds, adequat e and r el i abl e f i r e

separ at i ons, adequat e and r el i abl e f i r e pr ot ect i on wat er suppl i es,

adequat e aut omat i c f i r e ext i ngui shi ng syst ems, st and pi pe hose r acks,

adequat e f i r e ext i ngui sher s, and f i r e det ect i on and al ar m systems. The

st andards of t hese i nsur ance compani es ar e used as gui des f or assur i ng

compl i ance wi t h I mproved Ri sk r equi r ement s.

17. Rel at ed Per i l s - Aspect s of t he f ol l owi ng as they rel at e t o f i re

prot ect i on: expl osi on, nat ural phenomenon, smoke, and wat er damage.

18. Ri sk - A t erm used t o descr i be t he overal l pot ent i al f or l oss ( ref er t o

DOE 5481. 1B) .

19. Saf et y Cl ass Equi pment - Syst ems, st r uct ur es, or component s i ncl udi ng

pr i mary envi r onment al moni t ors and port i ons of pr ocess syst ems, whose

f ai l ur e coul d adver sel y af f ect t he envi r onment , or t he saf et y and heal t h

of t he publ i c.

For nucl ear r eact or s and non- r eact or nucl ear f aci l i t i es, Cl ass A

Equi pment i ncl udes t hose syst ems, st r uct ur es, or component s wi t h t he

f ol l owi ng char acteri st i cs:

o Those whose f ai l ur e woul d pr oduce exposur e consequences t hat woul d

exceed DOE est abl i shed gui del i nes at t he si t e boundary or near est

poi nt of uncont r ol l ed publ i c access.

o Those requi red t o mai nt ai n operati ng paramet ers wi t hi n t he saf et y

l i mi t s speci f i ed i n Techni cal Saf et y Requi r ement s ( Techni cal

Speci f i cat i on or Operat i onal Saf et y Requi r ement s) dur i ng normal

oper at i ons and ant i ci pat ed oper at i onal occur r ences.

o Those r equi r ed f or nucl ear cr i t i cal i t y saf et y.

o Those requi red t o moni t or t he rel ease of radi oact i ve mat er i al s to

t he envi r onment dur i ng and af t er a desi gn basi s acci dent .

o Those requi red t o moni t or and mai nt ai n t he f aci l i t y i n a saf eshut down condi t i on.

o Those t hat cont rol t he saf et y cl ass i t ems descri bed above.

21. Vi t al Pr ogr am - A DOE pr ogr am so def i ned by the Pr ogr am Secret ar i al

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MANDATORY CRI TERI A REFERENCES

The i mpl ementat i on of t he DOE pol i cy r equi r es t hat cer t ai n f i r e prot ect i on

cr i t er i a be del i neat ed wi t h codes, st andards and other document s. These ar e

t he cr i t eri a t hat must be met or exceeded. Wher e conf l i ct s i n t he

appl i cat i on of t hese codes and st andar ds ar i se, t he mor e r est r i ct i ve

r equi r ement s appl y.

1. DOE 5480. 4, Envi r onment al Pr ot ecti on, Saf et y, and Heal t h Pr ot ecti on

Standar ds

2. Nat i onal Fi r e Pr ot ecti on Associ at i on ( NFPA) Codes and St andar ds

3. DOE 6430. 1A, General Desi gn Cr i t er i a

4. DOE/ EP- 0108, St andar d f or Fi r e Pr ot ect i on of DOE El ect r oni c Comput er /

Dat a Pr ocessi ng Syst ems

5. DOE/ EV- 0043, St andar d on Fi r e Pr ot ecti on f or Por t abl e St r uctur es

6. 29 CFR 1910, Occupat i onal Saf et y and Heal t h St andar ds

7. 29 CFR 1926, Saf et y and Heal t h Regul at i on f or Const r ucti on

8. Ot her DOE Or der s and st at ut or y r equi r ement s, not l i st ed above, t hat

cont ai n r equi r ement s of a more l i mi t ed ext ent r el at i ng t o the Doe Fi r e

Prot ect i on Progr am.

9. DOE REFERENCED DOCUMENTS - The f ol l owi ng ref er ences cont ai n addi t i onal

cr i t er i a per t ai ni ng t o t he DOE Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Pr ogr am:

A. DOE Fi re Protecti on Resource Manual .

B. Gener al Fi r e Fi ght i ng Gui dance f or Nucl ear Weapons ( t hi s document

i s Conf i dent i al Rest r i ct ed Dat a)

C. DOE 5482. 1B, ENVI RONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH APPRAI SAL PROGRAM.

D. DOE 5484. 1, ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON, SAFETY, AND HEALTH

PROTECTI ON I NFORMATI ON REPORTI NG REQUI REMENTS

E. DOE 5500. 1B, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

F. Nat i onal Fi re Protecti on Associ at i on ( NFPA) Handbooks.

G. The Fact or y Mut ual Loss Pr event i on Dat a Sheet s St andar ds.

H. Soci et y of Fi re Protecti on Engi neers ( SFPE) Handbook.

H. DOE/ EV- 06194- 3 DOE Expl osi ves Saf et y Manual .


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I . Local and state f i r e protect i on cr i ter i a, as appl i cabl e.

J . Amer i can Pet r ol eumI nst i t ut e ( API ) Gui del i nes.

K. NFPA gui des, manual s, and r ecommended pract i ces.

L. Underwr i t ers Laborat or i es Product Di rect or i es .

M. Fact or y Mut ual Resear ch Cor por at i on Appr oval Gui de.


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PERFORMANCE OBJ ECTI VES

The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Fi r e Ri sk Assessment cr i t er i a i s based on t he mi ni mum

r equi r ement s needed t o meet t he DOE Or der s and " I mproved or Hi ghl y Prot ect ed

Ri sk" i ndust r i al pr oper t i es as rat ed by t he i nsur ance i ndust r y wi t h r espect t o

f i r e pr ot ecti on. The obj ecti ves ar e i dent i f i ed, f ol l owed by cri t er i a

quest i ons t o be answer ed t o det ermi ne i f t he obj ect i ve i s bei ng met .

Ref er ences ar e i ncl uded t o assi st i n t he cl ar i f i cat i on of cri t er i a or i dent i f y

areas where si gni f i cant di f f erences exi st between NFPA St andar ds and t he

"I mpr oved Ri sk" gui de l i nes. I t shoul d be not ed t hat t he obj ect i ve quest i ons

do not cover al l par t s of an or der , code, st andar d, or ot her r el at ed gui dance

document s.

Obj ect i ve and cr i t eri a st atement s were devel oped usi ng DOE Or ders, Nat i onalCodes and St andards, and the " I mpr oved Ri sk" gui dance of t he Fi r e I nsurance

I ndust r y. St at ement s t hat ar e di r ect l y der i ved f r om an Or der , Code, St andar d,

or Fact ory Mutual Loss Pr event i on Data Sheets are so not ed. Ot her st atement s

are based on Best Management Pract i ces ( BMP) . BMP are der i ved f r om t he

met hods used by Fi r e Prot ect i on Engi neer s t o eval uat e a f aci l i t y and t o

det er mi ne i f t hat f aci l i t y i s meet i ng or achi evi ng t he "Hi ghl y Pr ot ect ed or

I mpr oved Ri sk" l evel of f i r e pr otect i on. BMP ar e a ser i es of quest i ons t hat

wi l l eval uat e a speci f i c ar ea or concer n. A negat i ve answer t o a BMP quest i on

does not l ead di r ect l y to a concer n, but t o t he possi bi l i t y that t he ar ea may

need to be revi ewed i n gr eater det ai l .

The Fi r e Ri sk Assessment cr i t er i a i s t o be used f or a broad scope r evi ew of

t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Pr ogr am. Thi s Gui de i s i nt ended t o pr ovi de an out l i ne f or

r evi ewi ng t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Pr ogr am at t he Fi el d or Ar ea Of f i ce or t he

cont r act or l evel by a qual i f i ed Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer .

Thi s document i s i nt ended t o be used as a gui de f or r evi ewi ng a si t e or a

f aci l i t y wi t hi n a si t e. I nf or mat i on i n t he Gui de shoul d not be used as a

mi ni mum "Si t e Requi r ement " , but shoul d be used as a t ool t o i dent i f y t he many

par t s of a Progr am. Si t es may not have al l of t he Progr am par t s noted i n t he

Assessment Cr i t er i a and may not r equi r e t hem.

Thi s Assessment i s an r evi ew of t he DOE and i t s cont r act or s t o determi ne how

t hey have t he i mpl ement ed t he requi r ement s of t he Fi r e Pr otect i on Progr am.

I nf ormat i on devel oped f r omt hi s Assessment wi l l eval uat e t he degr ee t o whi ch

t he Pr ogr am has achi eved i t ' s obj ect i ves. I t can i ncl ude t he i nt er f aces of

t he DOE Headquar t ers ( HQ) , Fi el d Of f i ces, Ar ea Of f i ces, and Cont r act ors .


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SECTI ON I

Fi el d and/ or Ar ea Of f i ce

Thi s sect i on i s t o be used f or t he an assessment of t he Fi el d and/ or t he Ar ea

Of f i ce. The Assessment wi l l cover t he i mpl ement at i on of t he Fi r e Pr otect i on

Pr ogr am at t hese of f i ces. Thi s wi l l i ncl ude such i t ems as t he met hods used

f or t he Progr am i mpl ement at i on. Thi s woul d i ncl ude t he st at us of t he Pr ogr am

wi t h- i n t he Fi el d or Ar ea Of f i ce and t he i nt er f ace upwards t o Headquart er s and

downwar d t o t he cont r act ors . Cr i t er i a i t ems i n t hi s sect i on ar e based on Best

Management Pract i ces ( BMP) as t hese area are not cover ed i n Nat i onal Codes or

St andards. Heads of Fi el d Or gani zat i ons as di r ected by t he PSO, t he Heads of

Fi el d Or gani zat i ons shal l do t he f ol l owi ng.

Obj ec t i ve A. Ensur e a l evel of f i r e pr ot ect i on adequat e t o meet t he

obj ecti ves of t hi s Or der f or per sonnel and pr oper t y

wi t hi n t hei r r esponsi bi l i t y. Wher e an ar ea of f i ce

exi st s wi t hi n t he or gani zati on, a cl ear , f or maldel egat i on of f i re pr ot ect i on responsi bi l i t i es shal l be

est abl i shed. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Secti on g ( 1) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Do t he agr eement s def i ne or es t abl i s h t he management c hai n of

aut h or i t y f or i mpl ement i ng t he r equi r ement s of t he Pr og r am?

( BMP)

2. Do t he agr eement s def i ne or es t abl i s h ov er s i ght r e spons i b i l i t y and

aut hor i t y t o ens ur e t hat t he c ont r ac t o r ' s capabi l i t y and

p er f o r ma nc e i n i mp l eme nt i n g t h e r e qu i r eme nt s f o r t h e Pr o gr am a r e

appr a i sed and audi t e d? ( BMP)

3. Do t he agr eement s def i ne or es t abl i s h ov er s i ght r e spons i b i l i t y and

aut hor i t y t o ens ur e t hat t he c ont r ac t o r ' s capabi l i t y and

p er f o r ma nc e i n i mp l eme nt i n g t h e r e qu i r eme nt s f o r t h e Pr o gr am a r e

appr a i sed and audi t e d? ( BMP)

4. Ar e t he r e s pons i b i l i t i es and aut hor i t i es of f i r e pr o t ec t i on,

ma na geme nt , s up er v i s o r y , a nd o t h er p er s on ne l d ef i n ed i n wr i t i n g?

( BMP)

5. Ar e f i r e pr ot ec t i on pol i c i es and pr oc edur es adequat e , r ev i ewed,

and cur r en t ? ( BMP)

6. Has t h e Aut hor i t y Hav i ng J ur i s d i c t i on as us ed i n t he Uni f or m

Bu i l d i n g Co de , NFPA Fi r e Co de s , a nd ot h er n at i o na l l y r e co gn i z e d

c o ns e ns u s s t a nd ar d s b ee n de f i n ed a nd has t h e de c i s i o n mak i n g

aut hor i t y i n mat t er s c onc er ni ng f i r e pr ot ec t i on been es t abl i s hed?

( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve B. Est abl i sh and mai nt ai n a syst em t o assur e t hat t he DOE

f i r e pr ot ect i on pr ogr am i s document ed and i ncor por at ed


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f r equency f or each. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Sect i on g ( 5) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e a l i s t of f ac i l i t i es whi c h hav e been appr a i s ed and ones

t o b e app r a i s ed by t he Fi r e Pr ot ec t i o n Eng i nee r i ng s t af f ?

( BMP)

2. Ar e r ec or ds k ept of t he appr a i s al s and ar e t her e f o l l owed up and

a r e i s s u es r e s ol v e d? ( BMP)

3. Ar e t he s pec i f i c pr oc edur es f or t he c onduc t o f t h i s pr ogr am bei ng

f o l l owed? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve F. Conduct f i re protect i on assessments of f ac i l i t i es and/ or

cont r act ors accor di ng t o the f r equency and scope

est abl i shed by thi s Or der t o assur e t hat , ( a) t he

pr ogr am descr i bed i n paragr aph 9 i s bei ng i mpl ement ed,

( b) ef f ect i ve act i on i s bei ng t aken t o cor r ect

def i c i enci es i dent i f i ed f r om previ ous appr ai sal s ,i ncl udi ng pr i or i t i zat i on, t r acki ng, and i mpl ement at i on

of i nt er i m compensator y measur es, and (c ) l osses,

i mpai r ment s, and unusual f i r e- r el at ed i nci dent s have

been i nvest i gated and anal yzed t o i dent i f y causes,

corr ect i ve act i on( s) , and pr event i ve met hods. ( DOE 5480. 7APar agr aph 8 Sect i on g (6) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e a f or mal doc ument ed f i r e pr ot ec t i on as sur anc e pr ogr am t o

ev al uat e t he ef f ec t i v enes s of t he var i ous e l ement s o f t he

Pr ogr am? ( BMP)

2. Ar e t he f i r e pr ot ec t i on as sur anc e r ev i ews adequat e i n t er ms of

d et a i l a s we l l a s pr o gr amma t i c c o nc e r n s ? ( BMP)

3. Do t he r e sul t s of f i r e pr o t e c t i on as s ur a nc e r e vi ews r eac h t op

management ? ( BMP)

4. Ar e def i c i enc i es i dent i f i ed i n t he f i r e pr o t ec t i on as s ur a nc e

r ev i ews as s i gned pr i or i t i es and c or r ec t ed i n a t i mel y f as hi on?

( BMP)

5. I s t her e a f o l l ow- u p pr o c edur e t o as s ur e t hat f i r e pr o t ec t i on

a s su r a n c e d ef i c i e nc i e s a r e pr omp t l y c or r e ct e d? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve G. Submi t an annual summar y to Of f i ce of Saf ety and Qual i t y

Assurance ( EH- 30) t hr ough the PSO coveri ng the f i r e

pr ot ect i on pr ogr am and l oss experi ence of t he pr evi ous

year , as r equi r ed by DOE 5484. 1. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Secti on g( 7 ) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t h er e a pol i c y and pr ogr a m t o r equi r e t h e pr e par a t i on of an

annual r epor t doc ument i ng t he f i r e pr ot ec t i on

a cc omp l i s hme nt s an d o bj e ct i v e s a nd t h e o ve r a l l p os t u r e o f


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f i r e pr ot ec t i o n? ( BMP)

2. I s t h e Annual Repor t pr o vi ded by t h e c ont r a ct or s t o t he Fi e l d

Of f i c e and Head qua r t e r s? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve H. For war d r equest s f or f i r e pr ot ect i on exempt i ons pr epar ed

by t he cont r act or t o t he PSO. Submi t a r ecommendat i on

f or appr oval f or t hese condi t i ons t o t he PSO f or t hose

i ssues where, i n t he j udgment of t he Head of t he Fi el d

Or gani zat i on, compl i ance wi t h speci f i c pr ogr am el ement s

i s not at t ai nabl e and where an accept abl e l evel of

saf ety has been pr ovi ded. The cogni zant Headquart ers

f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer shoul d be consul t ed on t hese

i ssues as appr opr i at e. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Sect i on g ( 8) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t h er e a f or mal po l i c y on t he pr epar at i on of ex empt i ons t ha t

r equ i r es r ev i ew i nput f r om t he Fi r e Pr ot ec t i on Engi neer i ng

s t a f f ? ( BMP)

2. I s t her e a f o l l ow- u p pr o gr a m? ( BMP)

3. I s t he pr o gr am sat i s f ac t or y ? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve I . Mai nt ai n or have access to an adequat e f i r e protect i on

st af f , i ncl udi ng one or mor e qual i f i ed f i r e pr ot ect i on

engi neer s, t o accompl i sh the above obj ect i ves.

Cont i nui ng educat i on and t r ai ni ng shoul d be pr ovi ded t o

mai nt ai n and enhance t he l evel of competency of t he f i r e

pr ot ect i on staff . ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Secti on ( 9) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Has management pr ov i ded an adequat e st af f ? ( BMP)

2. Ar e t he j ob as si gnment s and r es pons i b i l i t i es of t he s t a f f member s

de f i ned? ( BMP)

3. I s t h e Fi r e Pr o t ec t i on Engi neer i ng s t a f f c ar r y i ng out as s i gned

du t i e s? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve J . Est abl i sh and mai nt ai n a met hod t o di ssemi nat e f i r e

pr ot ect i on i nf or mati on f r om Headquart ers t o t he

cont r act or s and vi ce ver sa. ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agraph 8 Sect i on

g ( 10) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e a c ur r ent , appr ov ed pol i c y and pr o gr a m t o pr o vi de f or t he

r egu l ar i nt er f ac e of t he v ar i ous l ev el s of Fi r e Pr o t ec t i on

St af f s s uc h as t he Fi e l d of f i c e, c ont r ac t o r s and s ub-

c ont r ac t o r s ? Do t hes e i nt er f ac e meet i ng i nc l ude i nput f r om

ope r a t i n g and pr og r am pe r sonne l ? ( BMP)

2. Do t h i s pr ogr am i nc l ude s uc h i t ems as Fi r e Los s I nv es t i ga t i ons ,


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anal y s i s and r e v i ew of f i r e and r e l at ed i nc i dent s ot her pr obl ems

t hat h av e not r es ul t i n a l os s ? ( BMP)

3. I s t h i s pr o gr am sat i s f ac t or y i n meet i ng t he obj ec t i v e? I f

def i c i enc i es ar e i dent i f i ed, ar e t hey as si gned a pr i or i t y , and

p r omp t l y c o r r e c t e d? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve K. Wher e t her e i s no PSO, t he Head of t he Fi el d

Or gani zat i on shal l assume the r esponsi bi l i t i es as

del i neat ed i n paragr aph 8a. Where t here i s no

cont r actor , t he Head of t he Fi el d Or gani zat i on shal l

assume t he r esponsi bi l i t i es as del i neat ed i n paragr aph

8i . ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Sect i on g ( 11))

Cr i t er i a 1. I n c as es wher e t h i s i s not ed, has a Pr ogr am been es t abl i s hed t o

meet t h i s obj ec t i v e? and i s i t s at i s f ac t or y ? ( BMP)


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SECTI ON I I

Heads of Headquar t er s El ement s and Heads of

Fi el d Or gani zat i ons

The seni or r anki ng DOE of f i ci al at a DOE of f i ce l ocat i on shal l i ncl ude t hef ol l owi ng i n a pr ocur ement r equest package f or each pr ocur ement r equi r i ng t he

appl i cat i on of t hi s di rect i ve; ( 1) i dent i f i cat i on of t he Di rect i ve, ( 2)

i dent i f i cat i on of t he speci f i c r equi r ement s wi t h whi ch a cont r act or or ot her

awar dee i s to compl y, or , i f t hi s i s not pr acti cabl e, i dent i f i cat i on of t he

speci f i c par agr aphs or ot her por t i ons of t hi s Di r ect i ve wi t h whi ch a

cont r act or or other awar dee i s t o compl y, and ( 3) r equi r ement s f or t he f l ow

down of provi si ons of t hi s di r ect i ve t o any subcont r act or subawar d. For

appl i cat i on t o awarded management and oper at i ng cont r act s, Heads of

Headquar t er s El ement s and heads of f i el d or gani zat i ons may set f ort h thi s

i nf ormat i on i n a wr i t t en communi cat i on t o the cont r act i ng of f i cer r at her t han

i n a procur ement r equest package. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Sect i on h)


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SECTI ON I I I

Pr ogr am Cr i t er i a and Requi r ement s

Thi s sect i on i s t o be used as a broad based r evi ew of t he cont r act or ' s Fi r e

Prot ect i on Progr am. Thi s sect i on wi l l cover t he i t ems t hat ar e needed as a

mi ni mum t o have a sat i sf act ory Fi r e Prot ect i on Progr am. I t shoul d be noted

t hat so si t es may have addi t i onal i t ems t o cover si t e speci f i c or speci al

concerns. Thi s sect i on of t he r evi ew pr ocess i s based on DOE Or der 5480. 7A

Par agr aph 8 sect i on i . Cr i t er i a i t ems i n t hi s sect i on ar e based on Best

Management Pract i ces ( BMP) as t hese area are not cover ed i n Nat i onal Codes or

St andar ds.

Obj ec t i ve A. Pr ovi de and mai nt ai n a l evel of f i r e protect i on t o meet

t he obj ect i ves of par agr aph 4, and t he cri t er i a of

paragr aph 9. ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agr aph 8 Sect i on i ( 1))

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t he f ac i l i t y c har a c t e r i z ed by a l ev el of f i r e pr o t ec t i on s uf f i c i en t t o meet t he r equi r ement s f or t he bes t pr ot ec t ed

c l as s of i ndus t r i a l r i s k s? ( BMP)

Ref erence Thi s programi s charact er i zed by the i nc l us i on of a cont i nui ng and s i ncere

i nter est on t he part of management and empl oyees i n mi ni mi zi ng l osses f r om f i r e

and r el ated per i l s and t he i ncl usi on of pr event i ve f eat ur es necessary t o ensure

t he sat i sf acti on of obj ecti ves re l at ed t o f i re protect i on and f i re saf et y.

2. Does t h i s Fi r e Pr ot ec t i on Pr ogr am ex ceed t he mi n i mum r equ i r ement s

es t abl i s hed by t he Nat i onal Fi r e Pr ot ec t i on As soc i at i on as

r equi r ed by DOE 5480 . 7A?

Ref e r e nc e The bas i c r equi r e ment s i nc l u de; ( 1) A r e l i abl e wat e r s uppl y of a dequat e capac i t y f o r f i r esuppress i on, ( 2) A f u l l y s t af f ed, t r a i ned and equi pped emergency response f orce, ( 3) A means to

summon t he emergency r esponse for ce i n the event of a f i r e, ( 4) A means t o noti f y bui l di ng

occupants o f a f i re and t o evacuat e the bui l d i ng, ( 5) Automat i c f i re ext i ngu i sh i ng systems i n a l l

areas subj ect t o ser i ous propert y damage, pr ogram i nterr upt i on, or l oss of safet y c l ass syst ems,

and (6) Admi ni st r ati ve pr ocedures encompassi ng contr ol s f or hazardous subst ances or processes been

prov i ded.

3. Does t he l ev el of pr ot ec t i on as def i ned by t he Pr ogr am as sur e t hat

t her e wi l l not be a r el eas e of t ox i c , bi o l ogi c al , or r adi oac t i v e

mat er i a l s t hat wi l l be a t hr eat t o t he publ i c or env i r onment as a

consequence o f f i r e ? ( BMP)

Ref erence Thi s means that t here wi l l not be a f at al i ty l oss due t o a f i re , and t hat a l l

l osses ( i ncl udi ng di r ect pr opert y l oss, debr i s r emoval , cl eanup expense, smoke

and water damage) wi l l be l i mi t ed t o l ess t han $1, 000, 000.

4. I s t h er e f i r e pr o t e c t i on c r i t er i a t h at r e f l ec t s i t e s pec i f i c

a spec t s of t he Pr ogr am i nc l ud i ng; t he or gan i z at i on a nd

r es pons i b i l i t i es of t he f i r e pr o t e ct i on s t a f f , admi n i s t r a t i v e

a spec t s of t he f i r e pr ot ec t i o n pr o gr am, and r equ i r ement s f or

phy s i c al f i r e pr ot ec t i on f eat ur es ? ( BMP)


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5. Does t h e i mpl ement at i on of t he f i r e pr o t ec t i on c r i t e r i a del i neat e

c o de s , s t a nd ar d s , a nd ot h er d oc ument s t h at mu s t b e me t o r

e x ce ed ed ? Wh er e c on f l i c t s i n t h e a pp l i c at i o n o f t h es e c o de s a nd

s t andar ds ar i s e, ar e t he mos t r es t r i c t i v e r equi r ement s be i ng

appl i e d? ( BMP)

6. Do t he f i r e pr o t ec t i on r el at ed c odes and s t andar ds i n ef f ec t when

f ac i l i t y des i gn c ommenc es ( c o de of r ec or d) r emai n i n ef f e ct f or

t he l i f e o f t he f ac i l i t y ? When modi f i c at i ons of a s ubs t ant i a l

nat ur e oc c ur , i s t he c ur r ent edi t i on of t he c ode app l i ed t o t he

mo di f i c at i o n? ( BMP)

7. To mi n i mi z e t he r i s k f r o m f i r e, do t he f ac i l i t i es hav e pr oc edur e s

( s i t e p ol i c y do c ume nt e d p ol i c y i n ES&H Ma nu al s , e t c ) g ov e r n i n g t h e

u se an d s t or age of c ombu st i b l e, f l amma bl e, r adi o ac t i v e an d

h az ar d ous mat er i a l s and pr oc edur es t o c ont r o l s uc h a ct i v i t i es as

smok i ng and hot wor k? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve B. Pr ovi de and mai nt ai n a syst em t o ensur e t hat t he

r equi r ement s of t he DOE f i r e pr ot ect i on pr ogr am are

document ed and i ncor por at ed i n t he pl ans and

speci f i cat i ons f or al l new f aci l i t i es and f or maj or

modi f i cat i ons of exi st i ng f ac i l i t i es . Thi s i nc l udes

r evi ew and comment by a qual i f i ed f i r e pr otect i on

engi neer of pl ans, speci f i cat i ons and test pr ocedur es

and r esul t s f or f i r e pr ot ect i on f eat ur es. ( DOE 5480. 7AParagraph 8 Sect i on i ( 2) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e a pr o gr a m t o ens ur e t h at Fi r e Pr o t e ct i on i s i nc or p or at ed

i nt o pl ans and s pec i f i c at i ons f or a l l new f ac i l i t i es and f or

maj or mod i f i c at i ons of ex i s t i ng f ac i l i t i es ? ( BMP)

2. Do t he r ec or ds of t h i s pr ogr am pr ov i de t he nec es sar y i nf o r mat i on

f o r r e v i ew and audi t p ur p os e s ? ( BMP)

3. I s t he r ev i ew and audi t of t h i s pr ogr am adequat e? Does i t pr ov i de

q ua l i f i e d a nd i n de pe nd en t r e v i ew? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve C. Assi st DOE i n coor di nat i on f i r e saf et y assessment s at

t hose f aci l i t i es i ncl uded i n t he sur vey pr ogr am,

est abl i sh act i on pl ans f or compl i ance wi t h

r ecommendat i ons r esul t i ng f r om t he assessment s, andf orward compl i ance pl ans, exempt i on r equest ed data to

DOE f i el d or gani zat i ons. ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agr aph 8 Sect i on i ( 3))

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e a pr o gr a m t o ens ur e t h at t her e i s a f i r e s a f et y pr o gr a m

( as not ed abov e) f or al l f ac i l i t i es and/ or s i t e? ( BMP)

2. Do t he r ec or ds of t h i s pr ogr am pr ov i de t he nec es sar y i nf o r mat i on

f o r r e v i ew and audi t p ur p os e s ? ( BMP)


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3. I s t he r ev i ew and audi t of t h i s pr ogr am adequat e? Does i t pr ov i de

q ua l i f i e d a nd i n de pe nd en t r e v i ew? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve D. Establ i sh and mai ntai n a l i s t of f ac i l i t i es f or whi ch

t he cont r actor has f i re pr ot ect i on responsi bi l i t y. ( DOE5480. 7A Par agr aph 8 Sect i on i ( 4))

Cr i t er i a 1. Has a l i s t been es t abl i s hed of al l f ac i l i t i es t o be appr a i s ed f or

f i r e pr ot ec t i o n? ( BMP)

2. I s t he l i s t i ng up t o dat e? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve E. Conduct f i re Protect i on assessments of f ac i l i t i es

accor di ng t o the scope and f r equency est abl i shed by t hi s

or der . ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agr aph 8 Sect i on i ( 5))

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e annual f i r e pr o t e ct i on appr a i s al s bei ng made f or a l l

f ac i l i t i es t ha t hav e v al ue of $50 mi l l i on or mor e ( i nc l udi ng

equi pment ) ; wh er e a s i g ni f i c ant s af et y haz ar ds ex i s t s ; wher e

haz ar dous mat e r i a l s or r adi o ac t i v e ma t er i a l s a r e i n vol v ed;

o r i n wh i c h v i t a l p r o g r ams a r e i n vo l v e d? ( BMP)

2. Ar e f i r e pr o t e c t i on appr ai s al s bei ng c onduc t e d at l eas t ev er y t wo

y ear s at f ac i l i t i es val ued at $10 mi l l i on t o $50 mi l l i on i nc l udi ng

equ i pment ? ( BMP)

3. Ar e f i r e pr o t e c t i on appr ai s al s bei ng done ev er y t hr e e y ear s f or

f ac i l i t i es val ued at l es s t ha t $10 mi l l i on i nc l udi ng equi pment ?

( BMP)

4. Ar e appr ai s al s of f i r e pr ot ec t i on pr ogr am e l ement s bei ng made

annual l y ? ( BMP)

5. Ar e c opi es of t he t wo mos t r ec ent appr ai s al r epor t s bei ng k ept on

f i l e ? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve F. Provi de f i re protect i on t echni cal assi stance to DOE. ( DOE5480. 7A Par agr aph 8 Sect i on i ( 6))

Cr i t er i a 1. I s f i r e pr ot ec t i on t ec hn i c al as s i s t a nc e bei ng pr ov i ded t o DOE as

s t i p ul at e d by t he c ont r ac t ? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve G. Submi t r equest s f or exempt i ons and f i r e saf et y

equi val enci es t o t he head of t he Fi el d Or gani zati on f or

t hose f aci l i t i es wher e compl i ance wi t h speci f i c pr ogr am

el ement s i s not at t ai nabl e and where an accept abl e l evel

of saf ety has been achi eved. ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agr aph 8 Sect i on i ( 7))

Cr i t er i a1. Ar e f i r e pr o t ec t i on ex empt i ons bei ng made f or a l l f ac i l i t i es t hat

do no t mee t DOE Or de r r equ i r emen t s? ( BMP)


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2. Ar e ex empt i ons f o r f i r e pr ot ec t i on pr ogr am i s sues r ev i ew on a

r egul a r b as i s but at l ea st an nual l y ? ( BMP)

3. Ar e c opi es of t he ex empt i on r eques t s kept on f i l e? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve H. Mai nt ai n or have access to an adequat e f i r e pr ot ect i on

staf f , i nc l udi ng a qual i f i ed f i re prot ect i on

engi neer ( s) . Cont i nui ng educati on and tr ai ni ng shoul d be

pr ovi ded t o mai nt ai n and enhance t he l evel of competency

of t he f i re prot ect i on staf f . ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 8 Secti on i( 8 ) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e an adequat e f i r e pr o t ec t i on s t af f t o ac c ompl i s h t he

Pr og r ams o bj ec t i v es i nc l udi n g on e or mor e Pr of es s i o nal Fi r e

Pr o t e c t i o n Engi n ee r s ? ( BMP)

2. I s cont i nu i ng educ at i on and t r a i n i ng t o mai nt a i n and enhanc e t he

l ev el of c ompet enc y of t he f i r e pr ot ec t i on s t af f pr o vi ded ? ( BMP)


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SECTI ON I V

FI RE PROTECTI ON PROGRAM

Thi s sect i on i s t o be used t o determi ne t he i f a si t e and/ or f aci l i t y i s

meet i ng t he requi r ement s of t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Progr ambased on DOE 5480. 7A

Par agr aph 9. Thi s wi l l i ncl ude t he r equi r ement s of t he PSO, Fi el d and/ or Ar ea

Of f i ces and t he cont r act ors . Each gr oup has cer t ai n r equi r ement s and

responsi bi l i t i es .

As not ed i n DOE Or der 5480. 7A, "A DOE f aci l i t y shal l be character i zed by a

l evel of f i re protecti on suf f i c i ent t o f ul f i l l t he requi rement s f or t he best

pr ot ect ed cl ass of i ndust r i al r i sks ( Hi ghl y Pr ot ect ed Ri sk/ I mpr oved Ri sk) .

Thi s program i s char act er i zed by t he i ncl usi on of a cont i nui ng, si ncer e

i nt erest on t he part of management and empl oyees i n mi ni mi zi ng l osses f r om

f i r e and rel at ed per i l s and the i ncl usi on of pr event i ve f eat ur es necessar y t o

ensur e t he sat i sf act i on of obj ect i ves rel at ed t o saf et y.

Based upon t he above paragr aph, t he DOE Fi r e Prot ect i on Progr amshal l meet or

exceed the mi ni mum r equi r ement s est abl i shed by t he Nat i onal Fi r e Pr otect i on

Associ at i on as di r ect ed by t he PSO. Basi c requi r ement s shal l i ncl ude: a

r el i abl e wat er suppl y of accept abl e capaci t y f or f i r e suppr essi on;

noncombust i bl e const r uct i on of an accept abl e nat ur e f or t he occupancy of t he

f aci l i t y; aut omat i c f i r e ext i ngui shi ng syst ems; a f ul l y st af f ed, t r ai ned, and

equi pped emer gency r esponse f or ce; a means t o summon t he emer gency r esponse

f orce i n t he event of a f i r e; and a means t o not i f y and evacuat e bui l di ng

occupant s i n t he event of a f i r e. For ar eas subj ect t o si gni f i cant l i f e saf et y

r i sks, ser i ous pr oper t y damage, pr ogr am i nt er r upt i on, or l oss of saf et y cl ass

equi pment as def i ned i n t he rel evant f aci l i t y SAR, addi t i onal pr ot ect i on

measur e may be deemed necessar y as det er mi ned by t he AHJ .

Thi s l evel of prot ect i on al so i ncl udes: admi ni st r at i ve procedures encompassi ng

cont r ol s f or hazardous subst ances/ pr ocesses; i nspect i on, mai nt enance, and

t est i ng of f i r e pr ot ect i on f eat ur es; and ot her pr ogr ammat i c f i r e saf et y

acti vi t i es as def i ned bel ow".

Progr ammat i c El ement s - The Fi r e Pr otect i on Progr ams shal l i ncor porat e the

f ol l owi ng el ement s t o assur e t hat t he obj ect i ves of DOE 5480. 7A paragraph 4

ar e met .

Obj ec t i ve A. Fi re Prot ect i on Cr i t er i a i s documented i n t he "Fi re

Pr ot ect i on Pr ogr am" and i ncl udes: ( a) A st atement of management commi t ment t o achi eve t he above st at ed

obj ecti ves, ( b) A pol i cy statement t hat i mpl ement s t hi s

Or der and ot her DOE f i r e pr otect i on rel ated mandator y

codes and st andar ds, and ( c) Fi r e pr ot ect i on cr i t er i a

t hat r ef l ect s i t e- spec i f i c aspects of the f i re

pr ot ect i on pr ogr am, i ncl udi ng: t he or gani zat i on and

respons i bi l i t i es of t he f i re prot ect i on staf f ,

admi ni st r at i ve aspect s of t he f i r e pr ot ecti on pr ogr am,


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and r equi r ement s f or physi cal f i r e pr ot ect i on

f eat ur es. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Secti on a( 1) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Does t he Fi r e Pr ot ec t i on Pr ogr am ex i s t ? ( BMP)

2. Does t he Pr ogr am c ont a i n t he r equi r ed s ec t i ons and s t at ement s ?

( BMP)

3. I s t he Pr o gr am s i t e s pec i f i c ? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve B. Document ed assessment s/ eval uat i ons of t he f i r e

pr ot ect i on pr ogr am, i ncl udi ng f i el d wal kdowns of

f aci l i t i es, ar e per f or med and i ncl ude: ( a)

Faci l i t i es/ cont r actors shal l be assessed t o establ i sh

t hat t hey conf or m wi t h DOE f i r e pr ot ect i on cri t er i a, ( b)

Mi ni mum Frequency, Headquart ers- PSO assessment of f i el d

of f i ces 3 year s, EH assessment of pr ogr am of f i ces 3

year s, Fi el d of f i ce assessment of t he f i r e pr ot ect i onpr ogr am of each cont r actor 2 years and

Cont r act or s/ Faci l i t y Manager s; Annual f i r e pr ot ect i on

assessment s shal l be made of f aci l i t i es val ued i n excess

of $50 mi l l i on; where consi dered t o be a moderate

( Category 2 Hazard) or hi gh hazard (Category 1 Hazard)

as def i ned i n DOE 5481. 1B, SAFETY ANALYSI S AND REVI EW

SYSTEM, f or nonnucl ear f aci l i t i es and i n DOE 5480. 23,

NUCLEAR SAFETY ANALYSI S REPORTS, f or nucl ear f aci l i t i es;

or i n whi ch vi t al pr ogr ams ar e i nvol ved. Fi r e

pr otect i on assessment s shal l be made at l east ever y two

year s of f aci l i t i es pl us equi pment val ued at $10 mi l l i on

t o $50 mi l l i on. Remai ni ng f aci l i t i es shal l be assessedat l east ever y t hr ee year s or at f r equenci es deter mi ned

by t he AHJ . Compr ehensi ve assessment s of f i r e pr otect i on

pr ogr am el ement s shal l be made every t wo year s. Copi es

of t he t wo most r ecent assessment r eport s shal l be kept

on f i l e. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on a ( 2)( a & b))

Cr i t er i a 1. Does a Fi r e Pr o t ec t i on As ses s ment Pr ogr am ex i s t ? ( BMP)

2. Does t he Pr ogr am c ont a i n t he r equi r ed s ec t i ons and s t at ement s as

not ed above? ( BMP)


4. Ar e t h e As s es sment b ei ng done t o meet t he s c hedu l e? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve C. Assessment s shal l i ncl ude an eval uat i on of t he f ol l owi ng

el ement s of t he f i r e pr ot ecti on pr ogr am; ( 1)

Pr ogr am- r el at ed, ( 2) Faci l i t y- r el at ed, and ( 3) Combi ned

Aspect s ( Pr ogr am & Faci l i t y) . Det ai l s ar e not ed i n t he

DOE Or der . ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agr aph 9 Sect i on a( 2)( c) )


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Cr i t er i a 1. Does t he Pr ogr am c ont a i n t he r equi r ed s ec t i ons and

s t a t emen t s as no t ed above? ( BMP)


3. Ar e t h e As s es sment b ei ng done t o meet t he s c hedu l e? ( BMP)

4. Ar e FHA be i ng per f or med under t he di r e ct i on of a qua l i f i ed f i r e

p r o t e c t i o n en gi n ee r ? ( BMP)


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SECTI ON V

Physi cal Feat ur es of t he Pr ogr am

Thi s sect i on deal s wi t h t he many physi cal f eat ure of si t e operat i ons and t he

f aci l i t i es. The f ol l owi ng sel ected cri t er i a i t ems ar e t o be used f or t he

eval uat i on of t he Progr am Obj ect i ves i n t hese ar eas. Ther e ar e sever al

sect i ons t hat have been pr ovi ded wi t h addi t i onal Obj ect i ves t o al l ow f or a

gr eater r evi ew of sel ect ed ar eas.

Obj ec t i ve A. Saf et y Cl ass Equi pment . - I n areas where a f i re coul d

cause damage t o saf et y cl ass equi pment and wher e no

r edundant saf et y capabi l i t y exi st s, a r edundant f i r e

pr ot ect i on syst em shal l be pr ovi ded f or t he saf et y cl ass

equi pment . For new f aci l i t i es, r edundant Saf et y Cl ass

Equi pment shal l l ocat ed be i n separ at e f i r e ar eas. Fi r e

suppr essi on syst ems shal l be desi gned such that t hei r

act uat i on wi l l not damage saf ety cl ass equi pment orcause a cr i t i cal i t y i nc i dent . ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragr aph 9 Sect i on b( 1) )

Cr i t er i a 1. I n ar eas wher e a f i r e c oul d c aus e damage t o a s af et y cl as s s ys t em

and no r e dunda nc y ex i s t s , i s a r edund ant f i r e pr ot e ct i o n

s y s t em p r o vi d ed f o r t h e s af e t y c l a ss s y s t em? ( BMP)

2. I s t he f i r e s uppr es si on s ys t e m or s af e t y sy st em des i gned s uc h t hat

t he s uppr e ss i on s y st em a ct uat i on wi l l not i nt ent i ona l l y damag e t he

s a f e t y c l a s s s y s t em? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve B. Li f e Saf ety . - Li f e saf ety provi s i ons shal l be provi ded

f or a l l f ac i l i t i es i n accordance wi t h t he Li f e Saf et yCode ( X, D) , NFPA Standard 101. The met hods out l i ned i n

NFPA 101M may be used to obt ai n an equi val ent l evel of

l i f e saf et y wher e st r i ct compl i ance i s not possi bl e.

Exi t r equi r ement s f or t oxi c and expl osi ve envi r onment s

shal l be as deter mi ned by t he AHJ . I n addi t i on, f or

expl osi ves envi r onment s, exi t s shal l r ef l ect t he

cr i t er i a cont ai ned i n the DOE Expl osi ves Saf ety Manual ,

( DOE/ EV 06194) . Wher e noncompl i ance wi t h some Li f e

Saf ety Code pr ovi si ons may be requi r ed f or publ i c

saf ety, as i n some cont ai nment st r uct ur es, addi t i onal

pr ot ect i ve syst ems and personnel l i mi t s shoul d be

mai nt ai ned. Compl i ance wi t h t he Li f e Saf ety Code shal lbe consi der ed t o sati sf y the exi t r equi r ement s of t he

appl i cabl e bui l di ng code and OSHA 29 CFR 1910. ( DOE 5480. 7AParagraph 9 Sect i on b(2) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e Li f e Saf et y pr ov i s i ons pr o v i ded f or a l l f ac i l i t i es i n

acco r dance wi t h t he NFPA 101 Chap t e r 2? Ar e t he me t hods

o ut l i n ed i n NFPA 101M Chap t e r 2 u s ed t o ob t a i n a n e qu i v a l e nt

l ev el of l i f e s af e t y wher e s t r i c t c ompl i anc e i s not pos s i b l e


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i n ex i s t i ng bu i l d i ngs ?

2. Ar e ex i t r equi r ement s f o r t ox i c and ex pl os i v e env i r onment s be i ng

d et e rmi n ed b y t h e Au t h or i t y Ha vi n g J ur i s di c t i o n? ( BMP)

3. I n t he c as e of ex pl os i v e env i r o nment ex i t s , was t h e c r i t e r i a

con t a i n ed i n t he DOE Exp l o s i v e s Sa f e t y Manua l ( DOE/ EV- 0194 ) used?

4. I s t her e a pr ogr am t hat pr ov i des r e gul ar r ev i ew of t he adequac y of

ex i t i dent i f i c at i on? ( BMP)

5. Ar e t he per s onnel per f or mi ng t h es e s er v i c es adequat e l y t r a i ned and

expe r i enced? ( BMP)

6. Do al l ex i t s i gns hav e pr o per i l l umi na t i on under nor mal oper a t i ng

c o nd i t i o ns a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 101 5- 8 ? Ar e t h e s i g ns pr o v i d ed

wi t h di r e c t i o n a r r ows when needed i n acco r dance wi t h NFPA 101 5-

1 0. 4 . 1 AND 5 - 1 0. 4 . 2 ?

7. Hav e a l l ar eas r equi r i ng emer genc y i l l umi na t i on been i dent i f i ed as

s pec i f i ed i n NFPA 5- 8. 1. 1?

8. Ar e ex i t door s i ns t a l l ed pr o per l y wi t h pr o per har d war e as r equi r e d

by NFPA 101 5- 2 . 1 . 5?

9. Ar e t h er e any c onf l i c t s wi t h s ec ur i t y r equi r e ment s f or d ead bol t s ,

h as ps , or any o t her t y pe of u naut h or i z ed ha r d war e on ex i t doo r s i n

a c c or d an c e wi t h NFPA 101 5 - 2 . 1 . 5 . 5 ?

10. Ar e ex i t f ac i l i t i es i n ac cor d wi t h NFPA 101 Chapt er 5? Ar e f i r e a l ar ms p r o v i ded wher e a f i r e may n ot i t s el f pr ov i de adequ at e

wa r n i n g?

Ref erence NFPA 101 7- 6. 1 requi res al arm syst ems f or i ndust r i al occupanci es great er t han

or equal t o 100 peopl e or great er t han or equal t o 25 persons bel ow st r eet or

gr ound l evel and al l hi gh hazar d l ocati ons.

11. Ar e ex i t s adequat e i n number , s i z e, and l oc at i on as r e qui r ed by

NFPA 101 5 - 4 , 5 - 6 . 4 and 5 - 10?

12. Ar e s t a i r enc l os ur es adequat e as spec i f i ed by NFPA 101 5- 2. 2. 6. 1?

Obj ec t i ve C. Automat i c Fi re Protec t i on. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragr aph 9 Sect i on b( 3) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e f i r e pr o t ec t i on and Li f e Saf et y f e at ur e s i nc or p or a t ed i n al l

p l a ns , d es i g ns , a nd l a y ou t s of n ew b ui l d i n gs , e qu i pme nt a nd

pr oc es ses , a nd i n al t er at i ons of ex i s t i ng f ac i l i t i es i n

acco r dance wi t h NFPA 101?

2. Ar e al l pl ans and s pec i f i c at i ons bei ng r e vi ewed by a qual i f i ed


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Fi r e Pr ot ec t i on Engi neer f or f i r e pr ot ec t i on and Li f e Saf et y

aspect s? ( BMP)

3. Ar e c ompl e t e aut omat i c f i r e s uppr es si on s ys t ems ( d es i gned i n

a c c or d an c e wi t h a pp l i c a bl e NFPA s t a nd ar d s ) b e i n g p r o v i d ed a s

f o l l ows ; ( a) I n al l new s t r uc t ur es ov er 5, 000 s quar e f eet , ex c ept

l eas ed st r uc t ur es , ( b) i n al l s t r uc t ur es hav i ng a MPFL i n ex c es s

o f $ 1, 0 00 , 0 00 as r e qu i r e d b y DOE Or d er 6 43 0. 1A 1530- 2 . 3 . 3 , a nd ( c )

Wher e t he MCFL wi l l r es ul t i n t he l os s of us e of a v i t a l s t r uc t ur e

f or a per i od l onger t han t hat s pec i f i ed as ac cept abl e by t he

appl i c abl e Pr ogr am Sec r e t ar i a l Of f i c e.

Obj ec t i ve D. Redundant Fi r e Pr otect i on. ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 4) )

CRI TERI A 1. When t he MPFL i s i n t he r ange of $50- 75 mi l l i on, i s a r edundant

f i r e pr ot ec t i on s ys t em pr ov i ded t hat , des pi t e t he f a i l ur e of t he

pr i mar y s ys t em, wi l l l i mi t t he l os s t o $50 mi l l i on? ( BMP)

2. When t he MPFL ex ceeds $75 mi l l i on, i n addi t i on t o a r edundant f i r e

pr ot ec t i on sy st em, ar e f i r e bar r i e r s or phy s i c al s epar at i on

p r o vi d ed t o l i mi t t h e ma x i mum p os s i b l e l o ss t o $ 50 mi l l i o n? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve E. Testi ng and Mai nt enance - The f i r e pr ot ect i on systems ar e

t est ed, mai nt ai ned and i nspect ed as part of a pr ogr am. Thi s

pr ogr ami s i n accor dance wi t h t he appl i cabl e NFPA St andar ds,

I mproved Ri sk gui del i nes and suppl ement ed by the DOE Fi r e

Protect i on Resour ce Manual . ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 5) )

Ref er ence The fol l owi ng ar e some of t he ar eas t hat need t o be eval uat ed, however t hey do

not i ncl ude al l of t he t est i ng r equi r ement s not ed i n NFPA 13 Chapter 9, NFPA

13A, NFPA 15 Chapt er 6, and ot her r el at ed NFPA Codes or i n t he I mproved Ri sk

cr i t er i a.

Cr i t er i a 1. Do t he f r e quenc i es and qual i t i es of i ns pec t i on, t es t i ng, and

ma i n t e na nc e s er v i c e s of t h e f i r e s up pr e ss i o n s y s t ems me et

NFPA 13A, NFPA 13 Chapt er 9, and NFPA 15 Chapt er 6?

2. Ar e t he per s onnel per f or mi ng t hes e s er v i c es t r a i ned, ex per i enc ed,

a nd c on v er s a nt wi t h c od es a nd po l i c i e s ? ( BMP)

3. Do t he r ec or ds of t hes e s er v i c es pr ov i de t he nec es sar y i n f or mat i on

f o r r e v i ew and audi t p ur p os e s i n ac c o r d an c e wi t h NFPA 13A?

4. Ar e t he s pec i f i c pr o c edur e s f or t he i ns pec t i on, t es t i ng, and

ma i n t e na nc e o f a l l t y pe s o f s p r i n k l e r s y s t ems as r e qu i r e d b y NFPA

13A?

Obj ec t i ve F. Qual i t y Const r uc t i on ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 6) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e new s t r uc t u r e s i n ex ces s of 5, 000 s quar e f ee t of


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nonc ombus t i b l e or f i r e r es i s t i v e c ons t r uc t i on? ( BMP)

2. I s t he s pac i ng of t r a i l e r s or t empor a r y st r u c t ur e s f or f i r e

p r o t e c t i o n p ur p os e s i n ac c o r d an c e wi t h DOE/ EV- 0 04 3?

3. Ar e bu i l d i ngs wi t h haz ar dous oc cupanc i es segr egat ed and i s ol a t ed,

o r pr ov i ded wi t h bar r i c ades t o pr ev ent per s onal i n j u r y and

mi n i mi z e p r o pe r t y d amage a s s pe c i f i e d by NFPA 101 6- 4 . 1 . 1 ?

4. Does t he l oc at i on and s pac i ng of f l ammabl e and c ombus t i b l e l i qui d

s t o r a ge t a nk s a nd pi p i n g c o nf o r m wi t h t h e r e c ommendat i o ns o f NFPA

30 2 - 3 . 1 an d Fa c t o r y Mu t u al Da t a Shee t 7 - 2 9?

5. I s ex pl os i on v ent i ng pr ov i ded i n ac cor danc e wi t h NFPA 30 2- 3. 5 f or

f l amma bl e l i qui ds s t or ag e? I f r eq ui r e d, do t he v ent s mee t t h e

r e qu i r ement s o f NFPA 30 2- 3 . 5 a nd Fa c t o r y Mu t u al Da t a Shee t 1 - 4 4?

6 . I s smo k e v e nt i n g p r o v i d ed a s r e commend ed b y NFPA 2 04M 2 - 1 ? I f p r o v i d ed , d oe s i t meet t h e r e qu i r ement s o f NFPA 204M 2 - 2 a nd

Fa c t o r y Mu t u al Da t a Shee t 1 - 1 0?

7. I n s pec i a l c as es , wher e i t i s deemed mandat or y t o us e s ubs t an t i a l

q uant i t i es of wood, i s i t s us e app r o v ed by t he Aut ho r i t y Hav i ng

J ur i s di c t i on? I s t h e wo od pr es s ur e i mpr egn at ed wi t h an

Under wr i t e r s Labor at or y l i s t ed f i r e r e t ar dant mat er i a l ? ( BMP)

8. Ar e mat er i a l s s uc h as hi ghl y combus t i b l e pl as t i c s be i ng us ed wi t h

s p ec i a l p r e ca ut i o ns an d a pp r o v e d b y t h e Au t h or i t y Ha v i n g

J ur i s di c t i on? I s t h i s mat er i a l be i ng us ed i n nuc l ear f ac i l i t i es

o r i n a r eas suscep t i b l e t o smoke damage? ( BMP)

Ref erence Factory Mut ual Dat a Sheet 1- 57 can be ut i l i zed f or addi t i onal gui dance on t he

use of pl asti cs. Thi s woul d not appl y t o the use of f oamed pl asti cs bel ow

ground, encl osed by masonr y, above r oof decks when par t of a Underwr i t ers

Laborat ory or Factor y Mutual approved assembl y, par t of Underwr i t ers Laborat ory

or Factory Mut ual appr oved "sandwi ch" wal l const r uct i on, or f oam cor e doors, i f

t he core mat eri al i s not exposed.

Obj ec t i ve G. Fi re Depart ment - A f ul l y st af f ed, t r ai ned, and equi pped

f i r e depar t ment / br i gade shal l ser vi ce al l DOE

f aci l i t i es, except as det er mi ned by t he PSO. ( Ref er t o

t he f i r e pr ot ect i on posi t i ons on mi ni mal st af f i ng l evel s

i n t he DOE Fi r e Pr otect i on Resour ce Manual . ) DOE orCont r actor - operat ed or gani zati ons wi t h t he

r esponsi bi l i t y f or pr ovi di ng f i r e pr ot ect i on f or DOE

pr opert y may ent er i nt o mut ual ai d agr eement s wi t h ot her

f i r e depart ment s i n accor dance wi t h Publ i c Law 46 ( Ti t l e

42 USC Sect i on 1856) . ( DOE 5480. 7A Par agr aph 9 Sect i on b( 7) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Do t he emer g enc y br i gades r ec ei v e per i odi c t r a i n i ng i n s a f e f i r e

f i gh t i ng t ec hn i ques , l oc at i on and us e of f i r e f i ght i ng


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equi pment , f ami l i a r i t y wi t h f ac i l i t i es and t he i r s pec i a l

haz ar ds , f i r s t ai d , r es c ue, and s al v age as r eq ui r ed by NFPA

600 2- 3? Ar e t her e i ns t r uc t i ons f or t he l i ne of aut hor i t y

t o b e f o l l owed i n eme r g en c i e s i n a c c or d an c e wi t h NFPA 600 2-

4?

2. I s t her e doc ument ed r ec or ds f or c ompl i anc e wi t h NFPA 1500 f or Fi r e

De pa r t me nt o r g a ni z at i o n?

3. I s t h er e a t r a i n i ng pr o gr a m f or of f i c e r s i n ac c or d anc e wi t h NFPA

1021 1 - 3 . 1 ?

4. I s t her e a t r a i n i ng pr o gr am f or f i r e appar a t us dr i v er / oper a t o r s i n

acco r dance wi t h NFPA 1002 2 - 1 . 1?

5. I s t her e a t r a i n i ng pr o gr am f or i ns pec t or s , i nv es t i gat or s and

p r e ve nt i o n o f f i c er s i n ac c or d an ce wi t h NFPA 1 03 1?

6. Ar e t he i ns t r uc t or p er s onnel t r a i ned and ex per i enc ed as r equi r ed

by NFPA 1201 8- 3?

7. Do t he r ec or ds of t he t r a i n i ng pr ogr am pr ov i de t he nec es sar y

i nf or mat i o n t o r ev i e w an d aud i t t h e t r a i n i n g pr o gr am as r equi r ed

by NFPA 1500 and 600?

8. Ar e r egul a r p hy si c al f i t nes s as s ur anc e t es t s r e qui r e d as spec i f i ed

by NFPA 1201 7 - 1 . 4 . 3?

9. Ar e mi ni mum ent r anc e phy s i c al and medi c al f i t nes s r equi r ement s

e s t a bl i s he d a nd r e q ui r e d o f n ew Fi r e De pa r t me nt p er s o nn el i n acco r dance wi t h NFPA 1001 2 - 1?

10. Ar e mul t i - c ompany dr i l l ex er c i s es per f or med as r equi r ed by NFPA

13E an d NFPA 197 ?

11. Ar e adequat e dr i l l f ac i l i t i es av ai l abl e i n ac cor danc e wi t h NFPA

1402 Chapt e r 7?

12. Ar e dr i l l s per f or med under s i mul at ed s mok e c ondi t i ons wi t h

b r e at h i n g a pp ar a t u s as s p ec i f i e d b y NFPA 1402 9 - 1 . 3 ?

13. Ar e dr i l l ex er c i s es ev er p er f or med i n f ac i l i t i es ot her t han t he dr i l l t ower and t r a i n i ng ar ea?

Obj ec t i ve G1. Fi r e br i gade and t he requi r ed t r ai ni ng i s pr ovi ded t o

t hese uni t s when t hey exi st or are used on si t e.

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t h er e a pr o gr a m f or t he t r a i n i ng of per s onnel as r equi r e d by

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2. I s t her e management s uppor t t o k eep t he Fi r e Br i gade at pr oper

s t r eng t h?

3. I s t he Fi r e Br i gade s upp l i ed wi t h adequat e and pr oper e qu i pment i n

acco r dance wi t h NFPA 600 2- 6?

4. Ar e t r a i n i ng f ac i l i t i es adequat e as r equi r ed by NFPA 1402?

5. I s adequat e t r a i n i ng t i me av ai l abl e as spec i f i ed by NFPA 600 2-

3 . 4?

6. Ar e out s i de t r a i n i ng agenc i es and f ac i l i t i es ut i l i z ed as wel l as

out s i de ex per t i s e?

7. Hav e mi ni mum phy s i c al r equi r ement s f or t he member s been

e s t a bl i s h ed i n ac c o r d an c e wi t h NFPA 1001 2 - 1 . 4 ?

8. Ar e per i od i c phy si c al ex ami na t i ons of t he member s compl et ed as r equ i r ed by NFPA 1201 7 - 1 . 4 . 3?

Obj ec t i ve H. Fi re Prot ect i on Water Suppl y ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 8) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Do t he wat er s uppl i es hav e at l eas t a t wo hour mi ni mum

s t o r e d wa t e r c a pa c i t y a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 13 7 - 1 . 1 ? Does i t

me et t h e f l o w a nd pr e ss u r e r e qu i r eme nt s o f t h e s up pr e ss i o n

s y s t ems ? I f mu ni c i p al s up pl i e s a r e u s ed , d o t h ey h av e t h e

s ame c ap ab i l i t y a s a d ed i c at e d wa t e r s up pl y a nd ar e t h ey

ac cept abl e t o t he Aut hor i t y Hav i ng J ur i s di c t i on?

Ref er ence A dedi cat ed system needs t o meet hose st r eam and spr i nkl er demands. A combi nedf i r e and pr ocess ( domesti c) syst em must be abl e t o del i ver t he f i r e demand pl us

t he maxi mum dai l y domest i c demand f or t he r equi r ed dur at i on.

2. Does t he f ac i l i t y hav e a wat er mai n s ys t em adequat e t o s uppl y bot h

ut i l i t i es and f i r e pr ot ec t i on wat er ? ( BMP)

3. Does t he y ar d s ys t em ut i l i z e a l oop c onc ept whenev er pos s i b l e wi t h

p r o vi s i o ns f o r f u t u r e e x pa ns i o n? ( BMP)

4. I s t her e t wo- d i r e c t i on f eed f or eac h f ac i l i t y or bui l d i ngs ? ( BMP)

5. Can ut i l i t y pumps pr ov i de t he needed ut i l i t y wat er n eeds wi t hout r e so r t i n g t o t h e u se of a f i r e pump ? ( BMP)

6. I f wel l pumps ar e us ed as a f i r e wat er s our c e, do t hey meet t he

r equ i r emen t s o f NFPA 24 2- 3 and Fac t o r y Mu t ual Da t a Shee t 3 - 7N?

Obj ec t i ve H1. Water capaci t i es are suf f i ci ent t o meet t he demands.

Cr i t er i a 1. Does t he r equi r ed f l ow f or t he s y s t em i nc l ude t he t o t a l wat er


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d ema nd a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 1 3 5 - 2 . 3 . 1 . 1 ? Ar e u t i l i t y an d

pr oc es s wat er f l ows a nd f i r e hos e and f i r e s pr i nk l e r demands

i nc l uded?

2. Was a mi ni mum of 500 gal l ons per mi nut e i nc l uded f or t he hos e

s t r eam demand as spec i f i e d i n NFPA 13 Tabl e 5- 2 . 3?

Obj ec t i ve H2. The water s t orage tanks ar e adequate.

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e t he wat er s t o r a ge t ank s l i s t ed / appr o ved or des i gned i n

acco r dance wi t h NFPA 22?

2. Ar e t he t ank ( s ) s i z ed f or t he hi ghes t e st i mat ed f i r e wat er d emand

( s pr i nk l er s pl us hos e s t r eams ) pl us pr oc es s and ut i l i t y wat er

d emand? I s t h e d emand dur a t i o n b as e d u pon t h e t a bl e s u t i l i z e d b y

Fa ct o r y Mu t u al , I n du s t r i a l Ri s k s I n su r e s, a nd NFPA St a nd ar d s?

3. When v al ues ex ceed $25 mi l l i on, ar e dual or r edundant wat er s t o r a ge t a nk s p r o v i d ed ? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve H3. The i nst al l at i on, desi gn and t est i ng of t he f i r e pump( s)

gi ve an adequate and r el i abl e syst em.

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e t he f i r e pumps des i gned, i ns t a l l ed , and t es t ed i n ac cor danc e

wi t h NFPA 20 Chap t e r 5 and Fac t o r y Mu t ual Da t a Shee t 3 - 7N?

2. Ar e t he f i r e pump( s ) p r o t ec t ed f r om damage c aus ed by f i r e or wat er

f l o od i n g a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 20 2 - 7 ? Ar e t h ey ho us e d i n a

s e pa r a t e no n- c ombus t i b l e pump house awa y f r om o t h er b ui l d i n gs a nd

nea r t he wa t e r s t o r age t ank as r ecommended by NFPA 20 A- 2 - 7? When i t i s nec es s ar y f or t he pump r o om t o be l oc at ed i ns i de on e of t he

ot her pl an t bui l d i ngs , i s t he r o om s epar at ed by f i r e wal l s and

wi t h f i r e do or s a s s p ec i f i e d b y NFPA 2 0 A- 2 - 7 ?

3. Do t he f i r e pumps st ar t aut omat i c a l l y on pr es s ur e dr op t o a

p r e det er mi ned p oi nt ? Ar e ut i l i t y or b oos t e r p umps bei ng us ed t o

ma i n t a i n pr e ss u r e o n t h e s y s t em ? Do es t h e p r i ma r y f i r e pump s t a r t

wi t h i n 10 ps i o f i t s r at ed pr es s ur e? Do t he s uc c es s i v e pumps s t ar t

a t 5 t o 10 ps i l ower i nc r emen t s ?

4. Ar e al ar ms pr ov i ded t o a c ons t ant l y at t ended l oc at i on s uc h as t he

Fi r e Depa r t ment as r equ i r ed by NFPA 72 7- 2 . 1 AND 20 7- 4 . 7?

5. Ar e t he f i r e pumps s i z ed t o del i v er t he hi ghes t es t i mat ed f i r e

wa t e r d emand f o r b ot h s p r i n k l e r s a nd h os e s t r e ams?

6. Do t he f i r e pumps meet t he nor mal r e qu i r e ment s f or r e l i ab i l i t y ?

Do es o ne ha ve an el e c t r i c dr i v e a nd t h e o t h er h av e a di e s el e ng i n e

dr i v e? I s eac h c apabl e of pr ov i d i ng t he r equi r ed f i r e wat er

d ema nd at t h e c r i t i c a l p er f o r ma nc e p oi n t s s pe ci f i e d i n NFPA 2 0 5 -


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1. 2?

7. Ar e t he f i r e pumps , c ont r o l l e r s , a nd r e l at ed equi pment Under wr i t er s

L ab or a t o r y l i s t e d a nd Fa c t o r y Mu t u al a pp r o v e d a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA

2 0 5- 2 . 1? I s a l i s t ed o r app r o v ed t es t f l o w met er i nc l ud ed a nd i s

i t i ns t a l l ed i n ac c or dan ce wi t h NFPA 2 0 2- 1 . 4?

Obj ec t i ve H4. Water di str i but i on system i s sat i s fact ory .

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e dedi c a t ed f i r e wat er s t or age and d i s t r i but i on s y st ems bei ng

pr ov i ded, wher ev er p r a c t i c al ? I f a dedi c at ed f i r e wat er

s up pl y s y s t em a r e n ot p r o vi d ed , d oe s t h e wa t e r s y s t em

pr ov i de t he t he r equi r ed f i r e pr ot ec t i on wat er r egar dl es s of

s i mu l t a ne ou s p r o c es s a n d domes t i c wa t e r u s ag e?

2. Ar e combi ned sy s t ems pr ov i ded wi t h appr ov ed bac kf l ow pr ev ent i on

as sembl i es t o pr ec l ude t he i n t r oduc t i on of pol l u t ant s ?

3. Ar e ma i ns a mi n i mum of e i ght i nc h di amet er as r e commended by NFPA

2 4 7- 5 . 2 a nd DOE Or d er s ? I s t he s uppl y pi p i ng t o i n di v i d ual f i r e

s pr i nk l er s ys t ems at l eas t as l ar ge as t he f i r e spr i nk l er s ys t em

r i s er a s s pe ci f i e d b y NFPA 1 3 7 - 1 ?

4. Does t h e i ns t a l l a t i on of t he f i r e mai ns , hy dr a nt s , and v a l v es

i n c l u di n g f l u s hi n g a nd t e s t i n g c o nf o r m t o NFPA 24 8 - 8 AND 8 - 9 ?

5. Does t he wat er di s t r i but i on s ys t e m pr ov i de t wo- way f l ow? I s

s ec t i onal v al v i ng ar r anged t o per mi t a l t er nat e wat er f l ow pat hs t o

a ny po i n t i n t h e s y s t em, wheneve r f e as i b l e as r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 24

3- 4? Wi l l a s i ngl e i mpa i r ment i n t he di s t r i but i on s y st em i nt er r upt t he wat er s upp l y t o any bui l d i ng l ead- i n?

6. Ar e spr i nk l er s uppl y l ead- i ns at l eas t 6 i nc hes mi ni mum? I f f our -

i nc h l ead- i ns ar e us ed f or smal l s y s t e ms , h av e t he r equi r ed f l ows

b een s ubs t ant i a t ed by h y dr aul i c c a l c ul at i on s? ( BMP)

7. Wher e combi ned f i r e and domes t i c ( pr oc es s) wat er s ys t ems ar e

p r o v i d ed, ar e t he su ppl i es t o eac h bui l d i ng ar r a nged and v al v ed so

t h at t h e d omes t i c ( p r o c es s ) s y s t ems ca n b e s h ut d own wi t h ou t

s hut t i ng o f f t h e f i r e s y s t em s uppl y ? ( BMP)

8. Ar e t h e s pr i nk l er s y s t em r i s er s l oc at ed at an ex t er i or wa l l wi t h t he s pr i nk l er s uppl y l ead- i n r uns under bui l d i ngs kept t o t he

mi n i mum d i s t ance poss i b l e ? ( BMP)

9. Ar e k ey - oper at ed bur i ed v al v es bei ng us ed f or s pr i nk l er c ont r o l

v a l v es ? I f s o, a r e t h ey b ei n g r e pl a ce d? ( BMP)

10. Ar e c ont r o l v al v es i ns t a l l ed on eac h hy dr an t l i ne near t he

hy dr an t , on eac h s pr i nk l er s y st em s upp l y l i ne j us t o f f t he mai n


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l oop, and sec t i onal v al v es at s t r a t egi c l oc at i ons on t he mai n l oop

as r equi r ed by NFPA 24 3 - 2 . 1? Ar e t he numbe r and l o ca t i o n o f

s ec t i onal c ont r o l v al v es suc h t hat v ar i ous sec t i ons of t he f i r e

wat er l oop c an be i s ol at ed wi t hout s hut t i ng of f t he ent i r e l oop as

s p ec i f i e d b y NFPA 2 4 3 - 5 . 1 ? Ar e t h e v a l v es l o ca t e d a t t h e h ei g ht

n ec es s ar y f or e as e o f op er at i on an d t o pr ec l ude obs t r uc t i on f r om

snow and i ce as no t ed i n NFPA 24 3- 2 . 6?

11. Ar e under gr ound c ont r o l v al v es f or f i r e wat er s ys t ems , c ombi ned

f i r e and ser v i c e wat er s y st ems , and f i r e spr i nk l er s y st ems

e qui pp ed wi t h Under wr i t e r s L abor at or y l i s t e d or Fac t or y Mut ua l

a ppr ov ed i ndi c at i ng v al e s suc h as Pos t I ndi c at or Val v es o r

Bu t t e r f l y Po st I n di c a t o r Va l v e As s emb l i e s a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 1 3

4- 5. 1. 1. 1?

12. Do t he s ec t i ona l c ont r o l v al v es hav e s uper v i s or y al a r m s wi t c hes as

s p ec i f i e d i n NFPA 1 3 4 - 5 . 1 . 1 . 3 ?

13. Ar e f i r e hy dr an t s pl ac ed at s t r at egi c l oc at i ons ar ound eac h f ac i l i t y s uc h t hat h ydr a nt s ar e no t mo r e t h an 30 0 f e et ap ar t and

eac h f ac i l i t y or bui l d i ng has no l es s t han t wo hy dr ant s l oc at ed

wi t h i n a 300 f oo t hose l a y as r e commended by NFPA 24 4- 2 . 1?

Obj ec t i ve I . Underground Pi pi ng ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 9))

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e ma i ns a mi n i mum of e i ght i nc h di amet er as r e commended by NFPA

24 7- 5. 2? I s t he s uppl y pi p i ng t o i ndi v i dual f i r e s pr i nk l er

s ys t ems at l eas t as l ar ge as t he f i r e s pr i nk l e r s ys t em r i s er

as spec i f i e d by NFPA 13 7- 1?

2. Ar e t he f i r e hy dr a nt s of t he pr o per t y pe f or weat her c ond i t i ons e x pe c t e d a nd ar e t h ey l i s t e d a nd appr o v ed as s p ec i f i e d b y NFPA 24

4- 1. 1?

3. Ar e t he f i r e hy dr a nt s s t r a t eg i c al l y l oc at ed ar o und t he f ac i l i t y at

d i s t a nc es no rma l l y no t g r e at e r t h an 3 00 f e et a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA

24 4- 2 . 1? Ar e t he f i r e hy dr an t s l oc at ed about 50 f ee t f r om

b ui l d i n gs i n a c co r d a nc e wi t h NFPA 2 4 4 - 2 . 2 ? Ar e t h e f i r e h yd r a nt s

l oc at e d wi t h i n a r e as ona bl e wor k i n g di s t anc e f r o m t h e s ho ul de r of

t h e r o ad ?

Obj ec t i ve J . Li qui d Run- of f Cont r ol ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 10))

Cr i t er i a 1. I s t her e a s y s t em i n pl ac e t o ac hi ev e l i qui d r u n- o f f c ont r o l ?

( BMP)

2. Have nat ur a l or ar t i f i c i a l means of c ont r o l l i ng l i qu i d r u n- o f f s

f r om a c r e di b l e f i r e be en pr o v i d ed ? ( BMP)

3. Ar e c ont ami nat ed or p ol l u t i ng l i qu i ds c ont a i ned and not a l l owed t o

es cape t he si t e i nc l udi ng pot ent l y c ont ami nat ed wat er r es ul t i ng

f r om f i r e f i ght i ng oper a t i ons ? ( BMP)


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4. I s t he amount o f f i r e wat er t hat mus t b e c ont r o l l ed and t he des i gn

o f t h e c on t a i nme nt s y s t em i n ac c or d an c e wi t h HQ a nd Fi e l d Of f i c e

gu i dance? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve K. Fi r e Al ar m Syst ems ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 11))

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e t he al ar m s y st em c omponent s and equi pment l i s t ed and/ or

a pp r o v ed f o r t h e i n t e nd ed us e as s p ec i f i e d b y NFPA 72 2 - 1 . 3 ?

Ar e t he s uper v i s or y s y s t ems p r o v i ded t o moni t or t h e s t at us

o f a l a r m o r supp r ess i on sys t em componen t s as r ecommended by

NFPA 72 1- 4?

2. Does t he r out i ng of f i r e al ar m and det ec t i on c ont r o l s y s t em wi r i ng

u s e a ph i l o so ph y wh i c h av oi d s a " c ommon f a i l u r e mo de " p ot e nt i a l b y

r o ut i n g c a bl e awa y f r om h i g h h az a r d ar e as , o r t h e s ame zon es a s

t h i s equi pment i s t o pr o t ec t ?

3. Wher e pos s i b l e, ar e f i r e al ar m cont r o l pane l s l oc at ed t o pr o vi de

access i n an eme r gency i n acco r dance wi t h NFPA 101 7 - 6 . 6 . 1?

4. Ar e t he f i r e al ar m c ont r o l panel s l oc k ed t o pr e vent unaut hor i z ed

a cc es s and key s r es t r i c t ed t o appr opr i at e per s on nel ?

5. Does t he ac t i v a t i on of an al a r m s i gnal r e s u l t i n t he i n i t i a t i on of

a me t h od f o r s ummoni n g a r e a Fi r e Depa r t ment a nd / o r Fi r e Br i g ad es

as r equi r ed by NFPA 72 6 - 5 . 3?

Obj ec t i ve K1. Super vi sor y al ar ms ar e sat i sf act or y.

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e pr o v i s i ons made f or s uper v i s i ng t he s t a t us of al l f i r e

pr ot ec t i on sy s t ems i nc l udi ng a d i f f er ent a l ar m f or t r oubl e

a nd s up er v i s or y s i g na l s a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 7 2 3 - 4 . 2 . ?

Ref erence These al arms are needed on, but not necessar i l y l i mi t ed to, cabi net t amper,

f i r e syst em cont r ol val ves, pr essur e i n dr y pi pe syst ems, l ow ni t r ogen pr essur e

i n dr y pi l ot detect i on syst ems or supervi sed pr eact i on syst ems, l ow water l evel

and t emper at ure on water st orage t anks, f i r e pump runni ng, aut o posi t i on of

f i r e pump cont r ol l er , f i r e pump cont r ol l er t r oubl e, dr y val ve encl osur e

t emper at ur e, f i r e det ect i on system t r oubl e, and speci al exti ngui shi ng syst em

t r oubl e.

2. Ar e al l c ont r o l v al v es s uper v i s ed i n ac cor danc e wi t h NFPA 72 3- 4 . 2. 5? Does t h i s i nc l ude al l v al v es whi c h c ont r o l f l ow t o heads

i n a s pr i n kl er s y st e m an d i nc l ude cont r o l v al v es f or s ubs y s t e ms

s u ch as pr e ac t i o n a nd an t i f r e ez e s y s t ems ?

Obj ec t i ve K2. Fi r e det ect i on syst ems ar e sat i sf act or y for t he i nt ended

use.

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e t he f i r e det ec t i on s ys t ems pr ov i ded as r e qui r ed by DOE Or der s ,


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Fi e l d Of f i c e, or Oper at i ng Cont r ac t or Fi r e Pr o t ec t i on

Eng i neer ? ( BMP)

Ref erence Det ecti on al one may be provi ded i n f aci l i t i es of l ow val ue or i mport ance.

However, detect i on i s not a subst i t ut e f or r equi r ed f i r e suppr essi on syst em.

Normal l y, detect i on wi l l be speci f i ed when an ear l y al arm i s needed due t o l i f e

hazar d or i n ar eas housi ng hi gh val ue el ect r i cal and/ or el ect r oni c equi pmentwhere t he detect i on i s provi ded i n addi t i on t o suppr essi on.

2. Ar e heat ac t uat ed det ec t or s ( f i x ed t emper a t ur e , r a t e of r i s e, r a t e

c omp en s at e d, o r c omb i n at i o ns ) u se d i n ar e as h ou s i n g o r d i n ar y

c ombus t i b l e ma t e r i a l i n ac c o r d an c e wi t h NFPA 72E Chap t e r 3 ?

3. Ar e f l ame ac t u at ed det ec t or s us ed when r api d det ec t i on i s of pr i me

i mpor t anc e i n hi gh haz ar d ar e as , s uc h as f u el l o adi n g pl a t f or ms ,

i ndus t r i a l pr oc es s ar eas , hy per bol i c c hamber s , h i gh cei l i ng ar eas ,

o r a t mo sp he r e s wh er e ex p l o si o ns o r v er y r a pi d f i r e s ma y oc c ur a s

r equi r ed by NFPA 72E 3 - 2?

4. Ar e s mok e det ec t or s us ed wher e s l owl y dev el opi ng or s mol der i ng

f i r e s a r e l i k el y t o oc c ur i n ac c or d an c e wi t h NFPA 7 2E Ch ap t e r 4 ?

5 . Ar e p ho t o el e ct r i c smo ke d et e c t o r s u se d i n a r e as wh er e h i g h

c o nc en t r a t i o ns o f smo ke ( v i s i b l e smo ke ) a r e a pt t o be pr o du ce d b y

a f i r e as r ecommended by NFPA 72E 4- 2 . 2 AND 4- 2 . 3?

6. Ar e al l f i r e det ec t i on dev i c es l i s t e d and/ or appr o ved? Ar e t he

d et e ct o r s i n st a l l e d i n a c co r d a nc e wi t h NFPA 7 2E 2 - 7 wi t h sp ac i n g

i n ac c or danc e wi t h t hei r l i s t i ng and/ or a ppr ov al ? Ar e t he

det ec t or s c ompat i b l e wi t h t he f i r e al a r m c ont r o l panel ?

7. Ar e det ec t or s t hat ac t i v at e a s pec i a l ex t i ngui s h i ng s y s t em, s uc h

a s Ha l o n 1 30 1 o r c ar b on di o xi d e, c r o ss z o ne d a s r e qu i r e d?

8. Ar e manual f i r e al ar m pu l l box es pr ov i ded as r e qui r ed by NFPA 101

7- 6 . 2 , NFPA 72 3- 2 , and 10 CFR 1960?

Obj ec t i ve L. Cont ai nment Systems f or Vent i l at i on ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragr aph 9Sect i on b(12) )

Cr i t er i a 1. Ar e pr oc es s t ank s v ent ed i n ac cor danc e wi t h Fac t or y Mut ua l Dat a

Shee t 1 - 25?

2. Hav e t he v ent s f or f l ammabl e and c ombus t i b l e l i qui ds t ank s been

e v al u at e d f o r a de qu ac y a s r e qu i r e d b y NFPA 30 2 - 4 . 5 . 1 ?

3. Ar e t he v ent s r at ed at one c ubi c f eet per h our o f f r ee ai r f o r

ev er y cubi c f ee t per hour of f i l l or d i s char ge r at e?

4. Ar e v ent s pr ot ec t e d f r om f r eez i ng or b l oc kage by weat her as

r ecommended by NFPA 30 2- 3 . 4 . 7?


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5. Ar e c l os ed t ank s equ i pped wi t h v ac uum br eak er s or pr es sur e r e l i e f

d ev i c e s as s p ec i f i e d b y NFPA 30 2 - 3 . 4 . 6 ?

6. Ar e v ent s s cr eened? I f s o, i s t he s cr eened ar ea t hr ee t i mes v ent

a r e a a s r e qu i r e d b y Fa c t o r y Mu t u al Da t a Shee t 1 - 2 5?

Obj ec t i ve M. Spec i al Hazard Protec t i on ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 13))

Cr i t er i a 1. I s a h i gh s t a ndar d of hous ek eepi ng bei ng mai nt a i ned i n al l

f ac i l i t i es ? ( BMP)

2. I s t h er e a pr o gr a m f or t he c o l l ec t i on and d i s pos al o f c ombus t i b l e

wa s t e a nd r u bb i s h on a da i l y b a s i s ? ( BMP)

3. As f a r as pr a ct i c abl e ar e r a gs , pac k i ng, and s i mi l ar c ombus t i b l e

mat er i a l s b ei ng s t or ed i n non combu st i b l e co nt a i n er s a nd pr ot e ct ed

by aut omat i c dev i c es f or c ont r o l l i ng and ex t i ngu i s hi ng f i r es i n vo l v i n g s uc h ma t e r i a l s ? Ar e c l e an a nd u s ed r a gs an d wa s t e b ei n g

s t o r e d s ep ar a t e l y i n c ov e r e d me t a l c on t a i n er s ? ( BMP)

4. Ar e ar eas wi t h i n 15 f eet of bui l d i ngs bei ng us ed f or s t or age of

c ombus t i b l e mat er i a l ? Ar e t h es e a r e as bei n g k ep t f r ee f r om

a c cumu l a t i o n o f d eb r i s a nd c omb us t i b l e v eg et a t i o n? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve N. Hal on Us age ( DOE 5480. 7A Paragraph 9 Sect i on b( 14))

Cr i t er i a 1. Has a pr ogr am been i ns t i t u t ed t o meet t he obj ec t i v e of t he DOE

Memor andum by EH- 31. 3 " Managed Phase Out of HALON Fi xed Fi r e

Supp r e ss i on Sys t ems " dat ed May 5 , 1993 .

2. I s t he pr o gr a m up t o dat e? ( BMP)

Obj ec t i ve O. Sei smi c Cr i t er i a ( DOE 5480.

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