Open AccessSurface Fire Hazards Analysis Technical Report-Constructor Facilities
Author(s) -
R.E. Flye
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/805598
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , fire protection , fire safety , engineering , forensic engineering , environmental science , civil engineering , waste management
The purpose of this Fire Hazards Analysis Technical Report (hereinafter referred to as Technical Report) is to assess the risk from fire within individual fire areas to ascertain whether the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) fire safety objectives are met. The objectives identified in DOE Order 420.1, Change 2, Facility Safety, Section 4.2, establish requirements for a comprehensive fire and related hazards protection program for facilities sufficient to minimize the potential for: The occurrence of a fire or related event; A fire that causes an unacceptable on-site or off-site release of hazardous or radiological material that will threaten the health and safety of employees, the public, or the environment; Vital DOE programs suffering unacceptable interruptions as a result of fire and related hazards; Property losses from a fire and related events exceeding defined limits established by DOE; and Critical process controls and safety class systems being damaged as a result of a fire and related events