Regulations and Contractual Obligations

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Regulations and Contractual Obligations Ken
McFarlane May 2004
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Topics

• SNOLAB Role
• Regulatory Examples
• SNOLAB Contract Obligations
• Experiment Obligations
• SNOLAB Functions/Services
• Site Training Requirements
• Requirements to Travel Through Mine to Lab
• Material/Equipment Delivery Notification

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SNOLAB Role

• Ensure regulatory and contractual obligations for
  all work performed at site, surface and
  Underground are met.
• Ensure all work is performed in a safe manner
  with specific hazard assessments where
  appropriate.
• Assist all experiments in meeting these
  regulatory and contractual obligations.

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Regulatory Examples

• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Regulations for Mines and Mining Plants
• WHMIS Regulation
• Construction Projects
• Regulations for Industrial Establishments
• Ontario Electrical Code
• TSSA leads to ASME VIII, ANSI B31.1
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
• Ontario Building code

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SNOLAB Contract Obligations

• SNOLAB contracts with
• Inco
• Funding agencies
• Other experiments

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Experiment Obligations (I)

• Meet all applicable regulatory codes and
  standards
• Follow all applicable SNOLAB and Inco procedures
• Provide MSDS for all materials to be taken to
  site (surface or U/G)
• Provide technical expertise on all substances
  where required
• Perform risk and hazard assessment where
  warranted/requested
• Participate in accident investigations when
  required

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Experiment Obligations (II)

• Equipment and Components
• Design and construction of equipment and
  components
• Document design
• Drawings (signed, reviewed, approved, as-built)
• Submit design documentation to SNOLAB as design
  progresses
• Hold review meetings as appropriate

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Experiment Obligations (III)

• Construction
• Prepare installation/construction plan with
  special procedures where appropriate
• Commissioning
• Prepare and implement commissioning plan
• Operation
• Prepare operation plan
• Prepare operating procedures
• Operate/monitor experiment and collect data
• Provide on-site personnel to maintain equipment
  and respond to unusual conditions
• Decommissioning
• Prepare decommissioning plan and implement

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Experiment Obligations (IV)

• Support Tasks
• Prepare materials for transport U/G and load
  transfer containers
• Unpack/unload materials U/G
• Assist SNOLAB personnel with issues arising from
  experiment
• Provide supervision for experiment U/G personnel
• Comply with SNOLAB Policies and Procedures (Fire,
  confined space, appropriate use of lab space, lab
  co-ordinator)

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SNOLAB Functions/Services

• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Air conditioning
• Air quality
• Particulates
• Oxygen
• CO/hazardous components
• Liaison with Inco
• shift schedules
• hoist schedules
• Liaison for Accident Investigations with Inco and
  regulatory bodies

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SNOLAB Functions/Services

• Provide transport of material to and from
  Underground
• Surface shipping and receiving
• Engineering Support for
• Conceptual/detailed designs
• Assistance in meeting/interpreting SNOlab project
  criteria
• Maintenance of Infrastructure U/G
• Prepare a manual of requirements for experiments
  to be sited at SNOlab

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Site Training Requirements

• Current WHMIS certification
• Norcat Surface training
• Norcat Underground training
• Inco Creighton orientation
• SNOLAB orientation

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Requirements to Travel Through Mine to Lab

• Hard hat meeting current standards with
  reflective tape pattern
• Coveralls with defined reflective strips
• Boots CSA approved, metatarsal protection if
  working in drift
• Safety glasses meeting defined standards
• Belt meeting defined standards
• No contact lenses
• Gloves

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