PreventingLaboratoryFiresPreventingLaboratoryFiresAgendaAgenda��FlashoverVideoFlashoverVideo��LaboratoryFireLossLaboratoryFireLoss��LabFireRegulationsLabFireRegulations��FireSafetyEquipmentFireSafetyEquipment��GeneralSafetyGeneralSafetyGuidelinesGuidelinesTriTri--StateFlashoverVideoStateFlashoverVideoLaboratoryFireLossLaboratoryFireLoss��StructureFiresinLaboratoriesStructureFiresinLaboratories��AnnualAverageAnnualAverage$3.5M1702791995-1999$7.0M2415321980-1994LossInjuriesFatalitiesIncidentsLaboratoryFireLossLaboratoryFireLoss��ExtentofFlameDamageExtentofFlameDamage��ConfinedtoobjectoforiginConfinedtoobjectoforigin15315355%55%��ConfinedtoareaoforiginConfinedtoareaoforigin656523.3%23.3%��ConfinedtoroomoforiginConfinedtoroomoforigin292910.2%10.2%��ConfinedtoFireConfinedtoFire--ratedratedCompartmentoforiginCompartmentoforigin441.4%1.4%��ConfinedtoflooroforiginConfinedtoflooroforigin552.0%2.0%��ConfinedtostructureConfinedtostructure18186.5%6.5%��ExtendedbeyondstructureExtendedbeyondstructure551.6%1.6%279279100%100%LaboratoryFireLossLaboratoryFireLoss��SprinklerPerformanceSprinklerPerformance��OperatedOperated343412.3%12.3%��ShouldhaveoperatedShouldhaveoperated662.1%2.1%��FiretoosmallFiretoosmall939333.4%33.4%��NonepresentNonepresent14214250.7%50.7%��OtherOther441.6%1.6%279279100%100%LaboratoryFireLossLaboratoryFireLoss��SprinklerPerformanceSprinklerPerformance��OperatedOperated3434$$..46M46M9.5%9.5%��ShouldhaveoperatedShouldhaveoperated66$$..65M13.5%65M13.5%��FiretoosmallFiretoosmall9393$$..45M45M9.4%9.4%��NonepresentNonepresent142142$3$3..2M2M65.7%65.7%��OtherOther44$$..96M96M2.0%2.0%279279$4.82M100%$4.82M100%UNLLaboratoryFiresUNLLaboratoryFires��HamiltonHallHamiltonHallSeptember1992September1992��BehlenBehlenLaboratoryLaboratory20022002��ManterManterHallovenHallovenfireJune2006fireJune2006HamiltonHallHamiltonHall��September1992September1992��ExplosionRm.619ExplosionRm.619��30yearoldGraduate30yearoldGraduatestudentstudent��SolventDistillationSolventDistillation��TetrahydrofuranTetrahydrofuran��ChloroformChloroform��TolueneToluene��AcidAcidBehlenBehlenExplosion2002Explosion2002��ExplosioninventilationExplosioninventilationhood,nofireorhood,nofireordamagetobuildingdamagetobuilding��Occurredabout5:30Occurredabout5:30p.m.p.m.��NitricAcidNitricAcid��SulfuricAcidSulfuricAcid��AcetoneAcetoneManterManterHallHall��FireinbakingovenFireinbakingoven55--3030--0606��FirelimitedtoovenFirelimitedtooven��Cause:Cause:��DidnDidn’’tfollowtfollowmanufacturemanufacturerequirements.requirements.��OventoohotforOventoohotforcontents.contents.LaboratoryFireCodeLaboratoryFireCodeRegulationsRegulationsNationalFireProtectionNationalFireProtectionAssociation(NFPA)Association(NFPA)��NFPA1NFPA1––GeneralProtectionagainstFireGeneralProtectionagainstFire��NFPA10NFPA10––FireExtinguishersFireExtinguishers��NFPA30NFPA30––FlammableandCombustibleFlammableandCombustibleLiquidsLiquids��NFPA45NFPA45––LaboratoriesusingChemicalsLaboratoriesusingChemicals��NFPA70NFPA70––NationalElectricalCodeNationalElectricalCode��NFPA101NFPA101––LifeSafetyCodeLifeSafetyCodeInternationalFireCode(IFC)InternationalFireCode(IFC)��InternationalFireCodeisapproximatelyInternationalFireCodeisapproximatelythesameasNFPA1t...