1. Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Bazalt»
Organization of the safe work with beryllium and its compounds at FSUE «Bazalt»
G. Goryaev, A. Novikov
Workshop on Beryllium application and Health & Safety
ITER Organization, Cadarache, France
June 28-30, 2017

2. Brief description of the enterprise (1)
Enterprise was established in 1973
It is situated beyond the bounds of the city
Ground area m²
Working area m²
Sanitary (buffer) area m

3. Brief description of the enterprise (2)
Ground for waste disposal
Treating works for industrial effluent and storm water
Air-conditioning and purification system
Core and auxiliary works

4. Products Fine mechanics parts Be containing master alloys Be powders
TGP-56FW billets and tiles
Be ceramics parts

5. Personal protective equipment (1)
Basic set: (everyday work)
Cotton suit (jacket and trausers)
Cotton underwear
Head-dress
Leather slippers
Disposable aerosol breathing mask SHB- 1 «Lepestok 200»
Shower slippers and towel

6. Personal protective equipment (2)
Additional PPE:
(filter replacement, equipment repairs etc.):
Pressure suit LG-4
Pressure jacket PC-1А
Pressure helmet LIZ -4

7. Organization of access to the Be Controlled Area (BeCA)
All rooms for works with Be which are accompanied by emanation of Be aerosols or dusts and rooms for accommodation of staff working with Be have been allocated in Be Controlled Area.
Entrance into BeCA is allowed via admission facilities only, transportation of goods and equipment – via lock-chamber.
Coming out from BeCA is allowed after taking the shower only.
Communication between rooms in BeCA, located in detached buildings is carried out via heated passages.

8. Structure of admission facilities
Checkroom for overcoats
Place for storing of the outdoor footwear
Room for storing and distribution of the clean working clothes
Checkroom for clothes
Fore-shower rooms from clean and dirty sides
Shower
Place for storing of special footwear
Special laundry for washing
of the working clothes

9. Maximum Permissible Levels of contamination (1)
Surface
MPL, mg/m2
1. Surfaces in working rooms after General Cleaning in Be Controlled Area (BeCA):
- working tables, shelvings, floors, bed-side tables, safes, equipment of treatment works, shoe boxes
0,3
- walls, windows, doors, wash-stands
0,05
- containers for used breathing masks, laundry equipment, containers with wastes prepared to land disposal
0,1
- production equipment
2,0
2. Instruments, devices, equipment, parts, carried outside BeCA

10. Maximum Permissible Levels of contamination (2)
Surface
MPL, mg/m2
Working clothes after washig:
- coats
2,5
- underwear
0,5
Footwear
2,0
Skin after taking a shower:
- works with water soluble compounds
0,01
- works with water insoluble compounds
0,1
Surfaces in rooms after General Cleaning in clean area
0,02

11. Frequency of contamination levels control
Type of control
Frequency
Air at each work place
1 time in 10 days
Surfaces of equipment and working rooms after each General Cleaning
2 times per month in each room
Control of working clothes cleanliness
1 set of clothes per quarter
Footwear cleanliness control
5 smears per month at random
Control of skin cleanliness after shower
10 smears per month at random

12. Basic requirements to ventilation
Ventilation in Be controlled area must provide 15-20% prevalence of exhaust ventilation above blowing one
Air flow speed shall be not less than 10 m/s in horizontal airways and not less than 15 m/s in vertical and inclined ones.
Air flow speed shall be 1,5 m/s in open aperture of the draft hoods at works with cold substances and 2,5 m/s - with heated substances.
Air flow speed in the nozzles of local exhaust ventilation from machining equipment shall be m/s .

13. Handling with the solid wastes

14. Products shipping procedure

15. Thank you for your attention!