Personnel

DOE-STD-3025-99

Penetration at 20% of nominal airflow rating [filters 125 cfm

(0.059m3/s) and larger].

Rejected Filters. Each rejected HEPA filter shall be identified with a

8.3.2

permanent "Rejected" label (red). A suggested "Rejected" label design is

shown in Appendix 4.

8.3.3

Accepted Respirator Canisters. As a minimum, accepted respirator canisters

shall be dated. The date shall be applied with a marking pen or by means of a

label.

8.3.4

Rejected Respirator Canisters. Rejected canisters shall be marked, or

physically deformed and segregated to prevent commingling with accepted

canisters.

PERSONNEL

All personnel who inspect, test, supervise, or interpret the results of inspections and tests of

HEPA filters at the FTFs shall be qualified in accordance with section 9.1 of this standard. Non-

FTF personnel who handle HEPA filters or canisters, including shipping, receiving, and

materials-handling personnel shall, as a minimum, be instructed in the requirements for proper

handling, stacking, and storage of HEPA filters. Precautions and recommendations to be

observed in the handling and storage of HEPA filters are given in section 9.1.1 of this standard

and in Appendix C of the "Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook" (ERDA 76-21).

9.1

Qualification

The FTF operating contractor shall ensure that personnel selected to conduct, supervise,

or interpret the results of FTF inspections and tests are qualified by experience, formal

training or instruction, and are physically capable of carrying out the functions for which

they are responsible.

9.1.1

Materials Handling. Personnel assigned to handle the HEPA filters shall be

instructed in the proper procedures for:

Handling, stacking, storing, un-boxing, re-boxing, crating, and placing

filters on pallets.

Operation of appropriate materials handling equipment, such as fork-lift

industrial trucks, hoists, or conveyers.