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SF6 Emergency Response

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8 Hour Program
Intended audience
  • Designed for the technical person who is required to respond to abnormal situation involving gas filled station/ equipment and then contain, clean, neutralize, dispose of and document any SF6 by-products; solid or gaseous
Learning objectives
  • Participants will be able to respond in a safe manner to an emergency situation relating to the accidental release from the switchgear or from the maintenance equipment
  • Participants will be able to contain, clean, neutralize, dispose of and document SF6 by-products resulting from an accidental release due to a faulted station/equipment
  • Participants will be able to donn and doff their protective PPE including SCBA or SAR
  • Participants will be able to neutralize and de-contaminate/ dispose of their SCBA or SAR/ respirators
Course Deliverables
Classroom Proposed deliverables (2.5 hours)
  • Introduction to Sulphurhexafluoride
  • Properties of Sulphurhexafluoride
  • Physical Form of SF6 Gas including CF4 and N2 mixtures
  • Sublimation and Density Chart
  • Properties of new SF6 Gas
  • Properties of Solid Arc by-products
  • Properties of Gaseous Arc by-products
  • Threshold Limit Values (Alberta)
Hands- on Proposed deliverables (5 hours)
  • Expected emergency response practices to contain and to isolate area for purposes of neutralization and disposal.
  • SCBA and SAR donning / Doffing activity
  • Equipment recommended to respond to an abnormal situation involving an accidental release of gas/ powder
  • Neutralization of SF6 switchgear
  • Neutralization of SF6 contaminates including tools and equipment

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