Safety at ZEUS

• General Considerations
  • Organization of Safety at DESY
  • General Safety Strategy
• Potential Hazards and Safety Devices at ZEUS
  • The Use of Gases in ZEUS
  • Other Detectors with Potential Hazards
  • Electric and Magnetic Devices
  • Fire Alarm System
  • Component Detector Interlocks
  • ZEUS - HERA Interlock
  • Radiation and Shielding
• Safety in the Course of the Experiment
  • Assembly of the Detector
  • Data Taking Periods
  • Service Periods
• Summary on safety devices at ZEUS
• Summary of Hazardous Materials and Locations
  • General Summary
  • Hazardous properties of Depleted Uranium
    • Toxicity
    • Chemical Reactions of Uranium
    • Reaction of Uranium with Oxygen
    • Radioactivity of Depleted Uranium
• Studies on Fire
  • Fire in the Experimental Hall
  • Fire inside the Detector
  • Fire Tests with an Iron Scintillator Stack
  • Fire Tests with Depleted Uranium
  • Conclusions on Studies on Fire
• References