[labnetwork] Automatic gas shutoff at the source

[Jing Guo]

At Rice, we have the same set up. The fire alarm will trigger TGMS to shutdown all gas valves/cabinets/VMBs and all wet benches. 


Jing 
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Jing Guo Ph.D.
Cleanroom Manager/Research Scientist
SEA Cleanroom (SST 017)
Rice University
Houston, TX 
jeanne.guo at rice.edu
713-348-8227

> On Apr 22, 2026, at 6:51 AM, Iulian Codreanu <codreanu at udel.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kostis,
> 
> Here at UDel it has been mandated that a fire alarm input to the TGMS closes all gas valves.
> iulian Codreanu, Ph.D.
> Director, Nanofabrication Facility
> University of Delaware
> Harker ISE Lab, Room 163
> 221 Academy Street
> Newark, DE 19716
> 302-831-2784
> https://udnf.udel.edu <https://udnf.udel.edu/>
> On 4/21/2026 3:37 PM, Michelakis, Kostis wrote:
>> Dear Labnetwork colleagues,
>> 
>> We are reviewing our emergency procedures and I would like to ask, specifically for your hazardous and toxic gases, in the case of a fire alarm being triggered, if you make use of the building's Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) respective signal to automatically shutoff gases at the source.
>> 
>> We have at our disposal a range of engineering controls to shutoff gases at the source, but I am specifically interested to learn if the method of using directly the fire alarm signal has been mandated or otherwise chosen in your setting.
>> 
>> Thank you in advance for your consideration,
>> Kostis
>> -- 
>> Kostis Michelakis, PhD
>> DMF Lab Manager
>> kostis at slac.stanford.edu <mailto:kostis at slac.stanford.edu>
>> SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 
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