Haw. Code R. § 19-42-156 - Petroleum and other flammable products
(a) No refueling of
equipment with flammable petroleum products shall be permitted on any pier or
wharf owned by the State.
(b) On
waterfront facilities which are used for repair work, no gasoline or other
flammable liquid shall be stored except as required for normal operation, and
then only when stored in approved metal lockers and in quantities approved by
the harbor master.
(c)
Petroleum-based cleaning fluid which has been treated to satisfactorily reduce
the flash point may be used for washing grease from machinery parts in an
approved location safe from hot work operations. All paint or other flammable
liquid materials shall be kept securely covered except when in actual
use.
(d) Gasoline-powered
generators and compressors shall not be operated on the ship, but shall be kept
on the wharf. The generators and compressors shall be equipped with a spark
arrester on the exhaust pipe, and a drip pan set in a position to protect the
wharf in the event of any gasoline or oil spillage. An attendant shall stand by
at all times, equipped with an approved fire extinguisher to extinguish any
fires which may occur. At the conclusion of operations, the gasoline-powered
equipment shall be removed from the wharf. Insulated wire cables in the path of
traffic shall be protected from damage by cross-overs, and cables leading onto
the ship shall be protected from chafing damage by a protective-wrapped
covering. Where electric cables lead from one ship to another, the same
protective measures shall be complied with.
(e) When acetylene or oxygen cylinders are
used, the following precautions shall be followed:
(1) Compressed gas cylinders shall be used in
a vertical position only, and shall be secured at all times to prevent falling.
Cylinders, when in use, shall be kept on the pier at all times.
(2) To avoid any possibility of explosion
resulting from a ruptured gas cylinder, cylinders shall not be dropped.
Cylinders shall not be used for rollers, anvils, or supports.
(3) When cylinders are not in use, valves
shall be closed and protection caps shall be replaced.
(4) Cylinders shall not be handled by cranes,
except when placed in specially constructed bottle racks or in a skip box. Gas
cylinders shall not be hoisted by magnet, manila line, steel cable, chains,
slings, or nets.
(5) Cylinders
shall be secured on a wheeled truck to be easily moved if a fire occurs in the
immediate vicinity.
(6) When
permanently installed on a pier and exposed to the sun, cylinders shall be
provided with adequate protection.
(7) Valve and hose connections shall be kept
tight to prevent leaks. To check for leakage, liquid detergent or soapy water
solution shall be applied. Flame shall not be used to check for
leaks.
(8) Cylinders shall be kept
away from sparks, flame or heat.
(9) Acetylene hose shall be tested frequently
for leaks. If acetylene has been escaping in confined areas, the areas shall be
properly cleared of all gas before welding or burning operations are again
carried on. Acetylene hose in the path of traffic shall be protected from
damage by use of cross-overs.
(10)
No acetylene torch shall be left unattended while burning, and when not in use,
the hose shall be neatly and properly coiled or looped and placed on bracket at
cylinders, and the pressure in the hose shall be relieved by closing off the
valves on the cylinders and opening the valves on the torch. Lines left
unattended during meal times or other extended periods shall be either removed
from compartments or disconnected at the cylinders.
(11) Oxygen cylinders shall be kept free from
oil and grease at all times.
(12)
Oxygen shall not be used to blow out oil pipes, for paint spraying, or for
pneumatic tools.
(13) Manifolding
or the coupling together of cylinders when necessary to obtain greater amounts
of acetylene and oxygen shall be done in conformity with the rules and
regulations of the Standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as
they existed on June 1, 1993, or the Regulations of the National Board of
Underwriters as they existed on June 1, 1993.
(14) Compressed gas cylinders shall not be
refilled on any wharf.
Notes
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