Utah Admin. Code R614-2-15 - Drilling Industry - Overwater Operations

A. When work is performed over water, employees shall be instructed in proper water entry procedures to be used.

B. An emergency means of escape from platforms shall be provided when working over water.

C. Coast Guard approved life jackets or work vests shall be available for and worn by each employee when performing operations over water.

D. Due consideration shall be given when dispatching vessels consistent with weather conditions, sizes of vessels, loading, and other factors.

E. Decks of all vessels shall be kept clean of oil, grease, debris, and free of excess equipment at all times.

F. Wireline units, power packs, tool boxes, and other equipment shall be securely tied down once it has been loaded on a vessel to be transported to or from inland water locations.

G. Mobile service units (when working off a barge) shall be properly secured with chains or wire rope and load binders once it has been spotted and when it is enroute to and from locations.

H. Tag lines shall be used to guide and steady equipment being loaded or unloaded from vessels on inland water locations.

I. It shall be the responsibility of the person skippering a vessel to determine when it is safe or unsafe to tie up or jack up on a well site.

J. When a crane is being used to transfer employees over water, employees shall wear a life jacket or work vest and shall not ride on anything other than an approved personnel net.

K. When handling equipment with a side loader type marine unit hauler the operator shall not lift or lower the base of the equipment being handled below the level of the ground or dock.

L. The operator shall not lift or lower a heavy load with a side loader boom without first extending jacks or outriggers.

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Utah Admin. Code R614-2-15