A. General
Requirements.
Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment
for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory
devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used and
maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by
reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological
hazards, hot surfaces, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable
of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through
absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.
B. First Aid Supplies and Training.
1. Every operation subject to the provision
of these orders shall at all times have a supply of first aid equipment (24
unit min.) which shall be conveniently located so as to be readily accessible.
The first aid supplies shall be encased in suitable sanitary storage places so
as to protect them from contamination, and the contents of the kits replenished
as used.
2. At least one employee
at the work site shall be trained in first aid and rescue operations.
3. First aid equipment shall be provided.
This equipment shall be stored in sanitary places which are conveniently and
accessibly located. First aid equipment shall include: one set of arm and leg
splints; two all-wool blankets or blankets equal in strength and fire
resistance; and one stretcher. Where harmful chemicals are being used, readily
accessible facilities shall be available for rapid flushing of the eyes and/or
skin areas.
4. Provisions shall be
made prior to commencement of the project for either prompt transportation of
an injured person to a physician or hospital, or an effective communication
system for contacting necessary ambulance service.
5. The telephone numbers of the physician,
hospitals, or ambulances shall be conspicuously posted.
C. Housekeeping.
Good housekeeping is the first law of accident prevention and
shall be a primary concern of all supervisors and workers. An excessively
littered or dirty work area will not be tolerated as it constitutes an unsafe,
hazardous condition of employment.
D. Pressure Vessels and Boilers.
1. Pressure Vessels: Shall be built in
accordance with the requirements for Unfired Pressure Vessels of the ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, pursuant to Section
34A-7-102.
2. Boilers: Boilers provided by the employer
shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this rule when
evidence of current and valid certification by an insurance company or
regulatory authority attesting to the safe installation, inspection, and
testing is presented.
E.
Employee-Owned Equipment.
Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the
employer shall be responsible to assure that it meets the appropriate American
National Standard Institute or a national consensus standard.
F. Head Protection.
1. The employer shall require the use of
Class A protective helmet (Safety Hard Hat) where there is a hazard from flying
or falling objects.
2. Where there
is a risk of injury from hair entanglement in moving parts of machinery,
employees shall confine their hair to eliminate the hazard.
G. Eye and Face Protection.
Employees shall be provided with eye and face protective
equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from
physical, chemical, or radiation agents.
H. Respiratory Protection.
1. When necessary appropriate respiratory
protective devices shall be provided by the employer and shall be
used.
2. The employer shall provide
and shall require employees to use self contained breathing apparatus or
supplied air respirators in atmospheres which have an oxygen concentration of
less than 19.5%. All units shall be of a pressure demand type or a positive
pressure type.
3. All respiratory
devices regardless of type shall be selected, used, and maintained in
accordance with
29 CFR
1910.134 "Respiratory Protection" of the Utah
Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations.
a. The air from a regular compressed air line
may be used for breathing air systems if:
b. A trap and carbon filter are installed and
regularly maintained to remove oil, water, scale, and odor;
c. A pressure reducing diaphragm or valve is
installed to reduce pressure down to requirements of the particular type of
respirator; and
d. An automatic
control is provided to either sound an alarm or shut down the compressor in
case of over heating.
I. Occupational Noise Exposure.
1. Protection against the effects of noise
exposure shall be provided when the sound levels exceed those shown in the
following permissible noise exposure table when measured on the "A" scale of a
standard sound level meter at slow response. When noise levels are determined
by octave band analysis, the equivalent A-weighted sound level may be
determined by referring to
29 CFR
1910.95(a), Figure
G-9.
2. When employees are
subjected to sound exceeding those listed in the following table, feasible
administrative or engineering controls shall be utilized. If such controls fail
to reduce sound levels within the levels of the table, personal protective
equipment shall be provided and used to reduce sound levels within the levels
of the table.
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Table 1
PERMISSIBLE NOISE
EXPOSURES
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Duration per day, hours
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Sound level dBA slow response
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8
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90
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6
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92
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4
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95
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3
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97
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2
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100
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1-1/2
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102
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1
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105
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1/2
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110
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1/4 or less
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115
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When the daily noise exposure is composed of two or
more periods of noise exposure of different levels, their combined effect
should be considered, rather than the individual effect of each. If the sum of
the following fractions: C1/T1 +
C2/T2...Cn/Tn
exceeds unity, then the mixed exposure should be considered to exceed the limit
value. Cn indicates the total time of exposure at a
specified noise level, and Tn indicates the total time of exposure permitted at
that level.
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3.
Exposure to impulsive or impact noise shall not exceed 140 dB peak sound
pressure level.
4. Variations in
sound levels
a. If the variations in noise
levels involve maxima at intervals of 1 second or less, it is to be considered
continuous.
b. In all cases where
the sound levels exceed the values shown herein, a continuing, effective
hearing conservation program shall be administered.
5. Audiometric Tests.
a. Audiometric testing may be requested by
the UOSH Administrator whenever individual hearing loss is in question. These
tests shall be arranged for by the employer and shall be given under medical
supervision.
b. To ensure accurate
audiograms, the facilities must meet the following minimum standards:
c. Test Room. Audiograms shall be obtained
only in environments which meet the requirements of the American National
Standards Institute for background noise.
d. Audiometer. Audiometers shall meet the
specifications of the American National Standards Institute and should be
maintained in calibration in accordance with recognized procedures.
J. Working Over or Near
Water.
Employees working over or near water, where the danger of
drowning exists, shall be provided with U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets
or buoyant work vests.
K.
Occupational Foot Protection.
The employer shall require employees to wear safety shoes or
boots in the working areas.
L. Safety Harnesses, Lifelines, and Lanyards.
1. The employer shall require and provide an
approved safety harness suitable for the particular job or hazard exposure,
which shall be attached by means of a tailrope or lanyard to a fixed anchor and
adjusted to allow a maximum drop of 6 feet in case of fall, except when working
on the fingerboard or when longer tag lines are necessary to perform the work
required.
2. A separate life line
shall be provided for each employee exposed to the particular job or
hazard.
3. Safety harnesses and
life lines shall be checked prior to each use and shall be repaired or replaced
if found to be defective.
M. Emergency Escapes.
1. A Safety Buggy with an adequate braking
device shall be installed on an escape line and kept at the derrickman's
working platform.
2. The Safety
Buggy and escape line shall be checked by the derrickman prior to each
trip.
3. An escape line shall be a
wire rope of suitable diameter and type. It shall be kept free of
obstruction.
4. Tension on the
escape line shall be such that a 180 lb. worker sitting in the Safety Buggy
will touch the ground at least 20 feet from the anchor.
5. The length of the escape line shall be
adequate to assure no less than a 45 degree descent from the vertical plane and
shall be securely anchored both at the ground and to the rig.
N. Gases, Vapors, Fumes, Dusts,
and Mists.
1. Occupational asbestos exposure
shall be controlled in accordance with
29 CFR
1910.1001 of the Utah Occupational Safety and
Health Rules and Regulations.
2.
Exposure to contaminants shall be limited by the regulations set forth in
Chapter Z of the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Rules and
Regulations.
O. Ionizing
Radiation.
Sources of ionizing radiation not regulated by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission shall be regulated by 29 CFR 1910.96 of the Utah
Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations.
P. Non-Ionizing Radiation.
Non-ionizing radiation exposure shall be regulated by 29 CFR
1926.54; and 29 CFR 1910.97.
Q. Hydrogen Sulfide
(H
2S) Gas.
1. Area
Definitions
a. No Hazard Area = any well which
will not penetrate a known H2S horizon.
b. Low Hazard Area = any well which will
penetrate a formation containing H2S with a known .35
psi/ft. B.H. pressure gradient or less and/or in which the
H2S zone has been effectively sealed off by casing-
cementing and/or cementing method.
c. Medium Hazard Area = any well which will
penetrate a formation containing H2S not defined in
R614-2-3.Q.1.a. and b.
d. High
Hazard Area = any operation expected to bring free H2S
gas to the surface, i.e., DST (Drill Stem Testing), production testing,
etc.
2.
H
2S Safety Equipment Procedures.
a. The well operator and employer will
require that the following safety equipment shall be provided and operational
on site before the hole is 500 feet above any formation as defined in
R614-2-3.Q.1. suspected and/or known to contain H
2S Gas.
(1) No Hazard Area
(a) No special H2S
equipment shall be required.
(2) Low Hazard area:
(a) Two (2) thirty (30) minute self-contained
breathing apparatuses for emergency use only.
(3) Medium Hazard Area:
(a) Air masks with emergency escape cylinders
for each employee.
(b) Two (2)
thirty (30) minute self-contained breathing apparatuses for
emergencies.
(c) Three wind socks
and/or streamers.
(d) Oxygen
powered resuscitator with cylinder.
(e) 2-Gas detectors (pump type).
(f) A separate warning system.
(4) High Hazard Area:
(a) Manifold air masks with emergency escape
cylinders for each employee.
(b)
Two (2) thirty (30) minute self-contained breathing apparatuses for
emergencies.
(c) Three wind socks
and/or streamers.
(d) Oxygen
powered resuscitator with cylinder.
(e) Two Gas detectors (pump type).
(f) A separate warning system.
3. The
employer shall assure that in High Hazard Areas no employee is permitted on
location without H2S safety training, except for
instruction purposes.
4. The well
operator shall provide two (2) means of egress on each location in a High
Hazard Area.
5. A means of
communications or instructions for emergency procedures shall be established
and maintained on location along with the names and telephone numbers of the
person or persons to be informed in case of emergencies.
6. Employee Instructions.
a. Employees shall be instructed in the use
of all H2S safety equipment before being allowed on the
location.
b. The instruction of
personnel shall include the following elements.
c. Employees shall be informed of the
characteristics of H2S and its hazards.
d. Proper first-aid procedures to be used in
a H2S knock down.
e. Use of personal protective
equipment.
f. Use and operation of
H2S monitoring systems.
g. Corrective action and shut-down
procedures.
7. The
employer shall be able to show through training and/or experience that the
person(s) giving H2S safety instruction is qualified to
give such instructions.
8. Signs
shall be posted 500 feet from the location, when possible, on each road leading
to the location warning of the hazard of H2S.
9. All H2S Safety
equipment shall be checked to assure readiness before each tour
change.
R. Illumination.
1. Lighting in the work place shall be
sufficient to enable the employees to see clearly enough to perform their work
safely.
2. Vehicle lights shall not
be used for lighting of rig operations in lieu of rig lights, except in
emergency.
S.
Sanitation.
1. Potable Water.
a. An adequate supply of potable water shall
be provided in all places of employment.
b. Portable containers used to dispense
drinking water shall be capable of being tightly closed, and equipped with a
tap. Water shall not be dipped from containers.
c. Any container used to distribute drinking
water shall be clearly marked as to the nature of its contents and not used for
any other purpose.
d. The common
drinking cup is prohibited.
2. Toilet Facilities.
a. Under temporary field conditions at any
work site, provisions shall be made to assure that not less than one toilet
facility is available.
b. Toilets
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
3. Temporary Sleeping Quarters. When
temporary sleeping quarters are provided, they shall be heated, ventilated, and
lighted.
4. Washing Facilities. The
employer shall provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in
operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees.
