Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual HQS-HSE-PP-01
Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual HQS-HSE-PP-01
Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual HQS-HSE-PP-01
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POLICY
All installations and facilities must adequately protect personnel from the risk
of falling from heights.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the risk of falling is assessed and
personnel are protected from falling and the injuries associated with falling.
SCOPE
This policy covers Company personnel, installations and facilities.
This policy also covers employees of any client, contractor or outside agency that
work at any Company installation or facility.
PROCEDURE
Fall protection is a system of support that prevents or arrests an individual's fall. A
method of fall protection that achieves 100% tie-off at all times must be utilized when
working at an elevated position that is more than 6 feet, 7 inches (2 meters) above
normal working surfaces and where any fall hazard exists.
4.1
TRAINING
All employees must be trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the
procedures to be followed in order to minimize any associated risk. (See Section 4
Subsection 1.3) The training must include a practical demonstration using
equipment utilized on the installation. The training must be given in an organized
manner and must be fully documented.
There must be one person trained as a Competent Person in fall protection by a
Company approved instructor on the installation at all times. Each Business Unit is
responsible for approving fall protection training providers. (See Section 4
Subsection 1.3)
There must be one person trained by a Company-approved instructor as a
Competent Person in confined space rescue and rescue from heights on the
installation at all times. Each Business Unit is responsible for approving the training
provider(s). (See Section 4 Subsection 1.3)
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Fall hazard elimination (for example, repositioning valves down to deck level).
A fall restraint system, such as restraint lines that prevent personnel from
reaching the fall hazard (for example, derrickman's harness).
A fall arrest system, such as lanyards with personal shock absorbers, selfretracting lifelines (inertia reels), or ladder climbing systems that "catch"
personnel when the possibility of a fall cannot be prevented.
All stairways and permanently elevated walking and working areas must be
equipped with handrails.
All deck openings must be covered or adequately guarded.
Handrails, including temporary and removable types, must be of sufficient strength.
All handrails, barriers, stairways, gratings, elevated walkways and elevated working
areas must be maintained. A procedure for verifying the integrity of these structures
must be included in the planned maintenance system.
4.4
Units or Divisions must define and approve specific fall protection equipment to meet
the minimum standards outlined in this procedure and comply with local legislation.
(See HQS-OPS-EST-708-02 Equipment Standard for Fall Protection Devices)
Fall protection systems and equipment must be inspected before each use and
included in the planned maintenance system.
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Forces exerted on personnel from being suspended for that period of time.
Equipment designed for rescue from heights must be stored, maintained and
inspected as per the manufacturer recommendations and included in the
installations planned maintenance system.
All fall protection PPE must be properly stowed in dedicated boxes or lockers when
not in use.
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Necessity of ladder
Location of ladder
Is there a potential for falling a distance greater than 10 feet? (for example:
into an open hole, overboard, or to a lower level landing, and so on)
Is the ladder used daily AND there is a danger of landing on sharp objects or
moving machinery parts?
Is the normal condition of the ladder considered to be of poor traction AND
the frequency of use is at least weekly?
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All fall arrest systems must limit the arrest force to 1,800 lbs. (818 kg), use a
Company approved full body harness, be connected to an acceptable anchor point
and have compatible connectors throughout.
All materials and equipment used in fall arrest systems must be purpose bought for
the use intended. Any equipment having potential to be confused with lifting gear
must be identifiable as fall protection only.
An acceptable anchor point for a personal fall arrest system is a secure point of
attachment (for example, a beam, girder, column, floor, or other fixed structural
member capable of withstanding a minimum force of 5,000 lbs. (2273 kg) for each
person attached to that anchor point). The anchor point must be located above
personnel to minimize free-fall distance and swing-fall potential, which must not
exceed the manufacturer's recommendations, or 30 degrees from vertical
(whichever is less).
Compatible connectors (for example, D-rings, O-rings and eye bolts) are sized to
reduce the possibility of rollout or side loading on the safety gate of the connecting
snaphook or carabiner connector.
Snaphooks must not be connected to snaphooks and carabiner connectors must not
be connected to carabiner connectors.
Fall arrest lanyards must be connected to an acceptable anchor point as high as
reasonably practicable and adjusted to minimize free-fall distance.
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LIFTING OF PERSONNEL
Self retracting lifelines (inertia reels) must be retracted when not in use to prevent
alteration of the spring memory or corrosion of the cable.
Additional shock absorbing devices must not be used in conjunction with inertia
reels.
Connectors of self retracting lifelines to anchor points must be of a positive locking
type. If shackles are to be used, they must be a four part shackle and controlled in a
manner to ensure they will only be utilized with fall protection equipment.
Cargo type slings may be used to secure the SRL to the anchor point. Only sling
type adaptors manufactured for this purpose and with compatible connectors may be
utilized with fall protection equipment. (See HQS-OPS-EST-708-02 Equipment
Standard for Fall Protection Devices)
4.9
HORIZONTAL LIFELINES
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DERRICK ACCESS
Access to the derrick is only with the driller's permission. A Derrick Log Book must
be used to record personnel movement, tools taken into the derrick and any unsafe
observations.
Anytime work takes place in the derrick (for example: riding belts, casing stabbing
board, work basket, work platforms, pal finger, TDS/traveling block/PRS/racking
systems, and so on), the Derrick Log Book must be used.
All derricks must be equipped with an emergency escape device or alternative
escape route. If a device is used, it must be installed to allow escape of personnel
from the derrick to a dedicated landing area free of hazards and obstructions.
4.11
The derrickman's safety harness must be stowed at the entrance of the monkey
board to allow the derrickman to put it on prior to walking onto the work platform and
to remove it after leaving the platform.
The derrickman must wear a fall arrest system in addition to a fall restraint system.
The anchor point for the fall arrest system must be capable of withstanding a
minimum force of 5,000 lbs. (2273 kg), and must be located above the monkey
board to minimize free-fall distance and swing-fall potential.
The traveling block must remain near the rig floor while derrickmen are changing out
until the new derrickman confirms that he has donned and secured the safety
harness.
New derrickmen must be accompanied by experienced derrickmen or an Assistant
Driller until they are considered capable of safely working on the monkey board by
themselves.
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The fall arrest system for personnel working from the stabbing board/basket must
include:
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SCAFFOLDING
Note: The inspection criteria applies to all scaffold which has been erected on
the installation.
All scaffolding erected aboard the installation must have the following specifications
as a minimum:
Handrails
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RESPONSIBILITY
5.1
ALL PERSONNEL:
5.2
Complete the Division approved training for the erection and inspection of
scaffolding
5.3
OIM:
Only permit Company personnel who have completed the Division approved
training to erect scaffolding.
Ensure all employees are trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the
procedures to be followed in order to minimize any associated risk.
5.4
RIG MANAGER:
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5.5
Review risk assessments for ladders up to 10 feet (3.05 meters) not requiring
installation of a fall protection system.
5.6
Approve specific fall protection equipment used within their Unit to meet the
minimum standards outlined in this procedure, and ensure equipment
selected complies with local legislation.
DOCUMENTATION
The form indicated below is included in the manual as an example only and is
intended to allow operations to take advantage of a preset form rather than having to
create their own. Use of this form is not mandatory. However, if the example is not
used exactly as it is included, the form used must include the key elements of the
example and must be approved by the Unit Vice President.
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