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10 - 6 - Section-Personal Safety
10 - 6 - Section-Personal Safety
10 - 6 - Section-Personal Safety
HSE/ESCO/06
1. GENERAL
Energy Solution's employees should use personal protective equipment (PPE) whenever working under
conditions creating a reasonable potential for injury, illness, or death which can be prevented by the use
of such equipment. Personal protective equipment will be provided by Energy Solutions to its employees
when required, and shall be used as prescribed by our policy. Remember PPE is the last line of defense to
eliminate an incident from happening.
1.1 Responsibilities
Supervisory personnel are responsible for implementing and enforcing this program.
Program Requirements
Eye Protection
Clothing
Foot Protection
Head Protection
Hand Protection
Hearing Conservation
Fall Protection
Respiratory Protection
2.1 General
Protective eye wear will be required for all personnel at all times on Energy
Solution's Site locations.
The operating supervisors are responsible for ensuring proper protective eyewear
is available and worn by employees at all times.
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3. CLOTHING
All Energy Solution's employees shall wear a sleeved shirt (tank tops are prohibited) and full length
trousers (no cutoffs or shorts permitted) while on the job. The recommended cloth is cotton. Synthetic
materials will melt severely burn the skin when exposed to heat such as a flash fire. In the event that
the project calls for Energy Solution's to provide coveralls, the coveralls provided will meet the above
specifications.
Clothing must also be suited for weather conditions. Loose clothing must not be worn due to the potential
for getting caught in machinery.
4. FOOT PROTECTION
Personnel are required to wear high top steel-toed boots while working. Boots must have the oil resistant
sole to reduce the chances of slips and falls. The safety-toe footwear should meet the requirements of
ANSI Z41.1 - Men's Safety-Toe Footwear.
In the event that rubber boots are necessary to complete a job, they will also comply with the ANSI
Z41.1 standard.
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5. HEAD PROTECTION
All Energy Solution's personnel will wear an ANSI approved hard hat while working on location . Any time
work is being done in the shop areas where the possibility of injury to the head exists, from flying or
falling objects, hard hats will be required. Hard hats are not required to be worn in vehicles or offices.
Hardhats must not be altered or modified in any way, such as; holes drilled or pictures carved in the shell
and the shell must not be painted. The suspension system must not be cut or altered and must be the
appropriate size suspension system for the hard hat.
NOTE: Hardhats must not be worn backwards.
All company personnel will be provided with and are required to wear hard hats that meet or exceed all
requirements of ANSI 289.1-1969 (impact protection) and ANSI 289.2-1971 (electrical protection)
6. HAND PROTECTION
Chemical and electrical gloves are provided by the company and must be worn while working in areas
where there is potential for exposure to chemicals or electricity. Refer to MSDS for additional information
about the type of chemicals in use and type of hand protection needed.
Work gloves should be worn at all times to avoid contact with abrasive surfaces or sharp objects
7. HEARING CONSERVATION
All operating locations shall comply with OSHA 1910.95 and Energy Solution's policy regarding the
protection of employees from occupational noise exposure. A hearing conservation program will be
established at those locations where employees are exposed to noise levels of 90 dbA time weighted
average (TWA) for eight hours. All applicable employees who meet these exposure levels shall be
included in the hearing conservation program.
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Employees shall be given the option of utilizing hearing protectors that are most comfortable as long as
the attenuation value is not compromised.
All areas that require hearing protection to be worn by employees shall have a sign posted stating this
requirement at each entry point. The following wording is recommended
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Ear is the organ of hearing and balance. Only vertebrates, or animals with backbones, have ears. The
most complex and highly developed ears are those of mammals.
7.6 Hearing
Sound is a series of vibrations moving as waves through air or other gases, liquids, or solids. A ringing
bell, for example, sets off vibrations in the air. Detection of these vibrations, or sound waves, is called
hearing. The detection of vibrations passing through the ground or water is also called hearing. Some
animals can detect only vibrations passing through the ground, and others can hear only vibrations
passing through water.
Humans, however, can hear vibrations passing through gases, solids, and liquids. Sometimes sound
waves are transmitted to the inner ear by a method of hearing called bone conduction. For example,
people hear their own voice partly by bone conduction. The voice causes the bones of the skull to
vibrate, and these vibrations directly stimulate the sound-sensitive cells of the inner ear. Only a
relatively small part of a normal person’s hearing depends on bone conduction, but some totally deaf
people can be helped if sound vibrations are transferred to the skull bones by a hearing aid.
Humans hear primarily by detecting airborne sound waves, which are collected by the auricles. The
auricles also help locate the direction of sound. Although some people have auricular muscles so well-
developed that they can wiggle their ears, human auricles, when compared to those of other mammals,
have little importance. Many mammals, especially those with large ears, such as rabbits, can move
their auricles in many directions so that sound can be picked up more easily.
After being collected by the auricles, sound waves pass through the outer auditory canal to the
eardrum, causing it to vibrate. The vibrations of the eardrum are then transmitted through the ossicles,
the chain of bones in the middle ear. As the vibrations pass from the relatively large area of the
eardrum through the chain of bones, which have a smaller area, their force is concentrated. This
concentration amplifies, or increases, the sound. When the sound vibrations reach the stirrup, the
stirrup pushes in and out of the oval window. This movement sets the fluids in the vestibular and
tympanic canals in motion. To relieve the pressure of the moving fluid, the membrane of the oval
window bulges out and in. The alternating changes of pressure in the fluid of the canals cause the
basilar membrane to move. The organ of Corti, which is part of the basilar membrane, also moves,
bending its hair like projections. The bent projections stimulate the sensory cells to transmit impulses
along the auditory nerve to the brain.
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Besides loudness, the human ear can detect a sound’s pitch, which is related to a sound’s vibration
frequency, or the number of sound waves passing into the ear in a given period. The greater the
frequency, the higher the pitch will be. The maximum range of human hearing includes sound
frequencies from about 15 to about 18,000 waves, or cycles, per second. Because the human ear
cannot hear very low frequencies, the sound of one’s own heartbeat is inaudible. At the other end of
the scale, a highly pitched whistle producing 30,000 cycles per second is not audible to the human ear,
but a dog can hear it.
The third characteristic of sound detected by the human ear is tone. The ability to recognize tone
enables humans to distinguish a violin from a clarinet when both instruments are playing the same
note. The least noticeable change in tone that can be picked up by the ear varies with pitch and
loudness.
Another sonic phenomenon, known as masking, occurs because lower-pitched sounds tend to deafen
the ear to higher-pitched sounds. To overcome the effects of masking in noisy places, people are
forced to raise their voices.
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8.1 Purpose
To establish a system for prevention/protection of personnel from falls. Falls are classified as either on
the same level, from one level to another (stairs) or working at elevated heights.
Activities which are covered in this program include but are not limited to:
8.2 Objectives
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8.3 Procedures
The supervisor will be responsible for evaluating fall hazards and for determining
how exposure to a fall can be avoided during the pre-planning phase of the activity.
To train personnel in the use, care, and installation of the fall
prevention/protection equipment.
To use appropriate hazard control measures. When work must be performed at
recognized unguarded elevated heights of 6 feet or greater, the supervisor may select either of the
following options
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while working. Also, the type of material used to build stairs, ladders or platforms should be reviewed to
be sure it is the most appropriate to resist falls.
Each employee must be aware of the fall hazards associated with his work area. If assigned to
work at elevated heights, the employee has the responsibility of using and thoroughly inspecting
the personal fall protection system’s anchor points, connecting means ( i.e., Lanyard or device) and
body holding devices (i.e., harness) prior to using the system.
NOTE: Any problems noted with any of the components of a fall protection system or work
area must be brought to the attention of the supervisor immediately. Fall protection must
not be used until problems have been addressed.
When areas are noticed as having a potential for falls, such as: slick surfaces, poor
housekeeping, etc., personnel will immediately notify the supervisor of the condition so it can be
corrected.
Example:
For protection from falls while on beam on unit
1. Use of full body harness with back D-ring. The lanyard is tied off on the back D-
ring and then secured to an anchorage point preferably above the level of the beam. Since
this is not possible, the lanyard is secured to the beam rod.
2. Use of a full body harness securing the lanyard to one side D-ring, throwing the
lanyard under and around the beam and securing to the other side D-ring.
For protection from fall from wellhead and polish rod liner
1. Use of the bed of the truck to allow employee a working platform and at he same
time allowing for the winch line to secure the rod load
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A. Anchor Points
Anchorage points are the key to designing fall protection systems. The strength, location and design must
fit in with the required work task mobility. As a minimum, the anchorage point strength must be based on
at least twice the anticipated dynamic load that will be encountered.
B. Harness and Components
The main concern of the harness is its ability to withstand the drop forces and prevent injury to
personnel. The style of harness shown below assists in limiting injuries during the fall. Wearing the
proper equipment and if after sustaining limited or no injuries, the fall victim, himself, can also assist in
rescue operations and time is not such a critical component in the rescue process. Self-recovery may also
be possible if no injuries have occurred.
Body Wear:
The first component is the personal protective gear worn by workers while performing the job. A
variety of full body harnesses, positioning belts, and body belts are available for use in various types
of work. Because harnesses are the only-appropriate equipment to be worn in the event of a free
fall, more and more workers are using this type of device.
Connecting Devices:
The second system component id the connecting device. This device can be a rope or web lanyard,
rope grab or retractable lifeline. However, shock absorbing lanyards have become increasingly
popular because they significantly reduce the forces generated in a fall.
Lanyards with built-in shock absorbers reduce fall arresting forces by 65-80% compared to forces
generated by traditional lanyards. Locking Snaps feature self-closing, self locking keepers which
remain closed until unlocked and pressed open for connection or disconnection. This feature of
locking snaps significantly reduces the possibility of accidental disengagement or “rollout”.
Tie-off Point
The final component of the system is the anchoring or tie-off point. This point must be capable of
supporting of 5,000 pounds per worker, such as an eye bolt, support beam, or cross arm strap.
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Individually, none of these components will provide protection from a fall. Used properly with each
other, they form a system and become a critically important part of the total fall protection system.
Fall protection products may be broken down into four functional categories:
1. Fall arrest
2. Positioning
3. Suspension
4. Retrieval
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Engineering controls involve enclosing an operation, using general or local ventilation and substitution of
toxic materials with nontoxic materials. When effective engineering controls are not feasible, appropriate
respiratory protection will be provided.
Employees that have the potential for coming in direct contact with a hazardous environment will be
included in the Respiratory Protection Program. Employees will be instructed on the importance of their
involvement in this program. It will also be impressed upon them that their commitment is required.
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9.7 Training
During training employees will be made aware of the types of hazards that they will encounter. They will
be informed of the proper type of respiratory protection that will be needed, its limitations and be
informed of the work areas involved. Training shall provide the men an opportunity to handle the
respirator, have it fitted properly, test its face-piece-to-face seal and wear it in normal air for a long
familiarity period. Training must also include proper maintenance of equipment. Records should also be
kept verifying respiratory program training.
The Hazard Communication Training will also aid in the process of informing employees of present
hazards.
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To complete inspection form, put a if the item is OK and an (x) if it needs repairs.
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