SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY

REQUISITION NO. 3001026569

SAFANIYAH PIPELINE PACKAGE-25
Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation

5.9 Plans for Erecting Large Equipment

Plans for erecting large equipment.

 Planning and Site Preparation

Proper communication between the site supervisors and the erectors prior to the beginning
of the erection operation is essential to employee safety. Many accidents involving collapse
could have been averted had adequate pre-erection communication and planning occurred.
The following requirements for site preparation, including site layout, pre-planning of
overhead hoisting operations have been made to ensure safety during the initial stages of
erection:
a. Coordination of erection activities with other applicable parties, such as emergency
responders.
b. Material/equipment parts deliveries, material/equipment parts staging/storage and
construction activities.
c. Description of crane and derrick selection and placement procedures, which shall
include:
 Site preparation.
 Path of overhead lifts.
 Critical lifts, including rigging and equipment.
d. Description of erection activities and procedures, including the following:
 Stability considerations requiring temporary bracing or guying.
 Erection bridging terminus points.
 Notifications regarding repair, replacement or modification of anchor bolts
(anchor rods).
 Columns and beams (including joists and purlins).
 Connections.
 Decking.
 Routes of travel up and around the equipment.
 Fall protection procedures and prefabricated anchorage points Description.
 Falling objects prevention procedures.
 Training/certification requirements for erection workers.

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Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation

 Erection workers and supervisor list with their training and certification.
 Rescue or emergency response procedures.
e. Structural design engineer shall be signed and dated erection plans.
f. Prior to start erection work submit the plan to Aramco for approval.
g. Conduct the site planning meeting with erectors, Aramco and project engineer to ensure
all hazards have been identified and addressed. and preventive action will have taken as per
HIP.
h. Before erection work is start, the following shall be confirmed:
 Concrete in footings, piers, and walls has been cured to a level that will provide
adequate strength to support any forces imposed during erection.
 Anchor bolt repairs, replacements and modifications were done with the approval
of the project Structural Engineer.
 Site Layout
Sinopec Service management and the SAPMT shall ensure that the following are provided
and maintained:
a. Access roads into and through the site that are adequate for safe delivery and
movement of derricks, cranes, trucks and other necessary equipment.
b. Means and methods for pedestrian and vehicular control.
c. Adequate space for the safe storage of materials and the safe operation of the erector's
equipment, which is firm
 Properly graded
 Drained
 Readily accessible to the work.
d. Site shall be barricaded/fenced and provided with adequate lighting.
 Pre-Planning
All hoisting operations in erection must be pre-planned to ensure that:
a. Make sure that suspended loads shall be preplanned to ensure that workers not
required to work directly below an under the moving suspended load.
b. Employees engaged in the initial connection of the equipment.
c. Employees necessary for the hooking and unhooking of the load.
d. Rigged by a SA certified rigger.

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Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation

e. Ensure the routes of moving suspended loads shall be assessed and take necessary
actions to suspended loads that cannot hit the nearby equipment or property.
 Fall Protection Requirements
a. Fall protection equipment, including full-body harnesses, shall be inspected.
b. Daily to ensure that it has not been damaged and is in good condition.
c. If any fall protection equipment is in damaged condition immediately remove from work
site.
d. Unnecessary tools, materials or equipment shall be not stored while working at heights.
e. All erection workers Walking/working surfaces with unprotected sides or edges more
than 1.8 m above or a lower level must be protected by a guardrail system, safety net
system, personal fall arrest system.
f. Fall protection plan shall be in accordance with the as per requirements in CSM II-5.
g. Perimeter safety cables shall be installed prior to installation of metal decking and shall
meet the criteria for guardrail systems.
h. All erection workers working in a controlled decking zone at elevations of 1.8m or
greater shall be protected from fall hazards.
i. CDZ access shall be limited to personnel engaged in leading-edge work.
j. Personnel working in CDZs shall have completed proper CDZ training.
k. Control lines shall be established to control access to CDZs.
l. Be connected on each end to a proper guardrail system, wall, stanchion or other
suitable anchorage.
m. Not be closer than 1 m (39 inches) nor more than 1.3 m (45 inches) from
walking/working surfaces.
 Hoisting and Rigging
a. Safe Rigging:
 Hoisting and rigging during erection shall be in accordance with GIs 7.025, 7.027,
7.028, 7.029 and 7.030 and CSM III-7.
 All crane operators and riggers should be SA certified and shall be responsible
for crane operations under their control.
 If the crane operator feels unsafe when lifting any objects, crane operator shall
stop immediately lifting activities.
 All crane operators shall refuse to lift unsafe loads.

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SAFANIYAH PIPELINE PACKAGE-25
Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation

b. Working with suspended Loads shall apply Following:

 To safe handle the suspended loads shall apply tag lines that allows a worker to
control its movement.
 Always use hooks with self-closing safety latches must prevent components from
slipping out of the hook.
 Suspended loads lowered and controlled manner when the load is near the
workers.
c. The total load shall not exceed the rated capacity of the hoisting and rigging equipment.
d. A “come-a-long” The total load shall not exceed the rated capacity of the hoisting and
rigging equipment.
 Structural Stability
This section of the standard outlines the work practices that will prevent collapse due to
lack of stability. In addition, it addresses slipping/tripping hazards and certain kinds of fall
hazards encountered when working on large equipment.
a. Structural stability must be maintained at all times during the erection process.
b. The erector shall, at all times, be responsible for the adequacy and installation of any
temporary bracing or guy cables required to counteract loadings imposed during
erection.
 Walking Working Surfaces
a. Safety nets or a fully planked or decked floor must be maintained directly under any
erection work being performed, within the lesser of 30 feet.
b. Shear connectors (such as headed studs, bars or lugs), reinforcing bars, deformed
anchors or threaded studs shall not be attached to the top flanges of beams, joists or
beam attachments so that they project vertically from or horizontally across the top
flange of the member until after the metal decking, or other walking/working surface,
has been installed.
c. Erection workers shall not walk on the top surface of any equipment coated with paint
or similar material.
d. If workers shall need to walk on the top of equipment surfaces or similar material, the
documentation certifies that the coating has a minimum average slip resistance that
should be available on site.

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Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation

e. When shear connectors are used in construction of composite floors, roofs and bridge
decks, they must be laid out and installed after the metal decking has been installed, so
the metal decking serves as a working platform.
f. Shear connectors may not be installed from within a controlled decking zone (CDZ).
 Plumbing Up
a. Erectors shall ensure the stability of the equipment before plumbing-up equipment shall
be installed in conjunction with the erection process.
b. When used, plumbing-up equipment shall be in place and properly installed before the
equipment is loaded with construction material such as loads of joists, bundles of
decking or bundles of bridging.
c. The equipment shall be plumbed, leveled and braced before any final bolted or welded
connections are made.
d. Plumbing-up equipment shall be removed only with the approval of a competent
person.
 Beams and Columns
a. During the placement of large equipment, loads shall not be released from the hoisting
line until the members are properly secured with at least two bolts per connection of the
same size and strength as shown on the erection drawings.
b. As per erection plan Bolts shall be wrench-tight or equivalent.
c. A competent person shall determine if more than two bolts are necessary to ensure the
stability of cantilevered members; if additional bolts are needed, they shall be installed.
d. Diagonal bracing. Solid web structural members used as diagonal bracing shall be
secured by at least one bolt per connection drawn up wrench-tight or the equivalent as
specified by the project structural engineer of record.
 Holes and Openings
a. This paragraph sets requirements for installing metal decking to minimize the risks of
falling through holes and openings. Metal decking shall be installed at roof and floor
holes and openings as follows:
b. Framed metal deck openings shall have structural members turned down to allow
continuous deck installation, except when not allowed by structural design constraints
or constructability.
c. Always roof and floor holes and openings shall be decked over.

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d. When large sizes, configurations or other structural designs do not allow openings to
be decked over.
e. Workers shall be kept from the edge of the opening by the use of warning lines at least
1.8 m (6 ft) from the edge.
f. Metal decking holes and openings shall not be cut until immediately prior to being
permanently filled with the equipment or structure needed or intended to fulfill its
specific use, or shall be immediately covered.
 Overing Openings
a. Covers for roof and floor openings shall be capable of supporting, without failure.
b. twice the weight of personnel, equipment and materials that may be on the cover at any
given time.
c. Deck covers install securely to prevent displacement by wind, equipment or personnel.
d. Covers shall be marked with the words “WARNING: HOLE” or “WARNING: COVER” in
high-visibility paint.
e. Do not install smoke dome or skylight fixtures it will be not considered as covers.
f. Where planks or metal decking around columns do not fit tightly, wire mesh, exterior
plywood or equivalent material shall be installed and shall be of sufficient strength to
provide fall protection for personnel and prevent objects from falling through.
 Installation of Metal Decking and Grating
a. This paragraph of the final standard addresses specific requirements to protect
employees during the installation of metal decking.
b. Metal decking means a commercially manufactured, structural grade, cold rolled metal
panel formed into a series of parallel ribs.
c. All activities associated with the use of metal decking used as a support element in a
floor or roof system.
d. Metal floor and roof decks, standing seam metal roofs, other metal roof systems and
other products such as bar gratings, checker plate, expanded metal panels, and similar
products after installation shall be proper fastening.
e. Use structural members to support Metal decking and grating panels.
f. For each metal decking and grating panel, a minimum of four fasteners shall be used.
 Trainings
Fall protection

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Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation

a. Sinopec Service shall provide a training program for all employees exposed to fall
hazards. The program shall include training and instruction in the following areas:
 The recognition and identification of fall hazards in the work area.
 The procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and through or into
holes and openings in walking/working surfaces and walls.
 The fall protection requirements in large equipment areas.
b. Walking/ working surface with an unprotected side or edge.
c. Fall hazard recognition and mitigation measures.
d. Temporary guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems and
other fall protections how to use and inspection.
e. Procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting temporary guardrail
systems.
Additional training
a. Multiple-lift rigging procedures.
b. Hazards associated with multiple lifts.
c. Multiple-lift procedures and equipment.
d. Connection procedures.
e. Hazards associated with connecting.
f. Proper connecting techniques and work practices.
g. CDZ procedures.
h. CDZ hazards.
i. Proper installation techniques and work practices.
Certification
a. Employees who completed their training Sinopec Service will provide certification.
b. Employees in work site shall keep their certification always with their possession.

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