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TITLE:
Personal Protective Equipment
SCOPE:
This SSP covers the minimum requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE). Broad requirements for PPE usage are described in this SSP for certain areas and types of work, but these are minimum requirements -- the work permit program, job hazard reviews, or other safety standards may identify additional requirements. If a problem is encountered, consultation with a Murphy Safety Professional should be considered before proceeding, keeping in mind that any alternative procedure must be at least as effective as these instructions in providing a safe workplace.
POLICY:
Engineering control is the preferred method for controlling hazards. However, when engineering controls are not feasible, personal protective equipment shall be used to protect personnel from injuries and illnesses. The requirements stated herein apply to all Murphy and contractor employees and visitors.
Guidelines for personal protective equipment not covered by this SSP that are found in other refinery documents include the following:
1. Fall Protection SSP-0013
2. Respiratory Protection SSP-0014
3. Fire Retardant Clothing (Nomex) SSP-0020
4. Hearing Protection SSP-0021 & Hearing Conservation Manual
5. Safe Handling of Hydrofluoric Acid SSP-0022
6. Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan SSP-0024
7. Electrical Safe Work Practices SSP-0043
DEFINITIONS
Faceshield – A device worn which provides eye and face protection against flying particles, sparks and chemical splash. Additional eye protection such as safety glasses or goggles must be worn under the faceshield.
Gauntlet - A type of cuff that protects the wrist and forearm.
Hazard Assessment - The assessment of the workplace to determine the individual hazards that require particular personal protective equipment.
Neoprene or Nitrile - Synthetic rubbers that provide resistance to a wide range of solvents and hazardous chemicals.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Any protective equipment or clothing designed and utilized to protect the body from a particular hazard.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management
1. Will provide PPE to Murphy employee’s that meets the needs of work activities as required.
2. Ensure that all Murphy employees who are required to use any PPE receive the required training.
Engineering Department (Meraux & El Dorado)
1. Implement engineering controls, which are designs that would minimize the amount of PPE required where practical.
2. Notify the Safety Department of significant changes to existing equipment or new equipment installation.
Operations and Maintenance Superintendents
- Ensure the proper PPE to be used by employees is readily available and used properly.
Area Specialists, Shift Foreman, and Maintenance Foreman,
- Supervisory personnel will assure that all employees are trained on the protective limitations of PPE and on its proper use and maintenance.
- Supervisory personnel will assure that all employees under their area of responsibility are utilizing the minimum required personnel protective equipment the job activity calls for.
Safety Department
1. Reassess workplace hazards as necessary, including evaluation of new equipment, and processes, reviewing accident records, and reevaluating the suitability of previously selected PPE.
2. Assist with the selection of PPE when necessary.
Employees, Contractors and Visitors
1. Inspect PPE for defects or damage before and after use.
2. Notify their immediate supervisor or liaison if PPE is not suitable for the working conditions.
3. Use all appropriate PPE as trained.
Contractor Supervisors
1. Will provide PPE to their company employees that meet the needs of work activities as required.
2. Ensure that all their employees who are required to use any PPE receive the required training.
PROCEDURE:
A hazard assessment concerning personal protective equipment was performed at the Meraux Refinery. A determination was made as to the various levels of PPE required for certain situations. If any questions arise in regard to the appropriate PPE selection, the person should reference an appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet, consult their immediate supervisor, or call the Safety Department. A PPE matrix can also be found in Table 3.
Accessing the Work Place The following procedural steps and measures should be considered the minimum PPE required to protect employees from injury during any work task.
§ Accessing the Operation Change area at Gate 10
During shift change, Murphy employees are allowed to access their change area at Gate 10 without personal protective equipment under the following conditions:
1. Travel must be on the designated walkways at Gate 10 only.
2. Employees may not enter the battery limits of the units without proper PPE. Hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, Nomex FR clothing, hearing protection.
3. Safety glasses with side shield are required.
4. Shoes must be closed-toe type.
Accessing the CCR
Murphy Staff employees and Visitors accompanied by a Murphy Staff employee are allowed to access the CCR in the refinery without personal protective equipment under the following conditions:
- Travel must be on the designated path from Gate 10 to the CCR.
- Employees may not enter the battery limits of the units or tour the refinery without the proper PPE.
- No shorts or sleeve less shirts are allowed.
- Shoes must be closed-toe with defined heel. No Tennis Shoes are allowed.
- Safety glasses with side shield are required.
- All Visitors must sign in with Security and obtain a Visitors Badge before entering the refinery.
- All Visitors must have a TWIC Card or be escorted by a Murphy Oil employee. An escort form must be filled out and returned to Security after Visitor exits the refinery. Form must be with escort at all times.
- All Visitors must be accompanied by a Murphy Oil employee at all times while in the Refinery
Eye and Face Protection
Eye or eye and face protection shall be worn when there is exposure to hazards such as flying particles, molten metal, light radiation, acids, caustics, or chemicals in the liquid, vapor or gaseous stages. Additional Eye and Face protection examples can be found in Table 4.
1. Eye protection must provide side protection. Approved safety glasses with side shields shall be worn by all personnel on the dock, in the refinery and laboratory.
2. Murphy Oil will purchase and issue prescription safety glasses with attached side shields to Murphy employees following the current union negotiated contract (upon initial hiring, and upon attrition, not to exceed one pair per eighteen months). The lenses and frames issued will meet ANSI Safety Eye Wear Z87.1 Standards.
3. Damaged safety glasses shall be replaced immediately.
4. Safety glasses are not required in office areas for routine office work.
5. Contact lenses shall not be worn on the dock, in the refinery and laboratory.
6. All safety glasses worn within the facility, whether provided by Murphy Oil or individually purchased shall be worn with side shields attached.
7. Shaded or dark lenses are prohibited indoors, within confined spaces, and outdoors after sunset except where required for welding or cutting activities. Shade adjusting (Photochromic) safety glasses may be worn regardless of lighting conditions.
8. Additional or alternate approved eye and face protection is required during certain activities due to the hazards involved. The following eye and face protection shall be used for specific job activities:
Goggles
Goggles shall be used for the following job activities:
- During all sampling operations.
- Transferring chemicals or cleaning materials from drums using a barrel pump or faucet.
- During dusty operations, such as dry catalyst dumping or loading, removing or installing, refractory, loading sulfur cars, and insulation activities.
- Whenever employees are lighting burners.
- Working beneath autos, or trucks.
- Any other job activity where safety glasses do not afford sufficient eye protection.
7. To assure availability, goggles shall be worn on the hard hat using a goggle retaining ring.
Faceshield over Safety Glasses/Goggles
A faceshield along with safety glasses shall be used for the following job activities:
1. During all chipping and grinding operations.
2. While servicing batteries.
3. Breaking any piping or hose connection on chemical lines or chemical injection systems. These include caustic, ammonia, amine, desalting chemicals, hydraulic fluids, etc.
4. Handling or transferring caustics or acids.
5. When loading and unloading propane and butane trucks or cars.
6. When the possibility of splashing or spraying of chemicals or hazardous liquids exists.
7. Spray painting when not using a full face respirator.
8. While using compressed air to dry or clean equipment.
9. When using a saw which emits dusts or flying debris.
Welding Face Shields or Burning Goggles
Employees involved in activities that emit light radiation shall wear the appropriate filter lens and welding faceshield or burning goggles. The list located in Tables 1 2 gives the recommended protection.
Head Protection
Personnel who are exposed to potential injury from falling objects or scalp injuries from bumps must wear head protection. The use of an approved hard hat is mandatory within the refinery (except in vehicles or buildings which do not pose a head injury hazard) for employees, contractors and visitors. The only approved hard hat shall be an ANSI Z89.1 – Type I Class E or G hard hat.
1. The suspension head band and strapping, which is critical for absorbing impact, shall be completely intact.
2. No damage shall exist on the interior or exterior of the shell. Damage is considered to be cracks, deep scratches, holes (punctured or drilled), splits, or paint on the shell (solvents in paint weaken the shell considerably).
3. All hard hats shall be replaced immediately after damage occurs, or every five years, even if there is no visible damage. This is due to possible crazing of the shell and worn suspension systems.
4. Hard hats must be worn inside confined spaces during welding (i.e. no soft cap welding inside a confined space).
5. Hair must be kept inside of the hard hat.
Foot Protection
Foot protection must be worn when there is exposure to foot injuries from falling or rolling objects, objects which can pierce the sole of the footwear, or electrical hazards. All protective footwear must comply with ANSI Z41 or ASTM F 2412/2413.
- Steel toe footwear is required for all personnel in the refinery, dock, and lab area.
- All visitors entering the refinery, dock, or lab area must wear steel toe footwear.
- Personnel working inside the two administration buildings are not required to wear steel toe footwear.
- Various sole materials are acceptable including leather, synthetics and rubber. The soles should be in good condition and protect against slipping, be oil resistant, and have a minimum of a 45° heel.
- Murphy Oil will reimburse the amount stated in the current contract toward the purchase of steel toe safety shoes after presentation of original store receipt and visual approval of the shoes by the Safety Department. Reimbursement will be provided upon initial hiring, and upon attrition, not to exceed one pair per year.
- Damaged boots shall be replaced immediately.
- Rubber boots will be worn when handling acids, caustics or hazardous chemicals, and when working in slippery conditions.
- Metal meta-tarsal guards and shin guards are required for certain types of high risk work, such as operating a pneumatic chipping tool (jackhammer) or hydroblasting.
Hand Protection
Proper hand protection shall be worn when there is exposure to hazards such as skin absorption of harmful chemicals, abrasions, cuts and lacerations, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns, and temperature extremes.
- The appropriate vinyl, rubber, neoprene, or nitrile gauntlet type glove shall be used for the following:
- Working with chemicals and petroleum products less than 95°F.
- Handling acids, caustics or other hazardous chemicals.
- Breaking any piping connection on chemical lines or chemical injection systems.
- Working with or around a hazardous waste.
- Leather or cotton work gloves shall be used when handling abrasives or materials with thermal extremes (hot oil, catalyst sampling, steam hose work, etc.). Cotton "Hot Mill" work gloves will be provided.
3. Welding gloves shall be used while performing any type of hot work. They should be made from heat resistant leather to provide the greatest wear and protection possible.
4. Some electrical work may require the use of rubber gloves ("hot gloves") for added protection from electrical shock and burns. Metal reinforced gloves shall not be used near electrical components or fixtures.
5. Latex surgical gloves are to be worn in the event that an employee is exposed to a bloodborne pathogen (this is just one PPE requirement for bloodborne pathogens see SSP-0024 for a complete listing).
6. Gloves are to be used when performing "General Purpose" work, i.e. tool use, handling material or equipment, climbing on equipment.
7. Damaged or worn gloves should be replaced immediately.
Body Protection
1. When working around moving equipment (lathes, conveyors, rotating equipment, and some power tools) special precautions must be taken. Shirttails, neckties, rings, wristwatches, neck chains, long hair, etc. may get caught. Be sure to remove or secure these items as appropriate when working around moving machinery.
2. Long sleeves are required for all operating/maintenance/ construction areas. Sleeves will be rolled down and fastened at the wrist.
3. Some activities, i.e. work around moving machinery, or solvent/detergent bath operations may require long sleeves to be temporarily rolled up to the elbow. Sleeves should be immediately rolled down when such work activities are complete.
4. Long pants are required in all areas of the facility.
5. Coveralls must be zipped all of the way up.
6. Ripped or torn coveralls must be replaced.
7. As specified in other procedures, chemically impervious suits may be necessary for protection against corrosive, hazardous or toxic materials. Appropriate garment selection is made following careful review of the work planned, types available, and likely hazards to be encountered.
8. Leather vests or sleeves should be worn during welding procedures to protect from burns to the skin. The leather apparel also protects flame retardant clothing from damage.
Life Jackets and Work Vests
1. U.S. Coast Guard approved type III or V work vests shall be used when personnel are exposed to the hazard of falling into a body of water deeper than two (2) feet. Areas that meet this requirement include while working aboard floating boats and vessels, around retention ponds, waste water pools, unguarded dock areas, the river batture and while handling mooring wires and lines.