Rig Safety Inspection Program

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RIG SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to prevent accidents on or around a rig. Many things can cause accidents, such as Improper rig set up or use, Wear or damage and Neglect. The company administers a Rig Safety Inspection program for those employees including contract employees who work around rigs. The Rig Safety Inspection program includes daily inspections, corrections of problems, and training.

RESPONSIBILITIES

COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Provide a Rig Safety Inspection program for personnel who work around rigs.

·  Provide periodic training (and retraining as required) in rig safety.

·  Provide necessary repairs and maintenance to rigs as indicated by rig safety inspections.

·  Ensure that each employee and contractor, in their work area, complies with the Rig Safety Inspection requirements, including annual training requirement.

EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Conduct Rig Safety Inspections as assigned.

·  Report any problems found to their supervisor.

·  Participate in Rig Safety meetings as required.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Train and require all employees to comply with all requirements, at a minimum, of this Rig Safety Inspection Program.

·  Take corrective action as needed.

·  Communicate with company if any hazards are noted on site.

·  Provide the company with Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for any hazardous chemicals brought or used on site.

DAILY INSPECTIONS

Each day that the rig is in operation, a trained and qualified employee will perform the inspection using the form found on the next page. Any problems, deficiencies, or defects will be reported to the supervisor and resolved before work continues. Completed forms and corrective actions will be filed at the main office.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Training is mandatory for all employees who may be assigned to Rig Operations.

TRAINING CONTENT -- Employee training shall include the following topics as a minimum:

·  The requirements of this program.

·  Employee responsibilities under this program.

·  Conducting daily inspections and the inspection checklist.

·  Measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards such as proper work practices and personal protective equipment.

·  What to do in case of emergency.

TRAINING FREQUENCY: -- The training will be conducted:

·  At the time of their initial assignment.

·  When reassignment requires employees to work around Rig Operations.

·  In addition, the company will provide periodic refresher training to ensure employees have current knowledge of the requirements of this procedure.

RECORDKEEPING: -- The Company will keep records of employees’ initial training and any subsequent refreshers.

RIG SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST

COMPANY: ______RIG NO.:______SUPERVISOR: ______OPERATIONS ______LOCATION: ______DATE:______INSPECTED BY:______

GENERAL / Sat Unsat / HAND TOOLS / Sat Unsat
a. Distance from overhead power lines / ( ) ( ) / a. Condition / ( ) ( )
b. Hazard signs displayed / ( ) ( ) / b. Cleanliness
c. First aid kit / ( ) ( ) / c. Stored / ( ) ( )
d. Guy wires flagged / ( ) ( ) / MAST / DERRICK
e. Fall line of derrick clear / ( ) ( ) / a. Manufacturer’s specifications / operation plate / ( ) ( )
f. Vehicle out of guy pattern / ( ) ( ) / b. Damage and excessive corrosion / ( ) ( )
g. Overall housekeeping / ( ) ( ) / c. Ladder / ( ) ( )
h. Pipe racks, catwalk / ( ) ( ) / d. Racking platform walk around / ( ) ( )
i. Fire hazards controlled / ( ) ( ) / e. Rod basket / ( ) ( )
GUYING / f. Crow’s nest / ( ) ( )
1. Crown to ground guylines / ( ) ( ) / g. Manual latch dog extension / retraction mechanism / ( ) ( )
a. Number of wind guys / ( ) ( ) / h. Visual inspection of latch dogs / ( ) ( )
b. Condition of guylines / ( ) ( ) / i. Scoping ram stabilizers / ( ) ( )
c. Diameter of guyline / ( ) ( ) / j. Crown sheave guards / ( ) ( )
d. Three clamps minimum / ( ) ( ) / k. Finger board safety cable / ( ) ( )
e. Ground anchors / ( ) ( ) / l. Cracks or metal failures at hinge points / ( ) ( )
2. Tubing board guys / ( ) ( ) / m. Derrick locking pins in place / ( ) ( )
a. Strung and crossed for racking / ( ) ( ) / n. Hinge point dowel pins provided with safety retainer / ( ) ( )
b. Three clamps minimum / ( ) ( ) / o. Derrick hydraulic system / ( ) ( )
3. Internal guys adjusted for tension / ( ) ( ) / p. Lighting system / ( ) ( )
FOUNDATION / q. Purging of air from hydraulic raising cylinder / ( ) ( )
a. Adequate supplemental footing provided / ( ) ( ) / ( ) ( )
VEHICLES / Sat Unsat / OPERATOR STATION / WORK PLATFORM / FLOOR / Sat Unsat
a. Glass, mirrors. / ( ) ( ) / a. All controls labeled / ( ) ( )
b. Road gear, lights, reflectors / ( ) ( ) / b. Work floor / ( ) ( )
c. Housekeeping, cab / ( ) ( ) / c. Steps/handrails / ( ) ( )
d. Doghouse / ( ) ( ) / TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
1. Housekeeping / ( ) ( ) / Power Tongs Condition
2. Stove condition / ( ) ( ) / a. Safety gate / ( ) ( )
3. Electrical / lights / ( ) ( ) / b. Backup / ( ) ( )
4. Hitch and safety chain / ( ) ( ) / c. Stiff arm, snub line / ( ) ( )
5. Road equipment / ( ) ( ) / d. Head guards / ( ) ( )
e. Flammable liquid storage cans / ( ) ( ) / e. Hoses and fittings / ( ) ( )
CARRIER / f. Tong positioner / ( ) ( )
a. Handrails on elevated walkways, and steps / ( ) ( ) / Traveling Assembly Condition
b. Head, tail and signal lights / ( ) ( ) / a. Blocks / ( ) ( )
c. Wheels chocked / ( ) ( ) / b. Sheave guards / lock / ( ) ( )
d. Condition of tires and wheels / ( ) ( ) / c. Bales / links / ( ) ( )
e. Fuel tanks labeled / ( ) ( ) / d. Elevators / ( ) ( )
f. Fuel leakage / ( ) ( ) / e. Rod hook / ( ) ( )
g. No loose or flammable materials stored in cab / ( ) ( ) / f. Transfer elevators / ( ) ( )
h. Glass and mirrors / ( ) ( ) / Mud / Circulating System
i. Windshield wipers / ( ) ( ) / a. Standpipe secured / ( ) ( )
j. Emergency equipment / ( ) ( ) / b. Rotary hose secured to gooseneck and swivel with safety hobbles / ( ) ( )
k. Hydraulic leveling jacks secured by mechanical lock nuts / ( ) ( ) / c. High pressure fittings in high pressure system / ( ) ( )
DRAWWORKS CONDITION / d. Safety pressure relief valves / ( ) ( )
a. Guards / ( ) ( ) / e. Discharge lines from relief valves anchored / ( ) ( )
b. Tubing / drilling line / ( ) ( ) / f. Pump guards / ( ) ( )
c. Sandline / ( ) ( ) / g. Mud pit walkways and steps / ( ) ( )
d. Sufficient wraps left on drum with blocks in down position / ( ) ( ) / h. Mud mixing area / ( ) ( )
e. Dead-line anchor and retainer / ( ) ( ) / Well Control Equipment
f. Hydromatic brake / ( ) ( ) / a. BOPs installed, tested and functional / ( ) ( )
g. Cathead friction surface / ( ) ( ) / b. Training in use / ( ) ( )
h. Cathead line divider/grip / ( / ) / ( / ) / Safety Equipment
i. Catline / ( / ) / ( / ) / a. Safety harness, lanyard provided at tubing board, rod basket, and stabbing board / ( / ) / ( / )
j. Brake linkage / ( / ) / ( / ) / b. Derrick ladder climbing device / ( / ) / ( / )
k. Road gear lockout / ( / ) / ( / ) / c. Emergency derrick escape equipment / ( / ) / ( / )
l. Handling winch / ( / ) / ( / ) / d. Portable fire extinguishers / ( / ) / ( / )
m. Kill switch / ( / ) / ( / ) / e. Personal protective equipment / ( / ) / ( / )

GUIDELINES

General

1.  Minimum of 10’ clearance from all energized conductors.

2.  Signs – No Smoking, Hard-Hat Area, Authorized Personnel Only, Wear Caustic Protection, No Vehicles in Guyline Perimeter.

3.  Minimum of 16-unit first aid kit, sterile eyewash solution is recommended.

4.  Red or reflective materials positioned eight feet above the ground.

5.  Position all vehicles and auxiliary machinery so that the area 90° off the derrick is clear for the derrick height and width.

6.  ALL VEHICLES out of guy pattern.

7.  Carrier and derrick free of excessive oil buildup, no standing oil on location, slip/trip hazards reduced where possible.

8.  Retainer pins installed in pipe racks, bottom layer of pipe chocked where applicable, catwalk free of severe depressions and oakum supports in place.

9.  No free standing oil on location, no smoking within guys, mud pumps a minimum of 20 feet from the wellhead, open fire outside the guy pattern and upwind/uphill.

Guylines

1.  WIND GUYS:

·  Four wind guys minimum.

·  Guylines should be free of kinks, wickers, excessive corrosion, knots, bends, breaks, and splices.

·  Minimum of 9/16” dia.

·  Minimum of three wire clamps at each attachment point; three clamps provide maximum strength.

·  Ground anchors will be permanently installed as per acceptable manufacturer pattern. These anchors will be pull-tested to local ground and wind conditions annually and visually inspected to 4” below the surface each use. Where permanent anchors are not available, auger anchors or retrievable deadmen should be utilized in lieu of stakes (STAKES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE).

2.  BOARD GUYS

·  Board guys are to be put out crossed whenever tubing is to be racked. Crossing increases stability by applying tension into the derrick structure.

·  Three wire clamps provide maximum wire strength.

3.  INTERNAL GUYS

·  A catenary of approximately 6” is usually recommended to provide load guy tension.

FOUNDATION Recommended supplemental tooling by capacity and soil types (general).

Derrick/Mast Capacity / Supplemental Footing / Firm Soil / Loose Soil
300,000#
250,000# / Steel Sub base of / 40 ft.2 / 75 ft.2
210,000#
180,000# / Matting boards of / 24 ft.2 / 45 ft.2
150,000#
140,000#
125,000# / Matting boards of / 18 ft.2 / 36 ft.2
Poles
Dbl. 8x10 74,000# / Matting / 9 ft.2 / 18 ft.2
Sgl. 10x13 62,000# / Matting
Dbl. 7x8 46,000#
Sgl. 7x8 25,000# / Matting / 6 ft.2 / 12 ft.2

HAND TOOLS

·  Condition- Check for broken handles, flattened heads, round jaws, etc.

·  Cleanliness- Free of excessive grease and oil.

·  Properly stored when not in use for overall housekeeping and theft prevention.

MAST/DERRICK

·  Specifications plate in place and legible.

·  Visually inspect for damage to legs, braces, girts, and excessive corrosion.

·  Inspect ladder for missing or bent rungs and corrosion to rungs, excessive grease or oil, check for adequate clearance from derrick to provide necessary toe-space.

·  Length of reach from ladder, handrail, and inspect for damage in the form of bends, breaks, or missing sections.

·  Rod basket has intact bottom, hangs out of the way of the traveling assembly, hinge points greased and not excessively worn, support lines satisfactory.

·  Corrosion, physical damage, and sheave guards.

·  Check for lubrication, wear, right fittings; ascertain operation with operator/driller.

·  Once mast is in place, inspect function, lubrication, and assure no excessive wear or damage.

·  Wires are functional and in satisfactory condition.

·  Visually observe all hinge points.

·  All locking pins are to be in place when derrick is erected.

·  Dowel pins should be secured to prevent backing out during operation.

·  Check for hydraulic fluid leakage, hydraulic levels at holding tank.

·  Check for weatherproofing, explosion-proofed wire, explosion proof globes in place and impact protected.

·  Operator knowledgeable of procedures as per manufacturer’s recommendations.

VEHICLES

·  Glass and mirrors are clean, unbroken and well attached.

·  Check lights, turn signals, brakes, horn, tires, reflectors to see if functional.

·  Windows clean, loose items removed, no flammables stored in cab.

·  Doghouse:

• Check for flammables or oiled clothing stored, overall housekeeping.

• Check for venting, leaks, regulation, safety shut-off.

• Check for breakage of globes, reflectors, condition of wires and hook-up arrangement

• Check for structural defects, use, and procedures.

CARRIER

·  In place, physical condition, should be installed if height exceeds 4’.

·  Check for breakage, cleanliness, function.

·  Check wear, tread, apparent rubbing, breaks.

·  Contents labeled, no smoking.

·  Check for seepage, accumulation.

·  No starting fluid, no loose material that might hinder foot controls.

·  Cleanliness, breakage, functional.

·  Functional.

·  Kill switch available, functional, flares/reflectors available.

·  Lock nuts jammed to maintain run-out of jack stem in event of hydraulic system failure.

DRAWWORKS

·  All guards in place, physical condition.

·  Check cables for fraying, broken strands, stretching, correct spooling.

·  Wraps on correctly, number of wraps adequate (2 full and ½), clamps secure, retainer in place.