Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual HQS-HSE-PP-01

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IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING
Fall Protection
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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)
Hardcopies are printed from an electronic system and are not controlled
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METHODS OF FALL PROTECTION
The following methods of fall protection must be used, in order of preference:
Fall hazard elimination (for example, repositioning valves down to deck level).
Traditional fall protection (for example, handrails, guardrails).
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.
Fall protection procedures (for example, personnel basket, man-riding operations)

must be used only when it is clearly impractical to provide complete fall protection
using any of the preceding methods. Personnel using such procedures must be
trained to recognize the fall hazards involved and to fully understand their roles and
responsibilities.
4.3
TRADITIONAL FALL PROTECTION
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
FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND PPE
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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Fall protection equipment inspection criteria and regime must meet the
manufacturers recommendations for each.
The rescue of personnel working at elevated levels must be discussed and planned
for during the THINK planning process for the relevant task. As a minimum, the
following must be considered during discussion and planning:
Equipment required to perform rescue operations.
Length of time required to perform rescue operations.
Forces exerted on personnel from being suspended for that period of time.
Availability of alternative methods to perform rescue operations.
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.
4.5
FIXED VERTICAL LADDERS
A dedicated fixed-ladder climbing system is a system fitted to fixed ladders to

provide personal fall protection during ascent or descent.
Only Company approved ladder-climbing systems, fall arrest devices and full body
harnesses may be used for ladder climbing.
Back scratchers or ladder cages are not considered suitable or sufficient fall
protection equipment.
All derrick ladders must be fitted with a dedicated fixed-ladder climbing system.
Personnel on ladders must maintain a minimum of three points of contact at all
times.
All ladders designated For Emergency Escape Only must be clearly identified (for
example, painted red) in a manner to avoid confusion with other ladders and
maintained so it is accessible and kept clear of obstruction.
Any ladder used as a platform to perform work must be fitted with fall protection
suitable for the work performed.
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4.5.1 LADDERS OVER 10 FEET (3.05 METERS)
All fixed vertical ladders over 10 feet (3.05 meters), except those used solely for
emergency escape, require one of the following during ascent or descent:
1)
A dedicated fixed ladder climbing system OR
2)
The use of a permanent or temporary fall arrest device OR
3)
Fall prevention providing 100% tie off at all times.
All fixed vertical ladders over 10 feet (3.05 meters), except those used solely for
emergency escape, must be assessed to determine a suitable means of fall
protection. This assessment must include as a minimum:
Necessity of ladder
Feasibility of replacement with stairway
Location of ladder
Frequency and duration of use (rarely/often used)
Existing, normal condition of ladder (slippery, damaged, clean, dry, and so

forth)
A procedure for installation of a temporary or permanent fall arrest device

prior to use or procedure for use of fall prevention that provides 100% tie off
at all times (if determined a fixed ladder system is not practical)
Risk assessments must be approved by the Rig Manager or Facility Manager,

reviewed by the Division Manager and filed on the installation or at the facility.
All ladders assessed as unnecessary must be removed.
4.5.2 LADDERS 10 FEET (3.05 METERS) AND UNDER
Ladders not exceeding the height of 10 feet (3.05 meters) do not require the use of
fall protection provided a formal risk assessment determines the appropriate answer
is no to each of the following questions:
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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NOTE: A yes answer to any of the above questions will require the use of fall
protection and the assessment outlined in paragraph 4.5.1 (above) for ladders
over 10 feet must be used.
When a formal risk assessment concludes that the fitting of a fall arrest system or
device would likely encumber or restrict the user or increase the potential of the fall
hazard, such a system or device does not need to be installed if appropriate
alternative control measures are put in place.
Risk assessments must be approved by the Rig Manager or Facility Manager,
reviewed by the Division Manager and filed on the installation or at the facility.
4.6
FALL ARREST SYSTEMS
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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Fall arrest systems, with the exception of ladder climbing systems and SRLs, must
include a shock-absorbing device and must be attached to the rear D-ring (dorsal
attachment) of the full-body harness.
Manufacturer's recommendations of minimum working height must be followed when
using shock-absorbing devices.
Fall arrest systems, in conjunction with a personal flotation device, must be utilized
when there is a possibility of falling into the water.
Fall arrest systems must be used in workbaskets whenever practical.
Any component of a fall arrest system that is used to arrest a fall must be returned to
a manufacturer authorized service center for re-certification.
4.7
LIFTING OF PERSONNEL
(See Section 4 Subsection 5.6, paragraph 4.4 Manriding)

4.8
SELF RETRACTING LIFELINES (SRLs)
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
(See HQS-OPS-EST-708-02 Equipment Standard for Fall Protection Devices)
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4.10
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
DERRICKMAN CHANGEOUT PROCEDURE - MANUAL DERRICKS
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.
4.12
CASING STABBING BOARD/BASKET
Casing stabbing boards must include the following safety devices:
Primary locking device

This device must operate when the lifting mechanism is not operating
(command in neutral position). This locking device is an automatic fail-safe
brake included by design in the winch.
Secondary locking device: Fall arrestor

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This device must operate if the hoisting mechanism fails or if the wire breaks,
and must prevent the traveling carriage assembly from free falling. This antifall device consists of a separate safety wire rope connected to the derrick,
which passes through a slack rope safety lock connected to the traveling
carriage assembly, which automatically operates in the event mentioned
above. The safety lock is actuated by loss of tension in the main winch cable,
which initiates an immediate stop of downward travel by the carriage. The
safety rope runs between side rails for protection.
Tertiary locking device: Parking brake

A mechanically operated safety lock latch mechanism must be fitted to the
carriage assembly framework with pawls which engage with the latch rails on
the stabbing board when the carriage is stationary. Alternately, where
restraints preclude using a mechanical lock latch system, a pneumatic fail
safe lock can be used, operating on the same safety cable as the slack rope
safety lock.
Extension platform position warning device

A safety indicator must be provided to warn the driller that the board is in the
path of the traveling block assembly (the casing stabbing board is in the
extended position/extension platform out). An example of a warning device is
a limit switch that activates a red light in the drillers house whenever the
platform is extended.
Safety harness and fall arrestor at the casing stabbing board/basket.

A safety harness connected to a fall arrestor must be available at the casing
stabbing board. The fall arrestor must be secured to the derrick/mast. It is
forbidden to install the harness to the traveling part of the platform. The fall
arrestor must be of an inertia reel type to accommodate the traveling up or
down of the casing operator and platform.
The fall arrest system for personnel working from the stabbing board/basket must
include:
An anchor point located on the derrick structure (not on the stabbing

board/basket or stabbing board structure).
A self retracting lifeline to allow vertical movement of the stabbing

board/basket.
The casing stabbing board/basket must be labeled:
SUITABLE FOR CARRYING PEOPLE
To indicate the number of personnel it is rated to hold/carry

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4.13
SCAFFOLDING
Company personnel that erect, maintain or inspect must successfully complete a

training course appropriate for the type of scaffolding erected, maintained or
inspected.
All scaffold training must be approved by the Division Manager. (See Section 4
Subsection 1.3)
All scaffolding erected, dismantled, maintained or inspected by Company personnel
must be approved by the Division Manager.
The OIM must designate a competent person to perform scaffold inspections aboard
the installation.
Scaffold must be clearly marked by the competent person who inspected it to
indicate that it is safe/unsafe for use, and the loading it can support.
Light Duty 25lbs/sq ft
Medium Duty 50 lbs/sq ft
Heavy Duty 75 lbs/sq ft
Inspection of scaffold must take place:
At the start of each tour when it is to be utilized
Following any alterations
After any adverse weather or vessel motion
Every 7 days whether used or not
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
Ladders (to enable easy entrance and exit)
Toe boards (to eliminate loose items or tools from falling)
Clean walkways that are clear of loose objects and debris
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RESPONSIBILITY
5.1
ALL PERSONNEL:
Utilize a Company approved method of fall protection 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.
5.2
SCAFFOLD COMPETANT PERSON:
Complete the Division approved training for the erection and inspection of
scaffolding
Inspect all scaffold erected on the installation as required
Determine if scaffolding is safe or unsafe for use
Clearly mark scaffolding and identify the safe working load
5.3
OIM:
Only permit Company personnel who have completed the Division approved
training to erect scaffolding.
Designate a Competent Person to inspect the type of scaffold that is erected

on the installation.
Ensure all employees are trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the
procedures to be followed in order to minimize any associated risk.
Ensure there is one person on the installation at all times, trained as a

Competent Person by a Company approved instructor in the following:
1.
Fall protection
2.
Confined space rescue
3.
Rescue from heights
Ensure an integrity verification procedure for handrails, barriers, stairways,

gratings, elevated walkways and elevated working areas is included in the
installations planned maintenance system.
Ensure rescue from heights equipment is included in the installations planned

maintenance system.
5.4
RIG MANAGER:
Approve risk assessments for ladders up to 10 feet (3.05 meters) not

requiring installation of a fall protection system.
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DIVISION MANAGER/BUSINESS UNIT OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Review risk assessments for ladders up to 10 feet (3.05 meters) not requiring
installation of a fall protection system.
Approve scaffold material that Company personnel may erect, dismantle,

maintain or inspect within their area of responsibility.
Approve scaffold training providers within their area of responsibility.
5.6
BUSINESS UNIT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT:
Approve fall protection training providers within their Unit.
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.
Derrick Log Book (Figure A)

(Must be retained in installation or facility files for a period of one year after
the last entry date.)
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Figure A, Derrick Log Book
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