Fall Protection Site Visit Report

Company Name, State, Country ADES Egypt

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Contact Person, Designation, Contact ADES HSE Team

Date/time of Site Visit 12 February 2020
Site ADES OFFSHORE RIG
Report Author Tejas Viswanathan
Report Date 18 February 2020 Rev 2

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 Executive summary
The 3M Personal Safety Division Technical Site Visit is a program designed to help employers
identify potential solutions, or improve existing solutions, through use of 3M personal fall protection
equipment (PFPE) in their occupational health and safety (OHS) program. This program leverages
the site-specific knowledge of a company’s OHS professionals with the specialized product
knowledge of 3M’s technical representatives to identify potential 3M PFPE solutions for the
employer’s / company’s consideration. The program is free and participants are under no obligation
to purchase 3M products.

The suggestions in this report are based on current ANSI/EN/ HSE requirements or local
requirements. Always consult PPE User Instructions and follow local laws and regulations. The
product suggestions and general information contained in this report should not be relied upon in
isolation, as additional and/or clarifying information may be needed for final selection. Information
is current as of the date listed for this report and is based on the areas and activities observed on
February 12, 2019 and requirements can change in the future. 3M owns all rights to the report, it
should not be shared with third parties without 3M’s permission. The following is a summary of the
results for ADES’ consideration:

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 Introduction
ADES invited 3M to conduct a qualitative site survey of the area where PFPE are currently being
used. The 3M team carries a vast experience in providing effective PFPE solutions to the similar
industries and this report will be based on that experience as well. We did not currently have access
to any IH or sampling data. 3M shall not cover other than PPE solutions in this report like electrical
safety, Machine guarding, environmental pollution, illumination etc.

Why 3M Fall Protection?

3M Fall Protection’s corporate objective is best illustrated by our mission statement: ‘we’re
dedicated to bring every worker at height home safely’

We are passionate about making working at height safe. Unfortunately falls from height are still
one of the main causes of injury and fatalities in the work place. These are avoidable accidents and
3M Fall Protection is committed and driven to improve the safety of all aspects of working at
height, ensuring that your workforce are safe, compliant and efficient in their duties.

3M Fall Protection is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of fall protection equipment
specializing in height safety, confined space access and industrial rescue equipment.

We can make this claim as we have the largest number of technically trained, competent
distributors globally, with the most comprehensive product offering, servicing all significant global
markets and major customers. In short, we are totally dedicated to fall protection. And when you
have been developing products in hand with our customers for over 50 years, you become very
attuned to the needs and requirements of industry. We have a proven record of delivering reliable
solutions into challenging industries, such as Oil and Gas and the Wind Energy sector, has allowed
3M Fall Protection to remain at the forefront of fall protection innovation.

3M Fall Protection supports its products with a global training and service organization which works
with our customers through the provision of training, inspection and consultancy services. We have
an extensive portfolio of courses developed to meet the needs of a broad range of industries and
activities or we can work with you in designing a bespoke solution for your specific requirements.
We can deliver this training from one of our regional training centers or, if suitable, at your facilities.

At 3M Fall Protection we pride ourselves on our ability to act cohesively as a company to deliver
for our customers. Our ‘Winning Behaviors’ are understood by all our staff who are committed to
the company and our customers.
3M Fall Protection Winning Behaviors
• Show passion for safety and quality: workers lives and families depend on us!
• Listen to the voice of our customers: be agile and respond to their needs
• Be relentless in competition and innovation; get there first.
• Deliver the best products and services in industry
• Treat others with fairness and respect
• Drive results and exceed expectations
• Behave with integrity, always
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 Outline of Proposal

3M Fall Protection were invited to conduct a survey Identify the areas where work is conducted at
heights / in confined spaces, highlight the risks related and suggest solutions to provide optimal
safety on these areas.

The survey recommendations are based upon the application of a risk assessment process to
highlight possible injuries that may result because of work at height issues. In addition, (ADES HSE
team) was interviewed as a part of the survey to understand work practices, risks, hazards and
work environment for worker-at-height at the listed locations.

In summary, the survey identifies potential hazards, with risk ratings and solution recommendations.
Details are included in the report.

3M Fall Protection recommends a continuous re-evaluation of site hazards in order to ensure the
effective management of fall protection and rescue needs, change process and the overall
worksite safety and health.

You and your organization are a very important part of the 3M Fall Protection mission statement:
“DEDICATED TO BRINGING EVERY WORKER AT HEIGHT HOME SAFELY”

We are available to you at any time to discuss any part of the survey; and look forward to assisting
you with your fall protection needs.

Sincerely,

Tejas Viswanathan
Advanced Application Engineer – Fall Protection
tviswanathan@mmm.com

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 Disclaimer

Areas Visited
• Emergency Escape Device
Disclaimer

• This is a Limited Site Visit Report, prepared based on an approved invitation to site by the
commissioning entity or key contact;
• 3M Fall Protection is not a health and safety advisor and this is NOT a safety audit , risk
assessment or comprehensive fall protection plan (or any other document, plan or report
required to be prepared under health and safety laws including laws relating to persons
working at height; it is a merely record of a site visit and documents the findings of the
reviewer regarding potential hazards identified to the reviewer at the time of visit and
provides recommendations of possible product choices to assist the commissioning entity
in providing a safe work place;
• The focus of this report is on fall protection, confined space access or rescue related
equipment ONLY and does not cover any additional PPE or other requirements that may be
required to provide a safe work environment;
• Information contained within this report is based on the limited amount of information
supplied by the workers identified in the report at the time of the visit and is not intended to
cover all circumstances or information known by the commissioning entity as to actual work
practices undertaken at the site;
• This document and the recommendations herein are not intended to ensure compliance with
any statutes, regulations or standards that may be applicable to the Customer’s workplace,
and Customer accepts full responsibility for compliance with all such requirements;
• 3M Fall Protection (and its affiliates) makes no representations, warranties or assurances
(expressed or implied), with respect to the completeness, accuracy, correctness or
reasonableness of any recommendations, information or opinions included herein, and
Customer specifically acknowledges that (i) all decisions pertaining to workplace safety are
Customer’s alone to make and (ii) that Customer is acting independently from any
recommendations herein in making its decisions about the appropriate selection.
• The site visit report expressly does not cover other aspects of environmental, health and
safety programs such as air permits, fire protection, and machine guarding or environmental
assessments.
• The site visit report and any resulting documents are neither a comprehensive treatment of
issues concerning safety and health hazards in the parts of the facility visited, nor a stand-
alone resource.
• The site visit report and document only reflects conditions observed from portions of the
site that were found on February 12, 2020. Federal, state and local regulations, basic safety
and health good practice guidelines along with local knowledge of your facility must be used
in assessing, selecting and implementing proper engineering, administrative, and personal
protective equipment controls.
• The site visit report is intended to complement internal hazard assessments and applicable
regulations, good practices and location specific knowledge. Policies and procedures
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 instituted by facility management should be made in conjunction with their industrial
hygienist/safety professionals using all existing information.
• 3M and the authors disclaim any and all liability, loss, or risk resulting directly or indirectly
from the use of the observations and suggestions discussed in this document. Moreover, it
is the facility management and safety representative’s responsibility to stay informed of new
regulations and hazards that may be introduced into the workplace. It is ultimately the
employer’s responsibility to furnish to each of his employee’s employment and a place of
employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his employees, and to comply with local occupational
safety and health standards and regulations.
• Compliance with suggestions made in this document does not certify compliance with
federal, state or local regulations. No warrantees are made, as these documents only present
suggestions that may be applicable for work in these environments.

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 Observations
A reasonable understanding of PFPE and its requirements were observed, there could be some
areas where better PFPE could be suggested for enhanced comfort and safety of the individuals.

The 3M team could offer this as a value add or at least train and provide the materials to the ADES’s
HSE team to use the materials in their induction and regular training, please let us know and we
shall be glad to assist.

A general perspective of the short site visit at the ADES’s site was that the industry had a fair
understanding that PFPE should be used, unfortunately at some locations the incorrect PFPE was
being used, we would like to take this as an opportunity for improvement in the area.

A feedback was that the employer should take steps to assure the PFPE selection and its adequacy,
including proper maintenance and use, and sanitation of such equipment. It was found that some
users were unaware of the right PFPE to be used on the job or were unaware on how to use the
PFPE, training on proper usage is a very important aspect of a good health and safety program for
the organization.
Training on how to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PFPE, the limitations of the PFPE, the proper
care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE and beyond is necessary.
Please contact our local representative for any training needs for the 3M PFPE being used and
he/she shall be glad to help.
Training should be provided prior to the use of PFPE and routinely (e.g. annually thereafter).
Additionally, training should occur whenever there are changes in the workplace effecting the type
or use of PFPE and whenever there is reason to believe that a trained person does not fully
understand the proper use and limitations of the PFPE.

Use of engineering, work practice, and administrative controls to reduce risk of employee
exposures should be investigated. Only when these controls are in the process of being
implemented, are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection should personal protective
equipment be provided for protection of employees.

All final equipment selection and implementation decisions must be made solely by the employer.
The employer is ultimately responsible for all health and safety decisions and programs. Based on
these suggestions, the employer may elect to participate in a Company Acceptance Evaluation
Trial.

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 Location Specific– Observations & Recommendations

Location Details
1. Emergency Escape from
Locations Derrick Platform

Hazards 1. Getting stuck at height

The personnel access the

monkey board or derrick
Description platform or the crown. In
case of an emergency they
would need to escape from
the rig to a safer location

Observations:

1. The need for a slow speed descent device was observed as the angle of the guide cable is
over 45 degrees.

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 Recommendations

3M™ DBI-SALA® Rollgliss™ Descender,

Sloped/Automatic Retract 3303019 – 1 per
escape line

Details
• Emergency rescue and evacuation from a
wide variety of elevated work areas
• Fully automatic controlled descent for
sloped applications
• Automatic retraction allows multiple
evacuations
• 200 ft. (61 m) 3/16" (5 mm) stainless steel
cable lifeline
• Pre-rigged system is extremely simple to
use
• Suspension bar and guide cable hardware
kit
• Corrosion resistant construction for
maximum durability
• Use repeatedly without factory service
• Equipped with 3M™ Connected Safety ID
(CSID)
• Other lengths and models for vertical
applications available.

For more information 3M™ DBI-SALA®

Note: The angle F can be between 15 to Rollgliss™ Descender, Sloped/Automatic
45 degrees. Retract 3303019, please click here

You could use the 3303021 if you are looking

for a galvanised option
Please click here
Note:
1. The ideal location for the installation of the bottom end of the guide cable was observed to be
either near the shale shaker area or the edge of the rig as was pointed out by the HSE team.
2. The angle considered is between 15 to 45 degrees with the vertical or 45 to 75 degrees with the
horizontal.
3. Please use a guide cable that lies in the range of diameters 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch.
4. Please refer the Instruction for Use for more details.

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 Company Acceptance Evaluation Trial Results
Once the samples are agreed for trials a trial format shall be shared for a “no obligation” trial at
the workplace.

Conclusions
Overall this was a short summary of the hazards observed during the February 12, 2020 walk
through process, the hazards and intensity of the hazard could possibly be different based on the
work load at the site and the season of the year. It is suggested to provide PFPE which covers both
these aspects.

Adopting proper engineering controls and administrative could be a step forward to have certain
of the hazards reduced or eliminated at the source. It is advisable to use demarcation tools and
signage while working at height to the protect the people passing by or involved in other activities
in the facility.

The PFPE suggested in this report or similar could be evaluated for usage at ADES, Egypt.

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