HSE DIRECTIVE 2 ENTRY
1. GENERAL Purpose The purpose o this directive is to ensure • thatall thatallentryintocon entryintoconnedroom nedroomsorcon sorconnedspa nedspacestak cestakespla esplaceina ceina sae manner and in accordance with the regulations Domain This directive applies to: • AllBP AllBP-operate -operatedinstalla dinstallationsa tionsandcontra ndcontractedins ctedinstallations tallationsonthe onthe Norwegia Norwe gianco ncontin ntinental entalsh shelf elf.Co .Contra ntractor ctorsof sofcon contrac tracted tedins installa tallation tions s who have a system that satises the requirements in this directive may use their own system provided this has been claried upon implementation. • Onshoref Onshorefaciliti acilitiesorproj esorprojectswhe ectswhereBPNo reBPNorgehav rgehaveapartic eaparticular ular responsibility and which are assessed being part o the petroleum activities Reerences • Regul Regulations ationsregarding regardingwo workinco rkinconnedsp nnedspace ace The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations • Admi Administrati nistrativen venormregar ormregardingpol dingpollutiono lutionofatmosp fatmosphereinw hereinworkinga orkingareas reas The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations • Workingt orkingtogetherf ogetherforSaf orSafety’ ety’sRe sRecommen commendation0 dation09N/2003: 9N/2003: Review o the breathing air systems • 088Com 088Commonmod monmodelfor elforwor workpermit kpermits s The Norwegian Oil Industry’s (OLF) guidelines • HSED HSEDirectiv irectiveno.1 eno.1- -W Workperm orkpermits its • HSED HSEDirectiv irectiveno.5 eno.5-Energy -Energyisolat isolation ion • HSED HSEDirectiv irectiveno.6 eno.6-Hazar -Hazardousma dousmateriala terialandw ndwaste aste • HSED HSEDirectiv irectiveno.8 eno.8-Electr -Electricali icalinstallatio nstallations ns • HSED HSEDirectiv irectiveno.9 eno.9-PPE -PPE • HSEDirectiveno.1 HSEDirectiveno.11-SafeJob 1-SafeJobAnalysis Analysis • SI SIKA KAP Ps • OMS-el OMS-element3. ement3.2P 2Personal ersonalsaf safety ety Defnitions and abbreviations • Work permit is a written permit to carry out a dened work task at a given place onboard an installation under given conditions and in a sae manner • Entry involves entry into conned rooms or spaces where there is no natural or articial ventilation, such as vessels, containers, ducts, pipe structures and enclosed double walls • Area authority is responsible or all activities within a certain area • Area technician has the operating responsibility or a specic acility or area • Over-pressure mask is a mask that always makes sure the user does not get ingress o polluted air into the mask. Not the same as ree-fow mask, which is not appropriate protection equipment or working in areas with unknown pollution or exposure beyond the administrative norms. HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HANDBOOK 2011
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• Sae Job Analysis (SJA) is a systematic and step-by-step review o all elements o risk carried out prior to a specic task or operation so that measures can be taken to remove or control any elements o risk identied during the preparation or or perormance o the said task or operation
Perorming technician is the person actually/physically perorming the • Perorming work covered by the work permit • Low hazard class vessels include water tanks, drilling water tanks or drilling mud tanks, etc. Other vessels can also be dened as low hazard class vessels in the instructions ater a thorough SJA • Total VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) measure tool is a tool that uses ultra violet light to determine organic compounds in the atmosphere
2. RESPONSIBILITY Oshore Installation Manager (OIM) has the overall responsibility on the platorm and is as such responsible or • ensurin ensuringthatal gthatallentryisca lentryiscarriedo rriedoutinas utinasaf afemann emannerandin erandinaccord accordance ance with regulations and HSE directives HSE unction (saety ocer) is responsible or • perfor performingga minggas,ox s,oxygen ygenandothe andotherrele rrelevant vantoccupa occupationalh tionalhealth ealth measurements prior to commencement o the work. These are to be recorded on the work permit. I the work does not start within one hour o the work permit being issued, new measurements shall be made. The saety ocer may decide that the veriying gas metering is to be perormed by certied gas and entry measurement personnel • ensurin ensuringthatthe gthattheoxy oxygenle genleveli velis20,9% s20,9% • prov providingpro idingprofe fessional ssionaladvic adviceregardi eregardingthepl ngtheplanning anningofentries ofentries
Area authority is responsible or • ensurin ensuringthatal gthatallentrytakingpl lentrytakingplacewi acewithinhis thinhis/herarea /herareaofrespo ofresponsibili nsibilityis tyis carried out saely and in accordance with HSE instructions/directives Area technician is responsible or • ensurin ensuringthatthe gthattheentryareais entryareaisdepressu depressurised,e rised,emptied, mptied,cleaned cleaned,free ,free o gas and isolated in accordance with chapter 5, Operations Isolation, in HSE Directive no. 5 Energy Isolation and Pre-requisites • ensuringthatthe ensuringthattheentryareais entryareaisaireda airedandve ndventilated ntilated. .Thene Theneedfor edforextra extra ventilation is to be evaluated • ensurin ensuringthatan gthatanyradio yradioactiv activesource esourcesareis sareisolated olated
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• inspectingthew inspectingtheworkplac orkplacepriorto epriortowo workcomm rkcommenceme encementanddu ntandduring ring perormance o the work • takingthenecessa takingthenecessaryoperatingan ryoperatingandsaf dsafetyprecauti etyprecautionsas onsasstatedinth statedinthe e work permit part 2A
Perorming technician Perorming is responsible or • ensuring ensuringthatcon thatcontinuous tinuousgasmea gasmeasurement surementisinp isinplaces lacesothatthe othatthework work can be stopped i gas or lack o oxygen is detected • ensuringthatthe ensuringthattheprerequis prerequisitesan itesandaction dactionsidenti sidentie edinthe dinthesaf safejob ejob analysis and any other procedures are executed • verif verifyingtha yingthatidenti tidentiedisol edisolationsh ationshav avebeenm ebeenmade ade • familiaris familiarisinghim inghim/herself /herselfwithM withMateriel aterielSaf SafetyDataShe etyDataSheets,wi ets,withspeci thspecial al ocus on sectio s ection n 8: “Exposure “Exposur e controls/ cont rols/perso personal nal protect pr otection” ion”. • cordonin cordoningof goffandm fandmarkthec arktheconneds onnedspaceen paceentryarea tryarea • ensuringthatan ensuringthatanentryguardis entryguardispresenta presentandfa ndfamilia miliarwithth rwiththeEntry eEntry guard’s duties • takingthenecessa takingthenecessaryoperatingan ryoperatingandsaf dsafetyprecauti etyprecautionsas onsasstatedinth statedinthe e work permit part 2B
Entry Saety Guard Is responsible or • fami familiaris liarisinghim inghim/herself /herselfwitha withandfol ndfollow lowingthei ingtheinstr nstructions: uctions:Entry Entry guard’s duties
3. ENTRY Introduction This directive applies to all entry into conned rooms or spaces where there is normally no natural or mechanical ventilation General Entry into any conned room or space cannot proceed until all other options have been careully considered Approval • En Entry tryreq requi uires res o approved work permit level 1 o Sae Job Analysis • TheS TheSJ JAshall Ashallassess assessifmore ifmorethanon thanoneentryguardis eentryguardisneeded needed
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• Work permits or entry apply only to entry and visual inspection. Any other work requires a separate work permit • Whenapplying Whenapplyingfora forawor workpermi kpermitforen tforentry try o a copy o the isolation conrmation certicate o P&ID with all blindings identied shall be enclosed with the work permit
Prerequisites • Allpi Allpipesconn pesconnectedto ectedtothecontain thecontainershall ershallbemec bemechanica hanicallyis llyisolateda olatedas s close to the entry area as possible. In certain cases, dierent isolation o low hazard class vessels (without nitrogen purging) can be accepted provided that this barrier is kept under control while the work is taking place (valves to be shut and loc locked ked with a wireloc wirelock, k, padlock or isolated actuators). In addition, hazards beyond toxic substances shall be assessed (e.g. pressure and volume / amount isolated by valves on the tank’s tank’ s inlets). This procedure will then have to be described in the work procedure or the vessel concerned (with a low hazard class). • Allammab Allammableorto leortoxicsu xicsubstancess bstancesshallbe hallbereduced reducedtoale toalevelw velwhic hichis his not harmul to people when entering without respiratory protection • The work permit shall describe the type o gas metering to be perormed and the time interval or a new gas metering • Containers/conned Containers/connedspaces spacesshall shallnotbeen notbeenteredunti tereduntil lthe area technician has made sure that entry is sae and given permission or the work to commence • Thebreathing Thebreathingairsha airshallben llbeneutralre eutralregardings gardingsmella mellandtastean ndtasteandshall dshall fullp ful lprev revail ailing ingreq require uiremen mentsw tswith ithresp respect ecttoO toO2,C 2,CO2, O2,CO CO,oi ,oilan land d water as stipulated in NS-EN-12021 and The Norwegian Nor wegian Labour Inspection Authority’s Authority’s publication no. 441. 441. System or breathing br eathing air shall also be in accordance with Working Working together toget her or Saety’ Saety’s s recommendat recomm endation ion 09N/20 0 9N/2003 03 “Review o systems or breathi br eathing ng air” air ”. • Theriskofh Theriskofhavi avinggases nggaseslighter lighterthanai thanairshall rshallbement bementionedin ionedintheSJ theSJA, A, since such gas may egress around openings o closures
Saety measures • Bef Beforeenteri oreenteringan nganyconn yconnedspac edspace,the e,thearea technician shall o ensure that the entry area is depressurised, emptied, cleaned/purged and isolated in accordance with chapter 5, Operations Isolation, in HSE Directive no. 5 Energy Isolation and Prerequisites o ensure that the entry area is ventilated/aired and consider the need or extra ventilation o ensure that possible radioactive sources are isolated o inspect the workplace. prior to, during and ater the work
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• Beforeentryma Beforeentrymaycomm ycommencein enceintoany toanyconne connedspace dspace,the ,theHSE unction (saety ofcer) shall o carry out gas metering, oxygen metering and any other relevant relevant occupational hygiene metering beore entry and enter the result in the work permit. o The measurement(s) to be conducted maximum 1 hour prior to planned entry. I the entry is postponed more than 3 hours, or other circumstances makes it necessary, a new measurement shall be conducted o The saety saety ocer may decide that the veriying gas measurements are to be perormed by other competent personnel with special gas and entry measurement training o The oxygen level shall be 20.9% • Beforeentryma Beforeentrymaycomm ycommence,the ence,the perorming technician shall o make sure that there is a gas meter at the site so that the work can be stopped in case o gas detection/lack o oxygen o make sure that the prerequisites and actions stated in the Sae Job Analysis and any procedures have been implemented o veriy that the specied isolations have been completed o ensure that a saety guard is present and amiliar with the Entry guard’s duties o review him/hersel with Materiel Saety Data Sheets, with special ocus on secti section on 8: “Exposure “Expos ure contr c ontrols/ ols/ person p ersonal al protect pro tection” ion”. o cordon o and mark the entry area • Overpressu Overpressuremask remasksmust smustbew bewornwhe ornwhenev neverenterin erenteringtanksco gtankscontaining ntaining HCorchemica HCorc hemicalsfo lsfortherst rthersttimeif timeiftheatmo theatmospheredo spheredoesnotc esnotconform onform to the administrative norm. Since these norms are detailed or an 8-hour working day, day, the values must be reduced by a actor o 8/1 8 /12 2 or 12-hour shifts. shif ts.Them Themeasurem easurementssha entsshallbepe llbeperforme rformedwith dwiththe theV VOC measurement tool. • Abov Abovebullet ebulletpointis pointisalsov alsovalidw alidwhenpain henpaintingin tinginconneds connedspace. pace. • Whenbloc Whenblockingno kingnormales rmalescapero caperoutes,al utes,alternativ ternativeescap eescaperoutes eroutesshallb shallbe e dened • Alllightinga Alllightingandothere ndotherequipment quipmentshall shallbeappro beapprovedf vedforw orworkinth orkinthe e relevant areas as stated in chapter chapter 9, Portable electrical equipment and tools , HSE directive no. 8 Electrical installations • Gasbot Gasbottlesare tlesaretobek tobekeptoutsi eptoutsidetheen detheentryarea.Gas tryarea.Gashoses hosesmustbe mustbe removed rom the entry area and bottles closed i the work is stopped • Ifironsulphide Ifironsulphideissus issuspected,t pected,theentryareas heentryareashallbe hallbecleane cleanedwithw dwithwater ater and the iron sulphide coating removed while kept moist • Iflowspeci Iflowspecicacti cactivityscal vityscale(L e(LSA) SA)issus issuspectedi pectedintheent ntheentryarea, ryarea, possible radioactivity shall be measured and necessary action taken in line with chapter 5, Work Work involving low specic activity activit y scale, HSE directive no. 6 Hazardous material and waste • Planforevacuatingshallbereviewedandpractisedbyinvolved Planforevacuatingshallbereviewedandpractisedbyinvolved personnel. This encompasses alerts and methodology or evacuation. HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HANDBOOK 2011
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HSE DIRECTIVE 2 ENTRY ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: EntryGuard´sDuties
ATTACHMENT 1: ENTRY GUARD´S DUTIES The entry guard shall be clearly marked ” Entringsvakt ”) Entringsvakt ” (” Entry Entry guard ”)
Beore commencing the work The entry guard shall: • takepa takepartinan rtinanySaf ySafeJo eJobAn bAnalys alysis is • ndoutw ndoutwherethen herethenearestm earestmanual anualrealarm realarm/telephon /telephoneis eis • know knowledgeo ledgeofuseand fuseandmodeo modeofoperatio foperationofgas nofgasmeasu measuringins ringinstrume trument nt • establish establishandma andmaintainradi intainradiocomm ocommunicati unicationwith onwithCCR CCR • agreeon agreeonastops astopsignalw ignalwiththee iththeenteringp nteringpersonnel ersonnel • inform informtheperso thepersonnelin nnelinvolv volvedofes edofescaperou caperoutes tes • ascertain ascertainthatall thatalllighti lightingandot ngandotherequip herequipmentare mentareappro approvedf vedforw orwork ork in the subject area(s) and that same equipment ull the requirements stipulated in HSE directives no. 8 • placea placeatthew ttheworkplac orkplaceandpre eandpreparef pareforimme orimmediateus diateuse: e: saety line saety harness ex-proo fashlight compressed air apparatus with extra mask any other rescue equipment required in the work permit • beable beabletousere touserelev levantresc antrescueequip ueequipment ment
During work The entry guard shall: • nottake nottakepartina partinanyoth nyotherw erworkthat orkthatmay mayinterf interferewit erewithhis/he hhis/herjobas rjobas entry guard • stayat stayattheentra theentrancetothe ncetotheentryareaat entryareaatalltim alltimes,vi es,visually suallymonitor monitorthe the work and the surroundings and stop the work i necessary • immedi immediatelys atelystopthew toptheworkinth orkintheev eeventofag entofagasmete asmeteralarm ralarm Interruptions/ completion o work The entry guard shall: • secureth securetheequipm eequipment/w ent/workplac orkplace e • switc switchof hoffelectri felectricalequ calequipmenta ipmentandclos ndclosean eanygasb ygasbot ottles tles • notifyth notifytheareate eareatec chnician hnician/CCRin /CCRincaseth casethesaf esafetysys etysystemhas temhasbeen been disconnected In case o an undesired incident in the entry area The entry guard shall: • notifyc notifycolleagu olleagues,CCR es,CCRandac andactivat tivatetheal ethealarm arm • sav saveliv elivespro esprovidedh videdhe/sheis e/sheisnote notexposed xposedtotoogrea totoogreatrisks trisks • secureth securethew eworkplac orkplace,incl e,includingcl udingclosinga osinganyg nygasbot asbottles tles In case o other alarms The entry guard shall: • notifyc notifycolleagu olleaguesands esandstopthew topthework ork • secureth securethew eworkplac orkplace,incl e,includingcl udingclosinga osinganyg nygasbot asbottles tles
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