HSE Directive 9 Personal Protection Equipment

HSE DIRECTIVE 9 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

1. GENERAL Purpose The directive is to ensure that • necessa necessaryandcorrec ryandcorrectpersona tpersonalprotecti lprotectivee veequipmen quipmentisa tisavail vailableon ableon the installation at all times • correct correctpersonal personalprotectiv protectiveequipm eequipmentisu entisused sed • allus allusersofper ersofpersonalp sonalprotectiv rotectiveequip eequipmentare mentaregive givennecess nnecessarytraining arytraining in the selection and use o personal protective equipment Domain • Thed Thedirectiv irectiveappli eappliestoa estoallBP llBP-operated -operatedandco andcontractedi ntractedinstallati nstallationson onson the Norwegian continental shel. • Onshorefaci Onshorefacilities litiesorprojec orprojectswhere tswhereBPNo BPNorgeha rgehavea veaparticu particular lar responsibility and which are assessed being part o the petroleum activities • Contractorsofcon Contractorsofcontractedi tractedinstallati nstallationswh onswhohav ohaveasy easystemtha stemthatsatis tsatise es s the requirements in this directive, may use their own system provided this has been claried upon implementation.

Reerences • The TheActiv ActivitiesR itiesRegulatio egulations,sec ns,section tion42 42 Personal Protective Equipment • TheF TheFacilit acilitiesR iesRegulati egulations,sec ons,section tion75 75 Personlal Protective Equipment • Regulations Regulationsregarding regardinguseofp useofpersonal ersonalprotecti protectiveeq veequipment uipmentatw atwork ork The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations • Regulations Regulationsregarding regardingthecons theconstructi truction,desi on,designand gnandproductio productionof nof personal protective equipment The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations • • • • • • • • •

RegulationNo.1 RegulationN o.1263J 263Jetw etwaterw aterwashing ashing OMSRisk3.2 OMSRi sk3.2P Personal ersonalSaf Safety ety HSEDirectiv HSED irective1- e1-W Workperm orkpermits its HSEDirectiv HSED irective3- e3-W Workinga orkingatheights theights HSEDirectiv HSED irective6-H e6-Hazardous azardousmateri materialand alandwas waste te HSEDirectiv HSED irective7–C e7–Chemica hemicals ls HSEDirective11–SafeJob HSEDirective1 1–SafeJobAnalyses Analyses BPNFil BPN Filter tergui guide de BPNGl BPN Glov ovegu eguide ide

Denitions and abbreviations • Personal ersonalprotectiv protectiveequip eequipmentinc mentincludesa ludesallequi llequipmentan pmentandacce daccessories ssories to the equipment that the employee uses to protect him/hersel against dangerous conditions during work.

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2. RESPONSIBILITY Oshore Installation Manager (OIM) has the overall responsibility or • makin makingsures gsuresuf ufcientp cientpersonal ersonalprotectiv protectiveequipm eequipmentisa entisavail vailablea ableatall tall times • makin makingsureth gsurethatthenec atthenecessaryandc essaryandcorrectp orrectpersonal ersonalprotectiv protective e equipment is used HSE unction (oshore saety ocer - OSO) is responsible or • giving givingadvice adviceandgui andguidancet dancetoensure oensurethatthea thattheappropria ppropriatepersona tepersonal l protective equipment is chosen and that it is correctly used, adjusted, cleaned and maintained Department leaders/ team leaders are responsible or • securin securingneces gnecessaryandcor saryandcorrectuse rectuseofperson ofpersonalprotec alprotective tiveequipm equipment ent while perorming work Users are responsible or • properus properuseofnec eofnecessarypersona essarypersonalprotec lprotective tiveequipme equipment nt • regularl regularlyc ychec heckinghi kinghis/herpe s/herpersonalp rsonalprotectiv rotectiveequipm eequipment ent • cleani cleaningandm ngandmaintaining aintainingusedpe usedpersonalp rsonalprotectiv rotectiveequipm eequipment ent • replaci replacingdam ngdamagedorw agedorwornperso ornpersonalprot nalprotectiv ectiveequipm eequipment ent

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3. MANDATORY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Mandatory personal protective equipment The ollowing must be worn by all personnel when outside the accommodation area: • Orange/re Orange/redco dcoveral verallorcoa lorcoat/trousers t/trousersasouter asouterwea wearr.Useo .Useofre freector ector marked coveralls is recommended. • Har Hardha dhatw tw/ear /earpro protect tection ion. . • Pr Protec otectiv tivegl eglov oves es • Saf Safetyg etyglas lasses ses or

CEapprovedpersonalglassesw/sideprotection.Formaximumprotection, the glasses should t the shape o ace to the extent possible. • Prote Protective ctivefootw footwear ear,ankle ,ankleb boots oots or higher with lacing

Exceptions • Mandato Mandatorypersonalpro rypersonalprotectiv tectiveequipm eequipmentisn entisnotrequire otrequiredduring dduring emergency preparedness exercises Approval All personal protective equipment to be used shall be • as asstand standardi ardised sedasp asposs ossibl ible e • CE-mar CE-markede kedexcep xceptwhere twhereCE-mark CE-markedequip edequipmentis mentisunav unavailabl ailable. e. Special rules • Whenw Whenworkis orkisperform performedinthe edintheaccom accommodatio modationquarters nquarters,person ,personal al protective equipment shall be worn as necessary based on the type o work to be perormed. • Whenw Whenworking orkingwithsm withsmallcom allcomponents, ponents,glov glovesma esmayberem yberemov ovedif edif approved by the supervisor super visor.. • Hardhatshavealif Hardhatshavealifecycleof3years. ecycleof3years.Theusersmustbeawareofthis Theusersmustbeawareofthis constrain themselves. When a new hard hat is taken into use, please write inside the date the hard hat is taken into use or the rst time in order to keep track o the 3 year limit • Ifneces Ifnecessary sary,form ,form-castea -castearplugs rplugsmay maybeused beusedinstea insteadofearp dofearprotection rotection mounted on the hard hat. • Specia Specialrequire lrequirementsa mentsareappli reapplicablei cableinnoisy nnoisyareas. areas.At Attac tachment1 hment1 identies exposure times and various protective hearing equipment • Jew Jewellery,ringsand/orpiercingwornvisibleandthatmayleadtowork ellery,ringsand/orpiercingwornvisibleandthatmayleadtowork related injuries are not allowed used during working hours oshore. Such jewellery rings and/or piercing must be covered with duct tape i not removed.


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4. SPECIAL PERSONALPRO PERSONALPROTECTIVE TECTIVE EQUIPMENT Eye protection or special jobs • Tightw Tightweldingm eldingmasksor asksorwel weldinggog dinggogglessh glesshallbe allbeusedwh usedwhenhandl enhandling ing angle grinders. • Fac Faceshiel eshieldsand/o dsand/orc rchemica hemicalglass lglassessha esshallbew llbewornwhen ornwhenhandli handling ng chemicals • Appro Approvedtype vedtypesofhood sofhoodw/ear w/earprotectio protectionandfres nandfreshairsu hairsupplysh pplyshallbe allbe used when sandblasting • Fac Faceshiel eshieldorgoggl dorgogglessha esshallbeus llbeusedwhen edwhendoingh doinghighpres ighpressurew surewater ater washing • Forhighp orhighpressurew ressurewaterw aterwashing ashingabov above250ba e250barrefdirec rrefdirective tive1 1 attachment 7. • Weldingm eldingmasksw asksw/freshai /freshairsupply rsupplyshall shallbeused beusedfora forallw llwelding elding Protection against chemicals • Chemic Chemicalprote alprotectioneq ctionequipment uipmentshallb shallbeusedi eusedinacco naccordancew rdancewith ith recommendations in approved HSE datasheets or the substance concerned • Prote Protectiona ctionagainsth gainsthazardous azardousc chemica hemicalscons lsconsistsof: istsof: o Coveralls o Aprons o Gloves o Eye/ace protection o Footwear • Theu Theusermus sermustmak tmakesureth esurethattheper atthepersonalp sonalprotectiv rotectiveequipm eequipmentand entand chemical protective equipment is appropriate and gives protection against the chemicals it is meant to protect against. Re directive 1 attachment attachment 6 6 or or additional inormation Fall arrest arrest equipment equi pment • Saf Safetyharness etyharnessesused esusedshall shallbew bewornasf ornasfallar allarrestequi restequipmenti pmentin n accordance with Working at heights in HSE Directive no. 3 - Working Working at Heights Height s Handling all arrest equipment • Fall arrest equipment shall be checked according to reqierment in the BP liting equipment manual to secure that the BP all arrest equipment is o marked with with the name o the department and has a unique number o controlled and marked with the control tag with the date or last inspection (yearly control) o is kept kept in a separate cabinet when not in use • The contractor’s oshore representative shall ensure that all all arrest equipment belonging to the contractor o is marked marked with the name o the department and and has a unique number o is certied certied and marked with the colour code o the year o is kept kept in a separate cabinet when not in use o is check checked ed on a monthly basis and that worn equipment is replaced 298


• Fallarrest Fallarrestequipm equipmentshal entshallbecl lbecleanedw eanedwithmil ithmildsoap dsoapywa ywaterandhu terandhung ng up to dry. Water jetting is not allowed as it may damage the bres and seams

5. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION Complete respiratory protection • Equ Equipm ipment entsuc suchas has o portable compressed air apparatus o airline equipment connected to permanent compressed air supply which gives complete respirator which respiratory y protection. protectio n. To be used when necessary n ecessary or complete protection against the ambience. • Whenenteringv Whenenteringvessels essels/closed /closedrooms, rooms,comple completerespir terespiratoryequipmen atoryequipment t must be used as stated in Entry in HSE directive no. 2 Entry. • Users o complete respiratory protection equipment must have undergone necessary training and be amiliar with the use o such equipment. • Users who have a beard must only use overpressure masks. • Airlin Airlineappara eapparatus tuscanbec canbeconnected onnectedtothein totheinstrum strumentairs entairsyste ystem m provided that o the instrument air system system is protected against suocating/toxic suocating/toxic gases entering the system o an approved approved lter is installed between the instrument air outlet and hose connection

Partial respirat Partial respiratory ory protection • Usethe UsetheBPNFi BPNFiltergui lterguidetosel detoselectthec ectthecorrectm orrectmaskan askandlter dlter • Filterm Filtermasksm asksmayon ayonlybeu lybeusedas sedasprotectiv protectivegearto egeartowar wardsdust dsdust • Combom Combomasksm asksmayb aybeuseda eusedasprotect sprotective ivegearto geartowa wardsgass rdsgassesifth esifthe e adm. norms (c. directive regarding entry) is not violated and O2-content is larger than 20.9 volume % in closed areas / tanks • Filterm Filtermasksm asksmustnotbe ustnotbewor wornby nbypersonnel personnelwith withbeard. beard. For example: • Personnel ersonnelperform performingmud ingmudmixin mixingentailing gentailingdustca dustcanusel nuseltermas termask k P3-type • Personnel ersonnelperform performingsam ingsamplingo plingofoil,p foil,producedw roducedwateroro aterorother ther chemicals can use AP3-ler AP3- ler • Personnel ersonnelwork workingin inginthemudt themudtreatment reatmentareaf areaforshal orshaleshak eshaker er replacements and control o tanks can use combo mask with AP3-lter when the mud in the system holds a “high” temperature entailing vapours


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HSE DIRECTIVE 9 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENT Attachment 1: Recommendations or use o ear protection and limitied periods o work in noisy areas

ATTACHMENT 1: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF EAR PROTECTION Recommendations or use o ear protection and limited periods o work in noisy areasr Simple earmus are to be used in all areas where the noise level exceeds 80 dBA. Double ear protection (earmus and ear plugs) is to be used in all areas where the noise level exceeds 95 dBA. Reduced periods o stay are to be introduced in all areas where the noise level exceeds 90 dBA. In addition to area noise, one must take into account the sel-made noise when it comes to maximum period o stay and protection. In need o noise breaks, it must also be taken into account sel-made noise. Noise rom the angle grinder, cutting torch, high-pressure spray equipment, pneumatic tools, sandblast equipment, needle gun etc., or certain personnel groups constitute a signiicant contribution to the total noise dose during a 12-hour shits. Considerationshouldbegiventonoiseexposureinthechoiceofworking method, hand tools and machines. Selection o low noise processing methods and the use o low-noise tools must be sought. Area noise dB(A)

Max. period o stay*

Ear protection

> 110

Staying in such areas is not recommended

Staying in such areas is not recommended

105-110

½ time hours per shit**

Both earmus and ear plugs

100-105

2 hours per shit**


95-100



90-95


Earmus

85-90


Earmus

80-85

No restrictions

Earmus

75-80

No restrictions

No requirements

< 75

No restrictions

No requirements

* I an employee employee has reached reached his/her maximum period o stay or or one day, he/she is to work in areas that are not dened as noisy zones only (i.e. in areas where the noise level is lower than 80dB(A)) or the rest o the work day. **Noise levels >95dB: the maximum period stay may be reduced i the noise requency, the ear protection’s noise mufing qualities, the type HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HANDBOOK 2011

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o work or other working environment elements dictate a urther reduction o the period o stay based on the above-listed values.

Recommendations regarding regarding mufing va values lues or use us e o ear protection: When using ear protection, the ollowing mufing values can be used (re. SINUS): • Communicatio Communicationheadse nheadset:8dB(A t:8dB(A)) • Norma Normalearpro learprotection( tection(earmuf earmuffs):1 fs):10dB(A) 0dB(A) • Form-cas orm-castearpl tearplugs/nor ugs/normalea malearplugsc rplugscangiv angiveanad eanadditional ditionalnoise noise reduction o approximately 5 dB(A) The use o ear protection will depend on the type o glasses used and noise requency, among other things.

Recommendation or selection o ear protection i need or change (damage/worn-out) Earmus: Peltor H79, Peltor Optime III , Peltor H540 Form-cast ear plugs: Elacin, Duocom or ClearSoundwithfilterRC15 Those who need to have communication, and who has experience with the use o Elacin ear plugs, wish communication in the ear plug, should use Duocom ear plug (or right o let ear, with lter ML01).

Provision o orm-cast ear plugs: For provision o orm-cast ear plugs contact team leader or clarication o noise in connection with the work and a cost code. Health advisor oshore will assist with casting or a reerence or casting.

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