(a) Requirements. - (i) Spudding shall not commence until:
- (A) all guards are in place on all equipment to be operated,
- (B) all platforms, stairways and handrails are secured in position,
- (C) the escape line with emergency descent device is installed, and
- (D) A-leg pins are inserted in their proper A-leg holes and secured by safety pins to prevent their displacement.
- (ii) An escape line shall be a wire rope of suitable diameter and type. It shall be kept free of obstructions.
- (A) The landing area must be clear of obstructions and hazards to permit safe landing of the user.
- (iii) An approved emergency descent device shall be installed on the escape line and kept at the derrickman's working platform. The employer has until January 1, 2013 to replace their approved safety buggy with an adequate braking, to an approved emergency descent device.
- (iv) The emergency descent device and escape line shall be inspected by the derrickman prior to each trip.
- (v) The emergency descent device shall be installed per manufacturer's specifications.
- (vi) The emergency descent device shall be installed and used by personnel trained in its correct application and use.
- (vii) Every person, when engaged in work at four (4) feet or more above the derrick floor or other working surfaces, shall wear a full body harness with an attached safety line secured to a suitable anchor except where infeasible during rig up and rig down.
- (A) Employer shall provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall.
- (B) A written rescue plan shall be developed and kept on the rig.
- (C) The employees shall be effectively trained on these rescue procedures.
- (viii) Where these regulations prescribe the use of full body harnesses:
- (A) The employee shall use an approved full body harness suitable for the particular job, be in good condition, and shall be provided by the employer;
- (B) The full body harness shall be attached by means of a personal fall arrest system to a suitable anchor and adjusted to allow a minimum of drop no greater than six (6) feet;
- (C) A separate life line shall be provided for each employee requiring a life line; and
- (D) Full body harnesses and life lines shall be checked before each use, be maintained in good condition, and shall be repaired or replaced if found to be defective.
- (ix) Every automatic cathead shall have a separate control. Where dual-purpose controls are used, a positive locking device shall be installed to prevent one automatic cathead from accidentally engaging while the other is in operation.
- (x) Wherever practical, every drawworks master control shall be effectively locked out when not in use.
- (xi) Guards shall be installed so that controls may not be accidentally engaged through contact by catlines or other equipment.
- (xii) The engine room, pump house, derrick floor and fourble board shall be enclosed to a sufficient height to provide protection against inclement weather.
- (xiii) Exits shall be provided to the outside on at least three (3) sides of the derrick floor.
- (xiv) The pump house shall have two (2) doors leading in different directions to the outside.
- (xv) No exit door of a derrick, including all doors of the dog house, shall be held closed with a lock or outside latch while anyone is on the derrick floor.
- (xvi) The suction pit or tanks used for the circulation of flammable materials shall not be located inside the pup house.
- (xvii) No employee shall handle a traveling hoisting line unless he uses a suitable hand guard, which shall be secured to the derrick.
- (xviii) No employee shall slide down any pipe, kelly hose, cable or rope line except in the event of an extreme emergency. No employee shall ride a traveling block except in an emergency. Anyone riding the traveling blocks shall wear an approved personal fall arrest system that is adjusted so as to allow the minimum fall distance possible.
- (xix) No employee shall use the catline as a means of ascending to or descending from any point in the derrick except in an emergency. Even then the rotary table shall be locked out and qualified employees shall operate the cathead and controls.
- (xx) When working on hydraulic tong heads, the input pressure line shall be disconnected.
- (xxi) High pressure lines (hydraulic or air) shall have a safety pressure relief valve which shall never be set higher than manufacturer's specifications for the working pressure of the lines or valve.
- (xxii) Hydraulic tongs shall be backed up with a safety device able to withstand the full torque of the power tool.
- (xxiii) Auxiliary power tong units which employ internal combustion engines shall have the power unit placed seventy-five (75) feet upwind of the well bore, considering the normal prevailing wind at the rig location, where location and terrain permit.
- (xxiv) The rotary table shall not be used for the final making up or initial breaking out of a pipe connection.
- (xxv) All pipe and drill collars racked in a derrick shall be secured with rope or otherwise adequately secured to prevent them from falling across the derrick.
- (xxvi) Safety clamps, used on drill collars, flush joint pipe, or similar equipment for the purpose of preventing its falling in the well when not held by the elevator, shall be removed from the drill collars, pipe, or similar equipment before being hoisted up into the derrick.
- (xxvii) Racking foundations shall be designed to withstand the load of racked pipe and drill collars and be secured to prevent turnover.