- A. When work is performed over water, employees shall be instructed in proper water entry procedures to be used.
- B. An emergency means of escape from platforms shall be provided when working over water.
- C. Coast Guard approved life jackets or work vests shall be available for and worn by each employee when performing operations over water.
- D. Due consideration shall be given when dispatching vessels consistent with weather conditions, sizes of vessels, loading, and other factors.
- E. Decks of all vessels shall be kept clean of oil, grease, debris, and free of excess equipment at all times.
- F. Wireline units, power packs, tool boxes, and other equipment shall be securely tied down once it has been loaded on a vessel to be transported to or from inland water locations.
- G. Mobile service units, when working off a barge, shall be properly secured with chains or wire rope and load binders once it has been spotted and when it is enroute to and from locations.
- H. Tag lines shall be used to guide and steady equipment being loaded or unloaded from vessels on inland water locations.
- I. It shall be the responsibility of the person skippering a vessel to determine when it is safe or unsafe to tie up or jack up on a well site.
- J. When a crane is being used to transfer employees over water, employees shall wear a life jacket or work vest and shall not ride on anything other than an approved personnel net.
- K. When handling equipment with a side loader type marine unit hauler the operator shall not lift or lower the base of the equipment being handled below the level of the ground or dock.
- L. The operator shall not lift or lower a heavy load with a side loader boom without first extending jacks or outriggers.
KEY: safety
Date of Last Change: October 18, 2022
Notice of Continuation: June 24, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 34A-6