SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

INSIDE FUEL TANK

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Chapter Content
1. Documentation
2. Entry permit / Check list
3. Protective clothes
4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

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1. Documentation
2. Entry permit / Check list
3. Protective clothes
4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

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3. Protective clothes
4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

- Entry permit completed prior the approved person enter fuel tank
- Person looking for persons in fuel tank approved observer
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MPD task associated

to the job card

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2. Entry permit / Check list

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3. Protective clothes
4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors

Aircraft
configuration

6. While inside the tank

Local safety instruction to

work inside the fuel tank

- Job card example

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Associated AMTOS
task from AMM
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1. Documentation
2. Entry permit / Check list
3. Protective clothes

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WORK PREPARATION PRIOR

WORKING IN FUEL TANK

4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

- Job card example

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3. Protective clothes
4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

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- Pre-entry check list example

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2. Entry permit / Check list
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4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

+
NYLON, SYNTHETIC
OR WOOL CLOTHING

=
FUEL VAPOR

EXPLOSION

- No wool, silk, nylon or any other synthetic material

- No metallic buttons or zippers, buckles, hooks or studs which might catch
on the structure and fall into the system
- No keys, cell phone, badges, watch or anything metallic or synthetic
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RESPIRATOR
RESPIRATOR FACE
FACE MASK
MASK
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NO
NO POCKETS
POCKETS IN
IN OVERALLS
OVERALLS
(IF
POCKETS
EXIST
(IF POCKETS EXIST THEY
THEY MUST
MUST BE
BE EMPTY)
EMPTY)

4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

NO
NO EXPOSED
EXPOSED
BUTTONS
BUTTONS OR
OR
FASTENERS
FASTENERS

COTTON
COTTON SHORTS
SHORTS AND
AND
TEE
TEE SHIRTS
SHIRTS WORN
WORN
UNDER
UNDER OVERALLS
OVERALLS

OVERALLS
OVERALLS (COTTON
(COTTON BASED
BASED MATERIAL)
MATERIAL)

OVERSHOES
OVERSHOES (COTTON
(COTTON BASED
BASED OR
OR CANVAS
CANVAS MATERIAL)
MATERIAL)

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COTTON
COTTON CAP
CAP
REMOVE
REMOVE ALL
ALL RINGS,
RINGS,
WATCHES
WATCHES AND
AND OTHER
OTHER
JEWELLERY
JEWELLERY

4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

OVERALLS
OVERALLS TIGHT
TIGHT FITTED AROUND
WRISTS
WRISTS AND ANKLES
(IF
(IF A
A SLOPPY
SLOPPY FIT
FIT USE
USE ELASTIC
ELASTIC BANDS)
BANDS)

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RUBBER
RUBBER GLOVES
GLOVES FOR
FOR
HANDLING
HANDLING SOLVENTS
SOLVENTS
AND
AND CLEANING
CLEANING AGENTS
AGENTS

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Respiratory protection

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5. Fuel vapors
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- Never remove respiratory mask while inside the tank.

- Lungs interface between the air you breath and your blood
- Severe illness, unconsciousness or death can result from vapors exposure
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Eye protection

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4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

- Protect eyes to prevent fuel or solvents splashing into them

- In case of incident, flush with clean water upper and lower eyelids

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Skin protection

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4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

- Wear gloves to protect your skin

- Skin can also permeate toxic products that can reach your blood
- In case of incident, remove soaked clothes, flush with water or take a shower
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Strontium chromate Caution

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4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

Strontium capsule

- Strontium chromate capsules to inhibit bacterial growth on first aircraft

- Toxic yellow powder to handled with protections: gloves and mask
- Deposit might remain on the tank floor
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1. Documentation

AMM 28-10-00

2. Entry permit / Check list

3. Protective clothes
4. Health care
5. Fuel vapors
6. While inside the tank

- Continuous flow of clean filtered air through the fuel tank

- Do not enter fuel tank until the fuel vapor level is less than 10% LEL
- Put on an air-supplied respirator unless fuel tank is in health-safe condition
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- List all the tools prior fuel tank entrance.

- All equipment used inside the tank must be scrupulously clean.
- Use protective mats on fuel tank floor to prevent damages to the structure
- Do not touch or push against magnetic level indicators to prevent damages
- Internal fuel lines should be removed where access is restricted.
- Do not damage bonding straps
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- Safety attendant maintain communication with personnel inside the tank

- Safety attendant watch for any changes which could cause dangerous situation
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Documentation
Entry permit / Check list
Protective clothes
Health care
Fuel vapors
While inside the tank

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