Yanbu Refinery Department Maintenance Division Facilities Support Unit YR Maint Bldg. #1418; Room: 227 Tel: 014-397-8530; Fax: 014-397-9484 November 14, 2017 FSU/ 18 /2017 VACUUM TRUCKS COMPLIANCE REQUEST ABDULRAHMAN ALOTAISHAN CO, Area Manager ARABIAN FAL HOLDING CO, WR General Manager AL MURJAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TECH. CO, Area Manager SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIAL SERVICES CO, General Manager BRANCH OF ISAM KABBANI, Area Manager In line with Aramco Construction Safety Manual (CSM) Volume 2, Part Ill-2, Yanbu Refinery is requesting your immediate corrective actions to comply with Vacuum Trucks Safety Requirements (attached). This action is taken after several reported unsafe conditions which is introducing risks on personnel and equipment at site YRD will conduct several random checks to ensure that all requirements are implemented and active before December 1%, 2017. Failure to do so, would result in violation penalty, performance impact, and revoking of Truck accesses. Should you have any more clarifications, you may contact Facilities Support Unit Supervisor, on Tel. # 014-397-8530, Mohammad A. Al- Amoudi, Supervisor Facilities Support Unit KBD ec: YRD Manager YRD Supts MSS Sr. Supv. YACU, Supv. Letterbook Scud Arameo: Company General UseVacuum Trucks Minimum Safety Requirements ¢ Allvacuum truck equipment shall meet the requirements of AP! 2219 © Vacuum truck cargo tanks shall have: ‘A. A functioning level indicator and vacuum/pressure gauges to prevent overpressure and Overflling (Visual /or Audio). B. A minimum design pressure of 25 psi and a minimum test pressure of 40 psi. C. Overpressure protection in the form of an ASME relief valve or rupture disk D. Ameans of manual depressurization. ¢ Conductive hoses shall be used when loading and unloading fiammables and combustibles. © During the loading and unloading of flammables and combustibles, the vapors shall be directed to a safe location away from ignition sources. Vacuum trucks and their associated equipment shall be tested, inspected, and maintained as per manufacturers’ recommendations, © A documented inspection shall be performed on vacuum trucks prior to use (see Appendix A for a sample checklist). As a minimum the inspection shall verify: A. Valves move freely and are leak free. B. Floats for level indicators and shutoffs move freely. C. Gaskets are in good condition. D. Hose connections and fittings are in good condition E. Cargo tank and hoses are empty. F. Driver inspection checking of the Vacuum Tanker to be G. Driver must be aware of what to do in an emergency. © Ata minimum, the following shall be adhered to when operating vacuum trucks: A. Appropriate work permits shall be obtained if operating in a restricted area as per Gl 2.100, Work Permit System B. A job safety analysis shall be performed prior to commencing work. C. Operator shail never leave the operation at any time. D. Access shall be restricted at least 7.6 m (25 ft) diameter around the vacuum truck using cones, tape or similar means. E. Vacuum truck parking brake shalll be set and wheels chocked. F. Truck shall be positioned, if possible, on level ground at least 7.6 m (25 ft) upwind from the material to be loaded or 15.2 m (60 ft) upwind if inside a dike. G. Truck shall be grounded or bonded to the source container. H. A dedicated fire extinguisher (minimum 20 Ib) shall be kept in close proximity to the loading/unloading operation. |. If the truck does not have sufficient capacity for the entire contents or spill, it shall only be filled to 90% capacity. J. When possible keep the hose ends below the level of the liquid being loaded to prevent air from entering the truck. K. If vapor recovery is not used, discharge vapors shall be directed to a position either at least 15.2 m (50 ft) downwind of or 3.7 m (12 ft) above the vacuum truck and away from ignition sources. Saudi Aramco: Company General UseAppendix A VACUUM TRUCK PRE-USE CHECKLIST INSPECTION ITEM YES | NO 1. | Are valves moving freely and leak free? 2. | Do other connections appear leak free? 3. | Do the hose connections and fittings appear in good condition? 4. | Are the hoses and cargo tank empty? 5. | Does the cargo tank have a relief device? 6, | Does the cargo tank have pressure and level gauges and do they appear to be in working * | condition? ‘Does the truck have a means to minimize carryover such as baffles, filters/screens, knockouts, shutoffs? 8. | Is there a means to manually depressurize the truck? ‘Does the cargo tank have a nameplate that contains the minimum design (25 psi) and test pressure (40 psi)? 10. | Ifbeing used for hydrocarbons, isthe truck equipped with conductive hoses? Notes! ‘Company representative: Vacuum truck operator: Tnstructions: Complete checklist upon arrival of truck and prior to issuing permit. Any “no” answer should be addressed prior to. issuing permit and commencing loading or unloading activities. Saudi Aramco: Company General Use