SAUDI ARAMCO WORKOVER MANUAL

Drilling Technical Department September 2013

CHAPTER 10 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

SECTION A TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
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TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

1.0 HYDROGEN SULFIDE

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2.0 WELL CONTROL

3.0 CRANES AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT

4.0 OFFSHORE SURVIVAL

SAUDI ARAMCO WORKOVER MANUAL
Drilling Technical Department September 2013

CHAPTER 10 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

SECTION A TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

1.0 HYDROGEN SULFIDE

a) Upon reporting to any rig, all persons must receive basic H 2 S training from
the H 2 S safety service contractor assigned to that rig OR provide proof (i.e. a
valid & current training card) that they have already received this orientation.

b) The H 2 S safety service contractor will conduct basic H 2 S training as required

to ensure that the training standards listed below are met.

c) All basic H 2 S training will include the actual donning and breathing from each
different type of breathing apparatus in use on that particular rig. Each
person must be able to don and breathe from the breathing apparatus within
45 seconds.

d) A training card will be issued to each person completing the basic H 2 S

training. This card will remain valid for 2 years, following which the person
must retake the basic H 2 S training.

e) All personnel on all rigs must be capable of the following:

I. Don & breath from breathing apparatus within 45 seconds.

II. Identify the H 2 S alarm.

III. Identify wind direction.

IV. Evacuate to the upwind safe briefing area immediately upon hearing
the H 2 S alarm (on land rigs).

V. Muster to the Safe Briefing Area (onshore) or their boat station

(offshore), and enter/fasten seat belts in their assigned boat while
wearing both their PFD and breathing apparatus.

f) In addition to the basic skills listed above, anyone whose duties include
working on the rig package must be fully competent perform the tasks
assigned to them by to the rig’s H 2 S emergency plan.

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SAUDI ARAMCO WORKOVER MANUAL
Drilling Technical Department September 2013

CHAPTER 10 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

SECTION A TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
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g) All contractor rig crew must be able to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

(Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is the basic lifesaving technique to revive
someone who has succumbed to H 2 S poisoning. Therefore, it is critically
important that each rig have an adequate number of people trained in this
technique.)

h) The Workover Foreman is responsible to verify that H 2 S training

requirements are met. This will be done by observing H 2 S drills, and by
random testing to verify competence in breathing apparatus use.

2.0 WELL CONTROL

a) Anyone assigned to the following positions must have a current well control
certificate meeting IWCF or IADC WELLCAP requirements:

I. Assistant Driller

II. Driller

III. Toolpusher (or Rig Manager, or any other senior contractor supervisor)

IV. Workover Foreman

V. Workover Engineer

b) The contractor is responsible to ensure that all drilling crew are fully
competent in the tasks assigned to them by the rig’s well control plans (e.g.
BOP drill duties).

c) The Workover Foreman is responsible to verify that well control training

requirements are met. This will be done by the following:

I. Maintaining copies of current well control training certificates in the rig’s

training file.

II. Observing BOP drills.

III. Randomly questioning the drillcrew to verify their understanding of their

role in BOP drill and well killing procedure.

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SAUDI ARAMCO WORKOVER MANUAL
Drilling Technical Department September 2013

CHAPTER 10 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

SECTION A TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
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3.0 CRANES & HEAVY EQUIPMENT

a) All crane and heavy equipment operators shall have a valid Saudi Aramco
operator certificate as per G.I. 7.025 requirements.

b) The contractor is responsible to ensure that all crane and heavy equipment
operators have valid certificates, by arranging for testing with the Saudi
Aramco Vehicle & Heavy Equipment Training & Testing Unit (Tel. 874-1857).

c) The Workover Foreman is responsible to verify that crane and heavy

equipment operators have valid Saudi Aramco operator certificates by
maintaining copies of current certificates in the rig’s training file.

d) The Workover Foreman is responsible to ensure that no one operates

cranes or heavy equipment without a valid Saudi Aramco operator certificate.

4.0 OFFSHORE SURVIVAL CRAFT & HELICOPTER SAFETY

All Saudi Aramco employees working offshore on a regular basis shall complete
the Saudi Aramco Survival Craft and Helicopter Safety training programs offered
by N.A. Job Skills Satellite Training Unit.

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