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SA TRANSMITTAL No MIPD-SPDP&CD-T-P17-0109
Rev 01
STATUS APPROVED
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
MIP PKG 17 Ras Tanura Area Pipelines
Contract NO.6600044545 Budget Item: BI-10-09004
Branch of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Co.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................................... 3
4. ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 4
5. DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 5
7. RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................. 9
9. APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................................... 11
1. SCOPE
The wearing of all Personal Protective Equipment shall be applicable to all SINOPEC
SERVICE Saudi Arabia employees, sub- contractors and visitors in all areas of the project
including warehouses, workshops, and lay down yard/fabrication yard premises.
2. OBJECTIVES
The main objective of this procedure is to protect the employee from harm using PPE as a
last resort in the hierarchy of controls. When a hazardous situation is recognized, steps shall
be taken to mitigate the risk associated with exposure to the hazard by first evaluating
whether or not the hazard can be eliminated. If engineering and administrative controls do
not adequately mitigate the hazard, PPE shall be used to protect personnel from the hazard.
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering
Administrative
PPE
This procedure gives guidelines on selection, classification, responsibility and training of the
equipment and emphasize the importance of wearing Personal Protective Equipment where
required according to the Risk Assessment to employees, visitors, and sub-contractors.
3. GENERAL REQUIREMENT
3.1 At a minimum, hard hats, safety glasses, and safety shoes shall be worn in SA restricted
areas and project work sites. Additional PPE shall be selected and used based upon the
results of a documented risk-based PPE needs analysis, which shall consider the exposure
hazards, materials handled, and activities performed by personnel.
3.2 Manager/Supervisor/Foreman shall to ensure the implementation of Personal Protective
Equipment.
● Identify the nature and sources of any hazards or potential hazards within their areas
where employees may be exposed to them, and bring them to the attention of the Safety
Section who will advise on selection of appropriate and suitable Personal Protective
Equipment and provide instructions to prevent or mitigate the effects of the reported
hazard. Requirements will be added and reflected to the JSA if not identified previously
as a Revised JSA.
● Ensure that PPE is issued to all employees under their control are provided with adequate
training in maintenance, storage, use, care and disposal.
● Ensure that everyone in the department is provided with PPE and use it at all times where
mandatory and ensure no one intentionally or recklessly misuses any of the equipment.
● Monitor the use, maintenance, storage, care, replacement and disposal of the PPE.
● Ensure sufficient PPE availability on all working areas.
3.3 PPE shall meet applicable ANSI requirements or equivalent as specified in writing by the SA
Loss Prevention Department.
3.4 Proper PPE (e.g., correct for type of exposure, sized to fit the worker, meets applicable
standards, no defects) shall be provided to personnel when/where required.
3.5 PPE shall be visually inspected by the user before each use. Defective or damaged PPE
shall not be used and shall be immediately replaced.
3.6 PPE that has exceeded its useable service life shall be immediately replaced.
3.7 Clothing shall be free of holes, excessive wear and other defects. Only proper work clothing
(e.g., coveralls, long pants and sleeved shirt) shall be worn by personnel performing
construction, maintenance and operations work.
4. ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Description
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
FRC Flame Resistant Clothing
BA Breathing Apparatus
ANSI American National Standards Institute
DBA Decibels at weighted frequency A
SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SA GI Saudi ARAMCO General Instructions Standard
SACSM Saudi ARAMCO Construction Safety Manual
NFPA National Fire Protection Agency
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
5. DEFINITIONS
Definition Description
Hard hats for head protection, injury from impact; from falling or flying
objects.
Head Protection
Hard hats should meet as per (ANSI Z89.1, Type”1”, Class “E”)
referenced standards.(See Appendices Section 1: Head Protection)
Safety Glasses, Safety Goggles, Face Shield and Welding Helmet are
basic type of Personal Protective Equipment to protect employees
against hazard from flying particles, liquid, powdered chemical,
Eye and Face splashed, heat and chemical agents or light radiation.
Protection They must be selected, fitted, and used with regard to both the type of
hazard and the optical condition of the user. The wearing of contact
lenses is not recommended in areas where eye protection is required.
(See Appendices Section 3: Eye Protection)
Hand Protection (e.g., Heat resistance gloves, abrasions resistant
(leather), and chemical resistance, high voltages gloves) are used to
Hand Protection
protect hands from burn skin, chemical, abrasive or corrosive
materials, electrical equipment, machinery hot spot, and hand tools.
Safety foot wear is designed to protect feet from specific hazard
Foot Protection compression injury, impact, puncture, slippery floors. This safety
footwear has steel toe caps, and slip resistance soles.
Hearing protection (e.g., Ear plug, Ear muffs) is used to protect ears
Hearing Protection from repeated exposure to excessive noise above 85 decibels (DBA)
in industry and to eliminate hearing lost.
Full body harnesses are Personal Protective Equipment used to
protect employees to minimize the severity of the fall from heights.
(See Fall Protection Plan)
Full body harnesses
Fall protection devices shall be capable of supporting a minimum dead
weight of 2450 kilograms (5400 pounds). (Refer to OSHA 29 CFR
1910.66, Appendix C 1991.)
Flame Resistant Clothing is a Personal Protective Equipment used for
Flame Resistant protection in order to minimize protect employees from the severity of
burns resulting from flash fires, jet fires, electrical flash-overs, etc., and
Clothing
to provide protection while the wearer escapes a fire incident. (See
Appendices Section 7: Body Protection)
Breathing apparatus (e.g., Self-Contain Breathing Apparatus (SCBA),
Breathing Apparatus Air-Purifying Respiratory etc.) is being used to protect employees in
industrial processes create hazardous atmospheric contaminants.
6.1 The table below is a list of basic personal protective equipment. Many job classifications
require additional personal protective equipment depending on the work location, type of job,
local hazards, conditions, etc.
Basic Personal Protective Equipment to
Typical Job Classifications
Be Worn (see key below)
Abrasive blast cleaner See Section II.11, Table II.7 (CSM)
Carpenter 1, 8, 9, 10C, 15A
Electrician 1, 2, 8, 9, 10B, 15A, or B
Iron worker - structural 1, 8, 9, 10D, 12/13, & 14 A/B, 15A
Mason 1, 8, 9, 10C/A, 15A
Material Control Man 1, 8, 9, 10C, 15A
Mechanic 1, 8, 9, 10C/A, 15A
Painter See Section II.11, Table II.7 (CSM)
Pipe fitter 1, 8, 9, 10 C/D, 15A
Plumber 1, 8, 9, 10C, 15A
Rigger 1, 8, 9, 10C, 15A
Roof worker 1, 8, 9, 10C, 12/13 & 14 A/B, 15A
Scaffold erector 1, 8, 9, 10C, 13 & 14 A/B, 15A
Sheet metal worker 1, 8, 9, 10 C/D, 15A
Welder 1A &B, 4, 8, 9, 10D, /E, 15B
Notes: All personal protective equipment shall meet ANSI/OSHA requirements. Any worker
1.8 m above ground without the protection of a guard rail system, or in a confined space,
shall wear a full body harness and standard lanyard.
6.2 Typical Eye Protection Applications Figure : Protection Against Radiant Energy
Operation Hazards Protection
Sparks, molten metal,
Acetylene-welding,
harmful rays, flying D, E, F
cutting burning
particles
Sparks, molten metal,
Electric arc welding I A, B, C, G
intense rays, flying particles
Chemical handling Splash, acid burns, fumes G, H (Severe +C)
● The table below shall be used as a guide for the selection of the proper shade numbers
of filter lenses or plates used in welding.
Carbon-arc welding 14
Soldering 2
Torch brazing 3 or 4
7. RESPONSIBILITIES
Procure the Personal Protective Equipment from catalogue given in the approved
procedure on personal protective equipment only.
Storekeeper shall keep a record of PPE issued and replace PPE not functional
anymore
.
7.3 All Employees:
Duties of all employees are to:
Make full and proper use of Personal Protective Equipment.
Wear mandatory Personal Protective Equipment; safety shoes, hard hat and
safety goggles at all times in all working areas, except offices, control rooms,
locker rooms, restrooms. The wearing of other Personal Protective Equipment
such as breathing apparatus, respirators, ear protectors, etc. shall be consistent
with the nature of the potential hazard and work being carried out.
Inspect the equipment before use and ensure that it is clean and there are no
obvious defects. Defective equipment must be withdrawn from service and
reported to their supervisor immediately.
Report to their immediate supervisor/manager if any of the equipment is either
lost or found defective. Any of the Personal Protective Equipment is found with
manufacturing defects or poor quality; it should be reported to the Safety
Department for further evaluation and remedial action.
Ensure that all PPE in their care is stored and maintained properly when not in
use or is returned to the designated store after use.
Hand in used PPE not fit for use anymore.
Sign acknowledgement of receipt and agree to take proper care and maintain
PPE in a good condition.
8. CONTROLLING OF PPE
9. APPENDICES
Please list all types of PPE that you have been issued with, and trained in their use, and
sign and date as your confirmation of receipt. Signing this also confirms you understand that
you are responsible for maintaining the equipment and will request new items once the
current items are no longer effective.
Note: this form should be retained in the staff member’s personal file
The PPE listed below has been issued to the above-named employee in accordance with
the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Personal
Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.