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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROCEDURE

PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to provide the guidelines for the selection, use and
maintenance of respirators for the protection of employees against the inhalation of harmful air
contaminants and oxygen-deficient atmospheres in the workplace where required by
regulations and/or specified by Chevron Pacific Indonesia and Tripatra Fluor HES.

SCOPE

This procedure outlines the personnel responsibilities, medical evaluations and the use,
maintenance and selection of respiratory protection.

APPLICATION

This procedure shall apply to all Tripatra Fluor and contractor personnel.

DEFINITIONS

Atmosphere-Supplying Respirator

A respirator that supplies the respirator user with breathing air from a source independent of
the ambient atmosphere and includes supplied-air respirators (SARs) and self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBAs) units.

Air-purifying respirator

A device that filters removes specific air contaminants by passing ambient air through the air-
purifying element.

Atmospheric contaminant

Any substance, either gaseous or particulate, which is not a constituent of the normal
atmosphere or which is present in a concentration greater than that found in the normal
atmosphere.

Breathing air (respirable air)

Air of quality intended to be suitable for human respiration at normal atmospheric pressure
with an oxygen range of between 19.5% and 23.5 %.

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Disposable respirator

A device for which maintenance is not intended and which is designed to be discarded after
excessive resistance, sorbent exhaustion, physical damage or end of service-life renders it
unsuitable for use.

Escape type respirator

A device for emergency escape from a respiratory hazard.

Fit Factor

A quantitative estimate of the fit of a particular respirator to a specific individual, and typically
estimates the ration of concentration for a substance in ambient air to its concentration inside
the respirator when worn.

Filter or Air-Purifying Element

A component used in respirators to remove solid or liquid aerosols from the inspired air.

Full face piece

A close fitting device to cover the eyes, nose and mouth and be secured in position by suitable
means.

Hose-mask respirator

A respirator, used with a full face piece through which respirable air from a source remote from
the workplace is available to the wearer through an air hose at atmospheric or near
atmospheric pressure.

Immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH)

Exposure to an atmosphere that poses an immediate adverse effect on health or the ability to
escape.

Negative pressure respirator (tight fitting)

A respirator in which the air pressure inside the face piece is negative during inhalation with
respect to the ambient air pressure outside the respirator.

Oxygen-deficient atmosphere

An atmosphere that does not contain enough oxygen (less than 19.5%) to fully support the
body’s metabolic processes.

Positive pressure respirator

A respirator in which the pressure inside the respiratory inlet covering is positive with respect
to ambient air pressure outside the respirator.

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Powered air-purifying respirator

An air purifying respirator that uses a blower to force the ambient air through air-purifying
elements to the inlet covering.

Pressure demand respirator

A positive pressure atmosphere-supplying respirator that admits breathing air to the facepiece
when the positive pressure is reduced inside the facepiece by inhalation.

Qualitative fit test

A facial fit test giving pass/fail results and relying on the subject’s response to a test agent.

Respirable air (breathing air)

Air of quality intended to be suitable for human respiration.

Respirator

A personal respiratory protective device that is designed to prevent the inhalation of

contaminated air.

Routine Respirator Use

Wearing a respirator as a normal procedure when carrying out a regular and frequently
repeated task.

Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

A portable respirator that supplies oxygen, air or other respirable gas from a source carried by
the user.

Supplied air respirator

A source of respirable air, independent of the work environment, which is conveyed to the
person through an air line, air hose or by the person carrying apparatus which provides the air.

Project

Any workplace

1.0 GENERAL

Respiratory Protection Equipment shall be used as per Tripatra Fluor Personal Protective
Equipment Procedure.

A JSA / Risk Assessment must be carried out and documented whenever there is a need for
personnel to wear respiratory protection.

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Employees who are required to use respiratory equipment, must receive training on the correct
selection, use and maintenance of such equipment.

2.0 RESPIRATOR SELECTION

There are a number of important aspects of respirator selection that must be considered.
These include those noted below.

The first step in respirator selection is to identify the hazards (i.e., the contaminants that
personnel are expected to be or may be exposed to).

Contaminant based selection factors include:

 The nature, toxicity, physical form and concentration of the contaminant;
 Whether the contaminant is particulate, gas or vapour, or a combination of these;
 Whether failure of the device can result in a situation which is immediately dangerous to
life or health;
 The need to wear other forms of personal protective equipment (e.g., eye or skin
protection);
 The adequacy of the warning given by the contaminant; and
 The possibility of the contaminated atmosphere being flammable.

Task related selection factors include:

 Whether device is for regular use or for emergency or rescue purposes;
 The expected length of time the wearer will be in the contaminated atmosphere;
 The level of activity and mobility required;
 The access to and nature of the working environment and its location with respect to a
source of air suitable for breathing;
 The need for clear vision and communication; and
 The facilities available to maintain the device;

Operator related selection factors include:

 Basic physiological considerations (e.g.; regular wearing of some types of respirators
places additional strain on cardiac and respiratory systems, and the physical weight of
the device may pose additional physical/muscular strain);
 The importance of facial fit (e.g., Facial hair, scars, hollow temples, very prominent
cheekbones, a misshapen nose), may cause sealing problems. Positive pressure
respirators may reduce the effect of poor facial fit but will not eliminate the effect of
leakage caused by facial hair. Where conservation of the air supply is important (e.g.,
self-contained breathing apparatus), any leakage from poor facial fit reduces service
time; and
 User acceptance. It is important that the respirator is worn the entire time that a person
is at risk of exposure. This will be influenced by the wearability (e.g., Comfort, field of
vision and the need to communicate without removing the device).

Only certain types of respirators are allowable in IDLH atmospheres. They include the
following:
 A SCBA, full facepiece with minimum service life of 30 minutes;
 A combination supplied air respirator with an auxiliary self-contained supply;

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 A respirator specifically certified for escape from an IDLH atmosphere; and

When employees must enter IDLH atmospheres, the Project Manager must be notified. A
specific IDLH entry plan will be created in which one or more rescue personnel will be located
outside the IDLH area and will maintain contact with the employees in the IDLH area. The
rescue personnel outside the area will be trained to provide effective emergency rescue and
will be equipped with retrieval equipment or other means for rescue as necessary.

Guidelines for the selection of respiratory equipment for respiratory hazards that may be
encountered on the CPI work site are given in CPI document IH.05 – Respiratory Protection
Manual.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Project Manager

 Comply with this Procedure;

 Evaluate the working environment to ascertain which specific applications require the
use of respiratory protection equipment. Where possible eliminate the need for
respiratory protection through engineering controls including elimination of the task,
substitution of the substance creating the hazard, isolation or enclosure, or the provision
of adequate ventilation;
 Provide appropriate training to all persons required to wear respiratory protection;
 Maintain records of medical evaluation, and respirator training;
 Implement procedures to regularly inspect and maintain respiratory protection devices;
and
 Establish a system for regularly auditing the operation of this Procedure and for dealing
with any non-compliance.

3.2 Supervisor

 Provide training for all persons under his or her control that have a need for routine
respirator use, in fitting, storage and maintenance of the respiratory equipment supplied
 Enforce compliance with the requirements of this Procedure;
 Conduct Job Safety Analysis (JSA) prior to work commencing requiring the use of
respiratory equipment; and
 Monitor compliance with the requirements of this Procedure. This should include
inspection of a randomly chosen respirator.

3.3 Employees

 Wear, inspect, store and maintain respiratory equipment issued in accordance with
training and instructions received;
 Report to the supervisor any malfunction of equipment;
 Report to the supervisor any change in physical conditions that could affect respirator fit;
 Report to the supervisor any medical signs or symptoms related to the ability to use the
respirator; and
 Report to the supervisor if the fit of the respirator becomes unacceptable.

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4.0 MEDICAL EVALUATION

Personnel routinely required to wear a respirator as a normal procedure when carrying out a
regular and frequently repeated task must be subject to a medical evaluation to determine
their fitness to wear a respirator.

5.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The selection, use, and maintenance of respiratory protective devices shall be in accordance
with this Procedure.

Project personnel that require respiratory protection shall be “clean shaven” as follows:

 Beards and moustaches must not protrude beyond projected lines, drawn vertically from
the corner of the mouth; and
 When wearing full-face protection, sideburns shall not extend below a line drawn
through the top of the notch in the cartilage of the ear just above and immediately in
front of the earhole and the corner of the eye.

Persons with long hair must control their hair so that it does not get trapped beneath the fitting
surface.

The issue of all respiratory equipment must be recorded.

Hose couplings used with supplied air respirators must be incompatible with other couplings.

Employees must exit from work areas when an evacuation alarm is activated, regardless of
the type of respirator being worn.

General plant air shall not be used for respiratory protection unless it is fitted with adequate
filtration and safety devices to support a continued supply of breathable air. Documented
results of air quality tests conducted by a fully accredited laboratory shall be maintained on
site and shall be readily available.

Entry to IDLH or oxygen deficient atmospheres, or atmospheres where the level of

contaminant may change or be unknown, shall not proceed until a JSA / Risk Assessment has
been carried out and all necessary actions implemented.

6.0 TRAINING

Employees will be trained initially, annually, and on an as-needed basis in the proper use and
limitations of the respirators to be used for routine and/or emergency work. Training will
include the selection of a properly fitting face-piece and the trial wearing of each type of
respirator to be used.

A competent and qualified trainer shall conduct training.

As a minimum, the training should cover:

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 Hazard identification – gaseous and particulate contaminants, and oxygen deficient

atmospheres, and hazard evaluation/risk assessment;
 Reasons for the use of respirators – exposure limits for various substances set by
regulatory authorities;
 Project areas where respiratory protection will be required;
 Current controls in place (if any) or proposed (e.g., engineering, administrative);
 Respirator selection;
 Respirator fitting;
 Limitations of respirators;
 Maintenance, cleaning and storage of respirators; and
 Maintain records of training.

Employees should perform negative and positive pressure tests each time they use air-
purifying or air-supplied respirators. An irritant smoke test should be conducted when an
employee is initially assigned to a job or task where respiratory protection may be required.

Records of respirator face fits shall be kept for each employee required to wear respiratory
equipment. An example of a record of respirator face fit is shown in Attachment 1 – Respirator
Fit Testing Record.

7.0 RESPIRATOR CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Respirators must be regularly inspected, cleaned and maintained.

Any respiratory protective equipment found to be defective should be taken out of service,
tagged with an “Out of Service” tag and repaired as soon as possible.

Records shall be maintained for each respirator and will include inspection and repair records.
Attachment 2 is an example of a respirator inspection and maintenance record form.

To facilitate proper maintenance a clean room with running water is required for maintenance
of respirators.

Half face respirators shall be inspected, cleaned and maintained by the person to whom it is
issued.

The Project Manager shall allocate responsibility for inspection, cleaning and maintenance of
all other respirators to a suitably trained employee(s).

When not in use, respirators shall be stored in clean, sealed containers provided for that
purpose.

8.0 BREATHING AIR QUALITY

Air supplied to airline respirators or self-contained breathing apparatus shall meet the following
Grade D minimum requirements:
 Oxygen: 19.5% min., 23.5% max.
 Carbon Dioxide: 0.1% max.

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 Carbon Monoxide: 10 ppm max.

 Condensed Hydrocarbons: 5 mg/m3 max.
 Water: Concentration to be below the dew point when the air is released into face piece.

An air compressor system may be used to supply breathable air, provided the compressor
used does not require oil to lubricate the piston rings and the valves. To be used, an oil-
lubricated compressor must be equipped with:

 a filter to remove oil mist;

 charcoal to remove oil vapor;
 a carbon monoxide high concentration alarm or a high temperature alarm. When a high
temperature alarm is used, the carbon monoxide concentration shall be tested often
enough to assure that the concentration remains below 10 ppm;
 an air tank with sufficient capacity to allow the respirator user to escape to clean air
upon compressor failure;
 a compressor failure alarm capable of warning the respirator user or his/her standby;
and
 a compressor air intake located away from air contaminants such as engine exhaust,
ventilation exhaust, process vents, welding fumes, or paint spray.

Airline respirator couplings shall be incompatible with all other couplings.

When air is supplied from cylinders, the quantity of air available shall be monitored frequently
enough to ensure that the airline respirator user will leave the contaminated atmosphere
before the air supply runs out.

9.0 REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKING WITH H2S

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is formed by the de-composition of organic animal and/or vegetable
matter. It is found in natural oil and gas, sewers and stagnant water such as swamps and is
produced in a variety of industrial and biological processes.
Within the CPI operational area, H2S hazards may be encountered at:
 Oil Wells
 Gathering Stations
 Drilling/well service sites
 Casing Vapors Collection) facilities.
 Gas Compressors
 Confined Spaces
 Pumps and Flowlines
 Oil and water pits
 Water processing equipment, such as WEMCO skimmer and API separator.
 Sewers, sewage treatment plant, and septic tank
As H2S is heavier than air, it may accumulate to dangerous concentrations in low lying areas
like pits trenches, and pumps.

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Employees required to work in an area that may contain H2S must be informed of the hazards
associated with H2S exposure, symptoms of overexposure, use of respiratory protective
equipment, and emergency medical procedures including CPR.
An employees exposure to H2S must be controlled so that he / she is not exposed to more
than 10 ppm when averaged over an 8 - hour time period and 15 ppm averaged over a 15 -
minute time period.
When there is a potential of exposure to H2S levels above 10 ppm, the use of continuous
reading personal monitors with audible and/or visual alarm is required
For environments where the possible H2S exposure is in the 10 – 300 ppm range, breathing
air respirators shall be worn.
Concentrations of 300 ppm are considered as being Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
(IDLH), and as such, no work shall be allowed at concentrations approaching or above this
level.

10.0 AIR QUALITY

The Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) was developed as a tool for providing an indication of the
quality of the air.

When air quality conditions deteriorate due to excessive smoke, the following guidelines shall
be implemented as per CPI document EH.04, Air Quality Emergency Response Plan.

A system of colour coded flags is used to communicate the current PSI conditions and the
recommended appropriate protective actions to be taken. These flags are located at CPI gates
and other strategic locations.

As air quality deteriorates, the following respiratory protection and limitations on work hours
shall apply:

Recommendations

PSI Rating Flag Indoors Outdoors Non Strenuous Outdoors Non Strenuous
Colour Work Work

Respirator Work Respirator Work Respirator Work

Hours Hours Hours

0 – 50 Good Green Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

51 – 100 Moderate Yellow Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

101 – 200 Unhealthy Red Disposable Nil Disposable Nil MSA 8 – 10

Dust Mask Dust Mask Advantage Hours
3M 8710 3M 8710 200 half-
or 3M or 3M face HEPA
8812 8812 respirator

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201 – 300 Very Red Disposable Nil Disposable 8 – 10 MSA 6–8

Unhealthy Dust Mask Dust Mask Hours Advantage Hours
3M 8710 3M 8710 200 half-
or 3M or 3M face HEPA
8812 8812 respirator

301 - 400 Hazardous Red Disposable Nil Disposable 6–8 MSA 4–6
Dust Mask Dust Mask Hours Advantage Hours
3M 8710 3M 8710 200 half-
or 3M or 3M face HEPA
8812 8812 respirator

> 400 Hazardous Red Disposable Nil MSA 4–6 MSA 2–4
Dust Mask Advantage Hours Advantage Hours
3M 8710 200 half- 200 half-
or 3M face HEPA face HEPA
8812 respirator respirator

Note:
These guidelines are recommended for generally healthy workers. High risk workers, ie, those
having heart or respiratory problems, should not be assigned outside/strenuous work if PSI
levels are greater than 100.

11.0 REFERENCES

Practice/Procedure # Corporate HSE

995 653 8133 Respiratory Protection
CPI IH.05 Respiratory Protection Manual
CPI IH.12 Guideline for Protection from Hydrogen Sulfide Gas
CPI EH.04 Air Quality Emergency Response Plan

12.0 ATTACHMENTS

Attachment # File Title

Attachment 1 Respirator Fit Testing Record
Attachment 2 Respirator Inspection / Maintenance Record

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