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Drill Rig Safety Guidelines +y 13. Restrict hoisting operations during unfavorable environmental conditions such as rain or high winds. 14. Maintain safe hand distance from hoisting equipment (e.g., wire rope, hooks, pinch points) when slack is reduced. a.. E. Riding Hoisting Equipment Under no circumstances will personnel be permitted to ride the traveling block or elevators, nor will the cat line be used as a personnel carrier. L- F. Cat Line Operations 1. Only experienced workers will be allowed to operate the cat head controls. The kill switch must be clearly labeled and operational prior to operation of the cat line. i. 2. The cat head area must be kept free of obstructions and entanglements. 3. The operator should not use more wraps than necessary to pick up the load. More than one layer of wrapping is not permitted. L. 4. Personnel should not stand near, step over, or go under a cable or cat line that is under tension. La 5. Employees rigging loads on cat lines should: - Keep out from under the load ilr - Keep fingers and feet where they will not be crushed - Be sure to signal clearly when the load is being picked up - Use standard visual signals only and not depend on shouting to coworkers - Make sure the load is properly rigged, t.. since a sudden jerk in the cat line will shift or drop the load. LM G. Pipe Handling 1. Pipe should be loaded and unloaded, layer by layer, with the bottom layer pinned or 1.., blocked securely on all four comers. Each successive layer should be effectively blocked or chocked. 2. Workers should not be permitted on top of the load during loading, unloading, or transferring of pipe or rolling stock. L.0 3. Employees should be instructed never to try to stop rolling pipe or casing: they should be instructed to stand clear of rolling pipe. 4. Slip handles should be used to lift and move slips. Employees should not be permitted to kick slips into position. 5. When pipe is being hoisted, personnel should not stand where the bottom end of the pipe could whip and strike them. 6. Pipe stored in racks, catwalks, or on flatbed trucks should be chocked to prevent rolling. H. Derrick Operations 1. The derrick climber should be used whenever climbing the derrick. Personnel on the derrick should be tied off, or otherwise protected from falling when working in an unguarded elevated position. 2. All stands of pipe and drill collars racked in a derrick should be secured with rope or otherwise adequately secured. 3. Tools, derrick parts, or materials of any kind should not be thrown from the derrick. 4. The elevators must be properly clamped onto all pipe joints prior to the driller engaging the load. I. Making and Breaking Joints 1. Tongs should be used for the initial making up and breaking of the joint. The rotary table should not be used for the initial breaking of a joint. 2. Employees making or breaking joints should not be permitted to stand within the arc of the tong handles when the tong pull line is under tension. Employees should handle the tongs only by the appropriate handles. 3. Employees should be trained in the safe use of spinning chains. Spinning chains should not be handled near the rotary table while it is in motion. DRSG-3 Revised - February 9, 1998