BOP

JOB: HANDLING OF B.O.P EQUIPMENT - NIPPLING UP

TOOLS / MATERIALS USED Slings, eyes hooks and shackles POTENTIAL HAZARDS Conditions or Actions Which Could Cause an Injury / Affect Health Injury to fingers with pinch points of slings.

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RECOMMENDED SAFE PROCEDURES Personal Protective Devices Special Clothing Procedures

KEY JOB PROCESS STEPS

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RISK

1. Make all necessary arrangements to N/U BOP and check shackles, pick up lines, eyes and hooks

2. N/U pick up lines

Pick up lines, draw works, shackles, eyes hooks

Leave it caught in between Slipping, falling from wellhead. Injury to personnel if caught in loop and keep clear of swing Injury to personnel if slings fail. Injury to personnel if any left tool falls down

3. Pick up BOP stack and center above the well head flange

BOP, slings and trolley

Keep rotary table covered and all tools away from opening (offshore). Be sure that all slings, shackles, eyes are in good condition, inspected, certified and colour coded. Be sure that BOPs are secured clear from obstructions / connections. Use work vest, safety glasses. Be sure pick up lines are hooked up properly. Take the slack back on drum. Take off BOP securing clamps (offshore) Make sure all BOP bolts, spanners are ready. Be sure that safety belts are used. Use work vest, safety glasses. For lifting personnel, use certified appliances Make sure that every one is well away from the BOP area. Maintain proper communication Keep close supervision Make sure that there is no tools left at the top of BOP. Keep all bolts ready. Give proper signals. P/U BOP slowly and equally balanced. Never allow any jerk to the BOP to prevent breaking of slings.

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KEY JOB PROCESS STEPS

TOOLS / MATERIALS USED BOP slings, BOP trolley & Sledge hammer

POTENTIAL HAZARDS Conditions or Actions Which Could Cause an Injury / Affect Health Injury to fingers or hands or feet if caught between objects. Injury to hands / fingers / body with sledgehammer. Slip and fall.

S/P

RISK

RECOMMENDED SAFE PROCEDURES Personal Protective Devices Special Clothing Procedures Use safety belt while working at a height Use proper spanner for bolts / secure hand tools. Check bolt hammer and handles. Never put hands or fingers or feet between flanges and at the top of the bolts that have already passed through the holes of the upper flange while the unit is being lowered. Make sure that bolts are tightened with proper torque. Working platform or scaffolding is to be used. Use your PPE. Use safety belt while working on BOP stack. Use air hoist to lift loads.

4. N/U BOP or stack as a whole and tight the flanges properly

5. Connect choke and kill lines, hydraulic hoses Choke and kill lines hydraulic hoses and hammer 6. Test the BOP equipments and N/U rams actuating handles (onshore). BOP handles and air hoist Slip or fall Injury to fingers or hands during hammering. Injury to eyes with flying particles Strains from lifting. Injury to personnel with high pressure leakage Injury to hands / feet if caught between handle and hard object Slip or fall from BOP while installing handles. Injury to fingers with pinch points or cut due to sharp edges during cleaning and handling tools

7. Keep all tools away from cellar deck and at proper place Hammer, tools, slings and shackles

Make sure that everybody is well away from the BOP stack Never stand on BOP during pressure test For pressure test watch the pressure gauge instead of being near the flanges to check leaks (pressure gauge at the drillers sight on rig floor). Make sure that all tools are away from cellar deck. Clean all tools and keep them at proper place

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