PPE
HSE DIRECTIVE 9
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
Directive owner per 01.01.2014 Ken Milne
Please consult the asset’s HSE instructions for potential
installation specific requirements
1 GENERAL
Purpose
The directive is to ensure that
• necessary and correct personal protective equipment is
available on the installation at all times
• correct personal protective equipment is used
• all users of personal protective equipment are given
necessary training in the selection and use of personal
protective equipment
Domain
The directive applies to all BP-operated and contracted installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Onshore facilities or projects where BP Norge have a particular
responsibility and which are assessed being part of the petroleum activities
Contractors of contracted installations who have a system that
satisfies the requirements in this directive, may use their own
system provided this has been clarified upon implementation.
References
• The Facilities Regulations, section 75 Personlal Protective
Equipment
• Regulation on organization, management and participation.
Best 701
• The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations
• Regulation No. 1263 Jet water washing
• OMS Risk 3.2 Personal Safety
• OMS Risk 3.4 Health and Industrial hygiene
• HSE Directive 1 - Work permits
• HSE Directive 3 - Working at heights
• HSE Directive 6 - Hazardous material and waste
• HSE Directive 7 – Chemicals
• HSE Directive 11 – Safe Job Analyses
• BPN Filter guide
• BPN Glove guide
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Definitions and abbreviations
• Personal protective equipment includes all equipment
and accessories to the equipment that the employee uses
to protect him/herself against dangerous conditions during
work.
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2 RESPONSIBILITY
Offshore Installation Manager
(OIM)has the overall responsibility for
• making sure sufficient personal protective equipment is
available at all times
• making sure that the necessary and correct personal
protective equipment is used
function safety officer
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is responsible for
• giving advice and guidance to ensure that the appropriate
personal protective equipment is chosen and that it is
correctly used, adjusted, cleaned and maintained
Department leaders/ team leaders
are responsible for
securing necessary and correct use of personal protective
equipment while performing work
Users are responsible for
• proper use of necessary personal protective equipment
• regularly checking his/her personal protective equipment
• cleaning and maintaining used personal protective
equipment
• replacing damaged or worn personal protective equipment
3 MANDATORY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
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Mandatory personal protective equipment
The following must be worn by all personnel when outside the
accommodation area:
• Orange/red/yellow/blue coverall or coat/trousers as outer
wear. Use of reflector marked coveralls is recommended.
• Hard hat w/ear protection.
• Protective gloves
• Safety glasses (Attachment 2)
or
CE approved personal glasses w/side protection. For maximum
protection, the glasses should fit the shape of face to the
extent possible.
• Protective footwear, ankle boots or higher with lacing to
ensure adequate ankle support.
Exceptions
Mandatory personal protective equipment is not required
during emergency preparedness exercises
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Approval
All personal protective equipment to be used shall be
• as standardised as possible
• CE-marked
except where CE-marked equipment is unavailable.
Special rules
• When work is performed in the accommodation quarters
hard hat caps can be worn as necessary based on the type
of work to be performed.
• When working with small components, gloves may be
removed if approved by the supervisor.
• Hard hats have a lifecycle of 3 years. The users must be
aware of this constrain themselves. When a new hard hat is
taken into use, please write inside the date the hard hat is
taken into use for the first time in order to keep track of the
3 year limit
• If necessary, form-cast ear plugs may be used instead of ear
protection mounted on the hard hat.
• Special requirements are applicable in noisy areas.
Attachment 1 identifies exposure times and various
protective hearing equipment
• Jewellery, rings and/or piercing worn visible and that may
lead to work related injuries are not allowed used during
working hours offshore. Such jewellery rings and/or piercing
must be covered with duct tape if not removed.
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4 SPECIAL PERSONALPROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
• Tight welding masks or welding goggles shall be used when
handling angle grinders.
• Face shields and/or goggles shall be worn when handling
chemicals
• Approved types of hood w/ear protection and fresh air
supply shall be used when sandblasting
• Face shield or goggles shall be used when doing high
pressure water washing
• For high pressure water washing above 250 bar ref directive
1 attacment 7.
• Welding masks w/fresh air supply shall be used for all
welding
Protection against chemicals
• Chemical protection equipment shall be used in accordance
with recommendations in approved Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) for the substance concerned
• Protection against hazardous chemicals consists of:
oo Coveralls
oo Aprons
oo Gloves
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oo Eye/face protection
oo Footwear
• The user must make sure that the personal protective
equipment and chemical protective equipment is appropriate
and gives protection against the chemicals it is meant to
protect against.
Ref directive 1 attachment 7 for additional information
Fall arrest equipment
• Safety harnesses used shall be worn as fall arrest
equipment in accordance with Working at heights in HSE
Directive no. 3 - Working at Heights
Handling fall arrest equipment
• Fall arrest equipment shall be checked according to
requirement in the BP lifting equipment manual to secure
that the BP fall arrest equipment is
oo marked with the name of the department and has a
unique number
oo controlled and marked with the control tag with the date
for last inspection (yearly control)
oo is kept in a separate cabinet when not in use
• The contractor’s offshore representative shall ensure that all
fall arrest equipment belonging to the contractor
oo is marked with the name of the department and has a
unique number
oo is certified and marked with the colour code of the year
oo is kept in a separate cabinet when not in use
oo is checked on a monthly basis and that worn equipment
is replaced
• Fall arrest equipment shall be cleaned with mild soapy water
and hung up to dry. Water jetting is not allowed as it may
damage the fibres and seams
Electrical instrumentation work
If the job or workplace requires it, work clothing should provide
protection in accordance with EN 61482 EN 1149-5 (Multi Norm
can be used, ref PPE catalouge.)
5 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Complete respiratory protection
• Equipment such as
oo portable compressed air apparatus
oo airline equipment connected to permanent compressed
air supply
• which gives complete respiratory protection. To be used
when necessary for complete protection against the
ambience.
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• When entering vessels/closed rooms, complete respiratory
equipment must be used as stated in Entry in HSE directive
no. 2 Entry.
• Users of complete respiratory protection equipment must
have undergone necessary training and be familiar with the
use of such equipment.
• Users who have a beard must only use overpressure masks.
• Air line apparatus can be connected to the instrument air
system provided that
oo the instrument air system is protected against suffocating/
toxic gases entering the system
oo an approved filter is installed between the instrument air
outlet and hose connection
Partial respiratory protection
• Use the BPN Filter guide to select the correct mask and
filter
• Filter masks may only be used as protective gear towards
dust
• Combo masks may be used as protective gear towards
gasses if the adm. norms (cf. directive regarding entry) is
not violated and O2-content is larger than 20.9 volume % in
closed areas / tanks
• Filter masks must not be worn by personnel with beard.
• For example:
• Personnel performing mud mixing entailing dust can use
filter mask P3-type
• Personnel performing sampling of oil, produced water or
other chemicals can use AP3-filer
• Personnel working in the mud treatment area for shale
shaker replacements and control of tanks can use combo
mask with AP3-filter when the mud in the system holds a
“high” temperature entailing vapours.
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HSE DIRECTIVE 9
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1:
Recommendations for use of ear protection and limitied
periods of work in noisy areas
Attachment 2:
HSE
DIRECTIVE 1 - WORK PERMITS
Eye protection
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1:
Work Permit Form Level 1
Attachment 2:
Work Permit Form Level 2
Attachment 3:
Guidelines For Completing And Using Work Permit Form
Attachment 4:
Fire Guard´s Duties
Attachment 5:
Safety Measures For Working With Hydrocarbon Carrying
Systems
Attachment 6:
Safety Measures For Working With Hazardous Chemicals
Attachment 7:
Safety Measures For Jet Water Washing Over 250 Bar
Attachment 8:
Safety Measures For Pressure Testing
Attachment 9:
Form For Approval Of Hot Work Class A In Classified Areas
Attachment 10:
Advance Approval Of Hot Work Class A In Classified Areas
Attachment 11:
Form For Logging Heating Value
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ATTACHMENT 1:HSE DIRECTIVE NR. 9
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Recommendations for use of ear protection and limited
periods of work in noisy areas
Simple earmuffs are to be used in all areas where the noise
level exceeds 80 dBA. Double ear protection (earmuffs and ear
plugs) is to be used in all areas where the noise level exceeds
95 dBA. Reduced periods of stay are to be introduced in all
areas where the noise level exceeds 90 dBA. Noise from the
angle grinder, cutting torch, high-pressure spray equipment,
pneumatic tools, sandblast equipment, needle gun etc., for
certain personnel groups constitute a significant contribution to
the total noise dose during a 12-hour shifts.
Consideration should be given to noise exposure in the choice
of working method, hand tools and machines. Selection of low
noise processing methods and the use of low-noise tools must
be sought.
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If an employee has reached his/her maximum period of stay
for one day, he/she is to work in areas that are not defined as
noisy zones only (i.e. in areas where the noise level is lower
than 80dB(A)) for the rest of the work day. Noise levels >95dB:
Industrial hygiene risk assessments can further reduce the
maximum stay.
Recommendations regarding muffling values for use of ear
protection:
When using ear protection, the following muffling values can
be used (ref. SINUS):
• Communication headset: 8 dB(A)
• Normal ear protection (ear muffs): 10 dB(A)
• Form-cast ear plugs / normal ear plugs can give an additional
noise reduction of approximately 5 dB(A)
The use of ear protection will depend on the type of glasses
used and noise frequency, among other things.
Recommendation for selection of ear protection if need for
change (damage/worn-out)
Earmuffs: Peltor H79, Peltor Optime III , Peltor H540
Form-cast ear plugs: Elacin, Duocom or Clear Sound with
filter RC15.Those who need to have communication, and
who has experience with the use of Elacin ear plugs, wish
communication in the ear plug, should use Duocom ear plug
(for right of left ear, with filter ML01).
Provision of form-cast ear plugs:
For provision of form-cast ear plugs contact team leader for
clarification of noise in connection with the work and a cost
code. Health advisor offshore will assist with casting or a
reference for casting.
Selection and use of earplugs:
Earplugs are available at the heliport and offshore. To get
the best possible protection, the individual must choose the
size / type that fits and learn how the earplug is inserted. An
instructional film is available on the BP intranet, ”Health” page.
”earplugs”
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ATTACHMENT 2:EYE PROTECTION
In the workplace there are a number of potential hazards that
can lead to eye injury and in the worst case, reduced vision or
blindness. Here we have focused on some of the dangers you
should be aware of.
Electrical hazards
• Direct contact with live parts, shorting of arcing in electrical
systems
• Injuries: Burning in the cornea and in the face, inflammation
of the conjunctiva, damage to the retina
Use face shield for electricians (Electrician Screen)
Chemical Hazards
• splashes or droplets of hazardous liquids, toxic dusts, gases
and vapours
• Injuries: Burning in the cornea, inflammation of the
conjunctiva and the optic nerve
Use goggles to protect against drops and face shields against
splashes. Acetate is best to protect against organic chemicals,
otherwise recommended polycarbonate. To protect against
dust, gases and vapours goggles must worn.
Mechanical hazards
• Flying particles, eg. during milling, turning, drilling, etc.
• Damage: Damage or perforation of the cornea, iris or lens
• particles size and speed are crucial for the choice of eye
protection, but note that polycarbonate lenses provide the
best protection
Wear safety glasses with frames (highest mechanical
protection symbol = F), solid glasses (highest mechanical
protection symbol = B) or face shield (highest mechanical
protection symbol = A)
Thermal hazards
• Splashes of molten metal, intense heat radiation.
• Injuries: Burning in the retina, damage to the lens.
Use goggles or full face shield in polycarbonate possibly
triacetate
Hazards related to radiation
• Ultra Violette (UV) and infrared radiation (IR), visible light, gas
welding, arc welding, laser
• Injuries: Burning in the cornea and the retina, snow
blindness, inflammation of the conjunctiva, damage to the
lens
Wear safety glasses with dark glasses against the bright light
/ sunlight, glasses with solid rods or glasses for gas welding.
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When electric welding, welding mask. Welding glass have
different degrees of darkness, at gas welding shade 4 to 7, the
electric welding darkness 9 to 16.
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