California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 14 - Petroleum Safety Orders-Drilling and Production
Article 37 - Oil Well Pumping Machinery and Equipment
Section 6630 - Construction, Installation, and Maintenance
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Oil well pumping machinery shall be designed, constructed, installed and maintained to conform to good engineering practices.
(b) No maintenance work shall be performed on a pumping unit located on a well that is being steamed.
(c) The pumping unit shall be equipped with a brake system capable of stopping and securing all movable parts with the power off. The brake control shall be accessible outside the guards for the moving parts.
1.
Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
12).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)-(b), new subsection (c) and
amendment of NOTE filed 5-8-95; operative 6-7-95 (Register 95, No.
19).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
