Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of
Sub-Agency 0011 - OSHA - Oil & Gas Well Drilling
Chapter 6 - FACILITIES
Section 6-1 - Ladders, Stairways, Runways, Floors and Platforms
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 6-1
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) General Requirements.
(i) Every scaffold, stage, walkway, working
platform, stairway and ladder, whether temporary or permanent, shall be
constructed and maintained in safe condition and shall not be altered or moved
while in use.
(ii) Work areas shall
be kept clean and free of debris.
(iii) Walkways, stairways and exits shall be
kept clear to provide unimpeded ingress and egress at all times.
(iv) Safe ingress to, and egress from, all
work areas shall be provided.
(v)
Every stairway, ladder, ramp, runway, floor and platform shall be kept
reasonably free of objects and substances which may create a slipping or
tripping hazard, or prevent or hinder the escape of workmen in an emergency.
(A) Standard railing shall be provided on the
open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms with four or more
risers.
(vi) With the
exception of exit and entrance openings, and loading and unloading areas,
standard railing with midrail, and four (4) inch toe-board shall be installed
at the outer edge of any floor, platform, walk-way, ramp or runway which is
four (4) feet above the ground, or another floor or working level. Where
railings are not feasible, chains or cable of suitable strength may be used.
(A) A standard railing shall not be used for
other than personnel protection purposes. For definition and construction
requirements of a standard railing, refer to Subpart D of the State of
Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety 1910 - General Rules and
Regulations.
(B) A
guardrail used and/or needed for the purpose of actual or potential containment
of equipment or material shall be of such construction and strength as to
effectively contain the full load or stress which may be anticipated to be
applied upon it. (For example, if twenty-five (25) pieces of six (6) inch pipe
are contained by a guardrail, or any attachment to the guardrail, such
guardrail and attachment must be capable of safely holding that quantity of
pipe, plus an additional allowance for at least two (2) employees, assuming 200
pounds per employee).
(vii) A stabbing board shall be provided for
and used by personnel when working above the derrick floor while running casing
or tubing.
(A) A stabbing board shall consist
of at least one (1) three (3) inch by twelve (12) inch number one fir plank or
metal of at least the same width and strength. If wood is used, expanded metal
or a cable shall be fastened to the underside of the plank along its full
length, and each end of the stabbing board shall be fastened to the derrick
with a wire rope at least one-fourth (1/4) inch in diameter or chain of
equivalent strength.
(B) On single
stand rigs where there is insufficient room for twelve (12) inch wide stabbing
boards, a special stabbing platform shall be designed which will include all
the safety features outlined in (a) above.
(viii) A stairway shall be installed beside
the ramps which shall extend from the ground to the derrick floor.
(ix) Every opening in a derrick floor shall
be covered or guarded when not being used.
(x) A derrick floor, derrick walk or engine
room floor shall not be used as a storage platform for equipment or material
that is not required for immediate use, unless:
(A) the material or equipment is properly
racked or stored, and
(B) does not
cause congestion of work areas or walkways.
(xi) On all derricks, ladder platforms shall
be installed adjacent to, and provide unimpeded access to, the fourble
board.
(xii) Ladder platforms shall
be located at the crown of all drilling rigs.
(xiii) With the exception of the stabbing
board, every platform erected on the inside of a derrick shall completely cover
the space from the working edge of the platform back to the legs and girts of
the derrick.
(xiv) All platform
planks shall be secured.
(xv) A
safety cable shall be secured to the full length of the underside of each
working platform in the derrick.
(xvi) Each mast or derrick platform shall be
constructed, maintained and secured to the mast or derrick to withstand the
weight of employees or other stresses which may normally be placed upon
it.
(xvii) The board fingers and
diving board shall be connected to their supporting beam with wire rope not
less than one-fourth (1/4) inch in diameter, or chain of equivalent
strength.
(xviii) Unattached tools
or material of any kind shall not be placed in the mast or derrick above the
floor unless there is occasion for their immediate use.
(xix) There shall be no openings large enough
to permit a person to fall between the beams or main supports of framework of
the crown.
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