Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of
Sub-Agency 0011 - OSHA - Oil & Gas Well Drilling
Chapter 7 - OPERATIONS
Section 7-5 - Mud Pits and Tanks
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 7-5
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Requirements.
(i) Portable tanks shall be located where it
is not possible for employees or equipment to come into contact with overhead
power lines.
(ii) All discharge
lines shall be properly secured.
(iii) No employee shall jump from one tank
top to another.
(iv) All fixed mud
guns used for jetting, shall be pinned or hobbled when unattended.
(v) Hoses used for jetting operations shall
be manned and an employee stationed at the pump control to shut down the
pressure in the event of an emergency.
(vi) When necessary for an employee(s) to
enter a mud tank which has contained toxic fluid, the Rules and Regulations as
specified in Chapter 4, Section
5. , shall apply.
(vii) Standard railings shall be provided on
the inside of all mud tank walkways. Where such walkways are four (4) feet or
more above ground level, both sides shall be provided with standard
railings.
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