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1.5 GUIDANCE NOTES ON SAFETY
1.5.1
PERSONNEL
a. Drilling may entail the employment of men inexperienced in this class of
work. Care should therefore be taken to explain and enforce safety
precautions, and to teach good practice in the handling and use of equipment
and plant.
b. No workman should be employed on any work unless he has been adequately
instructed and trained in that work and is competent to do that work without
supervision, or he is working under the instruction and supervision of some
person competent to give instruction in and supervision in the doing of that
work. This is especially important when employing young persons on drilling
sites.
c. Alcohol should not be consumed on the site and persons who have been
drinking
should not be allowed on the site.
d. Pranks and horseplay are a common cause of accidents and should be
forcefully
discouraged. Safe successful work requires serious attention and good
teamwork.
e. Operators should not lift, carry or move any load which is so heavy as to be
likely to cause injury. When lifting, it is recommended that the person should
stand squarely with a solid footing and should lift the load slowly by
straightening the legs rather than the back.
f. Care should be exercised when handling weights which must be moved with
artificial means, such as pipe used for casing etc.
g. If pipe is to be moved by rolling by hand, this must be done from the ends
and the person must ensure that the hands are kept out of the ends of the
pipe. Whenever possible the pipe should be rolled away from the person
rolling it.
h. In general, care should be exercised whenever lifting something, be it heavy
or light. In the case of lifting and moving heavy weights, chains, ropes and
pipe hooks should be checked to ensure that they are in good condition and
employees should never stand under a raised load.
i. Visitors to the drilling site are in more danger that the operators, and should
be steered clear of operational areas unless the nature of their visit demands
otherwise. If necessary, operations should be suspended until visitors have
been moved to a safer part of the site.
1.5.2 TRAVELLING TO, ON AND FROM DRILLING SITES
a. Vehicles travelling on public highways must comply with the Highway Code,
relevant Road Traffic Acts and with the appropriate Motor Vehicle
Regulations currently in force in the United Kingdom or other E.C. country.
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