Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 3 - HARBORS DIVISION › Chapter 42 - VESSEL AND HARBOR CONTROLS › Subchapter 5 - WELDING AND BURNING OPERATIONS ON PIERS AND WHARVES AND ABOARD VESSELS › Section 19-42-156 - Petroleum and other flammable products

Current through June, 2024
(a) No refueling of
				  equipment with flammable petroleum products shall be permitted on any pier or
				  wharf owned by the State.
(b) On
				  waterfront facilities which are used for repair work, no gasoline or other
				  flammable liquid shall be stored except as required for normal operation, and
				  then only when stored in approved metal lockers and in quantities approved by
				  the harbor master.
(c)
				  Petroleum-based cleaning fluid which has been treated to satisfactorily reduce
				  the flash point may be used for washing grease from machinery parts in an
				  approved location safe from hot work operations. All paint or other flammable
				  liquid materials shall be kept securely covered except when in actual
				  use.
(d) Gasoline-powered
				  generators and compressors shall not be operated on the ship, but shall be kept
				  on the wharf. The generators and compressors shall be equipped with a spark
				  arrester on the exhaust pipe, and a drip pan set in a position to protect the
				  wharf in the event of any gasoline or oil spillage. An attendant shall stand by
				  at all times, equipped with an approved fire extinguisher to extinguish any
				  fires which may occur. At the conclusion of operations, the gasoline-powered
				  equipment shall be removed from the wharf. Insulated wire cables in the path of
				  traffic shall be protected from damage by cross-overs, and cables leading onto
				  the ship shall be protected from chafing damage by a protective-wrapped
				  covering. Where electric cables lead from one ship to another, the same
				  protective measures shall be complied with.
(e) When acetylene or oxygen cylinders are
				  used, the following precautions shall be followed:
(1) Compressed gas cylinders shall be used in
				  a vertical position only, and shall be secured at all times to prevent falling.
				  Cylinders, when in use, shall be kept on the pier at all times.
(2) To avoid any possibility of explosion
				  resulting from a ruptured gas cylinder, cylinders shall not be dropped.
				  Cylinders shall not be used for rollers, anvils, or supports.
(3) When cylinders are not in use, valves
				  shall be closed and protection caps shall be replaced.
(4) Cylinders shall not be handled by cranes,
				  except when placed in specially constructed bottle racks or in a skip box. Gas
				  cylinders shall not be hoisted by magnet, manila line, steel cable, chains,
				  slings, or nets.
(5) Cylinders
				  shall be secured on a wheeled truck to be easily moved if a fire occurs in the
				  immediate vicinity.
(6) When
				  permanently installed on a pier and exposed to the sun, cylinders shall be
				  provided with adequate protection.
(7) Valve and hose connections shall be kept
				  tight to prevent leaks. To check for leakage, liquid detergent or soapy water
				  solution shall be applied. Flame shall not be used to check for
				  leaks.
(8) Cylinders shall be kept
				  away from sparks, flame or heat.
(9) Acetylene hose shall be tested frequently
				  for leaks. If acetylene has been escaping in confined areas, the areas shall be
				  properly cleared of all gas before welding or burning operations are again
				  carried on. Acetylene hose in the path of traffic shall be protected from
				  damage by use of cross-overs.
(10)
				  No acetylene torch shall be left unattended while burning, and when not in use,
				  the hose shall be neatly and properly coiled or looped and placed on bracket at
				  cylinders, and the pressure in the hose shall be relieved by closing off the
				  valves on the cylinders and opening the valves on the torch. Lines left
				  unattended during meal times or other extended periods shall be either removed
				  from compartments or disconnected at the cylinders.
(11) Oxygen cylinders shall be kept free from
				  oil and grease at all times.
(12)
				  Oxygen shall not be used to blow out oil pipes, for paint spraying, or for
				  pneumatic tools.
(13) Manifolding
				  or the coupling together of cylinders when necessary to obtain greater amounts
				  of acetylene and oxygen shall be done in conformity with the rules and
				  regulations of the Standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as
				  they existed on June 1, 1993, or the Regulations of the National Board of
				  Underwriters as they existed on June 1, 1993.
(14) Compressed gas cylinders shall not be
				  refilled on any wharf.