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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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6622 - Guarding

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The equipment to which this article applies shall be
						guarded in accordance with the General Industry Safety Orders, Group 6, except
						catheads, kelly bushings, kellys, spinning chains/ropes, master bushings, slip
						handles, pipe spinners, and down hole tools.
1.
						Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
						12).
2. Amendment of section and 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.
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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6624 - Construction and Maintenance of Drilling and Well Servicing Equipment

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(a) Drilling and
					 well-servicing machinery and equipment when in use shall be designed,
					 constructed, installed and maintained to conform to good engineering
					 practice.
(b) Kelly spinner and
					 pipe spinner controls shall be identified and shall be designed or guarded so
					 as to prevent accidental actuation.
(c) Unless the purpose is self-evident,
					 controls shall be labeled to identify the equipment and operation they
					 control.
1.
						Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
						12).
2. Deletion of article 36 heading and amendment of section
						heading, section and 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.
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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6625 - Emergency Stop Device

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(a) A
					 readily accessible emergency stop device shall be provided for each prime mover
					 for drilling and well servicing machinery. The controls for the device shall be
					 painted red or otherwise made conspicuous. The device shall be one that, once
					 placed in the stop position, must be manually reset to the starting or running
					 position before the prime mover can be started.
(b) Stop devices for various types of prime
					 movers shall be as follows:
(1) For an
					 internal combustion gas engine, an ignition or grounding switch of a type which
					 will not produce an arc or spark in open air.
(2) For a diesel engine, a quick closing
					 valve or equivalent device that will shut off the air into the engine's air
					 intake manifold, a means of releasing the engine compression, provided it is
					 done in a manner that will not produce an open flame or spark or other safe
					 means will be acceptable.
(3) For
					 an electric motor, a switch or stop button in the control circuit shall be of
					 an approved type for the location in which it is installed, in accordance with
					 the Electrical Safety Orders, Article 56.
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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6625.1 - Diesel Engines Runaway Protection

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(a) In order to prevent diesel engine runaway
					 as defined in Section
					 6505, no employer shall operate a
					 stationary, vehicular or mobile diesel engine within 50 feet of the open well
					 bore or other source of ignitable gas or vapor, unless the employer complies
					 with subsection (b) through (f).
(b) The concentration of the flammable gases
					 or vapors shall be at all times 10 percent or less of the lower explosive limit
					 (LEL). Where concentration of the flammable gases or vapors is found to be
					 greater than 10 percent of the LEL, the diesel engine(s) shall be shut down
					 immediately.
(c) The air shall be
					 continuously monitored at the well bore or at other sources of ignitable gas or
					 vapor with an approved device to determine if a flammable atmosphere exists at
					 concentrations greater than 10 percent of the LEL, or
(d) Where the air is not continuously
					 monitored pursuant to subsection (c), diesel engines shall be operated under at
					 least one of the following conditions:
(1) The
					 diesel engine has an approved automatically actuated air intake shut-off valve
					 that is equipped with a remote control readily accessible from the operator
					 location or the equipment control panel where an operator is present,
					 or
(2) The diesel engine's
					 combustion air is provided by a duct that runs from a non-hazardous area to the
					 air intake of the diesel engine, and the duct's air inlet is located not closer
					 than 50 feet from the open well or other source of flammable gas or vapor,
					 or
(3) The diesel engine has an
					 approved automatically actuated system for injecting an inert gas into the
					 engine's cylinders, and the system is equipped with a remote control that is
					 readily accessible from the operator location or the equipment control panel
					 where an operator is present, or
(4) The employer utilizes another approved
					 method or device, as defined in Section
					 3206 of the General Industry Safety
					 Orders, that is designed to automatically shut down the diesel engine
					 effectively and stop a diesel engine runaway.
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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6626 - Brakes and Brake Control Mechanism

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(a) The brakes for hoist drums for
					 well-servicing machinery and for drilling machinery shall be designed,
					 constructed, installed and maintained to control the load being
					 handled.
(b) The brake rims of
					 hoist drums shall be constructed of steel or alloys of equivalent
					 strength.
(c) All parts of the
					 brake control mechanism for hoist drums shall be guarded and protected in a way
					 that will maintain the brakes in an effective operating condition.
1.
						Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and new 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.
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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6627 - Steam Engines: Bleeder Pipe and Valve. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment › Section 6628 - Power Tongs Control Mechanism

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(a) The control device on power tongs shall
					 be designed or guarded so as to prevent accidental activation.
(b) The discharge end of hoses used on power
					 tongs shall be securely fastened to the tongs.
(c) Hoses shall be disconnected before doing
					 any repair, replacement, or other work of similar nature on tongs, chains,
					 dies, or their component parts.
(d)
					 Power tongs shall be equipped with doors to prevent contact with the moving
					 parts.
1. New
						section filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
						12).
2. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection (d) 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.
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 6629 - Oil Well Pumping Machinery. [Repealed]

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1.
						Amendment of article 37 heading, repealer of section and new 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.
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

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(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.
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 6631 - Guarding

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(a) The power
					 transmission equipment, prime movers, and machine parts shall be guarded in
					 accordance with guard standards set forth in the General Industry Safety
					 Orders, Group 6.
(b) If the lowest
					 point of travel of the beam horsehead is less than six feet six inches (6' 6")
					 above the floor or working level, it shall be guarded by a securely fastened
					 single or standard railing placed at least forty-two inches (42") but not more
					 than forty-five inches (45") above the floor or working level, and at least
					 fifteen inches (15") but not more than twenty inches (20") in the clear of a
					 vertical plane with the outermost point of travel of the horsehead. If the
					 guardrailing is continued and attached to the samson post, it will be
					 considered to be in compliance with this order. Other methods of guarding that
					 will provide equivalent protection to employees may be used if they comply with
					 General Industry Safety Orders, Group 6, requirements.
(c) Equipment shall be blocked and/or locked
					 out of service to protect employees from injury during maintenance or repair
					 operations.
(d) When the horsehead
					 is to be left on the walking beam at any location during servicing or
					 maintenance operations, it shall be secured against falling or being knocked
					 into the area below. When the above cannot be accomplished, the horsehead shall
					 be removed, placed out of the working area and stored in the horizontal
					 position, or otherwise secured to prevent its falling.
(e) The work areas at the well head of the
					 well being serviced shall be free of surface openings, level and reasonably
					 free of fluids. Cellars of any other wells in the area which create a hazard
					 shall be covered or otherwise guarded.
1.
						Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 53, No.
						12).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)-(b), new subsections (c)-(e)
						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.
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 6632 - Access to the Walking Beam

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(a) When employees are required to go on top
					 of a walking beam, access shall be provided to the top of the beam (preferably
					 at the samson post) if the top of the beam is more than seven and one-half feet
					 (7 1/2') above the working level. The access shall be by means of a fixed
					 ladder. The ladder shall be continuous from the working level to a point not
					 more than eighteen inches (18") below the top of the beam and not more than
					 twelve inches (12") horizontally from the side of the beam. Ladders shall be
					 outside of the guards for moving parts of machinery.
(b) Uniform and parallel rung or step spacing
					 shall be used. Spacing shall not be less than twelve inches (12") and not more
					 than sixteen inches (16") from top to top of rungs or steps. Throughout the
					 length and width of the back of each fixed ladder, a space of at least six
					 inches (6") [four inches (4") on installations made prior to the effective date
					 of these orders] shall be maintained clear of all obstructions which present a
					 tripping hazard, prevent a safe footing, or prevent a secure handhold to the
					 ladder rungs or steps. A four inch (4") space behind equipment manufactured
					 prior to 1959 is acceptable.
(c)
					 Before any employee is allowed on the walking beam, the following conditions
					 shall be met:
(1) Pumping unit prime mover
					 shall be turned off at a readily accessible control switch and locked out at
					 the main disconnect.
(2) Unit brake
					 is set and counterweights are in the lowest position. When the operation
					 involves the pitman assembly, additional precautions shall be taken to secure
					 any part of the unit against movement. When the horsehead unit is being removed
					 or is being installed on the walking beam, the counterweights may be placed in
					 an upward position.
Existing subsection (c) has been relocated to new
						subsection (e)
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 6633 - Attractive Nuisance Guards: Well-Pumping Units

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(a) Where attractive nuisance guards are
					 provided in addition to guards required by the Division, they shall conform to
					 the following:
(1) In case of single
					 well-pumping units, at least one (1) gate, door, or other opening shall be
					 provided in the motor or engine end of the guard to provide safe access and
					 exit for employees when required to go within the confines of the attractive
					 nuisance guard.
(2) In the case of
					 multiple well-pumping units enclosed by such guards, at least one (1) gate,
					 door, or other opening shall provide safe access and exit for employees. Where
					 the hazard justifies, the Division may require two (2) or more gates, doors, or
					 other openings, so located with respect to each other that they will provide
					 alternate means of escape in case of an emergency.
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 38 - Pumps and Pump Pressure Relief Devices › Section 6634 - Pumps and Pump Pressure Relief Devices

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(a) Pumps shall not be operated in excess of
					 manufacturer's allowable rated working pressure.
Every power driven piston or plunger type pump shall have
						a maximum allowable rated working pressure of the pump shown in raised or
						stamped letters and figures on a metal plate affixed to the pump where readily
						visible. The letters and figures shall be so maintained as to be
						legible.
(b) All positive
					 displacement pumps shall be equipped with a pressure relief device.
(c) Pressure relief devices shall be
					 installed and maintained as follows:
(1) There
					 shall be no intervening stop valves between the pump and its pressure-relief
					 device nor between the pressure-relief device and the point of discharge which
					 would render the pressure relief device ineffective.
EXCEPTION: The pump may have a valve between it and its
						pressure relief device for use during repair, in which case the valve shall be
						locked or sealed open and shall not be closed except by a qualified person
						assigned such duties by the employer, and such person shall immediately replace
						the relief device and again lock or seal the valve in the open position before
						leaving the location.
(2)
					 The pressure relief device shall be so installed and maintained to ensure its
					 operation.
(3) The point of
					 discharge from pressure relief devices shall be at a place where the safety of
					 employees is not endangered by the discharged liquids.
(4) Pressure relief devices shall be set to
					 relieve at a pressure not in excess of ten percent (10%) above the maximum
					 allowable rated working pressure of the pump.
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 39 - Guarding Sheaves for Telescoping, Jackknife, Gin Pole and Cantilever Derricks and Masts › Section 6636 - Guarding Sheaves for Telescoping, Jackknife, Gin Pole and Cantilever Derricks and Masts

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(a)
					 All crown block sheaves, sand line sheaves, and all sheaves on which hoisting
					 ropes are run for raising or lowering the mast between the horizontal and
					 vertical positions and for raising or lowering the top telescoping section of
					 the mast, shall be provided with a device to minimize the possibility of ropes
					 running off the side of the sheave.
1.
						Amendment of article 39 heading and section heading and new 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.
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 40 - Traveling Blocks and Hooks or Similar Devices › Section 6638 - Traveling Blocks and Traveling Block Hooks or Similar Devices

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(a) Every traveling block and traveling block
					 hook, including their component parts, shall be designed, constructed,
					 installed and maintained to conform with good engineering practices.
(b) No traveling block, traveling block hook
					 or their component parts shall be subjected to a load in excess of that for
					 which they are designed.
(c) Every
					 traveling block shall be guarded to minimize the hazard of contact with the
					 sheaves and their nip points.
(d)
					 Every traveling block hook shall be equipped with a safety latch or other
					 device to close the opening in the hook and to prevent the load from becoming
					 disengaged from the hook.
(e) All
					 equipment attached either directly or indirectly to, and suspended from, the
					 traveling block hook shall be securely fastened.
1.
						Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Reg. 59, No.
						12).
2. Amendment of section and 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.
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 43 - Lines Used on Catheads › Section 6644 - Lines Used on Catheads

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(a) A
					 "short" splice in a line or a frayed portion of a line that is being manually
					 operated shall not be permitted to run onto a cathead.
(b) Precautions shall be taken to prevent
					 entanglement of other lines with a line in use on a cathead.
(c) No manually operated line shall be left
					 wrapped unattended on a cathead.
(d) Lines used on all catheads shall have
					 strength to withstand the stresses imposed on them.
(e) Only the free end of the cathead rope
					 shall be handled during normal operation.
(f) The engine clutch shall be disengaged
					 before removing fouled rope. A catline grip or other effective devices shall be
					 provided and used to keep the catline taut when the line is not in
					 use.
1.
						Amendment of section and new 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.
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 43 - Lines Used on Catheads › Section 6645 - Chain Used for Spinning Lines

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(a) Chain shall not be used either wholly or
					 in part with any cathead except as a spinning line.
(b) Chain used in a spinning line shall be of
					 a type designed for that purpose.
(c) Every chain used in a spinning line shall
					 have a fiber tail rope not more than twelve inches (12") or less than six
					 inches (6") in length, secured to the pipe end of the chain for employees to
					 hold when rotating pipe with the chain.
(d) No part of any chain that has been broken
					 shall be used in a spinning line.
(e) A chain having a distorted or worn link
					 beyond the manufacturer's mark or the indicator shall be discarded at once from
					 further use as a spinning line.
(f)
					 Chains which have been connected together for use as a spinning line shall be
					 connected and used as follows:
(1) A section
					 of unbroken chain fastened to the cathead may be connected to a section of
					 unbroken chain of smaller size.
(2)
					 The connector link shall be of a type with equivalent design strength of the
					 chain in which it is to be used.
(3) The connector link shall be located where
					 it will not come in contact with pipe being rotated.
(4) In case of rupture of a link in the
					 section of smaller chain, that section shall be discarded at once from further
					 use as a spinning line.
In event of rupture of a link in the section of larger
						chain, both sections of chain shall be discarded at once from further use as a
						spinning line.
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 45 - Pipe Handling and Storage Racks › Section 6648 - Storage and Handling of Pipe

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(a) The pipe on storage racks shall be
					 chocked or wedged, or otherwise secured to prevent it from falling or rolling
					 off the rack.
(b) Skids over which
					 pipe is moved shall support the load being handled. Skids shall be placed and
					 supported to minimize the danger of skids being shifted or displaced while
					 used.
(c) Employees shall not be
					 required or permitted to be between or under the skids over which pipe is being
					 moved. Skids shall not be adjusted until the pipe on the racks or trucks is
					 chocked, wedged or secured to prevent pipe movement.
(d) During the loading and unloading of pipe
					 from a transporting vehicle, employees shall not be required or permitted to be
					 on the pipe unless the load is secured by the use of stakes in the truck or
					 trailer bolster or vehicle bed, or by chains, binders or by chocking, wedging
					 or other means.
1.
						Amendment of section heading and section and new 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.
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 45 - Pipe Handling and Storage Racks › Section 6649 - Pipe Storage Racks Other than for Drilling and Production: Decking and Railings. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 46 - Liquid Loading and Unloading Facilities and Operations › Section 6651 - Loading and Unloading Operations

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(a) During the loading and unloading of
					 flammable liquids into or from truck or trailer tanks, no repairs, adjustments,
					 or other operations shall be performed upon a truck, truck engine, trailer,
					 truck tank, or trailer tank.
(b)
					 During the loading and unloading of a tank truck or trailer, the truck engine
					 shall be stopped and the cab shall be unoccupied, unless the cargo is moved by
					 means of the truck engine or an auxiliary engine with controls located in the
					 cab, in which case the cab may be occupied by the truck operator.
(c) When a tank truck engine or an auxiliary
					 internal combustion engine is being used to furnish power to transfer a
					 flammable liquid, the vapors that may be liberated by such transfer shall be
					 prevented from reaching the truck or auxiliary engine. If necessary, the vapors
					 shall be piped to a safe location.
(d) During the loading and unloading of a
					 tank truck or trailer, a qualified person shall be at or near the loading or
					 unloading controls.
(e) In loading
					 and unloading of tank cars, tank trucks or trailers, provision shall be made
					 for the safe disposal of the liquids released by overflow or from hose spouts
					 or lines.
1.
						Amendment of section and new 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.
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 46 - Liquid Loading and Unloading Facilities and Operations › Section 6652 - Loading and Unloading Platforms

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(a) Safe access shall be provided to the top
					 of tank cars, trucks, and trailers, if employees must go to such locations
					 during loading and unloading operations.
(b) Where fixed platforms are provided for
					 access, they shall be at least three feet (3') wide. It is permissible to
					 install openings or equipment in the platform, if an unobstructed passageway at
					 least sixteen inches (16") wide and six feet, six inches (6'6") high is
					 maintained along the length of the platform.
(c) There shall be at least one stairway or
					 ramp from the platform to the ground. If the loading platform is more than
					 twenty-five feet (25') long, there shall be at least one stairway or ramp no
					 farther than ten feet (10') from each end of the platform.
(d) Access from the fixed platform to the
					 loading and unloading positions on tank cars, tank trucks or trailers shall be
					 by any one of the following methods:
(1) By a
					 gangplank hinged or otherwise fastened to the platform.
(A) When not in use, gangplanks shall be
					 latched or otherwise secured in a raised position, except where they may be
					 safely left in a lowered position.
(B) Gangplanks shall provide at least six
					 feet six inches (6' 6") vertical clearance and shall be at least twenty-four
					 inches (24") wide, and shall be provided with standard railings or other
					 safeguards that will protect employees from falling.
EXCEPTION: Toeboards are not required on
						gangplanks.
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 46 - Liquid Loading and Unloading Facilities and Operations › Section 6653 - Loading and Unloading Operations. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 47 - General Safety Provisions and Precautions › Section 6655 - General Safety Provisions and Precautions

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(a) The reeving of the hoisting line onto the
					 sheaves of a traveling block shall be done at the derrick floor
					 level.
(b) A hand line shall be
					 provided and used to carry a cat line, drilling line, sand line, hoisting line
					 or other such lines up the derrick and over the sheaves, unless there is
					 already a line at the top of the derrick suitable for the purpose.
(c) Employees shall not be required or
					 permitted to ride or be hoisted by the catline, sand line, traveling block, the
					 traveling block hook, the elevators or any of the equipment suspended from the
					 traveling block except in an emergency, and the employee is secured with a
					 safety belt and lanyard.
(d) If
					 drill pipe or tools have been made up, the tool joints shall not be initially
					 loosened by rotating the rotary table. Drill bits shall not be torqued up by
					 rotating the rotary table.
1. New
						subsection (f) filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59,
						No. 12).
2. Amendment of section and 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.
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 48 - Illumination › Section 6657 - Illumination

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Illumination shall be provided in accordance with the
						provisions of the General Industry Safety Orders, Section
						3317.
1.
						Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
						12).
2. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of subsections (b)-(e)
						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.
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 49 - Wharves and Piers › Section 6659 - Wharves and Piers

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Loading and unloading at wharves and piers shall be in
						accordance with the provisions in the General Industry Safety Orders, Sections
						5620 through
						5624.
1.
						Amendment filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
						12).
2. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of subsections (b)-(j)
						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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6661 - All Shafts and Equipment

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The provisions of the Mine Safety Orders and the Tunnel
						Safety Orders shall apply to all shafts used in conjunction with oil
						wells.
1.
						Amendment of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6662 - Head Frames and Sheaves. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6663 - Hoists and Hoisting. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6664 - Hoisting or Lowering of Employees. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6665 - Ropes and Attachments. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6666 - Signals. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6667 - Timbering. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6668 - Ladders. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6669 - Ventilation. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6670 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer and new section filed 4-21-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 71, No. 17). For former section, see Register 59, No.
						12.
2. Repealer of section and new 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.
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 50 - Shafts at Oil Wells › Section 6671 - General Safety Precautions. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section 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.
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 51 - Rig-Building Equipment and Operations [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 of Article 51 (sections
					 6672-6679) filed 5-8-95; operative
					 6-7-95 (Register 95, No. 19).
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 52 - Prime Movers › Section 6681 - Power Control for Prime Movers

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The throttle control or other control device for each
						prime mover for a rotary table or a draw works, well pulling hoist, sand reel,
						standard tool drilling machinery and other types of hoists used in drilling and
						well servicing operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained as to
						provide the operator with safe control of the prime movers from the normal
						operating station.
1.
						Amendment of section and new 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.
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 52 - Prime Movers › Section 6682 - Flywheels

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(a) Flywheel shall
					 be guarded in accordance with the provisions of the General Industry Safety
					 Orders, Section
					 3995.
1.
						Amendment of section and new 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.
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 52 - Prime Movers › Section 6683 - Exhausts from Steam Prime Movers. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of section and new 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.
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 52 - Prime Movers › Section 6684 - Internal Combustion Engines, Exhausts, Ignition Systems and Electrical Accessories

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(a) Scope. The provisions in subsections (b)
					 to (h) inclusive of this section shall apply within the following described
					 hazardous locations:
(1) The area within a
					 radius of fifty feet (50') of the casing of all drilling wells.
(2) The area within a radius of twenty-five
					 feet (25') from the casing of all wells other than drilling wells, where there
					 is a probability of flammable liquid or gas being released to the atmosphere in
					 quantities to create a hazard to employees should it become ignited.
EXCEPTION: Internal combustion engines located within
						this described hazardous area which are shut down at the time a hazardous
						condition exists need not be equipped with nor use a water injection system or
						other effective device to prevent the discharge of flames or sparks from the
						exhaust pipe.
(3) Inside any
					 building where the conditions or operations are such that there is a
					 probability of flammable liquid or gas being released to the atmosphere in
					 quantity to create a hazard to employees should it become ignited.
(4) At any location where conditions or
					 operations are such that there is a probability of flammable liquid or gas
					 being released to the atmosphere in quantities to create a hazard to employees
					 should it become ignited.
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 52 - Prime Movers › Section 6685 - Starters for Internal Combustion Engines

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(a) Internal combustion engines of over
					 thirty horsepower (30 h.p.) shall be provided with means other than manual for
					 starting them. This does not prohibit manual starting in an emergency.
NOTE: The horsepower rating of internal combustion
						engines shall be the brake horsepower rating as established by the
						manufacturer.
(b) A check
					 valve shall be provided in the air starting line adjacent to the engine or in
					 the engine cylinder if compressed air is used as a means of starting.
EXCEPTION: This does not apply to the motor air
						starter.
(c) The compressed
					 air supply for starting an engine shall be prevented from so functioning while
					 maintenance work is being performed on an idle engine, or on equipment
					 connected to and driven by the engine when such work is of a nature that
					 employees may be endangered should the starting air cause the engine to move or
					 turn over. This shall be accomplished by one of the following means:
(1) Disconnecting the air starting line union
					 and disaligning the pipe.
(2)
					 Having two closed valves in the air starting line with an open fitting between
					 them that has a discharge capacity equal to the capacity of the air starting
					 line (double block and bleed).
(3)
					 Means other than those in subsections (1) and (2) above that will provide
					 positive protection.