Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0013 - OSHA - Oil & Gas Well Services › Chapter 5 - SAFEGUARDS › Section 5-2 - Machinery Operations, Lockouts, Guarding and Maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Only the employer-authorized equipment
				operators shall operate machinery of any kind.
(b) Equipment operators shall be properly
				trained and judged competent before being authorized as equipment
				operators.
(c) Equipment operators
				shall bring any unsafe condition to the attention of the employer for
				evaluation inspection and/or correction.
(d) When maintenance or servicing is to be
				accomplished on power-driven equipment, the immediate source of power to the
				individual piece of equipment to be worked on shall be locked out. When
				maintenance or servicing is to be accomplished on electrical lines, air lines,
				gas lines or other lines containing hazardous materials, the line being worked
				on shall be rendered safe by emptying, purging, disconnecting or other means
				before work is begun.
(e) When more
				than one employee is to work on the same piece of equipment, the employer may
				designate one employee to be in charge of the lockout procedure.
(f) Safety locks shall not be removed from
				main power breakers, disconnect switches, or valves until all personnel are in
				the clear.
(g) All belts, gears,
				shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, or other reciprocating
				and rotating parts, with the exception of the cathead, shall be guarded unless
				they are guarded by location, so positioned to prevent any person from coming
				in contact therewith. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth
				in
1910.212 & 1910.219 "Machinery and Machine Guarding", or the
				Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety 1910-General Rules and
				Regulations
.
(h) Machinery
				shall not be operated without all guards properly maintained and in position;
				except during maintenance, repair or rigup work, when limited testing may be
				performed by a qualified person.
(i) No employee shall clean or lubricate any
				machinery where there is danger of contact with a moving part until such
				machinery has been stopped.
(j)
				Machinery and equipment shall be maintained in such condition as to ensure safe
				operations and working conditions.
(k) All guards and protective devices shall
				be replaced, and proper personnel notified when maintenance is
				complete.
(l) All tools and
				equipment used by employees shall be in safe condition.
(m) Electric tools shall be grounded by use
				of approved devices maintained in proper condition, except "Double Insulated"
				tools may be used in lieu of the grounding requirement.
(n) Electrical or pneumatic hand tools shall
				have a deadman switch or arranged so that the starting switch will not be
				locked in.
(o) Tools or other
				materials shall not be carried up or down a ladder unless properly secured to
				the body, leaving both hands free for climbing.
(p) Maintenance personnel on a contract basis
				shall abide by all safety rules and regulations.
(q) Power rod and/or tubing tongs shall not
				be backed up with pipe wrenches or any other device not able to withstand the
				full torque of the power tool.
(r)
				Power-driven rod tongs and tubing tongs with front open for putting on and off
				shall have front doors working properly.
(s) Power jacks shall have a safety lock
				device.
(t) Equipment used
				 in winching operations shall be
				inspected, and maintained in safe operating condition.
(u) All winch lines, anchors, snatch blocks,
				hooks, clamps and other fittings shall be of suitable size and
				capacity.
(v) Warning signs shall
				be posted in areas where toxic, poisonous, flammable, or explosive materials or
				atmospheres exist.
(w) Warning
				signs shall be posted to denote any unusual hazardous situation during the
				existence of such a hazard.
(x)
				Warning signs shall be posted in areas where the use of personal protective
				equipment is required.
(y)
				Identification signs shall be conspicuously posted to locate emergency
				equipment.
(z) Containers of
				poisonous, toxic, flammable and/or explosive material shall be properly labeled
				and approximately stored according to content.
(aa) (For cylinders used in welding, cutting
				and brazing operations, see
Chapter 5, Section
				11.
). Compressed gas cylinders
				shall be stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated location, at least 20 feet
				from combustible materials; assigned storage spaces shall be located where
				cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or
				subject to tampering by unauthorized persons.
(i) Cylinders shall be secured in an upright
				position; and
(ii) Shall be
				separated in storage as to full and empty cylinders and shall be separated as
				to contents; and
(iii) Shall be
				handled carefully to prevent dropping; and
(iv) Shall be transported with gauges removed
				and caps in place.