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902 Well Site Preparation and Drilling Safety
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Maintaining Surface Control System

Properly maintain the surface control system.

BOP and Equipment

Potential Hazards

  • protruding pipes and objects
  • being struck by dropped objects
  • slips, trips, and falls
  • atmospheric hazards

Possible Solutions

  • Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (such as hard hats, work gloves, safety shoes, and eye protection).
  • Implement injury awareness training (such as dropped objects, working from heights)
  • Use appropriate fall protection.
  • Ensure workers are aware of the slipping and falling hazards.
  • Monitor for potential health hazards (H2S, methane, O2 deficiency).

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

9-6. What is a serious health hazard on the drilling rig?