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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (M/s. Saudi Aramco) is developing infrastructure for processing
unconventional gas to meet in-kingdom energy demand and to reduce liquid burning at power
generation facilities. The Unconventional Resources program is a series of projects to be
undertaken within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mandate is the development of grassroots
gas surface facilities to produce, process and transport gas to satisfy In-Kingdom energy demands.
The Jafurah basin is a key unconventional gas asset in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia,
consisting of North and South fields.
The title of Project is “Jafurah Field Development - Export Pipelines (BI-10- 14329)”
a) All works related to 56” Sales Gas Export Pipeline from JFGP (Jafurah Gas Plant) to UBTG-1,
UBTG-3, UBTG-4 and UJNGL-1, KM 101 fenced area close to Abqaiq including
Launcher/Receiver Traps, Vents, Drains, Burn Pits and MLIVs (Main Line Isolation Valves)
etc.
b) All works related to 24” C2+NGL Export Pipeline from JFGP (Jafurah Gas Plant) to the existing
MLIV of SHBABNGL-1 pipeline at KM 541.292 including Launcher/Receiver Traps, Vents, and
Drains etc.
c) All works related to 36” Condensate Export Pipeline from JFGP (Jafurah Gas Plant) to Ras
Tanura Terminal (RTT), with intermediate Scrapers Station at UBTG-1 KM-101 fenced area
near Abqaiq, Jump-over lines with existing Abqaiq to RTT stabilized Condensate Pipeline
(ARTCL-1) including Launcher/Receiver Traps, Vents, Drains and MLIVs (Main Line Isolation
Valves) etc.
d) All works related to 24” Condensate Export Pipeline from intermediate Condensate to Scrapers
Station at UA-6 and UA-4 crude pipelines upstream of Abqaiq plant.
e) All works related to 10” Temporary Fuel Gas Tie-in connection (pipeline) to COGEN.
f) All works related to FOC cables, inter/intra building/outside plant cabling shall be installed,
tested, and commissioned as per SAES-T-624.
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2.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this Fall Protection Plan (FPP) is to identify and establish Fall protection
requirements and provide guidance for personnel working in areas where a person could fall a
distance liable to cause personal injury. The FPP shall be considered as the governing document
wherever the potential for a fall from height arises, and all personnel including SUBCONTRACTOR
shall comply with this FPP.
CONTRACTOR shall hereby ensure that applicable fall prevention requirements and standards of
COMPANY shall be complied with during the execution of the project
The document also details training requirements; the development of mandatory rescue plans;
and the frequency of rescue drills.
3.0 IMPLEMENTATION
Contractor Management shall ensure the correct implementation of this plan in the worksites to
protect all involved personnel from potential fall from height. Contractor management team must
ensure all working at height requirements are in place as well as all resources to prevent potential
falls, including adequate working at height PPE, rescue equipment, training of personnel and
proactive monitoring of Work at Height (WAH) Safety measures mentioned in this document.
4.0 REFERENCE
The following documents were referenced during preparation of this document.
▪ Implement the fall prevention requirement at worksite based on this plan and along with
applicable COMPANY requirements
▪ Provide required resources to ensure safe equipment / facilities for implementation of all
the applicable requirements
▪ All working at height activities on their worksite complies with this procedure
▪ All working at height equipment and PPE, as applicable, on their worksite are certified
▪ Personnel have been provided with suitable and sufficient information, instruction, and
training for their working at height tasks assigned
▪ Suitable and sufficient provision of adequate and timely rescue is in place for all working
at height tasks.
▪ Working at height rescue drills are carried out as per schedule and as per emergency
rescue plan.
▪ Ensure the availability of fall prevention equipment and resources at worksite.
6.2 HSE MANAGER
▪ Provide advice on this procedure, and oversight inspections to verify compliance
▪ Verify that this procedure is implemented by all personnel
▪ Ensure training of employees in work at height, usage of fall prevention equipment,
erection & dismantling of scaffoldings
▪ Monitor the availability of fall prevention equipment and resources at worksite
6.3 SCAFFOLDING SUPERVISOR
▪ Be fully responsible to ensure that scaffold activities are in accordance to all applicable
standards including all the HSE requirements
▪ Be responsible for the safety of his team and others accordingly
▪ Ensure that the quality of scaffolding materials and fall prevention equipment are up to
standard including certification requirements
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▪ Ensure adequate supply / stock of fall prevention equipment as per planned worksite
Activities
▪ Ensure all the requirements for storage and preservation of scaffolding materials are met
and according to standards / requirements
▪ Personnel assigned are trained on safe erection and dismantling of scaffolding
▪ Ensure only competent personnel are engaged for scaffolding work
▪ Participate in Risk Assessments
▪ Proactively participate in HSE related activities including incident investigations
▪ Communicate the hazards and control measures of work at height to the working crew
▪ Undertake periodic inspections of implementation of work height by using the work at
height checklist and other available assessment tools accordingly.
▪ Always make sure, Personal fall arrest system used by the people involved, when
erecting or dismantling a scaffold. Ensure that each scaffold craftsman is wearing a full
body harness with a shock-absorbing lanyard. Anchor the lanyard to the scaffold only if
a stronger anchorage is not available.
6.4 SCAFFOLDING INSPECTOR
▪ Wherever applicable, inspect scaffoldings are safe for working and provide tags as per
the tagging procedure.
▪ Always monitor Personal fall arrest system used by the people involved, when erecting
or dismantling a scaffold. Ensure that each scaffold craftsman is wearing a full body
harness with a shock-absorbing lanyard. Anchor the lanyard to the scaffold only if a
stronger anchorage is not available.
6.5 WORK SITE SUPERVISOR
▪ Be aware of fall hazards in the work area.
▪ Ensure that fall protection equipment is available and in good working condition before
commencing work.
▪ Periodically monitor work activities to ensure personnel are properly using fall protection
equipment.
▪ Ensure personnel wearing personal fall arrest systems are continuously monitored so
that a fall may be immediately identified and responded to.
▪ Ensure fall protection equipment is properly stored in a clean, dry environment away from
direct sunlight.
▪ Ensure fall protection equipment is inspected by a competent person at least monthly
and is properly cleaned and maintained.
▪ Always make sure, Personal fall arrest system used wherever required & applicable,
when involved in height work. Ensure that each scaffold craftsman is wearing a full body
harness with a shock-absorbing lanyard. Anchor the lanyard to the scaffold only if a
stronger anchorage is not available.
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6.6 EMPLOYEE
▪ Comply with the requirements of this procedure
▪ Report any equipment defects, Unsafe acts, and conditions, immediately and any
incidents including Near Misses.
7.0 WORKING AT HEIGHT PROCEDURE
CONTRACTOR defines Working at Height (WAH) as working in any place where a person could
fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. This includes falling through an opening or working
close to an edge. Requires all WAH to be managed in accordance with this procedure and SA
CSM (II-5 Fall Protection).
In summary the WAH Procedure are as follows with further detail provided in the following
sections:
▪ Wearing personal full body harness with lanyard continuously is applicable, when working
at heights
when exposed to a fall hazard of 1.8m (6ft) or greater
▪ A Worksite specific WAH Survey must be conducted, and any required actions have been
carried out before work commences.
▪ A specific WAH JSA must be carried out and adequate control measures must be
implemented before WAH commences.
▪ Suitable WAH PPE must be provided, maintained, and utilized for all WAH activities.
▪ Suitable WAH Rescue arrangements and drills must be established.
▪ A PTW is required for non-routine hazardous WAH tasks or in accordance to the JSA.
7.1 WAH (WORKING AT HEIGHT) SURVEY
The purpose of the survey is to review anticipated and routine WAH activities and ensure that the
safest methods and equipment are identified and implemented. They are normally carried out
during or shortly after build/major alterations of worksites. Wherever possible, work at height shall
be avoided or minimized. Worksite Management / Supervision shall ensure that a Worksite specific
WAH Survey has been conducted and any required actions have been carried out or mitigated
before any work commences on that site. Alternatively, after completion of the WAH Survey where
required actions have not been completed unsafe areas must be suitably barriered to allow work
to continue in safe areas. A WAH Survey is to be repeated if there are any significant modifications
at the worksite.
Fall Protections systems include fixed fall protection systems (i.e., Temporary, or permanent
platforms with a complete guardrail system consisting of top rails, mid rails, mid rails & toe boards
provided at all open edges) & personal fall arrest systems. Fixed fall protection systems shall be
considered the most favorable.
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Where a fixed fall protection system cannot be installed , a personal fall arrest system, which is
designed to stop (arrest) personnel once a fall has occurred, shall be used
7.2 WAH (WORKING AT HEIGHT) JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS AND CONTROL MEASURES
A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for WAH must be carried out and suitable control measures
implemented before commencing WAH. This should consider the following:
When planning to carry out WAH, include the following sequence of risk assessment questions.
Can you AVOID working at Use alternative methods and do as much work as possible
height in the first place? If NO, go from the ground
to PREVENT
e.g.:
Can you MINIMISE the distance If the risk of a person falling remains, you must take
and/or consequences of a fall? sufficient measures to MINIMISE the distance and/or
consequences of a fall, e.g.:
For operations utilizing Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWP), refer to the procedure for the
Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms. Safe use of scaffolding is described in SA CSM/
SSM (II-2 Scaffolding) and in G.I 8.001.
Refer also to the applicable sections of COMPANY’s Construction Safety Manual (CSM) and
relevant General Instructions (GI’s).
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A ‘Hop-up’ is a temporary platform that gives access to work areas normally no more than 1mtr
above the ground level
Worker Restraint
When Physical Barriers or Work Platforms are not practical then suitable PPE/ fall protection
system may be used wherever a person could fall more than 1.8 m (6 ft). The workers are tethered
by a static line to a suitable anchor point in such a way that they are prevented from reaching an
exposed edge. Worker restraints are often used on open decks, flat roofs, or platforms with no
edge protection.
Worker Restraints must be of the correct length to ensure that in no position can the worker
physically get to any edge.
Anchor Points chosen for connecting a worker by restraint PPE must be in good condition and
sufficiently strong to restrain all the workers attached to them at any one time. All foreseeable
directions of pull should be considered when choosing a suitable anchor point. Any dedicated
worker restraint anchor points should be routinely inspected and clearly marked as being used
exclusively for Working at Height PPE.
A fall arrest system must incorporate a suitable shock absorbing element to limit the force applied
when falling; this could be either a shock absorbing lanyard or an inertia reel but never in
combination.
Equipment:
any lower level during a fall (e.g., shock-absorbing lanyards are to be attached at least
5.5 m [18 ft] above the impact surface).
▪ Safety belts (i.e., body belts) shall not be used as part of a personal fall arrest system.,
▪ Lanyards shall not be tied back onto themselves unless specifically designed by the
lanyard’s manufacturer for this use.
▪ Lanyards shall not be connected together. Self-retracting lifelines (inertia reels) are to be
used when a longer lanyard is needed.
▪ Self-retracting lifelines shall not be connected to a lanyard, but shall be directly attached
to the D-ring on the full-body harness. Snap hooks shall not be attached together.
▪ When tied around an “H” or “I” beam, the lanyard shall be used with a beam wrap (cross
arm anchorage connector) or shall be specifically designed by the manufacturer for this
use. Rope lanyards shall not be used for this purpose.
▪ Lanyards shall not be tied into knots or tied off using knots.
▪ Rough or sharp edges that could come in contact with the webbing of a full-body harness
or lanyard shall be removed or covered.
▪ Lanyards shall be wrapped around the body or otherwise secured when not in use to
prevent tripping or snagging.
▪ Safety devices that can be added to ladders to prevent falls, such as rope grabs or other
approved descent-limiting devices, shall be used where practical. Rope grabs shall be
ANSI Z359 compliant.
All fall protection equipment, anchor points and devices must conform to regional standards for
example ANSI Z359.1 or equivalent standards as approved by Company (Personal fall protection
equipment — Anchor devices).
Suspension trauma safety straps (foot stirrups) shall be provided with each full-body harness. Fall
arrest equipment shall limit the maximum arresting force on the user’s body to 818 kg (1,800 lb).
Full-body harnesses shall safely support 2,268 kg (5,000 lb) dead weight (i.e., minimum breaking
strength). Connectors shall be made of drop-forged, pressed or formed steel and shall have a
corrosion-resistant finish. Surfaces and edges shall be smooth to prevent damage to other parts
of the fall arrest system. Snap hooks and carabiners shall be self-closing and self-locking. Straps
used as webbing or strength components in full-body harnesses shall be made of synthetic fibers.
Components of fall protection equipment shall be mutually compatible (e.g., from the same
manufacturer). Self-retracting lifelines shall limit free fall to 0.6 m (2 ft) or less and shall have
components capable of sustaining a minimum static tensile load of 1,361 kg (3,000 lb) when fully
extended.
Be capable of supporting at least 2,268 kg (5,000 lb) per person attached. Not be guardrails,
standpipes, vents, small diameter piping systems, cable trays, electrical conduit or other structures
that cannot safely support 2,268 kg (5,000lb) dead weight (e.g., about the weight of a car). Be high
enough (preferably above shoulder height) to prevent personnel from free falling more than 1.8 m
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(6 ft) or striking any lower level during a fall. Any additional dedicated worker restraint anchor
points should be routinely inspected and clearly marked as being used exclusively for Working at
Height PPE. Not be located to cause loss of balance or a body position that would increase the
risk of fall during attachment and detachment of the lanyard. Be located above the crane hook
during personnel platform operations, personnel transfer operations.
▪ Inertia reels must conform to EN360 or equivalent standards. Worksite Management shall
ensure the specification of the unit is understood by those using the equipment so that
the correct equipment can be selected
▪ Maintenance and inspection regimes must be in place as per manufacturer’s instructions
and relevant identified requirements
▪ When the rear connection point of a working at height harness is used with an inertia reel,
a short static lanyard shall be used to enable self-connection and disconnection from the
inertia reel
▪ An inertia reel must NOT be used in conjunction with any form of energy absorber. Adding
an energy absorber between the inertia reel connector and the harness can prevent the
arresting mechanism from functioning
▪ Potential fall distances, obstructions and potential pendulum effects caused by the angle
between the user and the inertia reel must be considered (40 degrees from the vertical
must never be exceeded)
▪ Means of rescue must be reviewed and put in place prior to commencing.
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All suspended work baskets must be used within line-of-sight of the Crane Operator at all times
and all personnel working from within a suspended work basket must be continually connected to
the basket by means of fall protection PPE, remain within the confines of the basket and be in
contact with the Crane Operator.
WAH PPE and Equipment shall be or Storage, Inspection & maintenance of fall protection
Equipment’s
and trained in conducting rescue operations from height. The longer the casualty is suspended
without moving, the greater the chances are of serious complications developing. Therefore, an
injured person hanging in a harness awaiting rescue should be removed from upright suspension
as quickly as possible. This is particularly important for a casualty who is motionless. A conscious
casualty should be encouraged to exercise their legs gently, to stimulate circulation of the blood.
First aid treatment given to personnel rescued from height is to be done in the same manner as
other casualties. Regarding the position of the casualty:
▪ during rescue, a position with the lower limbs slightly elevated may be preferable.
▪ if prolonged suspension has occurred, or if in doubt, alert medical support immediately
The plan must take into consideration:
▪ The location, access and egress and any constraints imposed by the specific task
▪ The planned retrieval method for any casualty given the specific circumstances
▪ The location, availability and integrity of the rescue equipment required. This may include
rescue kits (i.e. ‘Petzl’, ‘Gotcha’ kit, or similar), Man-riding Cranes, baskets, inertia reels
with retrieval capabilities. Rescue equipment requirement & suitable type of equipment
shall be made available according to the JSA
▪ The availability of Rescue Team Leaders and Team members.
Worksite Management shall put in place a regular rescue drill program. Drills should not use actual
personnel as simulated causalities.
The Supervisor in charge of the work area will determine if a rescue drill is required to be carried
out before the work commences.
When planning for rescue, consideration should be given to situations from which the casualty
may be recovered and the type of fall protection equipment which the casualty would be using.
A distinction may be made between the term’s "rescue" and "evacuation". Rescue typically
involves the recovery of a casualty by another person either remotely or directly. Evacuation is
typically carried out by a stranded user to escape from a remote situation.
All rescue planning and operations should address the following issues:
▪ the safety of the persons carrying out or assisting with the rescue has the highest priority.
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When completing a rescue, methods which minimize the risk to rescuers are preferred. Always
avoid placing additional personnel at risk.
There are several options for dealing with an emergency which requires an injured or incapacitated
person to be recovered to safety, presented here in order of preference (bearing in mind the
immediate aim is to recover the casualty to the nearest point of safety):
7.7 TRAINING
All users of fall arrest equipment and fall protection must have received sufficient training in using
the equipment.
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Training should include information on the selection of the correct products for intended work
situation and pre-use checks for specific equipment. Therefore, it is required that all personnel,
involved in working at height operations are trained with the equipment that they will use. The
training requirements are outlined in the Project Training Matrix.
Carrying out rescues and the use of rescue equipment requires technical capability in addition to
the ability to use personal fall protection. The requirement for training and the opportunity to
maintain competence by either refresher training or by practicing rescue operations is essential
and should not be underestimated.
Rescue at height requires a certain set of skills, and therefore a specific training regime is to be
followed for key personnel, involved in the working at height operations. In order to get and keep
everybody acquainted with their tasks, responsibility during rescue at height operations, and
functionality of the equipment, rescue at height drills are to be held with regular intervals.
8.0 RECORD
▪ Working at height training record shall be maintained in HSE Training Department.
▪ Working at height campaigns and Drills records shall be maintained in HSE Department
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