Fuel Unloading Safety Procedure Guide
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Review:
RISK PREVENTION SYSTEM
Date: April 2013
SAFE WORK PROCEDURE
FOR THE FUEL DOWNLOAD TO Page: 1 of 3
STORAGE TANK
1.- OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
Objective: Establish the appropriate fuel download procedure that controls the different
associated risks of the activity.
Scope: This procedure applies to the activities of fuel unloading in the
dependencies of Metallurgical Vargas plant Los Almendros.
2.- RESPONSIBILITIES
The current responsibility matrix details the instances of drafting, reviewing, and approving.
of a new and/or modified Risk Prevention document.
RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX PREPARATION, REVIEW, APPROVAL AND VISA
OF DOCUMENTS
Document Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by Visa by
Procedure Prevention Department
Work Insurance of risks
3.- REFERENCES
Law No. 16,744. Occupational Accidents and Diseases
Supreme Decree No. 90. Storage, Refining, Transport, and Sale of fuels
Liquids derived from Petroleum.
4.- DEFINITIONS
Risk Prevention Documents: Corresponds to safe Work Procedures and to the
Work Risk Analysis.
Obsolete documents: Risk Prevention Documents that have been replaced by a new one.
version or that have been replaced from the process
General Procedure: Document for Risk Prevention in a defined format that describes activities
In general terms, it crosses the entire organization of COPEC S. A.
Specific Procedure: Risk Prevention Document of defined format that describes
specific activities, their risks and control, being specific to an area.
Record: Objective evidence that confirms the execution of a specific activity and demonstrates the
operation and effectiveness of the Process carried out by Cerro Colorado Mining Company.
Prepared by position: Reviewed by: Approved by:
Shift Supervisors Copec Administrator in Contract Administrator of
CMCC CMCC
METALURGICAVARGAS AND CO. LTD.
Review:
PREVENTION SYSTEM OF
RISKS Date: April 2013
WORK PROCEDURE Page: 1 of 3
INSURANCE FOR THE DOWNLOAD OF
COMBUSTIBLE TO TANK OF
STORAGE
5.- DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Safe work procedure for loading fuel into tanks
storage.
1.- The supervisor must receive the tank truck at the service station office.
2.- The Supervisor must verify that the upper hatch covers (Domes) and lower ones (Valves) are
find with their corresponding seals, as well as check levels.
3.- The guard must request authorization via radio from the direct supervisor and the warehouse manager to
allow the entry of the truck to the company's facilities and proceed with the unloading.
4.- The supervisor or guard designated by him must be present in the unloading area.
5.- Upon entering the unloading area, the truck driver must request the supervisor to clear the
sector in a radius of 7 meters around the truck, placing warning barriers to avoid
approach of people or other vehicles.
6.- The truck must be located in a flat area, and it should be positioned easily to leave in case of
an emergency.
7.- When stopping in the unloading area, the truck driver must apply the parking brake.
(Parking), and stop engine.
8.- The Supervisor must bring emergency equipment (two extinguishers), placing them 3 meters away from the
discharge hose.
9.- Check that there are no ignition sources within 6 meters of the discharge pipe and 3 meters of the truck, and
connect cable to ground.
10.- The supervisor must carry out the measurements of the storage tank to verify that it
It must have the capacity to receive the entire fuel from the truck's compartment, for which to
to get on or off the truck, you must use the handrails and do so facing it, without jumping or running, furthermore
You must wear a safety harness in case of heights.
11.- The supervisor, upon starting the discharge, must verify that the connections of the discharge hose,
be firmly coupled and open storage tank line valves, observing
visually that do not show anomalies (urine and/or insurance in poor condition), must remain next to the
truck shut-off valve, to activate it in case of a spill and apply sand to contain it, only in
In case of EMERGENCY, the supervisor of the operation may be absent, temporarily suspending it.
the download process.
METALURGY VARGAS AND CO. LTD.
Review:
PREVENTION SYSTEM OF
RISKS Fecha : Abril 2013
WORK PROCEDURE Page: 1 of 3
INSURANCE FOR DOWNLOAD OF
COMBUSTIBLE TO TANK OF
STORAGE
12.- At the end of the unloading, the driver is responsible for closing the truck's cutoff valve, disconnecting.
the hose and proceed to lift it so that the entire product drains (Drain).
13.- The supervisor must close the line valve of the storage tank.
14.- The supervisor must verify that all the product has been unloaded and close the lids.
hatches, in order to prevent the formation of explosive mixtures.
15.- The supervisor must carry out the measurements of the end of the discharge of the storage tank,
use of safety harness.
16.- The supervisor must remove extinguishers and barriers.
17.- The supervisor must authorize the exit of the truck from the work site, almond plant dependencies.
Varmetal Ltd.
E.P.P.
For those carrying out the operation, they must be equipped with the following elements of
personal protection
Safety shoes.
Safety Helmet.
PVC gloves.
Safety Protective Glasses.
High efficiency filter respirator for dust and gases.
Safety harness.
Prepared by position: Reviewed by: Approved by:
Dept. of prevention of
risks