General Information

Introduction

This SOP provides an administrative control to help manage the hazards and risks of doing the task of Component Removal and Installation.

As a preface to using this SOP, all other types of controls, such as elimination, substitution, isolation, and engineering must be considered and implemented.

Qualifications / Licenses Required

THIS PROCEDURE IS ONLY FOR EPIROC-CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS.

Service technicians/workers doing this maintenance procedure must have a Service Level 1 or Service Level 2 certification.

This task serves numerous customer jurisdictions. If a particular procedure or clause conflicts with the site-specific requirements or a particular country’s occupational health and safety standards, the responsibility rests on the user to amend those procedures or clauses, as applicable.

Terms and Abbreviations

Term	Definition
Job Safety and Environmental Analysis	Local job risk observation tool, used for job hazard identification and determination of how to manage the risk through appropriate control measures.
Technician	A person who is qualified to do the work according to local regulations and requirements.
Approved lifting device	A device that is connected to, or applied on, a component for the purpose of lifting it. The device must fulfil local regulations and requirements for the lifting operation. All lifts must be assessed and calculated by an approved person inclusive of rigging selection and placement on the load to determine the safe lifting methods that are applied.
Machine	Complete Epiroc machine that the component is located within.
Equipment	Auxiliary equipment to assist task operations, including but not limited to lifting devices, compressors, tooling.

Abbreviation	Definition
JSEA	Job Safety and Environmental Analysis
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment
psig	pounds per square inch gauge
kPa	Kilopascal

Manufacturer's Information

Epiroc Drilling Solutions, LLC

2100 North First Street

Garland, Texas 75040, USA