Purpose:
This checklist is a product of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Baton Rouge Area Office, in conjunction
with the OSHA Region 6 Regional Emphasis Program (REP or LEP) for the Oil & Gas Industry.
The checklist combines the applicable requirements of 29 CFR 1910, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Standards, American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 54 (API RP54), other more specific American Petroleum Institute
Recommended Practices, and the current and previous checklists for drilling and well servicing rigs generated by the International
Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC).
This checklist is not all inclusive, but is intended to provide a clear and consistent inspection approach for inspecting
drilling and servicing rigs during REP/LEP inspections conducted by OSHA, but may also be used for Complaint & Fatality
Investigations. It is also intended for guidance and use by the numerous employers during their day-to-day inspections of their rigs,
and for the post-LEP inspection dissemination of information to other rigs, branches, divisions, etc of the employer’s organization.
The overall goal of the checklist is to assure that all employees working at Oil & Gas sites are provided a safe and healthy work
environment in an extremely dangerous industry.
This checklist shall be updated, as required, to keep up with advances in technology, changes in the industry and general
updates to the contents of the checklist. Therefore, OSHA requests that all interested parties submit suggestions and recommendations
to improve this checklist at any time to the Baton Rouge Area Office of OSHA, 9100 Bluebonnet Centre, Suite 201, Baton Rouge LA
70809.
References:
29 CFR 1910, Code of Federal Regulations, Safety & Health Regulations for General Industry
29 CFR 1926, Subpart P, Code of Federal Regulations, Safety & Health Regulations for Construction, Excavations and Trenching
API Spec 4F, Specification for Drilling & Well Servicing Structures, 2
nd
Edition - 2001
API RP 4G, Recommended Practice for Maintenance & Use of Drilling and Well Servicing Structures, 3
rd
Edition - 2004
API RP 9B, Recommended Practice on Application, Care and Use of Wire Rope for Oilfield Service, 11
th
Edition - 2002
API RP 49, Recommended Practice for Drilling and Well Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, 2
nd
Edition - 2001
API RP 53, Recommended Practice for Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, 3
rd
Edition - 1997
API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Safety & Health for Oil & Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, 3
rd
Edition – 1999.
API RP 67, Recommended Practices for Oilfield Explosives Safety. 1
st
Edition – 1994.
API RP 68, Recommended Practice for Oil & Gas Well Servicing and Workover Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, 1
st
Edition -
1998
API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities, 2
nd
Edition –
1997
API RP 2003, Protection against Ignitions Arising out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents, 6
th
Edition – 1998.
ANSI B30.*, American National Standards Institute, Various crane (*type) standards
ANSI B56.1, American National Standards Institute, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, 1993 edition
ANSI B56.6, American National Standards Institute, Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, 2002 Edition
ANSI Z358.1, American National Standards Institute, Emergency Eyewash & Shower Equipment, 2004 Edition
.
Legend:
SAT – Satisfactory Condition or “Yes” Response
UNS – Unsatisfactory Condition or “No” Response
N/A – Not applicable
DSB – Condition applies to (D)rilling, (S)ervicing or (B)oth in general, but may not apply to a specific site.
CDI – Unsatisfactory condition that was corrected during the inspection or within 24 hours after the completion of the inspection.
Standard – Applicable OSHA, API, ANSI or other government or industry recognized standard.
Highlighted Condition Description – Applicable to environments containing Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and/or Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
ONLY.
Disclaimers:
This information has been developed by OSHA and is intended to assist employers, workers, and others as they strive to improve
workplace safety & health. While we attempt to thoroughly address specific topics and/or hazards, it is not possible to include
discussion of everything necessary to ensure a healthy and safe working environment. Thus, this information must be understood
as a tool for addressing workplace hazards, rather than an exhaustive statement of an employer’s legal obligations, which are
defined by statute, regulations and standards. Likewise, to the extent that this information references practices or procedures that
may enhance health or safety, it cannot, and does not create additional legal obligations. Finally, over time, OSHA may modify
rules and interpretations in light of new technology, information or circumstances; to keep apprised of such developments, or to
review information on a wide range of occupational safety and health topics, you can visit OSHA’s website at www.osha.gov
.
Inspection results documented by this completed check list are valid only for this inspection and are not valid indicators of past or
future inspection history of the employer.
Distribution of this check list is unlimited – OSHA, Employers, & Industry Groups