Safety Alert
Pressure Washing Safety
Pressure Washing Safety
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 98-10
- Personal Protective EquipmentPressure Systems
- Pressure systemsSlips, trips and falls
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Summary
A rig worker slipped while steam-cleaning between drawworks motors. A nozzle operating at approximately 2600 psig contacted his water-soaked leather boot, cutting it open and causing second- and third-degree burns to the top of his foot. The alert describes the incident without supplying preventive recommendations.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Summary
The alert addresses hazards associated with pressure washing activities.
IADC Alert 98-10. Themes: personal protective equipment, pressure systems.