ML100710566

Attachment a, Safety Hazard Analysis/Dive Plan

ML100710566
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/06/2009
From:	Underwater Construction Corp
To:	Exelon Nuclear, Office of Information Services
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FOIA/PA-2009-0214
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UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Date: 05/06/09 UCC Project Number: 01-07204.97 Client Facility Company Name: Exelon Nuclear Corporation Name: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Work Location at UCC Project Facility: Condensate Storage Tanks Manager: Phil McDermott Dive UCC Project Safety Supervisor: Mark Marquis Coordinator: Frank Tarver Site Emergency Contact / Phone: Control Room / 911 Job Task/Objective:

Diving support for cleaning and inspection activities in the Oyster Creek Condensate Storage Tank (CST):

W Equipment mobilization and set-up. Perform visual inspection of CST fl oor pltilý Xs-mtt w Perform as-found FME/debris inspections in CST's as

• Perform final FME swim-thru in CST prior to installing directed by the Plant. hatch covers to close the system.

4 Perform U/W vacuuming of CST floor as directed by the  : Equipment break-down and demo bilization.

Plant.

Man-Loading and Responsibilities:

i Prolect Manager/Dive Supervisor (1): Directly responsible for overseeing and directing the project. This includes, but is not limited to, job planning and coordination, record keeping, safety and health of dive team, knowledge and understanding of regulations and procedures related to Commercial Diving Operations and educating less experienced dive team members on clearance walk-downs and boundary issues.

, Diver/Mechanics (4): Diver Mechanics are responsible for understanding the overall project or operational plan and to conduct diving and support activities in a safe and efficient manner under the direction of the Diving Supervisor. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting with setting up and maintaining equipment, ensuring the equipment is tested and ready for use, reporting the condition of the job site, informing topside of any potential hazards, maintaining open communication with the Dive Supervisor regarding illness, physical fatigue, pain or problems before and after all dives.

Diver/Mechanics will be assigned to perform one of the following specific roles/responsibilities during a given diving activity:

4 Diver: The assigned Diver is responsible for understanding the assigned tasks for the planned dive activity and conducting the dive plan in a safe and efficient manner.

Standby Diver: The assigned Standby Diver will be stationed at the dive location in a state of readiness to be deployed in a timely manner in case of emergency or to assist an injured or fouled Diver. The Standby diver may have limited duties while a diver is in the water.

i Tenders: Assigned Tenders will support the dive team and the diver when performing underwater tasks. This includes, but is not limited to: Assisting the diver with dressing and undressing; Tending the diver during dives and knowing the approximate depth and location of the diver; Assisting with topside support of the diver, being attentive for conditions that may produce a hazard to the diver and/or the dive team; Deploying the Stand-by Diver when required and extracting an incapacitated Diver in the event of an emergency.

4 Personnel shall fulfill the above duties as assigned. Personnel may function in more than one (1) position as required by the Diving Supervisor.

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UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL7 REVISION 3 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Safety Considerations:

Dedicated phone line will be utilized at the dive station to W Diver ingress/egress to be provided via scaffold ladder contact and communicate with Plant/Local Emergency installed thru 20" diameter man-way at the top of the Services (Control Room/Hospital/Chamber) as necessary. tank. Optionally, a diver "stage" may be employed to

. Diver to maintain situational awareness of surroundings deploy and retrieve the diver.

in the water relative to obstructions in the water and the w Plant will be notified upon commencement and egress route in the event of an emergency. completion of each dive.

i All diving activities to be performed lAW UCC Safe

• All equipment to be visually inspected prior to use.

Practices Manual. . Refer to "Activity Hazards Analysis" section for specific considerations.

Describe Dive Mode / Equipment Required I Procedures:

Diving Mode:

w Surface-Supplied Air; Contaminated Water Diving Equipment. Contaminated equipment to be inspected prior to use; replace used equipment as deemed necessary.

l Anticipated water depth: Less than SO'.

'i All diving activities to be conducted within No-Decompression Limits ("No-D" Limit: S0' / 100 minutes). Actual "No- D" Table to be determined on a per-dive basis based on actual deepest recorded depth for each dive.

w Diving activities are planned utilizing one (1) diver in the water at a time.

Diving Emergency Plan:

Incapacitated diver to be removed from the water (CST) by UCC Tenders/Standby Diver as necessary; Plant 1 "tResponders shall coordinate extraction from the CST mezzanine and out of the RCA. In the event of an incapacitated diver emergency:

4 Notify Control Room of emergency and request dispatch of Plant Rescue Team 4 Retrieve diver to the surface along safe ascent route by pulling on diver umbilical. If the designated Stand-by Diver is needed to affect the rescue, diver shall don equipment and deploy from the dive platform.

Stand-by diver to attach diver to suspended retrieval device pre-staged on over-head anchor point (attach to D-ring on diver harness to pull diver out of the water).

,i Topside personnel to retrieve diver from tank, remove dive helmet and diver-dress, and attend to diver until Plant Rescue Team arrives.

Stand-by diver can then be removed from tank via the diver stage.

Note: Order of diver/stand-by diver retrieval may be augmented to accommodate conditions.

Diving Procedures:

All diving activities to be performed lAW UCC Safe Practices Manual and the following procedures:

' Governing Procedures: Exelon Procedure MA-AA-716-015: Control of Diving; Exelon Procedure RP-AA-461: Radiological Controls for Contaminated water Diving Operations i Reference Procedure: UCC Procedure IOP.02.0S - Contaminated Water Diving

ý Contingency Procedure: UCC Procedure IOP.02.05 Warm Water Diving Procedure Diving Equipment: '9 Calibrated Pneumo to read divers depth Two (2) Diver Umbilicals (150' minimum) w Two (2) Diver Helmets (DESCO)

Two (2) Diver Radios " Diver thermal protection as required (woolies/cool suit) w One (1) Outland U/W video camera system v One (1) U/W vacuum system (8-bank filter manifold)

.. One (1) Quincy 325 breathing air compressor " Vacuum-box leak detection equipment Two (2) Emergency Breathing Air Bottles - Miscellaneous M&TE Safety Equipment: w Dedicated phone line at Dive Control Station 4 Ambu-bag type resuscitator Air monitoring and filtration equipment (HEPA) 4 Stokes litter with floatation w Fire Extinguisher

' Pre-staged extraction equipment

• Safety screens for tank outlet penetrations Page 2 of 8

I UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION I SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL I REVISION 3 1 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Activity Hazards Analysis and Environmental Conditions:

=# Activity Description of Hazard/Unsafe Condition T Actions to Mitigate Heat Stress ap Drink plenty of fluids.

i Depending on outside temperature, potential heat i Avoid over exertion stress conditions may exist due to elevated temperatures on top of the tank, Employ stay times, if required Open Hole Hazards Fall protection (PFD or Safety Harness) required when working adjacent w Open hatchways on top of CST present a falling to unprotected tank openings.

hazard for topside personnel.

Hand Injury Hazards Use protective gloves appropriate for the task.

w Equipment and material handling present hand Gloves required when climbing ladders.

injury hazards. . .. . .. . .. . ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .- -. ..................

4 Employ proper lifting techniques when handling heavy and/or awkward items - Lift with your knees, not your backll Topside Activities:

Lifting/Rigging Hazards Employ properly rated material handling equipment (hoists, fork lifts) as

, Equipment mobilization i' Equipment and material handling present during needed; Plant-certified rigging required for all lifts.

and set-up; bodily injury hazards during equipment set-up and Inspect rigging prior to each use; remove noncompliant items from

1.  ; Equipment break-down. service.

demobilization and break-down; Verify rigging configuration before making the actual lift; w General topside support _ Stay clear of suspended loads.

S-.Minimize tripping hazards by staging transient equipment/hoses away Tripping / Slipping Hazards w Existing and transient equipment on mezzanine / from foot-traffic lanes to the extent possible.

scaffold around CST present potential tripping 4 Route intended foot-traffic lanes away from existing fixed-placed hazards. equipment / conduits to the extent possible.

i Wet conditions on mezzanine / scaffold around CST Maintain good housekeeping and employ "clean-as-you-go" work during diving activities present potential slipping practices.

. Mop/wipe up standing water on work platform.

hazards.

Noise Hazards w Hearing protection required in posted areas.

i Posted high noise areas in various locations of the Maintain 3-way repeat-back communications in high noise areas to Plant. ensure instructions are understood.

w Potential noise hazards in work area around CST's; Suspend work activities if high noise adversely affects communications may interfere with or complicate communications. with the diver and/or topside support.

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UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL J REVISION 3 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Activity Hazards Analysis and Environmental Conditions:

1. [ Activity I Description of Hazard/Unsafe Condition L Actions to Mitigate w.Tank water temperatures shall be verified with Plant-provided thermocouple prior to each dive. Temperatures to be recorded in 10'-

Hypothermia / Hyperthermia increments inside the tank.

i Potential hazard for diver depending on actual tank w For temperatures below <94°F, employ thermal protection as required water temperature. (woolies) for diver comfort.

4 The provisions of UCC Procedure IOP.02.05 Warm Wate Procedure, shall apply for water temperatures greater thfi; 4"F._

Diver Entrapment / Entanglement Hazards w Tank to be "in-service" during diving evolutions; w Plant to verify that potential maximum flow rates thru non-isolated penetrations in the tank will not be isolated for personnel protection against potential flow/suction hazards during influent / effluent operations. Diver shall place "Safety Screens" over penetration openings inside the Diving Activities inside the tank as added protection against suction and entrapment hazards.

W Potential suction/differential hazards in vicinity of Tank: CST penetrations / nozzles present risk of diver o Diver to maintain situational awareness of surroundings in the CST Diving inspection entrapment. relative to obstructions created by suspended vacuum system; minimize

2. items in tank.

potential activities inside tank; 4 U/W vacuum system presents w Cleaning activities inside entanglement hazard for diver.

tank; No equipment required for the project shall be staged/suspended thru the 20" man-way (other than access ladder) to maintain the man-way clear for diver egress.

4 Any tools/equipment lowered thru the hatch while a diver is in the Restricted Access Opening water shall be immediately removable to affect safe diver egress.

4 The 20" man-way at the top of the tank is too w Vacuum system is required to be suspended underwater; due to the narrow to safely support anything more than diver entanglement dangers it would present to diver ingress/egress, an ingress / egress and lowering or removing tools on alternate location for suspending the system shall be utilized.

an as-needed basis. 4 Power cord for vacuum system shall not be routed thru the access man-way to prevent becoming an entanglement hazard during egress.

Filters shall be removed from the tank as they are expended; they shall not remain suspended in the tank for later removal due to the entanglement hazard they present to ingress / egress.

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UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL , REVISION 3 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Activity Hazards Analysis and Environmental Conditions:

1. Activity Description of Hazard/Unsafe Condition Actions to Mitigate

• CST considered a "Permit-Required Confined Space". Air space in CST to be tested/monitored and maintained as "breathable".

Confined Space Hazards w Water level inside tank shall be maintained at highest permissible Diving Activities inside the w Potential atmospheric hazards inside tank. elevation to minimize free-climb for diver.

Tank (continued): Diver ingress/egress hazards - constricted access w Ladder to be installed thru man-way and extend a minimum of 3' below 3 Diving inspection opening; the water level.

activities inside tank; w Emergency extraction device to be staged / mounted to lift

. Cleaning activities inside incapacitated diver out of tank thru the man-way.

tank; Radiological Hazards 6 Pre-dive survey required in each tank prior to diving.

W Potential exposure hazards from sludge and spent w Spent filters shall be removed from the tank vacuum filters. w Employ good rad-worker practices to minimize exposure as well as Potential contamination hazards minimize the spread of contamination.

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Meeting Conducted By: __

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I UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION T SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL I REVISION 3 1 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Employee Signature/Printed Name/ at Employee Signature/Printed Name/ Dive Dt Dive Team Assign%!nt (Titlel Team AssIgment (TWtle Fisher, Tim - Diver/Mech

, Marquis, Mark - 4oict Managerr Moore, Garwin - Diver/Mech Repiton, Heidy .- Diver/Mech

,4i./6 d winthW, Gordon - Diver/Mech-By signing the above, I understand and have been briefed on the scope of work and job responsibility that I am to perform, I am physically fit to dive, and have the right to refuse any task which is believed to be unsafe or for which I have not been adequately trained.

NOTE: A NEW JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS/DIVE PLAN SHALL BE PERFORMED WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO SCOPE OF WORK, DIVE CONDITIONS OR WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE PERSON IN CHARGE Conducted By: Mark Marquis Printed Name

Title:

Project Manager Signa*(r Page 6 of 8

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• W I UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL REVISION 3 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Descript . Yes .N N/AC Personal diving helmet, mask, etc. may not be used for diving 1 operations without prior approval from the President of UCC or his X designee.

2 Umbilical is marked in 10 foot increments up to 100 feet, starting at the divers end and In 50 foot increments after 100 feet.

Helmets and masks contain working two-way communication at each dive location.

4 When not in use, breathing gas supply hoses have open ends taped, X capped or plugged. I S Breathing gas supply, including reserves is adequate. Record X To be recorded on dive log prior to each breathing gas supply type in comment section. dive.

6 Electrical equipment equipped with a plug having a grounding lug, X GFI and visually inspected prior to each use.

All hand held electrical tools and equipment are de-energized X before being placed in or retrieved from the water.

A two-way voice communication system and phone numbers, for 8 use in obtaining emergency assistance, is available at each dive X location.

is diver's thermal protection required, if yes, record protection X Dry suit; woolies or cool suit as equipment used in comment section. required.

10 Gas cylinder caps in place, bottles stored in vertical positions and X away from heat.

11 Air lines, electrical leads, etc. tied off overhead or secured and X covered at ground level.

12 Flammables in approved, labeled containers. X 13 Diving mode has been determined and is adequate for the X environment and conditions of the dive.

14 Fire extinguishers at work locations. X Supplied by Plant 15 Copy of UCC Safe Practices Dive Manual present. X 16 Equipment tagout/lockout considerations have been addressed. X 17 If rigging and heavy material handling are required, personnel X Plant craft available for rigging.

training has been conducted.

18 When divers are working in an enclosed or physically confining space, a standby diver is always positioned at the point of entry. As necessary 19 Adequate warning signals are displayed at each dive location where the area is capable of supporting marine traffic.

20 No penetrations or decompression dives are permitted without X prior department approval of the Operations Department.

21 Divers are equipped with a quick release weight belt. X Page 7 of 8

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UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION I SAFE PRACTICES MANUAL REVISION 3 1 ATTACHMENT A SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS / DIVE PLAN Description Yes No NACmet 22 American Red Cross First Aid kit and a bag type manual resuscitator X are at dive location.

23 Life jackets or throw-rings made available to dive team members. X As required 24 General area has been assessed for possible hazards due to other X operations in the dive area.

A safe means has been designated for entering and exiting the 25 water which extends below the surface and is adequate for rescue X of dive personnel.

26 Compressor intakes are located into the wind and care taken to X keep possible sources of contaminants out of the air supply.

27 Calibrated gauges, indicating the diver's depth, are used by all divers.

28 When welding underwater, a current interrupt switch is tended by a dive team member.

The primary breathing air supply at the dive location is sufficient to 29 support all divers for the planned duration of the dive including X decompression.

30 All dive equipment has been inspected prior to each dive. X Refer to pre-dive check-lists 31 Support personnel have adequate personal protection equipment X (I.e.: hardhats, eye protection, safety shoes).

32 Have all dive team members been briefed on dive objective and possible hazards? Determined to be physically fit to dive? X To be assessed again prior to each dive.

All personnel have been briefed and understand the hazardous 33 materials and chemicals used at the job location. Containers are X marked and MSDS Information is available.

Dives in excess of 100 fsw has a decompression chamber present, staffed with qualified personnel. Decompression and treatment tables have been reviewed. Altitude corrections taken Into consideration?

Submitted By:

Date Project Management Review:

Phil McDermott, Keith McClintock, Chris Tirrell, Date Darrell Moody - Division Managers Compliance Review:

Division Safety Coordinator Date Page 8 of 8