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v> r? j| [IFFj _ " [SAFETY REPORT "Ohl;______ STANDARD OIL COMPANY r.!-\, I fillings, Montana 1 "---- -- Divisional Office November 2, 1936 Parties contacted: Hr. Hay, Manager t Hr. Burlaga, Office Manager -' Hr. Burekerb, Superintendent of Construction The Standard Oil Company of Indiana have been marketing in Montana only sine 1930. Hr. Hay assured me that no storage tanks have been spiked in the state of Montana sinec that date. Previous to 1930 the facilities now operated by Standard were owned and operated by Midwest Refining Company* According to my records the latter firm does not make an Ethyl gasoline. They may have at one time 30 far as I know. Mr. Hay advised me to contact Mr. H, 0. Naylor in Amos B a l l 's office for information on spiking that might have been carrlec on prior to 1930 by Midwest Refining Company, Mr. Burlaga wa3 at one time connected vrith the Minot, North Dakota Division of Standard. He recalled at least two cases of spiking in that Division but could not give me the details. I will contact the Minot office in the near future and secure definite information on this. Pump Cleaning Bulk Station Instructions issued by Standard require any agent wishing a tank cleaned to notify Hr. Hay. Instructions are then issued to the Construction Department and the following procedure followed* Han that is to enter tank is examined by company doctor if he has not already* examined. Mr. : imer Friaell will do all inside cleaning of tanks in the future. For each tank that Is cleaned Mr. Hay write a personal letter to man that is to do work and attaches a copy of our tank cleaning instructions and a copy of their own which reads as follows: , IINSTRUCTIONS TO :M?L0YEE3 ENTERING STORAGE No employee of this company is to enter a storage tank except by written authority from the manager personally and then oly when equiped with tin gas mask outfit which has been furnished for this purpose and that he be throughly examined by a regular licensed physician holding an M. D. Degree Below are a few precautions to be taken on this job, 1. Have the manhole cover removed as long before time to enter tank as possible to air out the tank. 2. Never go into a storage tank with leas than two men on top of the tank and select men in 'whom you have complete confidence. Inspect every foot of your rope equipment and also your rubber hose. Fit your mask and try out the blower until you are uerfeactlv satisfied that every thing is working properly, 0022950 X.-\ / lO ** -'page 2 - Safety Report - Billings Division of Standard Oil Company 'i 4 . Be sure your rope ladder is fastened securely on top of the tank. * Also he sure to anchor the trunk so that it will not slip off. .. .Then ever possible to make the hose reach without straining it, X prefer you'keep the trunk on the ground. Have some system of signals arranged with those on top of the tank for emergency casea. .' 6. In cleaning out tanks, use nothing but, a wooden tool for scraping end a stiff broom ( not steel) for cleaning. ' 7, Refrain from doing any pounding and when necessary 'use only the rubber mallet. In using a wrench of plyers, cover the jaws with a thickness of cloth to prevent a spark In case the tool slips. Do not throw your tools down as they may strike a rivet head and caps a spark* 8* Do not enter a storage tank with matches in your pockets. If your shoes have nails in the bottom, use rubbers or wrap you feet in rags. 9. Tanks should be cleaned during the time of day when daylight can be used for work inside of the tank. Under no circumstances are you to ue an electric light inside of th tkaak. ;/ 10..Do not stay in a 3" ora e tank over five minutes at any one time. You c, not stand the work long under the forced respiration.'You must Instruc yourmen on top of the tank that they are not to allow you t o a t a y in the tank over'five minutes at any one time. 11. During the cold weather,particularly you must ?^se estreme care in keeping the exhaling air-valve open. On several occasions this valve has frozen down which shuts off the escape of foul air you have ' breathed out and to inhale this air again Is very i -.'n r i o u s . So as s o m as you feel an extra amount of air pressure on the inside of your mask, you are to immediately remove yourself from the tank and thaw, out the valve by 'taking it inside and applying heat to it. 12. Clothing shall bo changed and the face and hands shall b e throughly washed at lunch time. In the evening the c l o t h b e changed" and a shower bath mut be taken. The clothing^longer than one day, afte?- which it must be laundered. Boots must be cleaned daily. In case of accidental saturation of clothing with sludge from the bottom of the tank, clothing shall be changed a ns.e.. IS62200 13. In must cases of gasoline or naptha tank cleaning, the use of a fibre broom is sufficient, to remove all dirt from the sides and bottom. ' However, il* scale exists, scraping ma- be necessary in which case non-, sparking tools of brass or bronze should be used.- Steel wire brushes or scrapers are. considered v e r y dangerous for this work. For gathering up the : umuX a ted dirt, and ordinary wood shovel of the Ful l e r's Barth Scoop type la satisfactory, or a type of non-sparking metal is preferred. Any buckets or containers used should like wise be of a type that w i l 1 not cause sparks, fibre or copper being preferred. The contain ers filled with cleanings should be removed by means of a rope-that no spark mar be caused while lifting through the manhole * Under'no cir cumstances should steel chain or steel wire be used as these materials might cause a spark when coming in contact with the tank at any point. In making repairs inside of these tanks it in obvious that extra precaut ion be taken to avoid sparks from tools and therefore steel chisel r- * Page 3- Safety report-Billings Division of Standard Oil.Company hammers, etc. should not be used. ' 14 Reoairs; There drilling holes are necessary, the use of a motor drill is customary. This causes extreme heat at the drill point as well as supplying a source of sparks from tho motor, both of uhich may cause fire or explosion. Therefore, no motor drilling should be done unless the tank is filled, with water above the drillin'- point, provided, of course that forced ventilation or steam is not used for clearing the tank of all gases. In case water is not availa le, the safe method is to hand drill the holes, keeping a liberal supply of oil on the dr: point. In drilling under water, wooden plugs are necessary as each hoi is completed and these plugs should be made prior to starting the worl The necessity of repairs i3 generally evident insofar as the larger storage tanks are concerned, and is case of leaking seams., rivets, etc. calking 13 some times necessary. This work can be done best if ti tank is full and manhole closed and no vapors present. Various'types c cement applied to the seams inside of the tank are some times moreefficient in stopping leaks han calking the seams. have recommened that a reference be made at the end of above to our instructions which are sent out on separate sheet, and that a reference be made at the end of our instructions to the above* Adoption of the recommend was promised. The fact that the above instructions- are sent out to man that is to enter tank ,1ust before he enters it .and for each tank that he ig to enter, makes them more effective than If they were issued .lust once as part of general instructions* 'w C-asoline Pump Repairs Mr. Ralpha.fright of their construction department does all this work. All minor repairs are made at service stations. Major repairs and overhauling are done at main shop in Billings. Pumps as a rule are not allowed to accumulate but are repaired as the-/ come in, IKr, Burckert advised us that a nroxlmately 15 pumps'had been repaired during the last year at the shop in Billings, At the present time there are seven or eight In shop awaitin':-repairs, Mr. Burckert advised that Mr. Wright would clean and repair them at odd times and that he would not be working on them long at any one time. "* hr, ``/right has been examined. It is estimated that he scents about 15 percent of hia time on pump repairs. Must of it is done'on driveway."^ B. G-. Crane