Objective

The IADC RigPass Accreditation system is designed to meet two requirements:
(1) To identify core elements of safety orientation programs for new rig employees.
(2) To provide a means of recognizing programs that adhere to those elements

Target Group

Designed to identify core elements of safety orientation programs, RigPass prepares new employees for most operating environments, onshore or offshore. IADC RIGPASS accreditation is open to all drilling and ancillary service contractors, commercial providers, and educational institutions and agencies.

Completion of an IADC RigPass or IADC RigPass Course-to-Go accredited program confirms that personnel have met basic requirements defined by safety and training professionals in the drilling industry, irrespective of the rig’s location.

Prerequisites

None

Examination

The candidate will be required to score a minimum competency of 80% on a 100-question written exam.

Course Contents

The topics covered during this awareness level training are:

- SEMS II Awareness (30 CFR 250.1900)

- General Safety
• Principles
• Alcohol and Drug Policies
• Firearms, Weapons and Other Prohibited Items
• Personal Conduct
• Workplace Violence
• General Worksite Safety
• Manual Hand Tool and Power Hand Tool Safety (29 CFR 1910.242)
• Housekeeping (29 CFR 1910.22)
• Walking Working Surfaces (29 CFR 1910.21-22)
• Reporting and Investigating Incidents
• Land Transportation

- Personal Protective Equipment
• Basic PPE (29 CFR 1910.132-133, 135-136, 138)
• Respiratory Protection (29 CFR 1910.134)
• Fall Protection (29 CFR 1910.140)

- Hazard Communication and Materials Handling (29 CFR 1910.1200)
• Types of Hazards
• Transportation of Hazardous Materials
• Uncontrolled/Unauthorized Release of Hazardous Materials

- Occupational Health – Industrial Hygiene (29 CFR 1910.95)
• Occupational Health Overview
• Employee’s Roles and Responsibilities in Dealing with Industrial Hygiene Hazards
• Potential Hazards at the Work Site

- Specialized Work Procedures
• Hazardous Energy/ Electrical Safety (29 CFR 1910.332)
• Lockout/Tagout (29 CFR 1910.147)
• Work Permits (29 CFR 1910.252)
• Confined Space (29 CFR 1910.146)
• Working at Heights
• Hoisting and Lifting

- Fire Safety
• Overview of Fire Protection, Prevention, and Detection (29 CFR 1910.106, 155)
• Employee Responsibilities

- Materials Handling
• Mechanical Equipment
• Manual Material Handling

- Health and First Aid
• General/ First Aid (29 CFR 1910.151)
• Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) (29 CFR 1910.1030)
• Health & Adverse Weather

- Rig/Platform Environment
• Platform or Location Arrival Procedures
• Home Away From Home
• Understand the Site-specific Orientation
• High Pressure
• Alarms/ When to Evacuate

- Wellsite Environmental Protection
• Waste Management;
• Leaks, Spills and Releases/ HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)

ONSHORE ENDORSEMENT
- Excavation – Trenching and Shoring (29 CFR 1926.651)
- Pits and Ponds

OFFSHORE ENDORSEMENT
- Transportation
• Helicopter Transportation; Boat Transportation; Swing Ropes; Personnel Baskets
• Arrival at the Rig/Worksite
• Offshore Expectations
• Regulatory Requirements
• SEMS

- Water Safety
• Personal Flotation Devices; Survival Craft; Standby Rescue Vessel

- Marine Debris (30 CFR 250.300)
• Identification, Reporting, Wildlife