Biogas Safety first!

Annexes
Annex 2: Instruction record for subcontractors and employees for maintenance, installation and repair work
Location/place of work
(e.g. plant)
Job order
(e.g. agitator repair)
BIOGAS PLANT
........................................................................................
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Responsible client/employer ...........................................
Period of work
Date ............................from .........................to expected finish..........................................................
Consultation on current situation required daily before commencing work
Type of work / job order Electrode welding ................................................ (Shielding gas).......................................................
(Stick electrode) ..................................................
(Flame) cutting ...................................................
Oxyacetylene welding/brazing.................................
Grinding/cut-off grinding.......................................
Other:..................................................................
Executed by Outside company:
Responsible site manager of outside company:
..........................................................................................................................................................
Biogas plant’s own staff member: ................................................................................................
Contractor possesses the required expertise
General information
If employees of other employers are exposed to high levels of danger, the employers concerned must
appoint a coordinator in writing to agree on the protective measures:
Coordinator ....................................................................
Maintenance work performed on the basis of a hazard assessment.
The contractor has informed the client and other employers about hazards arising from his work for
employees of the client and other employers.
Personal protective equipment: selection and if applicable mandatory use (safety footwear, ear protection,
fall protection, flame-retardant clothing, chemical-resistant protective clothing, protective gloves, goggles,
breathing mask etc.).
Observance of information signs, mandatory signs and prohibition signs.
Note: In the area of the receiving equipment, toxic, very toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic
deposits may be present as a result of the addition of additives and auxiliary materials (e.g. trace elements).
In this case it is necessary to follow the stipulations on the safety data sheet, especially regarding personal
protective equipment, and only suitable and instructed personnel must be appointed to the task.
Machinery secured to prevent accidental start-up and labelled?
Note: There is often no connection to the mobile phone network inside steel and reinforced concrete tanks.
Transport and escape routes kept clear.
Fire extinguishers, first-aid boxes and electrical distribution boxes not blocked.
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