Petroleum and natural gas industries - Arctic operations - Working environment (ISO 35101:2017)

ISO 35101:2017 describes the working environment that can be expected when operating oil and gas facilities in Arctic environments/climate. ISO 35101:2017 provides principles and generic guidelines for the design and operation of fixed and floating oil and gas facilities both onshore and offshore.
The aim of ISO 35101:2017 is to ensure optimal health, safety, human performance and decision-making conditions for people working on oil and gas facilities in Arctic conditions.
ISO 35101:2017 applies to the design and operation of new facilities and structures, and to modification of existing facilities for operation in the Arctic environment. This also includes offshore and onshore exploration and accommodation units for such activities.
ISO 35101:2017 is divided into three main parts.
- The first part (Clause 5) describes the general principles and guidelines for risk management.
- The second part (Clause 6) describes the general working environment (working environment hazards found in many workplaces and provides some threshold limit values (TLVs) and design references that can be especially challenging in Arctic conditions.
- The third part (Clause 7 to Clause 9) addresses the climatic conditions expected in the Arctic. Clause 8 describes working environment design and technical solutions, while Clause 9 describes working environment operational requirements for prevention and management of cold-related problems.

Erdöl- und Erdgasindustrie - Arktisbetrieb - Arbeitsumgebung (ISO 35101:2017)

Dieses Dokument beschreibt die Arbeitsumgebung, welche beim Betrieb von Erdöl- und Erdgas¬ein-richtungen in arktischen Umgebungen bzw. im arktischen Klima erwartet werden kann. Dieses Dokument enthält Grundsätze und allgemeine Richtlinien zur Auslegung und zum Betrieb von feststehenden und schwimmenden Erdöl  und Erdgaseinrichtungen sowohl an Land („Onshore“) als auch der Küste vorgelagert („Offshore“).
Ziel dieses Dokuments ist es, die optimalen Bedingungen für Gesundheit, Sicherheit, menschliche Leistungsfähigkeit und Entscheidungsfindung für Personen, die an Erdöl  und Erdgaseinrichtungen unter arktischen Bedingungen arbeiten, sicherzustellen.
Dieses Dokument gilt für die Auslegung und den Betrieb von neuen Einrichtungen und Strukturen sowie die Modifizierung bestehender Einrichtungen für den Betrieb in der arktischen Umgebung. Dies umfasst auch die Erkundung sowohl „Onshore“ als auch „Offshore“ sowie Unterkünfte für derartige Aktivitäten.
Dieses Dokument ist in drei Hauptteile aufgeteilt.
- Der erste Teil (Abschnitt 5) beschreibt die allgemeinen Grundsätze und Richtlinien des Risiko¬manage-ments.
- Der zweite Teil (Abschnitt 6) beschreibt die allgemeinen Gefährdungen der Arbeitsumgebung, die an vielen Arbeitsplätzen anzutreffen sind, und liefert einige höchstzulässige Konzentrationen (TLV, en: threshold limit value) sowie Auslegungsreferenzen, die vor allem unter arktischen Bedingungen besondere Heraus¬forde¬rungen ausmachen können.
- Der dritte Teil (Abschnitt 7 bis Abschnitt 9) behandelt die in der Arktis zu erwartenden klimatischen Bedingungen. Abschnitt 8 beschreibt die Auslegung der Arbeitsumgebung sowie technische Lösungen, während Abschnitt 9 die betrieblichen Anforderungen der Arbeitsumgebung für die Prävention und Handhabung von kältebedingten Problemen beschreibt.

Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel - Opérations en Arctique - Environnement de travail (ISO 35101:2017)

L'ISO 35101:2017 décrit l'environnement de travail que l'on peut s'attendre à rencontrer lors de l'exploitation d'installations pétrolières et gazières dans des environnements/climats arctiques. Il fournit des principes et des lignes directrices génériques concernant la conception et l'exploitation des installations pétrolières et gazières fixées et flottantes, à la fois sur terre et en mer.
L'objectif du présent document est d'assurer une santé, une sécurité, des performances humaines et des conditions de prise de décision optimales pour les personnes travaillant sur les installations pétrolières et gazières dans des conditions arctiques.
L'ISO 35101:2017 s'applique à la conception et à l'exploitation des nouvelles installations et structures, ainsi qu'à l'apport de modifications aux installations existantes pour des opérations dans l'environnement arctique. Cela comprend également les explorations sur terre et en mer et les unités d'hébergement associées à de telles activités.
L'ISO 35101:2017 est composé de trois parties principales.
- La première partie (Article 5) décrit les principes et lignes directrices généraux pour le management des risques.
- La deuxième partie (Article 6) décrit les phénomènes dangereux généraux liés à l'environnement de travail rencontrés dans de nombreux lieux de travail. Elle fournit également plusieurs valeurs seuils et références de conception pouvant être particulièrement complexes dans des conditions arctiques.
- La troisième partie (Article 7 à Article 9) traite des conditions climatiques attendues en Arctique. L'Article 8 décrit les solutions de conception et techniques de l'environnement de travail, alors que l'Article 9 décrit les exigences opérationnelles de l'environnement de travail dans le cadre de la prévention et de la gestion des problèmes liés au froid.

Industrija za predelavo nafte in zemeljskega plina - Obratovanje v arktičnem okolju - Delovno okolje (ISO 35101:2017)

Standard ISO 35101:2017 opisuje delovno okolje, ki ga je mogoče pričakovati pri obratovanju naftnih in plinskih obratov na arktičnem območju/v arktičnem podnebju. Standard ISO 35101:2017 zagotavlja načela in splošne smernice za načrtovanje in obratovanje fiksnih in plavajočih naftnih ter plinskih obratov na kopnem in na morju. Namen standarda ISO 35101:2017 je zagotavljanje optimalnega zdravja, varnosti, človeške zmogljivosti in pogojev za odločevanje za ljudi, ki delajo v naftnih in plinskih obratih v arktičnih pogojih. Standard ISO 35101:2017 se uporablja pri načrtovanju in obratovanju novih obratov in konstrukcij ter za spreminjanje obstoječih obratov za obratovanje v arktičnem okolju. To vključuje tudi enote za raziskovanje in nastanitev za take dejavnosti na kopnem ter na morju. Standard ISO 35101:2017 je razdeljen na tri glavne dele:
– prvi del (točka 5) opisuje splošna načela in smernice za obvladovanje tveganja;
– drugi del (točka 6) opisuje splošno delovno okolje (tveganja v delovnem okolju obstajajo na številnih delovnih mestih) in podaja nekatere mejne vrednosti (TLV) ter predvidene reference, ki so lahko zlasti v arktičnih pogojih težavne.
– tretji del (od točke 7 do točke 9) obravnava pričakovane podnebne pogoje v arktičnem okolju. Točka 8 opisuje načrtovane in tehnične rešitve za delovno okolje, medtem ko so v točki 9 opisane obratovalne zahteve za delovno okolje za preprečitev in upravljanje težav, povezanih z mrazom.

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Public Enquiry End Date
31-Jul-2019
Publication Date
05-Nov-2019
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
24-Oct-2019
Due Date
29-Dec-2019
Completion Date
06-Nov-2019

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 35101:2020
01-januar-2020
Industrija za predelavo nafte in zemeljskega plina - Obratovanje v arktičnem okolju
- Delovno okolje (ISO 35101:2017)
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Arctic operations - Working environment (ISO
35101:2017)
Erdöl- und Erdgasindustrie - Arktisbetrieb - Arbeitsumgebung (ISO 35101:2017)
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel - Opérations en Arctique - Environnement de
travail (ISO 35101:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 35101:2019
ICS:
75.020 Pridobivanje in predelava Extraction and processing of
nafte in zemeljskega plina petroleum and natural gas
SIST EN ISO 35101:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 35101
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

October 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.020
English Version

Petroleum and natural gas industries - Arctic operations -
Working environment (ISO 35101:2017)
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel - Opérations en Erdöl- und Erdgasindustrie - Arktisbetrieb -
Arctique - Environnement de travail (ISO 35101:2017) Arbeitsumgebung (ISO 35101:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 September 2019.

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European foreword
The text of ISO 35101:2017 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67 "Materials,
equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 35101:2019 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 12 “Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum,
petrochemical and natural gas industries” the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 35101:2017 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 35101:2019 without any modification.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 35101
First edition
2017-10
Petroleum and natural gas
industries — Arctic operations —
Working environment
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel — Opérations en Arctique —
Environnement de travail
Reference number
ISO 35101:2017(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Abbreviated terms . 4
5 Risk management . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Management of working environment risks in the design process . 5
5.3 Mitigating measures — Risk reduction principles . 5
5.3.1 Hierarchy of controls . . 5
5.3.2 ALARP . 6
5.4 Special assessment in Arctic environment . 6
5.4.1 Input to design specification . 6
5.4.2 Risk assessments in operation — Operational solutions . 8
6 Management of working environment hazards in Arctic operations .8
6.1 General . 8
6.2 Information on climate conditions . 8
6.3 Illumination . 9
6.4 Visibility . 9
6.4.1 General. 9
6.4.2 Preventing glare .10
6.5 Physiological and psychosocial effects (human performance) .10
6.6 Noise and vibration .11
6.6.1 General.11
6.6.2 Noise .11
6.6.3 Vibration .11
6.6.4 Hand–arm vibration . .11
6.7 Hazardous chemicals .11
6.8 UV radiation .12
6.9 Wildlife .12
7 Environmental and cold climate preconditions .12
7.1 General .12
7.2 Metocean data .12
7.3 Assessment of the need for permanent weather protection .13
7.4 Area wind chill temperature (WCT) — CFD simulations .13
8 Working environment design philosophy and technical solutions .14
8.1 General .14
8.2 Design process and design requirements for Arctic conditions .14
8.3 Enclosures for weather protection .15
8.4 Anti-icing, anti-freezing and de-icing .15
8.5 Anti-icing and anti-freezing measures .16
8.6 De-icing measures .17
8.7 Work areas and access ways protection.17
8.8 Falling ice protection .18
8.9 Anti-slip systems .18
8.10 Cold surfaces protection .18
8.11 Safety equipment .18
8.12 Heat tracing and insulation .19
8.13 Hospital .19
8.14 Living quarters .19
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8.15 Cabins .19
9 Operational requirements for prevention and management of cold-related problems .19
9.1 General .19
9.2 Buddy control system .20
9.3 Background .20
9.4 Cold risk management system .20
9.5 Cold risk assessment . .21
9.5.1 General.21
9.5.2 Identification of cold-related problems at work (Stage 1) .22
9.5.3 Determination of wind cooling (wind chill exposure) (Stage 2) .22
9.5.4 Work, warm-up and recovery regimes (Stage 3) .24
9.6 Clothing and personal protection regimes .25
9.6.1 General.25
9.6.2 Hand protection .26
9.6.3 Foot protection .27
9.6.4 Face protection — Cold air protection .27
9.6.5 Chemical respiratory protection .28
9.7 Fitness for work in the Arctic environment .28
9.7.1 General.28
9.7.2 Cold-related health risks .28
9.7.3 Cold-related health assessment .28
9.7.4 Medical health examination associated with operation in the cold .29
9.7.5 Suggested health requirements .29
9.7.6 Other aspects relevant to assessment of fitness for work.30
9.8 Health and stress management .31
9.8.1 Psychosocial stress exposure .31
9.8.2 Health and stress management .31
9.9 First aid and medical provision .31
9.9.1 Medical support assessment .31
9.9.2 Medical facilities .31
9.9.3 Medical evacuation .32
10 Education, training and supervision .32
Annex A (informative) Working environment studies and deliverables in project development .34
Annex B (informative) Assessment of weather protection.36
Bibliography .40
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore
structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 8, Arctic operations.
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Introduction
Workers in the petroleum and natural gas industries face a number of stressors from the physical and
psychosocial environment when working in the Arctic. These include prolonged periods of darkness
(polar winter) and light (polar summer), remoteness, noise and vibration, low humidity and cold
climate. The combination of different working environment factors can affect people's health and safety.
Cold-climate locations, low temperatures and wind can directly affect both equipment (e.g. operability,
reliability and integrity) and people (e.g. frostbite, hypothermia and performance decrement). In turn,
affected equipment can affect the health and safety of personnel, and poor personnel performance
can likewise have a detrimental effect on equipment. It is important to consider and assess all
these relationships in order to have confidence in production and health, safety and environmental
(HSE) risks at facilities in cold climates. This is illustrated in Figure 1. Based on the outcome of the
assessment, approaches for cold-climate risk management should address all aspects of winterization,
from prevention through facility design and specification through to working procedures. In addition
to this, personal protective equipment (including clothing) may be necessary.
WORKPLACE DESIGN
Winterization
Human itness: Knowledge and attitude:
Medical and psychological it Responsibility, adaptability,
for work in harsh conditions special skills, continuous risk
assessment, knowledge
Arctic risk management
Arctic risk assessment
Hazards:
Temperature, air velocity, humidity, rain, snow, ice,
amount and period of light, UV-radiation, noise,
vibration, chemical exposure
Figure 1 — Hazards and preventive measures to protect people in Arctic environment
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Petroleum and natural gas industries — Arctic operations
— Working environment
1 Scope
This document describes the working environment that can be expected when operating oil and gas
facilities in Arctic environments/climate. This document provides principles and generic guidelines for
the design and operation of fixed and floating oil and gas facilities both onshore and offshore.
The aim of this document is to ensure optimal health, safety, human performance and decision-making
conditions for people working on oil and gas facilities in Arctic conditions.
This document applies to the design and operation of new facilities and structures, and to modification
of existing facilities for operation in the Arctic environment. This also includes offshore and onshore
exploration and accommodation units for such activities.
This document is divided into three main parts.
— The first part (Clause 5) describes the general principles and guidelines for risk management.
— The second part (Clause 6) describes the general working environment (working environment
hazards found in many workplaces and provides some threshold limit values (TLVs) and design
references that can be especially challenging in Arctic conditions.
— The third part (Clause 7 to Clause 9) addresses the climatic conditions expected in the Arctic.
Clause 8 describes working environment design and technical solutions, while Clause 9 describes
working environment operational requirements for prevention and management of cold-related
problems.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO Guide 73, Risk management — Vocabulary
ISO 5349-1, Mechanical vibration — Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted
vibration — Part 1: General requirements
ISO 5349-2, Mechanical vibration — Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted
vibration — Part 2: Practical guidance for measurement at the workplace
ISO 11064-6, Ergonomic design of control centres — Part 6: Environmental requirements for control centres
ISO 11079:2007, Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Determination and interpretation of cold
stress when using required clothing insulation (IREQ) and local cooling effects
ISO 19901-1, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Specific requirements for offshore structures —
Part 1: Metocean design and operating considerations
ISO 19906:2010, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Arctic offshore structures
ISO 31000, Risk management — Principles and guidelines
IMO MSC/Circ. 982, Guidelines on ergonomic criteria for bridge equipment and layout
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EN 12464-1, Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor work places
EN 12464-2, Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 2: Outdoor work places
EN 12665, Light and lighting — Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions in ISO Guide 73 and the following apply
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
anti-icing
measures to prevent ice from forming on surfaces, structures (3.15) or equipment
Note 1 to entry: The intent of anti-icing is to make the surfaces, structures or equipment immediately available
for use.
3.2
Arctic
area characterized by low ambient temperatures and the presence or possibility of sea ice, icebergs,
icing conditions, persistent snow cover, and/or permafrost
Not
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 35101:2019
01-julij-2019
Industrija za predelavo nafte in zemeljskega plina - Obratovanje v arktičnem okolju
- Delovno okolje (ISO 35101:2017)
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Arctic operations - Working environment (ISO
35101:2017)
Erdöl- und Erdgasindustrie - Arktisbetrieb - Arbeitsumgebung (ISO 35101:2017)
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel - Opérations en Arctique - Environnement de
travail (ISO 35101:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 35101
ICS:
75.020 Pridobivanje in predelava Extraction and processing of
nafte in zemeljskega plina petroleum and natural gas
oSIST prEN ISO 35101:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 35101
First edition
2017-10
Petroleum and natural gas
industries — Arctic operations —
Working environment
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel — Opérations en Arctique —
Environnement de travail
Reference number
ISO 35101:2017(E)
©
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COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT
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or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Abbreviated terms . 4
5 Risk management . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Management of working environment risks in the design process . 5
5.3 Mitigating measures — Risk reduction principles . 5
5.3.1 Hierarchy of controls . . 5
5.3.2 ALARP . 6
5.4 Special assessment in Arctic environment . 6
5.4.1 Input to design specification . 6
5.4.2 Risk assessments in operation — Operational solutions . 8
6 Management of working environment hazards in Arctic operations .8
6.1 General . 8
6.2 Information on climate conditions . 8
6.3 Illumination . 9
6.4 Visibility . 9
6.4.1 General. 9
6.4.2 Preventing glare .10
6.5 Physiological and psychosocial effects (human performance) .10
6.6 Noise and vibration .11
6.6.1 General.11
6.6.2 Noise .11
6.6.3 Vibration .11
6.6.4 Hand–arm vibration . .11
6.7 Hazardous chemicals .11
6.8 UV radiation .12
6.9 Wildlife .12
7 Environmental and cold climate preconditions .12
7.1 General .12
7.2 Metocean data .12
7.3 Assessment of the need for permanent weather protection .13
7.4 Area wind chill temperature (WCT) — CFD simulations .13
8 Working environment design philosophy and technical solutions .14
8.1 General .14
8.2 Design process and design requirements for Arctic conditions .14
8.3 Enclosures for weather protection .15
8.4 Anti-icing, anti-freezing and de-icing .15
8.5 Anti-icing and anti-freezing measures .16
8.6 De-icing measures .17
8.7 Work areas and access ways protection.17
8.8 Falling ice protection .18
8.9 Anti-slip systems .18
8.10 Cold surfaces protection .18
8.11 Safety equipment .18
8.12 Heat tracing and insulation .19
8.13 Hospital .19
8.14 Living quarters .19
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8.15 Cabins .19
9 Operational requirements for prevention and management of cold-related problems .19
9.1 General .19
9.2 Buddy control system .20
9.3 Background .20
9.4 Cold risk management system .20
9.5 Cold risk assessment . .21
9.5.1 General.21
9.5.2 Identification of cold-related problems at work (Stage 1) .22
9.5.3 Determination of wind cooling (wind chill exposure) (Stage 2) .22
9.5.4 Work, warm-up and recovery regimes (Stage 3) .24
9.6 Clothing and personal protection regimes .25
9.6.1 General.25
9.6.2 Hand protection .26
9.6.3 Foot protection .27
9.6.4 Face protection — Cold air protection .27
9.6.5 Chemical respiratory protection .28
9.7 Fitness for work in the Arctic environment .28
9.7.1 General.28
9.7.2 Cold-related health risks .28
9.7.3 Cold-related health assessment .28
9.7.4 Medical health examination associated with operation in the cold .29
9.7.5 Suggested health requirements .29
9.7.6 Other aspects relevant to assessment of fitness for work.30
9.8 Health and stress management .31
9.8.1 Psychosocial stress exposure .31
9.8.2 Health and stress management .31
9.9 First aid and medical provision .31
9.9.1 Medical support assessment .31
9.9.2 Medical facilities .31
9.9.3 Medical evacuation .32
10 Education, training and supervision .32
Annex A (informative) Working environment studies and deliverables in project development .34
Annex B (informative) Assessment of weather protection.36
Bibliography .40
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore
structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 8, Arctic operations.
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Introduction
Workers in the petroleum and natural gas industries face a number of stressors from the physical and
psychosocial environment when working in the Arctic. These include prolonged periods of darkness
(polar winter) and light (polar summer), remoteness, noise and vibration, low humidity and cold
climate. The combination of different working environment factors can affect people's health and safety.
Cold-climate locations, low temperatures and wind can directly affect both equipment (e.g. operability,
reliability and integrity) and people (e.g. frostbite, hypothermia and performance decrement). In turn,
affected equipment can affect the health and safety of personnel, and poor personnel performance
can likewise have a detrimental effect on equipment. It is important to consider and assess all
these relationships in order to have confidence in production and health, safety and environmental
(HSE) risks at facilities in cold climates. This is illustrated in Figure 1. Based on the outcome of the
assessment, approaches for cold-climate risk management should address all aspects of winterization,
from prevention through facility design and specification through to working procedures. In addition
to this, personal protective equipment (including clothing) may be necessary.
WORKPLACE DESIGN
Winterization
Human itness: Knowledge and attitude:
Medical and psychological it Responsibility, adaptability,
for work in harsh conditions special skills, continuous risk
assessment, knowledge
Arctic risk management
Arctic risk assessment
Hazards:
Temperature, air velocity, humidity, rain, snow, ice,
amount and period of light, UV-radiation, noise,
vibration, chemical exposure
Figure 1 — Hazards and preventive measures to protect people in Arctic environment
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 35101:2017(E)
Petroleum and natural gas industries — Arctic operations
— Working environment
1 Scope
This document describes the working environment that can be expected when operating oil and gas
facilities in Arctic environments/climate. This document provides principles and generic guidelines for
the design and operation of fixed and floating oil and gas facilities both onshore and offshore.
The aim of this document is to ensure optimal health, safety, human performance and decision-making
conditions for people working on oil and gas facilities in Arctic conditions.
This document applies to the design and operation of new facilities and structures, and to modification
of existing facilities for operation in the Arctic environment. This also includes offshore and onshore
exploration and accommodation units for such activities.
This document is divided into three main parts.
— The first part (Clause 5) describes the general principles and guidelines for risk management.
— The second part (Clause 6) describes the general working environment (working environment
hazards found in many workplaces and provides some threshold limit values (TLVs) and design
references that can be especially challenging in Arctic conditions.
— The third part (Clause 7 to Clause 9) addresses the climatic conditions expected in the Arctic.
Clause 8 describes working environment design and technical solutions, while Clause 9 describes
working environment operational requirements for prevention and management of cold-related
problems.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO Guide 73, Risk management — Vocabulary
ISO 5349-1, Mechanical vibration — Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted
vibration — Part 1: General requirements
ISO 5349-2, Mechanical vibration — Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted
vibration — Part 2: Practical guidance for measurement at the workplace
ISO 11064-6, Ergonomic design of control centres — Part 6: Environmental requirements for control centres
ISO 11079:2007, Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Determination and interpretation of cold
stress when using required clothing insulation (IREQ) and local cooling effects
ISO 19901-1, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Specific requirements for offshore structures —
Part 1: Metocean design and operating considerations
ISO 19906:2010, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Arctic offshore structures
ISO 31000, Risk management — Principles and guidelines
IMO MSC/Circ. 982, Guidelines on ergonomic criteria for bridge equipment and layout
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EN 12464-1, Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor work places
EN 12464-2, Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 2: Outdoor work places
EN 12665, Light and lighting — Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions in ISO Guide 73 and the following apply
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
anti-icing
measures to prevent ice from forming on surfaces, structures (3.15) or equipment
Note 1 to entry: The intent of anti-icing is to make the surfaces, structures or equipment immediately available
for use.
3.2
Arctic
area characterized by low ambient temperatures and the presence or possibility of sea ice, icebergs,
icing conditions, persistent snow cover, and/or permafrost
Note 1 to entry: Area does not only include the Arctic, but also other areas that meet this characterization.
3.3
comfort
state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
3.4
company
owner, operator, or license or duty holder of the authorized work
3.5
cold-climate conditions
potential presence of combinations of low air temperatures, low seawater temperatures, wind, snow,
ice, freezing fog, etc.
3.6
de-icing
measures to remove snow and ice accumulations from surfaces, structures (3.15) or equipment
Note 1 to entry: The intent of de-icing is to make the surfaces, structures or equipment functionally available
within a reasonable period of time.
3.7
facility
plant, rig, or platform (3.12), fixed or floating, stationary or mobile, on- or offshore, for use in oil and gas
exploration, production or support.
3.8
functional requirement
requirement that provides the fundamental rationale behind a particular rule and which needs to be
satisfied
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3.9
hazard
source of potential harm
Note 1 to entry: Hazard can be a risk source.
3.10
heat tracing
method used to raise or maintain the temperature of pipes and surfaces
Note 1 to entry: Heat tracing is based on the principle that objects of unequal temperatures in a thermal system
tend toward thermal equilibrium. Heat tracing cables consist of a heating element (a resistor) in either series or
parallel configuration which produces heat when voltage is applied to it.
3.11
open work area
work area (3.18) with no substantial obstacles to the open air and completely exposed to ambient
conditions
3.12
platform
complete assembly of structural and non-structural systems for the purpose of development and
production of petroleum and natural gas fields
Note 1 to entry: The platform includes structure (3.15) and non-structural systems such as topsides equipment,
piping and accommodation.
Note 2 to entry: The platform does not include soils.
3.13
safety system
system, including required utilities, which is intended to prevent, detect/warn of an accidental
event/abnormal conditions, and/or to mitigate its effects
3.14
semi-open work area
work area (3.18) that is weather-protected (e.g. with weather louvers) and partially exposed to the
open air
3.15
structure
organized combination of connected components and subsystems designed to withstand actions and
provide adequate rigidity and stability
EXAMPLE 1 Examples of components include columns, beams, stiffened plates, tubular members and joints,
mooring lines and tendons, foundation anchors and piles, but not the soil.
EXAMPLE 2 Examples of subsystems include structural integrity management (SIM) systems, stationkeeping
thrusters and their control and power systems.
3.16
vendor
one who sells and/or delivers equipment and/or engineering services
3.17
weather protection
measures taken to prepare work areas (3.18) on the facility (3.7) for harsh weather (rain, sea-spray,
wind, cold, snow)
EXAMPLE Wind walls, roof, partial or total enclosure.
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3.18
work area
area of the facility (3.7) where personnel normally stay or move in connection with work, excluding
void hull areas
3.19
workplace
space within a work area (3.18) allocated to one or more persons to complete work tasks related to
operations, production, inspection or maintenance
3.20
work system
combination of people and work equipment, acting together in the work process, at the workplace, in
the work environment, and under the conditions imposed by the work task
3.21
working environment
totality of all physical, chemical, biological and psychological factors at work that can affect the
employees' health and well-being
3.22
winterization
measures taken in the design and preparation of a facility (3.7) for operati
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