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FCX Department of Occupational Health and Safety
SOP #
FCX
-
13
Revision #
Supersedes
Blue Stake Policy
Task Risk
High
Medium
Low
NA
Approval Date:
12/10/2013
Original
Date
:
9/17/2005
Contents
1.0 Policy......................................................................................................................................2
2.0 Procedures .............................................................................................................................2
2.1 General .......................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Blue Stake Permit .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Procedure for Floor, Roof, Ceiling and Wall Penetrations ............................................................ 5
3.0 References ..............................................................................................................................6
4.0 Records ..................................................................................................................................6
5.0 Revision History ......................................................................................................................7
Appendix A – Forms and Permits ........................................................................................................8
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1.0 Policy
Purpose
Due to the high level of risk during excavations and penetrations of
building surfaces, this policy has been developed to minimize risk for
injuries, harm to the environment and production losses during such work.
Scope
All Freeport
-
McMoRan employees and contractors shall follow this policy.
2.0 Procedures
2.1 General
Blue Staking is the act of identifying and marking utilities such as electric, gas, water, telephone, fiber optic,
etc., so that they do not pose a risk of injury to workers or a risk of being damaged during penetration,
excavation, trenching, or digging activities in buildings, surface excavations and underground workings.
Blue Stake
Representative
A Blue Stake Representative is an engineer, technician, or other qualified
individual that has the ability to review drawings or prints and mark out
utilities and pipelines accordingly.
Underground Utility
Work
When installing, rerouting or repairing an underground utility the work
must comply with local and regional buried utility/new installation
requirements.
Hand Digging/Pot
Holing
Hand
-
digging/pot
-
holing
will be done when
working
within 24 inches
(24”) of known utilities.
Broken/Ruptured
Utility Occurs
If a utility is ruptured or broken during an excavation, the requestor or
party performing the excavation must notify a Blue Stake Representative
and project manager immediately.
Unidentified Utility
Discovered
If an unidentified utility is discovered, the requestor or party performing
the excavation must immediately notify a Blue Stake Representative(s)
and the Project Manager and stop work immediately.
Excavations
Requirement
All excavations must comply with the
federal, state, local or country
excavation and trenching requirements.
Environmental/Safety
Issues
If at any time during the process of digging a safety and/or environmental
concern arises, the work must stop.
The individual(s) recognizing the concern will immediately contact their
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supervisor. The concern must be addressed prior to continuing with the
excavation.
Exemptions
–
Do
not
Require Blue Stake
Permit
The following do not require a Blue Stake Permit:
A. Emergency Procedure - In the event that an excavation must
commence due to a safety, environmental or facility operation
emergency, the area supervisor shall visit the site and determine
if the problem is an immediate hazard. If determined to be an
emergency, a Blue Stake Representative(s) or a manager must be
notified. These persons may authorize the area supervisor to
proceed with the emergency excavation. If there is any
doubt, the job must be stopped immediately.
B. Native ground, top surface of active leach and waste stock piles,
active mining areas where utilities have never been present.
C. Residential and commercial lessees of Freeport-McMoRan
owned town sites will not be issued a Freeport-McMoRan
Blue Stake Permit. These individuals must contact the appropriate
entities per the lease agreement and in accordance with local
laws.
2.2 Blue Stake Permit
The Blue Stake Representative(s) will determine the necessity for a permit.
Purpose
Completing a permit sign
ifies that, to the best of the Blue Stake
Representative’s knowledge, inspection and information available, all
known utilities have been identified and marked in the designated area.
Initiating/Completing
The permit requestor is responsible for initiating and properly completing
the permit.
Issuing
Only a Blue Stake Representative(s) can issue a Blue Stake Permit.
A permit may not be required upon consensus of the Blue Stake
Representative(s), the requestor, the area General
Supervisor/Superintendent, and/or the person(s) performing the excavating
(i.e., hand digging to expose a valve or pipeline for repair, etc.).
Review
Requirements
A Blue Stake Representative(s) must review the Blue Stake Permit on site
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with the permit requestor and/or individual performing the work.
The supervisor and Blue Stake Representative(s) will determine the need
for additional site visits if conditions change or if the operator performing
the excavation changes.
Permits Needed
Each excavation area in a project scope must have an individual permit for
that location.
Numbering
E
ach Blue Stake P
ermit shall be uniquely numbered.
Expiration
Once
approved, the Blue Stake Permit will be valid for 30 days from the
date of issue.
If a Blue Stake Permit expires before the renewal is granted, the work
must stop until a new blue stake permit is issued or renewed.
Extensions
If the duration of the exc
avation requires more than 30 days, it is the
responsibility of the requestor to contact the Blue Stake Representative(s)
for an additional 30-day extension.
The Blue Stake Representative(s) may require the area to be
resurveyed if an extension of the permit is requested.
NOTE: This does not apply to Long-term Agreements. (i.e. road grading).
Long
-
term Permits
Long
-
term Blue Stake Permits may be issued for one year.
Excavations in
these areas are unlimited based on the restrictions of the permit, but
must be performed by the designated operator(s).
The operator(s) must be listed on the Long-term Permit at the time of
initial request or renewal and a copy of the permit must be with the
operator while the work is being performed
Changes/
Deviations
If the conditions or the scope of the excavation expands a new permit
must be requested
Any deviations, additions or changes to the Blue Stake Permit must be
approved by the Blue Stake Representative(s).
Location of Permit
While Work is
Performed
The approved Blue Stake Permit must stay on site while the work is being
performed.
Location of Permit
when Work is
Once the work is completed, the permit must be returned to the Blue
Stake Representative(s).
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Completed
File Retention
The Blue
Stake Permit, with an
y
attached drawing/documents, will stay
be
filed according to the
FCX – Records Retention Policy
.
2.3 Procedure for Floor, Roof, Ceiling and Wall Penetrations
This policy is the minimum standard and does not preclude a person from uti
lizing the full
process at any time anyone is not comfortable in proceeding without a full investigation.
Less than one
-
inch
Penetration
If the penetration is one inch
(1”)
or less, a Blue Stake Permit is not
required.
Greater than one
-
inch
Penetration
Contact the
site e
nvironmental
representatives prio
r to penetration
greater than one inch (1”) in any surface.
Asbestos
Contact the
site e
nvironmental
and/or industrial hygiene
representative if materials are uncovered that are suspected to
contain asbestos.
Hazard Review
Perform a review of all
known utilities, gas, water, air, sewer, or
communications lines.
Examine both sides of wall surfaces and ceilings, when possible, to see
if there are any utilities that have been installed in the wall joints or
studs without making wall penetrations.
Renovations/Demolitions
Renovation or demolition proj
ects require coordination with site
environmental at least 30 days in advance of the start of the project
so that proper testing of materials can be done.
Sawing Into Floors
Sawing into f
loors requires a permit at all
times.
Drawing/Print
Requirements
Drawings or prints applicable to the work areas will be obtained when
doubt exists concerning the location of utilities within structures.
The use of drawings or prints does not take the place of a reasonable
and personal assessment by all employees.
Marking Proposed Area
Persons re
questing a digging permit will
outline
the area of proposed
excavation with white paint prior to scheduling representative(s) to
check the area.
Paint Colors for Marking
When the Blue Stake R
epresentative marks the area, colors other than
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white
shall be used and typically the color will be relative to the utilities
.
The following color-coded marking of underground utilities and
proposed excavations shall be utilized for ground marking paint,
whiskers and flags.
RED - Electrical Power
YELLOW - Gas-Oil-Product, and Air Lines
ORANGE - Communication Cable
BLUE - Water Systems
GREEN - Sanitary Sewer Systems, Drains, Slurry Pipelines
PURPLE - All Solvent Extraction, Electro winning Lines & Process
Water
WHITE - Perimeter of Excavation/Boundary
Marking Underground
Utilities
All underground utilities, in use or abandoned, will be marked
.
Marking
Utilities/
Content
The name of the identified utility or content, if known, will be written
along the painted lines.
Marking Absence of
Utilities
If it is determined there are no utilities in the proposed area of
excavation, the word "OK" will be written in white paint inside the
area.
3.0 References
Reference
FCX
–
Records Retention Policy
4.0 Records
The following
records must be
retained according
to the FCX Records
Retention Policy
•
Employee Training Records
• Annual program review
• Blue Stake Permits
• Exemption Documents
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5.0 Revision History
2005
Rev 0
•
Minor edits
20
08
Rev 1
•
Minor edits
20
13
Rev 2
1.
Formatting
changes.
2.
Removal of
NAOM
references
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Appendix A – Forms and Permits
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F
r
ee
p
o
r
t
-
M
c
M
o
R
a
n
Blue
S
t
a
k
e
P
e
r
m
i
t
Da
t
e
i
ss
u
e
d
:
Expiration
Da
t
e
:
R
e
qu
e
s
t
e
r
:
P
h
o
n
e
:
D
i
v
i
s
i
o
n
/
De
p
a
r
t
m
e
n
t
:
L
o
c
a
t
i
o
n:
S
h
o
r
t
De
sc
r
i
p
t
i
o
n
of
the
P
r
o
j
e
c
t
:
P
e
r
m
i
t
i
ss
u
e
d
b
y
(
p
r
i
n
t
n
a
m
e
)
:
S
i
gn
a
t
u
r
e
THE REQUESTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PROPERLY COMPLETED PERMITS NEEDED TO SAFELY COMPLETE JOB.
D
e
t
a
il
e
d
Scope
of
Work
(
u
se
added
s
h
ee
t
if
n
ee
d
e
d
)
:
C
a
u
t
i
o
n
s
/
M
a
r
k
i
n
g
s
S
i
t
e
Visit
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c
h
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d
u
l
e
C
eck
o
n
e
Y
E
S
N
O
I
s
this
e
x
c
a
v
a
t
i
o
n
for
a
new
i
n
s
t
a
ll
a
t
i
o
n
?
I
s
this
e
x
c
a
v
a
t
i
o
n
to
repair
an
existing
buried
li
n
e
?
I
s
a
site
i
n
v
e
s
t
i
g
a
t
i
o
n
r
e
qu
i
r
e
d
?
Do
o
u
t
s
i
d
e
utilities
need
to
be c on t ac t e d
?
Are
copies
of
applicable
drawings
and
prints
a
tt
a
c
h
e
d
?
I
s
a C
o
n
f
i
n
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d
Space
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n
t
r
y
P
e
r
m
i
t
R
e
qu
i
r
e
d
?
(If
yes,
attach
signed
copy)
To be
determined
by
R
e
q
u
e
s
t
o
r
I
s
a
H
o
t
Work
P
e
r
m
i
t
R
e
qu
i
r
e
d
?
(If
yes,
attach
signed
copy)
To be
determined
by
R
e
q
u
e
s
t
o
r
I
s
a
LOTOTO
procedure
r
e
qu
i
r
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pp
r
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v
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l
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ame
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i
g
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up
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i
p
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p
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(
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c
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R
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p
r
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s
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n
t
a
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O
t
h
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r
s
:
F
r
ee
p
o
r
t
-
M
c
M
o
R
a
n
Blue
S
t
a
k
e
R
e
p
r
e
s
e
n
t
a
t
i
v
e
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Underground
U
t
ili
t
y
R
e
q
u
i
r
e
m
e
n
t
s
These
s
p
e
c
i
f
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
s
apply
to
all
repaired,
rerouted
and
newly
installed
underground
u
t
ili
t
i
e
s
.
(
N
o
t
e
:
A Blue
S
t
a
k
e
Team
member
may
waive
the
requirement
for
t
h
e
s
e
standards.
E
x
p
l
a
i
n
b
e
l
o
w
)
UG
R
e
qu
i
r
e
m
e
n
t
s
shall
be
c
o
mp
l
e
t
e
d
by
the
p
e
r
s
o
n
s
installing
the
line
unless
o
t
h
e
r
w
i
s
e
specified
by
R
e
qu
e
s
t
o
r
:
L
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
:
Type
of
U
t
ili
t
y
to
be
I
n
s
t
a
ll
e
d
:
C
i
r
c
l
e
i
t
e
m
s
that
mu
s
t
be accomplished
to
c
o
m
p
l
e
t
e
t
h
i
s
-
j
o
b
:
1.
Survey:
L
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
by
Surveyor
for
mapping
and
future
l
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
r
e
f
e
r
e
n
c
e
s
.
2.
Visual markers-for Buried
U
t
ili
t
i
es
•
Buried
or
covered
pipelines
running
along
or
under
a
roadway
may
require
visible
pipe
l
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
markers
at
the
time
o
f
i
n
s
t
a
ll
a
t
i
o
n
.
•
Pipe
l
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
markers
may
c
o
n
s
i
s
t
of
4" HDPE,
or
commercial
markers.
Markers
will be
approximately 10'
tall
in
large
e
q
u
i
p
m
e
n
t
traffic
a
r
ea
s
.
•
E
n
t
e
r
and
exit
points
for
buried
lines
under
roadways
shall be
at
l
ea
s
t
6
ft.
o
u
t
s
i
d
e
d
e
s
i
g
n
a
t
e
d
roadway
to
allow
for
r
e
q
u
i
r
e
d
depth
under
r
oa
dw
a
y
.
3.
Tracer wire
i
n
s
t
a
ll
a
t
i
o
n
•
All new
U.G.
utilities
must
have a
tracer
wire
buried
with
utility
line
during
i
n
s
t
a
ll
a
t
i
o
n
.
•
Tracer
wire
must
be an 18 gauge
or
greater
i
n
s
u
l
a
t
e
d
w
i
r
e
.
•
If
a
tracer
wire
must
be
spliced,
the
splice
must
assure
an
uninterrupted
circuit
along
the
entire
length
of
the
tracer
w
i
r
e
.
The
wire
must
be
properly
i
n
s
u
l
a
t
e
d
from
the
ground
by
being
wrapped
or
sealed t
o
make
it
water
t
i
g
h
t
.
•
Tracer
wire
shall
extend
at
l
ea
s
t
three
feet
beyond
the
exit
point
of
line and be
a
tt
a
c
h
e
d
vertically,
to
the
pipe
l
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
marker,
or
the
utility
line
itself,
if
exposed,
to
assure
future
a
cc
e
ss
i
b
ili
t
y
.
4.
Underground
C
a
u
t
i
o
n
t
a
p
es
(
C
a
u
t
i
o
n
t
a
p
e
s
may be
normal
flagging
t
a
p
e
unless
o
t
h
e
r
w
i
s
e
s
p
e
c
i
f
i
e
d
)
•
All gas lines will have
yellow
c
a
u
t
i
o
n
t
a
p
e
laid in
three
inches
of
sand,
twelve
inches above
li
n
e
.
•
All
c
o
mm
un
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
/
f
i
b
e
r
optic
lines will have an
orange
c
a
u
t
i
o
n
t
a
p
e
twelve
inches above
li
n
e
.
•
Buried
acid lines will have
yellow
c
a
u
t
i
o
n
t
a
p
e
installed
twelve
inches above
li
n
e
.
5.
De
p
t
h
r
e
q
u
i
r
e
m
e
n
t
s
:
Specific
burial
d
e
p
t
h
s
according
to
the
pipe
diameter
may be
o
b
t
a
i
n
e
d
from
the
Mine
or
P
l
a
n
t
Engineering
De
p
a
r
t
m
e
n
t
•
Three
feet
from
top
of
pipe
for
normal
vehicular
traffic
and six
to
eight
foot
from
top
of
pipe
for
heavy
equipment
or
h
a
u
l
truck
t
r
a
ff
i
c
.
•
Gas lines
must
have a
minimum
of
28"
of
fill
from
top
of
pipe
to
g
r
a
d
e
•
C
o
mm
un
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
s
cables shall be a
minimum
of
28"
of
fill
from
cable
to
g
r
a
d
e
.
•
Gas lines and
c
o
mm
un
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
/
f
i
b
e
r
optic
lines will be
bedded
within
12 inches
of
washed
sand,
or
other
approved
f
i
n
e
s
m
a
t
e
r
i
a
l
.
6.
All
U
.
G
.
e
l
ec
t
r
i
c
a
l
i
n
s
t
a
ll
a
t
i
o
n
s
a
r
e
to
be
encased
in
red
dyed
c
o
n
c
r
e
t
e
and a
red
6"
foil
backed
c
a
u
t
i
o
n
t
a
p
e
will be
i
n
s
t
a
ll
e
d
above
the
installation
according
to
the
specific
site
instructions.
For
instruction
on any
buried
e
l
e
c
t
r
i
c
a
l
lines,
c
o
n
t
a
c
t
an
E
l
e
c
t
r
i
c
a
l
Engineer
in
the
P
l
a
n
t
Engineering
De
p
t
.
*
P
L
E
A
S
E
N
O
T
E
:
Please be
advised
that
t
h
e
s
e
s
p
e
c
i
f
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
s
do
not
alleviate
compliance
with
any
State,
Federal
or
site
s
p
e
c
i
f
i
c
regulations.
If
minimum
requirements
c
a
nn
o
t
be
met,
clear
with
a Blue
S
t
a
k
e
team
m
e
m
b
e
r
.
All
e
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