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 b. Safety Equipment. Use necessary safety equipment. This may include hardhats, safety glasses,
steel-toed rubber-soled footwear, gloves, coveralls, respirators, explosion-proof lights, and safety
harnesses. Lifejackets and safety harnesses shall be worn when working near or over water. Lifelines
shall have no more than 2 feet of slack so that the jolt from a fall will not cause injury.
c. Personnel Health. Do not smoke, eat, or drink inside a tank or other hazardous area. Wash hands
and face thoroughly before smoking, eating, drinking, or using the toilet. Obtain medical attention
immediately for fume inhalation and for any cuts or abrasions that are incurred during the inspection of
these spaces.
a. Shore Facilities. The mixing area shall be adequately ventilated to prevent personnel overexposure
to solvents and other toxic materials. If possible, detached shops or temporary structures shall be
provided for paint mixing and for storing paint buckets, brushes, and rags. Permanent structures created
for paint mixing and storage shall be equipped with automatic sprinklers. Signs reading "NO SMOKING IN
OR AROUND THIS BUILDING" shall be posted conspicuously inside and outside of each paint shop or
other building in which paint is used, mixed, or stored. Only the quantity of solvent and paint needed for
one workday shall be taken into the mixing area.
b. Afloat. Paint shall not be stowed in the mixing area. Mixing of paints, varnishes, lacquers, and their
solvents shall be confined to the paint mixing room or other designated compartments. Paint products
shall not be mixed in a closed compartment without adequate ventilation. Posted barricades or other
suitable measures shall be provided to ensure that there is no smoking, open flame, or hot work within
mixing compartments or in adjacent passageways.
torches), and hot work are prohibited in or near the area where paint, varnishes, lacquers, and their
solvents are mixed. Spilled paint or solvents must be wiped up immediately to reduce fire and vapor
hazards. Rags or other materials used for paint clean up shall be placed in a closed-top metal container
for disposal. Specific fire prevention precautions are described below.
a. Electrical Equipment. In rooms where extensive paint mixing operations are carried on, electrical
equipment shall be installed in accordance with Class I, Group D requirements of the National Electrical
Code. Explosion-proof lamps with shatterproof lenses shall be used for lighting.
b. Firefighting. Authorized personnel, duty fire party, and damage control party using the mixing room,
shall be informed of the location and instructed in the use of the firefighting equipment to be used on paint
or paint-related fires. The firefighting equipment shall be readily accessible and escape routes from the
area shall be prominently displayed.
2-11. Personnel Protective Precautions for Paint Mixing. These precautions apply to paints in general.
Skin contact, eye contact, ingestion, and breathing mists or vapors in excess of the threshold limit value
(TLV) shall be avoided.
a. Personnel Precautions. Personnel with a history of chronic skin diseases, allergies, or asthma shall
not be permitted to work with paint compounds and thinners. Personnel who are sensitive to paint
compounds and thinners shall be reported to the medical department.
b. Persons handling painting materials shall avoid contact of material with skin and eyes, and inhalation
of mists or vapors. No food or drink shall be allowed in the paint area. When painting materials are
handled, care shall be exercised to wash hands before eating, drinking, smoking, or using toilets.
c. Accidental Ignition. Extreme care shall be taken by persons mixing solvent-based paints to remove
from their person all possible sources of ignition, such as matches, cigarette lighters, and steel buckles.
Personnel shall wear nonskid, rubber-soled shoes or canvas boots over their shoes when working in an
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