30 C.F.R. § 250.405 What are the safety requirements for diesel engines used on a drilling rig?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
You must equip each diesel engine with an air take device to shut down the diesel engine in the event of a runaway. (a) For a diesel engine that is not continuously manned, you must equip the engine with an automatic shutdown device; (b) For a diesel engine that is continuously manned, you may equip the engine with either an automatic or remote manual air intake shutdown device; (c) You do not have to equip a diesel engine with an air intake device if it meets one of the following criteria: (1) Starts a larger engine; (2) Powers a firewater pump; (3) Powers an emergency generator; (4) Powers a BOP accumulator system; (5) Provides air supply to divers or confined entry personnel; (6) Powers temporary equipment on a nonproducing platform; (7) Powers an escape capsule; or (8) Powers a portable single-cylinder rig washer. [68 FR 8423, Feb. 20, 2003]
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
General Requirements
§ 250.405 What are the safety requirements for diesel engines used on a drilling rig?
