HSE DIRECTIVE 3 WORKING WORKI NG AT HEI HEIGHT GHTS S
1. GENERAL Purpose The purpose o this directive is to ensure that • allw allworkathe orkatheightsi ightsiscarri scarriedouts edoutsaf afely ely • thereare therearenoacci noaccidentsdu dentsduetodropp etodroppedobjec edobjects ts • allus alluseofladd eofladderstake erstakesplac splaceinas einasaf afemann emanner er • allsc allscaf affoldi foldingisere ngiserected,tak cted,takendow endownandus nandusedsaf edsafely ely • work workabov abovethesea etheseaisca iscarriedo rriedoutsaf utsafely ely Domain This directive applies to all BP-operated installations and contracted installations on the Norwegian continental shel. Contractedmobileinstallationswhichhaveasystemthatsatisesthe requirements in this directive, may use their own system provided this has been claried upon implementation. By ollowing this directive, direct ive, all requirements requirement s in the t he “Working “Working at Hei Heights” ghts” section in the “BP 8 Golden Rules o Saety” are complied with. Onshore acilities or projects where BP Norge have a particular responsibility and which are assessed being part o the petroleum activities Reerences • The TheActiv ActivitiesR itiesRegulatio egulations,sec ns,section§ tion§42 42 Use o work equipment • Regul Regulations ationsrelating relatingtoscaf toscaffoldi folding,ladders ng,laddersandw andworkonro orkonroofs,etc. ofs,etc. • Regul Regulationre ationrelatingt latingtouseof ouseofworke workequipmen quipmentt The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations • OMSP OMSProcedure rocedure4.5Contro 4.5Controlof lofW Work • OMSRi OMSRisk3.2 sk3.2P Personal ersonalSaf Safety ety • 088Com 088Commonmod monmodelfor elforwork workpermits permits The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s regulations • NS-EN NS-EN795P 795Protectio rotectionagain nagainstfal stfallfromh lfromheights. eights.Anc Anchoringm horingmethodes. ethodes. • HSED HSEDirectiv irectiveno.1 eno.1– –W Workperm orkpermits its • HSEDirectiveno.1 HSEDirectiveno.11Safejobanalysis 1Safejobanalysis • Useof UseofWorkB WorkBasket-ref asket-ref.HSEDirective4LiftingOperations .HSEDirective4LiftingOperations • OLFGuideline1 OLFGuideline113-Securingandrescuewhenworkinginheights(on 13-Securingandrescuewhenworkinginheights(only ly in Norwegian) Defnitions and abbreviations • Working at heights means all work carried out standing st anding with one’ one’s s eet two metres or more above deck level where there is no xed platorm or approved appr oved scaolding scaolding • Work permit is a written permit to carry out a dened work task at a given place onboard an installation under given conditions and in a sae manner ( SJA) is a systematic and step-by-step review o • Sae Job Analysis (SJA) all elements o risk carried out prior to a specic task or operation so that measures can be taken to remove or control any elements o risk identied during the preparation or or perormance o the said task or operation • First line MOB (Man overboard) preparedness includes o the platorm’s MOB crew standing by in case o an emergency or o a standby vessel ready by the installation HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HANDB HANDBOOK OOK 201 2011 1
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2. WORKING AT HEIGHTS Competence • Comple CompleteBPf teBPfallar allarrestcou restcourseof rseoffshore fshore Use o saety devices • allworkcarriedoutstanding allworkcarriedoutstandingwithone’ withone’sfeet2metresormoreabove sfeet2metresormoreabove the deck requires: o xed platorm with handrail, or o scaolding with green sca scatag tag,, or o use o approved saety harness secured in a suitable anchor point which limits ree all to 2 metres rom the ooting, normally by use o a all block, and olledinandsigned“Checklistfor olledinandsigned“Chec klistforW WorkAtHeights/UseofHarness”. • Whenm Whenmovin ovingathei gatheightoutsi ghtoutsideax deaxedplatf edplatform,sc orm,scaf affoldi foldingorla ngorladder dder an approved saety harness with allblock (or, alternatively, a Y-line) shall be used. When relocating the allblock, the person involved must be secured with a all arrest line. • Whenus Whenusingfa ingfallar llarrestequi restequipment pment • atl atleas easton tonepe eperson rsonsh shall allbe bepres present entint inthea hearea reanea nearby rbyat atall alltim timesi esin n order to alert and start basic rescue work in case o a all • prio priorto rtoco comme mmence ncement mentof ofwo work, rk,are areali alistic stican andsa dsaffere erescu scuepl eplan an shall exist. The plan shall take the time or a sae rescue into consideration in order to be able to rescue a person within sucient time (i.e. prevent blood circulation injuries). • The Theres reshal hallbe lbeas asite itespec specic icin instr structi uctiono ononho nhowre wrequir quiredc edcomp ompeten etent t personnel are organized (or instance a rescue team) Securing underlaying area • Toolsa oolsandequipm ndequipmentshal entshall,asf l,asfarasp araspractica ractical,bese l,besecuredwi curedwithsuitable thsuitable means to prevent them rom being dropped • Iftherei Ifthereisapot sapotentialf entialfordropped ordroppedobjects objectstheunde theunderlay rlayingarea ingareashall shallbe be secured either with a guard person or roped o in co-ooperation with the area technician. • Ifdroppe Ifdroppedobject dobjectscand scandamagep amagepressuris ressurisedequip edequipment,the ment,theareas areashall hall be physically protected or de-pressurised in co-operation with the area techncian. • Uponc Uponcompleti ompletionofw onofworkthea orktheareashal reashallbec lbechec hecked kedtosecure tosecurethatno thatno potential dropped objects are let. Inspection o all arrest harness • Theusershallalway Theusershallalwaysvisuallychec svisuallycheckhis/hersafetyharness,-systemand khis/hersafetyharness,-systemand anchor point and also have it checked by a co-worker. I there is any doubt contact the scaolding oreman or inspection re. anchor points. • Def Defectharne ectharnessesor ssesorharness harnessesthatl esthatlac ackthec kthecontroltag ontroltag (yearly control) or approved liting device shall not be used and handed in or repair
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Use o all lieline • Thea Theanc nchoragepo horagepointfo intforthelif rthelifelines elineshalls hallstandaload tandaloadof1 of1000kgand 000kgandthe the anchorage point should be above the user • Thel Thelif ifelines elineshallbe hallbeconnect connectedtothe edtotheanc anchoragep horagepointatth ointattheappro eapproved ved all Harness. The rear anchorage point should be used but depending on the work the ront anchorage can be used. • Normal Normallyas lyaselfretrac elfretractingli tinglifel felinesha ineshallbeu llbeused sed • Restr Restraintlan aintlanyard yardshall shallnotbeus notbeusedasl edaslif ifeline eline • Composi Compositionoft tionofthefal hefallarres larrestsys tsystemsha temshallbeb llbebasedon asedonidenti identiedrisks edrisks like: potential pendulum movement, horizontal movement
3. USE OF LADDERS Use • Ladders Laddersmay mayonlybe onlybeusedf usedforacce oraccessorw ssorworkofs orkofshortdurati hortduration,lik on,like e installing temporary chain hoists, control and cleaning o F & G detectors Which ladders can be used • Ladders Laddersshallb shallbeinac einaccordanc cordancewithC ewithChapter hapterVIinth VIintheRegu eRegulations lations relating to scaolding, ladders, work on roos, etc. • Ladders Laddersmustha musthaver verubberkno ubberknotsatbo tsatbothendsa thendsandha ndhaven venovisua ovisual l deormation • Onlys Onlysinglel ingleladdersm addersmayb aybeused. eused. • Steplad Stepladdersupto dersupto3.5m,m 3.5m,mayb aybeusedo eusedonrman nrmandev devenfo enfoundation undations s when there is no potential or all to a lower level/ sea. Maximum climb height in the ladder is 2m. The 2m shall be clearly marked on the ladder • Inelect Inelectricals ricalswitc witchrooms, hrooms,ladders laddersshall shallbeofnon beofnon-conduc -conductingmat tingmaterial erial Inspection • Theu Theuserisre serisresponsib sponsiblefo leforc rchec heckingthe kingtheladderb ladderbefore eforeuse use • Def Defectiv ectiveladder eladdersmustb smustbedisca ediscarded rded Saety measures • Ladders Laddersmustbe mustbesecured securedtoprev topreventthem entthemfromsli fromslidingor dingortipping tippingov over er when used, by a person securing at the bottom until it is secured at the top. • During Duringmov movementi ementinalad naladdernothin dernothingmust gmustbecarr becarriedinth iedinthehands ehands.. • During Duringworki workinala naladderthreedderthree-pointco pointcontactmust ntactmustbemain bemaintained(e.g.2 tained(e.g.2 eet and one hand) • Whenw Whenworking orkingstandingab standingabov ove2mete e2metersfa rsfallarr llarrestharne estharnesssha ssshallbe llbe used.
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4. SCAFFOLDING Approval o work • Erecting/dismantlingscaffoldinghigherthan2mrequiresaW Erecting/dismantlingscaffoldinghigherthan2mrequiresaWorkP orkPermit ermit level 2. • Erectin Erecting/dism g/dismantling antlingscaf scaffoldi foldinglo nglowerth werthan2mre an2mrequiresa quiresageneral general platorm/area Work Work Permit level 2. • Erectin Erecting/dism g/dismantling antlingscaf scaffoldi foldingov ngoversear ersearequiresa equiresapprov pprovalacc alaccordingto ordingto section 6 o this directive. Erecting/dismantling scaolding • Scaf Scaffoldi foldingshal ngshallbeerec lbeerected/mo ted/moveda vedanddism nddismantledb antledbyauthori yauthorised sed scaolders sca olders only • Scaf Scaffoldi foldingshal ngshallbein lbeinaccorda accordancewith ncewithChapter ChapterIIIofthe IIIoftheRegu Regulations lations relating to scaolding, ladders, work on roos, etc. • Awo Aworkplatf rkplatform(inc orm(including ludingaccess accessplatf platforms)s orms)shallb hallbesecured esecuredwith with handrails and kick plates and other required covering/ securing to prevent dropped objects. I this is not possible the green scatag shall be marked with necessary saety precautions, such as use o harness and closing o underlaying area. Erecting/dismantling scaolding over sea When scaolding is erected/dismantled over sea: • therulesfor therulesforWorko Workoverseashallapply verseashallapply.. • a aT Toolbox oolboxT TalkorJobSafetyAnaly alkorJobSafetyAnalysisshallbeperformed. sisshallbeperformed. • alw alway aysbe2s sbe2scaf caffold folders. ers. Scaolding approv approval al • Appro Approval valofscaf ofscaffoldi foldingfor ngforusesha useshallonly llonlybeperf beperformedb ormedbyauthori yauthorised sed approval personnel. Re Re.. competency competen cy requirements, requiremen ts, section 1. • Approvedscaf Approvedscaffoldingisshownwithagreenscaff foldingisshownwithagreenscafftagwithdat tagwithdateand eand signature. The scafftag must be at the scaolding entrance • Thescaf Thescaffoldingforemanmustensurescaffoldsareinspected/approved foldingforemanmustensurescaffoldsareinspected/approved at least once every 14 days, as well as ater spells o strong wind or other conditions that may damage the scaolding Use o scaolding • Onlys Onlyscaf caffoldi foldingha nghavinga vingagreen greenscafftag is approved or use • Scaf Scaffoldi foldingmust ngmustbeused beusedinacco inaccordancew rdancewithlim ithlimitationsg itationsgiven ivenonthe onthe green scatag.
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5. ROPE ACCESS ACCESS (RA) Standard and training The ollowing standards shall be used: • 090 0901SOFTS 1SOFTStandardf tandardforropeac orropeaccessp cesspart1: art1: Requirements or company and personnel • 0904SO 0904SOFTStandard FTStandardforro forropeacce peaccesspart sspart4: 4: Implementation o courses Routin and methodes The ollowing standards shall be used: • 0902SO 0902SOFTStandard FTStandardforro forropeacce peaccesspart sspart2: 2: Requirements or routines • 0903SO 0903SOFTStandard FTStandardforro forropeacce peaccesspart sspart3: 3: Recommended methode Approval • RAwo RAworkrequi rkrequireappro reapprovedw vedworkpermi orkpermitlev tlevel1 el1 •W • Work orksha shall llbep beplann lanneda edande ndexiq xiquted utedac accord cording ingto tosec section tion4 4 Operative routines in SOFT standard 0902 •Resc • Rescueplan ueplanshall shallbeat beattac tachedtoth hedtothe eW WorkP orkPermitf ermitform orm
6. WORK OVER OPEN SEA Introduction • Worko orkovers verseamea eameanswo nsworktakingp rktakingplaceou laceoutsidepe tsidepermanent rmanentrailing railing where there is a risk o a person/persons alling into the sea. • UseofRope UseofRopeAsse Assess(RA) ss(RA)isnot isnotdenedas denedaswork workov oversea erseawheniti whenitis s perormed in complains with RA requirements in section 5. • Workinhydraulicbasketin“moonpool”andonapprovedscaf Workinhydraulicbasketin“moonpool”andonapprovedscaffoldingis foldingis not dened as work over sea when extra barriers such as •fa • fall lla arr rres est teq equi uipm pmen entt •ma • mann-ri ridi ding ngb bel elt t • net •Scaf • Scaffoldi foldingbuil ngbuildasa dasaclass class3andto 3andtobecerti becertie edandus dandusedasa edasaclass class2 2 scaolding sca olding with extra heighten hand rail (railing). The scaolding shall be certied every week and inspected ater external infuence e.g. strong wind Note: Use o all arrest equipment, man-riding belt or net requires independent securing. (not attached to the scaolding).
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Restrictions Work over over sea is permitted provided: • Thew Thewindspe indspeedism edismaximum aximum30knots 30knots,meas ,measuredata uredata1 10mle 0mlevel vel • Thewa Thewaveheightismaximum5m(correspondsto3msignicant veheightismaximum5m(correspondsto3msignicantwav wave e height) • Standbyves Standbyvesselin selinnear near-standb -standbymodeo ymodeorMOBi rMOBinext nextraprepar rapreparedness edness mode • TheMOBboat TheMOBboatonboardo onboardoronthes ronthestandbyv tandbyvesseli esselisoperat soperative iveandcan andcan be launched/retrieved in case a person alls into the sea • Thelightan Thelightandvie dviewisgo wisgoodenough odenoughtoperf toperformthe ormthework workandresc andrescuean ueany y person that may all into the sea • Consenthasbee Consenthasbeenobtainedf nobtainedfromthed romthedivings ivingsupervisorifth upervisorifthereisdi ereisdiving ving activity near the work site
Saety precautions • Whenw Whenworkingo orkingovers versea,as ea,asaf afetyguardm etyguardmustbep ustbepresentan resentandmonito dmonitor r the personnel located over sea at all times. The saety guard shall be amiliar with and carry out tasks stated in the Saety guard’s duties in connection with work over sea • Alif Alifebuo ebuoywithl ywithlineand ineandlights lightshallbe hallbeeasily easilyav availabl ailable e • Theperform Theperformingpers ingpersonnelsh onnelshallbe allbefami familiarwi liarwithall thallprocedure procedures, s, preconditions, risks and saety precautions relating to the work • Eve Everyonewo ryoneworkingo rkingovero veropensea penseashall shallwear wearalif alifeve evest st • Whenworkingb Whenworkingbelow elowthecell thecellardec ardeck,consi k,considerwhethe derwhethertosecu rtosecurespill respills, s, overfow overf ow,, etc. rom e.g. e.g . re water • Considerthenee Considertheneedfori dforimpleme mplementingm ntingmeasures easurestoav toavoidobj oidobjectsf ectsfalling alling to lower levels or down on vessels.
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HSE DIRECTIVE 3 WORKING WORKI NG AT HEI HEIGHT GHTS S ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: Duties or the saety guard dur ing work over sea Attachment 2: SafetyCriticalWorkProcedureBP
ATT TTACHMENT ACHMENT 1: DUTI DUTIES ES FOR THE SAFETY GUARD GU ARD DURING WORK OVER SEA The Safety Guard shall be clearly marked with “sikkerhetsvakt”
Beore commencing the work The Saety Guard shall: • partici participateint pateinthewor heworkplann kplanning,inclu ing,includingSJ dingSJA/pre-j A/pre-jobtalks obtalks • locatet locatetheneares henearestreca trecallpoin llpoint/telephon t/telephone e • ensureth ensurethattheag attheagreedMOB reedMOBfunction function(Standb (Standbyboato yboatortheins rtheinstallation tallation’’s MOB crew) is inormed and operational • establish establishandc andchec heckradio kradiocommu communicatio nicationwithth nwiththework eworkplace place,SCRa ,SCRand nd MOB unction. (Standby boat or the installation’s Radio room when usingtheinstalla usingth einstallation tion’’sMOBb sMOBboat.Che oat.Chec ckthatthe kthattheradioi radiointheMO ntheMOB B boad can communicate with the Saety guard). • ensurees ensureescapero caperoutesare utesareknown knownby byinv involve olvedpersonn dpersonnel el • befa befamiliar miliarwiththe withtheweath weatherlimi erlimitationsf tationsforwo orworkov rkoversea ersea • perform“comradeshipc perform“comradeshipcheck”uponfallarresterequipmentandlifevest heck”uponfallarresterequipmentandlifevest During work The Saety Guard shall: • inform informSCRan SCRandMOBfu dMOBfunctiona nctionatstart,inte tstart,interrup rruptionand tionandcompl completionof etionof work • beloca belocatedata tedatapermane permanentdec ntdeckofthe koftheinstallat installationand ionandhav havean ean unhindered view o the personnel working over sea • nottakepartinw nottakepartinworkthatma orkthatmayinterf yinterferewithhis/herdutyass erewithhis/herdutyassafetyguard afetyguard • monitor monitorc changesi hangesinwea nweathercon therconditions/ ditions/visibi visibilityandl lityandlightand ightandstopthe stopthe work i the preconditions and limitations or the work are exceeded • monitor monitorthewo theworkands rkandsurroundi urroundingsand ngsandstopw stopworkshou orkshouldasi ldasituat tuation ion arise that calls or such action • faci facilitateago litateagooddial oddialoguewith oguewiththestand-b thestand-byve yvesselre sselregardingl gardinglightan ightand d weather conditions, i and when any limitations should occur Interruptions/ completion o work The Saety Guard shall: • inform informSCRan SCRandMOBfu dMOBfunction nction • securee secureequipmen quipment/work t/workplace place I ”man over board” The Saety Guard shall: • notifyc notifycolleagu olleaguesCCR esCCRandMOB andMOBfunction function • acti activa vatea tealarm larm • thro throwou wouta talif lifebu ebuoy oy • maintain maintainvisual visualcontactwi contactwithperson thpersoninsea insea • securee secureequipmen quipment/work t/workplace place Alarm situations The Saety Guard shall: • notifype notifypersonnel rsonnelov overseaa erseaandstopw ndstopwork ork • secureth securethatall atallpersonne personnelretu lreturntoap rntoapermanent ermanentdec deckofthei koftheinstallati nstallation on • securee secureequipmen quipment/work t/workplace place HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HANDB HANDBOOK OOK 201 2011 1
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ATTACHMENT 2: SAFETY CRITICAL WORK PROCEDURE BP Safety Critical Work Procedure BP Task / Title:
USE OF FALL ARREST HARNESS / WORKING IN HEIGHT SiKAP No.:
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Validated by: B.Skulstad, S.G.Hellevik, A.Hide, G.Lied Date: 03.11.2011
Approved by; Owner HSSE Directive no 3 Working in Height Date: 01.01.2011
Date: 01.01.2011
TAG no.: N/A
Rev. No.: 02 Expire: 01/2014
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The objective for the work procedure (ref. classification sheet no,) : K 1.70.076 Prevent personnel injury from using fall arrest harness and associated equipment. Identified dangers (ref. classification sheet no,) : K 1.70.076 1. Lack of competence in inspection, control and use of fall arrest harness and lines. 2. Uses anchor points of less strength than 1000kg load bearing capacity. 3. Incorrect limitation in use of equipment in relation to fall distance to protruding equipment or swinging can result in collision and hurt oneself. 4. If hanging for a long time in fall protection harness one can get circulation failure if one does not get to use relief (leg) strap. (Hang trauma) References: (Refers to relevant laws, regulations and BP’s directives, manuals, HMS-instructions, vendor’s documents, datasheet for chemicals and other dangerous substances,)
Governing documents:
8 Golden Safety Rules – Permit to Work, Working at Hights; HSE directive 1 Work Permits, HSE directive 3 – Working at Hights. Users Guide Users Guide N/A
Vendor documents: Drawings: HSE data sheet, (LogiChem): Planning / Preparation: WP Level 1 when working over sea, otherwise Level 2 Class ”A” Class ”B” Class ”B” Level 1 Level 2 Work Permit (WP) no.: Direct involved roles Performing technician, one person/safety guard (number): 2+ Gassfree /Access / Ref WP Scaffolding: Requirement for service by N/A vendor: Tools / Equipment / Chemicals: (Refers to special personal protective equipment, tools listings, special equipment and expected state of equipment / systems, in excess of WP, in advance to allow start of work)
Equipment/system state: Ref WP Special personal protective Fall arrest harness and associated line(s) equipment: Special tools & equipment: N/A Special lifting equipment: N/A Special position of valves: N/A Step Description of the activity : (step number Comments: (especially critical steps and warning gives the sequence of actions; bullets indicates about adjacent activities are marked with underlined no.: that the actions can be performed in any chosen order)
BOLD letters and eventual risk reducing measures are noted, ref to Tr@ction no. and SJA as relevant.)
Plan for working at hights: - Consider the need for WP - Follow check list and tick off each step - Step 7, see identified danger no. 4
NOTE! It is vital to initiate rescue immediately after a fall. To be hanging in the harness without being able to use the relief strap may indulge hang trauma to the person and stop the blood from circulating.
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Check list for use of fall arrest harness / working in height 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Check points Are you using a full body harness with double latch self-locking snap hooks and equipment with relief strap / foot strap? Has a proper anchor point for the safety line been located? Is fall arrest equipment in use that will limit the free fall to 2 meters or less? Has the fall arrest equipment been visually checked for: - damage/wear or defects? - control tag with the latest control date? If a ladder is used, is the ladder free of visual damage and secured? During securing of the ladder one person shall secure the ladder at the bottom until the ladder is secured at the top Has the fall arrest equipment, system and anchor point been checked by a colleague? Is there a person in the work area that can initiate basic rescue, if a fall should occur? Are equipment / tools used at height controlled and adequately secured against dropping? And not left behind finishing the work? Are underlying areas closed off and pressurized/sensitive equipment protected against dropped objects? Are lighting, noise and weather conditions satisfactory for the task? Are there any other risks and have they been evaluated and found acceptable? Use the 4 – Point Risk assessment Have the involved persons completed a course in fall arrest methods? Have all items on the checklist been answered YES without comments? If NO, the work shall not be started. Contact the line manager to find alternative methods to perform the work.
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Comments
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
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Note! Work over open sea also require the use of “Duties for the safety guard during work over sea” (attachment1)
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Area technician (Work w/o WP):
Performing technician(s): Closure of work
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Are all loose tools/equipment removed from the workplace?
Performing technician (s):
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