Do you know how to treat SIMOPS at an active gas station on you WRAT?

In general, all activites we conduct at an active retail site have a SIMOPS component.  If there is no other work being conducted at the site, just your activities, SIMOPS is still occuring if the station is active.  The public fueling of vehicles is considered SIMOPS since there can be an occurance (drive off, car hitting dispenser, car accident,…) that can directly impact you and your subs.  Since we are not in the position to have everyone fueling their car complete and sign a SIMOPS mitigation workplan, we need to state in the WRAT SIMOPS mitigation section that SIMOPS is occuring with a line like “Yes, public fueling of vehicles.  Mitigation discussed at toolbox meeting“. During the toolbox meeting, drive offs, spills, and car accidents should be discussed and how they will be handled if they accor during our work (Stop Work, evacuate to muster point,…). 

If you show up on a site, and there is other work going on at or close to the site (say on the tanks or in the street), you are required to develop a SIMOPS Workplan ( included in the HASP), negotiate the terms and items in the Workplan with the other crew, and follow the terms agreed to.  If the other crew will not agree to enter into an agreement (Workplan), stop work and contact your PM for discussion.