WAC 296-54-58130
Helicopter logging -- Fueling area. (1)
Separate areas must be designated for landing logs and for
fueling helicopter(s).
(2) Refueling any helicopter with either aviation
gasoline or Jet B (turbine) type fuel while the engine is
running is prohibited.
(3) Helicopters using Jet A (turbine-kerosene) type fuel
may be refueled with engines running provided the following
criteria are met:
(a) Unauthorized employees must not be allowed within
fifty feet of the refueling operation or fueling equipment;
and
(b) Fire extinguishers must be strategically located in
the fueling area and must have a combined rating of at least
20A:120BC.
(4) All fueling employees must be thoroughly trained in
the refueling operation and in the use of the available fire
extinguishing equipment they may be expected to use.
(5) The following are prohibited within fifty feet of the
fueling area or fueling equipment:
• Smoking;
• Open flames;
• Exposed flame heaters;
• Flare pots; and
• Open flame lights.
EXCEPTION:
Aircraft preheaters are not prohibited. However, no fueling may be performed while the heaters are in
operation.
(6) The fueling area must be posted with "no smoking"
signs.
(7) Because there are many causes of static electricity,
fueling employees must assume that it is present at all times.
Before starting refueling operations, the fueling equipment
and the helicopter must be bonded and the fueling nozzle must
be electrically bonded to the helicopter. Using conductive
hose is not an acceptable method of bonding. All grounding
and bonding connections must be electrically and mechanically
firm to clean unpainted metal parts.
(8) To control spills, fuel must be pumped either by hand
or power; pouring or gravity flow is prohibited. Self-closing
nozzles or deadman controls must be used and must not be
blocked open. Nozzles must not be dragged along the ground.
(9) In case of a spill, the fueling operation must be
immediately stopped until the person in charge determines that
it is safe to resume.
(10) Helicopters with their engines stopped while being
refueled with aviation gasoline or Jet B (turbine) type fuel,
must comply with subsection (4) through (9) of this section.