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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF A GAS 
RETICULATION FACILITY IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0028 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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2. The Facility shall be kept in sound condition and free of unnecessary items such as 
unused drums, lumber and combustible paper, plastics and other objects can 
contribute to spread of fire, hindrance to easy evacuation or escape of personnel or 
clean-up in the event of a leak or spill and homes for unwanted animals. 
4.4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  
1. Appropriate clothing shall be worn personnel in the Facility for the discharge of 
duties.  
2. The attendants shall be required to wear, at the minimum, fire-retardant clothing and 
shoes.  
3. Personnel working in the tank area or performing maintenance work in the Facility  
shall be required to wear required PPE which include hard hat, hand glove, fire 
retardant reflective clothing, steel toe boot and safety goggle as appropriate.  
4. Ear protections shall be required in areas mapped as noisy area e.g. generator etc.  
5. Special PPE e.g. breather etc. shall be provided to individual performing other 
functions such as tank cleaning which require special PPE type for the operation.  
4.5 
Security  
1. Gas Reticulation Facility shall employ sound security measures to prevent vandals, 
unwanted individuals and animals from entering the Storage.  
2. The installation and use of Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is highly encouraged.  
3. Dangerous areas in the facility such as storage area, discharge area, generator area 
shall be restricted to unauthorized persons. 
4. The entry and exits of the Facility shall be specified and clearly labelled.  
4.6 
Facility Signage 
1. Gas Reticulation Facility shall install Facility signage that indicates the key areas of the 
facility and safety signage which properly warn persons and public of potential 
dangers areas. 
2. Danger signs such as “No Smoking”, “Authorized Entry Only” “No Mobile Phones”