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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LPG REFILLING 
FACILITIES AND RETAILERS’ OUTLETS IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0019 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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iv. 
Key areas such as electrical wiring/distribution systems, canopy luminaires, 
illuminated signs shall be properly controlled from potential ignition sources. The 
polarity, earth continuity, insulation resistance, adequacy of equipotential bonding, 
fuse rating shall be checked regularly.  
v. 
Cylinders shall be filled with LPG only in a building designed for that purpose. Filling 
buildings shall be open-sided. The filling of cylinders shall not be done in cellars of 
upper floor in buildings.  
vi. 
Piping shall be protected or painted in appropriate industrial colour.  
vii. 
Fire extinguishers in quantities specified by fire service shall be provided at 
strategic places within the premises and the plant personnel shall have easy access 
to the extinguisher.  
viii. 
Cylinders shall not be stored in the cylinder filling area. An area within the plant shall 
be designated for cylinders storage.  
ix. 
Filling shed flooring shall be covered with spark-resistant material to prevent spark 
ignition due to any accidental cylinder drop. 
 
3.7.1 
LPG Refilling Facility Building  
Building within the facility shall comply with proper risk assessment and the following at 
the minimum: 
i. 
Customers should be adequately separated from being close to the refilling 
operations. Reference scale in separate location should be deployed. 
ii. 
Provision of clearly marked routes and parking areas. 
iii. 
Alternative means of escape for both staff and customers away from the LPG 
Refilling Facility in the event of an emergency. 
3.8 
 Fire Protection 
1. The fire protection system of a LPG Refilling Facility shall be required and designed to 
prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire or explosion, to minimize its intensity should