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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators Service Providers GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE FOR LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND LIFTING OPERATIONS
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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators and Service Providers GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE FOR LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND LIFTING OPERATIONS Code: DPR Guide 0024 - 2020 Revision Date: 1st August 2020 This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved 5 1 INTRODUCTION - LIFTING EQUIPMENT PROTOCOL 1.1 Purpose To ensure the integrity of Lifting equipment, Lifting Operations and to establish uniform set of requirements for lifting which must apply to all Oil and Gas Operations in Nigeria. The intent is to guarantee safety, ensure compliance, zero damage to associated equipment and to protect the life of personnel(s) involve in the lifting operations and Minimum life cycle costs for all lifting equipment 1.2 Scope This protocol covers all Lifting Operations both onshore and offshore and lifting equipment used at sites within DPR jurisdiction. It is the responsibility of Operating Companies & its Clients, Contractors and any other users working within DPR jurisdiction to ensure that all requirements stipulated in this protocol are fully complied with. Exclusions: i. Requirements for rope access: This information can be found in DPR Guidelines and Procedure for Rope Access and also IRATA regulations for Industrial Rope Access Systems: Specification, Selection, Use and Maintenance. ii. Requirements for escape lines. iii. Merchant Navy Vessel, Marine ropes, anchors etc., 2 DEFINITION 2.1 Load This is the actual load or mass of any material, people or animals (or any combination of these) that are lifted by the lifting equipment. In some circumstances, such as in the use of a mobile crane, the weight of the lifting accessories including the hook block will need to be considered as part of the load being lifted.
CodesPDF20202020-085