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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators and Service Providers GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK AT HEIGHT AND IN CONFINED SPACES IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

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Applicable to all Operators and service 
companies 
GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK AT HEIGHT AND IN 
CONFINED SPACES IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY 
Code:  DPR Guide 0037 – 2020  
 
Revision Date: 2nd October 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved. 
 
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ii. 
Toe board height shall be appropriate to prevent the fall of persons, material, 
or object from the working platform; 
iii. 
No lateral gap shall be found on the working platform, except for the 
provision of access to ladder and stairway; and  
iv. 
Boards and other materials considered likely to be displaced accidently shall 
be secured to prevent displacement or fall. 
3.4 Scaffold Access/Egress  
 All scaffolds shall be equipped with ladders, stairways or other means of 
access/egress in compliance with internationally recognized standards. The means 
of access/egress shall be secured and positioned as not to endanger stability of the 
scaffold. 
3.5 Scaffold Ties and Stability 
All scaffolds including free standing scaffolds, must be securely protected from 
collapse or overturning in accordance with internationally recognised standards, 
manufacturer’s instructions (for proprietary scaffolding) or the design engineer 
specifications. Where masonry anchors are used, they must be installed in 
accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and tested as required by international 
standards. 
3.6 Scaffold Material Selection  
All materials used in scaffold construction such as scaffold tubes, timber boards, 
other boards such as laminated veneer or plastic, and scaffold fittings used to erect 
a scaffold shall be compliant with applicable internationally recognised standards 
and codes. The scaffold tubes shall be of high tensile strength and durability.  
3.7 Housekeeping of Scaffold Materials and Equipment  
All 
scaffold 
materials/equipment 
shall 
be 
stored 
appropriately 
at 
predefined/approved sheltered areas to protect against corrosion and prevent it