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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. 
Application of rope access equipment;  
iii. 
Estimating fall factors and clearance distances;  
iv. 
Execution of basic rescue;  
v. 
First Aid; and 
vi. 
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and other trainings which are relevant 
to the safe execution of rope access work.   
The rope access team shall be led by a competent person who possesses an 
advanced internationally recognized certification such as a level 3 in IRATA 
certification scheme. At a minimum, the competent person shall:  
i. 
Understand rope access techniques appropriate to particular worksites and 
its limitations; 
ii. 
Be responsible for hazard identification and risk assessments for rope access 
related tasks; 
iii. 
Be able to organize rescue operations; and 
iv. 
Possess supervisory skills. 
Other members of the rope access team shall comprise technicians and other 
personnel that possess internationally recognized certification such as levels 1 and 2 
in IRATA certification scheme and are capable of rigging working ropes, undertake 
rescue operations and perform other rope access tasks.  
4.2 Inspection and Tracking of Rope Access Equipment  
Proper documentation of the origin, usage and inspection of equipment is necessary 
to ensure the integrity of rope access systems. The following requirements shall, at 
a minimum, be followed: