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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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i. 
The manufacturer’s manual on the maximum weight that the ladder can 
support shall be strictly followed; 
ii. 
Ladders shall be sufficiently high to reach its intended location and the 
inclination to the ground should be at 750; 
iii. 
While ascending or descending the ladder, both hands shall be free i.e 
nothing must be carried; 
iv. 
While climbing up or down or working on a ladder, the worker shall always 
face the ladder and the ladder shall not be moved; 
v. 
A three-point contact shall be maintained on the ladder, such as two feet and 
one hand or two hands and one foot; 
vi. 
For worksites with potential of electrical shock hazards, non-metallic ladders 
such as fiberglass or wood ladders shall be used; 
vii. 
Ladders shall be secured to prevent them from sliding or tipping over when 
in use. This can be achieved by tying the ladder at the stiles, but never at the 
rungs/steps; and 
viii. 
Ladders shall be mounted on clean, firm, non-slippery and level grounds.  
5.3 Inspection of Ladders 
Pre-use checks shall be carried out by a competent person to ensure amongst others 
that: 
i. 
The ladder stiles or uprights are not bent or damaged; 
ii. 
The foot pad/safety feet are not worn out, damaged or missing; 
iii. 
The rungs/steps are not bent, worn out, missing or loose; 
iv. 
The joints of the ladder are not broken or damaged; and 
v. 
The locking mechanisms are not bent, worn out or damaged.