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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. 
Installation of anchors shall be done by a competent person in accordance 
with the designer’s and/or manufacturer’s guidelines. Anchors must be 
tagged with the installer name, installation date, rated load and other 
relevant information; 
iii. 
Anchors and anchorage points shall not be located on sharp, rough edges or 
hot surfaces, at corners or edges with potential to cut, abrade or chafe fall 
protection equipment; 
vi. 
Anchors and anchorage points shall be fully examined and certified in 
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or every six (6) months by 
a competent person; and 
vii. 
A register of fall protection equipment including anchors and anchorage 
points shall be maintained. In addition, the inspection and maintenance of 
equipment shall be tracked. 
Note: Further reference on anchors and anchorage points are covered in the DPR 
Guidelines and Procedures for Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations which can be 
found on the DPR website via www.dpr.gov.ng.  
2.3 Risk Assessment and Work Procedure For WAH 
For all WAH activities, a risk assessment shall be carried out, documented and made 
available on demand. At a minimum, the following requirements shall be satisfied:  
i. 
The variables such as nature of the work, loads, fall distance and weather 
conditions shall be considered; 
ii. 
The risk assessment shall be carried out by competent persons; 
iii. 
The risk assessment, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and emergency 
response plan, shall be developed in line with global best practices and 
recommendations from internationally recognised standards;