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B 771 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 106

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(r) the result obtained during a survey carried out under paragraph
(q) shall be recorded and made readily available on demand, and the
Authority may appoint officials to witness any periodic survey carried
out under paragraph (q) ;
(s) all other applicable safety provisions for the design, construction,
commissioning, operation and maintenance of pipelines shall be as stipulated
in the current editions of the guidelines issued by the Authority ; and
(t) inspections and maintenance operations shall be conducted according
to original manufacturer specifications, company specific inspection
procedures, or in accordance with the Risk Based Inspection (RBI)
guidelines issued by the Authority and conform with best practices.
14.  A manager shall ensure —
(a)  that there are adequate spares for critical safety equipment, and
that such spares are made available and ready for use when required ;
(b)  development and continual update of a comprehensive Management
of Change (MOC) Procedure for facilities and operations under its
management ;
(c)  that deviations shall not be made from Standard Operating
Procedures, equipment or process configuration and no change shall be
made to the facility that may introduce risk, unless such deviation or change
is risk assessed, subjected to MOC Procedures and approved in writing by
the manager ;
(d)  that all deviations and changes shall be documented, systematically
recorded and made available to the Authority on demand ; and
(e) that Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) shall be developed for
each major or safety critical equipment.
15.  A manager shall ensure that—
(a) proper hazardous area classification is carried out ;
(b) there are restricted areas in which open light, fire and smoking are
prohibited ;
(c) adequate number of approved firefighting equipment are provided ;
(d) adequate means designed to extinguish fires which may occur in
midstream and downstream petroleum operations shall be provided and
kept in readiness for immediate use ;
(e)  the firefighting equipment shall be inspected —
(i) visually at least once a month in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommendations, and
(ii) twice a year by a competent person, and always maintained in
serviceable condition ;
Spares,
standards
operating
procedure
and
management
of change
Fire
precaution
and
firefighting
equipment