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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Safety Regulations 2023

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(f )  the date of the last inspection of a firefighting equipment shall be
tagged or painted on the appliance and the result of the inspection entered
in a logbook kept on site for that purpose;
(g) personnel shall be —
(i) trained on the use of firefighting equipment with clear and concise
instructions prominently displayed on the location, and
(ii) given refresher courses in a maximum period of four years to
reinforce and update their abilities to use the firefighting appliances ;
(h) a “No Smoking” sign is prominently posted at strategic points in a
restricted area ;
(i)  when a pipeline runs in an open trench, a fire stop shall be provided
at such intervals as may be specified in the relevant guidelines, except that
the distance between any two fire stops shall not be more than 90 metres ;
(j) a fire clearance zone of a minimum of three metres shall be maintained
around the perimeter fence of any petroleum operations ; and
(k) a company which maintains a firefighting unit or service shall while
responding to or engaged in or returning from a firefighting operation, have
the right of access, right of way and security of its fire equipment as granted
to the Federal Fire Service under the Fire Service Act.
16.  Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, a manager
may apply for the implementation of a RBI program for a petroleum operation,
and such application shall be in conformity with the prescribed format set out
in the relevant guidelines for the implementation of RBI issued by the Authority.
17. A manager shall be responsible for the safety of personnel and
contractors and shall ensure that adequate safety and risk awareness trainings
and certifications are given to personnel and contractors prior to their
deployment at onshore or offshore locations.
18.  A Manager shall establish a system to ensure that personnel report
all incidents without any repercussion to the person making the report, unless
there is willful misconduct, negligence or criminal intent on the part of the
person making the report.
19.  A Manager shall —
(a)  within 24 hours of occurrence submit to the Authority a full report of
an accident that occurs in connection with midstream and downstream
petroleum operations involving —
(i) death of a person,
(ii) fire or explosion, and
(iii) accident resulting in serious injury ; and
Cap. F29,
LFN, 2004
Risk based
inspection
Minimum
training
Incident
reporting
Reporting of
accident and
reporting
format