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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
PROCEDURE GUIDE FOR THE GRANT OF PERMIT/APPROVAL/LICENSE FOR 
LUBE OIL BLENDING/WASTE OIL RECYCLING PLANT 
Code: DPR Guide 0021 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 2nd October 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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provided at all identiﬁed ﬁre risk areas of the plant. 
 
4.3 
Firefighting and Protection Measures 
1. In every building, oil blending or recycling plant, they shall be provided and kept in 
readiness to the satisfaction and approval of the Chief Federal/State Fire Officer, 
adequate equipment for firefighting and protection. 
2. Each item of firefighting equipment shall be inspected and tested at appropriate 
intervals by a Competent Person appointed for the purpose by the licensee. The 
date of the last inspection shall be entered in a logbook kept for that purpose. 
3. All the personnel employed in the installation shall be trained on the use of 
firefighting equipment. 
4. Instruction to personnel in case of fire shall be clearly and concisely expressed in 
writing and prominently displayed at the site. 
5. “NO SMOKING” and other safety signage shall be conspicuously displayed at 
strategic locations in the plant and be illuminated for ease of identification in dull 
brightness. 
6. Whenever a fire or any accident occurs in the installation, a report of the 
circumstances and probable causes shall be forwarded to the nearest office of the 
Department by the licensee within forty-eight hours of occurrence. 
7. Automatic fail-safe emergency alarm devices shall be incorporated in the critical 
sections of the plant. 
 
4.4 Hazard and Operability Review (HAZOP) 
Petroleum Plants designs shall be subjected to Engineering and HAZOP reviews at the 
design and development stages prior to the completion of the detailed engineering design 
and speciﬁcations. Accredited representatives of the department shall be present at the 
HAZOP reviews.