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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators SAFETY CASE GUIDELINES FOR OIL AND GAS FACILITIES IN NIGERIA Code: DPR GUIDE 0036 – 2020 Revision Date: 2nd October 2020
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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators
SAFETY CASE GUIDELINES FOR OIL AND GAS FACILITIES IN NIGERIA
Code: DPR GUIDE 0036 – 2020
Revision Date: 2nd October 2020
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the hazards of operating the facility are managed for continuous improvement throughout its life
cycle.
In the preparation of the SMS, the scope should be consistent with the operating envelope for all
activities and facilities as described in the Facility Description. This should include the descriptions
of risk assessment processes other than the FSA such as Job Safety/Hazard Analysis, Toolbox
meetings etc. The Operator is to explicitly explain the systems that are in place or planned, to
ensure that the facility is operated optimally in order to prevent all hazards from escalating to
accidents as well as to address risk to people, environment on or near the facility, asset and
reputation. The SMS of any Operator/Facility owner for its facility is expected to be comprehensive
and integrated such that it covers the policy, objectives, planning, implementation, monitoring,
review and any other element of the SMS. The SMS should detail the roles, responsibilities and
reporting structures affecting safety. Involvement of appropriate and competent people in the
development and implementation of the Safety Management System and changes to the system
must also be shown. The SMS is expected to provide as applicable, evidential information,
procedures, guidelines, structures, philosophies, etc. that covers at a minimum, the following:
i.
Appropriate quality assurance/quality control procedures that would be used in managing SMS
documentation, information, management of change, including physical changes, staffing,
organisational and operational changes, etc. These processes shall ensure that the integrity of
the facility is maintained and incorporated in design, construction, installation, and possible
modification of the facility.
ii.
The demonstration that the number of personnel on the facility is adequate for the range of
tasks that may be required to be performed simultaneously on the facility, both in normal
operation and in an emergency. This should include description of the provisions made to
ensure that each employee has the appropriate skills, training and ability for the range of tasks
that he or she may reasonably be required to perform, including actions expected in an
emergency and as well as the use of the permit to work system.
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