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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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INTRODUCTION
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Background
The inherent risks posed by and to oil and gas installations cannot be understated considering the
volatility and flammability of hydrocarbons, and extreme operational process conditions
subjected, in addition to harsh environments where oil and gas exploration, production,
processing and transportation and other activities occur.
Findings from analysis of the root causes of several incidents that have occurred worldwide
demonstrate a trend of accidents that are usually preventable - as a result, Regulators worldwide
are keen to catalogue lessons learnt and formulate policies and guidelines that are designed to
prevent reoccurrence. An important fallout from the public enquiry of the 1988 Piper Alpha
incident were the series of safety improvements, which led to the establishment of the Safety
Case regime. It requires an Operator/Facility owner provides details of health and safety
management and major accident hazard control systems on the installation, including identifying
risks and reducing them as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP), providing a temporary safe
refuge on board and making provisions for safe evacuation and rescue, while making provisions
for periodic reviews of such details.
Against this backdrop, the DPR instituted the Safety Case regime as a method to ensure that
proponents are not only aware of hazards in their operations but also are statutorily obligated to
have adequate and demonstrable mitigations and control measures in place to reduce the risk of
accident occurrence to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
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Purpose
This document has been prepared to provide guidance to the proponents of Safety Case
(Operators/Facility owners) on the preparation, submission, assessment, approval, validation and
revision of Safety Cases for oil and gas facilities in Nigeria. These Guidelines provide detailed
guidance on the intent of “Safety Case” for facilities in Nigeria, explains the major administrative
processes associated with submission, assessment, approval, validation and revision of Safety
Cases.
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