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(c) appropriate barriers and risk reduction measures are in place to ensure that 
personnel exposure to hazards are reduced to ALARP, and the risk reduction 
measures for hazards shall comply with hierarchy of hazard control philosophy.  
9. A Manager shall — 
(a) produce and conspicuously display at every facility, up-to-date information on the 
names, addresses and telephone numbers of emergency service providers 
which shall include medical, fire and security services. 
(b) ensure that first aid kits are appropriately equipped and served by qualified first 
aid personnel; 
  
(c) ensure that contingency plans are in place to deal with injuries that are more 
serious than first aid cases;   
(d) ensure that there are functional medical facilities adequately equipped with 
medication, competent personnel and med-evac system to deal with situations 
arising from paragraph (c), and the qualified medical personnel shall at the 
minimum, possess nursing certification and be registered with and authorised by 
the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria; 
  
(e) ensure pre-employment medical assessment is carried out to establish the health 
status and fitness to work of each employee prior to engagement,  
(f)conduct periodic medical assessment at intervals not exceeding two years and 
ensure that all contractors take similar actions; and   
(g) comply with the provisions of all occupational health directives from the 
Authority for medical assessment of fitness to work. 
 
Occupational health 
10. A Manager shall ensure that — 
  
(a)personnel are provided with the appropriate hearing protection if noise levels are 
equal to or greater than 85 dBA for an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA);  
(b) no person shall, unless necessary, be exposed to noise level equal to 115 dBA or 
greater for any length of time without appropriate hearing protection;   
(c) the sound pressure level at the edge of the nearest residential area shall not 
exceed 50 dBA at night; and 
  
(d) annual audiometric tests are conducted for all personnel working in high noise 
areas and results made available on demand to the Authority. 
Noise abatement