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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 exceed 90 metres; 
(j) a fire clearance zone of a minimum of three metres shall be maintained around the 
perimeter fence of any petroleum operations; 
(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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. 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 manner prescribed by 
the Authority. 
 
Risk based inspection 
18. 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. 
 
Minimum training 
19.  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 wilful misconduct, negligence, or 
criminal intent on the part of the person making the report. 
 
Incident reporting 
20. A Manager shall — 
(a) within 24 hours of occurrence, notify the Authority of an accident that occurs in 
connection with midstream and downstream petroleum operations involving — 
(i) death of a person,  
Reporting of accident and 
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