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34. A competent person appointed under these Regulations shall ensure that the provisions of this
Part of these Regulations are fully complied with.

Competent person to
ensure compliance with
Regulations

35. A person under the age of 18 years shall not be engaged to work in a dangerous area.

Exclusion of children
36. A person shall not accumulate or permit the accumulation of flammable or combustible materials
at any bulk storage facility, processing plant, waste recycling plant, transportation or distribution
infrastructure or any other installation handling petroleum and its derivatives without the approval of
the Authority.

Prohibition of
accumulation of
flammable materials
37. (1) A person working in a facility where midstream and downstream petroleum operations are
conducted, shall wear PPE that provides adequate protection against credible hazards and is
in line with industry best practice.
(2) A person working at a fixed workstation or other high-rise installation or at a height above six
feet shall wear appropriate fall protection devices.
(3) Tools, machine parts or other loose material of any kind shall not be kept on the elevated
platform of an installation, unless it is required for immediate use, in which case adequate
precaution shall be taken to prevent injury to any person below.
Use of PPE,
housekeeping
38. (1) A person shall not remove or render ineffective any safeguard while the machinery relating to
it, is in operation.
(2) Where it is necessary to make an adjustment or a repair to a machinery, the machinery shall
be shut down and not operated until the safeguard is replaced.
(3) Log Out Tag Out (LOTO) system or an alternative effective protection system consistent with
industry best practice shall be applied to prevent unsafe inspection or maintenance of
machinery.
Machinery safeguards
39. (1) A person, other than a duly qualified person, shall not open or restore a flame proof or an
explosion proof equipment.
(2) An adjustment to or a repair of any apparatus within the flame proof or explosion proof
equipment shall not be carried out until all the live parts within it have been made dead and
efficiently earthed.

(3) On completion of any necessary adjustment or repairs of the equipment, the person shall
ensure it is restored such that the flame proof or explosion-proof characteristics have not
been impaired by the opening and closing of the equipment.

Electrical apparatus