APPROVAL OF INSTALLATIONS

UNDER OIL MINES

REGULATIONS – 1984
(GENERAL CIVIL)

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 OIL MINES REGULATIONS -1984

 OIL MINES REGULATIONS – 1984 HAVE BEEN

FRAMED UNDER SECTION 57 READ WITH
SECTION 59 OF MINES ACT -1952
 DEFINITION :
 ALL BORING, BOREHOLES, PETROLEUM WELLS
AND ACCESSORY PETROLEUM CONDITIONING
PLANTS INCLUDING THE PIPE CONEYING
PETROLEUM WITHIN AN ARE DULY DEMARKETED
BY OWNER OR AGENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO
CONSTITUTE ONE MINE.

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 SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVAL:
 KEY PLAN IN SCALE OF 1:50,000
 SURFACE PLAN IN SCALE OF 1:20,000

 SURFACE PLAN SHOWS THE FOLLOWING:

 THE NAME OF MINE AND OWNER
 ALL WELLS INCLUDING ABANDONED WELLS
 GROUP GATHERING STATIONS (GGS)
 SHOW TRUE NORTH OR MAGNETIC MERIDIAN
 PIPELINES AND ACCESS ROUTES
 RAILWAYS
 POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
 PUBLIC ROADS
 BUILDINGS
 RIVER & WATER COURSES WITHIN THE AREA
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 OIL MINES REGULATIONS -1984

 APPOINTMENTS FOR MINING AREA:

 MANAGERS
 INSTALLATION MANAGERS

 SAFETY OFFICER

 FIRE OFFICER

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 REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE TANKS

 HEIGHT OF TANK – 1.5 D OR 12.0M WHICHEVER IS
LESS
 AN AIR SPACE NOT LESS THAN 5% OF TOTAL
CAPACITY OF TANK OR SPACE PRESCRIBED IN
SPECS, WHICHEVER IS LESS SHALL BE KEPT IN
EACH TANK.
 EVERY A/G TANK HAVING CAPACITY IN EXCESS
OF 1000 M3 SHALL BE SEPARATELY ENCLOSED
WITH DYKE
 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED
FOR EACH TANK.
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 PROTECTION AGAINST GASES & FIRES

 NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE OR BE PERMITTED TO
SMOKE WITHIN 30M OF WELL, SEPARATOR,
PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS OR OTHER
SOURCES OF FLAMMABLE GASES.
 NO NAKED LIGHT OR OPEN FLAME OR SPARK
SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHIN 30M OF ANY WELL
OR ANY PLACE WHERE PETROLEUM IS STORED.
 FLARE SHALL BE SITED NOT LESS THAN 90M
FROM ANY PART OF A PRODUCTION
INSTALLATION OR PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS.

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 PROTECTION AGAINST GASES & FIRES (Contd..)

 NO FLAME TYPE TREATER, CRUDE OIL TREATER
OR OTHER FLAME TYPE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
PLACED OR LOCATED WITHIN 30M OF ANY WELL,
SEPARATOR, PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK,
EXCEPT WHERE SUCH FLAME TYPE EQUIPMENT
IS FITTED WITH A FLAME ARRESTOR.
 WHERE A DIESEL ENGINE IS LOCATED WITHIN
30M OF A WELL IT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN
AIR INTAKE SHUT-OFF VALVE REMOTE CONTROL.
 WATER BATH TREATER AND HEATER TREATER
SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR REMOTE IGNITION OF
BURNERS.
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 ALL PLANT, MACHINERY AND DERRICKS SHALL

BE EFFECTIVELY EARTHED FOR DISSIPATION OF
ANY STATIC ELECTRIC CHARGE.
 NO WELDING OR CUTTING WORK SHALL BE
UNDERTAKEN IN HAZARDOUS AREA UNLESS THE
AREA IS DULY EXAMINED AND FOUND GAS-FREE
BY COMPETENT AUTHORISED PERSON.
 NO WELDING OR CUTTING WORK SHALL BE
UNDERTAKEN BY ANY WELDER IN ANY
CLASSIFIED HAZARDOUS AREA UNLESS A
WRITTEN PERMIT, CALLED “HOT WORK PERMIT”
IN THE PRESCRIBED FORM IN THE SECOND
SCHEDULE.
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 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENTS:

 AT EVERY GGS AND PETROLEUM STORAGE
TANKS, A WATER RING MAIN WITH ADEQUATE
STORAGE OF WATER AT SITE, PUMP FEEDING
HYDRANTS AND WATER MONITORS SHALL BE
PROVIDED.
 DESIGN FIRE WATER / FOAM WATER
APPLICATION RATE SHALL BE AS PER OISD STD -
189
 FIXED ROOF TANKS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH
FIXED FOAM CONNECTIONS.

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 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS AREAS:

AFTER THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THESE
REGULATIONS, THE AREAS IN THE MINE SHALL
BE CLASSIFIED INTO DIFFERENT ZONES
ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF PROBABILITY
OF THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS
ATMOSPHERE BY CHIEF INSPECTOR.
 NO ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, EQUIPMENT, OR
MACHINERY INCLUDING LIGHTING APPARATUS
SHALL BE USED IN ZONE ‘O’ HAZARDOUS AREA.

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 OIL MINES REGULATIONS -1984
 THE CHIEF INSPECTOR MAY FROM TIME TO TIME
NOTIFY IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE SPECIFY
APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY THAT
ARE OF MAY BE USED IN ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2
HAZARDOUS AREA WHICH WILL BE OF SUCH
TYPE, STANDARD AND MAKE APPROVED BY THE
CHIEF INSPECTOR.
 ENGINE ROOMS AND THEIR EXITS:
 EVERY ENGINE, MOTOR, COMPRESSOR AND
PUMP ROOM AND EVERY ROOM IN WHICH
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE MATERIALS ARE STORED
SHALL BE KEPT CLEAN, AND BE PROVIDED WITH
AT LEAST TWO EXITS FREE FROM
OBSTRUCTION.
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 OIL MINES REGULATIONS -1984
 GENERAL SAFETY PROVISIONS:
 HOUSEKEEPING
 GENERAL LIGHTING

 ELECTRIC LIGHTING

 EMERGENCY LIGHTING

 PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR

 PROTECTIVE HELMET

 PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE

 COMMUNICATION

 SAFETY BELTS AND LIFELINES

 FENCINGS

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 MISCELLANEOUS:
 GENERAL SAFETY – NO PERSON SHALL
NEGLIGENTLY OR WILLFULLY OMIT TO DO
ANYTHING NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
MINE OR THE PERSON EMPLOYED THEIRIN.
 PLACE OF ACCIDENT NOT TO BE DISTURBED
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OR THE CONSENT OF THE
CHIEF INSPECTOR OR THE INSPECTOR TO
WHOM NOTICE OF THE ACCIDENT IS REQUIRED
TO BE GIVEN.

NOTE : OIL MINES SAFETY RULGULATIONS IS

UNDER REVISION
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