G/TBT/N/UGA/592

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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

1. / Notifying Member:Uganda
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
2. / Agency responsible:Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
3. / Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
4. / Products covered (HS:or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS:numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):Occupational safety, onshore oil and gas production operations. Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (HS:2711), - Natural gas (HS:271111), - Natural gas (HS:271121), Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals (HS:2804). Environment. Health protection. Safety (ICS:13), Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS:13.100), Extraction and processing of petroleum and natural gas (ICS:75.020), Crude petroleum (ICS:75.040), Natural gas (ICS:75.060), Petroleum products in general (ICS:75.080)
5. / Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:DUS 1575:2016, Occupational safety – Onshore oil and gas production operations – Requirements (38 pages, in English)
6. / Description of content:This Draft Uganda standard covers occupational safety practices that apply to production operations, drilling, well servicing and work over operations to ensure occupational safety of personnel within the oil and gas sector and or industry.The requirements in this Draft Uganda Standards are intended to ensure that the oil and gas industry implements occupational safety practices concentrating on personal protection and safe workplace, to include:owners, operators, contractors, and service providers during oil and gas operations and production.
7. / Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:Protection of human health or safety; protection of the environment
8. / Relevant documents:
1.  Occupational Safety and Health Act 2006
2.  US 534:2008, Occupational health and safety management systems – Specification
3.  The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act
4.  US ISO 4007:2012 Personal Protective Equipment – Eye and face protection – vocabulary
5.  US ISO 4007:2012, Personal protective equipment – Eye and face protection – Vocabulary
6.  US ISO 20345:2011, Personal protective equipment – Safety footwear
7.  US ISO 20346:2014, Personal protective equipment – Protective footwear
8.  US ISO 20347:2012, Personal protective equipment – Occupational footwear
9.  US 402:1993 Standard specification for portable reflective triangles
10.  US 1554:2015 Personnel Protective Equipment – Code of Practice
11.  US ISO 14693:2014, Petroleum and natural gas industries – drilling and well servicing equipment
9. / Proposed date of adoption:January 2017
Proposed date of entry into force:Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
10. / Final date for comments:9 December 2016
11. / Texts available from:National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/UGA/16_3983_00_e.pdf