Uganda – Draft Standard DUS 1575:2016 for Occupational safety of Onshore oil and gas production operations

Uganda National Bureau of Standards has published draft Uganda standard DUS 1575:2016 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.

Proposed date of adoption: January 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives

Final date for comments: 9 December 2016

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures before 20 February 2016, so that these can be taken up suitably.