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Overview

Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) is one of the flammable gases and needs to be handled with care to ensure safety of people, environment, and properties. Also, LPG companies should be strict towards safety rules, policies and invest in providing enough awareness to their employees and customers. Industry professionals should therefore be familiar with the basic concepts of this hazardous product to be able to address the challenges and respond to LPG safety related issues/incidents.

Below are some of proven best practices and standards for handling, storage, transportation, and LPG use procedures. These practices call for the adoption of suitable measures to minimize the risk of ignition of such potentially hazardous LPG atmospheres.

1. The Petroleum Act-2015

2. EWURA Act Cap-414-1

3. The Petroleum (Bulk Procurement) -PBPA-REGULATION-2017

4. The Petroleum Liquified Petroleum Gas Operations Rules 2020-GN-825

5. The Petroleum Liquefied Petroleum Gas Operations-Amendment Rules 2022-GN.-114

6. OSHA Act, 2003

7. The Occupation Safety _ Health (OSHA) – Vessels Under Pressure, Regulations, 2016

9. Weight _ Measure SALE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS [LPG] REGULATIONS, 2013 

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