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Notifying Member: TANZANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo

P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 222450206,

E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz

Website: www.tbs.go.tz

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:

Zanzibar Bureau of Standard (ZBS)

P.O.Box 1136

Zanzibar

Tel: +255 24 2232225

Fax: +255 24 2232225

E-mail: info@zbs.go.tz

Web: www.zbs.go.tz

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS code(s): 13.100)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: PCD 342:2022, Occupational safety for onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations — Requirements, First Edition; (30 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Zanzibar National Standard covers occupational safety practices that apply to oil and gas exploration and production operations during drilling, well servicing and work over operations to ensure occupational safety of personnel within the oil and gas sector and/or industry.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

·        ISO 1996 (Part 1), Acoustics — Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise — Part 1: Basic quantities and assessment procedures

·        ISO 1996 (Part 2), Acoustics — Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise — Part 2: Determination of sound pressure levels

·        ISO 4007, Personal protective equipment — Eye and face protection — Vocabulary

·        ISO 20345, Personal protective equipment — Safety footwear

·        ISO 20346, Personal protective equipment — Protective footwear ISO 20347, Personal protective equipment — Occupational footwear

·        ZNS 216, Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) — Specification

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Contact person(s):

Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo

P O Box 9524

Dar Es Salaam

Tel: +(255) 22 2450206

Email: nep@tbs.go.tz; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz

Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz