G/TBT/N/UGA/592  
 
22 Septembe r 2016  
(16-5047)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  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 hygie ne (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 documen t: 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, drilli ng, 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 occupation al 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 problem s 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 (Exploratio n 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 fo otwear  
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  G/TBT/N/UGA/592  
 
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  10. US 1554:2015 Personnel Protective Eq uipment  – 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 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/UGA/16_3983_00_e.pdf