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IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY

The Petroleum Safety and Security Committee (PSSEC) has flagged out the improper handling of petroleum products at fuel dispensing sites (service stations) across the Country following the temporary distribution disruption that took place between the end of March and early weeks of April 2022.

While the PSSEC recognized the unique circumstances and consequent challenges faced by personnel was no mean task, it was upheld that compliance to safety standards must remain paramount at all times and observance of best practices should be adhered to by all supply chain players at all times.

The PSSEC has reiterated the importance of continued Health Safety Security and Environment (HSSE) capacity building of service station (SS) dealers, supervisors and attendants, in order to mitigate against the risk of the aforementioned non-compliance. The requisite capacity building is availed through training programs offered by the PIEA School of Petroleum Studies.

Additionally, the public needs to be continually sensitized on the need and reasons for compliance with the outlined safety protocols at service stations. 

The nature of petroleum fuel products require that they are only stored in and dispensed into specially designed equipment that meets the prescribed standards.

The reasons as to why petroleum motor fuels are dispensed from the pumps into the tanks of cars and motorcycles at service stations is because;

• This fuel tank is the correct equipment for fueling cars and motor vehicles. Read Full Statement Here:

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