Tanker Accident in Nigeria: What Can We Learn from This Tragedy?

Tanker Accident in Nigeria: Lessons Learned

Sharing as received. Please find the attachment on the tanker accident in Nigeria, where 100 innocent people lost their lives due to ignorance. This is for sharing the learning from the accident.

Thanks & Regards.

Thank you for sharing the accident alert message with our members. I hope it will help our safety personnel to act wisely and take adequate precautionary measures when engaging in such activities.

Thank you.

Thank you for sharing the horrible accident! I have noticed, especially in all rural areas, whenever the fuel carriage tank upsets, people rush to fetch the fuel from the tanks, even though sometimes the fuel is not oozing out. Additionally, people make leaks from the tanks to fill their cans. Some of them smoke in the nearby vicinity out of ignorance.

Therefore, I believe that drivers should be well-trained. They should also inform or seek police protection to secure and cordon off the area with tapes. Furthermore, having a separate pumping system in case of emergencies to recollect spilled fuel from tanks would be beneficial. It is crucial to protect against open sparking in the vicinity within a radius of about 10 meters.

Regards,
ValliBasha