Safety, health violations rampant at filling stations - Moagi

Danger zones: Nearly 58% of surveyed filling stations were non-compliant
Danger zones: Nearly 58% of surveyed filling stations were non-compliant

A recent Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) survey of 140 filling stations around the country found only 59 compliant with the various laid down safety and health standards.

Presenting his Committee of Supply in Parliament yesterday, Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security minister, Lefoko Moagi said prior to BERA’s establishment, compliance to standards among filling stations was mostly voluntary. BERA had since then made compliance mandatory. 

“Most of the non-compliance was around lack of adherence to environmental protection, lack of leak monitoring wells,  lack of oil separators at retail sites and lack of understanding of safety precautions by petrol attendants,” he said. 

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