Re: Becoming an LPG conversion centre # Archived Message
Posted by antony on December 22, 2009, 10:40 am, in reply to "Re: Becoming an LPG conversion centre #"
Hi not strictly on subject but related... being a Class 1 HGV licence holder for over 20yrs and holding hazardous goods tickets for over 15yrs, i too am very supprised even shocked at the lack of training given to our firebrigade with regaurd to hazardous goods, i was recently sent to an accident for recovery of a chemical tanker upon arrival i introduced myself to the fireman in charge who asked if i knew anything about the chemicals being carried as it was leaking!!!, told him i was hazzy goods trained and instantly became the guy in charge, i was told that they had recived no training at all on hazardous goods, even though their station is a mere 200yrds from the motorway and they are allways being called out to tanker accidents. luckily the leak was only rain water run off as it was nasty stuff but i was genuinely shocked at the lack of training and agreed to do an informal talk to the local firemen on the subject. scary isn't it antony
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