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Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by sameniceguy(m): 5:46am On Mar 26, 2016
RIP to the dead.
The safety and Welfare regulators in Nigeria have to leave up to their tasks. Underground hydrocarbon tanks are confined spaces and must be properly prepared to be worked in. There are lots of inherent hazards in such activities which may include presence of toxic substances like the LEL gases, CO2, hydrogen sulphide excess O2, etc. Other confined space hazards in this case may include collapse of subsurface, engress of underground water, limited egress and ingress space, etc.
This activities, being potentially hazardous should have been covered with work permit and other complimentary docs, a rescue plan in place, an emergency by stander, competent personel, etc. The workers are also supposed be trained before embarking on such activities.
People should know that if one don't plan for accidents, sure they will plan for one. We should spend more time on awareness and trainings...
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by RELEASEUS: 5:46am On Mar 26, 2016
Africa is still so backward. This is why the rest of the world has relegated Africa to the background and always see us as unserious people. Safety awareness and practice is as important as the air we breath in other parts of the world. What killed those guys was H2s gas (hydrogen sulphide) it kills faster than a bullet. That's why confined space entry should only be by professionals that is after area has been tested for H2s gas. But Fatgbems and others in Nigeria will always never want to spend money on professional labour. It's a sad situation in Nigeria.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by sameniceguy(m): 5:48am On Mar 26, 2016
THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ISPON

A professional body in Nigeria, Health and Safety Executives once proposed a bill to enforce safety measures at workplaces. This would have been a nice and essential thing to do.
...but like NAFDAC it would end in the wrong hands and become a tool for oppression.

Sad incidence.[/quote]

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Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by SeanDada1(m): 5:48am On Mar 26, 2016
247frolicboss:

Two men, trapped while working in an underground tank at a filling station in Lagos died on Friday.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the development in an interview with NAN.

He said that the men were working on routine maintenance of the tank when the incident happened.

Fadipe said that the men were working at Fatgbems Filling Station at Ojodu, Berger before one of them got trapped in the tank.

He said that the men died before fire servicemen could rescue them.

“We got the call at about 7.09 a.m. We were told that one of the men inside the underground tank shouted for help but later collapsed.

“The second man, who was the supervisor for the work, decided to go and rescue them against people’s advice and he also inhaled fuel fumes from the tank and collapsed.

“Our men brought out their dead bodies and handed the body over to police officers from the Ojodu Division, who later took them to the mortuary,’’ Fadipe said.

He advised members of the public against putting their lives in danger, saying that rescue operations should be left for professionals.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/03/photo-two-filling-station-workers-die.html


Working in Confined space is a safety abberation. It kills. How can 2 people be working inside a confined space at a time? Even if they've been doing it before? There is high risk of congestion, entrapment, obnoxious gases etc
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by sameniceguy(m): 5:53am On Mar 26, 2016
Thanks for this bro. It might not actually be Hydrogen sulphide in this case. It could be Carbon monoxide and deprived O2. As H2S is not that present in Nigerian formation unless from caked products in the tank.
RELEASEUS:
Africa is still so backward. This is why the rest of the world has relegated Africa to the background and always see us as unserious people. Safety awareness and practice is as important as the air we breath in other parts of the world. What killed those guys was H2s gas (hydrogen sulphide) it kills faster than a bullet. That's why confined space entry should only be by professionals that is after area has been tested for H2s gas. But Fatgbems and others in Nigeria will always never want to spend money on professional labour. It's a sad situation in Nigeria.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Bayusity(m): 6:18am On Mar 26, 2016
That's why all industry needs a safety officer but they won't agree....

RIP to the dead
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Acos925(m): 6:25am On Mar 26, 2016
halfcurrent:
Confined space. Apparently no JHA, no PTW, very poor safety orientation, etc....
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by franklingud(m): 6:38am On Mar 26, 2016
ritualists at work again. Lord when will people stop all these evil they are committing, for Christ's sake.

RIP to the dead.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by David4best(m): 6:46am On Mar 26, 2016
This is why it is good to resign from job where your boss or employer always force u to do d unthinkable or what u don't like without considering your safety. U don't need to have plan b 4 u resign. The establishment lack safety equipments. The manager suppose to be prosecuted. I believe the victims demanded 4 safety facilities b 4 doing d job, but their boss shouted at them to do it casually or threatened to sack them if they didn't. Their boss might even told them that others have been doing it without safety equipment
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Nobody: 6:48am On Mar 26, 2016
halfcurrent:
Confined space. Apparently no JHA, no PTW, very poor safety orientation, etc....
you said it all... No safety tests to cofirm that the vapor level in the tank is acceptable for work.. Straight away them don enter a confined space to go work... Nigeria...
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by lustra89(m): 6:57am On Mar 26, 2016
[i][/i]Unsafe Acts and Unsafe condition, your safety and the safety of others should be your primary concern Unsafe Acts and Unsafe condition, your safety and the safety of others should be your primary concern Unsafe Acts and Unsafe condition, your safety and the safety of others should be your primary concern
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by YaksonFCA(m): 6:58am On Mar 26, 2016
RIP
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Nobody: 6:58am On Mar 26, 2016
Fatgbems and the contractor done enter serious one chance. DPR will kill them
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Nobody: 7:09am On Mar 26, 2016
Poor Safety orientation. No confined space entry permit i guess cos this wouldnt have happend. This is what happens when employers feel no need for a necessary safety induction for their workers before employment.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by AKMoney1(m): 7:19am On Mar 26, 2016
chimkaire:
Do you know them
Ion get the 'gentleness' of their souls, pardon me sad


Everybody get gentle soul na, abi why you wicked like this? undecided
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Kadafiobi: 7:25am On Mar 26, 2016
RIP to d dead
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by lonelydora: 7:30am On Mar 26, 2016
halfcurrent:
Confined space. Apparently no JHA, no PTW, very poor safety orientation, etc....

Confine space jobs have its rules. I'm sure there wasn't enough air inside that tank. They should have provided a supply of air there.


Abeg, I wan give you my CV. Your coy must be taking safety serious.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Creeknigga(m): 7:39am On Mar 26, 2016
RIP to the dead.
Happened in my station sometime last year,his colleagues went in to recue him and also colapse,it was an attendant that took courage,went in and brought the three of them out.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Nobody: 7:52am On Mar 26, 2016
sameniceguy:
THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ISPON

A professional body in Nigeria, Health and Safety Executives once proposed a bill to enforce safety measures at workplaces. This would have been a nice and essential thing to do.
...but like NAFDAC it would end in the wrong hands and become a tool for oppression.

Sad incidence.

Actually the DPR regulates HSE in all Oil and Gas activities in Nigeria. ISPON is just simply a professional body. They are not regulators and should/will never be. Remember almost 100 percent of the HSE Engineers in DPR are members of ISPON. While the contributions of ISPON might be welcomed by DPR in improving their regulatory functions, the Oil and Gas Industry and all its general and technical activities and service are regulate by the DPR. The DPR consist of 8 Divisions with of them being the HSE Division.

The DPR has robust guidelines on HSE Management/Administration and Engineering with duties of the employer and employee on many matters including guidelines on confined space entry. As a matter of fact one of such guidelines, the MOSR 1997, is currently being reviewed a updated.

While we can say that awareness might not be there amongst owners and operators of many oil and gas facilities (especially in the down stream segment), there are instances where Nigerians who are trained and informed just feel the training is too much talk and "It Is God that protects" and the "I am fine in Jesus name/insha Allah" attitudes.

Usually for all major accidents DPR has a reporting system with a form (form 41) and an inquest will definitely be carried out. During the inquest, the head of the panel in DPR is granted the powers of a Magistrate and a full ROOT, IMMEDIATE/CONTRIBUTORY and REMOTE Cause Analyses will be effectively carried out. This is to ensure that this never happens again.

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Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Bluffly: 7:54am On Mar 26, 2016
angelo5uk:
So they went to clean a very sensitive place like that without the proper personal protective equipment. Funny how many deaths cases in Naija are very avoidable.
Like we don't even value human life anymore
Not that we do not value human life but complacency had eroded the society. For goodness sake, you embarked on such task without enduring safety first? In Nigeria corruption and greediness has been the cause of all these things. We are only concerned about money
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Bluffly: 7:55am On Mar 26, 2016
AnakinSkywalker:


Actually the DPR regulates HSE in all Oil and Gas activities in Nigeria. It consist of 8 Divisions with of them being the HSE Division.
It has robust guidelines on HSE management/engineering with duties of the employer and employee and on confined space entry. As a matter of fact one of such guidelines, the MOSR 1997, is currently being reviewed a updated.

While we can say that awareness might not be there amongst owners and operators of many facilities, there are instances where Nigerians who are trained just feel the training is too much talk and "It Is God that protects" and the "I am fine in Jesus name/insha Allah" attitudes.

Usually for all major accidents DPR has a reporting system with a form (form 41) and an inquest will definitely be carried out. During the inquest, the head of the panel in DPR is granted the powers of a Magistrate.
We do not have regulatory agencies in Nigeria but revenue making firms
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by stankezzy: 7:57am On Mar 26, 2016
They would have use either gas mask or mobile oxygen tank

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Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by dokunbam(m): 8:04am On Mar 26, 2016
modelmike7:
So sad. RIP hardworking men.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Nobody: 8:06am On Mar 26, 2016
Bluffly:

We do not have regulatory agencies in Nigeria but revenue making firms


Well, I understand your point. But you must know that even by law, the DPR generates revenue through licenses,fines,penalties,fees, etc.

I does not remove the fact that a regulator exists and within the oil and gas industry in Nigeria it is chiefly the DPR who has full legal and administrative backing to regulate the industry both Upstream, Downstream, Gas, HSE, Engineering and Standards and Strategy and Planning activities in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.

In the course of my experience if not for DPR and its enforcement of its HSE Regulations,so many Oil and Gas workers would be dieing like flies. Especially in down stream Petrol Stations, Depots/Bulk Storage Facilities and LP Gas Retail Plants.

In the course of DPR doing its job it crosses and pisses off so many companies and powerful individuals who in the past (and even till now to some extent) will call their "friends" in Government who will then want to intimidate the staff of the DPR through their bosses. It is when you know some of their staff you will realize how the ''Nigerian factor'' tries to interfere with their work as regulators and how they have over the years proven to be resilient and have been able to stand firm in the face of this interference from Big companies and big individuals. However, one fact is that they are still understaffed as we speak today.

One way or another our general attitudes as Nigerians and the fact that there are no consequences for so many of our dissident actions affects everything and even in the enforcement of regulations as important as HSE Regulations. It boils down to the same corruption and abuse of powers by many Nigerians and business operators and even some officials of these Government Agencies.

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Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by eromspete(m): 8:12am On Mar 26, 2016
Its sad.. But these people don't know the critical HSE rules of working in a "CONFINED SPACE"

- Ensure you always have a watchman standing outside the confined space
- Ensure you always have a breathing apparatus inside the confined space (Oxygen levels are usually lower in the confined space)

ANOTHER NEEDLESS DEATH IN THE WORKPLACE. undecided

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Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by tonychristopher: 8:17am On Mar 26, 2016
What is wrong with these people in Lagos .....it's sick ..if they want to sell at 120 per litre and let it be available so be it

They want cheap fuel..east buy140
Abuja 150
Jos200 per liter

They should remove this subsidy ..I want availability
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by Amhappy(f): 8:34am On Mar 26, 2016
Dangers of work in a Confined space.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by wiseoneking: 8:35am On Mar 26, 2016
Rexphobia:
How do you work in an underground tank with no oxygen mask. RIP to them
Excellent Submission. Unavoidable death.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by otiigba1(m): 8:41am On Mar 26, 2016
There is no way i am going inside that tank! Even for all the $$$££ in the world shocked petrifying! I am costrophobic
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by springtech(m): 8:47am On Mar 26, 2016
OMG, this death could have been avoided.
In any work situation / environment, safety is key. Job Risk Assessment (JRA) needs to be done, where associated risks related to the job are identified and action plan to avoid or mitigate looming danger is put in place in case of eventually. Once these assessment is completed, a PTW - Permit To Work is issued.
Work Conditions such as - Confined Space, Work at height , Body Mechanics etc should be given utmost attention during both routine and non routine tasks.


RIP to the dead.
Re: Two Workers Die In Underground Petrol Tank In Lagos This Morning by destinykthkeith: 8:49am On Mar 26, 2016
Safety isn't just a way of life, it is life it self." your reword today is working safely yesterday " the sharp sharp way if doing things has cost us a lot of life yet following safety procedures is not our way of life........how can theses poor guys work or be allowed to work in a confine space without basic confine space entry procedures in place etc.

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