Incident Investigation: Fuel Tanker Explodes, Fatally Injuring Worker
Title translated into English
Incident Investigation: Fuel Tanker Explodes, Fatally Injuring Worker
Film: Duration in minutes
9 minutes
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Product description
This animation recreates an incident at a workplace in British Columbia where a fuel transfer worker was fatally injured when gasoline vapours were ignited by a spark from static electricity. It depicts the events that led to the incident, and describes the underlying factors and unsafe practices, and how the lack of an effective health and safety program contributed to the incident.
Aims and objectives
The aim was to illustrate the importance of having effective bonding and grounding systems in place and the hazards of static electricity onboard fuel tankers, and to provide information on industry best practices for fuel tanker loading procedures. It also emphasizes the importance of adopting effective control measures such as engineering controls to reduce the risk.
Target audience
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Supervisors and managers, OSH specialists
Contact details Editor / Production company
WorkSafeBC
6951 Westminster Hwy, Canada-V7C 1C6 Richmond
+1-604-214-6778 janice.twiss@worksafebc.com https://www.worksafebc.com