Author Archive for: Lee
Entries by Lee Stringer
Are you effectively investigating the cause of every incident or component failure?
Australian SLP Inspection Location, I bring to your attention a couple of issues that have been raised with us at SLP and we in turn are sharing this information as a way of raising your awareness to problems that can hopefully be avoided or lessened in the future. Incident One: Consecutive overfill protection probe activations […]
22nd June 2020 ID Card Renewal Assessment Commences
The new Load Training ID Assessment process went live on the 22nd of June 2020 “this month” the new process allows ID card holders to access and complete their renewal training assessment remotely. This means ID card renewers, no longer need to book in and attend a terminal to complete their load training assessment. ID card holders […]
Driver Assessment Update
SLP is currently developing an alternative ID card renewal assessment method to replace the current terminal assessment process, we are doing this to reduce driver and terminal operator contact at fuel terminals under COVID-19. We anticipate our new IT assessment process will be ready for release in July 2020, but if we are unsuccessful at […]
5 Yearly Hydrostatic Test {are you testing the tanker vapour coaming?}
In a recent incident at an Australian fuel terminal gantry, a driver attempted to load a tanker compartment that had already been loaded. This error by the driver resulted in an estimated 10 litre spill, the tanker/gantry overfill protection system was activated and closed the gantry loading system. However due to an incorrectly installed overfill protection […]
Australian Standard 2809.1 & 2 release 9th April 2020
Australian Standards have released the latest versions for 2809. Publication Number AS 2809.1:2020 Title: Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods, Part 1: General requirements for all road tank vehicles Publishing Date: 09-04-2020 Publication Number AS 2809.2:2020 Title:Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods, Part 2: Road tank vehicles for flammable liquids Publishing Date: 09-04-2020 Points to be aware of: AS 2809.1 […]
Minimum Thread Protrusion
Safe Load Program don’t have a specific standard for the correct installation of bolts and fasteners for ancillary fittings used on tanks and tankers in our industry, but simply turn to basic engineering practices for our guide. When Installing bolts complete with nuts washers spring washers, self-locking nuts, etc, we have a basic requirement for […]
Volvo FM and FH Truck Electrical Harnesses – UPDATE 2019
Volvo have provided SLP and SLP Authorised Inspection Locations with an update regarding Volvo’s electrical harness cover introduced mid-August 2019 and its compliance with European Transport of Dangerous Goods (ADR) UNECE-R105. Volvo’s harnesses meet the requirements of the current Australian Standards and will remain compliant with the soon to be introduced Australian standards anticipated to […]
Sight-Glass Inspection & Maintenance
SIGHT-GLASS INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE Information provided by a number of our SLP partners has shown an increase in the number of tanker sight-glass failures across the country and internationally. Sight-glasses are failing due to internal cracking largely found where the sight–glass bolt holes are drilled through the body of the Acrylic flange. Failures are most […]
Secure your compartment hatch, dip & fill caps
Fuel Tanker dip and fill caps There has been a high number of incidents where tankers have entered terminals to load with loose dip and fill caps on the compartment hatches. In some cases, these loose fittings have led to a large spill during loading. All drivers must be reminded that dip and fill […]
