In a recent early morning fuel delivery, being dark the driver turned on the tanker work light and connected a transfer hose to the customer diesel tank delivery point. The driver then proceeded to connect the other end of the transfer hose to the tanker. It was at this point that a spark occurred jumping between […]
In a recent incident a driver attempted to load a tanker at an SLP terminal before the tanker had not been released for loading by a repairer. The incident has learnings for drivers and repairers, in this case the repairer was an SLP Authorised Inspection Location. The key point for a driver in this incident […]
A Civacon overfill protection probe recently failed to shut down a fuel terminal loading gantry when the compartment was overloaded due to human error. The probe was similar to probes that had been previously subject to an Australia wide industry recall in 2012, the probes distributed by Treloar Group Pty Limited. Authorised Inspection Locations: do […]
Pass-2-Load inspection expiry date and label colour changes. What has changed? SLP has changed the way expiry dates are applied under the Vehicle Compliance Program. Pass-2-Load, Hatch & Vent and Hydrostatic test expiry dates are now automatically extended to the end of month. No matter what date the inspection is completed, expiry date will be […]
Is your tanker fitted with pre 2005 Glass Overfill Protection System probes? SLP ALERT Recently a product spill occurred at a terminal when a driver incorrectly connected a loading arm to a compartment that he had already loaded. Failing to recognise the mistake the driver started the loading system and product started entering the compartment, […]
EPI (Emergency Information Panel) Mounting Information. Terminal and Inspection locations have requested clarification on access requirements to EIP’s mounted at the rear of B-Double lead trailers. Lessons learned • The rear of B-Double lead trailers is often a difficult if not impossible location to mount an EIP that can be easily accessed from ground level. […]
Terminal operators across the country have placed smart watches and fitness monitoring bands into the same high risk category as other portable electronic devices, banning the wearing or use of these devices to fuel terminals and loading gantries. If you’re wearing a smart watch or fitness band please confirm with fuel terminal staff that the […]
DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS Over the past 5 years daytime driving lights are becoming more and more prevalent in heavy vehicle design as are many other design innovations. Many European vehicles fitted with day time driving lights are also fitted with a system known as a “CAN” based electrical system, basically the vehicle is fitted […]
VEHICLE DATA UNITS (HANDHELD or FIXED DATA ENTRY UNITS) Increasingly transport operators are choosing to replace pen and paper with electronic methods of record keeping and customer delivery conformation. Safe Load Program partners have reviewed the risks associated with the use of these handheld and fixed data units (tablets) in vehicle cabins in terminals, and has […]
From the 1st January 2016 SLP will no longer issue LPG Passports to Drivers For some time now SLP has been reviewing the viability of upgrading the old SLP LPG training and passport program to align with the SLP petroleum load training program. Due to the high cost in updating the LPG program combined with […]
