S A F E T Y T R A N S P O R T & L O G I S T I C S S O L U T I O N STLS

2nd Biennial National Safety Conference, 2013

S A F E T Y T R A N S P O R T &

L O G I S T I C S S O L U T I O NSTLS

BIEENIAL NATIONAL SAFETY CONFERENCE

19TH JUNE 2013focus on transportation safety

within the chemical handling industry (HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS)

PRESENTER GHASSAN HUSSEINI

LEAD AUDITOR FOR

ISO14001-OH&S 18001 –ICMC

AND VISE CHAIRMAN FOR ROTTBA

CELL-00233-244-310180

[email protected]

1STLS - when logistics professional and safety are required


• Executive Summary– Safety Transport &

Logistics Solution – Ghana (STLSGH): is a

Ghanaian

transport company that is

specialized in handling and

disposing of hazardous &

none hazardous chemicals.– Located at lake side estate

New Legon plot 18 – The company registered on

5 Feb 2009

with registration #CA-54863– STLS :the management of

the company comprises of

expertise in the field of transport, safety and environmental engineering. STLS - when logistics

professional and safety are required


Accident in Africa• Accident • (conversation between insurance broker and

transporter in Africa)– Transporter : I am sorry to inform you we had an accident

we had few casualties– Insurance : level of injuries and location– Transporter : they 3 dead one male and 2 female– Insurance : so no injuries – Transporter : no – Insurance : thank God– Transporter : I don’t think you heard well I said 3 died– Insurance : I heard you well in the case of death the claim

values are much lower than injuries


Impact on family after one year

• The wife :received a lump sum of money• The money were spent on the following

– The cost of funeral and other– Family member shared the money– Business investment with No experience

• Lack o knowledge• Lack of education

– Children are not doing well in school extra classes


• The wife business venture collapsed• Family obligation consumed some

money• Children are out of school• The income from social security is not

enough• Family had to relocate to the village

Impact on family after two years


The end

• The wife became dependent on her family

• The children are scattered with no proper education or jobs


Employers & Insurance company

• Pay compensation for family• Pay for the assets damage

• But they cannot pay for• The emotional trauma• Loss of father • The education• The family collapse


STLS - when logistics professional and safety are required

• DJIBO INCIDENT• on July 23, 2011 a 6 trucks left Tema to Inata with 2 escorts . • The convoy arrived at Djibo 30 KM from mine on 29-7-2011 @13:00 • The first 3 vehicles crossed the dam safely but• the 5th truck in an attempt to avoid the pot hole lost control over

the steering axel• rolled over into the pond

• COST $1,000,000USD

HAZMAT RECORDS ON TRANSPORT


Accident records• road accident COSTS over 500 million ghc with more than 1600 deaths• Between 2001 and 2008, 110 chemical related accidents were

reported in Ghana • 88 incident out of 110 occurred in 3 regions.• From 2010 to 2012, 1,862 accidents were reported • 462 cases out of 1862 were transport related chemical accidents on

the Tema-Paga corridor involving many chemicals these incidents directly affected, 1,860 people, 80 drivers and 259 persons died and the rest sustained various degrees of injuries.

• 100 out of 1862 were within Ghana, cargo transported to mines• 30 warehouses, & 8 fuel stations • others as miscellaneous accidents in nature• From 2001 to 2012, 5,380 people died from chemical transport &

related cases• 2001-2012, 3400 people died out of 14,890 reported chemical

poisoning incident in 8 hospitals in 4 regions (mostly agro-chemicals)


Predominant Hazards• Equipment: most of the equipment examined condition were

generally poor• Drivers :

– had no proper training– No defensive driving skills– drivers had little or no knowledge of what he is carrying

• Emergency response : drivers had no idea what to do incase of an emergency rather during investigation it was realized that some drivers reaction might be more harmful than the actual incident, escalating the situation

• MSDS/Trem-card : material safety data sheet was not available on most of the trucks and the drivers were not literate enough to read and understand

• Handling: inappropriate handling methods, no protective gears, direct exposure

• Safety: no fire fighting gears no PPE • Cargo exposure: some of the cargo was transported on flat bed no

container or containing medium


• Impact on national Security

• Loss of properties– >500 million cedis cost of these accident

• Loss of life– 1600 people dies every year

• Damage to the environment– 200 contaminated sites in 5 regions with 56% due to

small scale mining identified in a 2012 assessment cost of decontamination runs into millions

• Damage to reputation – Accident affect the reputation of Ghana and put us on

the chart – Ghana is number 55 in the world http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/stroke/by-country


Impact on National Security

• All hazardous cargo such as acids, caustics, cyanide and even fertilizer have national security implications as they are ingredients for ammunitions and bombs

• Water bodies contamination can create catastrophic impacts on health

• Scale of impacts not limited to frontline staff but as people congregate towards disasters

• Djibo incident cyanide


Requirement• Driver • Mandatory rest: every 4 hrs work 30 minutes rest• hazmat employee must be properly trained on the product• Worked with hazmat for at least 1 year• Defensive driving course• Basic transport regulation

• SAFETY STANDARDS – VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT• must be suitable for transporting dangerous goods.• must be free from any defect• Pertains to lighting devices, reflectors, and electrical equipment.• Brakes, windows and windshields. • OBC on board computers.• Emergency equipment.• Tracking device.• Working Twist locks• Road worthy



DRIVER MANAGEMENT

JOURNEY MANAGEMENT

HSSE MANAGEMENT

ORGANISATION

VEHICLE MANAGEMENT

HAZMAT TRANSPORT MANAGEME

NT

Solution



• Pre employment requisite– Police report – Background verification– Competency frame work– third party assessor– 3 month training/Induction– 3 month as co driver• Required characteristics of

Hazmat operator• Product knowledge• Team player • Disciplined• Responsible• Literate• Good in his job• Mentally stable

ORGANISATION



• CARGO TRACKED FROM PRODUCTION TO DESTINATION

• At Port Cargo is segregated.• GPRS Tracking devices are mounted on carriers• All shipping lines adhere to the IMDG code• Stevedoring is done by certified Stevedore• Cargo is tracked through the trucks tracking

device• In every inland journey, a journey plan is

developed and closed at return compared to the GPRS tracking report

• In land transport to destination– Road risk assessment is done to all destination– Convoy management include the ER team– Pre-trip briefing is done – Safety team escort cargo +emergency equipment.– Review road condition on every trip

JOURNEY MANAGEMENT



JOURNEY MANAGEMENT



JOURNEY MANAGEMENT



• HSSE MS to include– Operational procedures– Assessment– Convoy and escort– HSSE Training: passport to operate

• Product knowledge• Hazardous chemical handling• Defensive driving • Convoy & escort movement • Road risk assessment and hazard

identification• Emergency response search and rescue

All these training are registered on HSSE passport

• Transport emergency cards TERM -TREC

Transport emergency cards must be in every carrier• TREM-TREC must contain

– Steps for the driver to take in case of emergency– Basic first aid– Required PPE– Contact numbers

HSSE MANAGEMENT



• Driver management– Recruitment– Training & induction– Route selection

based on experience– Fatigue (how do we

manage fatigue)– Drivers grade and

chemical handling– Driver assessment– Competency frame

work

DRIVER MANAGEMENT

VEHICLE MANAGEMENT

• Proactive– Maintenance plan

mileage based– Maintenance plan time

based– Daily inspection– Pre trip inspection– Post trip inspection– weekly inspection– Monthly Reactive– Repair based on

breakdown or complain



• ER PLAN• OBJECTIVE• To ensure that in times of emergency, • maximum action will be taken to combat any peril likely to bring

problems to people, property and the environment.• Training of staff to react to emergency such as spill, fire, etc.• To train staff on bringing spillages to its minimum level.• For minor accidents/incidents where no significant damage is done & is

still safe to operate an incident report should be developed but in case of serious accident/incident emergency response plan should be activated mobilizing the emergency response team

• The ER Plan should contain– roles and responsibility during emergency– Contact details and emergency numbers, police fire service– Possible scenario if scenario is not available consult base controller.– Investigation procedure– Recovery procedure– Reporting procedure– Press / Media handling

Emergency response


• Good – There are companies or UNIONS who are trying to manage

transport as per best practice– Comply with local international standard and sign to ISO or OHSAS

EPA.– Procedures and processes available no need to invent the wheel– Ghana customs track cargo

• Bad– There are much more companies or unions that don’t really care – Complying cost is expensive. – Training and other requirement is out of reach– Not equipped to train and to implement.

• Ugly– Regulating Bodies on it s own will not be able to achieve the goals – Regulating bodies need a collective support from international

and local (involving private sector).– Great ideas available but finances is out of reach(passport to

operate to be implemented).

Conclusion The Good, the Bad & the Ugly


• THANK YOU• QUESTIONS

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