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TOR relocates tanker drivers from
premises to safer place
Tema, March 1, GNA - To ensure absolute safety of lives and
properties, Management of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), the
country's only oil refinery has constructed a new
operational tanker park at the cost of nine billion cedis to
relocate the tanker drivers.
The park, located about 200 metres away from the refinery is
equipped with the necessary facilities such as 60 offices
for the Oil Marketing Companies (OMC), sanitary facilities,
training centres for the drivers, bathrooms, fire fighting
equipment, generator, 12 fire fighting hydrants, water
reservoir, offices for the drivers, canteens and sleeping
rooms, among others.
The tankers, presently numbering about 1,500 were being
parked at the frontage of the refinery and along the street.
Taking newsmen round to inspect the park, Mr Robert Mosore,
Manager in-charge of Special Duties at the TOR said the area
has a capacity for 400 tankers who would be waiting for
their turn to load their fuel allocation and then leave the
premises immediately for their respective areas.
The rest of the tankers would be at their respective areas
across the countryside and would be informed through the OMC
when to load before coming to wait at the park.
This indicates that this time round, no tanker would have to
waste time loading their consignment.
Mr Mosore explained that the refinery's business was
threatened by fire outbreaks with the tankers parking area
from both loaded and unloaded trucks.
These were mainly caused by the siphoning of products
leading to generation of static ignition, insecurity of
vehicles due to the operations of intruders, popularly known
as the "belle belle boys", while operations of the
neighbouring companies also posed threat hence the
construction of the park.
He said keeping the tankers at the safe and confined place
would eliminate siphoning of fuel from loaded trucks, ease
congestion on the TOR-VALCO road and bring together all the
OMC at one place.
Mr Mosore however, indicated that ejection of traditional
food sellers along the street posed a threat as they are
adamant to leave but said they would liaise with the Tema
Municipal Assembly to resolve the situation.
Talking about emission of smoke from nearby Ferro Fabrik
Company, he said the Company is addressing the situation
with the help of the Environmental Protection Agency.
GNA
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