The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Ashante region has rolled-out educational and sensitisation mechanisms aimed at reducing the hazards associated with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) usage.
The EPA would, trained players in the sector including owners and dealers, station attendants, customers, transporters and other technical partners such as the Ghana National Fire Service, and LPG Marketing Companies Association.
Speaking at the training program, dubbed: “Environmental Safety and Best Practices, the Ashante regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Nyantakyi Adiiyah Jackson said the training was necessitated due to the series of gas explosions and fire outbreaks the country had suffered in recent times, which had resulted in loss of lives and property.
He said investigations into these incidents and accidents revealed a number of causes, the most critical and common being the lack of requisite knowledge and skills by most of the workers along the supply chain.
He said all actors including regulators, investors, dealers, attendants and consumers need to work together to reduce the hazards associated with the usage of LPG.
“We have LPG around us in our homes, cars, workplaces, and restaurants among others. We, therefore, need to understand its proper usage”.
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Some of the attendees also expressed their excitement and how beneficial the training was
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Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) #Ahotoronline.com
