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CROIERG TRAILERS & EQUIPMENT CROIERG’s spill response trailers and equipment are strategically located at: -
Trailer access criteria is in the Members Area under Emergency Equipment then click "Access to Equipment."
Member’s please note that the equipment usage and accountability criteria are specific and clearly spelt out in CROIERG information in the Member’s Manual, which is available in the Member’s Area of this website The provision of the large, secure first-class storage area by the Shell Co of Australia Ltd at their Canberra Terminal enables us to store our six trailers and associated equipment under cover with 24-hour access. CROIERG appreciates the efforts of the host companies who look after our trailers at various locations and provide monthly checks to ensure they are operational NOTE: Some articles are in Adobe Acrobat format and require and Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the reader download it from here  |
Febuary 2010Contents
EMERENCY RESPONDER TRAINING COURSE
Courses to be conducted at the Transport Industries Skills Centre (TISC) Training Complex, Sutton Road Canberra ACT Bookings are to directed to TISC: - Phone (02 6297 7187 Fax (02)6297 6986 Mail: -PO Box 1021, Dickson ACT 2602 Email office@suttonroad.com.au The above timetable as a pdf file [pdf]THE NEW ‘Y’ FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION PANELS (EIP’s)Available from CROIERG All CROIERG members have been advised that stickers for the ‘Y’ (no black background) as required by ADG7 can be obtained from the CROIERG Secretary. Please note that you will need 2 per EIP a total of 6 per standard three panel tanker Ph. (02) 6226 1752. Mob. 0428 627 777 Email eejoconn@bigpond.net.au Mail. PO Box 362 Yass NSW 2582 "UNLEADED GASOLINE – CHEMICAL RESPONSE GUIDE" (Cedre) PUBLISHED Cedre (The Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution) in France has published another first class guide on emergency response. (Yes! In English) Further information in the Member’s Area "LAND OIL SPILLS" (CROIERG Booklet) The CROIERG booklet "An Introduction to the Control of Land Oil Spills" is still available for members An A5 handy-size booklet with the basics of responding to spills and good staff training material Contact the CROIERG Secretary Email eejoconn@bigpond.net.au Ph (02) 6226 1752 or Mobile 0428 627 777 TANKER CRASH SHUTS DOWN HIGHWAY 4 IN NOVA SCOTIA (CANADA)Wentworth Nova Scotia, Canada– Highway 4 is expected to be closed for most of the day after slippery roads sent a tanker truck carrying 51,000 litres of aviation fuel into the ditch.  Tanker crash on Highway 4 in Canada RCMP from Amherst and Oxford responded to the scene along with the Wentworth Fire Department, Department of Transportation and HazMat units from Amherst and New Glasgow are also on scene. The driver of the truck was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Source.amherstdaily.com TANKER NEARLY SPLITS IN HALF IN PENNSYLVANIADecember 31, 2009 East Pittsburgh, Pa. USA –  An Allegheny Petroleum tanker truck loaded with about 30,400 litres of motor oil crashed and nearly split in half in East Pittsburgh. The wreck was reported Wednesday afternoon on Electric Avenue, near Triboro Expressway. "Apparently, the truck was coming in off of the Parkway (East), out Route 30, and apparently his trailer jacks somehow lowered and started dragging on the ground, which at some point in time caused the trailer to buckle, as you can see it now," Braddock Fire Chief Tom Petrovic said. WTAE Channel 4 Action News' Jon Greiner reported that the truck did not leak, aside from a few drops, because there was a second containment tank inside the damaged tank. Traffic was re-routed while the oil was off-loaded to another tanker. No injuries were reported. Source www.thepittsburghchannel.com FIERY TANKER CRASH ON DALLAS (Texas) FREEWAYDecember 18, 2009 Dallas, Texas USA — The Dallas North Tollway ramp to eastbound President George Bush Turnpike will be closed for an undetermined amount of time due to a major tanker truck fire early Friday morning. The fuel truck struck a concrete barrier and overturned at 12:16 a.m., resulting in a massive explosion and fire as the flammable liquid escaped from the ruptured tank. Dallas Fire-Rescue said flames from the burning fuel spread for up to 200 yards along the ramp. Firefighters found the driver of the Coastal Transport vehicle dead inside the cab of the truck. The name of the driver was not released, and no other injuries were reported. As of now the driver and the name of the company are still undetermined due to the severity of the fire. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The accident snarled morning rush hour traffic at the busy intersection Source www.kvue.com TANKER CRASH DUMPS 1,200 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO BRUNSWICK STREAM (New York State)January 7, 2010 BRUNSWICK, N.Y. USA  Clean-up crews returned to the scene of an oil tanker crash in Rensselaer County on Wednesday. The accident happened Tuesday night on Willard Lane in Brunswick. The truck went off the road, rolled down an embankment, and stopped in a stream. 4500 litres of fuel were spilled into the water and half-a-mile of the stream is now contaminated. Crews have been using pumper trucks and other cleanup equipment to take care of the mess. Source www.wten.com FUEL TANKER RAMS INTO ROADSIDE HOUSE IN UGANDA27th December, 2009 A speeding fuel tanker on Thursday rammed into a house in Bugembe town on the Iganga-Jinja highway, killing one person instantly.
The Christmas Eve accident occurred at about 7:30am. The victim
identified as Agnes, who was a visitor in the area, was smashed by the
trailer.
The fuel tanker from Eldoret in Kenya was carrying 40,000 litres of petrol. Source www.newvision.co.ug SUMMIT TUNNEL FUEL TANKER BLAZE WAS A THREAT TO TOWNS' FUTURE (Flashback to 1984 in the UK)December 24, 2009 UK Victorian engineers built things to last – and 25 years ago this week an example of their handiwork faced its most serious test.
For three days from December 20, 1984, Summit Tunnel, one of the major
rail links between Yorkshire and Lancashire blazed after a train
travelling from the Haverton Hill Chemical Works, near Middlesbrough, to
Glazebrook, near Warrington, hit difficulties in the then 140-year-old
tunnel.
The heat reached more than 6,000 degrees centigrade in the tunnel,
with eight of the 10 tankers splitting and releasing around 40,000
gallons of what turned out to be petrol.
Rochdale Road, which had been closed to traffic, was reopened on the
Saturday after fire chiefs had made it clear there was no further chance
of an explosion.
4 DEAD 6 INJURED IN TANKER/MOTOR COACH CRASH ON I-70 WEST OF COLUMBUS (OHIO)January7, 2010 Springfield, Ohio USA Four people were killed and six others were injured Thursday afternoon when the motorcoach they were riding in was struck by a tanker. The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. at milepost 62 on Interstate 70, near U.S. Route 40. According to the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a driver of a commercial vehicle lost control and crossed the median into eastbound traffic. Patrol officers said a westbound Mack commercial truck, driven by Zygmunt Wieckowski, 59 of Chicago, lost control and crossed the median into eastbound traffic.  The truck clipped a sedan driven by Robin McCann, 45, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. McCann was not injured in the crash. The truck then struck a 17-passenger motor coach driven by Traci Williams, of Springfield. Williams, 42, and three passengers were killed in the crash. Kenny Fry, 61, Lonnie Acton, 28, and Alonso Ruffin, 37, all of Springfield, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Clark County Coroner's Office. Wieckowski and six additional passengers in the motor coach were transported to local hospitals for treatment.
The names and conditions of the six passengers were not immediately
known. According to the patrol, the motorcoach was carrying
developmentally disabled people.
The highway completely reopened shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. The crash remains under investigation. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash. Source www.10tv.com BLAST KILLS SEMINOLE MAN USING PROPANE TORCH TO THAW VALVEJanuary 7, 2010 Seminole, OK USA A Seminole man was killed Tuesday in an explosion as he used a propane torch to thaw a frozen valve on a tanker truck. The blast at Tiger Tank Trucks south of Seminole threw Richard Basque about 12 feet, Seminole County Sheriff Shannon Smith said. Smith said Basque, 52, died instantly. Smith said it is standard practice to use a propane torch to heat frozen truck valves. "Truck drivers do this all the time, and nothing like this ever happens," Smith said. "His death was purely accidental, and a fluke." The tanker truck was used to haul salt water and crude oil. Seminole Fire Chief Bryant Baker said the explosion occurred about 9 a.m. and was felt about two miles away at a Walmart SuperCenter. It blew sheet metal off the trucking company, shattered windows in adjacent buildings and damaged at least one rig, he said. Nicholas Basque said his uncle had been a truck driver most of his life. He had worked for Tiger Tank Trucks for about two years but had been employed with the company on and off since 1978. OH&S Administration officials were at the trucking company Tuesday conducting their own investigation. Other employees suffered minor injuries, but none were life-threatening, he said. Source www.newsok.com To view a video of this incident TWO IN HOSPITAL, CLEANUP CONTINUES FOLLOWING OIL TRUCK ROLLOVER IN HARMONY TOWNSHIPJanuary 06, 2010, Harmony, New Jersey USA 
A New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection contractor removed oil-contaminated soil
today following a tanker rollover crash Tuesday in Harmony Township that
left two men hospitalized.
The Warren County Hazardous Materials Team worked about seven hours to contain the spill, team Chief Tom Nigro said late Tuesday. The team used booms and pads to soak up the oil, but much of it still found its way to the soil and to storm drains, Nigro said. "A lot of it had run off before we even got there," he said. The DEP this afternoon continued removing contaminated soil from the area, department spokesman Larry Hajna said. The spill did not appear to affect any streams or other water sources, he said.
 The truck slid on its side into an embankment, and its passenger side struck a large, flat rock, police said. Jones said the truck's speed at the time of the crash is undetermined. Source www.leighvalleylive.com OIL TRUCK OVERTUIRNS ON SLICK ROAD IN MAINEJanuary 1, 2010 Orland, Maine USA— An oil truck overturned on a slick stretch of Route 1 early Tuesday morning near the Orland-Ellsworth town line, spilling fuel onto the roadway and nearly threatening a nearby pond. Donna Gormley, spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, said DEP crews responded shortly before 3 a.m. and were prepared for the worst. "It could have been a disaster, but there really was only a small amount of fuel that spilled," she said.  A DEP crew remained at the scene late Tuesday morning, unloading 14,440 litres of diesel fuel and 3000 litres of kerosene to other trucks, Gormley said. By late afternoon, she said, all but 760 litres of the fuel was accounted for. As part of the cleanup, the DEP crew removed approximately 14 yards of contaminated soil. When the driver of the truck lost control, it crashed into a guardrail and went over an embankment, she said. At that point, the fuel tank detached from the truck’s cab, which Gormley said was probably a stroke of luck. "There was a small hole in the tank, but it was at the top, and the truck ended up on its wheels," she said. A small amount of fuel spilled out and into a nearby stream, according to Gormley, but it did not threaten Patten Pond, which is where that stream flows. The truck was owned by Diesel Direct, which has several locations in Massachusetts. The truck’s driver was not identified, but he was not believed to have been injured, according to a Maine State Police dispatcher. Source www.bangordailynews.com CREWS TRAIN TO TACKLE NEW LPG DANGERS IN DUBAIJanuary 18, 2010 DUBAI UAE
A mock disaster yesterday taught emergency crews to deal with spills of
liquefied petroleum gas.
 Nabeel Ali, chief fire and safety compliance officer for Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), said LPG shipments were increasing on the nation’s motorways and training for public safety officers was vital.
"Because of the new hotels and buildings coming up everywhere in
the Emirates, they all use LPG in their facilities," he said.
"Therefore the number of tankers with LPG has increased, and it is a
risk that cannot be ignored."
"What is important is that the gas, once outside of the tanker,
has to be cooled so as not to spread and ignite, because it leads to a
non-extinguishable fire," he said. "The tanker has to be cooled
as well, before removing the remaining gas inside."
Rescuers quickly freed the trapped driver and brought him to safety, a
considerable distance away from the accident site. As medics attended to
him, the police, fire, and civil defence turned their attention to the
tanker, which was said to be holding about 10 tonnes of LPG. They spent
much of their time dousing the scene with water.
Several policemen pushed back crowds of people, which Mr Mustafa said was
essential to preventing a fire.
Civil Defence holds drills throughout the year to ensure its workers are
up to date on the techniques and equipment used in the types of disasters
that especially threaten the UAE, among them warehouse fires, huge
traffic accidents, collapsed cranes and oil-tanker collisions.
"This type of incident can never happen, or it can happen six times in the next month. You never know," said an official from Civil Defense who took part in the training. "Therefore it is our duty to be prepared to deal with such a situation. Source www.thenational.ae THREE BURNT TO DEATH AS TANKER EXPLODES IN KENYADecember 30, 2009 Kericho, Kenya Three people were burnt to death when a petrol tanker exploded after a road accident on the Kericho-Nakuru highway. The accident, which involved a petrol tanker, a tipper lorry and a trailer occurred at Londiani forest. Those who died in the crash were the drivers of the tanker and the trailer and a woman who had hiked a lift on the oil transporter less than 10 kilometres from the scene of the accident.
However, the driver and loader of the tipper lorry escaped unhurt. The
trailer conductor escaped the flames by a whisker after jumping out of
the window.
The tanker, which exploded on impact, and the trailer cabin were reduced to shells while the tipper lorry had minor damage. The trailer was ferrying green tea to Nairobi while the tipper lorry had sand destined for Mau Summit. The tanker was transporting petrol to Kericho from the Nakuru depot. Kericho police boss Paterson Maelo said the tipper lorry was overtaking when it hit the tanker, which in turn collided head on with the trailer. "The driver of the tanker was trying to avoid colliding with the tipper lorry but the space was not enough," Mr Maelo said at the scene. Source www.nation.co.ke VEHICLES CRUSHED IN FUEL TANKER CRASHJanuary 12, 2010 Lincoln MA USA  Lincoln - A tanker truck rolled over on Route 2 in Lincoln Tuesday morning, crushing three vehicles and halting hundreds of others making the late morning commute. The truck, which was reportedly carrying 8,500 gallons of diesel fuel, was traveling westbound on Route 2 just before Crosby’s Corner on the Lincoln-Concord line when it rolled over, landing atop a minivan and two cars also headed west. "The truck was coming down the roadway and, for some unknown reason which we are investigating, lost his brakes and fell," state police Lt. Debra Simon said According to a statement from the state police, Trans Speck Trucking of Millbury owns the truck. A medical flight helicopter landed on the roadway nearby to transport the truck driver, John Revene, 47, of Westboro, to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston with serious injuries. The three other vehicles did not have passengers. Two of the other drivers, Christiane Rabich of Sudbury and Nancy James of Concord, were able to walk away from the scene. The third, Elizabeth Buchanan of Arlington, was extricated from her car, which was demolished by the tanker, and transported to Emerson Hospital in Concord. The accident occurred shortly before 9 a.m., as Rabich was on her way home from dropping her son off at school. "[The truck] was up on the embankment and I was thinking, ‘Why is this truck passing me on the right?’" Rabich said. "That’s it, that’s all I saw." Seconds later, the tanker rolled on top of her minivan, crushing the passenger side where her son had sat minutes earlier.  "I only thought I’m glad my son was not with me," said Rabich, who walked away from the scene unharmed. "I was planning the day in my head, but I think that has changed now." At the accident scene, the tanker lay atop the three vehicles for more than an hour as public safety personnel from Concord, Lincoln and Hanscom Air Force Base, as well as state Department of Transportation workers, prepped for righting the truck and towing away the mangled vehicles. Concord Fire Chief Mark Cotreau said the tanker, which appeared to be intact, was filled with a "substantial amount" of viscous fuel that their information indicated was number 4 fuel oil. The crash remains under investigation by State Police Troop A with the assistance of the State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, the Concord Fire Department and the Department of Transportation. As a result of the preliminary investigation, Revene was issued a citation for speeding. Route 2 at Crosby’s Corner was completely closed to traffic until past 11 a.m. Eastbound traffic was directed down Route 2A while westbound traffic was diverted through Lincoln. Source www.wickedlocal.com ROAD CLOSED AFTER TANKER FIRE AND AIRPORT FIRE TRUCK BROUGHT IN TO ASSISTJanuary 13, 2010 Potomac, Maryland. USA –  Montrose Road is closed after firefighters were called to the scene of a fiery crash involving a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline. Officials say Montrose Road will remain closed until at least 6 p.m. on Thursday. Officials tell 9NEWS NOW the tanker turned over onto the driver's side around 4:40 Thursday morning as the rig exited I-270. It then burst into flames. No other vehicles were involved. The driver was able to escape relatively unharmed. Montrose Road is shut down in both directions. All lanes on I-270 have been reopened, but the Montrose exits are still closed. Officials shut down I-270 while they put the fire out. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham says the truck was carrying between28,500 and 34,000 litres of gasoline. Fire crews allowed the fuel to burn off for about an hour while making sure none of the burning gasoline escaped into storm drains.  Tanker in firey crash A Dulles International Airport crash truck was used to put out the fire and second foam truck was on the scene from Frederick County, Maryland. Source www.wusa9.co  Tanker wreckage in Maryland For a raw video of the above incident TWO KILLED IN KERALA GAS TANKER FIRE, HIGHWAY CORDONED OFFJanuary 1, 2010 Karunagapally (Kerala), Two people were killed and at least 20 injured early Thursday when a gas tanker lost control after it hit a car and turned over in a blaze of fire on a national highway in Kerala. The raging fire on National Highway 47 at Karunagapally, 85 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram, also destroyed a police jeep, a car and several two wheelers, police said. The highway continued to be cordoned off, hours after the incident. The injured have been admitted to various hospitals in Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram. Six people are critical and three others stated to be serious following burn injuries, officials said. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who visited the accident site Thursday afternoon, said the immediate task was to see that the injured got proper treatment. "Of course, there will be an inquiry into what happened. There are shortcomings because of adequate fire fighting equipment, but the police and fire force did a good job in the rescue operations," said Balakrishnan. Five police officials and some fire personnel also suffered burn injuries. "A police jeep that arrived at the scene went up in flames. Those living in the vicinity have been evacuated and several fire engines toiled for hours together and the flames are now completely doused," said an eyewitness, adding that there were concerns the entire lorry might explode. Source www. the Indian.com To watch a video of this incident ROAD REOPENS. - EVACUEES GO HOME AFTER PROPANE TANKER SPILLJanuary 8, 2010 Batesville, AK USA
It took hours, but a shutdown highway was reopened and evacuees returned
home early this morning in Batesville following a tanker spill.
The propane leaked from a tear in the seam of the truck onto the
highway and into a corn and soy farm. The truck is owned by STI of
Arkadelphia.
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