DIGEST 2006 - Sabita

• Obtain endorsement and
commitment from refiners;
• Publish and market.
The project has now reached
Phase 2, and visits to all refineries
are underway to elicit concerns
and proposals for a uniform code
of entry, loading and exit of bulk
bitumen haulers at refineries in
South Africa.
Review
A review of the
current document
points to a number of
issues that would
need to be addressed
in preparation of the
proposed review.
Some of the principal
ones are listed below:
• The current
document relies
on the willing
compliance of
Sabita members
and hauliers for
its successful implementation.
This somewhat
indulgent approach is not
what is envisaged in the
COSHEC business plan, and
consequently it is likely that
the title of the new document
will be: A national code of
practice for loading bitumen
at refineries in SA, with the
content phrased accordingly.
It is envisaged that the
preface to the document will
carry an endorsement by all
primary producers (i.e.
marketers and refineries) and
an undertaking to enforce the
content at their loading sites;
The aim is
to adopt
a single
(minimum)
national
standard code
to address safety
and environmental
issues
• The current document admits
to variance of standards
and/or procedures at
refineries. The aim is to adopt
a single (minimum) national
standard code that
adequately addresses safety
and environmental issues.
Should any particular refinery
have additional requirements,
these can be dealt with in an
appendix (or the Sabita
website) that
can be
amended from
time to time.
Operations
Operational
aspects that will
be covered
comprehensively
are:
• Entry
procedures;
• The vehicle
(roadworthy
certificates, pre-load
inspection, dangerous goods
placards, orange box etc);
• The driver (Medical fitness EC
license and PrDP(DG)
qualifications and declaration
of compliance etc.);
• Requisite documentation
(uplift documentation,
dangerous goods declarations
etc., MSDS);
• Required loading procedures
to be followed by the haulier
driver and assistant as well
as refinery staff;
• Departure procedures.
Since publication of the current
document in 2000, attitudes and
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