South Africa has experienced gas-related incidents reporting fires and explosions
costing domestic, commercial and industrial facilities millions of Rands. However, these
statistics say nothing of numerous other smaller events that occur and go unrecorded,
such as boiler fires, process oven failures, piping ruptures, non-conforming installations,
and non-suited/non approved equipment amongst others. These have been the cause
of unpublicised damages and injuries. Unfortunately, action is often only taken on these
issues after some large and tragic event occurs. (Read more…)