Source: newsthemegh.com
The general population has been warned that storing cylinders indoors is exceedingly risky.
Gas leaks cannot be seen with the human eye, so cylinders must be kept outside to prevent a fire from starting.
At an LPG awareness and sensitization lecture at the Takoradi Technical University, Mr. Kwami Sefa Kayi, Chairman of the Consumer Services sub-committee and member of the NPA Governing Board, made the call. He noted that some people did not want to keep their cylinders outside out of concern that they would be stolen.
“Go and bring out any cylinders you may have within any confined space. He advised against complaining that it would be taken.
The focus of the presentation presented by the Authority’s Corporate Affairs and Gas Directorates was “Safe Use of LPG Protects Lives and Property.”
Individual conversations with traders and lectures given in educational institutions in the Western and Central regions were part of the effort to raise awareness of the safe use of LPG and the overall operations of NPA.
The Sekondi Nursing and Midwifery Training College and the Cape Coast Nursing and Midwifery Training College were among the other establishments that were inspected.
The Consumer Services Manager for NPA, Mrs. Eunice Budu Nyarko, asked the public to quickly report petrol outlets suspected of cheating to the Authority in response to a question about the NPA’s complaint process.
According to her, fast investigations are carried out to ascertain the facts when complaints are filed within 48 hours after the purchase of fuel. This prevents the commodity from running out.
Consumers ought to file complaints within 48 hours. We run the danger of losing evidence if we wait. Consumers should report, so we can take fast action, she advised.
After 48 hours of fuel purchase, consumers could still report, according to Mrs. Budu Nyarko.
“We’ll keep looking into it, but that product you purchased might have run out. The Authority’s inspectors will therefore be visiting the station on an unannounced basis for a while as part of the NPA’s surveillance of the station.
She emphasized that “the NPA will always protect the interest of stakeholders, consumers, and petroleum service providers” before announcing the customer lines.
Mr. David Essuman, Assistant Divisional Fire Officer, warned the public against placing heavy objects such stones on valves in an attempt to purportedly stop leaks during his presentation.
He claimed that heavy materials were ineffective in stopping the leak and suggested that the best course of action was for the populace to replace the damaged valves.
The NPA Communications Manager, Mr. Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, welcomed the lecturers and students on behalf of the NPA Chief Executive, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and remarked that while Europeans and Americans completely relied on gas for home activities, they hardly ever reported fires.
Therefore, he claimed, gas users in Ghana could lessen the frequency of gas-related fire breakouts if they followed the safety advice.