THE INITIAL ALARM! (view video below)
Oistins businesses reopen after oil spill
Group Health and Safety Manager at Barbados National Energy Company Ltd (BNECL), Damien Catlyn says there is a triple layer of protection to not only trap the contaminated material from Friday’s crude oil spill in Oistins, Christ Church, but to prevent it from reaching the sea.
He was speaking during Saturday’s update which also included Minister of Energy Senator Lisa Cummins, who said the various agencies would see the process to the end.
Barbados' first major oil spill contained
Major crude oil spill disrupts Oistins community but officials say it could have been worse
- 1 000 barrels of oil recovered in clean-up operation
- Environment Minister insists spill did not reach sea
- "Deep investigation" into cause of leak next week
- Vendors want compensation for closure
Health and Safety Protocols:
- No one seemed to have been monitoring the pumping of the oil.
- Where are the warning mechanisms, e.g., alarms, CCTV alerts, etc.?
- Are personnel not on 24 hour standby during such an operation? This operation (crude oil pumping activity) falls into the realm of extreme hazards.
- Imagine what other hazards could have occurred if that oil had ignited or made its way into the sea.
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