Total Kenya has issued a public safety warning even as it recalled some of its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) hose pipes. They said they were recalling the low-pressure LPG pipe batch number SCG/BS 3212:1991/1 Low-pressure LPG/8mm.mfd:03-2020/exp:03-2025 for failing the aging test. The announcement comes a few days after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) set new standards on petroleum and LPG products. Kebs last month approved 10 new standards outlining safe use, storage, transportation, and disposal of Petroleum and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) products. “Petroleum and LPG products are highly flammable and therefore they need to store, transport, and dispose of them in a safe manner.

Source: Daily Nation March 03, 2021 11:15 UTC