Sasol on Tuesday, December 7 conducted a gas pipeline emergency exercise in Chamdor, Krugersdorp.

The primary purpose of the emergency exercise was to test the state of readiness of all relevant emergency responders when responding to a gas pipeline emergency.

Other aspects within the emergency preparedness process that were tested are response time; capabilities of responders to conduct the incident safely; the capacity to manage incidents which might affect multiple stakeholders; to test if affected publics are able to respond safely in an event of a gas pipeline incident; and identify gaps to be mitigated in the process of continual improvement.

Vice President: Pipelines and KZN Wax Operations Sipho Maseko said, “At Sasol, safety is a priority, we care about our people and the environment. It is against this backdrop that we prioritise the reliability of our operations through testing the efficiency of our safety controls.

Furthermore, we work together with affected municipalities to continuously provide their Emergency Management Services with information about our pipelines, in order for them to respond accordingly in an event of an emergency. We also urge member of our communities to work with us in reporting any suspicious activities near our pipelines, to our toll-free number 0800 212 260.”

He added Sasol remains committed to operating and maintaining its network of pipelines safely across Mozambique and South Africa, five provinces (SA only) and 24 municipalities where it operates.