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Peter Jackson Combined Gas Systems 13 Brookfield Road Culcheth Warrington Cheshire WA3 4PB
Ken Wales A J Cunnigham Ltd t/a William Skinner Cunnigham House Highfield St Quivox Ayr KA6 5HQ
Wayne F Martin 42 Panton Road Hoole Chester CH2 3AH
Gregg Walker Statcourt Service 31 Portland Place Fauld House West Lothian EH47 9D
Martin Morrell Grain House The Maltings Station Road Alne North Yorkshire Y061 1TP Amanda Niven Falkirk Council Development Services Abbotsford House David's Loan Bainsford Falkirk FK2 7YZ Alan Stevenson Alan Stevenson Associates Ltd 63 Bevendean Crescent Brighton BN2 4RB
Edward Wheeler Eurotank Environmental Ltd Unit 10, Saxon Wharf Lower York Street Southampton SO14 5QF Michael Whiting Martindales 1 Avro Court Ermine Business Park Huntingdon Cambs PE29 6WE Vigh-Bellon Zsolt ACIS - Advanced Construction Ind Services Gyàr u.2. Budaörs
Pest 2040 Hungary December Colin Maxwell Suffolk County Council Trading Standards Dept St Edmund House Rope Walk Ipwich Suffolk IP4 1LZ Matthew Sullivan 11 Highfield Road Bromsgrove Worcester B61 7BD Paul Grayling 18 Cordys Lane Trimley St Mary Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 0UD Iain Thompson Avon Fire Brigade Avon Fire Brigade H/Q Temple Back Bristol BS1 6EU
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UK, Norfolk - Major road closed as tanker overturns November 10, 2003 Firefighters and environmental officers averted a major safety hazard after a fuel tanker overturned on the A140, leaking petrol and diesel into nearby waterways. Just before midnight on Saturday a lorry containing more than 40,000 litres of fuel toppled on a roundabout at Dickleburgh, blocking the northbound carriageway. The road remained blocked the following day as the containment and clean-up operation continued until 4pm, involving dozens of firefighters from all over Norfolk as well as officers from the Environment Agency and South Norfolk District Council. Traffic was diverted through the village of Dickleburgh. Makeshift sand dams were built in roadside ditches to prevent the spilled fuel contaminating rivers and a bed of foam was sprayed around the lorry to 10
minimise the risk of fumes igniting. Power was cut to nearby lampposts after the truck knocked one to the floor, leaving wiring exposed, and the remaining fuel was transferred to a second tanker to be removed from the crash site. Leading firefighter Phil Leeder said: "The potential for something to go wrong was quite high. We has two primary concerns. One was the risk of fire from fuel leaking from the tanker and the other was the environmental impact. The Highways Agency brought sand and we put dams in the ditch both sides of the lorry to contain the spill. The Environment Agency worked to clean up the itches and skimmed fuel from the surface of the water. We needed specialist equipment to decant the fuel from one tanker to the other and two lorries, one with a crane, to right the tanker and take it away." Bridget Marr of the Environment Agency said: "We are very hopeful that this spill has been contained successfully and quickly enough to prevent any major impact. Only a very short stretch of water has been affected." Chris Tubby said special absorbent
booms were used alongside the sand dams to contain the spill in the ditch. "Compared to what could have happened we have a very small spill and the fire service have been excellent in preventing fire and helping us to contain the spillage."
UK, Hazard Bulletin Beware of Aerosol Cans Do you keep WD-40, hair spray, Off, Fix-A-Flat, etc. in your vehicle? If so, you might want to reconsider. The picture on the next page is of a pressurized can that exploded in a person's vehicle and imbedded itself in the back seat of the car. The temperature outside of the closed up vehicle was about 100 degrees F. What if you or a loved one had been sitting in that seat? Do any of your family members keep aerosol cans in their vehicles? If they do, please pass this warning along to them! The incident pictured happened at a refinery in Beaumont. A deodorant
