Emergency response
Flexibladder fetches firefighting facilities for site FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, LABARONNE CITAF HAS DESIGNED AND BUILT FLEXIBLE BLADDER TANKS FOR LIQUID STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION. SAFE TO WORK SPEAKS WITH FLEXIBLADDER ABOUT ITS FIREFIGHTING APPLICATIONS FOR MINE SITES.
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lexibladder was dreamed up by Andre Labaronne in 1958 when he noticed productivity gains could be made in transport and storage using his invention over conventional methods. From there, the idea was formed to develop a flexible bladder that could be folded up and stored for transport, then rolled out and used on the return trip so trucks transporting goods in one direction could utilise the empty truck for liquid on the return journey. No more wasting a trip. Fast forward 62 years and Flexibladder is used across a range of
industries, including mining; agriculture and viticulture for liquid fertiliser, water, potable water, leachate, fuel and dairy effluent storage irrigation and in the case of the Oaky Creek coal mine in Queensland, firefighting. At remote mine sites like Oaky Creek, it can be difficult to get firefighting equipment onto location at the time of an emergency and often by the time an emergency crew with a firefighting appliance arrives, it is too late. Flexibladder has installed a 300,000-litre tank at the Central Queensland site, giving Oaky Creek water at the location as a short-term
Flexibladder’s storage tanks are durable enough to withstand Australia’s hot and arid conditions.
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solution while long-term permanent infrastructure is installed. Further, Flexibladder can also integrate long-term fire safety plans, as its 10-year warranty and 20-year plus life expectancy against heat and sun means it has the durability to reliably perform over many years. Australian director David Bennett says Flexibladder tanks combine strength and flexibility, making them tough enough to withstand harsh mining conditions, while being flexible enough to be used across a range of applications. “Flexibadder tanks are extremely
