NBTA Bulk Tanker Day 2017

For further information on this and future Bulk Tanker Day conference's, contact Rob Perkins, Executive Director, National Bulk Tanker Association on robperkins@nbta.com.au or 0411 402 832

Session slides

• David Jackson - NTI
• Brett Patterson - RMS
• Paul McGuiggan - Fire and Rescue NSW
• Asela Atapattu - EPA NSW
• John Wall - Centre for Road Safety
• Greg Dikranian - Centre for Road Safety
• Simona Tomevska - Standards Australia
• Dev Naren - Seeing Machines
• Lee Stringer - SLP
• Rob Perkins - NBTA
• NBTA Bulk Tanker Day Program 2017

Event Information

According to NBTA research there is on average one serious tanker incident a week across Australia. Around half of these are single vehicle events with about one third involving a roll over. About half of the incidents result in a significant loss of containment. During 2016 fourteen people lost their lives as a result of these incidents.

This scorecard of incidents and their outcomes is the starting point for a conversation we will hold at Bulk Tanker Day. Questions of causality and the effectiveness of prevention measures will be discussed by leading tanker operators. The role of technology in aiding safer outcomes as well as the significance of the human factor in influencing outcomes will also be on the table.

The day will be capped with a practical emergency response exercise conducted by Fire and Rescue NSW.