New Zealand fuel distributors – supported by the Road Transport Forum – have formed a new industry body to represent the sector’s interests and establish best practice standards.
The Fuel Distributors Industry Safety Committee’s mission statement is to provide a forum where its distributors and stakeholders can collaboratively work towards establishing best practice industry standards to ensure the safe, compliant and environmentally responsible delivery and storage of fuel, according to a spokesperson.
Participating companies include Allied Petroleum, Farmlands Co-op, Farmlands Fuel, Waitomo Group, North & South Fuels, Mcfall Fuel, Rural Fuel, RD Petroleum, Pacific Fuel Haul, Northern Southland Transport, South Fuels and Toll Group.
“Together these companies represent over 80% of volume transported by the industry, and it is envisioned that the remaining parts of the sector will come on board in the near future,” says committee chair Derek Foley.
“In terms of addressing issues such as workplace health and safety, it makes it far easier for the industry to have information disseminated down through our committee and on to the individual organisations rather than having company’s resources stretched trying to engage with WorkSafe NZ individually. I’d like to thank WorkSafe NZ for its input into the Ccmmittee’s work so far.”
