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October 2, 2026

COMPETENCE AND CULTURE - GO HAND IN HAND

During a maintenance operation in a refinery, two operators opened the wrong purge. Four hundred litres of naphtha spilled out and caught fire. The operators were not qualified to perform this task and, like 10% of their colleagues, did not follow the operating procedure. The authorities noted persistent shortcomings in the facility operator's safety culture.

Source:Aria database