eThekwini, Sasol tighten emergency plans for areas near fuel pipelines

Staff Reporter

eThekwini Municipality has started strengthening its emergency response planning with Sasol and other agencies for communities living near high-risk petroleum pipeline servitudes.  

The municipality hosted an Emergency Response Plan workshop at its Disaster Management Centre with Sasol and other emergency stakeholders this week to improve disaster readiness across the city.

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The workshop also aimed to plan coordination around hazardous incidents involving underground pipelines that transport crude oil and gas.

“The workshop represents the industry’s commitment to capacitating the municipality’s emergency services teams with practical tools, technical insights and unified protocols that strengthen the city’s Emergency Response Plan,” said Sasol Inland Pipeline Manager Zwelakhe Mkhasibe

“When industry experts and municipal responders collaborate, we create a life-saving system that responds faster, prevents avoidable disasters and protects communities living close to petroleum pipelines,” he said.

The city said a