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Kenyan subsidiary of the France based global oil and gas giant, Total SE is facing multiplicity of possible law suits to push for compulsory compensation for damages and loses attributed to the recalled faulty Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) hose pipes, The Informer has established.
Our investigations have confirmed that a consortium of lobby groups wants to hold Total Kenya responsible for any damages, deaths, loses from fire or related issues for releasing LPG hose pipes that fall short of the required safety standards.
In a public notice published in local dailies in March this year, Total Kenya issued a public safety warning as it recalled some of its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) hose pipes.
In a single public notice, the firm recalled a total of six batches; LPG/8MM/MFD:03-2020/EXP:03-2025, hose pipes with manufacturing dates of 2018 and 2019: MFD:03-2018/EXP:03-2023, MFD:10-2018/-EXP:10-2023, MFD:04-2019/EXP:04-2024 and MFD:10-2019/ EXP:10-2024.
The Regal Plaza headquartered multinational they were recalling the low-pressure LPG pipe batch number SCG/BS 3212:1991/1 Low-pressure LPG/8mm.mfd:03-2020/exp:03-2025 for failing the aging test.
Through the public warning notice, the company acknowledged that there has been consistent complaints from customers and “information from our supplier that some samples are failing aging test.” The notice read in part.
“In line with our safety commitment to customers and as a preventive measure, we are recalling the hose pipes sold at our service stations and our distributor outlets from 12/06/2020. The batch number can be found on the side of the hosepipe,” read the notification.
The announcement comes a few days after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) set new standards on petroleum and LPG products.
In February this year, Kebs approved ten new standards outlining safe use, storage, transportation, and disposal of Petroleum and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) products.
“Petroleum and LPG products are highly flammable and therefore they need to store, transport, and dispose of them in a safe manner. The new standards aim to safeguard consumers throughout the LPG and other petroleum products supply chain,” said Kebs Managing Director Lt Col (Rtd.) Bernard Njiraini in a statement.
The new standards provide specifications for LPG mountable burners and cylinder grills used by the 3Kg and 6Kg LPG domestic cylinders and safe disposal of cylinders found not fit for use.
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