MES suspends the operation of a liquefied gas filling station in the Imishli district (video, photo)

The State Agency for Safe Working in Industry and Mountain-Mining Controlof the Ministry of Emergency Situations continues to take necessary measures within its powers to ensure safety in industry and mining.

In this context, the Agency's inspectors conducted a planned inspection at the liquefied gas filling station owned by individual entrepreneur Gafarov Salahat Jamil oglu, operating in the village of Yalavaj, Imishli district.

During the inspection, violations that could pose a threat to human life and health were discovered at the station.

Thus, it was determined that the internal inspection and hydraulic testing of liquefied gas tanks were not conducted at the liquefied gas filling station, the safety valves installed on the liquefied gas tanks were not inspected, and the rubber sleeves operated at the station were not tested.

Considering the impossibility of immediately eliminating the detected deficiencies, as well as the danger they pose to human life and health, the operation of the LPG filling station was suspended by the Agency's employees and a copy of the act drawn up to eliminate the violations was submitted to the entrepreneur.