27th November, 2012
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has read the riot act to importers and manufacturers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) gas cylinders, promising to clamp down on defaulters of the new guidelines.
SON also raised the alarm over the number of sub-standard gas cylinders in circulation, saying “it is a disaster waiting to happen”.
The Director-General of SON, Dr. Joseph Odumodu said that the influx of sub-standard cylinders would no longer be tolerated.
Reading the riot act to importers of LPG cylinders, Odumodu stated that: “All importers of cylinders shall have a defined programme for the maintenance of cylinders with trained personnel.
“All importers of LPG cylindes shall sign an understanding for SON to take full responsibility of the maintenance and recertification of imported cylinders. All importers seeking the renewal of their approval shall meet the requirements of bringing cylinders into the country as stipulated in the SON guideline and an expiry date must be engraved on the cylinders”.
By Henry Ojelu