{"id":362068,"date":"2017-10-16T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=362068"},"modified":"2017-10-16T06:00:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T06:00:14","slug":"explosives-company-maxam-given-ultimatum-over-safety-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/explosives-company-maxam-given-ultimatum-over-safety-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosives company MAXAM, given ultimatum over safety violations"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ambrose Dery, the Minister of Interior, has ordered the management of MAXAM, one of the world’s leading explosives manufacturer and technical services provider, operating in Tarkwa in the Western Region,\u00a0to address all the shortfalls in its operations within eight weeks.<\/p>\n
He said if the firm fails to meet the approved safety standards by December 10, 2017, the Ministry would have no alternative than to stop granting them any further permits to handle explosives.<\/p>\n
“With magazines, the new regulation is that, there should be bunkers erected on the four sizes of the magazines to ensure that in case of any explosion, the horizontal movement of the explosion would be contained within the bunkers, and can only go vertically up which l believe would reduce any collateral damage that may be caused,” he said.<\/p>\n
Addressing the media, the Minister said Maxam Explosives Company has been one of the institutions the Ministry has granted a permit to operate, but they have not met the regulation to secure their magazines as stated by the regulator.<\/p>\n