Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:07:14 +0000 BY MAILESI BANDA THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) is impressed with the 1,209 foreign road tankers inspected between January and May 2017 for complying with safety standards. ZABS head of marketing and public relations, Hazel Zulu, said the foreign vehicles were inspected to ensure petroleum products being conveyed into Zambia was transported in a manner that was in conformity with the relevant standards. She said that of the 1,209 tankers inspected in the period under review, only 34 failed to meet the set standards, representing 97 percent compliance levels. She explained that 24 out of the 413 road tankers failed to meet the standard between January and March, four failed out of 145 in April and six out of the 651 failed in May 2017. “We are happy with the compliance levels on foreign road tank vehicles as this is a positive step in promoting public safety,’’ she […]
