Federal Road Safety Corps, has embarked on a “Safe-to- Load” training for its personnel so they could curb incessant crashes among tankers and articulated vehicles on the roads.

In his remarks at the training organised for its desk officers at depots and tankfarms, Lagos State Sector Commander, Hyginus Omeje, said it would help to reduce crashes among articulated vehicles to the barest minimum.

According to Omeje, it would assist them to understand how to conduct proper supervision and thorough checks on tankers and articulated vehicles before loading at the various depots.

Omeje said through the training, participants would be able to effectively monitor and check vehicles’ faults before loading and embarking on their journeys, saying Safe-to-Load” training was to build up the capacity of officers that were in the tank farms and to enhance safe haulage of petroleum products on Nigerian roads.

He said the corps had earlier posted officers to the various depots not only in Lagos but also across the nation such as Calabar and Port Harcourt where there were tank farms.

According to him, about one hundred personnel would benefit from the training which would be done in four different batches with twenty-five officers in each batch.

Omeje said the corps would be trained on how to follow the loading checklist to ensure every truck meets up with the prerequisites and standard specifications for loading before leaving their depots.

He also urged drivers to comply with all the rules and regulations of loading, saying they should also ensure their vehicles were road worthy before entering the depot to avoid being chased out by officials over non compliance.

The Sector Commander also appealed to them to always drive safely and put other road users into consideration so as to ensure sanity on the road.