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A fleet transportation company that is involved in the transportation of hazardous materials, such as LPG’s (liquid petroleum gases), needs to have the knowledge and training provided for their drivers in the Company’s safety program for emergency response and driver awareness, when involved in the transportation of this type of products over the highways. Due to the violent reactions and circumstances if there is an accident involving a tanker truck transporting LPG’s, …

…of the products. Drivers need to have continuing and refresher training on the aspects of the potential of fires with the tanks that could lead to a BLEVE, and to train them to be first responders of a accident seen to call for help as soon as possible and to protect the seen from the public until help arrives. From what was learned in the research above, during a potential BLEVE scenario, every second counts.