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INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND REDUCING THEIR EFFECTS, AS REQUIRED BY THE REGULATION

Our business, Balpet Petrol Ürünleri Taşımacılık Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, was established in Mersin in 2003, and received a Distributor License from the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) on 27.12.2004, with the entry into force of the Petroleum Market Law No. 5015.

Balpet Petroleum Products Transportation Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company decided to merge with Eragaz Petroleum Products Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company, one of its group companies, on 28.12.2020.

Eragaz Petrol Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi was established in July 2010 as the LPG Distribution company of Balpet Petrol Ürünleri Taşımacılık Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, and in December 2010, it received the "LPG Distributor License" and "LPG Transportation" from the Energy Market Regulatory Authority. (Highway) License”. It started its official operations in January 2011. There is an “LPG Tanker Filling and LPG Storage Facility” in Niğde.

Our business continues its activities as Niğde Storage Facility, Balpet Petroleum Products Transportation Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company Niğde Branch. With its 720 m3 tank capacity, it provides auto LPG (autogas) service to dealers, customers and end consumers throughout Turkey. LPG is stored at the Niğde facility.

In accordance with the "Regulation on the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents and Reducing Their Effects", the dangerous substances in our facility and falling within the scope of the regulation have been declared using the notification system of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, and the Major Accident Prevention Policy Document, to which our company is obliged due to being a high-level organization, has been prepared. In our facility that stores LPG, the provisions of the "Regulation on the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents and Reducing Their Effects" are complied with. The effects of chemicals within the scope of BEKRA in our facility are given in the table below.

PHYSICAL HAZARDS (P)

P2 Flammable Gases (Flammable Gases Category 1 or 2)

H220


Highly flammable gas


Studies have been conducted on possible major accident scenarios in which the chemicals in question may be involved. In order to prevent major industrial accidents planned within the enterprise and to prevent or minimize the negative effects of possible accidents on the environment and human health, preventive, limiting and continuous protection measures have been taken within the scope of the relevant regulation. These measures; There are all kinds of Designs for the control of major accidents (compliance with standards), Basic Process Control Systems (safety valves, etc.), fire extinguishing system, emergency buttons.

In case a major industrial accident occurs despite all our measures, an Emergency Plan has been prepared that includes the necessary intervention and evacuation methods to minimize the effects of the accident, and drills are carried out periodically. In order to develop and maintain the concept of security; The issue of coordination with institutions and organizations to cooperate with, such as internal units within the organization and neighboring organizations outside the organization, emergency service units, Provincial Disaster and Emergency Directorates, Provincial Directorate of Environment, has also been included in the plan we have prepared.

In order to prevent major industrial accidents and minimize the damage of possible accidents to people and the environment, our company adopts and undertakes proactive work on the necessary measures to ensure high level, effective and continuous protection.

regards
Balpet Petroleum Products Transportation Industry and
Trade Joint Stock Company Niğde Branch