Inspections are meant to identify risk. They become weaker when they identify wording instead of hazard. During a recent SIRE 2.0 inspection on one tanker in the fleet, an observation was raised because the company enclosed-space entry permit did not require CO₂ measurement in addition to oxygen, flammable gas and toxic vapours. The observation referred … Continue reading CO₂ on Oil Tanker Entry Permits: Safety Requirement or Checklist Overreach?