Following procedures/precautions can avoid such chemcial accidents/incidents.
- Ensure the fitness of the vehicles by checking for valid certificates before permitting the vehicle into premises.
- Ensure the contents and volume in the tanker by checking the records from the driver.
- Ensure the availability of TREM card for the chemical in the tanker.
- Ensure supervision for the job.
- Label the hoses with chemical names apart from proper colour coding of the hoses.
- Ensure connecting of earthing lines (depending on the chemicals handled) to the tanker.
- Ensure connecting of correct hose to the tanker.
- Instruct the operator to pump required volume by proper setting.
- After pumping, disconnect and wait for backflow of chemicals from hoses, if any and wash the area.
- Disconnect the earthing connections from the tanker.
- Enter the volume pumped or the level in the tank after pumping, in the records of the truck driver.
A video is also available in the above link about the incident.