Pritipaul Singh acting on safety proposals

Orlon Munroe during his recovery from the explosion aboard the Captain Lloyd 97. He died in hospital three months after the incident.

Seafood company Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) has been implementing recommendations spelt out in a report on last June’s fatal trawler explosion.

A commission of inquiry set up by Transport Minister Robeson Benn had found that the company’s fleet and its operations at its headquarters at McDoom and Providence, East Bank Demerara were deficient in several areas. The commission’s recommendations pointed to the company upgrading the safety features of its operations.

An official at the company told Stabroek News on Monday that “all of the recommendations made in the inquiry last year” are being implemented. He said that the company has been putting measures in place to ensure that incidents such as last June’s are never repeated, while adding that PSI had always seen safety as being of paramount importance.

The report, which was released some five months