ANALYSIS OF THE OIL AND GAS SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION AT PONOROGO GAS STATIONS
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Gas stations are places that have a high level of fire risk (Major Hazard Accident), that is, if an accident occurs, it will cause very large losses, both loss of human life and other material losses. An accident at one of the gas stations has occurred in Ponorogo Regency, namely the Sinduro gas station on Ahmad Yanistreet, Surodikraman village, Ponorogo Regency. The purpose of this study is to find out the implementation of oil and gas safety at Ponorogo gas stations. This research is aqualitative descriptive research, through interviews and observations using a checklist for the implementation of oil and gas safety at Ponorogo gas stations. This research was carried out in November-December 2024. The total number of gas stations in Ponorogo is 22 gas stations, in this study there are 4 gas stations with a division using cluster sampling. The results of the data analysis in this study for all gas stations in Ponorogo can be categorized as good, but it needs to be improved at several gas stations related to the company's electrical installation, the availability of sand tanks and their contents and the use of plastic jerry cans when filling fuel. The suggestion in this study is to carry out routine control of the company's facilities and safety systems and eliminate the use of plastic jerry cans in fuel filling and replace them with metal jerry cans.