Focus Is On Mitigating Industry DEF Contamination

With a mission to help make fueling operations safer throughout its network, Avfuel Corporation launched a new, free, special training program on the online Avfuel Training System devoted to best practices for handling diesel exhaust fluid. The new training program includes recommendations for storing and handling DEF, mitigating contamination upon receipt of fuel, and steps to take should a fuel handler suspect DEF contamination.

“Our goal is to do whatever we can to help mitigate the risks involved with fueling mishaps, especially in light of the various issues the industry has seen in regard to DEF being mistaken for fuel system icing inhibitor,” said Randy Harrison, Avfuel’s quality assurance supervisor. “Providing a comprehensive resource for all fuel handlers to train with throughout our network—from our truck haulers to flight departments with their own fuel farms and, of course, FBOs—is a step in the right direction to help mitigate this threat to the industry.”

The Avfuel Training System (ATS) also features access to online FAA-Approved Part 139 Line Fuel Service and Supervisory Fuel Service Training courses at an affordable per-year subscription basis (unlimited number of users) as well as free fuel safety lessons and operational courses.

Both the FAA-approved program and the free fuel safety program include training topics to help mitigate fuel incidents, including: the DEF program; an extensive course on the proper usage, labeling, storage and handling of aviation fuels and additives; and additional comprehensive training focused entirely on fuel system icing inhibitor’s proper usage, storage protocols and handling for added safety measures.

Other training topics include: fuel handling and fire safety; contaminants and fuel testing methods; procedures for receiving a load of aviation fuel; aviation fueling components; fuel storage systems; mobile refueling equipment; aircraft fueling and general operations, including misfueling prevention; and record keeping best practices.

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