In a significant move toward enhancing public safety, Massy Gas Products (Guyana) Limited has formally committed to collaborating with Guyanese authorities to eliminate hazardous cooking gas bottle gadgets from the market. The announcement was delivered by Chief Executive Officer Augustus Harris during his address at the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) awards ceremony on Wednesday.
Harris emphasized the company’s dedication to working alongside the Guyana National Bureau of Standards and policymakers to address regulatory gaps that permit substandard Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) products and other dangerous goods to enter consumer markets. ‘Massy stands ready to continue working collaboratively with regulatory bodies to help close these dangerous gaps,’ Harris stated before an audience that included Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, Minister of Labour Keoma Griffith, and Public Works Minister Juan Edghill.
The executive outlined how Massy Gas Products would contribute its technical resources, industry expertise, and regional experience to support national safety initiatives. This commitment comes against a troubling backdrop of multiple fatalities and injuries resulting from gas cylinder explosions in recent years.
Harris further elaborated on safety as a core cultural value across all Massy operations, noting that even a single non-compliant component could compromise engineering excellence and endanger families, businesses, and entire communities. He also highlighted the economic impact of substandard goods, explaining that responsible manufacturers who invest significantly in meeting safety standards face unfair competition from inferior products.
While stopping short of directly criticizing enforcement practices, Harris implicitly called for consistent application of product standard regulations across the board. His vision envisions a marketplace where safety is guaranteed rather than variable, and where ‘Made in Guyana’ and ‘Service in Guyana’ become synonymous with quality, integrity, and excellence.