Petroleum Guidance
What to expect when a Health & Safety Officer calls
This provides advice to the public relating to responsibilities and rights under health and safety law.
All types of Storage
Model conditions of licence for the storage of petroleum products
These are issued to every licensed storage site which includes petrol stations.
List of products (petroleum based) with flash point of less than 21 degrees
This list identifies numerous products that are petroleum based and have a flash point of less than 21 degrees Celsius and come within a petroleum regulation.
Plastic containers regulations 1982
This document gives advice regarding the limits and use of plastic containers under the Plastic containers regulations 1982.
The cleaning and abandoning or removal of petroleum spirit storage tanks
This document gives detail and alternatives to owners of underground petroleum spirit storage tanks who wish to discontinue licensed storage and are required by law to make the tank(s) safe from fire and explosion. Further advice can be obtained from the APEA & IP Blue Guide - contact www.apea.org.uk
The Motor Vehicle regulations 1929
This is a basic guide on how much and where you can store petrol for use in a motor vehicle (The Motor Vehicle regulations 1929).
Storage of petrol in containers
This is general advice relating to the storage of petroleum in cans or other approved containers. This advice can usually be applied to other highly flammable liquids, however further guidance should be sought from your petroleum officer or Health and Safety enforcement authority
For the petrol station
Normal operating procedures of an attended self service petrol station
This outlines the normal operating procedures of an attended self service petrol station.
General emergency procedures to be taken by station controllers in the event of a fire
This outlines the general emergency procedures to be taken by station controllers the event of a fire, spillage or leakage of petrol at the site.
Suggested Register - A basic guide
This is a basic guide to the type of records that have to be maintained at all petrol filling stations.
Please note the information in this area is provided as general guidance only, if you have any specific issues or concerns, please contact Petroleum Officer for the administrative area of Durham County Council on 0191 3324 306 or 0191 384 3381.
Risk Assessment (General Advice)
This is a basic guide helping you to assess the various hazards that can be found at a filling station. For further details you may wish to read HS (G) 146. You do not have to carry out a risk assessment in this format but if you do, you would normally be in compliance with the law. Remember to record your significant findings and anything you have done to reduce the risk of fire and explosion.
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