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1 Health c SafetyExecutivePetrol filling stations: Constructionand operatibnHealth and Safety series booklet HS(G)41 ContentsForeword iii1 .Introduction 1 Scope 1 Glossary 1 Legal requirements: The Petroleum (Regulation) Acts 1928 and 1936 -arrangements for licensing, enforcement and appeals3 The Petroleum (Regulation) Acts 1928 and 19363 Arrangements for licensing and enforcement3 Arrangements for appeals 3 Other legal requirements 3 Legal requirements enforced by licensing authorities3 Legal requirements enforced by other authorities4 Hazardous characteristics of petrol5 Hazardous area classification 5 Part 1 Planning, construction and installation 13 Part 2 operations and maintenance 31 Part 3 The electrical installation.
2 Equipment and testing39 Appendix 1 Suggested register for petrol filling stations53 Appendix 2 Elements of training for persons employed at petrol fillingstations 60 Appendix 3 Checklist for visual examination of electrical installations62 Appendix 4 Guidance for annual inspections and testing of electricalinstallations 63 Appendix 5 Notes on measuring earth fault loop impedance and test pointprovisions 66 Appendix 6 Bibliography 67 HSE BOOKS0 Crown copyright 1990 Applications for reproduction should be made to:Copyright Unit, Her Majesty s Stationery Office,St elements House, 2- 16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1 BQFirst published 1990 Reprinted 1991, 1992,1993,1995,1996,1997,1998 ISBN 0 7176 0461 6 All rights reserved.
3 No part of this publication may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted inany form or by any means (electronic, mechanical,photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the priorwritten permission of the copyright guidance is issued by the Health and Safety the guidance is not compulsory and you are freeto take other action. But if you do follow the guidance youwill normally be doing enough to comply with the and Safety inspectors seek to secure compliancewith the law and may refer to this guidance as illustratinggood booklet was prepared by a working partywhich met under the auspices of the Health andSafety Executive .
4 Membership of the workingparty included representatives from the Institute ofPetroleum, the Petrol Pump ManufacturersAssociation, the Motor Agents Association, theLocal Authorities Coordinating Body on TradingStandards, the Association of County Councils, theNational Inspection Council for ElectricalInstallation Contracting, Insurance Associationsand booklet supersedes the Model Code ofPrinciples of construction and LicensingConditions (Part I): Petrol Filling Stations whichwas prepared in 1968 under the auspices of theHome publication gives guidance on theplanning, design, construction , operation andmaintenance of petrol filling stations.
5 It describesstandards and methods of work aimed at:(a)minimising risks to operators and membersof the public at or near petrol filling stationsof fires and explosions from petrol;(b)guiding persons involved in the planning,design, construction and alteration of petrolfilling stations on the standards necessaryfor the grant by a licensing authority underthe Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 ofa licence to keep petrol;(4informing persons involved in the operationand maintenance of petrol filling stations of, the conditions necessary for the safekeeping of guidance is divided into three parts:Part 1 on general design and constructionalmatters; Part 2 on operational and maintenanceactivities; and Part 3 on the specialised design,constructional and testing features for electricalinstallations at petrol filling stations.)
6 All three Partsset Safety standards and practices for consistentapplication throughout the country with effect fromthe date of publication. They do not preclude theuse of alternative designs, materials or methodswhere that use provides equivalent or higherstandards of Safety . Each case should beconsidered on its merits. Any variations whichappear to be necessary because of specialcircumstances or developments in technologyshould be agreed with the licensing guidance on design and constructionalmatters in Parts 1 and 3 should not be appliedrigidly to existing petrol filling stations unlessredevelopment is taking place or new plant orequipment is being installed.
7 Generally, onlyalterations which are reasonably practicable shouldbe made, taking into account the risks presented atthe filling station and the cost and feasibility ofadditional precautions. Nevertheless, the guidanceon operational, maintenance and testing activities inParts 2 and 3 should be applied at all petrol fillingstations with effect from the date of requirements, guidance literature andstandards referred to in the guidance are listed inAppendix 6. They are subject to amendment orrevision from time to time.
8 References to themshould be read as references to the latest guidance deals with installations wherepetrol is kept and dispensed as fuel for motorvehicles on forecourt areas to which members ofthe public have access, It is also relevant toinstallations where petrol is kept and dispensed forcommercial vehicles only and to which members ofthe public do not have access, but only to theextent that it is appropriate taking into account theparticular circumstances at an individualinstallation. It does not deal with installations atharbours and airports used primarily for fuellingboats and guidance is directed at the safe keepingof petrol.
9 It covers other activities (eg unloading ofpetrol from road tankers, retail shops etc) andother substances (eg diesel fuel, LPG) only to theextent that the presence of those activities andsubstances might increase risks of fires orexplosions involving petrol. It does not deal indetail with the toxic risks of of particular terms used in thisguidance are as follows:BASEEFA. British Approvals Service for ElectricalEquipment in Flammable I and Class II electrical constructed in particular ways to protectagainst electric person. A person with enough practicaland theoretical knowledge and actual experienceto carry out a particular task safely and person should have the necessary ability inthe particular operation of the type of plant andequipment with which he or she is concerned, anunderstanding of relevant statutory requirementsand an appreciation of the hazards involved.
10 Thatperson should also be able to recognise the needfor specialist advice or assistance when necessaryand to assess the importance of the results ofexaminations and tests in the light of their person can be taken to mean more than one, ora body corporate or incorporate. It is thereforepossible to appoint appropriate organisations (eginsurance companies or inspection bodies) to carryout tasks designated for competent A position in a kiosk or other buildingat an attended self- service filling station fromwhich an attendant can adequately view andsupervise activities at the dispensing equipment,activate the equipment and shut it off in A measuring system similar to ametering pump (see below) except that it does notincorporate its own pumping station.
