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Tool Box Talks – Oil Storage

Oil Storage

Why Is It Important

Correct storage of oil is not just a part of good site management, oil storage must comply with the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations 2001 if the oil storage is more than 200 litres.

DO
DON'T

Ensure oil containers are of sufficient strength & integrity to make a leak or burst highly unlikely.
Situate container in a secondary containment system such as an interceptor drip tray or bund to prevent the escape of oil .
Ensure a bund is able to hold 25% of the combined storage capacity, or 110% of a single drum/container.
Ensure that interceptor drip trays can hold 25% of the combined storage capacity, or 110% of a single drum/container.
Position & protect containers to minimise any risk of damage by impact from machinery .
Make sure bunds are impermeable to water & oil & covered to prevent rainwater ingress.
Make sure any valve, gauge, pipes etc is situated within the bund/ interceptor drip tray .
Ensure all containers are correctly labelled with contents.

Discharge rainwater that accumulates in bunds to a watercourse, groundwater or foul sewer unless you have specific permission through a trade effluent or discharge consent.
Forget to supervise deliveries of oil & ensure there is sufficient capacity in the tank for the delivery.
Forget that these Oil Storage Regulations apply to both fixed tanks & mobile double skinned bowsers.
Store within 10m of a drain or surface watercourse.
Leave bunds & drip trays to overflow .
Make sure any valve, gauge, pipes etc is situated within the bund/ interceptor drip tray .
Ensure all containers are correctly labelled with contents.

Questions:

1.Why is it important that oil is stored correctly?
2.What kind of oil is covered by the regulations? (every kind of oil is covered – including diesel, petrol, heating oil, lubricating oil, vegetable oil, bitumen, & paraffin)
3.How big does a bund around an oil container have to be to comply with oil storage regulations?