Health and Safety Executive

Unloading petrol from road tankers

Unloading petrol from road tankers
Date of publication:
2003
ISBN:
9780717621972
Series code:
l133
Price:
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Approved Code and additional guidance focuses on safety, particularly regarding fire prevention, unloading of petrol from road tankers in premises requiring a licence under the Petroleum Consolidation Act (1928) and regulation 13 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (1992) concerning prevention of falls from road tankers unloading petrol at filling stations.

Drawn-up following consultation with the Petrol Working Group of the Health and Safety Commission’s Advisory Committee on Dangerous Substances, which includes representatives such as oil companies, supermarkets, independent petrol retailers, local government organisations, including the petrol enforcement authorities and technical experts from HSE. Styled presentation (eg bold, italics, margin coding) enables easy distinction between texts pertaining to the Regulations, the Approved Code or the additional guidance.


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