HSE (M) fuel oil approval number 9

Approval of specification of fuel oil

The Health and Safety Executive hereby approves for the purposes of Regulation 27(a) of the Coal and Other Mines (Locomotives) Regulations 1956 as amended^[1] only fuel oil which complies with any of the following specifications:

1. BS EN 590: 2009 +A1: 2010 
   Automotive fuels - Diesel - Requirements and test methods
2. BS 2869: 2010
   Fuel oils for agricultural, domestic and industrial engines and boilers - Specification
   • Middle distillate fuels Table 1:
     • Part 1: Class A2 - Automotive distillate fuels for non-road mobile machinery
     • Part 2: Class D - Middle distillate fuels for stationary applications 
3. BS EN 14214: 2008 + A1: 2009
   Automotive fuels - Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel - engines - Requirements and test methods

HSE (M) Fuel Oil Approval No 9 hereby revokes all previous HSE(M) Fuel Oil Approvals.

Dated: 27 July 2011

Signed:   S P Wing
For and on behalf of the HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
A person authorised to sign on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive.

Footnote

1. SI 1974/2013 and SI 1978/1648. Back