If your workplace stores but does not dispense petrol

The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014[1] does not apply at workplaces that do not dispense petrol; dispensing petrol means the manual or electrical pumping of petrol from a fixed storage tank into the fuel tank of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, ie retail and non-retail petrol filling stations.

The regulations are not intended to bring in certification for workplaces that are not currently licensed. Therefore, workplaces such as golf courses, scrap metal/salvage yards, etc. would not routinely fall under the storage requirements of the regulations.  At those premises where there maybe dispensing of petrol into containers, such activity is considered ancillary and not of the scale intended to be covered by Part 2 of the regulations.

Your workplace continues to be covered by:

Link URLs in this page

  1. The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1637/contents/made
  2. The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) https://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/dsear.htm
  3. The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002. Approved Code of Practice and guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l138.htm
  4. Controlling fire and explosion risks in the workplacehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg370.htm
  5. The dangers of cellulose nitrate filmhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg469.htm
  6. Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/business-sectors/environmental-and-product-regulations/product-regulation/ec-product-directives/atex-directive
  7. Energy Institutehttp://www.energyinst.org/home
  8. Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA)http://www.apea.org.uk/
  9. The trade association for the LPG industry in the UK (UKLPG) Codes of practicehttp://www.uklpg.org/
  10. REACHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/index.htm
  11. Exemption certificateshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/exemption.htm
  12. COMAHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/index.htm
  13. Chemicalshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/index.htm
  14. Riskhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm
  15. Constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm
  16. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
  17. Portshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/index.htm
  18. Textileshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/textiles/index.htm
  19. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/welding/index.htm
  20. LEVhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lev/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

REACH
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals
COMAH
Control of major accident hazards
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
LEV
Local exhaust ventilation

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Updated 2024-10-14