Program Objectives:

•       Legislation

•       Properties and Hazards of Petrol

•       Site Planning Considerations

•       Hazardous Area Classifications on Forecourts and Equipment Selection

•       Underground Tanks- Problems and Solution, Tank Types and Tank Accessories

•       Containment Systems – Pipes

•       Drainage Systems

•       Dispensers – Selection and Choosing Pumping Systems

•       Vapor Recovery

•       Leak Detection

•       Understand about hazards, types and effects

•       Identify risk and how to reduce it

•       Determine unsafe acts and unsafe conditions and why they are important

•       Discuss about health & safety inspections and audits

•       Understand how inspections and audits can be utilized to improve workplace safety

•       Explain how to priorities actions arising from audits and inspections

•       Canopies and Buildings

•       Inspection and Checking of Electrical Equipment

•       Maintenance Testing, Repairs and Modification

•       Decommissioning of the Service Station

•       Why do we Inspect? Accidents, Fires, Leaks and Explosions

•       Risk Assessment and Desk Top Exercise

•       Visit a Petrol Filling Station – Simulated Audit and Inspection

•       Discussion and Enforcement Options

•       Dealing with Plan Submissions

•       Report Writing and Legal Notices 

Who Should Attend

• Petroleum Enforcement Officers
• Environmental Health Officers
• Environmental Agency staff
• Trading Standards Officers
• Fire Authorities
• Petroleum Company Engineers
• Petrol Station Managers
• Safety Consultants
• Project Managers
• Health & Safety Managers/Advisors
• Company Auditors

 Day1

•      Welcome & Introduction

•      Legislation

•      History of Filling Stations

•      Properties and Hazards of Petrol

•      Site Pre-Planning – Environmental and Safety

•      Refreshment Break

•      Hazardous Area Classifications on Forecourts and equipment selection

•      Underground Tanks – Problems and Solutions and Tank Equipment

•      Containment Systems – Pipes

•      Leak prevention and Leak Detection

•      Drainage

•      Dispensers – selection and choosing pumping systems

•      Operational options for filling stations

 Day2

•      Vapor Recovery

•      Canopies & Buildings

•      Inspection and checking of Electrical Equipment

•      Maintenance, testing, repairs and modifications

•      Refreshment Break

•      Decommissioning of the Service Station

•      Why We Inspect-Accidents Fires Leaks and Explosions

•      Preparing for the inspection, admin records, notices etc

•      Risk Assessment-1 HS (G) 146 (DVD-Measure of Control)

•      Risk Assessment-2 Table-Top Exercise

 Day3

•      Inspection visit to a Petrol Filling Stations and risk assessment

•      Return for Refreshment Break

•      Discussion of what we found

•      The Red Guide

•      Road Tanker Deliveries

•      Future of fuel

•      Case Study

 Day4

Elements of a Safety Management System - Audits

•       Types of Safety Management Systems

•       Mechanical Model

•       Socio Technical Model

•       Elements of Safety – Management Systems

•       SMS Policy – Elements of SMS policy statements

•       Proactive and reactive monitoring of performance

•       Measurement Techniques

•       The Auditors’ qualifications

•       Audits

•       Pre Audit Activities

•       On Site Activities

•       Post Audit Activities

•       Classification of Findings

Hazards in Detail

•       Mechanical

•       Physical

•       Chemical

•       Unsafe Acts / Unsafe Conditions

 Day5

Emergencies

•       Internal Emergency Plans

•       External Emergency Plans

•       Auditing emergency plans

•       Audit Reports

•       Summary 

•       Check of learning requirements