The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 cover many situations and go into a lot of detail on specific areas, which would be too much information to include in this advice article. We hope to provide more in depth, dedicated articles on some or all of these areas in the future but, for the purposes of this article, we have provided a summary of the main points below.
If you are the owner of a fuel filling station, or an employee working at a fuel filling station, then we strongly recommend reading the guidance provided by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). As you would hopefully expect, the legislation covers a wide range of topics including:
- Petrol licences and storage certificates
- How do I know if my workplace petrol dispensing activities require a petroleum storage certificate?
- Can conditions be applied to the storage certificate?
- What is included on my storage certificate?
- Notifying the Petroleum Enforcement Authority of changes associated with the storage and dispensing of petrol.
- Are under-age sales prohibited?
- Can containers be filled at a petrol station?
- How many containers can be filled at a petrol station?
Further information can be found at If you are an owner/employee of a petrol filling station on the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) website.
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Information herein is primarily provided for the purposes of managing fire risk. However, in order to give the reader a more complete understanding of the storage and handling of toxic and flammable substances in drums and cylinders, we have provided additional information. If you need specific advice or information on matters not directly related to fire risk management, you should consult an expert with the appropriate knowledge and/or the supplier or manufacturer.
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