You must ensure your tank is installed by someone who is registered with a Competent Person scheme as they can self-certify that their own work adheres to building regulations. 0000002663 00000 n 0000093026 00000 n 0000008762 00000 n 0000004526 00000 n 3) Any fill pipe, draw off pipe or overflow pipe must be positioned, or other steps must be taken, so as to minimise any risk of damage by impact so far as is reasonably practicable and. must be adequately protected from physical damage; iii. 0000003401 00000 n Any underground pipework should be suitably protected from vibration damage, accidental digging damage, and corrosion (if metal pipes are used). (a) if above ground, must be properly supported; i. must have no mechanical joints, except at a place which is accessible for inspection by removing a hatch or cover; ii. All fuel tanks and ancillaries must be positioned in an oil tight secondary containment system, such as a bund or drip tray. damp proofing or road surface, At a premise used for onward distribution of oil to another location, Agricultural use of oil on farms for the production of heat and power this is included the Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and, Do not store fuel inside your house the shed or garage is ideal or in open air, You should never manually or electrically dispense/pump fuel from a storage tank on site, You must avert any sources of heat or ignition that could set alight, You should only use fuel in the fuel tank of a combustible engine, At least 10 meters away from inland or coastal waters and 50 meters clear of a spring, Away from areas that are at risk from flooding, Away from areas that are at risk of damage via impact, machinery or theweather, In a location that can be easily accessed for deliveries and maintenance, On an impervious surface if near to delivery area where oil is dispensed, Control of pollution (oil storage) (England) regulations 2001, The Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations 2006, The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Lightweight meaning installation and transportation is easier and cheaper, An insulator the transfer of heat from the environment to the contents is slow, Pliable even though its shape can deform, they can be easily corrected with little damage, Weak exposure to sunlight can degrade and weaken the plastic, making it less suitable for the outdoors, Soft material it can become damaged onsite and is more prone to theft as its easier to drill a hole into the tank, Its inevitable that it will absorb some of the fuel which can reduce the integrity of the tank, decreasing the prospect of recycling, Its limited on how big it can be made before the integrity is affected, Sturdy able to withstand more impact when onsite and reduces the chance of theft, Non-porous it will not absorb the fuel enabling it to be recycled more easily, Able to come in larger capacities due to its nature enables you to take advantage of cheaper fuel prices, Heavy more challenging and expensive to install and transport, It will corrode over time if not regularly maintained, It must be able to hold 110% of the tanks capacity to prevent overfilling, sudden tank failure, loss of tank contents and to facilitate rainfall during spillage, If you store more than one fuel or oil storage tank, the secondary containment needs to be able to store 110% of the biggest tanks capacity or 25% of the total capacity whichever is the largest, It must be non-corrosive and resistant to oil and water, with no drain-down pipe, All of the tank must be contained with valves and taps pointing downwards and locked when not in use, Delivery pipes must always be attached to the tank, with self-closing taps or valves inside that are locked when not in use, If the fuel tank is stored underground, the bund must have a life expectancy of 20 years without needing maintenance, Bulk tanks must have a bund and will also meet the requirements of DSEAR regulation 6(4)(e), Properly supported so it cant become loose, Fitted with a bracket along the length of the gauge to fix the tube to the tank to avoid it being knocked over, Fitted with a valve that automatically shuts when not in use. Vegetable oils (including any oil derived from a plant, such as sunflower oil or plant-based oils used in aromatherapy). The main point is to have the appropriate locks on valves, pipes, and pumps to ensure the oil can't flow when not in use. Did you know that there is a different legal limit on how much fuel you can store at your business and at home? Steel tanks offer more benefits to bigger operations that require large amounts of fuel being stored that a plastic tank cannot necessarily handle. We supply 205-litre red diesel barrels that are constructed from welded mild steel and a wide array of tanks that vary in shape, size and capacity. Aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g. All of our barrels and tanks are perfect for storing all fuels and oils and can even be tailor-made to suit your exact requirements. Ultimately, since no two sites are going to have the exact same layout and space available, there isn't really a "goldilocks" spot we can advise you of in this article. These vary in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2) Any tap or valve permanently fixed to the unit through which oil can be discharged to the open must be fitted with a lock and locked shut when not in use. Products and accessories for farming and agriculture and keeping happy & healthy livestock. Basically, if the oil you are storing isn't being used for domestic purposes (i.e. The lock should be on one or more of the following: Weve added clarification about where you can fit isolating valves and filters downstream of integrally bunded tanks. It must also be located away from delivery areas to prevent the risk of damage by impact. Any that are will meet the required design standards. And that's it for the general rules for storing oil on a commercial property. The long and short of these general regulations is that your oil storage container needs to be: The positioning of your container is all about safety. 1,900 litre Atlas Bunded Horizontal Oil Tank, 2,300 litre Atlas Bunded Vertical Oil Tank, 2,500 litre Atlas Bunded Horizontal Oil Tank, 3,500 litre Atlas Bunded Vertical Oil Tank, 5,000 litre Atlas Bunded Vertical Oil Tank, 9,400 litre Atlas Bunded Vertical Oil Tank, Agricultural Oil Storage Tank Regulations - what you need to know, Domestic Oil Storage Tank Regulations - what you need to know. We recommend that you check your fuel tank at least fortnightly to detect any early signs of contamination, such as diesel bug. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. They do warrant careful consideration to ensure your tank is compliant, but here are the highlights as a quick overview: 1) Any mobile bowser used for storing oil shall satisfy the following requirements. You can fit a permanent leak detection device to the pipework that identifies leaks by, for example: You must maintain any permanent leak checking device in working order and test it at appropriate intervals check the manufacturers instructions. You must install secondary containment around your container to catch any oil that leaks. In the sections below, you will find a copy of the official requirements (taken from the legislation.gov website), which you can review if you want the plain facts, followed by our take on the most important points explained in layman's terms. If you store more than 200 litres of fuel, you must adhere to the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001, which refer to: Your tank must be stored at least 10 meters away from inland or coastal waters, away from areas that are at danger from flooding and 50 meters clear of a spring to avoid the risk of pipelines breaking and causing an oil spillage. They must not be galvanised and must be painted to reduce corrosion. Or you must make sure they will not be damaged by any impact, for example placing barriers or bollards around them. If your fuel tank has any permanently attached vent pipes, taps or valves where oil can escape, they must be inside the bund and positioned so that oil goes directly into the bund to prevent polluting the environment. If you fill your container via a remote fill pipe you must use a drip tray to catch any oil that may be spilled during the delivery. If you are in the market for high-quality polyethylene oil tanks, we stock a great range of bunded tanks over in our Oil Storage Tanks section that we'd recommend taking a look at. You must ensure it is not fixed open, unless if it has an automatic cut-off mechanism. Liquid bitumen-based products (e.g. Either way, an oil storage bund must always have the following characteristics: 1 - any fill pipe or draw-off pipe that does pass through the bund base or wall must be sealed to stop oil leaking out. 5) Where any drum is used for the storage of oil in conjunction with a drip tray as the secondary containment system, it is sufficient if the tray has a capacity of not less than 25% of. Make sure sight gauges, delivery pipes, and pumps all have the appropriate valves to keep the oil secure when not in use. Storing diesel or any other fuel in the workplace or at home presents a potential risk to both yourself and the environment: when not handled correctly, fuels are a dangerous and highly flammable substance that can cause big problems. Fixed tanks must be bunded. installed in the right place to avoid damage while also allowing for safe filling and maintenance access. 0000003756 00000 n fuel drained from a diesel car that's been accidentally filled with petrol). This is relatively straightforward. That being said, however, you also need your container to be as close as possible to wherever the oil is needed in order to avoid overly long pipelines that pose a greater failure risk. Must not have any pipe, valve, or other opening in the base or walls of the bund that allow it to be drained. A metal tank must comply to OFTEC standard OFS T200 or British Standard 799-5 and ideally, be stored above ground. Hydrocarbon products (those that are solid unless they are heated, e.g. Domestic oil supply pipes are usually constructed from plastic-coated soft copper tubing to enable them to be easily manipulated. You must follow the rules on storing oil if youve got an oil storage container with a capacity of 201 litres or more at a: You must also follow these rules if youve got an oil storage container with a capacity of 3,501 litres or more at a home, including barges and houseboats. 0000003604 00000 n trailer << /Size 136 /Info 72 0 R /Root 75 0 R /Prev 159694 /ID[<61cb27cd95d6fcf5ac76d179e8ed899c>] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 75 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 71 0 R /Metadata 73 0 R /PageLayout /SinglePage /Outlines 79 0 R /PageMode /UseOutlines /OpenAction 76 0 R /ViewerPreferences << /HideToolbar false /HideMenubar false /HideWindowUI false /FitWindow false /CenterWindow false /DisplayDocTitle true >> /AcroForm 77 0 R >> endobj 76 0 obj << /S /GoTo /D [ 78 0 R /FitH null ] >> endobj 77 0 obj << /Fields [ ] /DR << /Font << /ZaDb 55 0 R /Helv 56 0 R >> /Encoding << /PDFDocEncoding 57 0 R >> >> /DA (/Helv 0 Tf 0 g ) >> endobj 134 0 obj << /S 278 /T 451 /O 500 /V 516 /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 135 0 R >> stream If your underground pipework contains mechanical joints, you must also be able to visually inspect each joint at any time. have a secondary containment feature to reduce the risk of leaking oil into the environment. Storage of Agricultural Fuel Oil on Farms in England and Wales, Storage of Agricultural Fuel Oil on Farms in Northern Ireland, Frequently Asked Questions on Oil Storage Regulations, Tonnes of net CO2 saved across our transport fleet, Copyright 2022 Crown Oil Ltd Company Reg No: 01315556, Oil Tank Regulations Fuel and Oil Storage Guide, Synthetic oils e.g. It must be: You can also gauge using a drip rod that is constructed from non-sparking alloys that are unearthed. A pump must have a valve in its feed line to prevent the fuel from emptying if the tank is damaged. 0000004827 00000 n Must have a storage capacity that is at least 110% that of the oil container it is to surround. This tap or valve must not be able to be fixed open unless it also has an automatic cut off mechanism. The Construction Research and Information Association (CIRIA) has published advice on how to construct bunds that meet these requirements. We would strongly recommend that you contact a local OFTEC registered technician or one registered with the Building Regulations Competent Person Scheme for further advice on installing and maintaining oil storage tanks. All fixed tanks must comply to British Standard 5410 and be bunded to prevent any spillages, however a drip tray is not suitable on this type of tank. 0000006216 00000 n During a remote fill, the tank might not be visible from the fill point. 1) Oil shall be stored in a container which is of sufficient strength and structural integrity to ensure that it is unlikely to burst or leak in its ordinary use. 0000003493 00000 n Unfortunately, the human eye does not have x-ray vision built in, so it is extremely difficult to detect all levels of contamination. You do not need to follow the rules if you store any of the following substances, which are not classed as oil or are impractical to provide secondary containment for: You must follow the rules in this guide if you store waste vegetable oil, waste cooking oil or waste synthetic oil. 10 metres away from any inland freshwaters or coastal waters. Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) standard OST T100 - for plastic containers. Trying to trawl through any official documentation regarding governmental rules and regulations can be a chore. If your tank has underground pipework, you must make sure the pipework is protected from physical damage, for example by: If the pipework is made of a material that can be corroded such as steel or copper, you must also make sure its protected against corrosion, for example by: You must check any underground pipes attached to your fixed tank for leaks. For bunds of either variety you must make sure: Bunds constructed from masonry and concrete are likely to need a rendering or coating on the internal surfaces of the base and walls to make them impermeable. This is only valid if you use the tray to hold a single drum. 0000003812 00000 n waterproofing/damp proofing products or coatings for a road surface). They are ideal for plant equipment and machinery that need regularly refilling. We have a wide range of fuel services on offer, including environmental services, designed to help you get the most out of your fuels, such as: To find out how Crown Oil can benefit your business, call us on 0330 123 1444. A plastic tank must comply with the Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) standard OST T100. You can change your cookie settings at any time. The screw fitting and fixed coupling must not become eroded. Though not mentioned in the commercial regulations specifically, it is also worth giving some thought to fire safety and anti-theft measures when considering your installation location, i.e. If the containers are hydraulically linked, but have separate secondary containment, each separate secondary bund or drip tray must have a capacity of at least 110% of the combined capacity of all the containers. A bund is the outer case to a fuel tank. Check benefits and financial support you can get, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Fixed tanks with underground pipework: additional requirements, requirements for storing agricultural fuel oil, check if you need an environmental permit, advice on how to construct bunds that meet these requirements, Storing silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil, Prevent groundwater pollution from underground fuel storage tanks, RP29: Self-supporting covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores, Natural England: Building partnerships for Natures recovery, public sector building like a school, hospital or leisure centre, mobile bowsers containers designed to store and dispense oil that can be moved between locations but not under their own power, vegetable oils, including any oil derived from a plant such as sunflower oil or plant-based oils used in aromatherapy, synthetic oils normally lubricating oils like motor oil, biodegradable oils usually lubricating or hydraulic oils, liquid bitumen-based products, for example waterproofing or damp proofing products, or coatings for a road surface, cutting fluids, for example lubricants designed specifically for metalworking processes, that are made from or contain oil as oil-water emulsions, insulating oils, used as electrical insulator and coolant, hydrocarbon products that are solid unless they are heated, such as bitumen, solvents that are not oil based such as trichloroethylene, aromatic hydrocarbons like benzene and toluene, mixtures of diesel and petrol which can no longer be used as vehicle fuel, for example fuel drained from a diesel car thats been accidentally filled with petrol, creating a mixture, any other oil drained from vehicle engines, at a premises for onward distribution of oil, rather than a premises which sells oil directly to end users, stored in a building a permanent or temporary structure with walls and a roof that would capture oil leaking from the container, generators in daily use with a tank that supplies the generator where all of the oil from the tank is not used in 1 day, stand-by generators, which are generators kept for emergency use, a bund an outer case which holds the container, double-skinned or twin-walled tanks, where the tank is surrounded by a second outer skin for extra strength, one quarter of the combined capacity of all the containers, 110% of the capacity of the largest container, manufactured as part of a tank system tanks that are pre-bunded by the manufacturer in this way are known as integrally bunded tanks, the bund is impermeable to oil and water oil and water cannot pass through, the base or walls of the bund do not have a pipe, valve or opening that allows the bund to be drained, any fill pipe or draw-off pipe that passes through the bund base or wall is sealed to stop oil getting out of the bund, the bund contains every part of the container and its associated equipment (such as valves) unless the oil being stored has a flash point of less than 32 (such as ethanol), in which case filters, sight gauges, valves and other equipment can sit outside the bund, have a bracket or brackets along the length of the sight gauge tube that fix the tube to the tank so the sight gauge tube cannot be knocked over, be fitted with a valve that closes automatically when the gauge is not in use, there must be a lockable valve at the point where the pipe leaves the oil tank, this valve must be locked shut when the pipe is not in use, have a valve in its feed line that prevents the tank contents emptying if theres damage to the pump or feed line, be positioned to minimise the risk of damage by impact, for example away from driveways, tanker turning circles, and fork lift truck routes, or protected by bollards or barriers, be secured to prevent theft of the oil, for example by locking the pump shut when its not in use, or cutting the supply of electricity to the pump so it cannot function when not in use, or enclosing the pump in a lockable cage, be arranged so any oil coming out of them will go vertically down into the bund, have a lock and be locked shut when not in use this only applies to taps and valves, not vent pipes, preventing vibration damage from lorries driving over ground that has pipework installed underneath, placing a layer of specialist tape in the ground above the underground pipework, to alert anyone digging that pipework is laid beneath, laying the pipework in a trench filled with a material that will drain water, like compacted sand, detecting changes in the pressure in the pipe, every 5 years if it contains mechanical joints, every 10 years if it does not contain mechanical joints, the lock must be locked shut when the tap or valve is not in use, to prevent oil flowing, any flexible delivery pipe permanently attached to the bowser the lock should be at the point the pipe leaves the bowser, any manually operated pump, like a hand pump, the valve on the delivery end of the flexible pipe attached to any automatic pump, for example an electric pump the valve must close automatically when the pump is not in use, like the nozzle on a pump at a petrol station.
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