The Bulletin Magazine - March 2012 by apeauk

The Bulletin

Journal of the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration

March 2012

Chairman’s Report

Editor’s Report

Brian Baker Editor Brian Baker & Associates

Business Manager’s Report New APEA Members

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Fire and Petroleum Safety Services 52 Milton Grove

Letters to the Editor

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News

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Articles APEA Live 2011 Workshop 2: LPG/Autogas installations – don’t fit and forget

Petrol Station Canopies

Interview with Ian Taylor

Jamie Thompson Publishing Chairman 70 Wangford Road

The Trials and Tribulations of Testing to BS EN 13160-7-2003

APEA Yearbook 2013 Entry Instructions

CONTENTS AND EDITORIAL

Reydon Southwold Suffolk IP18 6NX

Kingspan Presentation Summary as delivered at APEA Live 2011 in Coventry on 23rd Nov 2011. What is special about Forecourt Separators.

APEA Live 2012

Ask the Experts

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Front Cover - Filling station in Soley Areca Zgorzelec, Poland courtsey of Global MSI Published by the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration A company Limited by Guarantee registered in England No. 2261600Opinions expressed in this Journal are not necessarily the views of the Association.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Welcome to the first edition of the Bulletin journal for 2012. May I start by wishing all our members a happy new year and that you all have a prosperous one as well. A new year brings new challenges to all of us within this industry, contractors, suppliers and regulators alike face this year with certain trepidation, but I am confident that the resourcefulness of you all will strive to make it the success that you all deserve. The 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for instance throw up challenges to those in and around London; the new build Olympic park and other venues all require regulation, for both fire and fuel use. I personally have been involved in several meetings regarding both, and the sheer scale of the entire Olympic operation is immense. I certainly didn’t realise the size of the organisation in order to produce venues and logistics for a four week period. It really is quite amazing, an exiting historic time is ahead for sports lovers within the UK. This will however, bring some transport problems near to the venues, the introduction of “Olympic Only” lanes on certain roads with rather large fines imposed for anyone who inadvertently strays into one will keep everyone driving near a venue on their toes!! 2012 is also the year where we have the 10th anniversary of the conception of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR). This has certainly been an interesting period, having been designed to simplify the laws governing petroleum and removing prescription from licensing. I for one have found the time since DSEAR came into force challenging and in some cases extremely interesting. However, I am still quite amazed that some people still have no idea what the regulations and the approved codes of practice contain and how to apply them, a worry in this anniversary year! Why don’t you tell us what you think? Let us know your thoughts, experiences or even rants! Send us a letter to the editor of this journal at the address on the page 3 and I think it may make interesting reading. Leaks from storage tanks are always a worrying occurrence. In 4

London we are currently dealing with two quite large losses from single skin steel underground storage tanks, 1 x 8500 litres and 1 x 4500 litres. Both sites were built in the 1960’s and 1970’s and are run by small independent retailers. They keep wet stock records of sorts but obviously not to a standard that is enjoyed by companies operating a third party reconciliation system with real time analysis. Thankfully the petrol has not surfaced anywhere yet but the risk of a fire or explosion is still a reality. Both sites are currently being inspected and remediation is being planned by environmental companies. This is all well and good and hopefully the clean up will be successful, the fuel retrieved and the affected area restored to its former condition but at what cost? The two independent operators are facing massive bills for all the ongoing and proposed works being carried out on their sites. Wetstock checks are something that petroleum officers should peruse and query heavily if they are suspicious of the content; All small retailers should be made aware of the perils and pitfalls of a leaking system which could ultimately cost them their livelihood and even their homes. I know that it is early but on the back of the extremely successful event that was APEA Live 2011 perhaps you should be thinking about this year’s event. I know that F2F have emailed all the people that booked for 2011 and asked for feedback from the event; please take time to respond. This will give the events team a snapshot of what people gained from the event and possibly some guidance of what people expect. Please also give thought to the APEA awards; last year we had numerous entries for all categories but would welcome a whole lot more, they really are valued within the industry - just ask all previous winners who enjoy the accolades and use them within their advertising. So get your thinking caps on and apply when the categories are announced! I know that the coming year will be a financial challenge for regulators within the industry, with Government cutbacks from local authority budgets continuing apace. I would like to point out that as a regulator you must show a level

of competency in order to carry out your duties, therefore have you considered the training courses offered by the association? They offer excellent value for money, the trainers are all highly qualified within the topics that they cover and produce continued professional development for the course attended. All these courses can count to an officer’s competency in the field; please find details for all programmed courses offered this year at the back of this bulletin, don’t forget we can offer bespoke courses if required. Once again I would like to take this opportunity to welcome invitations from all branches to attend their meetings this coming year. I was lucky enough to attend several during 2011 and was extremely impressed by the efforts of all branch committees and the enthusiasm of the attendees. Many thanks to all of you for the invitations and hopefully you will have good branch meetings throughout 2012. Finally I am mindful of the weather we experienced this time last year, freezing temperatures and heavy snow, today in London it was 12 degrees and sunny!! However bad weather is most certain to hit the country within the next month or so, a time maybe to hibernate! But on a serious note during spells of bad weather please take care when travelling be it by car or even walking, I would certainly like you to stay safe during any disruption caused by the weather. On that note, may I once again wish you all a happy and prosperous 2012. Brian Humm Chairman

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about canopies from one of our award winning companies last year, Global MSI and they have kindly sent us a batch of unusual canopies they have designed and erected across the world. These are of particular interest to me as the canopy itself is by comparison a recent introduction to a forecourt in less than 60 years. So many thanks to Martin Steggles of Global MSI for sharing some interesting material. For the regulators who are members there still remains uncertainty as to their future role but almost surely we will see more for less out of them. I worked most of my career in the public sector and it is a sad thing to see the amount of experience that is diminishing, especially where “Petroleum Officers” are concerned. Much of this is compounded by not ensuring sufficient training and the hope we can muddle by but knowledge of the law is only one aspect of the regulator’s role. An understanding of the engineering aspect of this industry is just as important such as the difference between an angle check valve and a shear valve! Our Chairman, Brian Humm, has embarked on his second year which has become more of a tradition nowadays. He is doing a splendid job but having done the role myself, a few years ago now, it does take two years to feel a contribution has

I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. I am starting work on the 2013 Yearbook so please ensure you read the details in this issue on how to be included.

Please remember that only members that complete the online process are included in the Yearbook. All APEA members are eligible for one free entry in the Petroleum Industry Company name listings and one in the Trade Directory section, please select the relevant Trade Directory heading when registering.

2013 Yearbook On page 43 of this issue of the Bulletin you will find instructions on how to register for the 2013 Yearbook. Anyone who registered online for the 2012 diary will be able to update their details for the 2013 one, so making it easier for you rather than having to enter them from scratch.

been made. Not that any dramatic changes are made with each change of Chairmanship, more of achieving a figure-head lead than anything else. Council usually meets three times a year and we always have a full agenda to go through but much of the focal point is Jane Mardell, our Business Manager, who has the deft ability to juggle, arrange, prioritise and deliver so many facets to make it

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membership is at its record highest at 1,174 members! Well it is time to go now but I genuinely wish everybody a good year ahead and hope there are bulging order books everywhere. Until next time. Brian

Full instructions on how to be included are detailed on page 43 of this issue. You can also benefit if you wish to advertise in the Yearbook as follows:

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EDITOR’S REOPRT/BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT

Welcome to the new year and as we all hope we have a better year than last there is perhaps some optimism that our industry starts to pick up despite high fuel prices and a lack of investment. Maybe confidence is a telling factor but I have to admit the constant gloom reported every day does play a part and makes me wonder if that in itself adds to the hype surrounding progress. There is a feeling that although the public sector continues to downsize, the pace has slowed so that job losses are coming to a gradual halt. Against all this your Association is in good shape. Prudent financial control and despite an increase in subscriptions – the first for many years – we still offer in my view an excellent service to our members. Remember, you can contact any member of Council as our contact details are in the Yearbook and our website, freely available. I and a number of my Council colleagues do receive letters, emails and phone calls on a variety of topics and the last couple of years, the “Ask the Experts” pages reflect the wide subject matter we receive and deal with at no cost to the member. In an age where there are charges for just about anything and everything that is pretty good going I suggest. You will see an article in this issue

• Any advertiser taking out a full page advert in the 2013 Yearbook is entitled to a website banner free of charge from April 2012 to April 2013 on the APEA website

BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT

Publications - 3rd Edition of the Blue Book The 3rd Edition of the Guidance for Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations 'Blue Book' (Revised June 2011) is now available to purchase from the APEA website. It is available in hard back and also as a pdf download. If you wish to purchase the guide please go to the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk and click on the ‘Publications’ page. You can select to pay by credit/debit card or by invoice. Pricing as follows: APEA Member Hard back £70 pdf £70 plus vat Non APEA Member Hard back £140 Pdf £140 plus vat Postage is free for orders to the UK and Europe up to a value of £500.00. For orders over this value and for deliveries to countries outside the UK and Europe, the postage will be calculated when the order is placed. There are also discounts available for bulk purchases of the hard copy version which will be calculated with your order as follows: 5 - 9 copies = 10% 10 - 49 copies = 20% 50+ copies = 30% To benefit from the APEA member discount you will need to log on to the website before purchasing. If you do not know your log on details you can click on the 'Member log in' icon on the top right of the page and request your username and password or you can contact me at admin@apea.org.uk. We also publish the Code of Practice for Ground floor, multi 8

storey and underground car parks. This can be downloaded directly from the APEA website and is available to members at £11.00. 2012 Membership Renewal Thanks to all of you that renewed your membership by 1st January. If you have not already done this I would be grateful if you can make your payment for 2012 as soon as possible. This will help reduce the number of reminders that I send out each year. This can be made via the APEA website on the ‘Membership’ page, by cheque, by bank transfer or by credit card. The APEA bank details are detailed on your invoice. Anyone that has not renewed by 28th February will be deleted from the dataase. Bulletin - articles/news items Thank you to all of you that have contributed to this issue of The Bulletin. Please email me any news items, press releases or articles for the June 2012 issue at admin@apea.org.uk and I will pass them on to our Editor for approval. The deadline for final copy is 1st April for the next issue. We are always pleased to receive contributions from our members and it ensures that the Bulletin remains an interesting and informative read. Bulletin - 2013 Advertising Thanks to all of you that renewed your advertising for the 2012 issues of the Bulletin and thanks to new advertisers too, especially in these difficult economic times. If you book in all four issues you receive a 25% discount and we are able to offer discounts for those of you that wish to book for more than one issue but less than four issues. You will also receive a 50% discount on Yearbook advertising for the 2013 issue. If you would like to book advertising in the Bulletin for 2012, please email me your requirements to admin@apea.org.uk or call me on 0845 603 5507.

Training Thanks to all of you that have booked on the APEA training courses. The 2012 dates are detailed on page 66 of this issue of the Bulletin and are also on the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk where you can book online or download a booking form. I can also arrange bespoke courses for companies, which enables members to receive training at a discounted rate and at a time and location suitable to them. If you are interested in hosting a bespoke course for your company please do not hesitate to contact me for a quote. We can offer discounted rates for these courses if you are able to provide a venue and catering. You can book courses online from the Training page on the APEA website or you can download a booking form from our website training page; just click on the course you are interested in and the course details and online form are displayed. Also anyone booking a training course that is not an APEA member will automatically receive “Individual” membership to the APEA until 31st December 2012. New Members There have been 59 new members joining during October, November and December details can be found on page 11. Website Please make use of the website where you can book training courses, purchase publications, look up contact details, technical and general information. If you wish to contribute anything to the site please email it to me for review. General Assistance Finally if any of you need any assistance with general or technical matters, please do not hesitate to contact me at admin@apea.org.uk or on 0845 603 5507 and I will endeavour to help. Jane

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October Chito Poblete Total Oil Asia Pacific 331 North Bridge Road #23-01 Odeon Towers 188790 Singapore Ed Holgate Shell U.K. Oil Products Limited PO Box 403 Staines TW18 3ZB Robert Neill 17 Starfield Neillsbrook Randalstown Antrim BT41 3BU Dave Barnfather Hartlepool Borough Council Regeneration and Neighbourhoods Department Bryan Hanson House Hartlepool TS24 7BT Pedro Caiceo Urb Los Pinos T 2 10A Dos Hermanas Sevilla 41089 Spain

Steve Williams Steve Williams Civil Engineering and Fuel Installation 30 Bount Terrace Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7AF James O'Mahony T/A Tara Oil Dock Road Limerick Ireland Nigel Howlett Trading Standards, Suffolk County Council Endeavour House 8 Russell raod Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX Jonathan Roy Constructus Ltd The Woodlands, Kilworth Road Husbands Bosworth Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 6JW David Airey James Hall & Co Bowland View Bluebell Way Preston Lancashire PR2 5QT Adam Carter Fusilier Electrical Ltd 60 Redhall Road Smallfield Horley Surrey RH6 9QL

Tony Shevlin Mayo County Fire Service Fire Brigade HQ Humbert Way Castlebar Mayo Ireland

Pam Brown Nether farm Mill Lane Ashbourne DE6 1LN

Roger Bailey Petroman Limited 26 Richards Field Chineham Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 8JZ

Robert McClure Interserve (Defence) Ltd Building 7 RAF Benson Wallingford Oxon OX10 6AA

Michael Loughnane The Royal Parks Greenwich Park Office Blackheath Gate Charlton Way Greenwich London SE10 8QY Alison Law Leicestershire County Council County Hall Glenfield, Ground Floor North Pen Lloyd Building Leicester Leicestershire LE3 8TF

Jon Marshall 101 Norman Avenue Eccleshill Bradford West Yorkshire BD2 2ND Dianne Halsey Turner F.M. Ltd 2nd Floor Suite B Knowles House Cromwell Road Redhill Surrey RH1 1RT Michael Kerin Thames Valley Petroleum 41 St Hughs Rise Didcot Oxon OX11 9UY Khaldoun Dib NATGAZ Beirut 11-6084 Lebanon Rebecca Athay Vale of Glamorgan Council Public Protection, Room 34 1st Floor, Civic Offices Barry CF63 4RU Oliver Rumford-Warr Fuel Technologies Suite 1, The Hayloft Blakenhall Park Barton under Needwood Staffs DE13 8AJ Brett Hovland Shell Downstream Inc 8000 Research Forest Drive STE 115-282 The Woodlands Montgomery 77382 United States Rainier Xuereb 61 R.Kurradu Street Naxxar NXR2314 Malta

Shane Pemberton Fuelling Technology Unit A1 Chapelizod Industrial Estate Dublin 20 Ireland

Will Tomkins Plymouth City Council Civic Centre Armada Way Plymouth Devon PL1 2AA

Ian Gauld Technical Retail Services Ltd Unit 26-28 Napier Court Ward Park North Cumbernauld Glasgow G68 0LG

Gregg Portass Plymouth City Council Floor 6, Civic Centre Armada Way Plymouth Devon PL1 2AA

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NEW APEA MEMBERS

Detailed below are new members that have recently joined the APEA during October, November and December.

November Emma Aston Bridgend County Borough Council Civic Offices Angel Street Bridgend Mid Glam CF31 4WB Peadar Markey Permark Pumps Ltd Dundalk Road Carrickmacross Monaghan Ireland Frazer Welsh PPS Ayrshire Ltd Gilbank Dalwhatswood Road Newmilns Ayrshire KA16 9LG Carl Stoker Southampton City Council Environmental Health Floor 5 One Guildhall Square Southampton Hampshire SO14 7FP

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Nicholas Drawbridge N J Drawbridge Electrical 8 Hawthorn Road Faringdon SN7 7EL Stuart Auger Midlands Co-operative Society Central House Hermes Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6RH Harry Howson Cumbria Trading Standards County Offices Kendal Cumbria LA9 4RQ Myles McClafferty City Facilities Management UK Ltd Caledonia House Lawmoor ST Glasgow G5 0US Ian Casling Ward Cole Limited Fosse House Roman Wharf Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1SR Victor Bonello b. Nel Services Ltd. Central Crt. No.5 Triq tal-Qroqq Msida MSD 1703 Malta 12

Jacque Williams D Berry & Co ( PFS) Ltd 120-130 Middlemore Business Park Kentish Rd Birmingham W Mids B21 0AY Sarah Derbyshire Staffordshire County Council 14 Martin Street Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2LG Alastair Finch Finch Electrical Contractors Ltd 131 Oakland Road Milber Newton Abbott Devon TQ12 4EF Lindsay McNeil 15 Maryston Street Glasgow G33 1PB Donna Cooke Portview Fit-Out Limited 46 Florenceville Avenue Belfast Antrim BT7 3GZ Suleiman Alzyoud Al Muhit for Mineral Oil Trading Co. Gulf Station Building Army Street (Amman Zarqa High Way) P.O. Box 739 Amman 11118 Jordan Kevin Burrows Invermoor Ltd Groby Garage, Markfield Road Groby Leicestershire LE6 0FL Steve Weston Forefront Petroleum Ltd Castle House, Low Road Aldborough Boroughbridge York YO51 9ER Nigel Armitage Oaksmere Refrigeration Design & Consultancy Ltd Tomo House Tomo Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AY Phil Westerman CSD Sealing Systems Ltd Unit 6, Easter Park Nelson Park West Cramlington Northumberland NE23 1WQ

Narinder Basra DIO Kingston Road Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7RL Paul Pettifor P J Landscaping The Beeches Ludgershall Road, Weyhill Andover Hampshire SP11 9AF December Julie Felton West Midlands Fire Service Headquarters 99 Vauxhall Road Nechells Birmingham B7 4HW Russell Whish K R Hannaford Unit 6, Handley Page Way St Albans Herts AL2 2DQ James Goodson BP 12 Blackthorn Way Poringland Norwich Norfolk NR14 7WD Steve Preston FuelQuip Ltd 151 Haslingden Road Blackburn Lancashire BB1 2ND Steve Davies Fueltronics Limited 24 Helme Drive Kendal Cumbria LA9 7JB Glynn Bowman Fueltronics Limited 24 Helme Drive Kendal Cumbria LA9 7JB Philip Barcroft Indigo Design Build & Management Ltd 4E Sherwood Road Aston Field Industrial Estate Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 3DR Dessie James Aughey Air-Serv Ireland Unit 3, CIDO Business Complex Carn Drive Carn Industrial Area Portadown Co Armagh BT63 5WH

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THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF BIO-FUEL Having been interested in the development of the various versions of bio-fuel over the years I have now come to the conclusion that it would prove to be wise to concentrate the use of these fuels to electrical power generation and for powering commercial, horticultural and municipal heating distribution

UK, Bradwell, Essex. Petrol station shop destroyed in blaze An intense blaze at a filling station shop could have been much worse if a quick-thinking staff member hadn't turned off the fuel pumps. The BP garage was on the A120 in Bradwell, near Coggeshall and caught alight at around 5am. Three fire crews from Coggeshall and Braintree were called to the fire, which completely destroyed the filling station. Neil Sieman was working at the garage at the time of the fire and, before fleeing, turned all the petrol and diesel pumps off, potentially saving the homes and lives of nearby residents. Andrew Nice, 35, whose car was parked at the petrol station overnight, had a lucky escape when he went to move it. He said: “I had to drive it out and just after I did that the roof fell through and then you could see the flames. I was really quite scared. “Neil said it probably started from an electric box but he went into the storeroom and turned the pumps off first. I reckon if he hadn't done that we'd all have been evacuated.” Another witness, Jayani Kaluthanthri, 34, was getting ready to go to work at the petrol station for 6am when she noticed the chaos outside. She said: “There were people running in the road and police stopped me from going any further. Flames were 20ft from the roof. It was horrendous – I've only seen something like that on TV. “My knees were shaking and Neil was so shocked he was given oxygen. But luckily he turned off the pumps.” Garage forecourt worker Liam Frid, 17, was also due to work that morning. He said: “I woke up to the fire engine’s sirens and lights. Words cannot describe how I

systems. These applications allow for more efficient use of these fuels as the well known problems associated with them (e.g. water retention and microbial contamination) can be better dealt with in large scale static installations than they can be when the fuel is used for powering vehicles. It would be better, in my view, to accept the fact that the future for vehicle power generation lies with electricity and hydrogen and to

concentrate the use of the bioalternatives to fossil fuels for these other applications. This view may be regarded as naive and may not sit well with the various vested interests but I would be interested to know if anyone else shares this opinion.

feel.” It took two hours for fire crews to extinguish the flames and the police were also called as smoke began to affect the A120. Nearby resident Bob Hume, 80, said: “Smoke was coming out of the building and over the top of the fire engines. You could only see their lights.” Incident commander, station officer Steve Wintrip, from Braintree fire station, said: “Crews wearing breathing apparatus did an excellent job tackling the fire in arduous conditions and prevented the fire from spreading to the petrol pumps and the canopy covering the forecourt.” Jobless staff at the burnt-out petrol station are now taking it in turns to stay on guard, making sure no one has the opportunity to loot fuel or goods. An investigation into the cause of the fire has now begun and it is thought that repair work may take three or four months.

suspicious circumstances. Sainsbury's store manager Lindsey Roughsedge said they would be doing what they could to support colleagues who were involved in the incident. She said: “This was a terribly sad incident and it has been very traumatic for the colleagues in our petrol filling station who tried desperately to help. “Our focus now is to help and support colleagues who have been affected in whatever way we can.” Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious but are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

UK, Bath. Woman, 55, dies after setting herself on fire at petrol pumps A woman died after setting herself on fire at a petrol pump. The 55-year-old from Bath, Somerset, was seen at the Sainsbury's filling station strolling across the forecourt and dousing herself with fuel and setting herself alight. Two members of staff tried to put the fire out by spraying her with bottles of water. Two fire engines were called to the store in Green Park, Bath, and the woman was rushed to hospital with severe burns. She later died at the nearby Royal United Hospital from her injuries. The Avon Coroner's office is now investigating the horrific incident with police but there are said to be no

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UK, Aylesford. Tanker fire on the M20 Fire crews were called to a blaze on the M20 recently where a petrol tanker was alight. The lorry was on the coastbound exit slip road at junction 5 for Aylesford. Crews from Larkfield, Maidstone and Strood were called at 8.15am. They spent about 20 minutes tackling the blaze and managed to stop it spreading to the main petrol tank. No one was injured. A driver on Blue Bell Hill described seeing huge plumes of black smoke billowing above the motorway when the fire was at its height. Police are at the scene while they await recovery of the lorry and the slip remains closed.

UK, Granhtam. Mentally ill fire-starter sprayed fuel all over petrol station and ignited it A deranged arsonist will be locked up indefinitely after spraying petrol all over a Grantham petrol station forecourt, before setting it alight and fleeing the scene. Mentally ill fire-starter Hussian

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Murad attacked the Grantham filling station on Boxing Day last year, before driving to Swaffham where he did the same thing again. Recorder of Norwich, Judge Peter Jacobs, praised the attendant at the Swaffham filling station, Trudy Smith, who still suffers nightmares from the incident, “she had great presence of mind to turn off the supply to the pumps.” That is almost certainly the reason the whole garage didn‘t blow up, said the judge. During a trial which lasted two days Murad, 33, of Holkham Avenue, Leicester was cleared of arson and being reckless as to whether lives were endangered. But he was convicted of two straight forward arson charges which did not involve recklessness. Making an order without a time limit, the judge told him: “If you were released into the community the medicine would not be taken and you would be a real danger to yourself and others.” Murad was detained under the Mental Health Act. His motives were not clear due to his illness but the judge said he felt it was predominantly a wish to return to Iraq, from where he came years ago as an asylum seeker. Andrew Oliver, prosecuting, said “Murad started a fire at 11.15pm in very dangerous circumstances after driving into the BP garage on the A47 and went up to pump 7 and another car pulled up behind. “He put petrol in his tank and went to the passenger door, removed the petrol pump and sprayed it for a few seconds into the passenger area, bending down before an explosion and the car going up in flames.” The car behind reversed and Trudy Smith, the attendant, cut off fuel to all the pumps, also ringing the emergency services. He left on foot, being seen walking down the A47 towards Dereham. Police stopped him 400-500 metres away and he smelled very strongly of fuel and fire – his hair was singed and he had a red lighter in his jacket pocket. When interviewed, he said he had gone to Heathrow and Dover to leave the country to return to his native Iraq. Mr Oliver continued : “He was clearly unwell.” He said, “I didn‘t want to take my car home and I had an argument with my girlfriend on Christmas Day. I don‘t know why I caused the fires other than to get arrested so I could go back.” Referring to the earlier incident, Mr Oliver said, “It occurred at 6.30am at Marston, between Newark and Grantham, on the A1 when he sprayed two and half

litres of petrol onto the forecourt and caused two feet high flames.” The attendant used two buckets of sand to extinguish the flame. Murad ran away but then returned and drove off in his car, Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Simon Plunkett said it was clear Murad was ill: He has responded to treatment and is now aware of the risks of his actions.

UK, Liverpool. Crashed petrol tanker causes chaos on M53 A toppled petrol tanker caused severe delays as a section of the M53 motorway was closed by police. The Shell tanker veered off the road and crashed down an embankment on the southbound carriageway shortly past junction 3 at Woodchurch. After initially closing just two lanes, police eventually shut the entire carriageway as the attempt to clear the stricken vehicle began after 12pm, bringing traffic temporarily to a standstill. Fire crews attended the scene but reported no evidence of fire, while the 46-year-old driver was treated for shock by paramedics. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. The motorway was re-opened just before 4pm but delays and slow traffic continued into the rush hour.

UK, Lincolnshire. How ingenious solution to underground oil spill kept Lincoln shopping centre plans alive Lincoln's St Marks Shopping Centre is marking 15 years since it was opened. Ed Grover finds out how the discovery of an underground oil spill required an ingenious solution to keep the project alive. The St Marks development was thrown into doubt when thousands of gallons of diesel were found under the current Debenhams site. Investment from landowners Barclays Bank Staff Pension Fund would only be assured if a way to remove the fluid was found. Development director Giles Walter, who oversaw the St Marks project for construction firm Simons, explained the desperate measures required to deal with the slick. “After completing the first phase of the development we had to decide what to do with the other part of the site, because it was a big chunk of land with a redundant railway station sitting on it,” said Mr Walter. “At that time, what

wasn't part of the scheme or ownership of Barclays was the offices of Lincolnshire Road Car, a countywide bus and coach company, on St Mark's Street. “We concluded that we had to buy that building to give us enough space for a Debenhams department store, which is obviously what we see now. “Lincolnshire Road Car were quite happy to move because it really had got too big for them. “So we started the negotiations and we decided, quite rightly, as part of the due diligence to test for any contamination, “We used a sister company called Delta-Simons, and one day I got a call saying “Giles, you had better come down and take a look.” “I remember arriving on site and they had dug this huge great hole.” “And at the bottom you could see this ground water, because it was not far from the river. “It was very scientific but for the purposes of what they wanted to show me, they dunked a jam jar into the water and pulled it up, and inside was water with neat diesel on top. “We then started to investigate, because obviously we didn't want something like that there. “It transpired there had been some tanks underneath the Road Car building, one of them had ruptured and there had been a serious leak. “I think it had actually spilt in the 1970’s and it was still sitting there on top of the ground water. “I think they reckoned there might have been up to around 50,000 gallons of diesel. “I don't know if that was right or wrong, but that was what was going round. “Obviously it had to be dealt with, because you couldn't start putting buildings up with neat diesel underneath, especially as it was quite close to the river. “So to deal with it what we ended up doing was, underneath Debenhams, to dig an enormous trench. “We then put a whole series of wells at the bottom of this trench, which we filled with gravel. “The idea was that we sucked out ground water and diesel into a pump room behind where the ATMs are now. “And of course nobody will know this, but for about two or three years after Debenhams was built we were still sucking out diesel. “And every so often a tanker used to come to collect the diesel that we had collected. “It was quite challenging engineering actually. “I think the diesel was reused, but I'm not sure what for. “And that's the sort of thing people would not have a clue about. “From a financial point of view, Barclay's Bank Staff Pension Fund didn't

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want to be owning a site that was full of diesel. “And so we had to resolve that and come up with a solution that would ultimately create a clean site, because if it wasn't taken away it would still be there now. “The worry was that if there had been a breach in the river wall, the diesel could have got into the Brayford and who knows where. “The danger with contamination like that is that it could end up in water courses.” The first phase of the development, including Toys R Us, was completed in 1993. As reported in last week's Echo, after other subterranean finds were unearthed, including the remains of 20 monks, Debenhams opened in time for Christmas trading in 1996.

UK, Wiltshire. Boy set fire to Devizes petrol pump

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A drunken teenager set fire to a petrol nozzle at the filling station in London Road, Devizes. The 16-year-old boy was stopped by friends and his mother, preventing any serious damage occurring during the late night incident on October 28. The boy, from Devizes, pleaded guilty to arson and recklessly endangering life when he appeared at Salisbury Youth Court. Philomena Creffield, prosecuting, said the boy took a hose from the petrol pump and lit its nozzle causing the petrol at its end to catch fire. A friend of the boy put out the fire while the boy’s mother was telephoned by a friend and she arrived to stop him. Kim Brereton, defending, said: “He (the defendant) was so drunk, he could not remember anything. He never had any intention of endangering anyone’s life.” The amount of damage was minimal. The cashier said the pump did not click on so no further petrol came out. She said the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been out celebrating with friends as he was due to move up north to stay with his father and had a job lined up. She said: “Unfortunately he drank far too much. He drank almost a whole bottle of Jack Daniels. He remembers the petrol station but can’t remember picking up the hose or setting fire to it. He did apologise to the police. His attitude to alcohol has now changed. He is never going to drink that amount of alcohol again.” She said he was planning to do some retraining and had been offered a trial for a job. The boy’s mother and father

were in court. His mother said: “He doesn’t normally drink like that, in fact he has never drunk as much as that.” The court heard the boy had been sentenced to an eight-month referral order in September for causing criminal damage and common assault. The magistrates adjourned the case for reports to be drawn up and the boy was sentenced in January. Magistrate Shirley Hatt said: “You know this was a dreadfully serious offence and it was aggravated because you were so drunk. You were reckless as to the danger you could have caused. Lighting fuel is extremely dangerous. The risk of harm was horrendous, there was a risk of explosion, a fire or people killed.” She said the reports would consider all options including custody. The boy was released on unconditional bail.

UK, London. Fire crews called to explosion risk at petrol station in Perry Street, Chislehurst A risk of explosion at a petrol station in Chislehurst has led to fire-fighters being on standby there for the six hours. The first crew from Sidcup fire station was called to the BP garage in Perry Street at about 1.45am on January 3 after reports of an underground petrol tank leaking. Their job is to make sure the area is safe while a specialist extraction team from BP drains the tank which reportedly contains 1,600 litres of fuel. No-one has been evacuated from nearby homes.

UK, Wolverhampton, Bilston. Fire canal contamination kills fish About 5,000 fish have died as a result of water contamination after a fire in Wolverhampton. The fire last month hit five separate firms in Millfields Road in Bilston. The Environment Agency (EA) and British Waterways have been working to remedy the problem in the nearby Birmingham canal and Wyrley and Essington canal. Sarah Brudy from British Waterways said: “The chemicals aren't like oil, they're dissolved in the water so it's a case of waiting for them to dissolve.” The leaked chemicals from the businesses at the industrial site have caused the oxygen levels in the water

to drop rapidly which has suffocated the fish. A spokesperson for the EA said: “We are currently aerating the water at a number of sites to contain the incident and prevent further fish mortality.” Ms Brudy said: “We are hoping it's going to get better but with chemicals in the water it's a case of monitoring and testing the water.”

UK, York. Tesco petrol station mystery solved The mystery of why some drivers were locked out of their cars at a York filling station has been solved at last. Bosses at Tesco at Clifton Moor were baffled after drivers of cars with keyless entry systems were unable to get back into their vehicles or able to start the ignition after filling up with fuel. The problem stopped as soon as the cars were pushed off the forecourt. Tesco said that after an investigation the problem had now been resolved. A spokesperson said its garages had a system which allowed disabled drivers to contact a member of staff in the kiosk using a special key fob to call for assistance. This used a short signal which came on briefly to alert staff that someone needed help. But at Clifton Moor this had become jammed on and had blocked the remote central locking and ignition frequencies used by some cars. The spokesperson said: “We are pleased to report that after an extensive investigation the problem was resolved last week.” She said lessons would be learned from the episode if the problem occurred anywhere else in the country.

UK, Scotland. Orkney distillery fined for leaking 4000 Litres of diesel into Canal A distillery company has been fined £15,000 after nearly 4000 litres of diesel leaked into a canal. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said it was contacted by a member of the public in October last year about a layer of oil visible on the surface of the Crantit Canal in Kirkwall, Orkney. Sepa officers traced the oil back to a tributary of the canal and further investigation of the source led them to the Highland Park Distillery. Analysis confirmed there was a match between the diesel taken from the water and a sample taken from the distillery. Operators found a leak in the

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UK, Essex. Explosion at firework store Homes near to an Essex industrial estate were evacuated after a container storing one-and-a-half tonnes of fireworks caught fire. Shortly after midnight firefighters reported that the container, measuring 40ft by 10ft, was bulging and that smoke was coming from inside. A 400metre exclusion zone was put in place at Purdeys Industrial Estate, Rochford, and a care home and nearby cottages were evacuated. Because of its proximity to Southend Airport, a no fly zone has been put in place but this will be reviewed later this morning. At 9am Senior Divisional Officer Matt

Furber said: “Residents are likely to be evacuated from their homes for the next six hours as a precaution, as fire crews deal with the incident. “Essex County Fire and Rescue Service are aware of the significant impact on the local area and are minimising it as much as possible. “The fireworks stored in the container are the domestic type and they have been exploding inside the container. Fire crews are dousing the container with water. “The Fire Service has been working with the owner of the fireworks who has been providing the service with the relevant information so that crews knew what they were dealing with. “Fire crews are protecting all the surrounding risks neighbouring the incident, such as the factory store which is being protected by water monitors. There are no reported casualties at the incident. At 11am SDO Furber said: “Firefighting operations have been scaled back and four fire engines and the control unit remain at the scene. There is a lot less smoke coming from the container and good progress is being made. “Fire crews are not approaching the container and ground monitors are in use. “We anticipate the Sutton Road will be open in the next one to two hours. Access to the Purdeys Industrial estate remains closed whilst the exclusion zone is in place.”

UK, Scotland. Crook of Devon. Tanker dies after van crash An oil tanker driver died after a collision with a van caused his cab to break free and land in a field. The crash happened on the A977 near Crook of Devon, in Perth and Kinross. A number of residents were evacuated from the area after the oil tanker's trailer ended up on its side, resulting in a large fuel spill. Tayside Fire and Rescue Service said the driver of the tanker was trapped in the cab and he was being treated by paramedics while fire-fighters worked to free him. However, he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. The driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was taken by ambulance to Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline with a suspected neck injury which is not believed to be serious. Tayside Police said a 200-metre exclusion zone was in place due to a large spillage of fuel from the oil tanker. The force said local residents were evacuated to Loch Leven Community

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Centre, but could not say how many people were affected. Perth and Kinross Council are making alternative arrangements for residents who are unable to get back into their homes. Police crash investigators were in attendance with representatives from SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) and VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency). The road has been closed in both directions and it is understood that both the road closure and exclusion zone will remain in place until Tuesday. Diversions are in place.

South Korea, Suwon City. Explosion inside car wash kills 3 people in South Korea South Korean fire officials say an explosion inside a car wash has killed two drivers and an employee at a gas station in a city south of Seoul. Firefighter Jang In-su says that the blast appears to have been caused by a liquefied petroleum gas leak. Another fire official said four people were also injured in the blast. He declined to be named because fire investigators were still trying to ascertain details. Neither official could immediately say whether LPG gas had leaked from underground tanks at the gas station in Suwon city. Car washes are commonly found attached to gas stations in South Korea.

Bulgaria, Burgas. Petrol stations will not get grace for installing fuel measuring devices Petrol stations will not get grace for installing fuel measuring devices, as the law obliges them to, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said while visiting the southeastern city of Burgas, Burgas Radio reported. Recently, small and medium petrol stations in Bulgaria asked for a year’s or a year and a half’s grace period for installing fuel measuring devices, otherwise 2,000 of 3,000 small and medium petrol stations will be shut down. The deadline is 31 March 2012. They say the devices are very expensive and the installation costs are high. They say also that their profits are small. Borisov reiterated that all petrol stations in Bulgaria have to install the

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fuel delivery pipework between the fuel tank and the company's boiler house, Sepa said. In August 2011, Highland Distillers Limited admitted failing to comply with the conditions of its water use licence at Kirkwall Sheriff Court. The company was fined £15,000 by Sheriff Graeme Napier after admitting three charges of contravening the licence, which ultimately led to the pollution of the canal between September 1 and October 28, 2010. Erica Harrap, Sepa's reporting officer, said: “Diesel can have a severe polluting effect if it enters the water environment. The oil forms a film over the water, resulting in low levels of oxygen which can lead to the death of fish and invertebrates. “A Sepa survey of the Crantit Canal confirmed that the ecology of the watercourse had been affected. “Due to the length of the watercourse affected, the extent of the ecological damage and the visible pollution, the release of diesel fuel oil into the Crantit Canal was categorised as a major environmental incident.” A spokesman for Highland Distillers said: “As soon as the source of the leak was identified the company notified Sepa, took immediate steps to clean up the effects of the leak and repaired the malfunctioning pipe. “We are pleased that there is no lasting damage to the environment as a result of the leak. “New processes have also been put in place to reduce the chance of this type of incident recurring.” He added: “Highland Distillers has a record of no prior convictions or enforcement actions by Sepa. We would like to reassure local residents of our strengthened commitment to the environment on Orkney.”

devices by the end of March. He noted that most petrol stations across the country had already satisfied the requirements. Since the beginning of 2011 petrol stations have to report their turnovers electronically to the National Revenue Agency. In June they had to report also the sold and available amounts of fuel. Traders add fuel measuring devices to the already installed electronic systems and in this way tax inspectors can check any time the turnover and sold and available fuel in a petrol station. Thus tax inspectors follow the fuel from its import into Bulgaria to the tax warehouses and retail sales.

Belarus. Fuel filling station network in Belarus to be developed according to European standards

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This was stated by a representative of Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry, or Belneftekhim Concern, at an opening of another fuel station. More attention will be paid to services. Orgneftekhim, which is a subsidiary of Belarusneft, opens the 24th fuel station in Minsk by Alla Pavlova, Director of the Republican Subsidiary Unitary Enterprise for Oil-Product Provision “BelarusneftBelneftekhim” Fuel station operators in Europe have long been getting income not from fuel sales, but additional services. One can find shops at fuel stations quite often, or vice versa, there are small fuel stations near supermarkets. Vladimir Sizov, Head of the main department for petrochemicals production and sales of Belneftekhim Concern said: “It is more convenient for a consumer to get a service package at one place: to fuel a car, pressurize a tyre, wash it. 27 modern petrol stations will be launched by the end of the year.” Belarusian oil companies plan to create fast food restaurants near fuel stations in the near future, according to Vladimir Sizov, Head of the main department for petrochemicals production and sales of Belneftekhim Concern There are 722 fuel stations in Belarus. Less then one third of them are privately owned.

Ireland, County Monaghan, Glaslough village. Illegal fuel laundering plant raided Garda and Customs officials arrested two men and seized 40,000 litres of illegal fuel in a raid on a sophisticated oil laundering plant in Glaslough, Co Monaghan. Vehicles and equipment used in the laundering operation were also seized in the operation. They included a 15m tanker and lorry, a van, a forklift and a compressor. The raid involved officers from the Customs service and members of the Garda Regional Support Unit. Two men in their 30s from Northern Ireland were arrested at the scene and were taken to Monaghan Garda station for questioning. The illegal plant was capable of laundering around 8 million litres of fuel annually, resulting in a potential loss to the Exchequer of an estimated €4 million per annum. The raid follows an operation in which 150,000 litres of laundered fuel were seized at illegal plants in six counties, one of which was one of the largest laundering plants ever found in the Republic. The plant discovered in Monaghan was found at a warehouse in Corrygarry, Castleblayney, and was laundering fuel when the Garda and Customs team moved in. It was capable of laundering about 18 million litres of fuel annually, resulting in a potential loss to the Exchequer – and revenue for the gang responsible – of an estimated €9 million per annum.

Europe. “Business lounges” set to open in Shell petrol stations The serviced office group Regus has struck a deal with the oil giant Shell that could see its business lounges opened on petrol forecourts across Europe Targeting business people on the road, the first outlet has opened at a Shell station near Paris. It means that workers can take advantage of fast internet access, copy documents or arrange courier deliveries at the same time as filling up on fuel. Regus already has 1,200 offices in 550 cities, but this agreement helps to expand its reach across the transport network. Its business stations are being used by entrepreneurs as a base to start up new ventures, as well as larger

firms that have switched some of their staff to mobile working to save money. “This alliance allows Shell and Regus as market leaders in their respective fields to come together to better serve our customers,” said Istvan Kapitany, Shell's vice-president of retail in Europe. Mark Dixon, founder and chief executive of Regus, believes the move will cater for workers on the move who still need a place to draw breath. “Though they communicate and work using smartphones, tablets and laptops, they miss access to a professional place to work, meet or think where there is easy access to state-of-the-art business facilities,” he said. “By opening Regus business lounges at motorway stations, Shell and Regus are bringing vibrant business hubs right to the roadside.”

Netherlands. Dutch fuel prices at record high The price of petrol has never been so high in the Netherlands as at present. The recommended retail price for gasoline stands at over 1.75 euros a litre. Diesel is now at nearly 1.50 euros a litre, just one euro-cent short of the record high “At present prices, the average motorist will spend about 100 euros more on fuel this year than in 2011,” says a spokesperson from the United Consumers group. Prices have been driven up on the international oil market over recent months. This is being blamed on tensions between Iran and the West and on the unrest in Syria. Dutch fuel levies also went up at the start of 2012. They are now reported to be the highest in Europe. The fall of the value of the euro against the US dollar has also had an effect as oil is paid for in dollars. This has also pushed Dutch fuel prices up.

China, Shanghai. Chinese man jailed for running petrol station from apartment A Chinese man was sentenced to five days in administrative detention for running a petrol station from his village home, the Shanghai Daily reported. Police found five tanks filled with at least one ton (0.91 tonnes) of petroleum in the apartment of Liu Shimin at his home in Damozi Village in

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Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. Unleaded ban expected to cause rise in fuel prices NSW drivers could face more petrol price rises this year after the government bans regular unleaded fuel, pushing up demand for ethanolblended and premium unleaded fuel, the industry has warned. From July, petrol stations will no longer be permitted to sell regular unleaded petrol, because the government wants to promote renewable biofuels. To meet demand, the state's only ethanol distiller, Manildra Group, will need to increase its production of ethanol-blended petrol to 300 megalitres by July, up from 250 megalitres last financial year, according to Ecco Consulting, an energy advisory firm. ''We believe demand will exceed supply,'' Jamie Jardine, a spokesman for BP, said. ''Consumers, particularly in rural areas, will have to pay more.'' Manildra did not return requests for comment. An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the issue last month warned of a ''significant impact'' on consumers, particularly those forced to pay for the much more expensive premium unleaded petrol if their cars cannot run on ethanol-based petrol, which is the case with all cars made before 1986. The ACCC also warned of a potential national shortage of premium petrol. In October, the government required 60 per cent of all fuel be ethanol-based. Current and former state governmthe quotas because of concerns about the availability of ethanol fuel. Mike Cochran, a director at Ecco, expects

Manildra can produce enough ethanol petrol to provide for the government's target to be met by July. ''But it's cutting it very fine,'' he said. Even if ethanol supply falls short, petrol would not be rationed. Under biofuels legislation, the government can give suppliers exemptions that allow them to sell regular petrol. A spokesman for the Energy Minister, Chris Hartcher, said the government expected industry to meet targets but had granted exemptions in the past and would continue to consider them. But there are concerns that ethanolbased fuel is becoming more expensive. The ACCC found ethanol was increasing in price relative to regular unleaded petrol. Last year ethanol was 2.6¢ a litre cheaper; this year the difference fell to 1.7¢. Some motorists argue ethanol is already functionally more expensive because it provides less mileage than regular petrol. The NRMA says ethanol-fuel is between 1 and 3½ per cent less fuel efficient. David Zsynzcak, of Dalby Biorefinery in Queensland, said his company supplied ethanol-blended fuel for 4¢ a litre less than unleaded petrol at some Sydney petrol stations but others did not pass on the discount. ''Clearly the majors are doing anything they can to stop ethanol,'' he said. But the industry says consumers might also choose premium petrol in preference to ethanol, which might raise the price of premium fuel. ''Ethanol has proved very unpopular with customers,'' said Paul Zennaro, of Shell, which says it supports ethanol fuel but not through a mandated quota. ents had previously delayed

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. Hundreds of petrol stations leaking fuel More than 900 NSW petrol stations and depots could be leaking fuel into soil and groundwater and petrolrelated land makes up the bulk of the state's 300 most contaminated sites, official data shows. Figures contained in a NSW Auditor-General report released late last year show 770 service stations and 176 other petroleum sites were actually or potentially contaminated, with many leaking fuel from underground tanks. In two of the worst confirmed cases, high levels of the cancer-causing agent benzene leaked from a Brighton-

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le-Sands petrol station and were detected beneath a waterfront park, and elevated concentrations of a toxic chemical mix were recorded inside a home near a service station at Rosebery. More than 300 NSW sites were found to be significantly contaminated, the largest number of which were petrol stations. About two-thirds were yet to be remediated. The data shows serious contamination by Sydney petrol stations at Randwick, Forestville, Lane Cove, Sutherland, Chatswood and Canterbury. In several cases, contamination had travelled to nearby homes. A leak from a Sutherland service station was migrating to an adjacent Sydney Water reservoir site. Some fuel companies, including BP, Caltex and Mobil, class all petrol station sites as potentially contaminated and refer them to authorities as a matter of precaution. The Environment Protection Authority is yet to fully assess many of the 1070 suspect sites in NSW, most of which are petrol stations, but says many have only minor issues and do not require regulation. Major petrol chains contacted by the Herald reported a range of measures to prevent contamination including stock loss systems to detect fuel leaks, regular monitoring and infrastructure upgrades. But the director of Total Environment Centre, Jeff Angel, said the effects of previously lax approaches to fuel storage were now being felt. “They built underground tanks, stuck a petrol station on top and that was it. There was no real monitoring or high quality standard of storage,” he said. Engadine resident Samantha Henwood, 39, claims petrol contaminants have severely impacted her health and that of her son Chris, 16. According to an Environment Protection Authority notice issued in April 2010, toxic chemicals from a nearby BP station were found in the stormwater drain at the rear of Ms Henwood's Housing NSW complex. The contaminants included benzene, which is “toxic to humans and aquatic ecosystems”, the notice stated. Ms Henwood blames her chronic fatigue syndrome on the petrol. A smell of fuel had permeated her home intermittently since 2008, but improved since remediation began, she said. “There was a very slow leak for a long time until… we could smell it constantly, “Ms Henwood said. “It was horrible.

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Chongqing, southwestern China. The ground-floor apartment smelled heavily of petroleum when policemen raided following tip-offs that motorcycles, cars and pickup trucks often lined up outside, the paper said. Liu admitted storing and selling fuel from his home. He said he bought the fuel from a petrol station around eight miles (12 kilometers) away and resold it to drivers at a five percent premium. He earned more than 4,000 yuan ($631) from the business in almost a year. His neighbours upstairs in the three-story building said they had no idea they were living above a potentially hazardous gas station.

I felt like I was getting gassed. My son was feeling sick all the time and had chest pain, and we both had sore throats.” An Environment Protection Authority spokesman said it had taken action to mitigate potential effects on residents at the complex including air monitoring and the removal of gross contamination.

Norway, Statoil Fuel & Retail opens its most advanced station

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Statoil Fuel & Retail's most modern full service station is now open - located 80 kilometres north of Oslo alongside the E6 motorway in Minnesund. The station offers visitors a range of new facilities and services including its own chef, speed charging for electric cars and much more. We open nearly one station every week in one of our eight European markets. This station however is different. It represents our first concept introduction after our stock listing. It is the most futuristic addition to our station network and will serve as a testing laboratory to help us decide which features to roll out in our network,” says Jacob Schram, CEO Statoil Fuel & Retail “This new highway station offers even better features for families, children, professional drivers, electric car owners and anyone who needs a refill while on the road. The station has innovations for everyone, whether they want to eat, rest, work, play, recharge or simply refuel,” says Dag Roger Rinde, leader of Statoil Fuel & Retail's Norwegian business unit. The 15,000 square metre site offers generous parking with eight gasoline and diesel pumps, plus separate pumps for heavy goods vehicles and a speed charger for electric cars. Car wash facilities are complemented by a truck wash and shower and laundry facilities for those who want them. One of the highest priorities at the new station has been to create a broad offering of hot and cold food. Separate menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a variety of salads, meat, fish dishes and even sushi. This is the first full service station in Norway to have a dedicated chef. Statoil Fuel & Retail's Minnesund station offers an appealing, spacious and efficient environment. Customers can relax and take a seat indoors or out while they enjoy their meal or a selection of freshly ground coffee and other hot drinks. A children's play room,

free wireless internet access and plenty of clean, fresh bathrooms look after their other needs. The station employs 18 people handpicked from more than 250 applicants. Station manager Anniken Strand, who has moved to Minnesund with her family to run the station, stressed industry knowledge, background and local connections when choosing her team. Anniken has been involved in all of the preparations for the opening, including supervising weeks of intensive staff training that ranged from knowledge of cars, through cooking and food safety to robbery prevention and fire fighting. The station was formally opened by Einar Madsen, the mayor of Eidsvoll municipality (where the station is located), Jacob Schram, CEO Statoil Fuel & Retail and Dag Roger Rinde, business unit leader Norway, Statoil Fuel & Retail.

Nepal, Kathmandu. Dept finds fault in National Trading’s petrol pump Department of Commerce’s market monitoring team has found technical fault in Teku-based petrol pump of National Trading Corporation (NTC). The team has found problem in totaliser metre in National Trading petrol pump, under-secretary of the department Tika Prasad Bhandari said, adding that they have directed the National Trading to repair the faulty machine or replace it new within three days. The totaliser metre indicates stock and sell quantity. The department has given emphasis on petrol pump monitoring as the country is facing severe petroleum crisis. Hundreds of vehicles are seen queueing in front of petrol pumps across the country since last week. Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has been unable to maintain smooth supply of the petroleum products as it has curtailed the supply to 40 per cent following fund crunch to pay its sole supplier Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Currently, there is around 100 kilolitre market demand of petrol and diesel in the Kathmandu Valley – 400kl petrol and 600kl diesel, according to the state oil monopoly. “Monitoring of petrol pumps will continue for few days,” said acting director general of the department Shanker Prasad Poudel. “The department has also issued order to distribute petroleum products equally

to vehicles.” “The department has issued order to Jaya Kumar Enterprises of Sorhakhutte and Newa Trade Concern of Dhalku,” Bhandari informed, adding that the department has advised pumps to sell five litre petrol to motorcycles and 10 liter to taxis and private vehicles. The department has also monitored three more petrol pumps – Mayaram Bholaram (Tripureshwor), Kanak Trade (Teku) and Sanjaya Services (Sundhara) – but they were not selling petroleum products. “They had ‘No Petrol’ and ‘No Diesel’ sign, so we checked their stock,” he said. “There was no irregularities.” Meanwhile, petrol pumps across the country remained closed for two hours – from 10am to 12pm — to protest against NOC. Nepal Petroleum Dealers’ Association is protesting against the NOC asking for more commission and smooth supply of petroleum products to them.

New Zealand, Nelson. Leak causes tanker fire Fire fighters and police rushed to the Whangamoa Saddle northeast of Nelson after reports that a fuel tanker was on fire, but the small electrical fire was out by the time they arrived. Driver Rob Thompson, of Nelson, said he was on his way from Havelock to Nelson after delivering fuel and descending the hill when the engine stalled. He pulled over at the first safe opportunity and found oil leaking from the engine, which then burst into flames. A following mobile home stopped and the driver, who by chance he knew, helped Mr Thompson to put the fire out using the truck's extinguishers. “It was a small fire, but with these things, a small fire's a big fire,” he said. The tanker was empty, with the consequent dangers associated with petrol fumes. Nelson and Hira firefighters attended. Senior station officer Steve Shackleton said that when they got there the fire was out but still sparking, so they completely isolated the Allied Petroleum tanker's electrical system. They remained at the scene for a while to ensure that there was no further danger. Mr Thompson had pulled over into a lay-by and the the road was not blocked.

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Cameron Forecourt Announces Key Board Appointments

Safety win for Leeds Dealer Faisal Rana of Leeds-based United Petroleum UK won £1,000 in the Xmo Strata Forecourt Safety Award on December 9. Mr Rana won the award for providing a constant improvement in health and safety on forecourts. The judges lavished praise on the comprehensive package of ideas, systems, processes and thoughts which went into a programme which collectively he calls the “Goal Zero Initiative”.

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UK fuelling solutions specialist Cameron Forecourt has strengthened its board with the appointment of two new directors. The Barnsley-based company has appointed Martyn Gent as Sales and Marketing Director and Graham Webb as Quality and Health & Safety Director. Martyn Gent joined the company in 2009 having spent almost 30 years in the fuelling systems market. He began his career with Lancashire-based Triscan where he was responsible for pioneering pay-at-pump credit card systems with supermarket giant Tesco. Later, as Sales Director he was responsible for all hardware sales to both retail and commercial customers. He joined Gilbarco Veeder-Root (GVR) in 2006 to head up the commercial division, then moved to Cameron Forecourt when GVR selected them as a partner in the commercial fuelling solutions sector. Graham Webb has been involved in commercial and industrial fuelling installations since the mid 1970’s, working for major multi-national equipment manufacturers and progressing to senior management. A qualified electrical engineer, he also gained experience in ISO quality systems and health & safety, later becoming a trainer SPA Petrol Retail Safety Passport scheme. Graham joined Cameron Forecourt in 2002 as Quality, Health & Safety and Environment Manager and has since become involved in many other aspects of the business. Commenting on the new board appointments, Cameron Forecourt Managing Director Barry Jenner said: “I am proud to have the opportunity to work with both Graham and Martyn at board level. Cameron Forecourt will benefit greatly from introducing such knowledge and experience into the continued development of our strategy.”

reporting or are lying – and customers nowadays are savvy enough to know that,” says Mr Martin. The awards were presented at Xmo Strata’s annual health and safety day, held at Maidstone’s Hilton Hotel, attended by every one of the company’s employees, regular sub contractors and invited VIP guests. Other items on the agenda included a detailed review of Xmo Strata’s own health and safety record for the year, a health and safety quiz, internal awards and an opportunity for employees to suggest subjects for the company’s next safety videos. Xmo Strata spends a significant amount on videos, which are available at cost (a few pounds) for those wishing to use them in a genuine health and safety environment (all the videos can be viewed on the company’s website http://www.xmostrata.com/videos/ind ex.php.

New Owners At Motor Fuel Group The judges said the initiative provided cost-effective and easy-to-implement safety ideas. The entry came with good supporting evidence, offered operational and behavioural benefits, and was well thought-out (including costings and implementation). Runners-up in the awards scheme were Paul Picano of Gilbarco VeederRoot (for a van ‘safety station’) and Ady Whitehill, an Xmo Strata sign fitter (for a fall arrest system). The judging panel was chaired by Xmo Strata Managing Director, Steve Martin (who did not have a vote) – other members were Jeff Woodward (Lend Lease Corporation), Colin James (Artelia UK), Sean Pointon (ABB), Paul Suchudolski (Snax24), James Garton (BP Oil UK) and Terry Moody (Gilbarco Veeder-Root). Judges were ineligible to vote where a conflict of interest existed. The award is in its first year and is open to anyone in the forecourt industry – including competitors of Xmo Strata. The company is a leading sign installation and maintenance specialist but has a very strong health and safety ethos and makes the point that health and safety is about saving lives and preventing injury. As an example, it publishes bulletins on health and safety incidents and issues on its website – and includes hundreds of bulletins referring to incidents involving its own company. “Firms that claim to have no health and safety incidents have poor

On the 22nd December 2011, one of the UK’s leading independent forecourt operators, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), was acquired by a new management team headed by chief executive officer, William Bannister. William is joined by Tom Biggart as chief investment officer and Ijaz Iqbal as finance director. All three directors have considerable experience of the forecourt sector. In addition, to support the MFG management team’s plans to grow the business via capital expenditure and acquisitions, MFG has agreed to appoint Jeremy Clarke as its managing director. Jeremy will join MFG once he has fulfilled his contractual obligations to Murco Petroleum as its marketing director. The team is backed by the pan European institutional investor, Patron Capital and together they are focussed on growing and developing the MFG business into one of the most dynamic and profitable independent forecourt operators in the UK. With some 58 stations situated throughout the UK operating under the BP, Shell, Esso, Total and Jet brands, MFG intends to continue to offer its customers premium fuel brands coupled with an attractive, competitive and expanding forecourt shop offer for today’s cost conscious consumers. New CEO, William Bannister added: “MFG is a great business that we see forming a sound platform for significant

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expansion in the UK fuel forecourt sector. These are challenging times but I am sure that with the strong financial backing we enjoy and with our new, high calibre management team, we have a combination that has tremendous potential.”

New Faces and High Rankers Join the Fuel Distribution Forum

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Nearly half of the Distributors already signed up to join the Fuel Distribution Forum in 2012 are new to the event. Now in its third year, Fuel Distribution Forum has gained traction and is fast becoming the strategic business forum, which brings fuel distributors and bulk transport groups together with a range of suppliers to the sector for a day-anda-half of conference, one-to-one business meetings and informal networking. New Distributors to the Forum so far include GB Oils, Wincanton, Texoil, Heltor, Crown Oil and Thomas Flynn & Sons. One newcomer who is keen to benefit from the event is John Mooney, General Manager at Texoil. He commented, “I look forward to a very worthwhile event in these difficult times in the oil distribution sector.” Amongst the new faces at the Forum are some high rankers from Fuel Oil News’ recent league tables, including, Wincanton (number 1 for logistics), GB Oils (number 1 in the UK), NWF Fuels (number 5 in the UK), Team-CV (number 6 for logistics), and Rix Petroleum (number 8 in the UK). And it’s not just the high rankers who are heading to the Algarve to strengthen and refine their businesses. New and progressive distribution

companies looking to expand their business will also be there to take advantage of the high-level networking opportunities, and to capitalize on the cost-effective speedmeeting format, which allows them to meet with around 40 suppliers from across the length and breadth of the UK in just one-and-a-half days. Trevor Rolph, Managing Director at Distribution company, Monument Fuels said, “We’re excited about the Forum. As a relatively small, new company, time is extremely precious to us, so we’re hoping it’ll be a good investment, and an important chance for us to get to meet a wide range of suppliers in one hit, ensuring we’re getting the best for our business, and hopefully finding out about any new, innovative products.” Fuel Distribution Forum takes place on 20-21st June 2012 at the spectacular Tivoli Victoria Hotel, Algarve. To find out more about the event and attendance options. Contact annabel@openroomevents.com.

Combined Gas Systems win ‘Maintenance contractor of the year 2011’ safety award from the BP Global Alliance Combined Gas Systems were awarded the ‘Maintenance contractor of the year’ for safety at the recent BP retail safety day and dinner. The award was made to recognise the company for their on-going commitment to the safety of their employees and the staff on the BP forecourts. Combined Gas Systems was also singled out for their excellent near miss reporting and sharing lessons learned from these reports. The BP Global Alliance acknowledges that working on LPG can be a high risk task and have now rewarded the company for the third time for their safety performance. Combined Gas Systems also carried out a full scale emergency test while carrying out an underground tank entry for BP. This was done to check how their staff reacted if a serious incident occurred. The BP Global Alliance recognised the valuable lessons learned by carrying out this simulation and the benefits for the staff involved.

The award was presented by Ross Shute (Lendlease Executive General Manager) and received by Gary Lister (CGS Operations Manager)

Franklin Fueling My Business Contest Madison, Wisconsin USA - November 7, 2011 - Franklin Fueling Systems is excited to announce the Franklin Powers My Business Contest in support of its new Powered by Franklin Electric Motors campaign. The campaign, targeted at educating the industry on the Franklin Electric motor which drives FE Petro brand submersible pumps, officially kicked off on November 7, 2011 with the launch of franklinfueling.com/motor. This new web page features exciting new content including background on the Franklin Electric motor, new easy-todownload literature and, perhaps the most exciting element; the Franklin Powers My Business Contest. Franklin Electric motors have powered the benchmark performance delivered by FE Petro brand pumps since they were first introduced to the market. The Franklin Powers My Business Contest invites you to tell Franklin Fueling Systems why you choose their FE Petro brand to power your business. By entering you could win one of 10 iPads®. Grand prize includes an STP cutaway, plus get free Franklin Fueling Systems gear just for entering. Whether it’s a short note, photograph, or even a whole story, just use the easy-to-use submission form on the new web page to tell Franklin Fueling Systems what you like about their submersible pumps. Qualified submissions will appear on the Franklin Powers My Business Contest Feed which incorporates submissions into a running log of each testament to the proven track record and benchmark performance that Franklin Electric and the FE Petro brand have become known for. Be sure to share your story to win by March 5, 2012. Learn more at: franklinfueling.com/motor. Franklin Fueling Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels. Recognized as a technical leader in its specialties, Franklin Electric serves customers around the world in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, municipal and fueling applications.

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APEA Live 2011 Workshop 2: LPG/Autogas installations – don’t fit and forget By Richard Wigfull, John Wigfull & Co Ltd Introduction Although not a forecourt, the Maryhill (Stockline Plastics) incident in 2004 is an example of what may happen when LPG installations are overlooked. The incident claimed casualties of nine dead plus forty five seriously injured or “exposed to risk of death or injury” and resulted in the enquiry chaired by Lord Gill. The main conclusions of the subsequent report included:

• Significant release of LPG with or without ignition can only result from failure of the system. • Failure could be due to: Design; both of layout and components - Incorrect installation - Incorrect maintenance - Incorrect operation - External factors including impact or external fire

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• Unsatisfactory original installation in 1969.

On forecourts there are limited releases on completion of the fill process.

• Raising of yard in 1973 buried the LPG pipe, which had insufficient corrosion protection.

Responsibilities Summary of main mechanical features of LPG installations are:

• Lack of clarity responsibility.

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSAW).

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• Failure of risk assessment which didn’t consider existence and condition of LPG pipework. • There was a weakness in the regulatory regimes that existed at that time. • Since then the UKLPG member companies and the HSE have made significant efforts to prevent a re-occurrence of a similar incident. Hazard and Risk Main features of LPG systems It is important to differentiate between the two. • LPG is a permanent HAZARD • Primary objective of installation design and maintenance is to reduce the RISK to acceptable levels. Summary of main mechanical features of LPG installations are: • LPG installations are closed systems. 30

• Electricity At Work Regulations (EAWR). • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) • Pressure Systems Regulations (PSSR).

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• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR). • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO). All cover aspects of the responsibility for the correct operation and maintenance of an LPG installation and this always comes back to the site operator. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) Requires every employer “to ensure that where work equipment is likely to involve a specific risk, the use of that equipment is restricted to those

persons given the task of using it and repairs, modifications maintenance or servicing that work equipment is restricted to specifically designated persons whom the employer must ensure have received adequate related training.” This applies to employees who work on the site in addition to contractors and other people who may come onto the site. A recent case at the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in 2010R v New Look Retailers Ltd and ordered the retailer to pay £400,000 for failure to conduct a sufficient risk assessment and failure to ensure that employees were adequately trained in fire safety. ROSOVs (Remotely Operated Shut Off Valves) These are the words used by the HSE for actuated valves that can be closed remotely in the event of an emergency. DSEAR requires “in the event of the operation of the emergency shut down system any accumulated energy must be dissipated as quickly as possible or isolated so it no longer constitutes a hazard.” Our company has achieved this by the use of pneumatic systems where the main valves are held open by air pressure and in the event of an emergency or a fire the air pressure is lost and the associated valves close. Two added benefits of this type of installation are, that it is easy to check the position of the valves, and the valves used are firesafe so will still seal even if engulfed in fire. Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) PSSR is all about the protection from danger where danger is due to the release of pressure rather than

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the release of the contents. Liquid LPG is what is called a relevant fluid so comes under these Regulations. This requires suitable documentation to be prepared and importantly “Safe Operating Limits” to be established. The latter means that the components have been checked and will contain the LPG over the stated temperature and pressure range.

Items not subject to a “Written Scheme” but requiring suitable maintenance would include the pump, pipework, valves, dispensers, hoses and associated components - see below.

Written Scheme of Examination and maintenance. Much is talked about the “Written Scheme of Examination”; Section 8 of PSSR requires that;

Routine Maintenance and checks. In addition to Pump, pipework etc – Written Scheme does not apply but must be suitably maintained checks by site personnel, there should be at least the standard of installation if known. one check a year by a competent As a minimum it would involve:

1)“The Written Scheme” must cover the periodic examination of; a) All protective devices. b) Every pressure vessel and every pipeline in which (in either case) a defect may give rise to danger. c) Those parts of the pipework in which a defect may give rise to danger (due to the release of

person. Checks were in the PETEL LAC Number: 65/60 and are now listed in the revised “Blue Book”. These include the following annual checks: • Hose pullaways

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• Hose condition and usually considered to have a life not exceeding 5 years • Nozzle condition and usually considered to have a life not exceeding 2 years between full overhauls • Dispenser accuracy (although the period between checking is not prescribed, the UKLPG CoP 19 recommends checking annually for retail dispensers).

Relief valve assembly – Written Scheme applies

pressure) and such parts of the system shall be identified in the Scheme.” The Written Scheme would therefore include the vessel and the relief (safety) valves. However a “Written Scheme” does not cover the majority of components on a standard forecourt installation; therefore it is essential to note that both PSSR and DSEAR require suitable maintenance to be carried out on items not covered by the Written Scheme. 32

Other checks include work on the vessel(s)/relief valves in accordance with the “Written Scheme” and testing of underground pipework at suitable intervals usually periods not exceeding 10 years. Testing underground pipework A procedure must be prepared before work is started, and the detail depends on

• Displace LPG liquid with nitrogen before applying leak test. (As LPG is liquefied under pressure if it is not removed then this can result in spurious results.) • Decide on safety distances as a failure of components under a pneumatic pressure results in a far larger release of energy than under hydraulic pressure. (Testing with water is not recommended due to the difficulty of ensuring all the water is removed after the test.) • Ensure non essential personnel kept away • Increase pressure in stages up to the test pressure then hold and check for pressure drop • Release pressure steadily ensuring the nitrogen, which is an asphyxiant, is released into fresh air.

LPG (Pressure) vessel – Written Scheme applies

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• Re-introduce LPG in a controlled manner

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certificates plus Written Scheme of • Re-commission the installation and check for correct operation. Documentation The documentation needs to be sufficient for the site operator, who has the final responsibility for the installation, to operate it correctly. We consider this should include: • Operating procedures • Emergency procedures • Installation

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For much of this period petrol was served from a garage selling or repairing motor cars with the pumps on the pavement. It is impossible to think of serving petrol in that way today with regulation the way it is. The first `self-fill' petrol stations in England appeared in the early 1960’s, but the idea did not become popular until the late 60’s and it was 34

with PSSR although the operator has suitable maintenance is carried out. The training should include the

• Record of any work carried out on the installation • Hazardous Area Classification. HACs must be prepared assuming normal operating conditions. (Temporary variations may apply during maintenance operations)

By Martin Steggles Managing Director, Global-MSI

Kerbside petrol from 1930’s

owner of the vessels in accordance some responsibility for ensuring that

• Risk assessment of installation

Petrol Station Canopies Why do petrol stations have canopies? The main reason is so that customers don't get wet when filling their cars. Back in the 1960’s, drivers would sit in their cars in the dry; the petrol pump attendant would come out to the cars and put in as much petrol as was asked for. He would then take the money and bring the change while the motorist stayed warm and dry in the vehicle. Until the 1960's many villages had their own petrol station, like this one from the 1930's.

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Petrol station with car repair workshop from 1950’s

only after the oil shortage in the early 70’s that self-service became pre-eminent, as a cost-saving measure. As drivers had to get out of their cars, the canopy roof structure was placed over the forecourt to protect them against the elements. For the first half of the 20th century, when petrol attendants sold fuel, such protection from the elements was not deemed necessary. Forecourt branding, as a part of product differentiation, began to play an important part in fuel retailing from the early days of the first roadside filling stations at the start of the last century. The first lightweight structures that appeared in the 1950’s were built by the local blacksmith in rural areas and were of gull-wing design. The coming of the motorways at the end of the 50’s and the motorway

requirement not to fill “loose” LPG Cylinders.

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Information Sheet UIS026. Additional information APEA/EI “Blue Book” and UKLPG Codes of Practice plus information sheets.

service area complete with petrol station may be seen as a successor to the coaching inn on the highways of 18th century England. The introduction of the separate HGV canopy soon became popular as a way of keeping commercial traffic away from domestic. The proliferation of petrol stations and the change to ‘self-fill’ hastened the disappearance from the market of the local fabricator and the dominance of highly focused, dedicated contractors like Global Canopies (a forerunner of GlobalMSI) with design, manufacture and erection specialisation and total commitment to providing the resources in a professional cost effective package. Since that time petrol stations have become increasingly standardised. During the late 70’s and 80’s, the petrol companies bought service stations all over the country, and as a result they were rebuilt. The varieties of buildings across company networks were demolished and replaced with a uniform canopy structure. Often buildings of greater architectural merit were demolished in favour of the standard structure, favoured as a device on which to hang the company's branding. Now, when petrol stations are redesigned, the basic canopy structure tends to be retained but it is re-signed with updated graphics. Influenced by the growing number of cars and car drivers no longer

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away. In urban areas there was a time when a more domestic design became the vogue with pitched tiled canopy roofs to satisfy local planning authorities that required petrol stations to blend in with other buildings of the High Street. Standard canopies in petrol station estates around the country are still the norm but are increasingly interspersed with examples of canvas roof coverings, canopies with solar panels, and translucent roofs. Post 1990 the development of Central and Eastern Europe brought about opportunities for expansion and through existing association with the western oil majors GlobalMSI’s expertise was called on to construct the western style and corporate image canopy. To do that we had to operate locally and we are still there in Poland contributing our technical, manufacturing and erection expertise to the east European majors, local operators and supermarkets. Amongst my many memories was a canopy installation in the bitter January cold, in a provincial town in the Ukraine, and a weeks stay at the towns’ still at The Global-MSI canopy built for J. Sainbury Greenwich, the time London 2000 unfinished and unheated Hotel S p u t n i k ! Another from the late 1990’s, was when I Little Chef restaurant originally built as a petrol station, spent a 1950’s, A1, Markham Moor fortnight in near several minutes and heat during the then walk to the shop to 40-degree installation of a shop and canopy in stand in the queue to Kazakhstan, close to the border with spend an everincreasing sum of money China. The reason for the canopy The Global-MSI canopy built for J. Sainbury, Bath 1999 before walking back to here, as with the canopies GlobalApart from the standard flat top the car feeling aggrieved, and can MSI supplies in southern Europe, was design there are an increasing make such an exercise an to keep the sun rather than the rain number of contemporary iconics unwelcome purchase. Overall the off the customer! This was not only an unusual destination, but even that include the dome structure flat top, multi stanchion canopy with more unusual was the mode of adjacent to the Millennium Dome colour display on the fascia has transport, with the entire canopy (now O2 Arena) in London, and the proved to be the most successful; and shop material delivered to site barrel-vaulted structure in Bath both practical and aesthetically pleasing on board a cargo aeroplane from design, an iconic feature on any built in the late 1990’s. Stansted airport to Almaty, 4,000 Few people see petrol stations as highway and one that is particularly miles away! a pinnacle of architecture, but to pleasing to see when having The latest Retail Marketing Survey, certain customers it was the chance travelled some miles on ‘empty’ conducted by the Energy Institute to break the mould. Canopies were hoping that the next station isn’t far chosen as an interesting way of providing cover for the customer filling up their cars, but also as an eye-catching statement. An example was the concrete hyperbolic parabaloid on the A1 at Markham Moor originally designed as a petrol station in the late 1950’s. The architect tried to address the challenge of ensuring the free access The Global-MSI canopy built for Chevron Espana San and flow of traffic by Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria in 2011 avoiding columns near wanting to hand wash their own the pumps; this design unfortunately cars, petrol stations designers began caused a wind tunnel that was to include car wash buildings which totally and quite rightly consisted of an automatic machine unacceptable to the customer and that rolls back and forth over the was eventually completely stationary vehicle, often within a enclosed at ground level and steel canopy-like structure with automatic doors at either end and became a 'Little Chef' restaurant. The comfort of the customer has with glazed elevations. always rightly been the prime concern of the seller, particularly when having to stop on a journey, get out of the comfort of the motor car, stand in the open for

(EI), shows that the number of forecourts in the UK continued to decline over the past year, falling to just 8,892 sites. This is compared to 20,000 in 1991 and 1967 s all-time high of 39,958 forecourts, reflecting closure of the original village one pump garage station to the development of multi-pump service stations. Rural, independentlyowned petrol stations have been particularly prone to closure due to

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necessity. Increasingly, the slim margin on fuel retailing has prompted the re-development of many sites to boost volume throughput and provide a better standard of service and facilities, with particular emphasis on larger shops or convenience stores that are a vital element in overall site profitability. In the last 15 or more years, the role of the forecourt “shop” has changed from being a small kiosk that stocked oil and a few commonly used consumables for the motorist and the average car, to today's convenience type store. This marked change is partly a reflection of a transition to busier lifestyles more reliant on convenience foods The Global-MSI canopy built for Aran, Warsaw, Poland in 2011 and the development of more sophisticated cars. The main influence, however, has been the erosion of competitive advantage in fuel retailing and increased price competition that has driven companies to develop non-fuel The Global-MSI canopy built for Esso, Akureyri, Iceland in 2005 revenues from the forecourt shop. Convenience store the steep cost of fuel on the spending represents an increasingly wholesale market, rising business important source of revenue to rates and taxes, and increased forecourt operators. In recognition competition. of this, many fuel retailers have Supermarket’s share of the retail established joint venture operations fuels market has grown steadily over with supermarket brands for the the past 15-20 years. The larger convenience store/fuel supermarkets' growth in market outlets. When sites are demolished share has coincided with a rapid and rebuilt, the closure period is to expansion in their large out-of-town be kept to an absolute minimum. stores, with filling stations able to sell Global-MSI’s prefabricated shop large volumes of fuel, particularly to buildings address this requirement, people doing their weekly shop at providing a waterproof envelope the main store. within a few days. Petrol station design has come a The separation of the food offer long way in a comparatively short available in many forecourt shops period of time. The modern from the fuel at the pumps has forecourt today with multi-pump encouraged petrol station designers dispensers, car wash and to specify canopies that are not convenience food store is a far cry linked to the shop. It is usually from the 1950’s when a canopy over possible to remove the canopy links the pumps was considered a from existing canopies whilst convenience rather than a retaining the part over the fuel 36

pumps. Global-MSI has carried out many such projects where the station operators wish to separate shop from canopy, with the added benefit of providing more natural light to the fuelling area. The opposite i.e. extending ‘un-linked’ canopies to form a covered walkway to the convenience of the shop is also specified by operators that wish to use the area in front of the sales building for storing produce; and for protecting produce behind the shopfront from the effects of the sun. Whilst design is challenging so can the erection process be. There are the green field open sites that can be straightforward but there are many different shapes and positions in urban areas that bring many challenges to the contractor; proximity of major roads, narrow streets, close proximately of railways, over head cables etc. At Global-MSI we have seen them all and gained from the experiences. Canopy installation has changed greatly over the last 20-30 years. In the 70’s and 80’s it was not uncommon in the steel industry for steel erectors to work at height straddling beams and making the connections whilst clipping and unclipping their safety harnesses as they slid along the beams to the next connection. Thankfully a combination of safety awareness and legislation has forced these practices from the industry and as a result the process of installing canopies has become far safer. The preferred method of installing canopies is to assemble the main components at ground level, and to lift the canopy top onto the columns using one or more mobile cranes. This is the default method but a number of factors will determine whether the canopy can be built at ground level. The service station will need to have sufficient space to accommodate the canopy at ground level and in which to operate one, two or more cranes. The position of the fuel tanks is another determining factor as it is not desirable to place a crane over the tank farm. Nearby power cables, railway lines and airport flight paths will all warrant consideration. The advantage of assembling

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The Global-MSI canopies, sales building and car wash building, Livingston, built for Shell in 2011

The Global-MSI canopy built for Tesco, Barnstaple, 2011

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Customers that undertake forecourt for engineers to stand beneath the canopy alterations, re-imaging, canopy when it is suspended from a refurbishment, maintenance and crane whilst making the bolted damage repair services can benefit connections to the columns. from Global-MSI’s comprehensive Already a benefit during installation reference library of original drawings this will also be beneficial during and structural calculations for thousands of operational petrol filling stations across the UK and Europe. Accessibility to this unique resource enables Global-MSI to respond promptly, provide instant specification definition all in accordance with local regulations when The Global-MSI canopy built for BP, at Gatwick structures on active Airport, West Sussex in 2005 stations require modification or canopy dismantling, when the repair, minimising downtime, installation process is reversed. disruption and eliminating expensive This is design and safety innovation intrusive site surveys and multiple site that will benefit the industry in years visits. Recent innovations in canopy to come, while at the same time design will improve safety addressing the ever-increasing performance whilst maintaining or requirement to improve safety dismantling canopies. New standards and reduce cost. Globalcanopies are now supplied with a MSI’s development team is socket as provision for fitting scaffold continuing to work on radical and edge protection for maintenance of innovative designs that reflect the canopy’s fabric in later years current influences such as the without the need to protection of the environment, using remove the perimeter alternative materials, utilising low image fascias or disrupt cost energy, and generating the operation of a ‘live’ designs that will enhance durability, forecourt. The ‘lifting minimise maintenance and spigot’ detail provides repair work that result in station locating pins on the down-time. canopy main beams that © Global-MSI plc 2012 slot into an opening at Martin Steggles MCIOB the top of the columns, Managing Director allowing canopies assembled at ground Global-MSI plc level to be guided into Doncaster, England The Global-MSI canopy built for Shell, at Etwelle,Surrey in 2011 place without the need Email: martin@global-msi.com

canopies at ground level is to a large extent to eliminate working at height. Safety benefits are not limited to the canopy installers. Sign fixers and the electrical contractor can both install their products completely or partially at ground level too, as can be seen from the photo of Shell Etwelle taken during the installation of the canopy and fascia image signs. Global-MSI has been committed throughout to improving health and safety on the forecourt, a fact recently recognised at the prestigious APEA Awards Dinner in November, where Global-MSI received awards in two categories and a further two nominations. A proactive health and safety approach is quite rightly a prerequisite for working on forecourts today and future innovation in canopy construction will continue to be welcome in an industry focussed on the highest safety standards. Global-MSI is proud to have played a major part in the evolution of the petrol station since the 1960’s and has intimate knowledge of the design and construction of 80% of the operating stations in the UK.

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Exhibition Conference Awards Dinner 8 NOVEMBER 2012 RICOH ARENA COVENTRY

We are delighted to announce that APEA Live, once again encompassing the annual Exhibition, Conference and Awards Dinner, will take place on 8 November 2012 at Ricoh Arena, Coventry. APEA Live 2011 was a true success story • Record breaking attendances during the day and evening • Lucrative value delivered to exhibitors and sponsors • Overwhelmingly positive feedback, across the board The result: record rebooks and early interest in the 2012 event!

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By Brian Baker Ian Taylor is a Fellow of the Association as well as being a past Chairman. Despite retiring a few years ago, he still takes a keen interest and regularly a t t e n d s conference and branch meetings. He is most remembered for his company, Hytek who are a huge supporter and sponsor of the APEA. I had chance to speak to Ian and this is what he had to say.

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Ian; it has been a while since you retired and know you also had a bit of bad health. How are you doing these days and what are you doing with yourself? I am enjoying the time mainly at home in the garden, it’s also nice to have the freedom to just drop everything and go anywhere you like and at any time How long has it been since you retired and what do you miss the most? It’s been 6 years now and it has gone very quickly. I miss more than anything else the great team of friends that was made up of clients and work colleagues. I also miss our departed buddies from the APEA. Can you tell us how you came into the downstream petroleum Industry and what had you done previously? I left school / college and went into the small computer industry, working for an American organisation called Wang. It was an industry that was growing at such a speed that my brain couldn’t keep pace with it. I was invited by Gasboy Inc based in Lansdale PA to join them as European Sales Manager. This was a complete sidestep career wise. I loved the people, the products and the zest with which the American company addressed the commercial side of the business. I was with them for a number of years until I moved to EW Taylors who became the primary distributor for Gasboy. So what caused you to start a business and can you remember what

your first sale was? The reason for starting Hytek was two fold. Neither Kevin Arnold (my partner in Hytek) and a very good friend, or I thought that the commercial fuel pump business was being looked after and we thought that a new kid on the block could make a difference. Apart from that, we needed to do it for ourselves! Our first sale was to AJ Bayliss in Stourport. Unfortunately Alf Bayliss is no longer with us. Alf and his family had a great business and were good to us. How did the company develop during your time at Hytek? Hytek GB Ltd grew because it was driven by customer comment and we did what they wanted us to do. We listened and learnt, we didn’t always get it right but we were agile enough to move quickly to market needs. Another thing we did was take a great deal of advice from the officers of the APEA which held us in good stead when developing new products. It all gelled together in order to provide continuous growth and, most of all, the greatest team any company could wish for! You must have seen a lot of changes over the years. What do you think are the better ones, the ones you think make the industry better than it was? I suppose that the demise of most of the smaller stations is a great sadness to me but I believe it was necessary for safety reasons. The best item on the forecourt today is the introduction of the automatic nozzle. I guess the next is a bit of a foil from the last question but what annoyed you most and why? I believe that the introduction of self assessment to be an absolute copout and the lack of inspectors out in the field is tantamount to lighting the fuse. The reason our stations are safe today I believe it is because of those inspectors not because of some politician trying to save a few bob. I recall Hytek were also coming up with innovative solutions, not always with retail petrol stations. Can you tell us some of the more radical that you saw happen? Hytek have always tried to develop

Correct me if I have it wrong but I think you were the first Chairman to be in office for two consecutive years. Is that right and what do you remember most during your time in office? I think you are right about the term of office but my agenda was a simple one, that of visiting each and every branch to establish the needs of the members and, more to the point, to establish what the members can do for the APEA. They had a lot to offer by way of education and were willing to participate. That was a real reward. It made me realise that the incoming chairman needs a program and guidance during the official year. Many of us in your time with the APEA council recall your great affinity to the late and great Tony Jenner and when the pair of you got together, humour was not usually far behind. How come you were such great mates? Tony and I had an amazing friendship, we got together in our mid twenties, the chats and lengthy discussions would go on for hours about the most unlikely events. We spent many a time at overseas conferences and exhibitions exploring the markets for what we might introduce to the UK. They were expeditions to seek out the new idea’s that involved a lot of eating, the trying out of many, many local beverages in the quest for better overseas relationships. In other words we did our duty. It was very much our way of spreading the gospel for the APEA. If you were in the business of giving advice to young sales entrepreneurs in the downstream industry, what would it be? Working hard and playing hard is just the start, most of all you must enjoy the job and look forward to going to work that’s when the real fun begins. Ian, finally if you could change anything, what would it be? Being practical is a real bonus in our industry, a course in plain common sense would be of real benefit. Thanks Ian. Good to talk to you and wish you a very happy time and try and keep on top of that huge garden of yours! You still owe me a beer!

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NB. This presentation is also litres/second that the unit can deal available to view on YouTube, with. A forecourt unit would typically please go to www.apea.org.uk and be equivalent to about an NS 20. Clearly this is much less than that click on the link on the home page. The presentation was given by required to be stored in a forecourt Mike Norton, Technical unit. Forecourt units, being a high risk Development Director of Kingspan Environmental. The idea was to highlight differences between compliant forecourt units and standard units to the EN858 standard. The main difference is that the separated oil storage capacity is much bigger in a forecourt unit. In fact it is 7600 litres which is the capacity of a road tanker compartment. It is virtually unheard of for a tanker compartment to rupture on a forecourt, but Separator (forecourt) that is the design requirement. Years ago there was a move to application, are always full retention reduce the requirement to 2500 litres separators and never bypass type. Since 2005 all Separators must but this was never approved. A unit compliant with EN858 is comply with EN858, and this was required to hold at least 10 times the significantly developed from the NS number for the unit where a shut German standard DIN 1999. Forecourt separators for the off device is included. NS stands for nominal size and the number is above reasons are hybrids. They roughly the maximum flow in have to comply with the EN standard but are not specifically mentioned in it. They are, however, highlighted in the UK Environment Agency document PPG3. This was published before the EN because the EN publication was taking too long. All Separators can be made to either Class 1 or 2. In practice UK manufacturers nowadays only build class 1 devices. Roto cut and ns cut separator tank The difference between the 42

classes is that for the same test procedure when feeding 5000mg/l of test oil in water the outlet average over 5 one minute samples must be less than 5mg/l for class 1 and less than 100 mg/l for class 2 i.e. 20 times worse. Green Diesel is a big question and problem for forecourt separators. They are not compatible with them, separators only separate free oil and cannot separate emulsions and green fuel is an emulsion. Green fuel, if spilt into a conventional separator, will pass straight through it. By the time an alarm goes, oil will have come out of the outlet! Green fuels must be routed by forecourt grading to a sealed underground storage tank for separate disposal as special waste. If specifiers do not take this action, conventional separators will let green fuel out causing contamination and then it won’t be so green!

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Indeed the question of separating green diesel from water was the question everybody was interested in when walking around the exhibition stands. Whoever solves this problem will make a fortune! Where should a forecourt separator be located? Certainly below ground, in fact the last place this was described was in an old HSG41 document. There may be a later document but this writer is not aware of it. The location should preferably avoid heavy vehicle areas. If this is unavoidable, then independent civil engineers must provide a design for the backfill which keeps vehicle loading off the shell of the tank. The backfill should normally be concrete although in certain dry conditions we allow pea shingle backfill as defined in our installation instructions. Ventillation of separators is important because the air gap above the contents which normally

has a separated oil layer is a devices. All must be simple hazardous zone zero equipment, low voltage, and nonclassification. This was described sparking in order to qualify for in the old BS8301 but neither BASEFA exemption. The early types had a small float of density between EN858 or PPG3 cover this. A standard forecourt unit only oil and water so that it floated in has one access shaft or neck water and sank in oil. Thus when it which must be vented above was surrounded by oil it sank setting ground. Where larger units are the alarm off. More modern devices used multiple access shafts will use capacitance probes and can integrated into tank be common. In these cases be individual vents should not be management systems. combined until the pipework has broken the surface ground level. Vent pipes should be protected from vehicular damage by metal barriers and should terminate with a downturn. Vents should not exhaust within two and a half meters from ground level, a boundary, or any doors and windows. All forecourt separators should be fitted with an alarm. This should alarm in the event of an excess volume of separated oil accumulating in the unit. Remember the unit needs to have the capacity to take a 7600 litre spillage so the Klargester Alarm kit alarm needs to go at a point In conclusion forecourt units are where you still have that capacity special high capacity storage available. Nobody expects full separators compared with standard performance from a unit in such a full retention EN858 compliant spill. However the alarm should separators. trigger to ensure the unit is emptied There is no such thing as a bypass and of course the coalscer foam forecourt separator. It would be a must then be replaced. contradiction in logic! There are lots of different alarm Finally a slide was shown illustrating that rainwater could be harvested from the canopy roof and used to reduce the water demand of on site car wash machines. The products described in the presentation are manufactured and supplied by Klargester which is a brand of Kingspan Environmental Ltd. Mike Norton has worked in the industry since 1970 and is currently Technical Development Director for Kingspan Environmental Ltd.

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APEA Yearbook 2013 Entry Instructions By Jane Mardell, APEA Business Manager In order to ensure that your details are included in the 2013 Yearbook it is essential that you register by 1st April. If you completed an entry for the 2012 Yearbook you will be able to use the same entry or amend if required, but you must complete the process of registration from the start. With this issue of the Bulletin I have enclosed an instruction letter to all members that are eligible for the Petroleum Company Contacts and Trade Directory sections in the Yearbook. Licensing and Enforcement Authorities will be contacted separately for their sections of the Yearbook.

Registration’ and you will be asked to log in using your APEA membership userid and password. If you completed an entry for the 2012 Yearbook this will be displayed. 3. You will then be asked to complete your contact details and then select the Trade Directory or Trade Directories that you wish to be listed under. And that is it! Once you have completed the online entry form you will be sent a confirmation email if you have entered an email address on your entry.

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The trials and tribulations of testing to BS EN 13160-7-2003 By Tanks and Pipeworks Ltd Winners of the APEA Environment Award for 2011 for Try-Line Tank Lining System Patent Numbers: GB 2 474 038 B GB 2 474 096 B The increasing number of installed systems failing led to Ray Blake of the London Fire Brigade to question why it was they were not being tested to a given standard. Like others in the industry we didn’t know of the existence of BSEN13160-7. We

were made aware of the standard in a letter issued by the London Fire Brigade stating that they would be insisting on certification to the standard on any new system to be installed at a future date. Having purchased a copy of BSEN13160-7 to give it its full title Leak detection systems – Part 7: General requirements and test methods for interstitial spaces, leak protecting linings and leak protecting jackets the need to engage the services of an appropriate test house was identified and the company

engaged Mr. Jurgen Straube of TUV Nord to inspect and test our system. Ironically Mr. Straube had been the coauthor of the standard with the APEA’s Jamie Thompson! We had been confident that our existing lining system would meet the requirements stipulated within the standard and therefore felt accreditation would be easily achieved. For the uninitiated the testing procedures not only test the lining system once installed (more on that later) but also require comprehensive testing of the composite materials of the lining and their ability to withstand temperature, chemical and mechanical impacts, resistance to the stored product and have no deleterious effect on the stored

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product. This required both samples of our products and numerous test samples of the lining once applied being submitted to TUV Nords testing facility in Hamburg and with it the perceived chance of delay in the process. With this in mind our CEO and the driving force behind the Tanks & Pipeworks Groups dynamism Steve Robinson loaded his Range Rover with the required samples and drove to Hamburg to deliver them personally! This direct approach paid dividends and with all the necessary type approvals in place we welcomed Mr. Straube to our company premises in West Kingsdown to carry out testing on a test tank we had prepared. Jurgen’s initial thoughts on our double skin lining had raised questions in respect of the adhesive points not giving a double skin and

TuV Nord on site testing of interstitial free flow

therefore maintaining a single skin tank. With double skin lining the point where either adhesives/bonding materials or the interstice has contact with the 2 skins then this cannot be classed as double skin as there is a direct pathway to the outside environment in the event of a failure. To combat this we looked at various options and settled upon the 3 layer system, this was the system subsequently tested (rigorously) by Mr. Straube. Once the results were gained an interim certificate was granted as full accreditation could only be given after an actual install was observed and the requirements of Section 5 tested. This was duly done on a PFS in Surrey, carried out by Mr. Straube and witnessed by the Petroleum Officer from Surrey and representatives from the London Fire Brigade.

The tests involved: (5.4) Proof of the tightness and the strength of the interstitial space. (5.5) Test of the free passage of liquid. (5.6) Test of the free passage of air. (5.7) Flow rate test intermediate layer. (5.8) Determination resistance.

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(5.9) Determination of the interstitial space volume for class 1systems. All test results were within the test standards and full certification followed. Our system is backed up by a strict and rigorous quality assurance programme. This programme

Setting up on site test of interstitial free flow by Tuv Nord

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involves independent tank inspectors, material source tracking from suppliers, and detailed records of conditions during application (temperature, humidity, batch numbers etc.) An in house HSSE team visit sites where work is ongoing without appointment or warning and carry out compliance inspections. We are currently running a programme to replace lining

systems for a large retail operator who has experienced major failures of linings in sensitive environmental areas, this work is ongoing. Our system is unique in its design and is fully patented. The other major innovative apart of our system is that the detection system (pressure) also has the capacity to check for cable breaks as opposed to a leak. Whilst it would be easy to sit back

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I have just received a proposal to install a pressure pumping system on a new development but I am not sure what type or class of leak detection system I should ask for. Pressure pumping systems have the pump situated inside the tank and the pump pushes the fuel along the pipework (at around 2.5-3barg) to the dispenser. This is considered an efficient way of dispensing by many and does not have the physical limitations that suction systems have. The big problem which you are correct to question is that some form of leak detection is needed. Without leak detection any hole in a pipe would enable the fuel to continually escape until the tank has emptied, which has happened in the past with disastrous consequences. Most submersible pump manufacturers market what they describe as “leak detection devices” and these are either mechanical or electronic devices which act rather like pressure differential valves. When a submersible pump is not being used the valve measures the difference between the pressure of the line from the pump and that to the dispenser. If there is a leak in the line then the pressure should drop and the valve closes restricting flow. There are two disadvantages to these systems 1)They will not work while the sub pump is running, so on a busy site you may not have any leak detection facilities for long periods 2)Most systems do not shut off the flow entirely but allow restricted flow which can still cause danger 48

or pollution. Therefore the first requirement for pressure pumping systems should be to ask for double wall pipe to be installed and then the interstitial space can be used to detect any

A Class 1 pressure leak detector

A class 3 level detector

leaks that may occur during the lifetime of the installation. The leak detection system used should comply with EN 13160, the

and enjoy the success to date Steve and his team of advisors are working on new innovative ideas to further enhance our product range and services – to coin a phrase you heard mentioned many times during the evening at the recent APEA Dinner and Awards – ‘TANKS & PIPEWORKS LIMITED TOTAL SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY’

class used can be determined by a risk assessment. EN13160-2 Class 1 EN13160-4 Class 3 for double skin pipes. If your site is situated in a high risk area close to basements or watercourses then a Class 1 system should be employed. This will ensure the two walls of the pipe are under test the whole of its working life and any failure will shut off the submersible pump. If the risk is lower the class 3 system can be used. This arrangement enables detectors to be situated in the lowest point of the double wall system and any leak should find its way to the detector and the pump is again shut down. The difference in this class is that the pipe is not under test during its life. The determination of the leak detection class in a pressurised pumping system will depend upon the risk to neighbours and the environment of any fuel escaping. I recently had some new petrol pumps installed on a petrol station. How do I know if they are safe and suitable for use in a hazardous area? Safety at the dispenser is very important as this is the piece of

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equipment that the public handles when filling up their vehicles and we have in place a number of safeguards to ensure that safety is maintained. The petrol pump should have been manufactured to safety standards and these standards cover electrical safety in a hazardous zone, and also cover operating safely with the high pressures that pumping fuel reach. The standards also cover safety of the nozzles, hoses and other relevant parts such as swivels and safe breaks. The current European standard is BS EN 13167-1 and the dispenser is required to be marked and will have a certificate number and a plate will be visible on the outside of a dispenser. In Europe the dispenser designs are checked by a third party or notified body to see if they comply with the standard and all electrical equipment is checked to make sure it is safe to use in the hazardous areas the dispenser itself produces. A paper certificate is then issued to confirm compliance and this can always be requested from the manufacturer. Note The next photo shows the marking you would expect to see on a pump and shows the standard it was made to. The marking also indicates

in this case that the third party test house was the UK based test house SIRA. The working pressures, flow rates and temperature ranges are also recorded along with the Weights and Measures pattern approval. Jamie Thompson Jamie Thompson Associates What exactly should a site register contain in terms of records? There are no hard and fast rules just a legal requirement under Section 4 of the UK’s Standard National Petroleum Conditions of Licence concerning record keeping but a summarised list, though not exhaustive is as follows; A copy of the current Petroleum Licence and its conditions A copy of any petroleum vapour Recovery Permit Staff training records Tank to pump diagram Drainage and site plans Tanker delivery records DSEAR Risk Assessment Maintenance records Visitors signing in record Safety data sheets Current electrical certificate Waste transfer notes Wetstock records Emergency action plans Fire risk assessment There maybe other site specific documents such as LPG Maintenance Records Brian Baker Consultant Brian Baker and Associates I am a new petroleum officer and have a research establishment that keeps petroleum spirit in a drum and occasionally draw the petroleum off for their laboratory. The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 says that a licence is required if anyone keeps more than three gallons but have been told that they will only need a licence if they actually dispense by way of a pump. I am confused so can you explain? This question often crops up and I can do no better than

draw your attention to a Local Authority PETEL Circular numbered 65/49 which is still current and explains the situation perfectly so this circular is reproduced in this issue for everyone. Brian Baker – Consultant Brian Baker and Associates I have been on a course recently where we did a desk top exercise using a document known as HS(G) 146 Dispensing Petrol where it covered a risk assessment. I have tried to get hold of a copy but have been told it is out of print and will not be published. Why is this so? In 1996, The APEA was instrumental in introducing a video and the HS(G) Guidance, both of which were known as Dispensing Petrol. That year saw the introduction of revised National Licensing Conditions by the Local Authority Co-ordinating Regulatory body known as LACORS here in the UK. The guidance centres around the 5 steps commonly used in generic risk assessment and was found to be simple to use by a Forecourt Operator as well as Regulators and other Enforcing Bodies. As time went by and the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) introduced, Article 5 of these regulations called for a risk assessment as well. The national groups felt that it would complicate matters as Petrol Licensing was retained (and still is) so the Standard National Petroleum Licensing Conditions were again revised and this time was significantly reduced in 2005 and that saw the HS(G) Guidance formerly withdrawn by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive as part of a general rationalisation of burdens onto business. Therefore it is now a legal requirement under DSEAR to have a risk assessment in place. The APEA still use HS (G) 146 in one of its training courses as a basic tool to demonstrate the simplicity of conducting a risk assessment but it is not a mandatory method nowadays Brian Baker - Consultant Brian Baker & Associates

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Subject: Petroleum LAC Number: 65/49 (rev1) Open Government Status: Open Keywords: DSEAR, PCA, Petrol Filling Stations, Petrol Storage Issued: March 2009 Review date: March 2014 To:All Unitary and Island Councils; County Councils in England; and Fire Authorities For the attention of: Petroleum Licensing Authorities and Petroleum Enforcing Authorities This circular gives advice to Petroleum Enforcement Officers

Background 1 Prior to DSEAR the storage of petroleum spirit at non-major hazard sites was regulated in most cases by PLAs under the Petroleum Consolidation Act 1928 (PCA) and subsidiary legislation. PLAs are mainly local authorities and the role is normally assigned to the fire authority or trading standards department. However, some authorities have allocated petroleum enforcement to Environmental Health Officers. 2

At sites where PLAs had no petrol licensing duties there is no change in the enforcement arrangements. Such sites comprise MoD sites and those subject to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH) and the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations (NIHHS).

Changes introduced by DSEAR 3 DSEAR amended the PCA (Enforcement) Regulations 1979 to enable the changes below. 4

The changes are: • removal of licensing controls under the PCA for all activities subject to DSEAR except for any activity relating to fuelling motor vehicles, ships* and aircraft (referred to in this OC as ‘motor vehicles, etc.’) with petroleum spirit from a storage tank; • for activities relating to fuelling motor vehicles, etc DSEAR applies as well as PCA. PLAs will enforce DSEAR in relation to such dispensing of petrol and the associated bulk storage; and • regulation of the storage and dispensing of petroleum spirit which is not associated with fuelling motor vehicles, etc. now comes under DSEAR and enforcement responsibility has been allocated to HSE/LA Environmental Health Departments (EHDs).

*NB: Ships are defined to include every type of vessel used in navigation propelled by an internal combustion engine. 5

Some examples to illustrate the above situations are given in the table at the Appendix. The examples are not exhaustive. More information on some of the examples in the appendix is given in LAC 65/63 - ‘Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (PCA) – Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) – Petrol filling stations – Atypical installations’ APEA tel/fax 0845 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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Inspection of workplace storage and dispensing of petroleum spirit and liaison with petroleum licensing authorities Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 SI 2002/2776

Where both DSEAR and PCA apply, PLAs will apply the petrol licensing conditions under the umbrella of the general legislative provisions in DSEAR. DSEAR provide a comprehensive framework for controlling dangerous substances of all types including petrol and require employers to: • assess the risks; • take specific protection and prevention measures; • establish emergency procedures; and • provide training and information to employees and their representatives.

Definition of petroleum spirit 7 DSEAR (Schedule 6 Part 1) amend petroleum legislation to define petroleum spirit as: ‘petroleum which, when tested in accordance with Part A.9 of the Annex to the Directive, has a flash point (as defined in that part) of less than 21 ºC’. 8

The definition embraces petroleum products such as hexane, toluene and xylene, which are used as a solvent or raw material in the chemical and other manufacturing industries. In relation to PCA such chemicals are sometimes known as ‘substances deemed to be petrol’.

Storage of petroleum spirit in cans and drums 9 Prior to 1990 the PLAs used the older Home Office Code of Principles of Construction and Licensing Conditions Part 1 Section 1: Storage of cans, drums and other receptacles. Since 1990 PLAs have been applying HSG51, The storage of flammable liquids in containers. 10 Prior to DSEAR HSE was already dealing with petroleum spirit in situations where petroleum spirit and other highly flammable liquids were kept in the same store. Inspectors should apply the standards in HSG51 to the storage of petroleum spirit (but see paras 11 and 12).

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11 Installations meeting the standards of either of the above guidance documents are acceptable but there is a major difference between them. The older Home Office Code advocates a robust bunker approach with solid walls and a heavy concrete roof to provide protection to the store from external events. HSG51 advocates fire resistant walls (depending on location) but with a weak roof to act as explosion relief in the event of an incident within the store. 12 Because of the robust nature of the stores built to the Home Office Code there will still be many around and it is important to stress that there should be no need to seek difficult and costly upgrades to provide explosion relief in accordance with HSG51. 13 With DSEAR, PLAs no longer have the powers to licence the storage of petroleum spirit where it is not part of the refuelling of motor vehicles, etc. PLAs should provide any significant information on previously licensed stores to HSE/LA EHDs. Tank storage 14 In addition to HSE taking on enforcement responsibility for petroleum can and drum stores in 2002, a number of tank storage facilities were also transferred to HSE, and in particular HID. These included the bulk storage of chemicals such as toluene, xylene, hexane and octane and any petrol storage depots with sub-COMAH quantities. 15 Such facilities were previously licensed under PCA. Many of these facilities have underground storage tanks (UST) because that was what PLAs normally asked for. Leak detection has always been a contentious issue with USTs and previous licence conditions for such tanks may have involved tank testing and stringent inventory control procedures. 16 Guidance for tanks is contained in HSG176 The storage of flammable liquids in tanks, which applies to both above and below ground fixed bulk storage tanks. Workplace (non-retail) dispensing of petrol into motor vehicles, etc 17 DSEAR Schedule 6 Part 1 amends petroleum legislation to define a non-retail petroleum filling station as: ‘premises used, or intended for use, for dispensing petroleum spirit for use in motor vehicles, ships or aircraft, but it does not include any retail petroleum filling station’. 52

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18 Schedule 6 part 1 of DSEAR also amends petroleum legislation to define the dispensing of petroleum spirit as: ‘manual or electrical pumping of petroleum spirit from a storage tank into the fuel tank for an internal combustion engine, whether for the purposes of sale or not, and “dispenser” shall be construed accordingly’. 19 The non-retail refuelling with petrol of motor vehicles, etc may be encountered at a variety of premises. Such premises may include those occupied by police, fire and ambulance services or MoD. They may also include motor vehicle manufacture, e.g. car production lines, car hire depots, car sales showrooms and farms. 20 PLAs will continue to regulate such refuelling activities using PCA under the umbrella of the general legislative provisions in DSEAR. PLAs are responsible for the whole activity from the integrity of the storage tank to the act of an operator dispensing petrol into the motor vehicle, etc. 21 As HSE/LA EHDs will generally have enforcement responsibility under DSEAR for non petrol-related activities at non-retail petrol filling stations, there will need to be close liaison between enforcing authorities. Dispensing of petrol other than into motor vehicles, ships and aircraft 22 PLAs only enforce PCA at retail and non-retail petrol filling stations. Any petrol dispensing activities at premises which fall outside these categories are regulated under DSEAR, with enforcement by HSE or the LA EHD as appropriate. The principal example is a petrol engine production plant where petrol is dispensed into engines on a test bed, but there is no fuelling of vehicles on the premises.

Liaison arrangements 24 The initial HSE contact for PLAs on petroleum enforcement issues is the local FOD enforcement liaison officer (ELO). The ELOs will decide whether the enquiry requires a legal or technical response. In the case of a routine legal query, e.g. procedural matters in respect of service of enforcement notices or the institution of legal proceedings, the ELO will deal with the matter in the usual way. 25 The Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group (PELG) is a Local Authority Liaison Committee (HELA) working group set up to promote consistency amongst local authority PLAs in licensing and enforcement issues. It comprises representatives from local authority enforcers and HSE, and produces guidance on enforcement issues for PLAs who are encouraged to raise general issues within the group. Other guidance in the form of HELA Local Authority Circulars can be accessed on the HSE website under the heading petroleum. Further information on PELG can also be found on the website. 26 Technical enquiries from PLAs, e.g. in respect of the design or location of a petroleum installation, should be referred by the ELO to the appropriate process safety specialist. They will then deal with the query themselves, or they will refer it to the DSEAR Hub which will keep PELG informed of queries they receive, particularly if they have general application. Guidance for inspectors 27 When inspecting can and drum storage or bulk storage of petroleum spirit, which is not part of a licensed activity, inspectors should apply the standards in HSGs 51 or 176 respectively. The standards are those that are currently applied for the storage of highly flammable liquids in general (but note para 12). 28 There is a set of technical ACOPs on DSEAR. These ACOPs include additional advice on the safe storage of dangerous substances, e.g. on fulfilling the requirements for risk assessment. Further information 29 Queries on the application of DSEAR to activities involving petroleum spirit may be directed to the Services, Transportation and Safety Unit or HID CI 4E as appropriate. Cancellation of instructions OC 293/5 version 3 - cancel and destroy APEA tel/fax 0845 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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23 In situations such as the dispensing of petrol into jerry cans or into the fuel tank of a generator, these not being motor vehicles, enforcement falls to HSE/LA EHD under DSEAR. However, where the same dispensing equipment is also used for the refuelling of motor vehicles, etc PLAs will be responsible for the licensing of that equipment.

Appendix - Workplace regulation of petroleum spirit - some examples of activities and the corresponding enforcement arrangements Activity

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At retail and non-retail petrol filling stations Storage of petrol in tanks for fuelling of DSEAR and PCA motor vehicles, etc

PLA

Refuelling of motor vehicles, etc. with all fuels at retail petrol filling station

DSEAR and PCA

PLA

Refuelling of motor vehicles, etc. with petrol only at non-retail petrol filling station

DSEAR and PCA

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Dispensing of petrol into: - mobile plant and machinery, e.g. generators; - jerry cans

PCA

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Includes dispensing into vehicles on a production line

Dispensing of petrol from airfield fuel bowser into small aircraft

PCA

PLA

Where there are no fixed storage tanks on site and the bowser also acts as the fuel storage facility

Petrol recovery from scrap vehicles with dispensing into other vehicles

DSEAR and PCA

PLA

Site qualifies as a non-retail petrol filling station

ARTICLES

At premises other than retail and non-retail petrol filling stations

HSE/LA EHD

Dispensing into: - fuel tanks for engines on a test bed;

HSE

Where bowser is used to transport fuel from fixed storage tank or hydrant to aircraft

Storage of petroleum spirit (PS) in cans DSEAR and drums

HSE/LA EHD

Highly flammable liquids store; petrol can store

Storage of PS in tanks (not related to fuelling motor vehicles, etc)

DSEAR

HSE/LA EHD

Storage of toluene or xylene for use in a manufacturing process

DSEAR

COMAH: HSE with environment agencies; NIHHS: HSE and MoD: HSWE

Dispensing of petrol, NOT as part of refuelling motor vehicles, etc

DSEAR

Fuelling of small aircraft from petrol bowser

DSEAR

Storage and dispensing of PS at COMAH/ NIHHS and MoD sites

HSE/LA EHD

Pouring petrol from a jerry can into the fuel tank for a motor vehicle, generator, cement mixer, etc

Use of proprietary fuel retrievers in DSEAR motor vehicle repair (OC 803/68 refers)

HSE/LA EHD

Removal of petrol from vehicle fuel tanks and transfer to a suitable container

Petrol recovery from scrap vehicles no dispensing into other vehicle

HSE/LA EHD

Pouring, decanting or gravity feeding of PS

DSEAR

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Southern

• Management of the national measurement system. • Weights and measures, hallmarking policy.

and

• Product certification/QMS and calibration services. • Enforcement authority. • Supervise Teddington Estate Management. Richard also emphasised the importance of accurate

Peter Edwards

measurement; the example given was that the Airbus is built in various countries, so it is critical that everyone works to the same precise standards, so that all the pieces fit together. The second speaker of the day was Peter Edwards of the NMO, on verification of fuel dispensers; Peter advised that in terms of UK legislation, it is divided into national and European. The primary legislation is the Weights and Measures Act 1985 & Deregulation (W&M) Order 1999. The measuring instrument (liquid fuel & lubricants) regulations 2006 covers:

• Prescription in the UK. • Use for trade. • Measuring system. • Continuous and measurement.

dynamic

• Quantity of less than 100 litres. • Not LPG or LNG. Essential requirement (under Measuring Instruments Regs 2006) compliance includes: • Any technical solution. • National standard harmonised standard.

–

i.e.

• Normative document – i.e. OIML recommendation (endorsed) The third speaker of the day was Jacque Williams of D. Berry & Co. on anti-theft systems on forecourts. Jacque gave a brief company history, then onto his presentation. He advised that the main areas of theft are : • Drive offs. • Agricultural, construction heating oil theft.

and

• Fuel laundering. Richard Sanders

• Bulk fuel theft. APEA tel/fax 0845 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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The Southern branch autumn meeting was held on Tuesday 8th November at the National Measurement Office in Teddington, Middlesex, with 26 members in attendance. In the Chairman’s absence, Barry Jenner welcomed everyone to the meeting. The first speaker of the day was Richard Sanders of the NMO. Richard explained that the NMO is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), responsible for the whole of the national measurement infrastructure, from scientific research, to legal metrology policy and regulation. It also provides enforcement of some environmental protection regulations. They have five lines of business:

example for potential cost savings, by using LED lights. Robert advised that 250W or 400W lights give a duller light coverage, due to their lenses becoming dirty; they also have a relatively short life. 150W LED lights are lighter, and can be either recessed or surface mounted. Swapping out old canopy lights for new LEDs would also result in less lights being required; for example, a recent PFS canopy installation in Yorkshire was fitted with 16 x 250W Philips mini 300 lights, only 10 x 150W LEDs would have been required. Robert then showed various cost comparisons, and timescales for full payback of initial outlay. Motion sensors and wireless control are further options available.

Jacque Williams

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The oldest reported incident was on 14th February 2009, and the most recent on 4th September 2011. In the third and fourth quarters of 2010, over 120,000 litres of fuel was stolen; the largest single incident being the theft of 14,000 litres. Most thefts are from the Midlands area. Potential solutions are: • Electronic alarms in chambers. • Alarms tied into the gauge system. • Remote alarms via gsm/wetstock management system. • Physical deterrent. • 24 hour operation/surveillance. The solution developed by Berrys is a low cost physical/visual deterrent, which is a security grille, made of robust mild steel, which is designed and fabricated in-house at a low cost; these grilles can easily be retrofitted into most chambers systems, including multi-dimensional ones. Four support brackets are bolted through the corbel system, and a resin bond applied to the corbel lid. The powder coated grille is then fitted with short shank padlocks, which further reduces the risk of them being cut-off. The grille has cut-outs and a 56

central seethrough area, for visibility and removal of water from chambers, if present. Retrofitting grilles to tank c h a m b e r s manufactured by others, and indeed, brick chambers, is not straightforward, as the tank lid is the only constant. Grille supports are then manufactured that can be installed on existing tank lids. Jacque then concluded by showing TV footage of a recent fuel theft from a PFS in Birmingham. The last speaker of the morning was Robert Waugh of EuLed on energy and cost savings on forecourt lighting; Robert used a forecourt canopy in Zurich as an

Robert Waugh

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North West The next North West Branch Meeting and AGM will be held on 15th March 2012 at Haydock Park Racecourse, Jubilee Suite, Newtonle-willows, Merseyside WA12 0HQ. Further details will be sent to members. Louise Morgan Branch Secretary

Scotland The Scottish Branch AGM will be held on the 7th March 2012 at The Inchyra Grange Hotel Falkirk. We will be holding our event to coincide with the Scottish Forecourt Show on the same day. Full details will be provided with the calling notice.

BRANCHES

Ray Blake

Paul Dixon

A buffet lunch then followed, with several questions being posed to the morning speakers. The first topic of the afternoon was an Enforcer’s update by Ray Blake of the London Fire Brigade. The recent issues highlighted with RG foam have progressed, a tank made safe is being tested for the strength of the foam; results to be advised. Primary Authority Partnerships (PAPS) - there are now 11 in place; London now have seven, new ones are with Asda and Shell, and they are also working closely with Sainsburys. Ray advised that, due to council cutbacks, experienced people are being reduced, which is a cause for concern. Also, two incidents of drainage systems not working have been experienced, due to coalescent filters being blocked; these should be inspected/cleaned on an annual basis. Lastly, on double skin tank lining, the process must be approved to the European standard; there are four companies who now have this. The last speaker of Dale, Ray and Jack

the day was Paul Dixon of the NMO, giving an overview of their services; Paul advised that product certification covers three areas:

• UK national (section 12 of the W&M Act 1985) • EC directives (acting as a notified body) • OIML certificates of conformity. The meeting concluded with a walk round the NMO premises, which was very interesting indeed; Ray, Dale and Jack could not pass up the opportunity to closely inspect an old set of national lottery balls!

Paul Devine Branch Secretary

Eastern The Eastern Branch wish all it's members a good new year and we look forward to meeting you at upcoming branch meetings. We aim to provide good speakers on topics of the day. The Eastern Branch is a great place for getting information about what is going on in the industry as well as new technologies coming to the market place. It is a good place for networking and sharing of ideas. Anton Martiniussen Branch Secretary

Ireland The Irish Branch Committee recently held a meeting on 6th December 2011 in the Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown, County Meath. There was a good attendance and representatives from the North and South of Ireland were present representing the various stakeholders. This was the first meeting of the new committee and the chairman Tom Daly welcomed the new members. At the meeting there was a general discussion on our successful AGM and mini trade show, which was held in September. The committee thanked the Secretary Ronnie McArdle for all the hard work that he had done in order for AGM to be such a success.

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As a committee we intend setting up a sub group of three or four members to work on next year’s AGM. We are hoping to run a similar event for 2012. We are also proposing to hold two seminars in 2012, one North of Ireland and one South of Ireland and we are also intending to set up a sub group to progress this. The seminars will be to encourage new membership, promote the APEA in Ireland and to have topics of interest delivered. Tom Daly gave an overview of the APEA AGM which he had attended in the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, together with a breakdown of the various topics covered. Our next meeting will be in late February or early March and we hope to discuss the recently issued, Regulations on Stage II vapour recovery (S.I. 687 of 2011) as well as to work on the items for the coming year. Thomas Daly Branch Chairman

BRANCHES

Midlands Nothing to report

Yorkshire & Humberside Nothing to report

North East Nothing to report

Branch Representative and Secretary Contact Details Eastern Adrian Holyomes - Rep HYTEK GB LTD Delta House Green Street, Elsenham Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire Tel: 01279 815600 email: adrian@hytekgb.com Anton Martiniussen - Sec ELAFLEX Ltd Riverside House, Hoddesdon Herts EN11 0PA Tel: 01992 452 950 Mob: 07831 595620 email: elaflex@aol.com North East Mike Silmon - Rep and Sec 60

W O Silmon Ltd Industry Road, Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE6 5XB Tel: 0191 224 0777 Fax: 0191 224 0707 email: associationtreasurer@apea.org.uk Midlands Rob Tunnicliff - Rep 37 Victoria Park Road Tunstall Stoke on Trent ST6 6DX Tel: 07815 069846 email: rob.tunnicliff@stoke.gov.uk Helen Rounce - Sec Welcome Break 2 Vantage Court Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell Milton Keynes Bucks MK16 9EZ Tel: 07771834669 email: helen.rounce@welcomebreak.co.uk North West Louise Morgan - Rep Petrocom Ltd Wash Farm (Office) Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe Lancashire L39 0HG Tel: +44 (0) 845 678 0790 Fax: +44 (0) 845 678 7820 Mobile: +44 (0) 7789 744281 email: louisemorgan@petrocom.co.uk Bob Conlin - Sec Fairbanks Environmental Ltd The Technology Management Centre Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale Lancs WN8 9TN Tel: 01695 51775 email: bobconlin@fairbanks.co.uk Scotland Ian Hillier - Rep North Ayrshire Council Bridgegate House,Irvine KA12 8BD Tel: 01294 324969 email: ihillier@north-ayrshire.gov.uk Paul Devine - Sec South Lanarkshire Council Consumer and Trading Standards North Stand, Cadzow Avenue Hamilton ML3 0LU Tel: 01698 476170 Fax: 01698 476180

Mobile: 07795 090903 email: paul.devine@southlanarkshire.gov.uk Southern Philip Monger - Rep Petrol Retailers Association Meadowside West EndSherbourne St John Basingstoke, Hants RG24 9LE Tel: 01256 850164 Fax: 01256 851273 email: phil.psac@gmail.com Sue Meadowcroft - Sec 1 Rock Cottage South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RN Tel: 07795 841891 email: sue@high-cross.com Ireland Killian Tallon - Rep Topaz Energy Ltd Topaz House Beech Hill, Clonskeagh Dublin 4, Ireland Tel: + 353 1202 8705 email: killian.tallon@topazenergy.ie Ronnie McArdle - Sec McArdle Doyle Limited Unit A8, Santry Business Park Swords Road Santry, Dublin 9 Ireland Tel: 00353 1 8423404 Fax: 00353 1 8423416 email: mail@mcardle-doyle.ie Yorkshire & Humberside Craig Brocklehurst - Rep Brulines Fuel Solutions The Former Post office Station Road, Sowerby Bridge Halifax West Yorkshire HX6 3AA Tel: 07703336264 email: craig@lbiinstallations.com Michelle Brocklehurst - Sec Brulines Fuel Solutions The Former Post Office Station Road, Sowerby Bridge Halifax HX6 3AA Tel: 01422 833122 email: michelle@lbiinstallations.com

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2011 Training Course Photos

TRAINING

Delegates from the Vapour Recovery course in Cyprus

Delegates from the recent DSEAR training course in Luton

Delegates from the recent Risk Assessment, Audit and Inspection training course for CEnTSA, Cannock

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2012 Training Course Dates Petrol Filling Stations Construction, Safety and Environmental Protection

Wetstock Management 17 April

Luton

Petrol Filling Stations – Enforcement Procedures An Awareness

17/18 April

Solihull

12 June

Cardiff

16 April

Solihull

12/13 June

Manchester

10 Sept

Glasgow

7 May

Belfast

11/12 Sept

Glasgow

13 Nov

Manchester

4 June

Luton

20/21 Nov

Luton

10 Sept

Cardiff

12 Nov

Manchester

Explosives and Fireworks Petrol Filling Stations Risk Assessment, Audit and Inspection

5 Sept

Manchester

13 Sept

Luton

20 Sept

Derby

3 Oct

Solihull

Forecourt LPG Installations 14/15 Feb

Luton

15/16 May

Solihull

12/13 June

Belfast

2/3 Oct

Glasgow

6/7 Nov

Manchester

DSEAR

TRAINING

17 April

Solihull

23 May

Luton

Electrical Installations An Awareness

20 June

Manchester

19 Sept

Cardiff

22 May

Solihull

10 Oct

11 Sept

Glasgow

27 Nov

Luton

28 March

Dublin

13 June

Solihull

12 Sept

Glasgow

7 Nov

Manchester

Petrol Filling Stations; Vapour Recovery Installations 19 April

Solihull

Belfast

14 June

Manchester

14 Nov

Glasgow

13 Sept

Glasgow

5 Dec

London

22 Nov

Luton

Courses will be designed around the new (3rd edition) Blue Book Guidance for the Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations (June 2011). You can purchase a copy directly from the Publications page of the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk, log on to the website first to benefit from the APEA member discount. APEA members can purchase a hard copy at the discounted rate of £70 (non member rate £140). A PDF download from the APEA web site www.apea.org.uk can be purchased with a licence for individual use only by members for £70.00 plus vat or by non members for £140.00 plus vat. It is strongly recommended that attendees have access to this document during courses. All courses can be booked online at www.apea.org.uk on the ‘Training’ page. Bespoke courses can be made available provided the minimum number of Delegates is 8. This offers a discount. For details of this and any other training enquiry, please contact: Jane Mardell - APEA Business Manager, (contact details on page 3) or Brian Baker, Training Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 7541 039 686 email: bakerb4@sky.com 62

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