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Detailed below are the current course dates organised for 2003:

PFS; Construction & Environmental Awareness

20 May 2003 to 21 May 2003 Portadown (N.I.) (Full) 22 May 2003 to 23 May 2003Portadown (N.I.) 10 Jun 2003 to 11 Jun 2003 Derby 17 Jun 2003 to 18 Jun 2003 Dublin 8 Jul 2003 to 9 Jul 2003 Stoke on Trent 23 Sep 2003 to 24 Sep 2003 Bournemouth 4 Nov 2003 to 5 Nov 2003 Ipswich 18 Nov 2003 to 19 Nov 2003 Basingstoke

Electrical Installations An Awareness

24 June 2003 Portadown (NI) 26 Jun 2003 Ipswich 24 Jul 2003 Stoke on Trent 25 Sep 2003 Kegworth 23 Oct 2003 Cardiff

LPG Installations (Autogas)

2 Jun 2003 Stoke on Trent 8 Sep 2003 Kegworth 29 Sep 2003 Basingstoke 1 Dec 2003 Portadown (NI)

PFS; Audit and Inspection

14 Jun 2003 to 15 Jun 2003 Durham 21 Jun 2003 to 22 Jun 2003 Ipswich 1 Jul 2003 to 2 Jul 2003 Chester 17 Jul 2003 to 18 Jul 2003 Basingstoke 7 Oct 2003 to 8 Oct 2003 Portadown(NI) 9 Oct 2003 to 10 Oct 2003 Portadown (NI) 21 Oct 2003 to 22 Oct 2003 Glasgow 25 Nov 2003 to 26 Nov 2003 Bournemouth 9 Dec 2003 to 10 Dec 2003 Stoke on Trent

Wet Stock Monitoring

10 Jun 2003 Stoke on Trent 17 Jun 2003 Durham 8 Jul 2003 Ipswich 1 Sep 2003 Durham 13 Oct 2003 Portsmouth 10 Nov 2003 Portsmouth

Please note: Courses will be designed around the new TCB Document, Design and Construction of Service Stations.

Non-members can purchase copies through either the Association Administrator or at course venues at £90.00 each or £30.00 each to APEAmembers. It is strongly recommended 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:

Brian Baker, APEA Training Course Co-ordinator 1 Brookside, Hodge Lea, Milton Keynes MK12 6JW

Tel: 01908 252332 Mobile: 07932 785 166 Fax: 01908 252319 e-mail: brian@bpbaker.fsnet.co.uk

Training Course Sponsors

The APEAwould like to thank the following companies that have added to the ever growing list by choosing to send delegates to APEAtraining courses:

BP Bovis Alliance Taylor Woodrow Co Ltd Blackburn & Darwen Council Flintshire County Council Statoil (Ireland)Ltd Dungannon & South Tyrone Council (N.I.)

This makes 132 organisations that sponsor APEA Training courses, without your support it would not be possible.

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Training BP Bovis Alliance attend APEA Training Course

On 18/19 March 2003, the Association for Petroleum & Explosives Administration (APEA) ran a two day training course on Petrol Filling Stations; Construction & Environmental Awareness, where 15 members of the BP/Bovis Alliance attended.

Delegates were taken through the methods and techniques of constructing the modern day Filling Station within the legal framework and current guidance.

All areas were covered that included Site Planning & Layout, Hazardous Properties of Fuels, Hazardous Area Classification, Storage Tanks, Dispensers, Pipe work systems, Drainage, Vapour control systems, Canopies, Shop Buildings, Repairs and Decommissioning.

From Left to Right: Paul Craven APEA Trainer (Suffolk County Council), Nigel Griffith, Jamie Davis, David Rose, Karl Meakins, Lee Lawrence, Darren Hill, Mark Goldsworthy, Jason Reynolds, Tony Maddison, Mark Tasker, Mike Ellinger, Richard Standring and Laurie Burn (Global Alliance Manager) Not in Picture: Martin Rackley, Andy Arthur and Brian Baker APEA Trainer (Milton Keynes Council)

Although intense with a test paper thrown in, the delegate’s response was very positive indeed and all received a course certificate that provides for 12 hours Continued Professional Development.

Plans are being made for further courses later in 2003

STOP PRESS STOP PRESS

Work is being finalised on two further courses to add to the increasing range of training topics in the APEA's Portfolio.

The first is a purpose designed 2 day course for Forecourt Managers that covers the following subjects:

The Law Governing Petrol Filling Stations Licensing Conditions The Forecourt Installation & Equipment Guide An Introduction to LPG Installations A Site Visit to a Modern Filling Station An Introduction to Wet Stock Monitoring Maintaining Legal Compliance The Site Register; What Documents should I keep? HS (G) 146 Risk Assessment and Desk Top Exercise Enforcement Practice; When the Inspector Calls How Filling Stations are Built The Leak Investigation Process Taking In Deliveries

This course will provide a useful understanding to Filling Station Operators supported with useful Hand Out Notes that can be referred to time again. This course is available May 2003. looking to make available a 2 day Contractor Safety Passport Course that is recognised by UKPIA. More and more instances are occurring that require all Contractors that undertake work on a Forecourt MUST have a passport to demonstrate they are competent and aware of the risks on a Forecourt.

Projected to be Available July 2003

APEA Training in the Emerald Isle

On the 13 May 2003 in Dublin, the APEA delivered its first course 'overseas' to Statoil (Ireland) Ltd for 16 delegates who attended Course No.5 Wet Stock Monitoring. Lead by Bob Conlin of Fairbanks Environmental, the course proved very successful and there is every intention of returning in the near future for more training from the APEA's Portfolio.

APEAprovide training for UK BP/Bovis Alliance

On the 18/19 March 2003, Paul Craven & Brian Baker staged a 2 day course on Petrol Filling Stations; Construction & Environmental Awareness for which 15 Project Managers attended. The feedback was tremendous and plans are being made to run similar course for the European BP Bovis Project Teams later in the year.