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Safety and environmental standards for fuel storage sites
Final report
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Site facilities
Clear information on expected and actual flows and rates.
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Clear displays of levels/ullages.
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Manageable alarm and information systems – good practice applied in design.
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Clear labelling of plant and equipment, in the field and in the control room.
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Labelling systems to avoid confusing tanks, pipes and pumps.
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Adequate lighting.
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Facilities/arrangements to minimise distractions at shift handover.
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Reliable equipment, eg valves that work.
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Adequate maintenance of facilities.
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Job design
Jobs designed to keep operators motivated.
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Operators not overloaded/distracted from responding.
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Information, instructions and procedures
Clear, unambiguous, user-friendly information and diagrams of plant.
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Instructions/job aids for line setting allowing operators to see clearly all valves needing to be
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checked.
Procedures for non-routine settings.
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Procedures to transfer product from sender to receiver.
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Procedures for verification that the correct movement has begun.
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Arrangements to identify unauthorised line movement.
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Procedures for monitoring flow and fill.
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Clear unambiguous displays of levels/alarms and plant status.
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Clear instructions to take on alarm.
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Procedures for changeover.
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Feedback to confirm correct operation of valves.
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Check lists for complex, infrequently used, or critical systems.
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Contingency procedures for abnormal situations.
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Ability to recover current or established settings after a system crash.
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Emergency response systems and procedures
Emergency procedures taking account of power/air failures, fires/explosions and floods.
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Systems for emergency shutdown.
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Reliable communication links, including inter-site links.
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Emergency control centre with adequate equipment and information aids.
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Criteria for activating emergency response plans.
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Suitable means of raising the alarm, onsite and offsite.
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Efficient call-out system (eg automated phone system, duty rota).
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Suitable PPE.
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Suitable muster areas, including safe havens, and equipment.
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Suitable means of detection, including patrols, CCTV, gas detection.
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Suitable isolations.
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Clear identification and labelling of plant.
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Suitable site access arrangements.
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Planning for recovery after an event.
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Summary
183 Dutyholders involved in the transfer and storage of fuel should adopt good practice principles
for safe management of fuel transfer.
184 Dutyholders involved in the transfer and storage of fuel should review ‘job factors’ to facilitate
safe fuel transfer.