UK PETROL FILLING STATION - SITE SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT

Performance of a Risk Assessment is now essential for owners and managers of UK Petrol Stations, and it is a specific requirement of both the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002/3 (DSEAR), and the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Ground Water Protection Code 2002.


Benefits
A Risk Assessment ensures that a business is aware of any potential liabilities. By utilising Risk Assessment procedures an owner/manager can determine where the immediate attention should be focused to ensure the continued success of the business within the current framework of legislation.

 

Significant savings can be made through Risk Assessment by lowering operating costs, and reducing exposure to any impending liabilities.

Technical Experience
Corrpro Companies Europe Ltd has experienced Risk Assessment technicians with a high degree of technical knowledge pertaining to UK Petrol Filling Stations.

Scope of Assessment

• Geographical site assessment
• Forecourt services
• Hazardous area identification
• Shop buildings
• Car Wash/Jet Wash & Vacuum
• Under ground services
• Fuel assisted deliveries
• LPG auto fuels

*The scope of Risk Assessment can be tailored to the needs of specific sites.

 

Risk Assessment Reporting

 

After conducting Risk Assessments, Corrpro Companies Europe Ltd would generate a report detailing where compliance has been attained. The report may also indicate sectors where compliance has not been achieved, and areas of noncompliance would be reported in terms of exposure to impending liability.

 

Reasons for Managing Risk

 

Risk Management
Risk assessment is a fundamental tool, which allows business managers the opportunity to assess risks that have the potential to threaten the assets or well being of an enterprise.

Duty of reasonable care
Employers owe a duty of reasonable care to employees, and those persons who interact at a place of business, including subcontractors and the general public who attend a petrol filling station. This is a legal requirement of the Health andSafety at work Act 1974.
Legal effects of Law
There are strong legal reasons for employers and owners to manage risk.

• Preventative
  – Enforcement notices/orders from inspectors
• Punitive
  – Where the courts impose fines and imprisonment
• Compensatory
  – Where liability is realised through civil court actions.
  

Economic
There are many reasons to protect your business, and by
utilising an experienced organisation to conduct Site Specific Risk Assessments you will ensure you have the information to make informed business decisions, and reduce any potential liabilities you may be faced with.
Moral
There is a moral issue placed on an owner/employer to ensure that their place of work is safe for their employees, and customers. There is also a legal perspective to be considered, which is to ensure that none of your business activities impair or damage the environment in which you operate.