Working on petrol filling stations presents some special issues, not least the safety of the public. This course provides basic information and areas of responsibility for health, safety and the environment to ensure that workers in the industry and particularly contractors working on forecourts are trained to meet specified standards especially the firefighting procedures and standards.
- Filling Station Operators
- Petroleum Officers
- Environmental Health Officers
- Fire Safety Officers
- Company Health and Safety Practitioners
- Engineers and Project Managers
To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and Abilities necessary to carry out their duties in a responsible, safe and informed manner and understand their legal responsibilities and how they can contribute to improving health and safety on the forecourt with concentration on the firefighting procedures and standards.
By the end of this course, participant will be able to:
- Determine petrol filling station elements
- Define what is HSE
- Be aware with the dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres regulations (DSEAR) for petrol filling stations
- Be familiar with safety standards at petrol filling stations
- Understand and use Do & Don’ts checklist
- Be aware with local regulations & law
- Understand emergency response plan process
- Assess and manage risk
- Take protective actions for life & safety
- Understand and apply firefighting procedures
- Recognize and use fire equipment and fighting
- Introduction to petrol filling station and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE):
- Petrol filling station elements
- What is HSE
- The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) for petrol filling stations
- Safety standards at petrol filling stations
- Do & Don’ts checklist
- Local regulations & law
- Emergency response plan (ERP):
- Definition of ERP
- Organization, Responsibilities & Resources
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Planning & Procedures
- Developing the Emergency Response Plan
- Incident Reporting & Investigation
- Training on ERP
- Protective actions for life & safety:
- Maintaining the service station forecourt
- Impact protection
- Spill containment
- Fill point marker colors
- Cathodic protection
- Training for operators for best responses
- Explosion Protection Document
- Major accidents prevention policy
- Evaluating of performance during emergency drills, including land and marine oil spills.
- Fire equipment and fighting:
- Fire suppression equipment
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Inventory control
- Monitoring performance
- Risk zones
- Firefighting procedures
