Posted By brodie22
Do all garages need to carry out risk assessments under the DSEAR regs if they are draining and storing (for a short period) petrol.

Posted By Kenneth Patrick
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to protect employees from dangerous substances after a 59-year-old man was engulfed in flames following a petrol leak.

Company was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £2,375 costs, at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 6 (3) of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 for failure to apply measures to control risks from a dangerous substance and Regulation 5 (1) of the same regulations for failing to make suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to employees arising from the presence of a dangerous substance.

On 25 August 2006, a 59-year-old employee received severe burns when a leak of petrol was ignited. The leak occurred during an operation to transfer petrol from a fuel retriever tank into a vehicle's petrol tank.