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Hello We have outside walk-in flammable storage. Do I need bund test certificate? Any legal requirements to have one?
Any help will be appreciate. Thanks Artur
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I looked into this a short while back when sourcing external storage containers for flammable materials. I could find no evidence of requiring a 'bund certificate' or any form of certification offered by container providers for H&S or environmental reasons. You do need to carry out and document regular inspection and maintenance of bunds with regards to capacity (determined by volume and type of materials and primary containers), integrity and compatibility with materials.
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When you purchased the store there should have been certificates of compliance within the information supplied by the manufacturer. Make sure that there is no risk of chemical reaction between the materials stored and that the external labelling is kept in good order. You should also have an inventory of the store which can be made available to the fire service in case of fire.
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My employer built a new flammable store building before employing me, the previous one was bunded, the new one is not. This has been a source of concern as we store approx 40 IBC's of flammable liquid in it, so I have been vocal about this as I am sure anyone would be.
I have recently been off work ill for 6 weeks, during which we had a visit from an HSE inspector as we had submitted a RODDOR report regarding a FLT incident. She had a walk around, including our new flammable store, which she liked, although added the comment that we should have a barrier of some kind in case of a spill. We have spill kits strategically placed around the yard, although these were not pointed out.
We have also had SEPA in the same building, who didnt mention it at all!
Now I am sure any leaks that are reportable >1000ltrs, will change things, however it doesnt help when management senior now think its ok and no further action required.
In sumary, you will only need a certificate when the fecies hits the minuture wind mill.
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I suspect that this is one of those things where there is no specific legal duty to have a bund but if there is a leak the powers that be, expect you to have something in place to stop or mitigate the leak ie a bund.
Spill kits might be acceptable but only if YOU can prove that they are good enough. Like a lot of legislation it puts the onus on the business to come up with a solution to the problem and the enforcers are not expected to tell you how to run your business. Instead they will get you if your contingency planning is
not up to scratch.
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Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel 
I suspect that this is one of those things where there is no specific legal duty to have a bund but if there is a leak the powers that be, expect you to have something in place to stop or mitigate the leak ie a bund.
Spill kits might be acceptable but only if YOU can prove that they are good enough. Like a lot of legislation it puts the onus on the business to come up with a solution to the problem and the enforcers are not expected to tell you how to run your business. Instead they will get you if your contingency planning is
not up to scratch.
Agreed and I would add that a spill kit is good if you are aware of the leak and/or in the building when it occurs. An unkown small leak last thing on a friday night can become a disater by monday morning! The powers at be only do something about it retrospectively or possibly after a fine.la32wb
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Do remember that bunding is not an HSE concern, it is an environmental issue. SEPA seem satisfied however that drains are protected by sufficient distance.uDwFxg5
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Originally Posted by: boblewis Do remember that bunding is not an HSE concern, it is an environmental issue. SEPA seem satisfied however that drains are protected by sufficient distance.uDwFxg5
That is until the leak catches fire and explodes then it becomes a fire and HSE issue!
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#7 Bunds are a safety issue - as highlighted when a fire breaks out, a bund could be the difference between a localised pool/leak fire or a running fire - as the flammable liquids runs down a slope.
I would usually expect containment to be considered as part of DSEAR risk assessment.
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Hi guys Thank you for all your input on the matter. Yes, I did DSEAR risk assessment, we had maintenance and inspection records for flammable storeage and all other things mentioned above. We are preparing for ISO 14001:2015 and during GAP analysis third part auditor said that we should have bund test certificate for walk-in flammable storeage. I was looking for any legal requirements for bund test certificate and I couldn't find it.
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