Afternoon All,

The company I work for is looking to take on a new project which will involve removing up to 6000 litres of Diesel before working on the vehicles. 

Previously we would have a company come on site and drain them for us, however for this project we will be replacing the fuel after completing works.

The question has been asked if we can store the Diesel on site, it will be in IBC's and also a large Flam Cabinet, reading online over 3500litres could require authorisation from local council, has anyone had anything similar? 

Thanks in advance. 

Presumably this project will not involve the simultaneous arrival and draining prior to works.

Therefore as an alternative to huge diesel storage have the first "batch" arrive next to empty (including using vehicles that will remain on the road as additional receivers for significant excess) then as each new batch arrives transfer their diesel to the departing completed vehicles.

That way (barring transfer bund spillage) you have no storage requirement as all diesel will be in vehicle tanks.

CM, OK it's trains rather than road vehicles but the principle offered by Roundtuit could still work.

So, if you are doing maintenance for a Train Operating Company (whether passenger and/or freight) you could probably quite easily agree with the TOC that they will deliver rolling stock such that the fuel tank is far from full - just like a car a train comes with a fuel gauge!!

So, you could apply the first principle of managing health and safety - remove the hazard or at least a substantial part of it.