Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regs. 2001
If your company stores oil, you may be aware of the Government Regulations that came into force in September 2001.

For the first part the Regulations stipulated that any oil stored in high risks locations would need a secondary containment area which would be impervious to oil and water, should the contents of the primary container be breached.

The secondary containment area needed to hold either 110% of the contents of the primary container, or, if there were a number of containers within a certain area, 25% of their aggregate storage capacity, whichever was the greater.

The deadline for compliance of these storage areas was September 2003.

The second part of the Regulations stated that by September 2005 all* oil storage vessels required a secondary containment area regardless of location.

Baker Environmental Lining Services are here to help
We can offer surveys and advice on the most suitable way to provide impervious containment of your oil storage tanks. If you already have a bund which requires reinforcing to protect from leaks we can offer the correct lining system to ensure you meet the Regulation guidelines. We have been able to assist many companies by offering advice and site surveys in relation to the above Regulations.

If you require any further information on our containment systems; if you require us to carry out a survey of your site for containment capabilities or to inspect your existing containment areas, then please contact us.

* The above is only a brief overview of the Regulations; there are certain exceptions in relation to capacity/types of oil stored, and we would strongly advise you to please click on the link below to view them in their correct format.

Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001