National Mobile Phone Network

03/03/2009

A national mobile phone network company with diesel-fed back-up generators for their mobile telephone exchanges (MTX’s) needed to upgrade their diesel oil storage installations to conform to the Oil Storage Regulations (2001).

Following an assessment of the site, it was noted that:

No oil spill response procedure in place
No drainage plans in place to identify where oil would go if a spill occurred
Some storage tanks had valves and fill points situated in hazardous places
A number of tanks were situated close to surface water drains
Pipe work was situated below ground

Problems identified were prioritised into those that require immediate attention, require attention over the next 12 months, require attention whenever practicable, and those that require ongoing monitoring.

Solution provided

Environmental assessments with recommendations were provided for each site
Unbunded tanks were bunded with the Unibund secondary containment system and installed with the appropriate liner
Hazardous fill points and low level valves on self bunded tanks were moved or removed and overfill alarms were installed
Pipe work was repositioned above ground so any leaks could be immediately detected
Drainage and spill response plans were implemented
Bespoke spill kits provided for each site and personnel trained and certified in their use.

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