You must provide bunds for all tanks containing liquids (whether waste or otherwise) which could be harmful to the environment if spilled. Bunds must meet the CIRIA C535 or C736 standard and: Every booklet of HSE guidelines is labeled HSG followed by a number. As of January 2018, there are 103 HSGs numbered from HSG17: Safety in the use of abrasive wheels to HSG279: Making paper safely.

HSG210: Asbestos essentials: A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work HSG137: Health risk management: A practical guide for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises All stored containers must keep the labelling they had at acceptance. If the label is damaged or no longer legible you should replace the label with that same information. You must have measures in place to make sure that couplings are a correct fit. This will prevent couplings from loosening or becoming detached. You should provide, maintain and clean your own couplings and hoses to guarantee their integrity and fitness. You should also: You must store aerosol canisters under cover in secure, well-ventilated containers, and within caged storage areas. You must also store them in a well-vented place that is not subject to extreme temperatures or direct sunlight. You must not store canisters in open containers to prevent the risk of them spreading fires by ‘missiling’ or ‘ejection’.

HSG245: Investigating accidents and incidents: A workbook for employers, unions, safety representatives and safety professionals You must store wastes in sealed metal containers under cover if they have the potential for self-heating or self-reactivity. You must monitor the containers for heat build-up. Such wastes include rags and filter materials contaminated with metal swarf, low boiling point oils or low flash point solvents. You must make sure that tankers are not used as blending or reaction vessels as this is not their designed purpose. As such, post-Brexit, HSE could completely overhaul HSG76. Yet, this isn’t likely to happen, as there are no calls for HSE to do so. Instead, what is likely to happen is that all existing HSE legislation will remain the same.

In 2009/10 the storage, warehousing and road haulage industries reported over 8500 work related accidents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities. Almost 1600 of these accidents were classified as major injuries such as fractures and amputations. ResourcesAll pipes, hoses, connections, couplings and transfer lines must be fit for purpose and resistant to the wastes being stored. You must use a suitable pipework coding system (for example, RAL European standard colour coding). You must make a record of any spillages. You must retain spillages within the bunded areas and collect them promptly using, for example, pumps or absorbents.