DECOMMISSIONING & TANK CLEANING

Fuel Tank Decommissioning & Cleaning

Decommissioning demystified

When a petrol station or private petroleum fuel storage facility is shut down, or is no longer operating, Irish law requests that this site is decommissioned safely in accordance with Health and Safety and Waste Management Legislation. As petrol tanks are at their most dangerous when left full of petroleum vapour, it is both illegal and highly dangerous to leave tanks lying idle.

At Fuelling Technology, we take great pride in being able to provide a full site decommissioning service in accordance with current legislation. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

On receipt of a customer order, we will attend site and carry out the following procedures to ensure that it is made safe:

Disconnect all electrical and mechanical services to the site
Remove all petrol and diesel dispensing pumps
Remove all remaining fuel and transfer to licensed disposal facility
Clean all tanks internally to render them "gas-free"
Safely remove all tanks from their underground chambers
Dispose of all tanks under license, or fill with foam to render them permanently inert.
All works are certified in accordance with current regulations

Tank Cleaning – Maintain your bulk fuel storage

In more recent times we have started seeing an increase in microbial activity in fuel tanks, so it is imperative for companies/sites to maintain their fuel storage tanks. This then ensures that the products being delivered remain fit for purpose and within specification.

Fuelling Technology can provide tank cleaning services as a one-off service, as part of a larger preventative maintenance project or on an agreed PPM basis, all tailored to suit specific customer requirements.