Is oil stored in a generator covered by OSR England?
Oil storage rules only apply to generators and associated oil containers where the oil is being stored, rather than used, and where no other exemptions, such as the oil being stored within a building, apply. If possible use commercially available generators with built-in secondary containment for the storage or day tank. Oil storage rules don’t apply to ‘day job’ generators that: • are taken to and from a job on a daily basis, and • have a day tank capacity of 200 litres or less, and • where the oil is all used during an operating day, and • the generator is stored with an empty day tank when not in use. Oil storage rules do apply to: Generators that: • are either taken to and from a job on a daily basis or are in constant use, and • have a day tank with a capacity of more than 200 litres, and • where the oil isn’t all used in the operating day. Stand-by generators not in continual use that: • have a day tank of greater than 200 litres capacity, and • are storing oil for later use. Day
