Where should a manifest box be located at a fuel service station?
Service stations are highly likely to be classified as large dangerous goods locations which are required to maintain a manifest. A copy of the manifest is required to be kept inside a red weatherproof container which is often called a “hazmat box”. The “hazmat box” is required to be located on the inside of the entrance to the property.
Service stations are highly likely to be classified as large dangerous goods locations which are required to maintain a manifest. A copy of the manifest is required to be kept inside a red weatherproof container which is often called a ‘hazmat box’. The ‘hazmat box’ is required to be located on the inside of the entrance to the property. Service stations vary widely in site attributes such as land area, street access, number of driveways, entrances and exits, and arrangement of storage tanks both above ground and underground. Only one manifest box is required and should be located at the boundary adjacent to the most used entrance. If a service station is located on the corner of an intersection for two busy roads, select the entrance on the road which is used for the street address. The function of the ‘HAZMAT Box’ is to ensure that Queensland Fire and Rescue Service personnel can retrieve the manifest information safely during a fire, spill or other emergency. It is therefore not app
