Fuel Storage & Transfer — Land and Marine Operations
Skyline Renewable Energy
Mandatory safety policies — compliance is required for all personnel.
Any work at height or near an unprotected edge requires fall protection before the task begins. Falls from ladders, catwalks and tank tops remain the leading cause of fatal injury in terminal operations.
Welding, cutting, grinding and any spark-producing task are prohibited in or near fuel handling areas without a permit, a tested atmosphere, cleared combustibles and a dedicated fire watch.
Every crane, hoist and rigging lift is planned by a competent person, rigged with in-date inspected gear and controlled so that no one ever stands or works under a suspended load. Unplanned lifts and improvised rigging are prohibited.
Product transfer equipment can start, pressurize or release stored energy without warning. No person services, clears or inspects equipment until every energy source has been isolated, locked, tagged and verified at zero energy.
High-risk work is never started on a verbal instruction. A written permit identifies the hazards, confirms the controls are physically in place, names who is accountable, and formally hands the area back on completion.
Static electricity is an invisible ignition source present in every product transfer, and live electrical equipment is a shock and arc flash hazard. Bonding, grounding and safe electrical practice are controlled together, never assumed.
Entry into tanks, sumps, pits, vessels and separators is prohibited without a permit, atmospheric testing, positive isolation, ventilation and a trained standby attendant.
A trench can collapse without warning and a single cubic yard of soil weighs more than a small car. No excavation begins without located utilities, a protective system and a competent person's daily inspection.
Opening a line that carried fuel, vapour, chemical or steam is one of the highest-risk tasks on site. No line is broken until it is isolated, drained, depressurized, purged and verified, under a line breaking permit.
