Fuel Tank Licensing
Duntec utilises Engtech (Aust) Pty Ltd as an independent verification service to assist with the licencing of our fuel tanks and ensuring that they’re complaint to the applicable Regulations and Codes of Practise within Australia.
Engtech are a local engineering consultancy who specialise in the storage and handling of Dangerous Goods (DG). As Accredited DG consultants, Engtech’s employees are approved to endorse DG Assessments and License Applications by the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS).
FAQ
When do I need a Dangerous Goods Licence?
A Dangerous Goods licence is required when a site stores or handles dangerous goods that exceeds a given quantity, known as the manifest quantity. For combustible liquids (diesel), this quantity is 100kL, while for flammable liquids (petrol), the quantity is 10kL.
How do I get a Dangerous Goods Licence?
In Western Australia, a DG licence is obtained by an accredited consultant submitting an endorsed application to DMIRS, following the completion of a compliance assessment to the DG Regulations and the approved Code of Practice.
What are the Dangerous Goods Regulations?
The DG Storage and Handling Regulations are a set of guidelines that are published by each of the states and territories within Australia. These list the requirements that each DG storage facility must meet in their given location.
What is a Dangerous Goods Compliance Assessment?
A DG compliance assessment is a check of DG storage against the Regulations to determine what compliance documentation is required for a site; then (if required) a review of the design, construction and operation of a DG facility is undertaken against the Regulations and approved Codes of Practice for the product that is being stored. For fuel tanks, the approved Codes of Practice are AS1692-2006 and AS1940-2017. All of Duntec’s equipment is designed and constructed to be compliant with these standards.
What is a Dangerous Goods Compliance Assessment?
A DG compliance assessment is a check of DG storage against the Regulations to determine what compliance documentation is required for a site; then (if required) a review of the design, construction and operation of a DG facility is undertaken against the Regulations and approved Codes of Practice for the product that is being stored. For fuel tanks, the approved Codes of Practice are AS1692-2006 and AS1940-2017. All of Duntec’s equipment is designed and constructed to be compliant with these standards.
When do I need to perform a Dangerous Goods Compliance Assessment?
The DG Regulations require that a compliance assessment be performed for a DG storage and handling facility regardless of the quantity being stored. For licensed facilities, these assessments must be renewed every 5 years, or sooner if there is a change to the storage arrangement. The 5-year validity of a compliance assessment is fully independent of the Dangerous Goods Licence (meaning that a compliance assessment may need to be revised prior to the site’s DG licence expiring).
Duntec Quality & Compliance Statement
Duntec’s business ethos of ‘Quality and Improvement’ epitomises our corporate obsession with quality and development of our products. Duntec has been providing various best-in-class storage tank systems since its establishment in 2013 and considers itself the industry leader in providing complete onsite refuelling systems. Duntec supplies and services fuel storage appliances and associated accessories.
All of Duntec’s equipment is supplied to be compliant with the applicable Australian Standards, DG Regulations and Subdivision 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations:
National OHS Requirements for Fuel Systems:
The OHS Regulations (published by SafeWork Australia) state that all designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers play an important role in ensuring, so far is reasonably practical, their products are delivered to customers without posing any risk to those customers or the end users.
Obtaining and Providing Information
Plant designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers all have responsibilities to obtain and/or provide information to the end-user to manage plant health and safety risks. Information should flow from plant designers to manufacturers, manufacturers to importers and suppliers, and from importers and suppliers to end-users.
What Information is Required
The information should cover the equipment’s intended purpose, installation, commissioning, use, decommissioning and dismantling and include the results of any calculations, analysis, testing or examination. Information should also include any hazards or risks that may be associated with using the equipment, including any conditions necessary to ensure the equipment is safe to use.
What Duntec Provide
Duntec provides our customers with a detailed design risk assessment that considers each piece of equipment we supply. Duntec (with the assistance of Engtech) also have the capability to perform a Hazard and Operability Assessment, Safeguard Review, or Constructability Review for our supplied plant on an as-needed basis.
Duntec is focused on pursuing continual improvement in product quality, customer satisfaction and business results by developing our employees, processes, products and services.
Our continual improvement culture contributes, not only to the growth of the business, but also to workplace safety, and the relationship development with a diverse group of business stakeholders. Key focused areas are:
• Production of quality complying systems
• Enhancing the products through innovation and development
• Growing the business and people
• Exceeding customer expectation
With the commitment and involvement of our employees in improvement activities, Duntec will remain at the forefront of our industry.
We are a proudly family owned business with over 55 years experience. We are proud to provide
superior service and products to the Australian fuel industry.