Stanlow Site
Requirements
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Version 17
June 2014
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1. Name of Installation: STANLOW
See also General Requirements
2. Physical address of location
Essar Oil (UK) Limited,
Stanlow Manufacturing Complex,
PO Box 3,
Ellesmere Port,
Cheshire CH65 4HB
England
3. Opening hours
The Traffic Office is open 07:00 - 18:00 hours Monday - Friday.
Drivers should report to the Traffic Office to collect their
loading notes before proceeding to the weighbridge and gantries for
vehicle inspection and loading. Saturday loadings at the Stanlow 35
gantry will only be permitted by joint approval between Shell/Essar
in exceptional circumstances. Timings will be confirmed but are
likely to be restricted to 0:800am –11:00am. Details will be agreed
when permission is given.
First and last loading times at the gantries are as follows:
Product
First Load (Hours)
Last Load (Hours)
Alcohols (1)
Neodene*(2)
07:00
08:00
18:00
15:00
Momentive*
08:00
15:00
* Subject to load scheduling
1. Except for twin pot vehicles when the last loading slot is
1600.
2. Except for C6/8/10/12/14/16/18/2022 Ionol & C14/16 blends
When the last loading slot is 1600.
3. Except for ‘Deep Sea’ road barrels when vehicles should report
to the Traffic Office by 1600.
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* The vehicle should report to the Traffic Office 30 minutes
before the agreed loading slot time. If a product is not
available for collection the customer will be advised 2 days
prior to the collection date by the relevant customer service
centre.
4. Life Saving Rules.
From July 1, 2009 The Site’s Life-Saving Rules have been fully
enforced.
The Life-Saving Rules set out clear and simple “do’s and don’ts”
covering activities with the highest potential safety risk. They
are not new. Most people comply with them every day – but there are
still breaches taking place. The Life-Saving Rules help to make
sure that rules are followed and people are protected.
Compliance with the Life Saving Rules is mandatory, and the Life
Saving Rules are applicable to all operations under Essar’s
operational and / or governance control. Each reported noncompliance will be investigated. And failure to comply will result
in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of
employment for Essar employees, or for employees of contractors or
sub-contractors, removal from the site and disqualification from
future Essar work. Supervisors are held accountable to communicate
and ensure compliance.
If you choose to break the rules, you choose not to work for Essar
or at Essar.
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The 12 Life-Saving Rules are:
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Work with a valid work permit when required
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Conduct gas tests when required
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Verify isolation before work begins and use the specified life
protecting equipment
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Obtain authorisation before entering a confined space

Obtain authorisation before overriding or disabling safety
critical equipment

Protect yourself against a fall when working at height
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Do not walk under a suspended load
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Do not smoke outside designated smoking areas
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No alcohol or drugs while working or driving

While driving, do not use your phone and do not exceed speed
limits
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Wear your seat belt

Follow prescribed Journey Management Plan
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5. Driver’s responsibilities
On their initial visit to this site drivers will undergo a general
site induction, together with a specific induction for the area
where they will be loading, and will then be issued with a driver’s
loading passport. On return visits, drivers will be required to
produce a valid and in date loading passport, ADR vehicle
certificate of approval, *certificate of approval for old tanks
(pre 2004) is only allowed for UK collections, ADR licence, photo
identity card, SQAS approved cleaning certificate (valid for 6
weeks from date of issue) or previous Shell POD and a **defensive
driver training certificate **(SCE contracted hauliers) for vehicle
reception staff. Passports are renewable after 3 years when the
driver will be required to undergo refresher inductions.
All hoses, seals, valves, covers and earthing points on the vehicle
are to be operated by the driver under supervision by the loading
operator/vehicle inspector. Loading should not commence until the
operator has carried out the vehicle inspection and the driver preloading checks have been carried out under the gantry and the
loader confirms that loading can commence.
In the event of any loading or first aid incident at the Stanlow
site, the driver must immediately report the incident and details
to the loading operators/vehicle inspectors.
Drivers should be able to understand English.
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6. Contact requirements
All communication regarding the collection should be made direct to
the Traffic Office (exts 4710/4714).
Late arrival of vehicles:
Due to the large number of vehicles loading at Stanlow, it is
necessary to plan ahead. Therefore every effort should be made to
meet the given date and/or loading slot time and any change or
delay should be advised to the CRC in the satellite or hub or the
load slot scheduler at Stanlow, for vehicles arriving late against
a booked loading slot. It is highly likely that late arrivals will
not be loaded.
7. Contact details
General and hazardous products
Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser, Mike Collins (MCDGSA)
Telephone: +44-(0)1480-810884
The British Isles emergency response number is:
Telephone: +44-(0)1235-239-670
General and for Stanlow Site rules
Tracy Hughes – South Chemicals Production Unit Manager, CMS/00/11Stanlow
Telephone: +44-(0)-151-350-4170
8. Special requirements of this location
Drivers must adhere to the Stanlow Site Rules, this Stanlow Site
Requirements document and the Essar Life Saving Rules at all times.
Personal Protective Equipment must be carried & worn within the
gantry loading areas: Safety helmet which is “in date”, safety
spectacles, non vented safety goggles (BS EN 166 345B) must be
carried & immediately available, one piece proban overalls, safety
boots (not rigger boots), safety gloves.
With effect from 1/7/14 it will become a site requirement for entry
into all plant areas that chin straps on safety helmets must be “at
the ready”. “At the ready” means already attached to a safety
helmet, or carried and ready to be attached.
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The use of a chinstrap should be considered as a control measure
when conducting a 4 Whats or making out a clearance, when routine
work underneath equipment is being carried out, or when climbing
structures in windy conditions where there is a risk that a helmet
without a strap could fall off.
Vehicle mounted radios/telephones are to be switched off whilst on
site. Mobile telephones are not allowed to be taken into plant
control rooms, auxiliary rooms or plant areas (including loading
areas).
Smoking is not allowed on site, except in authorised designated
areas. Smoking is not allowed in vehicle cabs whilst on site.
Lighters, matches and electronic cigarettes are banned from site.
Unauthorised passengers including children under the age of 16
years and animals are not permitted to enter the site.
The site speed limit is up to 20 mph (30 km/h). As pedestrians use
site roads, this speed limit must be observed and extreme care
taken.
The minimum driving standards to be complied with are ‘the rules of
the highway code’. Dipped headlights must be used at all times
whilst on site.
All loads must be well secured. Should an accident occur or in the
event of any emergency (fire/accident/spillage) it should be
reported immediately to an Essar employee.
Vehicles presenting for loading at this location will be subject to
a vehicle inspection by trained vehicle inspectors in order to
check the safety integrity of the vehicle/driver combination.
Instructions in writing*
a. SCE contracted hauliers must supply their own ‘Instructions in
writing’ document.
Customer collect vehicles are expected to provide their own
‘Instructions in writing’ document and substance identification
labeling.
Acceptance of non ADR/UN tank barrels at Essar Stanlow will only be
allowed for the carriage of dangerous goods within the UK Mainland.
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b. Tractor Requirements
Meet full ADR requirements. Exception for Momentive Chemicals non
hazardous packed product collections.
Batteries:
vented case.
Master
Switch:
If to the rear of the cab, must be secured to a
As near to the battery as possible.
Earthing
Point:
For bulk vehicles only the earthing point must be a
brass or stainless steel
clearly marked lug permanently welded to the
vehicle.
Exhausts:
To be forward mounted or, if extending to the
rear of the cab, must be
facing to the side. Rear facing emission will not be
permitted. All exhausts
protruding from the cab rear to be suitably
protected and wiring to meet ADR
standards i.e. protected by seamless and waterproof
casing. Only a
requirement for ADR loads (bulk and packaged) but,
exhaust pipe must be
located a minimum of 100mm from the fuel tank for
all load types.
Electrical
Wiring:
All wiring must be insulated/protected.
Fire Screen/
Thermal Shield: It is a requirement that all vehicles be fitted
with a fire screen/thermal shield
that encases rear of the engine and the gearbox.
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Working at
Height:
Vehicles must meet the standards of Safe Working
Height legislation with respect to access/egress
when the driver applies labels. All loading
activities are to be carried out from within the
gantry safety cages
Vehicles fitted with mobile handrails will not be
permitted to load and will be rejected at the
loading gantry.
c. Insurance All hauliers collecting from Essar Supply Locations
in the UK must have a
minimum of Sterling £3 million of general third
party liability insurance cover
whilst on Essar Group property.
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d. Product Collection
Procedures
i) Bulk Liquid
Collections:
Bulk vehicles presenting at Stanlow
to load product will not be
allowed to proceed if they are already
carrying cargoes of
non Shell product or that were previously
loaded with a food
cargo.
Tanks must be fitted with a dipstick or
other means of
accurately determining the loaded volume
i.e. ullage
bar/calibration chart. Evidence of tank
cleanliness,
that is cleaning station certificate
giving details of last
load, must be available for inspection.
ii) Collection of
Bags on pallets:
(24 tonnes) demand a
a) On European Exports, full loads
13.5 metre trailer and that we load only
from the side (for
safety reasons) unless the trailer has been
approved for rear
loading. Therefore hauliers need to be
aware that the driver
will have to prepare his trailer
(especially if it is a tilt-type
trailer) prior to loading.
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b) For deep sea export containers 590 bags
will be
loaded as follows: 10 x 40, 8 x 20, 2 x
15.
c) Vehicles may not be loaded that already
have been
part loaded outside of Stanlow.
e) Loading slots: A system of pre-booked loading slots are in
operation at Stanlow for:
i) Collections of:
Neodene®
Roy Clarke
Tel: +44-(0)-151-350-4765
Momentive Andy Morrison
Tel: +44 (0)-151-350-4306
A loading slot should be requested when product availability
is confirmed. Hauliers should
not be sent to Stanlow before a
loading slot has been confirmed. Loading slots should be
booked
before 1500 hours for collection the following day and are booked
on a first
come, first served basis. If a vehicle presents for
loading more than 30 minutes later than
the allocated slot it
will not be sent in to load.
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Version 17 June 2014
Stanlow Site Requirements
Approved by: Tracy Hughes| South Chemicals Production Unit & Chemicals Logistics
Manager | Essar Oil (UK) Limited | 31st October 2013 |
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