SPA Passport - Core Day + Petrol Retail in Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex (Classroom)

What does the Petrol Retail Safety Passport cover?

Developed by UKPIA (the UK Petroleum Industry Association) with the Safety Pass Alliance, this two-day passport is the industry-recommended safety standard for contractors working on or around petrol forecourts in the UK. Petrol vapour is highly flammable, and a forecourt puts fuel, vehicles and the public in one small space – the course gives contractors the knowledge to work there without putting themselves or anyone else at risk.

Who needs the passport?

Contractors who work on petrol filling stations and forecourts – maintenance engineers, tank and pipework contractors, electricians and similar trades – along with anyone a retail fuel site requires to hold the passport, including people working in associated forecourt shops and kiosks. No previous qualifications are needed.

How is the course structured?

Day one is the SPA Core day, an overview of general health and safety and the areas of responsibility for health, safety and the environment. Day two is the Petrol Retail module, which deals with the specific hazards of a petrol filling station and how work on a forecourt is controlled.

Delivery Method

Classroom training at a venue in Purfleet-on-Thames, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex.

Course Duration

2 days, 09:00 to 17:00

Course Content

• Properties and hazards of petrol and other fuels
• Legislation, including DSEAR and petroleum licensing
• Hazardous areas and sources of ignition
• Permits to work and site inductions
• Working safely on a live forecourt alongside members of the public
• Fire, spillage and emergency response
• Emergency shutdown procedures
• Environmental protection and preventing pollution

Assessment

A multiple-choice assessment completes the course.

Certification

Successful delegates are certificated through the Safety Pass Alliance. To keep working on retail fuel sites the passport must stay in date, so holders should book the one-day Petrol Retail Renewal course before it expires.

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• SPA Core Day + Petrol Retail Passport courses
• SPA Petrol Retail Passport Renewal courses
• All SPA safety passport courses
• Training courses in Essex

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Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

PPS Environmental is a health, safety and environmental consultancy headquartered in Warrington that trains and audits nationwide, with a hands-on background in asbestos, petroleum, confined space and construction. The open courses listed here run from its Newcastle-under-Lyme centre on Lymedale Business Park, a few minutes from junction 16 of the M6 – a monthly asbestos day pairing the half-day UKATA Asbestos Awareness with the full-day non-licensed removal course, plus IOSH Managing Safely in the classroom or live online and a quantitative face fit train-the-tester day.

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