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Afolabi Oluwafemi OJERINDE · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 3 Feb 2025•Manchester City

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
4

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Responses found
4

Of 4 recipients

Stated actions
3

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure of petrol stations and available guidance to ensure compliance with Regulation 12 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. Action

    Support industry in developing a best-practice guide for operating petrol filling stations on an unmanned basis.

    Stated by Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration and Energy Institute and Petroleum Enforcement Liaison GroupStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
  2. Action

    Review the Blue Book and Red Guide sections addressing control systems, safety information, risk management, emergency procedures, unmanned operation, CCTV and training.

    Stated by Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration and Energy Institute and Petroleum Enforcement Liaison GroupStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 February 2025.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.4

  1. Position

    Petroleum Enforcement Authorities, rather than HSE, are responsible for enforcing the Petroleum Consolidation Regulations.

    Stated by Health and Safety ExecutiveRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of petrol stations and available guidance to ensure compliance with Regulation 12 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned about the safety of ████████ petrol stations and how they do not ensure compliance with Regulation 12 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014. When comparing this to ████████ petrol stations, ████████ ensuring that the individual is: seeking to dispense petrol into a motor vehicle or motor boat; seeking to dispense petrol into a suitable portable container; over the age of 16. The evidence at the Inquest from the companies that operated the site and provided security accepted that the guidance available for ████████ petrol stations do not and cannot ensure compliance with the 2014 Regulations. ”

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Support industry in developing a best-practice guide for operating petrol filling stations on an unmanned basis.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Please note additional work in relation to the operation of petrol filling stations on an unmanned basis is being undertaken by industry with the support of PELG to develop a best practice guide to further support operators beyond the standard guidance in place.”

Source location

Response from Energy Institute, Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group and Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration
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Published 3 February 2025

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Review the Blue Book and Red Guide sections addressing control systems, safety information, risk management, emergency procedures, unmanned operation, CCTV and training.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Following the incident and subsequent Section 28, the group have reviewed both the EI(IP)/APEA’s Guide the “Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations” (The “Blue Book”) and EI/PELG Guide “Petrol Filling Stations Guidance on managing the risks of fire and explosion” (The “Red Guide), paying particular attention to the following sections of each publication;”

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Response from Energy Institute, Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group and Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration
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Published 3 February 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Petroleum Enforcement Authorities, rather than HSE, are responsible for enforcing the Petroleum Consolidation Regulations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• The specific legislation governing the operation of petrol stations in Great Britain is the Petroleum Consolidation Regulations 2014. The key point to note here is that whilst HSE has the policy ownership for PCR, HSE is not the enforcing authority and PCR identifies PEAs in the Regulations which is consolidate in our enforcing authority guidance: Appendix 1: Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998: A-Z guide to allocation.”

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Response from HSE on behalf of DWP
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Published 3 February 2025

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Existing operator risk assessments, control measures and industry guidance are considered sufficient to control petrol-station risks; suicide risks need not be assessed.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The policy intent of the Petroleum Consolidations Regulations is to ensure that both manned and unmanned petrol stations are equally safe for use by members of the public. Operators must assess the risks and put in place suitable and sufficient measures to ensure risks are adequately controlled and there is significant guidance, as detailed above, to assist the operators in this respect. As stated above, there is no obligation to consider suicide risks in their assessment or control measures.”

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Response from HSE on behalf of DWP
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Published 3 February 2025

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PFD Monitor interpretation

The existing Blue Book and Red Guide remain comprehensive and fit for purpose after review, so no additional guidance changes are identified.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Having completed the review, whilst the incident has caused obvious concern, it is felt that both publications remain comprehensive and fit for purpose.”

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Response from Energy Institute, Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group and Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration
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Published 3 February 2025

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Site operators remain responsible for risk-assessing unmanned operations and implementing appropriate control measures at suitable premises.

Verbatim wording from the response

“It should be noted the guidance in place is goal setting, illustrating the fundamental principles for site operators to achieve across a spectrum of fuelling formats, with guidance to support this, however it remains for site operators to risk assess and implement appropriate control measures at premises deemed suitable to operate in such a way.”

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Response from Energy Institute, Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group and Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration
Page 3 · response
Published 3 February 2025

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. 1

    Continue periodically reviewing the publications and updating them where applicable.

    Stated by Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration and Energy Institute and Petroleum Enforcement Liaison GroupStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 3 February 2025.

Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action.2

  1. 1

    Suicide at an unmanned petrol station is difficult to prevent because lawful petrol dispensing can be followed by misuse elsewhere.

    Stated by Health and Safety ExecutiveDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
  2. 2

    Local authorities, rather than HSE, enforce relevant health and safety legislation including DSEAR and workplace safety regulations.

    Stated by Health and Safety ExecutiveRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue periodically reviewing the publications and updating them where applicable.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Please rest assured that APEA, EI and PELG will continue to ensure that publications are reviewed on a periodic basis and updated where applicable.”

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Response from Energy Institute, Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group and Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration
Page 3 · response
Published 3 February 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Suicide at an unmanned petrol station is difficult to prevent because lawful petrol dispensing can be followed by misuse elsewhere.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Whilst this is undoubtedly a tragic incident, a person taking their life in this way is a rare event. It is also very difficult to control against – provided a person is over 16 and dispenses petrol into an approved container, there is nothing to stop them using the petrol and then subsequently using it to set themselves on fire in the same way as Mr Ojerinde.”

Source location

Response from HSE on behalf of DWP
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Published 3 February 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Local authorities, rather than HSE, enforce relevant health and safety legislation including DSEAR and workplace safety regulations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Other relevant legislation includes the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) which the PEAs enforce, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 which local authorities enforce.”

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Response from HSE on behalf of DWP
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Published 3 February 2025

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