OFTEC 11

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Tank safety – extra checks recommended!

Many consumers and businesses have taken advantage of the recent low cost of heating oil and some may even have purchased new and/or second hand tanks to store the fuel in. These tanks are likely to have been placed in rear gardens adjacent to an existing tank, with little thought given to the tank base, fire safety or whether the total volume stored now exceeds the domestic storage regulations.
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Supporting registered businesses during the lockdown

Information for OFTEC registered heating technicians The unprecedented lockdown period in the UK and Ireland has been extremely testing for many people. Decisions that would normally be unthinkable have transformed our daily lives, presenting a range of challenges – whether it’s juggling work and childcare, or getting used to the isolation, lost income or patchy home broadband.
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What could be coming down the road? OFTEC dusts off its crystal ball!

To drive through the changes needed to reach its carbon reduction targets, the government will need to shake up the current way that things are done in the heating industry. OFTEC has dusted off its crystal ball and here considers a few of the most likely policy options the government may consider.
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Welsh businesses urged to get ready ahead of new tank regulations

New regulations from Natural Resources Wales, due to come into force in March 2020, will mean that all above-ground tanks in excess of 200 litres, used to store oil at commercial premises in Wales, are required to have a secondary containment system to prevent oil escaping to the environment in the event of a spillage
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