— OIL AND GAS CASE STUDY - VALERO, UK Occupied building risk assessment ABB helps Valero to reduce risk to personnel on fuel storage sites. Valero (formerly Chevron) operates a number of fuel storage terminals in the UK. These are high hazard sites storing gasolene, kerosene and fuel oils, operating as ‘top tier’ or ‘lower tier’ under the UK COMAH regulations. Like all oil companies, Valero is required to demonstrate that ‘all measures necessary’ have been taken to prevent and mitigate major accidents on the site with potential to harm people or the environment. To comply with UK HSE requirements they must also carry out a risk assessment for the occupants of buildings on the site in accordance with relevant good practice. Valero had previously carried out occupied building

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