Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group (PELG)
History
PELG was set up in 1998 with the aim to facilitate an appropriate and consistent enforcement by Petroleum Licensing Authorities (PLAs) through the dissemination of advice, guidance and good practice.
Under the sponsorship of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), PELG was set up to devise guidance and provide advice to PLAs and licensees on the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and to produce circulars (PETELS). Later on it became a subcommittee on Dangerous Substances consultation mechanism on revisions to legislation and played a key part in the devising and implementation of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) in 2002.
Aims and objectives
The aim of PELG is to facilitate appropriate and consistent enforcement by PLAs through the dissemination of advice, guidance and good practice.
PELG has five objectives; namely to:
- discuss the need for advice and guidance (including on technical issues where there is a need for a consensus view among PLAs and HSE); to commission and agree such advice and disseminate it to PLAs;
- assess the implications for enforcement of new developments in industry practice and procedures;
- liaise effectively with HSE, Local Authorities, CFOA, Environmental Agency and the retail petroleum industry on matters within its remit;
- assist in finding solutions to general problems that might otherwise incur costly and time consuming appeals and
- ensure the principles of the Regulators' Compliance Code, Statutory Code of Practice for Regulators as issued by the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) is being followed.
Current
In 2012, the Energy Institute (EI) became the sponsoring organisation for PELG. The EI, as the leading professional body for the energy industries, recognises the important role PELG plays in supporting the retail industry. Historically, PETELS of a technical nature have been incorporated into Design, construction, modification, maintenance and decommissioning of filling stations (the Blue Book) when being revised, and with the EI sponsoring PELG it reinforces this arrangement and formally establishes a link between both organisations.
Membership
PELG membership comprises representatives from HSE, the English Regional Licensing Groups, the Welsh Petroleum Licensing Authorities, Chief Fire Officers Assocication (CFOA), Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), Ministry of Defence (MOD), RMI Petrol Retails Association (RMIP), UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), Downstream Fuels Association (DFA), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland (DETINI) and the Environment Agency.
Please note that although the EI provides Secretariat support, the EI is not formally represented on PELG.
Contact and publications
If you would like to submit a query to PELG, please direct it to PELG@energyinst.org. Please note that this is not a consultancy service and it may take some time to respond to queries submitted.
The publication Petrol Filling Stations Guidance On Managing The Risks Of Fire & Explosion (the Red Guide), PETELS and other publications produced by PELG will be uploaded onto the EI publication website in due course.
