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[Roddy]

I would like to know who controls the distances for division E licencing. The answer should be the fire service, HSE or the local authorities, however I do not feel that these professional bodies do their job in the correct manner as I know for a display company local to where I live who have a division E licence that does not comply to the required distances.
The initial siting of their magazine appears to be the corect distance from the warehouse, 110m but the second magazine is situated just 2 feet for the first and not the statutory 110m. The local HSE was informed but to my knowledge have never acted.
Can anyone tell me if these distances are strictly upheld or are they just figures on a bit of paper, if the local authority and HSE are not acting on this then who else should be contacted? otherwise there may be another Enschede.
By the way did I forget to mention that the warehouse contains 10 tonnes of
cat 3 and is adjoining to a car restoration workshop which uses welding equipment on a daily basis?

[Mortartube]

Two containers can be side by side and count as one store as long as the total weight stored overall does not exceed the permissible weight for a division E store.

[Gor]

Roddy, what is your concern? Are you connected to the garage and concerned about causing an explosion, or living nearby and worried about being caught in the blast? Have you spoken to the company about your concern? I only ask as it feels that you are gathering information for a dispute.

Your Local HSE are the people to pick this up with as they have the enforcement powers, and my experience is that they do their job very reliably