How to prevent downtime at my petrol station
Ask is Petrotec's answer for making sure your petrol station is monitored, while fulfilling complementary technical instruction MI-IP 04, in Spain.
What is regulation IP04?
The BOE published the Royal Decree 706/2017, of 7 July, approves complementary technical instruction MI-IP 04 "Vehicle supply facilities”, in Spain.
This regulatory amendment, which comes into force this coming 2 November of 2017, aims at improving the regulating of safety at vehicle supply facilities while taking into account technological advances developed in the last few years, the risks of unattended facilities as well as the risks of contamination caused by fuel leaks in tanks and pipes.
Is your petrol station compatible with Regulation IP 04?
The new regulation calls for compliance with a few items. Within the regulation, we highlight the following:
- For petrol stations with an annual sales volume of up to three million litres, there is no need to replace tanks and piping with a double wall; however, such stations shall install an early-warning leakage detection system.
- Specific conditions that need to be implemented by unattended petrol stations, such as including an emergency stop switch that allows the shutting off of power, control via security cameras, regular leakage-detection and environmental protection, connection to an alarm switchboard, and additional requirements for petrol stations providing biofuel.
- Using a two-way communication system to connect to a self or externally controlled centre, which not only conducts monitoring, but also allows for requesting help, conveys instructions and provides assistance during incidents and emergencies.
- Emergency stop switch, visible, marked and protected against accidental activation.
- Every unattended spot shall provide automatic fire detection and extinguishing equipment.
- Monitoring system with remote access from the control centre, for receiving alarms and supervising the facility's main equipment; such equipment shall comprise, at least, an emergency stop switch, fire detection and extinguishing systems and the mechanical facility's leakage detection systems.
While at Spain, what is the timeframe for adapting?
a) Facilities over forty years old: Three years.
a) Facilities over thirty years old: Five years.
a) Facilities over twenty years old: Seven years.
d) For all other facilities: Nine years.
How can I prevent downtime at my petrol station?
At Petrotec, a company with over 35 years' experience in maintenance, we can help you make sure your business doesn't stop.
By installing Ask at your petrol station, you will be able to observe, on a single screen (computer or mobile device), everything that is going on. With the power of real-time data, we reduce losses while improving your business' performance.
The Ask system, which is compatible with every pump model, can be customised according to your business' needs, as it is designed to improve the management and control of a single petrol station or several at the same time.
For instance, in the section entitled The Environment, a single control panel enables you to find out your petrol station's actual performance, by controlling the use of water, electricity, and other utilities. You can also control ventilation/heating systems, as well as indoor and outdoor lighting.
Example: A customer switched to more modern refrigerators providing greater capacity at his petrol station when he noticed that the old ones were using up more electricity than the profit they generated.
For instance, the section on Maintenance can assess your equipment's maintenance needs, with the person in charge of the equipment being sent an alert, reducing downtime.
Example: Whenever the washing tunnel stops, the cash-desk operator receives an alert and can correct the incident.
If you have only one petrol station with the Ask system, you will be able to know everything that's going at your business:
- Inventory management, fuel deliveries and sales per pump and by type of fuel
- Automatic price changes against competition
- Monitoring consumption of supplies and temperature and lighting control
- Video surveillance
- Access control
If you have an unattended petrol station, with the Ask system the following will be possible:
- Inventory management, fuel deliveries and sales per pump and by type of fuel
- Automatic price changes against competition
- Monitoring consumption of supplies and temperature and lighting control
- Video surveillance and video door entry
- Access control to bathrooms and complaints box
- Possibility of unloading deliveries unattended
- Statistics on the movement of people
- Remote trip of the "AUCA" and control of the emergency stop button
- Blocking of the station
If you have a small network of petrol stations:
- Inventory management, fuel deliveries and sales per pump and by type of fuel
- Automatic price changes against competition
- Monitoring consumption of supplies and temperature and lighting control
- Record of alarms and incidents
- Monitoring entries and exits and in-store dwell times
If you have a large network of petrol stations:
- Inventory management, fuel deliveries and sales per pump and by type of fuel
- Automatic price changes against competition
- Automatic scaling of incidents for maintenance and overseeing compliance with SLAs
- Analysis of data history and comparative data showing sales and volumes
- Automatic reporting and integration with ERP and BI
If you operate another kind of infrastructure (municipal pavilion, store, washing centre, etc.) with Ask you can:
- Monitor water and electricity use, and immediate action can be taken in the event of failure or outage.
- Monitor video surveillance cameras
- Control access to restricted areas
- Set regulations for activating ventilation/heating/lighting/irrigation/etc.
- Monitoring entries and exits and in-store dwell times
Contact us for a free assessment of your needs, here.
