The Tank Storage Association (TSA) represents companies engaged in the storage of bulk liquids, including transport and heating fuels.
It describes the Buncefield explosion as a “defining moment that continues to inform and drive ongoing improvements within high-hazard industries”.
After the incident, the TSA played a role in the Buncefield Standards Task Group, which in 2007 published a report recommending improvements on how high-hazard industrial sites should store fuel.
Among these were suggestions that walls and floors should be designed to better retain water, and at high-risk sites be made from stainless steel.
The TSA tells the BBC it had worked to insure the “implementation of the investigation’s recommendations”.
A spokesperson adds: “The Tank Storage Association remains steadfast in its commitment to continuous learning and to working closely with peers, regulators and government to manage risks and foster a healthy, resilient sector for the future.”
