Thread: URGENT Carrying waste sump oil *please help*

you will need to apply for a DGL (Dangerous Goods Licence) to transport the sump oil....you will also need to apply for a environmental impact study to be completed on the proposed route you intend to travel in case of spillage.....also any local LEO must be infrormed befor you enter there jurisdiction

hope this helps




T

If you get caught or have a misshap you should have a permit

Does this apply in QLD because I do an oil change on my van every fortnight so have a good collection of oil to take to the recycle station, have at least a dozen 5l containers atm.

What a mob of stirrers! No you will not require a permit, oil, old or new is not classed as dangerous goods. No further discussion wil be entered into, I have a D.G. license & Aus Institute of Petroleum Passport.
Running off at a bit of a tangent; diesel's flashpoint is only a couple of degrees below the threthhold for D.G. meaning no special qualifications are required to transport it, even 105,000 ltr in 3 trailers. I have heard one of the oil co s (BP?) has developed a better diesel fuel, quality & emission wise, but it has a flashpoint high enough to make it a D.G. classed product. (fact or urban myth????)

Originally Posted by Ian

What a mob of stirrers! No you will not require a permit, oil, old or new is not classed as dangerous goods. No further discussion wil be entered into, I have a D.G. license & Aus Institute of Petroleum Passport.
Running off at a bit of a tangent; diesel's flashpoint is only a couple of degrees below the threthhold for D.G. meaning no special qualifications are required to transport it, even 105,000 ltr in 3 trailers. I have heard one of the oil co s (BP?) has developed a better diesel fuel, quality & emission wise, but it has a flashpoint high enough to make it a D.G. classed product. (fact or urban myth????)

Got to admit it sounded a bit odd, must be one of those weird things they get up to down south

Geez there are some stirrers.
You do not need any sort of permit for carrying 60 litres of oil of any type. Commercial carriers do have some restrictions such as MSDS sheets, manifests etc.
As for the local council that wont take that amount, would they prefer you tip it down the drain?? I understand that they need to stop commercial operators using the free facility, but maybe a better way would be discussion with the person bring it to them and logging their name and amount to ensure there is no abuse. I normally leave it until my 20 litre container is full to take down.

Our local tip (recycler) will only allow 20l of old oil at a time.


Martyn

We have a used oil recieval point in the shire depot carpark.Its a self help setup,you can tip your used oil into the tank or use the gantry to stack your 44gal drums in a shed.
All environmently approved,the floor in the shed is a tank incase of leaking drums,the tank is also double skinned.We also have a sink in the workshop where you pour all the oil and leave the filters to drain on a screen,it is plumbed into the recieval tank in the carpark.
The shire gets paid a nominal amount by the oil recyclers when they pick up the 44s and empty the tank.
Andrew