The operator prepares equipment for tests (in accordance with guidelines set out in the operating manual) within the deadlines set in applicable laws, to the extent necessary to carry out the tests. The equipment should be prepared in a way that ensures the safety of persons carrying out the tests. Safe access to the equipment and appropriate labelling must be ensured, and a workstation must be designated. An appropriate hazard analysis must be conducted by the operator, on the basis of which the operator decides whether the entire station or only the specific dispenser undergoing the tests needs to be shut down to prepare the workstation for testing individual items of fuel vapour recovery equipment.
The inspector may establish additional guidelines on preparing the equipment for the tests, for example, depending on the testing method selected by the operator:
- a ‘dry’ method – the flow of petrol is simulated, while the fuel vapour recovery system is actually in operation for the purposes of the tests,
- a ‘wet’ method – the dispenser is actually in operation, i.e. petrol is actually flowing for the purposes of the tests
