To reflect on growth and development in that period, we have recently introduced and documented some examples of the founding principles that have created the Merridale that we operate today.
Here we address the abilities of Merridale to ensure that equipment offered meets with, and sometime exceeds, the highest manufacturing standards required.
This involves adherence to both electrical and manufacturing requirements, where since inception Merridale has always strived to ensure that all manufactured equipment branded as Merridale complies with all electrical, mechanical and machine requirements and recommendations.
This has been achieved by implementing features such as ensuring that all high-voltage equipment is housed internally in lockable enclosures within the fuel management system, away from any user functional controls. As well as this, Merridale also adopted the use of emergency stop switches, provided as standard on all fuel pumps whilst many competitors offer this as a costed extra.
One of the most significant challenges came in 2016 when diesel became re-categorised due to the lowering of the flashpoint threshold. This meant that all electrical assemblies housed within the zoning areas of diesel installations should meet an ATEX standard. This also meant that fleet operators should be more concerned with meeting their DSEAR requirement for their annual risk assessments.
Whilst the use of equipment certified to ATEX standards does not appear to be mandatory, users of non ATEX certified equipment should be aware that they should be prepared to accept themselves any risks of using such non-certified equipment and to identify this within their DSEAR risk assessments.
As well as these regulations, Merridale also conform to the applicable requirements of the standards:
BS EN 13463-1:2009, BS EN 13464-5:2011, BS EN 1127-1:2011 and BS EN 13617-1:2002
For full details please contact Merridale direct and request a copy of the Merridale Declaration of Conformity.
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