TS 13541

TS 13541 is a workplace standard for waste oil refining and recovery facilities that process waste mineral oils in a continuous operation to remove contaminant parameters and produce base oil of suitable quality. It addresses the facility as a whole: its physical arrangement, operating practices, personnel organization and technical equipment are considered together rather than as isolated topics.

From a general technical perspective, used mineral oils typically contain water, fuel residues, wear metals, oxidation products and other contaminants after service. Re-refining and recovery processes are intended to separate these unwanted constituents and obtain a reusable base-oil stream. TS 13541 provides the general workplace framework for facilities carrying out that activity.

How the facility-side requirements are framed

The scope covers structural features, management practices, employees and technical equipment. In practical terms, that means the standard is concerned with how the workplace is set up and operated as an industrial facility for oil reprocessing. The cited reference standards and regulations show the subject’s close connection with environmental management, air pollution control, groundwater protection, licensing and quality systems.

• Focuses on base-oil production from waste mineral oils.
• Applies to facilities operating a continuous refining and recovery process.
• Addresses structural features, management, employees and technical equipment.
• Sits at the intersection of workplace organization, environmental control and quality-related practice.