STORAGE TANK FOR CLASS A FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

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Important Points

1. The petroleum shall be stored only in one or more underground gas-tight tanks of capacity and in
the position shown in the approved plan attached hereto

2. Every tank shall be outside any building and placed in a masonry or concrete pit and packed around
with sand, earth or clay so that no air space is left between the tank and the masonry or concrete pit
and the tank is not visible. Such a masonry or concrete pit shall not be obligatory if the tank is
welded one and tested up to a pressure of 0.25 kg. per square centimetre and is buried and is on a
private, leased or rented land and no part of the tank is less than 1.5 metres from any point of the
marked boundary of the premises in the approved plan attached hereto.

3. There shall be no openings in any tank other than those necessary for the introduction or removal
of the petroleum or for ventilating or dipping the tank. The filling ans dipping pipes shall be carried-
down nearly to the bottom of the tank.

4. Every tank shall be fitted with an independent vent pipe leading into the open air. The vent pipe
shall be securely supported and shall not be less than 4 metres in height and 4 metres from any
adjoining land or property or from the nearest opening of the sales- room /kiosk or any other facility
in which sources of fire are likely to be present. Vent pipe of any tank shall not be interconnected
with the vent pipe of another tank. The open end of every vent pipe shall be covered with two layers
of non-corrodible metal wire gauze having not less than 11 meshes per linear centimeter and shall
be further protected form rain by a hood or by suitable bending it downward.

5. The petroleum shall enter a tank throw .0 close coupled electrically continuous and sound hose.

6. The underground tank or tanks shall not be filled between the hours of sunset and sunrise except in
a manner and under conditions specially endorsed on this licence by the licensing authority.

7. No artificial light capable of igniting flammable vapour shall at any time be present in the immediate
vicinity of the tink/lorry/wagon during the transfer of the petroleum to the tank and no person
engaged in such transfer shall smoke. When the underground tank is filled with petroleum from such
light and no smoking shall be allowed within a distance of ( metres from barrels.
8. The licensee shall provide for each pump, whether kerbside or portable, a minimum of two tins or
drums of dry sand and two portable foam type or dry chemical type fire-extnguishers which shall be
kept ready at convenient location for immediate use in the event of any fire.

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9. The tank or tanks shall be supported on well-designed foundations and shall be either buried
underground or installed in the open and surrounded by wall or embankment not more than 2
metres high and made of earth, steel, concrete. or solid masonry capable or withstanding fully
 hydrostatic load. Earth wall of over 1 M. high shall have not less than 0.6 m, wide flat section
on top
Provided that a wall or embankment higher than 2 m. may be allowed by the licensing
authority where there are special circumstances which, in his opinion, warrant such increase.

10. The ground within the enclosure shall not be lower than the level of the ground outside the
enclosure and shall be finished to form a slope of not less than half a per cent. from the tank
towards the drain or sump :
Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply in the case of an enclosure which is connected
to an efficient oil interceptor of ample capacity through an underground drainage system
having proper slope

11. The drainage from the enclosure shall be controlled by a valve which shal1 be accessible under
fire conditions and be capable of. being operated from outside the enclosure. All surface water
drainage from the enclosure shall be passed through an efficient oil interceptor.

12. Where two or more tanks are installed in one enclosure the total capacity of the tanks in the
enclosure shall not exceed 60,000 kilolitres in the case of conventional fixed roof tanks. and
1,20,000 kilolitres in the case of floating roof tanks or those of special design (where there is a
combination of fixed and floating roof tanks in the same enclosure, then the total capacity of
fixed roof tanks and floating roof tanks shall not exceed 60,(XX) kilolitres). Such an enclosure
shall be sub-divided by masonry channels of ample dimensions or by intermediate walls of not
less than 0.6 m. in height to prevent spills from one tank endangering any other tank in the
same enclosure.
13. Explanation- For the purpose of this clause, a group of small tanks each not exceeding 9 m. in
diameter and in all not exceeding 5,000 kilolitres in capacity shall be treated as one tank.
14. 6m distance to be observed at all times from any storage shed to protected works for quantity
not exceeding 2500 Litres.

From Document - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD -

1. Petroleum storage tanks shall be located in dyked enclosures. Each dyke shall have roads all
around for access for normal operation and maintenance as well as for emergency handling.
2. Aggregate capacity (Combined safe capacity) of tanks located in one dyked enclosure shall
not exceed following values:

i. 60,000 KL for a group of fixed roof tanks.

ii. 120,000 KL for a group of floating roof tanks

Dyked enclosure shall be able to contain the complete contents of the largest tank in the
dyke in case of any emergency. A free board of 200 mm above the calculated liquid level or
10% of calculated dyke capacity whichever is higher shall be provided for fixing the height
and capacity of the dyke.

Enclosure capacity shall be calculated after deducting the following volumes:

Summarising Points -

1. Tank installed in earth pits should not be less than 1.5 m away from boundary of premises

2. Independent vent not less than 4 m high and 4m away from adjoining property

3. Filling pts should invariably observe min 3m safety distance from kiosk and boundary

4. Tank should be installed about 60 cms below the ground level

5. Suggested that underground tanks should preferably be in masonary concrete pit and not
in earth pit

6.tank must cylindrical

7. Construction of tank approval by CCE nagpur

8. The height of storage tank shall not exceed 1.5 times it's diam or 20m whichever is less

9. Air space of not less than 5% of total tank capacity shall be kept in tank