The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-29

= no siSdiet tudn tnat OF the weak
est vertical Joint in the shell. all
a~boveground tanks shall have some
form of relief for preventing the de-
v~elopnent of excessive internal pres
sure in case OF exposure fire sur
rounding the tank. The method of re-
hef shall be acceptable to the Chief
of the Fire Department.
SECTION $40. DIkES.
tal Tanks containing crude oil or
other liquids which have a tendency
to boil over. and tanks exceeding
fifty thousand gallons capacity shall
be surrounded with a dixie having 2
capacity not less than tina OF the
tank or tanks surrounded; minimum
height of earth bikes shall be three
feet and of masonry bikes thirty
inches.
(hl Tanks of less than fifty thous-
and gallons capacity shall. when
ieemed necessary by the Chief of the
Fire Department pm account of prox-
nifty to streams. character of topo-
uaphy. or nearness to buildings OF
high value, bedikod or the entire ward
vail or other suitable means taken
20 prevent the discharge of LIQUIDS
IN to other property in case of .
upture in tank or piping.
tcb bikes or walls required by the
,~receeding paragraphs shall be. OF
earth or masonry so constructed as
o afford adequate protection. When
likes surround tanks containing crude
iii. they shall have a suitable cop
ng or dcflector projecting inward
properly constructed TO- minimize the
surrounding crude oil tanks shall be
1ot less than fifty feet from the
hell of the tank or tanks surround
SECTION $40. DISTINCTIVE MARK
NGS.
ta1 Portable containers Class I and
II liquids shall be painted red Ten
tire container or conspicuous band OF
STRIPED and be conspicuously lettered
n black DANGEROUS KEEP
LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY"
SECTION 321. PIPING.
ta) Piping used for flammable
liquids shall be standard full weight
wrought iron. steel or brass pipe or
approved brass or copper tubing; for
working p~ressures in excess OF one
hundred pounds pei, square inch ex-
pipe or tubing less than one-quarter
inch internal diameter shall be used.
Outside piping shall he protected
against mechanical injury.
tb1 Piping carrying Glass | and III
nections. shall not extend through
any room which contains any open
light or fire.
SECTION s22. VALVES AT TANKS
AND PUMPS. i,
fal Where tanks are aboveground
the tack in each pipe. In case two
or more tanks are cross-connected
there shall be a valve near each tan
in each cross-connection.
tbl Pumps delivering to or taking
supply from aboveEround storage tanks
shall be provided with valves on both
suction and discharge Of pump, and
IN delivering to tanks a check valve
TO prevent flow of liquid from tank
to pump.
tel In systems using pumps to sup
ply auxiliary tanks or headers which
iced internal combustion engines or
fuel oil burners, provision shall pc
made 10 return surplus oil to the
supply tank. any valve installed in
the line shall be of pressure relief
SECTION 1923. TANK FILINGS.
AND FILLING CONNECTIONS.
fal Deliveries of flammable liquids
of Glass / and ii shall be made di-
rectly to the storage tank fhroug
the filling pipe by means of a hose
or pipe between he filling pipe ana
barrel. tank wagon or tank car from
which such liquid is being drawn.
(b) The end of the filling pipe for
underground storage tank for Glass l
and ii liquids shall be carried 10 a
outside of any building. put
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door. or cellar opening: this filling
pipe shall be closed by a screw cap.
SECTION 324. FIRE ExTiNGUlSH-
Frs.
Where flammable liquids are kept.
used or handled q quantity o.
dry sand or ashes, together with pals
or SCOOPS. and chemical extinguishers
or other extinguishing devices or ma
terials shall be provided IN such quan-
tiles as may be directed by the Cnlef
SECTION 325. LIQUEFIED PETROL
GAS CONTAINERS.
Cal Non portable containers for the
storage of liquefied petroleum gases
(prapane and butane are the primer,
pal constituency shall be constructed
in accordance with the Unfircd Pres
sure Vessel Code of the American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers.
Obi Storage containers shall be To-
Gated with respect to nearest build
or group of buildings. or line of
built upon. in accordance with the
following table. except that the Chlei
of the Fire Department may exempt
minor outbuildings and buildings de-
voted exclusively to gas manufacture
ing and distributing operations. from
MINIMUM DISTANCE
Water CaDacitv Under Above
Per Container ground grouno
Less than 125
gallons ~.-..-a,~""".s-iV leet tsone
i25 to 500 gallons~~~~.~l0 feet 10 feet
Over 200 gallons-.-.,..50 feet 30 feet
ARTICLE A.
NITROCELLULOSE MOTION
PICTURE FILM
SECTION 401. APPLICATION.
This article applies to motion pic
t..r. film having a RRIltIl0Gp nlfrafe
base. The word "film" wherever used
In this article refers TO such film.
CeIluiose acetate film. marked safe
film. is exempt from these pro-
SECTION 1902. PERMITS.
No person shall store, keep or nave
on hand more than twenty-five pounds
(about five thousand feet of thirty
five nm film of nitrocelluiose mo-
ton picture film without a permit
from the Chief of the Fire Depart
ment.
iature motion picture machine con-
nitrocellulose motion picture
film. or sell. lease or otherwise dis-
pose of any nitroeellulose motion
picture film to any person not hav-
ing a permit to handle. use or dis
SEcTION 4os. ENCLOSURES FOR
MOTION PICTURE PROJECTORS.
(a) Motion picture projectors uSlhB
nitrocellulose film shall be operated
or set up for operation only within
an approved enclosure. not less IMAM
forty-eight quare feet in size and
v feet high. If more than one
machine is to be operated an addi-
tional twenty-four square feet shall
be provided for each additional ma
chine.
fThis section may be ommitted
where there is a State law ade-
quately covering the construction
of boothsl.
fbl The enclosure shall be built of
brick, tile, or plaster blocks. plas-
tered on both sides. or of concrete.
or of a rigid metal frame. properly
braced. and sheathed and rooted with
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hard asbestos board
securely riveted or bolted to the
frame. or two inches of solid metal
lath and cement or gypsum plaster