California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 2 - Safe Practices and Personal Protection › Article 7 - Miscellaneous Safe Practices › Section 3319 - Fueling

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No internal
						combustion engine fuel tank shall be refilled with a flammable liquid while the
						engine is running. Fueling shall be done in such a manner that likelihood of
						spillage is minimal. If a spill occurs it shall be washed away completely,
						evaporated, or equivalent action taken to control vapors before restarting the
						engine. Fuel tank caps shall be replaced before starting the engine.
(b) A listed gasoline pump shall be provided
						to service the fuel tanks of all gasoline engine driven equipment, unless done
						in a safe manner by a gravity flow, with a metal-to-metal contact between the
						containers and the fuel tank. When a hose is used it shall be of a type which
						is designed to handle gasoline. No gasoline shall be handled in open
						containers. Gravity flow systems shall be fitted with self closing nozzles.
EXCEPTION: Pumps which are an integral part of a
						  gasoline vapor recovery system, certified by the State Air Resources Board and
						  the State Fire Marshal pursuant to the provisions of Sections
						  41954 through
						  41961, inclusive, of the California
						  Health and Safety Codes.
(c)
						Open lights, open flames, or sparking or arcing equipment, except that which is
						an integral part of automotive equipment, shall not be used near fuel storage
						tanks or internal combustion engine equipment while being fueled with flammable
						liquids.
(d) Every gas fueling
						system with line pressure in excess of 15 pounds per square inch, including
						traps, valves, and fittings shall be capable of withstanding the maximum
						working pressure with a factor of safety of at least four.
In lieu of compliance with the above, existing
						  installations shall be provided with a relief valve installed between the
						  regulator and the gas consuming device. Such relief valve shall be set to
						  operate at a pressure less than the maximum safe working strength of the
						  weakest part of the system. There shall be no block valve between the regulator
						  and the relief valve nor in the discharge line from the
						  relief.
(e) Refueling with
						portable containers shall be done with approved safety type containers equipped
						with an automatic closing cap and flame arrester.
1.
						  Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 2-18-75; effective thirtieth day
						  thereafter (Register 75, No. 7).
2. Amendment of subsection (b)
						  filed 3-3-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
						  10).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 7-6-79; effective
						  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 27).
4. New subsection
						  (e) filed 2-15-90; operative 3-17-90 (Register 90, No.
						  8).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.