Illinois Administrative Code › Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION › Part 174 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AND THE STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, SALE AND USE OF PETROLEUM AND OTHER REGULATED SUBSTANCES › Subpart C - BULK LOADING AND UNLOADING AND GENERAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FACILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 174.310 - Bulk Loading and Unloading for Railroad Tank Cars and Tank Vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any kind of
				loading or unloading activity, either to or from railroad tank cars and tank
				vehicles, or any other kind of loading or unloading into or out of USTs, shall
				require compliance with Section
				174.300 and the following
				minimum requirements.
1) All electrical
				installations shall comply with the Edition of NFPA 70, incorporated by
				reference in Section 174.210, which was in force at
				the time of installation of the electrical equipment at all hazardous
				(classified) locations, such as loading and unloading docks, to include
				vapor-proof lighting, wiring in sealed conduit, and explosion-proof switches.
				Equipment and installations shall further comply with the requirements of 41
				Ill. Adm. Code 175.425.
2) A person shall be present to actively
				supervise the product transfer during loading and unloading
				operations.
3) When transferring
				Class I liquids, motors of tank vehicles and portable or auxiliary pumps shall
				be shut down during the making and breaking of hose connections. If loading or
				unloading is done without requiring the use of the motor of the tank vehicle,
				the motor shall be shut down throughout the transfer operations.
4) Before loading or unloading operations
				begin, the depositor shall determine the quantity of product that can be
				unloaded into each tank or tank vehicle (i.e., the tank ullage) without
				overflow of product. The volume shall be logged with the facility
				owner/operator. The log may consist of any bill of lading.
5) The driver, operator or attendant of any
				tank vehicle shall not remain in the vehicle, but shall not leave the vehicle
				unattended during the loading or unloading process. Delivery hose, when
				attached to a tank vehicle, shall be considered to be a part of the tank
				vehicle. The driver, operator or attendant shall monitor fuel flow at the
				deposit point at all times during fuel transfer operations.
6) When loading or unloading product into or
				from underground tanks located at bulk facilities and motor fuel dispensing
				facilities equipped with tank vapor recovery equipment, the driver, operator or
				attendant of the tank truck shall ensure that all vapor return paths are
				effectively made liquid and vapor tight to prevent the discharge of vapors at
				grade level.
7) No fuel deliveries
				shall be made while tank entry work is going on at the same UST facility unless
				the facility can demonstrate that:
A) the fill
				port to be fueled is not connected to the UST being worked on;
B) no other connection directly or indirectly
				exists between the UST being worked on and the UST receiving the fuel;
				and
C) the conditions for delivery
				are safe, including the distance between the UST being worked on and the UST
				receiving fuel.
8)
				Smoking on or about any tank truck while loading or unloading any flammable or
				combustible liquid is forbidden. Extreme care shall be taken during unloading
				operations to avoid deliveries where spark generating equipment is being
				operated nearby, to avoid other practices involving a risk of fire, to keep
				fire away, and to prevent persons in the vicinity from smoking, lighting
				matches or carrying any flame or lighted cigar, pipe or cigarette.
9) Tank trucks and tank wagons used for the
				transport and delivery of Class I, II or III liquids shall not be parked for
				other than delivery purposes in residential districts, as defined in the
				Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5/1-172 ].
10) Owners, operators and delivery personnel
				shall ensure that releases due to spilling or overfilling do not occur and that
				all transfer operations are monitored constantly to prevent overfilling and
				spilling.
11) The depositor shall
				report any release of a regulated substance into the environment according to
				the reporting requirements for owners/operators set forth in 41 Ill. Adm. Code
				176.340. The depositor shall
				then also notify the UST owner/operator immediately. If the depositor fails to
				report, the facility shall report under 41 Ill. Adm. Code 176.340.
12) Owners or operators shall report,
				investigate and clean up any spills or overfills in accordance with 41 Ill.
				Adm. Code 176.300 through
				176.350, including the required
				reporting of a release when not already reported by the depositor.