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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-3 - Abandoned containers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 3.
(a) Storage
				containers and other containers used at a storage facility to hold liquid bulk
				fertilizer or fertilizer rinsate are considered abandoned if they have been out
				of service for more than six (6) months because of a weakness or leak or have
				been out of service for any reason for more than two (2) years.
(b) Abandoned underground containers,
				including abandoned underground catch basins, shall be thoroughly cleaned and
				removed from the ground or thoroughly cleaned and filled with an inert solid.
				All connections and vents shall be disconnected and sealed. A record of the
				catch basin size, location, and method of closing shall be maintained at the
				storage facility or as otherwise provided for in this article.
(c) Abandoned aboveground containers shall be
				thoroughly cleaned. All hatches on the containers shall be left open, and all
				valves or connections shall be severed and left open.
(d) A secondary containment facility is not
				considered abandoned merely because there have been no discharges into the
				secondary containment facility.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-4 - Prohibited materials

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 4.
(a) Storage
				containers and appurtenances shall not be constructed of copper, brass, zinc,
				or copper base alloys.
(b) Storage
				containers and appurtenances used for the storage of fluid fertilizers
				containing phosphates or chlorides shall not be constructed of aluminum or
				aluminum alloys.
(c) Storage
				containers and appurtenances used for the storage of low (less than five (5))
				pH fluid fertilizers shall not be constructed of ferrous materials other than
				"316" or "317" stainless steel unless the materials are coated or treated with
				protective substances that are adequate to inhibit corrosion.
(d) Storage containers and appurtenances used
				for the storage of low pressure nitrogen solutions shall not be constructed of
				mild steel, fiberglass, polyolefins, or plastic. This prohibition does not
				extend to nonpressure solutions, commonly referred to as twenty-eight percent
				(28%), thirty percent (30%), or thirty-two percent (32%) nitrogen solutions.
				This prohibition against the use of mild steel does not extend to aqua
				ammonia.
(e) Storage containers and
				appurtenances used for the storage of phosphoric acid shall not be constructed
				of ferrous materials other than "316" or "317" stainless steel unless the
				container is lined with a suitable substance to prevent corrosion.
(f) Storage containers and appurtenances used
				for the storage of fluid fertilizers containing potassium chloride (muriate of
				potash) shall not be constructed of ferrous materials other than stainless
				steel unless the containers and appurtenances are:
(1) coated or treated with protective
				substances that are adequate to inhibit corrosion; or
(2) used for storage periods of not more than
				six (6) months each and are completely emptied between storage periods,
				cleaned, and inspected for leaks before being refilled for any subsequent
				period.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-5 - Anchoring storage containers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 5.
(a) Storage
				containers shall be anchored, as necessary, to prevent flotation or instability
				which might occur as a result of liquid accumulations within a secondary
				containment facility constructed in accordance with this article.
(b) In addition to other approved means,
				containers shall be assumed to be anchored if product is contained and
				maintained within the storage containers at least to the height of the
				secondary containment walls.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-6 - Security

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 6.
(a) Storage
				containers and appurtenances shall be secured to provide reasonable protection
				from wildlife, vandalism, and unauthorized access. The security shall be
				provided by fencing, lighting, or other approved means.
(b) Valves on storage containers shall be
				locked or otherwise secured except when persons responsible for facility
				security are present at the facility.
(c) Valves on mobile fertilizer containers at
				a storage facility shall be locked or secured except when persons responsible
				for facility security are present.
(d) Valves on empty containers need not be
				secured.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-7 - Filling storage containers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 7.
Storage containers may not be filled beyond the capacity for
				  which they are designed, taking into account the density of the fluid being
				  stored and thermal expansion during storage.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-8 - Pipes and fittings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 8.
Pipes and fittings shall be adequately supported to prevent
				  sagging and possible breakage because of gravity and other forces that may be
				  encountered in the ordinary course of operations. All hoses and piping, except
				  for schedule 80 or greater or made of stainless steel, shall be located in a
				  contained area or double sleeved. Underground piping is permitted providing the
				  piping is:
(1) made of stainless
				steel;
(2) enclosed in secondary
				containment (a pipe within a pipe); or
(3) hydrostatically tested
				annually.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-9 - Liquid level gauging device

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 9.
(a) Every
				storage container shall be equipped with a liquid level gauging device by which
				the level of fluid in the storage container can be readily and safely
				determined.
(b) A liquid level
				gauging device is not required if the level of fluid in a storage container can
				be readily and reliably measured by other approved means.
(c) Liquid level gauging devices shall be
				designed, installed, and secured, in a safe manner, to protect against breakage
				or vandalism which may result in a discharge or spill.
(d) External sight gauges are prohibited
				unless securely attached against the container wall and provided with a
				manually operated shut off valve which is locked in the shut off position at
				all times the level of fluid is not being determined.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-10 - Labeling of storage containers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC
				  15-16-2-32
Sec. 10.
Every storage container shall be clearly and prominently
				  labeled to identify its fertilizer contents as provided in IC
				  15-3-3-5
[IC 15-3 was repealed by P.L. 2-2008, SECTION 83, effective
				  July 1, 2008. See IC
				  15-16-2-32.]
with the exception that net weight of contents shall not be
				  required.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-11 - Inspection and maintenance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 11.
Storage containers and appurtenances shall be maintained to
				  minimize the risk of a discharge or spill.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 3 - Primary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizer at Storage Facilities › Section 3-12 - Compliance with effective date of rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 12.
(a) Full
				compliance with this rule by newly established storage facilities shall be
				required immediately upon the effectiveness of this rule.
(b) Full compliance by existing storage
				facilities shall be required no later than two (2) years from date of
				effectiveness of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 4 - Operational Area Containment for Fluid Fertilizers › Section 4-1 - Loadout and unloading pads

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 1.
(a) Areas
				used for the loading of fluid fertilizer into storage containers or for
				unloading fluid fertilizer from storage containers into mobile containers shall
				be curbed and paved with reinforced concrete or other suitable material that
				provides an impervious surface and is approved by the state chemist. All
				activities at the fluid fertilizer storage facility shall be carried out within
				this area.
(b) The operational area
				containment shall be constructed and reinforced to support at least the
				foreseeable maximum gross load, including the following:
(1) The product.
(2) Equipment that utilizes the operational
				area.
(3) The mobile
				container.
(4) The motor vehicle.
The curbed and paved area shall have a minimum width of ten
				  (10) feet, a minimum length of twenty (20) feet, and a minimum capacity of at
				  least seven hundred fifty (750) gallons of discharged fluids. Any fill or
				  unloading point of the mobile container shall be positioned over the paved area
				  during loading or unloading.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 4 - Operational Area Containment for Fluid Fertilizers › Section 4-2 - Compliance with effective date of rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				rule shall become effective upon the date of adoption.
(b) Full compliance by newly established
				storage facilities and operational areas shall be required
				immediately.
(c) Full compliance by
				existing storage facilities shall be required no later than two (2) years
				following adoption.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-1 - General requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 1.
(a) Fluid
				fertilizer storage containers shall be located within secondary containment
				constructed with a base, perimeter wall, and sloped floor. An exception for a
				sloped floor may be granted by the state chemist.
(b) The containment area shall be separate
				from a secondary containment area for other materials and used only for
				containment of fluid fertilizer containers or other fertilizer related
				equipment. This subsection shall not prohibit the storage within the diked area
				of anhydrous ammonia when stored in compliance with rules adopted under IC
				15-3-2
[IC 15-3 was repealed by P.L. 2-2008, SECTION 83, effective July
				1, 2008. See IC 15-16-1.]
. Adjoining secondary containment areas may
				share common walls.
(c) Secondary
				containment not protected from rainfall shall at all times have a minimum
				capacity of one hundred percent (100%) of the volume of the largest storage
				container within the contained area plus the volume displaced by all the other
				tanks, equipment, and appurtenances in the area up to the safe design level of
				the containment structure plus a freeboard of six (6) inches.
(d) Secondary containment protected from
				rainfall is not required to have the freeboard noted in subsection (c) but
				shall comply with all other requirements.
(e) Secondary containment constructed before
				July 6, 1991, and having a capacity of a minimum of one hundred ten percent
				(110%) of the volume of the largest storage container within the contained area
				plus the volume displaced by all the other tanks in the area up to the safe
				design level of the containment structure shall be deemed to be in compliance
				with this rule. Any such storage facility, upon alteration of the secondary
				containment area or increases in storage container volume, shall be brought
				into full compliance within ninety (90) days of alteration or
				increase.
(f) Tile drainage shall
				not be permitted within or under secondary containment.
(g) Alternative means, with prior approval,
				shall be permitted.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-2 - Walls

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				walls of a secondary containment facility shall be:
(1) constructed of earth, steel, concrete
				(precasted modules or poured), or solid masonry; and
(2) designed to withstand a full hydrostatic
				head of any discharged liquid and weight load of material used in
				construction.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-3 - Lining; general

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 3.
The base of a secondary containment facility and any earthen
				  walls shall be lined with:
(1)
				concrete;
(2) steel;
(3) an approved synthetic liner; or
(4) a clay soil liner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-4 - Concrete liners

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 4.
Concrete liners shall be designed according to good
				  engineering practices to withstand any foreseeable loading conditions,
				  including a full hydrostatic head of discharged fluid and static loads of
				  storage containers, including appurtenances, equipment, and contents. Cracks
				  and seams shall be sealed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-5 - Steel liners

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 5.
Steel plates may be used for wall and base liners.
				  Installation plans shall be approved by the state chemist who shall require
				  that the plates are protected against corrosion and are joined in a manner as
				  to provide watertight joints.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-6 - Synthetic liners

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 6.
(a)
				Synthetic liners and installation plans shall be approved by the state chemist.
				The installation plan shall address proposed protection of the synthetic liner
				from mechanical damage, vandalism, wildlife, and deterioration from exposure to
				the sun according to the manufacturer's recommendations. A synthetic liner
				shall not be approved by the state chemist until the manufacturer of the liner
				provides a written confirmation of compatibility and estimate of the life of
				the liner.
(b) Synthetic liners
				shall have a minimum thickness of thirty (30) mils (eight-tenths (0.8)
				millimeters) and be chemically compatible with the materials being stored
				within the containment areas.
(c)
				Synthetic liners shall be installed under the supervision of a qualified
				representative of the manufacturer, and all field constructed seams shall be
				tested and repaired in accordance with the manufacturer's
				recommendations.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-7 - Soil liners

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 7.
The surface soil shall be sealed, including the berm of an
				  earthen dike, with a sealing agent such as sodium bentonite, attapulgite, or a
				  similar cohesive material (clay). The liner shall be constructed in accordance
				  with reliable engineering recommendations to establish a barrier layer that
				  results in a downward water movement of not greater than one-millionth of a
				  centimeter per second (1.0 × 10-6 cm/sec) at
				  construction and maintained at one hundred thousandth of a centimeter per
				  second (1.0 × 10-5 cm/sec) with a thickness of
				  not less than six (6) inches. The liner shall be protected based upon reliable
				  engineering practices to maintain its integrity and performance. If heavy
				  mechanized equipment is to be moved over the walls or floor liner, protection
				  to the secondary containment shall be provided.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-8 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 8.
(a) A liner
				need not be installed directly under a storage container having a capacity of
				one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons or more that has been constructed
				on-site and put into use before July 6, 1991, provided that one (1) of the
				following alternative procedures are complied with, certified to in writing by
				an official of the company who owns the container, and the certificate is filed
				with the state chemist:
(1) Alternative 1
				shall be as follows:
(A) A second bottom made
				of steel shall be constructed for the storage container and placed over the
				original bottom and a layer of smooth, fine gravel or coarse sand having a
				minimum thickness of six (6) inches.
(B) The original bottom of the storage
				container shall be tested for leaks before the sand layer or second bottom is
				installed. A record of the test shall be kept on file at the storage
				facility.
(C) The newly constructed
				bottom shall be tested for leaks before any fluid fertilizer is stored on the
				newly constructed bottom. A record of the test shall be kept on file at the
				storage facility or at the nearest local office from which the storage facility
				is administered.
(D) There shall be
				a method by which leaks from the newly constructed bottom into the sand layer
				may readily be detected.
(E) The
				newly constructed bottom shall be tested at least once every five (5) years for
				leaks. A record of the tests shall be kept at the storage facility.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-12 - Drainage from contained areas within dikes; elephant rings instead of a diked containment area

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 12.
(a)
				Individual storage containers not exceeding three thousand (3,000) gallons may
				be contained within a secondary storage container (elephant ring) instead of a
				diked containment area.
(b) Both
				the primary storage container and the elephant ring shall be fabricated of
				material compatible with:
(1) each other;
				and
(2) the fertilizer being
				stored.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-12.5 - Drainage from contained areas within dikes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 12.5.
(a)
				Secondary containment areas shall not have a relief outlet or valve. The base
				shall slope to a collecting spot where liquid can be discharged, by a manually
				activated pump, for use in the blending process or for proper disposal in
				accordance with all applicable regulations.
(b) Accumulated liquids shall be promptly
				removed from the secondary containment area.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 5 - Diked Secondary Containment of Fluid Bulk Fertilizers › Section 5-13 - Inspection and maintenance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 13.
(a)
				Secondary containment shall be maintained as necessary to assure compliance
				with this rule.
(b) All secondary
				containment areas shall be maintained free of debris and foreign matter.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 6 - Storage and Handling of Dry Bulk Fertilizers › Section 6-1.5 - Storage and handling

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 1.5.
(a) Dry
				bulk fertilizer, stored indoors, shall be in a sound structure having a cover
				or roof top, sidewalls, and an impervious base sufficient to prevent contact
				with precipitation and surface waters. Temporary outdoor storage shall be
				allowed for a maximum of thirty (30) days providing material be covered with a
				tarpaulin, or other suitable covering, to prevent seepage of runoff.
(b) All loading, unloading, mixing, and
				handling of dry bulk fertilizer shall be performed over an impervious surface
				that allows for recovery of discharged product unless performed at a field
				unloading site. Fertilizer that is discharged shall be promptly recovered.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 9 - Storage Facility Location Registry › Section 9-1 - Facility registry

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 1.
The storage facility shall notify the state chemist each
				  year of the facility's location and status. Notice shall include the
				  following:
(1) Facility's mailing
				address.
(2) Owner or
				manager.
(3) Type of
				facility.
(4) Rated or calculated
				capacity of all bulk tanks and dry storage units.
(5) Facility's physical location.
Notice shall be made upon forms furnished by the state
				  chemist.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 2 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS › Rule 9 - Storage Facility Location Registry › Section 9-2 - Compliance with effective date of rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-2-44
Affected: IC 15-16-2
Sec. 2.
This rule shall become effective upon the date of
				  adoption.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this
				  article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-2 - "Applicator tank" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 2.
"Applicator tank" means an implement of husbandry, whereupon
				  the tank, carriage, and tool bar form a unitized piece of
				  equipment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-3 - "Approved" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 3.
"Approved" means any of the following:
(1) Tested and listed by a recognized testing
				laboratory as suitable for use with anhydrous ammonia and so marked or
				documented by the manufacturer and traceable to the item.
(2) Recommended by manufacturer as suitable
				for use with anhydrous ammonia and so marked of documented by the manufacturer
				and traceable to the item.
(3)
				Inspected and approved by the Indiana state chemist.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-4 - "Appurtenance" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 4.
"Appurtenance" means all devices such as safety devices,
				  liquid level gauging devices, valves, pressure gauges, fittings, metering, or
				  dispensing devices.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-5 - "Authorized inspector" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 5.
"Authorized inspector" means an individual who holds a valid
				  and current National Board Commission as an authorized inspector. The term
				  applies only to ASME code pressure vessel alteration and
				  repair.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-6 - "Building of public assembly" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 6.
"Building of public assembly" means any building or structure
				  that serves as a place of gathering of persons:
(1) for civic, political, religious,
				recreational, educational, or travel purposes;
(2) as a place for sheltering persons who
				receive charitable or other care or aid; or
(3) as a place for involuntary detention of
				persons under local or state government authority.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-7 - "Capacity" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 7.
"Capacity" means the total volume of the container measured
				  in standard U. S. gallons unless otherwise specified.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-8 - "Chemical splash goggles" or "goggles" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 8.
"Chemical splash goggles" or "goggles" means flexible fitting
				  chemical-protective goggles with a hooded indirect ventilation system to
				  provide primary protection of the eyes and eye sockets from the splash of
				  hazardous liquids, which are designed to meet the requirements of ANSI Z87.1,
				  Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, including
				  current amendments and latest edition of the same. Direct vented goggles do not
				  comply with this definition.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-9 - "Code" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 9.
"Code" means the following:
(1) Relative to the construction of pressure
				vessels:
(A) the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code
				of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Section VIII of the ASME
				Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, including the applicable requirements of
				Sections II, V, and IX), 1965 edition;
(B) the joint code of the American Petroleum
				Institute and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (API-ASME Code),
				1951 edition; and
(C) subsequent
				amendments to or later editions of the codes listed in this
				subdivision.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-10 - "Container" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 10.
"Container" means all vessels such as tanks or pressure
				  vessels used for the storage, transportation, or application of anhydrous
				  ammonia.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-11 - "Design pressure" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 11.
"Design pressure" has the same meaning as "maximum allowable
				  working pressure" as used in the codes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-12 - "DOT" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 12.
"DOT" means the United States Department of
				  Transportation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-13 - "DOT regulations" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 13.
"DOT regulations" refers to the Hazardous Materials
				  Regulations of the United States Department of Transportation. (See 49 CFR,
				  beginning with Part 100 Transportation, including "Specifications for Shipping
				  Containers".)
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-14 - "Emergency shower" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 14.
"Emergency shower" means a shower unit permanently connected
				  to a source of clean water that enables the user to have water cascading over
				  the entire body and otherwise meeting the requirements of ANSI Z358.1,
				  Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment, including current amendments and latest
				  edition of the same.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-15 - "Eye wash unit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 15.
"Eye wash unit" means a device used to irrigate and flush the
				  eyes with clean water. The device may be a plumbed unit, permanently connected
				  to a source of clean water, or it may be a self-contained unit, not permanently
				  installed that must be refilled or replaced after use. Any eyewash device must
				  otherwise meet the requirements of ANSI Z358.1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-16 - "Farm wagon" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 16.
"Farm wagon" means a wagon (running gear) designed for
				  agricultural field use and has a weight bearing capacity and structural
				  strength to safely transport anhydrous ammonia to the field and be pulled
				  through the field during application and allow for flexing of the gear without
				  structurally failing and potentially causing an ammonia release or cause a
				  mechanical hazard to people on public thoroughfares. Wagons (running gears)
				  deemed by the inspector as not meeting the requirements in this section shall
				  be immediately removed from ammonia service.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-17 - "Filling density" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 17.
"Filling density" means the percent ratio of the weight of
				  the gas in a container to the weight of water the container will hold at sixty
				  (60) degrees Fahrenheit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-18 - "Full face shield" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 17.
"Full face shield" means a device that meets the requirements
				  of ANSI Z87.1, including current amendments and latest edition of the same,
				  designed to provide protection to all of the face from hazards, but which shall
				  only be worn as secondary eye protection, supplementing the primary eye
				  protection afforded by chemical splash goggles.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-19 - "Gas" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 19.
"Gas" means anhydrous ammonia in either the gaseous or
				  liquefied state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-20 - "Gas mask" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-16-1-6; IC 15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 20.
"Gas mask" means an air purifying device with full facepiece
				  approved by NIOSH/MSHA under the provisions of 30 CFR Part II, Subpart I for
				  use in an ammonia contaminated atmosphere in compliance with
				  29 CFR
				  1910.134 and selected in accordance with ANSI
				  Z88.2, Respiratory Protection, including current amendments and latest edition
				  of the same. A gas mask of the air purifying type must be used in an atmosphere
				  containing nineteen and five-tenths percent (19.5%) to twenty-two percent
				  (22.0%) oxygen by volume.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-21 - "Immediately dangerous to life or health" or "IDLH" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 21.
"Immediately dangerous to life or health" or "IDLH" means the
				  maximum concentration from which unprotected persons are able to escape within
				  thirty (30) minutes without escape-impairing symptoms or irreversible health
				  effects. The IDLH for ammonia is three hundred (300) parts per million by
				  volume in accordance with the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, including
				  current amendments and latest edition of the same.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-22 - "Implement of husbandry" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 22.
"Implement of husbandry" means a farm wagon-type tank trailer
				  used during the liquid fertilizer season as a field storage nurse tank
				  supplying the fertilizer to a field applicator and moved on highways only for
				  bringing the fertilizer from a local source of supply to farms or fields or
				  from one (1) farm or field to another.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-23 - "Local emergency planning committee" or "LEPC" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 23.
"Local emergency planning committee" or "LEPC" means the
				  designated emergency response planning entity for each Indiana county empowered
				  to coordinate, and responsible for the coordination of, emergency response
				  organizations, personnel, training, equipment, and other
				  resources.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-24 - "National board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 24.
"National board" means the National Board of Boiler and
				  Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-25 - "Positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus" or "SCBA" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 25.
"Positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus" or
				  "SCBA" means a full facepiece respirator approved by NIOSH/MSHA for respiratory
				  protection for both entry into, or escape from, an oxygen-deficient atmosphere
				  or concentration of gases or vapors that are immediately dangerous to life or
				  health where the supply of air is carried by the wearer. The air pressure
				  inside the facepiece is positive in relation to the air pressure of the outside
				  atmosphere during exhalation and inhalation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-26 - "Pressure relief valve" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 26.
"Pressure relief valve" means a device designed to open to
				  prevent an increase in internal fluid pressure in excess of a specified value
				  due to an emergency or abnormal condition and to close and prevent further flow
				  after normal conditions have been restored.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-27 - "Protective gloves, boots, and suits" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 27.
"Protective gloves, boots, and suits" means items made of
				  rubber or other material impervious to ammonia. Gloves refer to gauntlet-style
				  of sufficient length to allow for cuffing. Protective gloves, boots, and suits
				  shall provide thermal protection suitable for ammonia
				  exposure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-28 - "Psia" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 28.
"Psia" means pounds per square inch
				  absolute.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-29 - "Psig" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 29.
"Psig" means pounds per square inch gauge.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-30 - "Satellite location" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 30.
"Satellite location" means either a storage facility or an
				  area that is used to store nurse tanks on a routine basis that is seldom
				  occupied by personnel, except during limited instances of actual operation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-31 - "Systems" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 31.
"Systems" means an assembly of equipment consisting
				  essentially of the container or containers, appurtenances, pumps, compressors,
				  and interconnecting piping used in handling anhydrous ammonia.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-32 - "Tank" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 32.
"Tank" means a vessel designed and constructed for the
				  storage, transportation, or application of anhydrous ammonia.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-33 - "Tool bar" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 33.
"Tool bar" means an implement of husbandry for the
				  field-application of ammonia that is used in conjunction with a nurse tank
				  unit. For purposes of this section, chisel plows, field-cultivators, or other
				  conventional tillage equipment, which has been manufactured or retrofitted with
				  any ammonia valves, gauges, hoses, application knives, metering devices, safety
				  devices, or tool bar refrigeration units for the purpose of ammonia
				  application, is considered to be tool bars.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-34 - "Tool bar breakaway device" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 34.
"Tool bar breakaway device" means a safety disconnect device
				  that is located on the tool bar and is designed to automatically uncouple and
				  seal the liquid transfer hose from the tool bar in the event of a hitch failure
				  during field-application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 1.5 - Definitions › Section 1.5-35 - "Tool bar refrigeration unit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 35.
"Tool bar refrigeration unit" means a unitized system of
				  ammonia pipe, valves, and gauges, with ammonia monitoring, handling, metering,
				  and manifold-dispensing devices that are used to process pressurized ammonia
				  into refrigerated ammonia for more accurate metering and distribution during
				  field-application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 2 - Basic Rules › Section 2-1 - Approval of equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC
				  15-16-1-10;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-11
Sec. 1.
(a) Systems
				utilizing DOT cylinders are not approved for agricultural ammonia
				use.
(b) In systems utilizing ASME
				containers, each metering or dispensing device, container valve, excess flow
				valve, gauging device, pressure relief valve, or other safety device shall be
				approved as to design, construction, and performance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 2 - Basic Rules › Section 2-2 - Construction and testing of containers; standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-16-1-6; IC 15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1
Sec. 2.
(a)
				Containers used with systems covered in 355 IAC 3-4, 355 IAC 3-5, 355 IAC 3-6,
				and 355 IAC 3-7 shall be constructed and tested in accordance with the 1965
				edition (and subsequent amendments thereto) of the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code
				of the ASME except that construction under Table UW 12 at a basic joint
				efficiency of under eighty percent (80%) is prohibited and compliance with
				paragraphs UG 125 through UG 128, UG 132, and UG 133 shall not be
				required.
(b) All containers,
				except refrigerated storage tanks with a design pressure of less than fifteen
				(15) psig, shall be:
(1) inspected by a person
				having a current certificate of competency from the National Board;
(2) stamped (letter and figure sizes as
				required by the Code) by a manufacturer, holding a valid certificate of
				authorization to use the unfired pressure vessel manufacturer's symbol from the
				American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and
(3) registered with the National
				Board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA › Rule 2 - Basic Rules › Section 2-3 - Markings on containers and systems

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-16-1-6;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-7
Affected: IC
				  15-16-1-10;
				  IC
				  15-16-1-11
Sec. 3.
(a) Each
				container or system covered in sections 4 through 7 of this rule shall be
				marked by the manufacturer as follows:
(1)
				With a marking identifying compliance with, and other markings required by the
				rules of the code under which the container is constructed.
(2) With the name and address of the supplier
				of the system, or the trade name of the system, together with the year of
				manufacture.
(3) With the capacity
				of the container in pounds or gallons, U.S. Standards.
(4) With the working pressure in psig for
				which the container is designed.
(5) With the wall thickness of the shell and
				heads.
(6) With a marking
				indicating the maximum level to which the container may be filled with liquid
				at liquid temperatures between twenty (20) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred
				(100) degrees Fahrenheit, except on containers:
(A) provided with fixed maximum level
				indicators; or
(B) that are filled
				by weighing.
Markings shall be in increments of not more than twenty (20)
				  degrees Fahrenheit and shall be located on the container dataplate or on a
				  liquid level gauging device. Refrigerated storage tanks shall be exempt from
				  this section but shall be marked to show the maximum permissible liquid level
				  (see section 9(b) of this rule).
(7) With the outside surface area in square
				feet. Refrigerated storage tanks shall be exempt from this
				requirement.