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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 13.180 - Safety methods and devices

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) For
					 every 50 or less process men employed and exposed to the work risks of §
											13.179 (relating to repairs) there
					 shall be present at all times at least two persons who are trained or competent
					 to apply means of resuscitation by the prone pressure or Schaeffer method or by
					 mechanical devices.
(b) A
					 sufficient number of helmets of an approved type shall be kept at each plant,
					 so that they may be available for use by every employe who may enter places
					 where there may be asphyxiating or poisonous gases, fumes, or vapors.
(c) All employes who are required by the
					 employer to wear helmets in making repairs or in maintenance work shall be
					 thoroughly instructed in the use of such apparatus, and be physically examined
					 by a licensed physician at least once every 90 days, or after absence from work
					 due to either sickness or accident. The physician shall certify to the proper
					 physical condition of the men so employed and no employe shall be permitted to
					 do such repair work unless so examined and certified.
(d) Oxygen inhalation apparatus shall be kept
					 on hand, and the foreman and authorized employes shall be instructed in its
					 use. In all cases in which the apparatus has been used, a physician shall at
					 once be called, or the sick employe removed to a hospital. A supply of oxygen
					 or the means for its production shall be kept on hand.
(e) If oxygen tanks are used, at least two
					 shall be kept on hand at all times, one of which shall be full.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 13.181 - Physical examination

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(a) All
					 applicants for employment as process men shall be physically examined by a
					 licensed physician either before commencing work or before the expiration of 24
					 hours after their employment.
(b)
					 All process men shall be physically reexamined by a licensed physician at least
					 once every 30 days and before resuming work after an absence due to sickness,
					 accident, or any other cause.
(c)
					 Such examinations shall consist of determining and recording in a book or upon
					 a card all of the following facts:
(1) Name,
					 age, and address.
(2) The
					 process.
(3) The weight and
					 height.
(4) The pulse.
(5) The blood pressure.
(6) The haemoglobin.
(7) The examination of
					 urine-reaction.
(8) The specific
					 gravity.
(9) The albumin.
(10) The sugar.
(11) The casts.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.191 - Buildings

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Trinitrotoluol
					 shall be manufactured in a special plant which is at an approved distance from
					 other factories or portions of factories.
(b) Buildings in which twice or more nitrated
					 compounds of benzol or twice or more nitrated compounds of toluol are
					 manufactured shall be of fire-resistive material or separated from other
					 buildings.
(c) Trinitrotoluol
					 factories which are not on the land of an explosives factory shall be
					 surrounded by a fence which prevents the entering of outsiders. At the gates
					 proper signs shall be posted prohibiting the entrance of unauthorized
					 outsiders. Smoking upon the premises is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.192 - Nitration

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Nitration shall be performed in high airy rooms, allowing
						easy escape of vapors, and in which no nitrated product is stored or handled in
						a dry condition. There shall be an approved number of easily accessible
						exits.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.193 - Storage of acids

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
It is recommended that the storage of spent acids be done
						in tanks, standing in the open air and only roofed over.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.194 - Washing and centrifuging

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All washing and centrifuging operations shall be
						performed in a building in which no nitrated product is stored. There shall be
						ample ventilation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.195 - Recrystallization

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The recrystallizing of the crude trinitrotoluol with
						easily inflammable solvents such as alcohol, benzol or toluol shall take place
						in a building standing alone. All solution tubs, crystallizing vessels,
						centrifuges and conveying apparatus shall be closed in such manner that vapors
						in dangerous quantities do not escape into the workroom. Proper ventilation of
						the workroom shall be provided. All platforms in this building shall have an
						exit into the open air.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.196 - Drying

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The drying of the trinitrotoluol shall be carried on in a
						building standing alone. The separation of the pure trinitrotoluol from the
						solvent may be done in the building for the recrystallizing if the apparatus
						used avoids accumulation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.197 - Packing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All packing shall be done in separate packing
						houses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.198 - Storage

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Trinitrotoluol shall be stored in separate stock rooms
						and protected by an approved type of barricade. The location of the stock rooms
						from the nearest manufacturing building shall be at an approved
						distance.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													13.200 (relating to
						  ammunition).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.199 - Inflammable solvents

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(a) The
					 storage tanks of inflammable solvents or toluol shall be constructed in such
					 manner that the contents of the tanks, in case of leakage cannot run over the
					 surroundings. It is recommended that storage vessels be below ground. If such
					 solvents are stored above ground, they shall be stored in an approved manner.
					 Storage in open air in iron drums in a suitable place is permissible.
(b) Earth embankments of sufficient height to
					 hold the contents of tanks in case of leakage shall be placed around all tanks
					 of inflammable materials when such tanks are located above ground.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.200 - Ammunition

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The manufacture of ammunition from trinitrotoluol shall
						be conducted in a separate building or plant. Ammunition shall be stored
						according to the requirements of §
											13.198 (relating to
						storage).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.201 - Doors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All doors which lead into the open air shall open
						outward.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.202 - Nitrating apparatus

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All nitrating vessels shall have reliable appliances for
						stirring and for the regulation of the temperature, as well as ventilating
						apparatus for the removal of the vapor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.203 - Drying apparatus

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(a) If the
					 drying is done on small drying hand trays the heating elements shall be so
					 arranged that the material to be dried or the dust cannot come in direct
					 contact with them. The temperature in the drying chambers shall not exceed 60
					 C. All drying apparatus shall be so constructed that the gases escape easily
					 without dangerous pressure if the trinitrotoluol should ignite.
(b) If the drying is done in large drying
					 pans, hot water or low pressure steam at not over 20 pounds pressure per square
					 inch shall be employed for heating. The contents shall be kept in constant
					 motion and the apparatus constructed to prevent the escape of vapors into the
					 workroom.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.204 - Dust

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The drying and sifting apparatus shall be so constructed
						as to prevent as far as practicable the escape of dust. All walls, floors,
						radiators, electric bulbs and other similar equipment shall be kept free from
						the accumulation of trinitrotoluol dust. All employes shall be provided without
						cost with respirators, for their protection against dust.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.205 - Fire prevention

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In
					 rooms which have easily inflammable solvents or dried TNT (trinitrotoluol), the
					 following shall not be employed:
(1) Electric
					 motors.
(2) Electric
					 bells.
(3) Any other sparking
					 apparatus.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.206 - Refuse

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Impure trinitrotoluol shall be refined and purified
						before it is used. All refuse from the nitration or recrystallizing rooms which
						is still useful shall be removed from such rooms and kept in a special room
						until it is refined. It is not permissible to bury any refuse which contains
						trinitrotoluol. Such refuse shall be placed in containers and destroyed from
						time to time under the supervision of an experienced foreman.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.207 - Repairs

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Repairs on apparatus and other tools which have been in
						contact with trinitrotoluol are permissible only after they have been
						thoroughly cleaned. The remelting of old vessels, lead pipe, and other
						equipment is permissible only after they have been burned off in an open fire.
						All other vessels, lead pipe and other equipment which have become useless
						shall be treated in the same manner or destroyed by
						explosion.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.208 - Nitric acid

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Because of the danger to the employe from inhalation of
						nitrous fumes in case of fire or of the breakage of carboys, carboys containing
						nitric acid shall be stored in detached sheds with sandstone, brick or other
						suitable flooring, and in quantities not to exceed 100 carboys placed in not
						more than four rows. Nitric acid in carboys may be stored in the open in
						unlimited quantities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.209 - Notice

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Department,
					 on application, shall supply the following notice which shall be posted at all
					 places in plants where there is danger of poisoning by acid fumes:
ACID FUMES
WARNING
The Inhalation of Dense Acid Fumes May Cause
						Death.
Employes are strictly prohibited from entering buildings
						where dense acid fumes exist, or tanks, or confined spaces which are not
						entirely clear of acid fumes, unless they wear helmets.
Employes working in such places shall, in addition to
						the helmets, wear life lines which are at all times in the hands of assistants
						stationed outside of the tank.
Employes who have been exposed to acid fumes and who
						feel weak, sick, short of breath, or who are attacked with cramps or coughing,
						shall report this condition to the foreman, or to the works dispensary or
						hospital at once so that proper treatment may be given. They should not wait to
						get home. Delay may be fatal.
Responsibility for complying with these rules shall rest
						with the foreman or other person designated for that purpose by the management
						of the plant.
Failure to comply with these rules may subject the
						offender to a penalty of a fine or imprisonment.
Department of Labor and Industry Commonwealth of
						Pennsylvania
(b) Water shall
					 be always available for use in case of evolution of nitrous fumes caused by
					 breakage or other accident to carboys, and all employes handling such acid
					 shall be warned against sprinkling sand, sawdust, earth, or anything other than
					 water or alkalies upon any spilled nitric acid.
(c) There shall be a shower bath at all
					 places, where there is danger that an employe may be burned by contact with
					 acid.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › TRINITROTOLUOL › Section 13.210 - Accumulations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No more trinitrotoluol may be kept in the workroom than
						is necessary for concurrent use.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › CHEMICALS › Section 13.221 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The handling and storage of acids and other chemicals
						necessary for the operation of plants not covered by the provisions of this
						subchapter shall be in accordance with safe methods and
						practices.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 13 - PROPANE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Subchapter C - MANUFACTURE OF NITRO AND AMIDO COMPOUNDS › CHEMICALS › Section 13.222 - Heating

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The workroom when desirable shall be heated by a system
						of steam, indirect hot air radiation or hot water. The temperature of the steam
						may not exceed 120°C. The radiators shall be at least 1 inch distant from
						all wood walls or other inflammable material and shall be attached in such
						manner as to be easily cleaned and inspected.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.2 - Scope of prohibitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person may not have, use, store, sell or keep in any
					 place or building gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, fuel oil, flammable or
					 combustible liquid or other substance of like character under any name
					 designated, in violation of the act or this subpart.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.3 - Scope of approval required

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Except as provided in §
										14a.161(b)
					 (relating to general provisions), a person may not have, use, store, sell or
					 keep in any place or building gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, fuel oil, flammable
					 or combustible liquid or other substance of like character under any name
					 designated in excess of 30 gallons aggregate capacity, nor may a person
					 install, replace or relocate a tank, pump or drawing-off device for use with
					 the liquids, unless written approval, as prescribed by §§
										14.11-14.13 (relating to approval), is
					 obtained from the fire marshal.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												14.11 (relating to submission of
						application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.4 - Application

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) This subpart
				  applies to flammable and combustible liquids having a flash point below
				  200°F, but does not apply to liquids and facilities at
				  refineries.
(b) While this subpart
				  does not apply to liquids having a flash point of 200°F or above, it may
				  apply as a basis for the storage of the liquids, especially with reference to
				  such features as container design, construction, venting and piping.
(c) This subpart applies throughout this
				  Commonwealth, except in Philadelphia County and Allegheny County, and does not
				  supersede additional regulations or requirements not in conflict with this
				  subpart promulgated under authority of law by a political subdivision. If this
				  subpart is in conflict with a regulation or requirement promulgated by a
				  political subdivision, this subpart is applicable.
(d) The portions of this subpart applicable
				  to inside and beneath building storage and use for commercial purposes does not
				  supersede additional regulations or requirements not in conflict with this
				  subpart established by local ordinance.
(e) Under the act, the Department of Labor
				  and Industry has established requirements for the construction of buildings,
				  exclusive of private residences and parcels thereof, except in cities of the
				  First Class, Second Class and Second Class A, which shall supplement this
				  subpart.
(f) This subpart is not
				  applicable to the storage, use and the like of flammable or combustible liquids
				  in fuel tanks, or containers or reservoirs-that is, windshield washer solvent,
				  brake fluid and the like-which are integral components of motor vehicles.
				  Storage in the tanks, containers or reservoirs shall comply with 67 Pa. Code
				  (relating to transportation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.5 - Retroactivity

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This subpart is not retroactive unless, after
					 investigation, the fire marshal deems it necessary to exercise the powers set
					 forth in §
										14.22 (relating to powers of the
					 fire marshal). Approvals previously issued shall be continued in full force and
					 effect if the requirements of this subpart in force at the time of the approval
					 are met, except that this subpart may be applied retroactively whenever the
					 fire marshal, after investigation and in order to protect life and property,
					 deems it necessary to exercise the powers set forth in §
										14.22.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.6 - Classes of flammable and combustible liquids

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Flammable liquids shall be divided into
				  the following classes:
(1) Class I liquids
				  include those having flash points below 100°F and may be subdivided as
				  follows:
(i) Class IA includes those having
				  flash points below 73°F and having a boiling point below
				  100°F.
(ii) Class IB includes
				  those having flash points below 73°F and having a boiling point at or above
				  100°F.
(iii) Class IC includes
				  those having flash points at or above 73°F and below 100°F.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.7 - Container construction

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A container shall be made of metal or of approved
					 nonmetallic construction, except for those containers described in paragraphs
					 (1)-(3). Nonmetallic containers used for storage of flammable or combustible
					 liquids shall conspicuously display an embossment (by the manufacturer) of the
					 logogram of a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Drums shall meet the
					 construction requirements of applicable United States Department of
					 Transportation regulations contained in 49 CFR (1979).
(1) Plastic or glass containers having an
				  individual capacity of not more than 1 pint may be used for packaged flammable
				  or combustible liquids.
(2) Plastic
				  or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than 1 gallon may
				  be used for medicines, beverages, foodstuff and toiletries that are flammable
				  or combustible liquids.
(3) Plastic
				  or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than 1 gallon may
				  be used for flammable or combustible liquids whose chemical purity would be
				  contaminated by metal containers.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												14.7 (relating to
						applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › APPROVAL › Section 14.11 - Submission of application

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Applications for the written approval required by §
										14.3 (relating to scope of
					 approval required) shall be made on a form to be supplied by the fire marshal
					 and shall contain the following information:
(1) Detailed specifications as to the type of
				  equipment to be installed.
(2)
				  Detailed specifications and a sketch or plan as to the location of the
				  equipment or installation described in paragraph (1) shall contain the
				  following items and information:
(i) A sketch
				  in duplicate shall accompany the application for underground installation of
				  individual tanks having a capacity of 5,000 gallons or less.
(ii) A scaled drawing of 20 feet to the inch
				  covering a radius of not less than 150 feet shall be submitted in duplicate for
				  all underground installations of individual tanks having a capacity of more
				  than 5,000 gallons.
(iii) A scaled
				  drawing of 40 feet to the inch covering a radius of not less than 300 feet
				  shall be submitted in duplicate for all aboveground installations.
(iv) Plans and sketches required by this
				  section shall include the location of tanks, drawing-off devices, location of
				  attended self-service consoles and emergency controls, including main power
				  shut-off switch or switches, course of piping, existing tanks, if any, pump
				  house, unloading sidings, streets and roadways, the extent of property lines,
				  position, and description of buildings within the prescribed radii, the slope
				  or grade of the land together with any waterways, streams or other special
				  topographical features.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › APPROVAL › Section 14.12 - Investigation of application

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Upon the filing of an application as provided by §
										14.11 (relating to submission of
					 application), the fire marshal shall investigate the matters contained in the
					 application and shall have the right to inspect the equipment to be installed,
					 the proposed location of the installation, and may require additional
					 engineering or laboratory reports or other information as he may deem
					 necessary.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												14.3 (relating to scope of
						approval required).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › APPROVAL › Section 14.13 - Approval of application

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If the fire marshal is satisfied that the application for
					 possessing, using, storing, selling and keeping of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene,
					 fuel oil, flammable or combustible liquid, or other substance of like character
					 under any name designated meets the requirements of this subpart, he shall
					 issue his written approval. Action under thereto shall be taken by the
					 applicant within 1 year from the date of the approval.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												14.3 (relating to scope of
						approval required).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › COMPLIANCE › Section 14.21 - Inspection and inventory records

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(a)
				  The fire marshal, or a State police officer acting in behalf of the fire
				  marshal, shall have the right to inspect a place or building in which flammable
				  or combustible liquids are possessed, used, stored or kept in order that he may
				  determine if this subpart is being observed and if an undue hazard from fire or
				  explosion exists on the premises. The written approval required by this subpart
				  may not be deemed to eliminate the right of inspection conferred by this
				  section. The written approval or copy thereof, shall be displayed at the site
				  of the installation.
(b) Accurate
				  daily inventory records shall be maintained and reconciled on flammable and
				  combustible liquid storage tanks for indication of possible leakage from tanks
				  or piping. The preceding 12 months daily inventory records shall be readily
				  available for inspection by the fire marshal and shall include, as a minimum,
				  records showing, by product, daily reconciliation between sales, use, receipts
				  and inventory on hand.
(c) Daily
				  inventory shall be maintained for each tank system at each location by the
				  operator. Daily inventories need not be maintained on those days that an
				  installation is not in operation, but may not exceed 15 days.
(d) Inventory shall be based on the actual
				  daily measurement and recording of tank product and water levels and the daily
				  recording of actual sales, use and receipts. Daily measurements shall be made
				  by gauge, gauge stick or by readout from an automated gauging system. The
				  inventory records shall include daily computation of gain or loss. The mere
				  recording of pump meter readings and product delivery receipt shall not
				  constitute adequate inventory records.
(e) The operator of the location shall be
				  responsible to notify the owner or persons in control of the facility to take
				  action to correct any abnormal loss or gain not explainable by spillage,
				  temperature variations or other causes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › COMPLIANCE › Section 14.22 - Powers of the fire marshal

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(a) The
				  fire marshal shall have the power to protect life and property, and he may
				  exercise the power more than once with reference to a given place, building or
				  other facility. If by reason of a change in topography, building construction,
				  relocation of highways or other conditions, the fire marshal determines that
				  more stringent measures shall be taken to protect life or property, he shall
				  have the power to require compliance with the reasonable changes he deems
				  necessary, notwithstanding the fact that the place, building or other facility
				  has been previously approved or was erected, installed or set up prior to April
				  27, 1927.
(b) The fire marshal
				  shall have power to modify the provisions of this subpart when it may be
				  warranted and when the modification may be deemed to be equivalent to the
				  requirements affected or be otherwise merited. The fire marshal shall have
				  power to apply the additional requirements with reference to a particular
				  application not specifically covered in this subpart when, in his judgment, it
				  is deemed necessary to minimize any explosion or fire hazard.
(c) The fire marshal shall be notified within
				  24 hours of a fire that results from the use of flammable or combustible liquid
				  equipment. Notification shall be accomplished by contacting the nearest State
				  police station.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												14.5 (relating to
						retroactivity).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS; PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › COMPLIANCE › Section 14.23 - Fines and other penalties

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An order of removal or remedy shall be made immediately
					 against a person, firm, association or corporation violating, failing or
					 refusing to comply with this subpart. Failure to comply with the order shall be
					 punishable under summary proceedings with a penalty of $50 to $200 plus the
					 costs of prosecution. If there is default of the fine and costs of prosecution,
					 there may be imprisonment of 1 day for each dollar of fine and costs unpaid.
					 However, imprisonment may be imposed for failure to pay all or any part of a
					 fine imposed under this subpart only when the violator fails to show that the
					 nonpayment is caused by indigence or a lack of sufficient
					 funds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.2 - Spacing between aboveground tanks

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(a)
					 The distance from shell to shell between flammable or combustible liquid
					 storage tanks shall not be less than three feet.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and
					 (d), the distance from shell to shell between adjacent tanks shall not be less
					 than 1/6 the sum of their diameters, except when the diameter of one tank is
					 less than 1/2 the diameter of the adjacent tank, the distance between the two
					 tanks shall not be less than 1/2 the diameter of the smaller tank.
(c) If a producing area for tanks storing
					 crude petroleum has a capacity not in excess of 126,000 gallons (3,000
					 barrels), the distance between the tanks shall not be less than 3 feet; for
					 tank capacities in excess of 126,000 gallons (3,000 barrels), the distance
					 shall not be less than the diameter of the smaller tank.
(d) The distance between tanks storing
					 unstable liquids shall not be less than 1/2 the sum of their
					 diameters.
(e) If tanks are
					 compacted in three or more rows, or in an irregular pattern, greater spacing or
					 other means shall be provided at the discretion of the fire marshal so that
					 inside tanks are accessible for fire fighting purposes.
(f) The minimum separation between a
					 liquefied petroleum gas container and a flammable or combustible liquid storage
					 tank shall be 20 feet. Suitable means shall be taken to prevent the
					 accumulation of flammable or combustible liquids under adjacent liquefied
					 petroleum gas containers, such as diking, diversion curbs, or grading. If
					 flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks are diked, the liquefied
					 petroleum gas containers shall be outside of the diked area wall. The foregoing
					 provisions shall not apply when liquefied petroleum gas containers with
					 capacities of 125 gallons or less are installed adjacent to fuel oil supply
					 tanks with capacities of 660 gallons or less. Liquefied petroleum gas
					 installations are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor and
					 Industry.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.1 (relating to relative
						  location to property); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.3 - Foundations and supports

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Tanks shall be supported so as to prevent excessive
						concentration of loads on the supporting portion of the shell. Tank foundations
						shall be designed to minimize the possibility of uneven settling of the tank
						and to minimize corrosion in any part of the tank resting on the foundation.
						Tanks shall rest directly on the ground or on suitable foundations or supports
						of concrete, masonry, piling, or steel. Exposed steel supports shall be
						protected by fire resistive materials to provide a fire resistance rating of
						not less than 2 hours, with the exception of tanks with capacities of 660
						gallons or less, installed on farm or other isolated property and only used for
						private purposes. No combustible piling shall be permitted above ground
						level.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.4 - Anchorage

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If a tank is located in an area that may be subjected to
						flooding, installation shall be in accordance with §§
											14a.211-14a.217 (relating to protection of
						tanks in flood areas).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.5 - Area beneath tanks

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No structure, other than supports, shall be erected or
						placed beneath any aboveground tank, nor shall any combustible material, drum,
						or barrel be stored or kept under any such tank.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.6 - Dikes, walls and drainage

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(a)
General.
The area surrounding a tank or a group of tanks shall
					 be provided with drainage or shall be diked to prevent accidental discharge of
					 liquid from endangering adjoining property or reaching waterways, except that
					 in particular installations these provisions may be waived or altered at the
					 discretion of the fire marshal when the tanks under consideration do not
					 constitute a hazard to adjoining property.
(b)
Drainage.
If protection
					 of adjoining property or waterways is by means of a natural or manmade drainage
					 system, such systems shall comply with the following:
(1) A slope of not less than 1.0% away from
					 the tank toward the drainage system shall be provided.
(2) The drainage system shall terminate in
					 vacant land or in an impounding basin having a capacity not smaller than that
					 of the largest tank served. This termination area and the route of the drainage
					 system shall be located so that if the flammable or combustible liquids in the
					 drainage system are ignited, the fire will not expose tanks or adjoining
					 property.
(3) The drainage system,
					 including automatic drainage pumps, shall not discharge to adjoining property,
					 natural water courses, public sewers, or public drains, nor discharge in any
					 manner that would constitute a hazard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.7 - Design, construction and use of tanks

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(a)
General.
Tanks shall be
					 designed and constructed to safely withstand the service to which they are
					 subjected. Use of a tank vehicle or railroad tank car, not meeting the
					 requirements of this section, for purposes other than its designed use such as
					 a storage or supply tank, is prohibited.
(b)
Materials and
					 fabrication.
The materials and fabrication of tanks shall conform to
					 the following:
(1) Tanks shall be built of
					 steel unless the character of liquids stored requires some other material.
					 Tanks built of materials other than steel shall be designed to specifications
					 embodying principles recognized as good engineering design for the material
					 used. Unlined concrete tanks may be used for storing flammable or combustible
					 liquids having a gravity of 40°API or heavier. Concrete tanks with special
					 lining may be used for other services if the design is in accordance with sound
					 engineering practice. Tanks may have combustible or noncombustible linings.
					 Special engineering considerations are required if the specific gravity of the
					 liquid to be stored exceeds that of water or if the tanks are designed to
					 contain flammable or combustible liquids at a liquid temperature below
					 0°F.
(2) Tanks may be of any
					 shape or type consistent with sound engineering design. Metal tanks shall be
					 welded, riveted and caulked, brazed, or bolted, or constructed by use of a
					 combination of these methods. Filler metal used in brazing shall be nonferrous
					 metal or an alloy having a melting point above 1000°F. and below that of
					 the metal joined.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.9 - Tank valves

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Each connection to an aboveground tank storing flammable
						or combustible liquids, located below normal liquid level, shall be provided
						with an internal or external control valve located as close as practicable to
						the shell of the tank. Except for flammable or combustible liquids whose
						chemical characteristics are incompatible with steel, such valves, when
						external, and their connections to the tank shall be of steel. When materials
						other than steel are necessary, they shall be suitable for the pressures,
						structural stresses and temperatures involved, including fire
						exposures.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.10 - Grounding

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Each tank or system shall be electrically grounded in an
						approved manner.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.11 - Testing

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All tanks shall be tested for strength and tightness
						before they are placed in service in accordance with the applicable code or
						standard under which they were built. This test shall be made at operating
						pressure with air, inert gas or water prior to placing the tank in
						service.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.111 (relating to storage and
						  handling); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.141 (relating to scope and
						  application); 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.151 (relating to scope and
						  application); and 34 Pa. Code §
													14a.161 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 14a - STORAGE AND USE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › OUTSIDE AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE › Section 14a.12 - Prevention of overfilling of tanks

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Tanks receiving transfer of flammable or combustible
						liquid from mainline pipelines or marine vessels shall be:
(1) Gauged at frequent intervals while
					 receiving transfer of product, and communications maintained with mainline
					 pipeline or marine personnel so that flow can be promptly shut down or
					 diverted;
(2) Equipped with an
					 independent high level alarm located where personnel are on duty during the
					 transfer and can promptly arrange for flow stoppage or diversion; or
(3) Equipped with an independent high level
					 alarm system that will automatically shut down or divert flow.