Description
This Part of SZNS 042 covers the layout and design of petroleum bulk deports and installations of equipment of the types normally used to handling, storage and distribution of petroleum products and their derivatives, other than equipment that is used for storage and dispensing on consumer premises (including service stations) and for which relevant standards exist.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Content | Page |
| 1 Scope. | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 3 Definitions. | 3 |
| 4 Planning of bulk depots | 9 |
| 5 Design and construction of plant, equipment and buildings | 22 |
| 6 Operations | 28 |
| 7 Fire precautions and fire control in bulk depots | 29 |
| 8 Protection and welfare of personnel | 34 |
| 9 Maintenance of and extensions to depots | 35 |
| 10 Transportation of petroleum products (other than LPG) by road and by rail | 45 |
| 11 Pollution control | 45 |
| Table 1 ― Minimum shell-to-shell spacing for tanks in the same bund | 11 |
| Table 2 ― Stable liquids | 12 |
| Table 3 ― Stable liquids | 13 |
| Table 4 ― Reference table | 13 |
| Table 5 ― Class IIIB liquids | 14 |
| Table 6 ― Vapour concentration and worker safety | 40 |
| 40 Annex A (informative) Determination of water requirements for the highest fire risk area | 46 |
| 46 Annex B (informative) Design criteria for interceptors (gravity separators) | 57 |
| Annex C (informative) Examples of typical work permits | 60 |
| Annex D (informative) Safety distances for LPG facilities | 68 |
| Bibliography | 69 |