This presentation was prepared for the Joint Conference of NY's Independent Oil & Gas Association (IOGA) and the Ontario Petroleum Institute (OPI). The conference was held on October 23 - October 25, 2012 in Niagara Falls.

1. Joint Oil & Gas Conference
Flammable & Combustible Storage –
Understanding Storage Tank
Management Requirements
October 25, 2012
David P. Horowitz, P.E., CSP
Tighe & Bond
413.572.3211 (office)
413.250.2487 (cell)
@dphorowitz
dphorowitz@tighebond.com

2. Joint Oil & Gas Conference
■ Thanks to:
■ Gary Roberts, Tighe & Bond
■ Wayne Geyer, Steel Tank Institute

3. Agenda - Storage Tank Flow Chart

4. Aboveground Storage Tanks - Oil
■ SPCC (U.S. Federal - Only for
oil)
– 40 CFR 112
■ AST Requirements
– NFPA 30 & 31 (National Code – most
states)
– National Fire Code of Canada
■ Oil-filled electrical equipment
■ Most states require
registration (local)
■ Many states require tightness
testing

5. Applicable Code - NFPA
■ “… reduce the worldwide burden of fire
and other hazards on the quality of life
by providing and advocating consensus
codes and standards, research, training
and education”
■ National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)
– NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Code
– NFPA 30A: Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and
Repair Garages
– NFPA 31: Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment

6. Applicable Canadian Code
■ National Fire Code of Canada
■ Environmental Code of Practice for
Aboveground Storage Tank Systems
Containing Petroleum Products
– Registration
– Design
– Installation of new systems
– Upgrades to existing storage tank systems
– Operations & maintenance
■ Canadian Standards Association
– B139-09 (Installation code for oil-burning
equipment)
■ Ontario Regulation 213/07
– Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997

7. Applicable Code - UL
■ … an independent, not-for-profit product-
safety testing and certification
organization.
■ Underwriters Laboratory Inc. (UL)
– UL 80: Standard for Steel Tanks for Oil-
Burner Fuel
– UL 142: Standard for Steel Aboveground
Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
– UL 2085: Standard for Protected
Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and
Combustible Liquids
– UL 1316: Standard for Glass-Fiber-
Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage
Tanks for Petroleum Products

8. Applicable Code - ULC
■ … an independent, not-for-profit product-
safety testing and certification
organization.
■ Underwriters Laboratory Inc. (ULC)
– ORD-C80.1-2000: Aboveground Nonmetallic
Tanks for Fuel Oil
– ORD-C142.21-1995: Aboveground Used-Oil
Systems
– CAN-ULC-S601-2007: Standard for Shop
Fabricated Steel Aboveground Tanks for
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
– CAN-ULC-S602-2007: Standard for
Aboveground Steel Tanks for Fuel Oil and
Lubricating Oil

9. SPCC Regulations 101
Picture courtesy of
■ Oil Storage Statewide Aquastore, Inc.
■ 1,320 Gallons
(above ground)
■ SPCC Plan
■ 2002 Regulatory
Changes
■ Subsequent
Regulatory
Changes

10. Integrity Testing – Industry Standards
■ API 653 – Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration
and Reconstruction
■ API 575 – Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-
Pressure Tanks
■ API 570 – Piping Inspection Code
■ ASME B31.3 – Process Piping
■ ASME 31.4 – Liquid Transportation Systems for
Hydrocarbons, Liquid Petroleum Gas,
Anhydrous Ammonia and Alcohols
■ STI SP001 – Standard for the Inspection of
Aboveground Storage Tanks
■ UL 142 – Steel Aboveground Tanks for
Flammable and Combustible Liquids

11. Applicable federal, state ……
■ 40 CFR 112 – SPCC
■ 40 CFR 261 – Hazardous Waste
■ 40 CFR 279 – Used Oil
■ 40 CFR 280 - USTs
■ 40 CFR 372 - EPCRA
■ NFPA 30/30A – Flammable & Combustible Liquids
■ NFPA 31 – Oil-Burning Equipment
■ UL 80
■ UL 142
■ UL 2085
■ UL 1316 – Tank Construction
State
SP001
■ ISSUED SEPTEMBER
2011
Local
5th EDITION
■

12. SP001 – AST Categories

13. SP001 – Inspection Schedule

14. STI Inspection Results

15. ASTs

16. Normal Venting

17. Emergency Venting

18. Spill Containers

19. Overfill Prevention

20. Overfill Prevention (AWARD WINNING)

21. Interstice

22. Secondary Containment

23. Compliance Issues
Why?
Why?

24. Ultra-Sonic Thickness Testing

25. Ideal Installation – Generator Tank

26. Observation Results
■ 200+ Tanks observed for
tank integrity
FINDINGS
■ Two* with >75% wall
thickness losses
– Compared to existing
standards
■ Some with evident
corrosion
– Interior of double wall
– External

27. Observation Results
■ Most with regulatory, code
compliance, operational issues
FINDINGS
– Vent heights & vent configuration/operation
– No overfill protection/Level detection devices
– Not UL 142 standard construction
– No spill prevention devices
– Improper protection from vehicular impact
■ Consistent with Florida Leak
Autopsy Study (FLAS)
– Mott-Smith Consulting Group

28. QUESTIONS?

29. Thank You!
■ David P. Horowitz, P.E., CSP
DPHorowitz@tighebond.com
@dphorowitz