§ 788. First-aid appliances
Where flammable liquids are used or dispensed, first-aid fire appliances shall be provided in such quantities as public safety requires. The number and type of appliances meeting the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for First Aid Fire Appliances (Pamphlet No. 10) shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with this section.
§ 789. Oil burners
Heating and other devices using oil burners shall be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title.
§ 790. Tank vehicles for flammable liquids
(a) “Tank vehicle” means any vehicle other than railroad tank cars and boats, with a cargo tank mounted thereon or built as an integral part thereof used for the transportation of flammable liquids. Tank vehicles include self-propelled vehicles, and full trailers and semi-trailers without motive power and with wheels carrying either part or all of […]
§ 786. Commercial and industrial establishments
(a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be stored in aboveground tanks out of doors, in underground tanks, in closed containers outside of buildings, in rooms of buildings meeting the requirements of Type A or Type B Inside Storage or Mixing Rooms, or in outside storage houses used exclusively for the storage and […]
§ 787. Sources of ignition
Open flames, heating devices and processes employing temperatures capable of igniting the vapors of the flammable liquids used shall be prohibited in buildings, rooms and other confined spaces in which Class I or Class II flammable liquids are used in the open, or in which Class III flammable liquids are used for the purpose of […]
§ 781. Vents on tanks underground or in buildings—Location and arrangement of vents, Class I or II
(a) Vent pipes from tanks storing Class I or Class II flammable liquid shall be so located that the discharge point is outside of buildings, higher than the fill pipe opening, and not less than 12 feet above the adjacent ground level. Vent pipes shall discharge only upward or horizontally (not downward) in order to […]
§ 782. Fill and gauge openings on tanks underground or in buildings—Fill and discharge piping
(a) Filling and discharge lines for Class I and Class II liquids, and for Class III liquids where practicable, shall enter tanks only through the top and shall be graded toward the tank. Fill openings (b) The fill-pipe opening shall be located outside of any building. For Class I or II flammable liquids storage the […]
§ 783. Piping, valves and fittings
(a) Piping, valves, and fittings for flammable liquids shall be designed for the working pressures and structural stresses to which they may be subjected. (b) Pipe systems shall be substantially supported and protected against physical damage and excessive stresses arising from settlement, vibration, expansion or contraction. (c) Pipe systems shall contain a sufficient number of […]
§ 784. Dispensing devices at service stations—Design and construction
(a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be transferred from underground tanks by means of fixed pumps so designed and equipped as to allow control of the flow and to prevent leakage or accidental discharge. Supplemental means shall be provided outside of the dispensing device whereby the source of power may be readily […]
§ 785. Ventilation
Rooms or enclosures in which Class I or Class II flammable liquids are pumped or dispensed, used in open vats or dip tanks, or mixed or blended shall be provided with natural or mechanical ventilation that will prevent the accumulation of flammable vapors in hazardous concentrations.