Section R11-1-1521. Storage tanks lower than unloading site


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  • Where practical, storage tanks shall be lower than the unloading site.

Historical Note

Former Rule 15:21.

REFERENCES ON H2SO4:

“Handling and Storage of Hazardous Materials -- Sulfuric Acid,” Accident Prevention Manual for Industrial Operations (4th Edi- tion), Chapter 18, Section 18-15.

“Dangerous Properties -- Storage & Handling of H2SO4“, Erving Sax Handbook of Dangerous Materials (3rd Edition), Section 7, Page 208.

Dangerous Chemical Code (Fire Department, Los Angeles, Califor- nia, Parker & Company).

Manufacturing Chemists Association (1625 I Street, N.W., Wash- ington, D.C.), Manual Sheets, No. 1, “Unloading Hazardous Mate- rial from Tank Cars,” Page 195; No. 2, “T.C.I. Tank Cars, D.O.T. Specification” No. 103-A, “Unloading Cars Filled With H2SO4”;

No. 3, “SD-20 Sulfuric Acid Revised Sheet”.

Manufacturing Chemists Association, “Guide for Safety in Labora- tories”; Manual FD-20, Sheets T-7, T-7A, T-8.

National Safety Council, “Storage & Shipping (corrosive materi- als),” Vol. 1, Data Sheets No. 325.