California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 14 - Petroleum Safety Orders-Drilling and Production
Article 14 - Reservoirs and Stationary Tanks
Section 6548 - Drainage, Dikes and Walls for Aboveground Tanks
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Drainage, diking and retaining walls for aboveground tanks shall be provided for employee protection as required by the provisions in the General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5595.
(b)
(c) Stairways, walkways, and ramps over retaining or diversion walls more than thirty inches (30") high shall be provided with a stair railing or railings on the exposed sides, unless the stairways or ramps are laid upon sloping earth embankments. In that case, a railing or stair railing may be installed on one side only, if the vertical distance from the nose of the stairway tread or from the surface of the ramp to the earth below is no more than two feet (2').
(d) Roadway or walkway openings in diversion and retaining walls are prohibited, except temporarily during repairs.
(e) There shall be no openings or holes in diversion or retaining walls.
1. Section
(f) repealer filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59,
No. 12).
2. Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE
filed 5-8-95; operative 6-7-95 (Register 95, No.
19).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.