California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 20 - Flammable Liquids, Gases and Vapors
Article 145 - Tank Storage
Section 5600 - Installation of Tanks Inside of Buildings
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Location. Tanks shall not be permitted inside of buildings except as provided in Articles 142, 143, 144 or 148.
(b) Vents. Vents for tanks inside of buildings shall be as required in Sections 5592, 5593, 5594(b) and 5598 except that emergency venting by the use of weak roof seams on tanks shall not be permitted. Automatic sprinkler systems installed in an approved manner, shall be accepted as equivalent to approved water spray systems for purposes of calculating the required air flow rates for emergency vents in Section 5593(g). Except for tanks containing liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) (formerly designated Class IIIB Combustible liquids), vents shall terminate outside the buildings.
(c) Vent Piping. Vent piping shall be constructed in accordance with Article 146.
1.
Amendment of subsection (b) and new NOTE filed 7-23-2013; operative 10-1-2013
(Register 2013, No. 30).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
5-5-2014; operative 5-6-2014 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2014, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
