Illinois Administrative Code
Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION
Part 160 - STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, SALE AND USE OF GASOLINE AND VOLATILE OILS: RULES AND REGULATIONS\ RELATING TO GENERAL STORAGE
Section 160.435 - Tank Trucks and Tank Wagons - Presence of Person Required During Loading and Unloading Operations

Universal Citation: 41 IL Admin Code ยง 160.435

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

During loading and unloading of tank trucks and tank wagons a person shall be present and in charge at all times.

a) The driver, operator, or attendant of any tank vehicle shall not remain in the vehicle but shall not leave the vehicle unattended during the loading or unloading process. Delivery hose, when attached to a tank vehicle, shall be considered to be a part of the tank vehicle.

b) When transferring Class I liquids, motors of tank vehicles or motors of auxillary or portable pumps shall be shut down during making and breaking hose connections. If loading or unloading is done without requiring the use of the motor of the tank vehicle, the motor shall be shut down throughout the transfer operations of Class I liquids.

c) Smoking on or about any tank truck or tank wagon during loading and unloading operations at bulk plants is forbidden. Extreme care shall be taken during these operations to keep fire away and to prevent persons in the vicinity from smoking, lighting matches or carrying any flame or lighted cigar, pipe or cigarette.

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