Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of
Sub-Agency 0011 - OSHA - Oil & Gas Well Drilling
Chapter 6 - FACILITIES
Section 6-4 - Flammable Liquid Handling and Storage (Flashpoint Less Than 100°F.)
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 6-4
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Requirements.
(i) Only approved containers, or approved
safety containers, shall be used as containers of flammable liquids having a
flashpoint lower than 100°F., such as gasoline, naphtha, etc.
(ii) Smoking or open flames shall not be
allowed within seventy five (75) feet of the handling of flammable liquids. Any
engine being refueled shall be shut off during such refueling.
(iii) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) shall be
handled in accordance with the State of Wyoming Occupational Health and
Safety 1910 - General Rules and Regulations, Subpart
H, in all operations.
(iv) An electrical bond shall be maintained
between containers when a flammable liquid is being transferred from one to the
other.
(v) Storage of flammable
liquids shall be in approved containers.
(vi) Discharge nozzles and valves shall be of
the quick, self-closing type.
(vii)
Except for the fuel in the tanks of the operating equipment, which may include
a totally-enclosed day tank system, no gasoline or other flammable fuel shall
be stored closer than seventy five (75) feet of a well.
(A) A totally enclosed day tank system means
that the tank capacity and its piping shall be no greater than that necessary
for twenty four (24) hours continuous operation.
(viii) Drainage from any fuel storage shall
be in a direction away from the well.
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