§ 13.33. Bulk storage.
(a) In cases of bulk storage in heavily populated or congested areas, special care shall be taken to ascertain safe limits of tank capacity, total storage and proper distances from buildings and other areas.
(b) In industrial installations involving tanks of large capacity, where serious mutual exposures between the tank and adjacent properties prevail, the Department may require fire walls designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practices.
(c) In the case of buildings devoted exclusively to gas manufacturing and distributing operations the distance specified in § 13.32 (relating to location) may be reduced. Tanks may not be located without regard to the safety of employes or the public.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 3.12 (relating to frequency of inspection); and 34 Pa. Code § 13.4 (relating to scope).
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