15-26-290 Fire prevention requirements.

   Adequate approved electric lighting shall be provided in all areas where unloading, connecting, disconnecting and valving operations are to be performed or where fume hazard gases are used or stored.

   Tank cars shall be protected from undue heat or open flame. Installation of equipment shall be made to prevent pressure build-up in tank cars beyond normal safe tolerance, in accordance with Recommendations of the Manufacturing Chemist's Association.

   Processing equipment shall be located at such an elevation that pressure in excess of tank car pressure shall not be necessary to force the liquid into the equipment.

   Pressure in tank cars shall not be increased by introduction of any gas under pressure or by any other means.

(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)

15-26-300 Safety measures.

   The name and address of the manufacturer or the nearest producer of the specific gas being used and a placard outlining emergency first aid directions shall be posted and remain posted in a conspicuous place at the points of unloading and use and in at least one other approved location.

   Adequate oxygen-generating or self-contained air or oxygen masks having a United States Bureau of Mines or National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health approval for a minimum of one-half hour protection shall be maintained in a readily accessible location, outside the areas of probable contamination. Additional air or oxygen containers which will provide for a minimum of one hour use of each mask shall be kept at the location of each gas mask. All personnel that may be required to use gas masks must be required at reasonable intervals to practice their application and use. Gas masks must be kept in condition, ready for immediate use at all times with fully charged containers.

(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)

15-26-310 Repair equipment.

   An approved repair kit with all the necessary tools, appurtenances and material required to repair a leak or replace a defective valve or other part shall be kept in a location accessible to the tank car and outside the probable area of contamination.

   A duplicate set of wrenches necessary to connect and disconnect all loading and unloading connections shall be kept in a readily accessible location at all times.

   Gas masks, repair kit and duplicate wrenches shall be kept in a conspicuous location and shall be conspicuously labeled for immediate identification.

(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)

15-26-320 Approved – Defined.

   The word “approved”, as used in Sections 15-26-220 to 15-26-310, shall mean tested and approved by a nationally recognized testing organization such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., American Gas Association or some other agency, acceptable to the fire commissioner.

(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 149)

ARTICLE IV. GENERATION OF ACETYLENE GAS (15-26-330 et seq.)

15-26-330 Exceptions to regulations.

   The provisions of this chapter relating to the generation of acetylene gas shall not apply to portable generators used exclusively for lighting, to generators used in connection with vehicle lighting, or to plants devoted to the manufacture and compression of dissolved acetylene for sale purposes.

(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)

15-26-340 Prohibited in buildings with sleeping accommodations.

   No acetylene generator shall be permitted in a building having sleeping accommodations.

(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)