Ohio Admin. Code 1501:10-2-10 - Containers for transport of diesel fuel
(A)
Containers for
the transport of diesel fuel shall meet the requirements of this rule.
(B)
Diesel fuel shall be transported only in containers specifically designed for
the transport of diesel fuel.
(C)
Requirements and
standards for safety cans:
(1)
Safety cans shall be used only for emergency
fueling;
(2)
A safety can shall be clearly marked, have a maximum
capacity of five gallons, be constructed of metal, and equipped with a nozzle
and self-closing valves; and
(3)
No more than one
safety can, conspicuously marked, shall be transported on a vehicle at a
time.
(D)
Standards for containers other than safety cans. Any
container other than a safety can that is used to transport diesel fuel shall
have the following:
(1)
A device for venting;
(2)
A self-closing
cap;
(3)
A vent pipe that is at least as large as the fill or
withdrawal connection, whichever is larger, and that has an inside diameter of
not less than one and one-fourth inch;
(4)
A liquid-tight
connection for each container opening that is identified by conspicuous
markings and closed when not in use; and
(5)
A shutoff valve
located within one inch of the tank shell on each connection through which
liquid can normally flow.
(E)
Containers with
manual gauging. When a container has an opening for manual gauging, the opening
shall have a liquid-tight cap or cover which shall be kept closed when not open
for gauging.
(F)
Capacity of containers. A container used for the
transport of diesel fuel shall not exceed a capacity of five hundred
gallons.
(G)
Any container, other than a safety can, that is used
for the transport of diesel fuel shall be permanently fixed to the
transportation unit.
(H)
Method of transportation. Diesel fuel transportation
units shall not be transported with any other cars, except that two diesel fuel
transportation units up to a maximum of five hundred gallons each, or one
thousand gallons total maximum, may be transported together.
(I)
Diesel fuel
shall not be transported on conveyor belts.
(J)
Fire
extinguishers. When transporting diesel fuel in a container other than a safety
can, a fire extinguisher shall be provided on each end of the transportation
unit (two extinguishers required.) Each of these two fire extinguishers shall
be a portable twenty-pound multipurpose dry-chemical type fire extinguisher
maintained in accordance with MSHA regulations.
(K)
Fire suppression
systems for diesel transportation units. A diesel fuel transportation unit
shall have a fire suppression system that meets the requirements of rule 1501:10-2-11 of the Administrative Code.
(L)
Limitations where trolley wire is present. In a mine
where trolley wire is used, diesel fuel transportation units shall be provided
with insulating material to protect the units from energized trolley wire. The
distance between a diesel fuel transportation unit and the trolley wire shall
not be less than twelve inches, or, if the distance is less than twelve inches,
the trolley wire shall be de-energized when the diesel fuel transportation unit
is transported through the area.
(M)
An unattended
diesel fuel transportation unit shall be parked only in an underground diesel
fuel storage facility.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1513.02
Rule Amplifies: 1513.02, 1567.35
Prior Effective Dates: 11/03/11
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1513.02
Rule Amplifies: 1513.02, 1567.35
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