API 1604 : 1996 : R2010
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CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
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10-06-2021
English
01-01-2010
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Section 1 - General
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Scope and purpose
1.3 Special precautions
1.3.1 Toxicity considerations for petroleum substances
1.3.2 Flammability and combustibility considerations
1.4 Referenced publications
Section 2 - Temporarily out of service
2.1 Applicability
2.2 Securing tank systems
Section 3 - Permanent closure and change of service
3.1 Applicability
3.2 Notification
3.3 Pre-closure evaluation
3.4 Closure assessment
3.5 Corrective action
3.6 Recordkeeping
Section 4 - Permanent closure and change of service
4.1 Applicability
4.2 Preparation
4.3 Purging and inerting
4.4 Testing
4.5 Closure in place
4.6 Removal
4.7 Change in service
Section 5 - Storage of used tanks
5.1 Storage considerations
5.2 Storage procedures
Section 6 - Sale for reuse
6.1 Considerations for reuse
6.2 Conditions of sale
Section 7 - Disposal
7.1 Disposal criteria
7.2 Disposal procedures
Figures
1 Educator-type air mover
2 Diffused air blower
Gives operating procedures that may be used for the abandonment, removal, storage, temporarily-out-service, and safe of used underground tanks that have contained gasoline or other flammable liquids.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2010
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| NFPA 327 : 1993 | CLEANING OR SAFEGUARDING SMALL TANKS AND CONTAINERS WITHOUT ENTRY |
| NFPA 70B : 2016 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE |
| API 2003 : 2015 | PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS |
| API 1628 : 1996 | A GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM RELEASES |
| NFPA 326 : 2015 | SAFEGUARDING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS FOR ENTRY, CLEANING, OR REPAIR |
| CFR 40(PTS260-299) : JUL 96 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| API 2217A : 2009 | SAFE WORK IN INERT CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES |
| API 1631 : 2001 | INTERIOR LINING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS |
| API RP 2219 : 2016 | SAFE OPERATION OF VACUUM TRUCKS HANDLING FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE |
| CFR 29(PT1910.1000 TO END) : 0 | LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
| API PUBL 1629 : 1993 | GUIDE FOR ASSESSING AND REMEDIATING PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN SOILS |
| API 2015 : 2014 | REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
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