Procedures to Follow
1. It is advised that Petrol Filling Stations should serve approximately, 250 – 500 vehicles per day.
2. An office block shall not be provided at the outlet. The building shall be a simple and attractive sandcrete, concrete, burnt brick structure or other fire resistant building material with aluminium, galvanized or tiled roof and should incorporate a store, salesroom, toilet and change room facilities.
Other Infrastructural Requirements (Tanks)
a) Except under special circumstances as in (b) below, all tanks at the outlet shall be buried not less than 1.5 meters away from any building or boundary. The top of such underground tanks shall not be less that 0.6 meters or more than the diameter of the tank below ground level.
b) Tanks volumes at outlet may exceed 45,000 liters per tank provided all appropriate safety precautions and prevention measures have been put in place.
c) The minimum length of the vent pipes shall be four (4) meters above ground level, a minimum of four (4) meters away from any dwelling place as well as a minimum of ten (10) meters away from a loading/discharge point or naked fire.
d) The life span of an underground storage tank should not exceed thirty (30) years.
e) The following color codes shall be adopted to facilitate identification, especially during product deliveries into underground storage tanks.
Tanks manhole covers and slabs shall have the following color coding;
- Gasoline - Red
- High Octane gasoline - Green
- Kerosene - Blue
- AGO - Black
- High Cetane AGO - Yellow
f) Above ground fuel storage system such as U-Fuels shall be allowed provided all environmental and safety concerns are met. Siting of the Plant
a) The plant should not be located close to or within the proximity of any high tension pylons or cables. The minimum distance shall be 15 meters.
b) There shall not be any aerial obstructions at the site. These obstructions include telecommunication mast etc. and the minimum distance for such obstructions shall be 10 meters.
c) The plant shall not be located near sources of ignition e.g. welding, cutting, grinding, use of impact tools, electrical arcs, hot surfaces, open flames areas. A minimum distance from the fence wall shall be 10 meters.
d) The plant shall not be located near hazardous areas. Flammable liquids etc. shall be stored at least 10m from the fence wall.
e) The plant shall not be fenced with wire mesh of height 2 meters and shall have entrance and exit ways.
f) The facility shall be free from weeds, open drains, depressions etc. weed killers which constitute fire hazard shall not be used to remove weeds at installation point.
Storage of LPG Tanks
1. Bulk storage tanks and cylinders shall be designed and located in accordance with industry guidelines. A datum plant must be available on the tank.
2. Safe distance from building, boundary or fixed source of ignition shall be 15m from the installation of storage tanks at filling plants for both car cylinders and domestic cylinders.
3. Distance between storage tanks shall conform to the following:
i. Storage tanks up to 20 tonnes – 5m
ii. Storage tanks 20 to 40 tonnes – 7.5m
iii. Storage tanks 40 to 60 tonnes – 10m
iv. Storage tanks over 60 tonnes – 15m
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