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Control of oil pollution - bunded tank requirements
6.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Where Regulation 76 in Part L applies, the oil should be stored in an integrally bunded prefabricated tank. The bund should have a capacity of not less than 110% of the tank it contains.
fuel-storageoil-storagepollution-controlOil tank construction standards
6.6NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
An oil storage tank should be constructed in accordance with the recommendations of OFS T100: 2008 for polyethylene oil storage tanks or OFS T200: 2010 for steel oil storage tanks.
fuel-storageoil-storageFire protection for oil storage tanks
Table 6.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Location of tank Protective measures 1800 mm or more from a building No protection required Less than 1800 mm from any part of a building Any eaves less than 1800 mm from the tank should have 30 minut
fuel-storageoil-storagefire-safetyFlue termination distance from oil storage tanks
6.5 note 3NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
The terminating point of any flue should be not less than 1800 mm from an oil storage tank unless a fire wall as described in (b) above is provided between the tank and the flue termination.
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