BVT-Merkblatt zu Abwasser- und Abgasbehandlung

Annexes
Section 5.17.3 Storage of Hazardous Liquids in aboveground containers
Art. 5.17.3.1
§ 1. The containers must be placed in or above a bund in order to prevent the spreading of fire,
and to prevent soil and/or groundwater pollution. Equivalent collection systems can be permitted
in the environmental licence.
Double-walled containers fitted with a permanent leak detection system do not have to be
placed in or above a bund.
§ 2. Unless specified otherwise in the environmental licence, the storage of P1 and/or P2 products
in fixed containers in basements or aboveground spaces is prohibited. It is forbidden to
install storage sites for P1 and/or P2 products in moveable receptacles in basement floors.
Art. 5.17.3.2
§ 1. Fixed containers must be built according to the provisions of appendix 5.17.2.
§ 2. All metal parts of containers intended for the storage of P1 and/or P2 products, including
the floating roof of the containers, must be equipotential.
Art. 5.17.3.3
§ 1. The control of the construction of fixed containers must take place according to the provisions
of appendix 5.17.2.
The control of separately built containers must take place by an environmental expert accredited
in the discipline containers for gases or hazardous substances or by an authorised expert.
The control of containers installed in series may be limited to one prototype; the approval of the
prototype is given by an environmental expert accredited in the discipline containers for gases
or hazardous substances, of which the accreditation allows the approval of prototypes.
The report on this approval mentions the controls carried out and must be signed by the aforementioned
expert.
§ 2. For each container the operator must dispose of a “declaration of conformity of the container”
signed by the constructor, drawn up according to the specimen form in appendix 5.17.2.
The containers must bear the identification plate applied by the constructor.
Art. 5.17.3.4.
Before the installation of the fixed container it must be checked that the container and/or the
foundations meet the conditions of these regulations.
After installation, but before the bringing into use of the container, it must be checked whether
the container, the ducts and the accessories, the overfilling warning or safety system, the bund
and the firefighting resources, and where appropriate, the leak detection system and the provisions
for vapour recovery comply with the conditions of these regulations.
The specified controls must be carried out under the supervision of an environmental expert
accredited in the discipline containers for gases or hazardous substances or an authorised expert
for the storage of P3 and/or P4 products intended for the heating of buildings, or an accredited
technician.
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