BVT-Merkblatt zu Abwasser- und Abgasbehandlung

Art. 5.17.3.15
Annexes
§ 1. The operator of a tank farm will keep a file at appropriate places at the establishment for
the authorised fire brigade, with at least the following information:
1. a map of the tank farm and the access roads
2. a description of the firefighting resources with their indication on a map
3. a description of the stored products with the main physical and chemical properties (danger
cards) with the specification of the listing of EC directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 or
88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988, of the UN number and of the ADR code
4. the water content capacity of the containers
5. the composition of any establishment's own fire service.
Any other equivalent manner of providing information is allowed, providing the consent of the
supervisory official and of the authorised fire brigade has been given.
Art. 5.17.3.16
§ 1. At least every 3 years, without the period between two consecutive examinations being
able to exceed 40 months, the installations must be subjected to a limited inspection.
This inspection comprises, if relevant:
1. perusal of the previous report or certificate
2. the checking of the good state of the overfilling protection
3. an inspection for visible or organoleptically observable pollution of the surface outside the
container according to the provisions of appendix 5.17.4
4. the inspection of the general state of the installation, comprising:
a) the tracing of leaks and indications of leaks
b) the inspection of the state of the plating, the connections and the butts of the container
c) the inspection of the state of accessories such as: valves, temperature, pressure and level
measurement devices and earthing
d) the inspection of the pressure safety and alarm appliances
e) the inspection of the state of the outer cladding, the paintwork and/or the insulation
f) the inspection of the foundations and/or supporting blocks regarding stability and drainage
g) the inspection of the bund for content, sealing, pollution, measuring wells
h) the inspection of the state of the ducts and the accessories inside the bund.
also for vertical containers:
a) where appropriate, a non-destructive inspection must be conducted on the cladding and the
roof plating of the containers to determine the plate thickness and any corrosion, both internal
and external
b) at the request of the environmental expert or the authorised expert, any settling will be determined
by measuring the height at a number of points spread evenly over the periphery of
the bottom edge.
§ 2. At least every 20 years the installations must be subjected to a general inspection. Prior to
this inspection the container must be internally cleaned.
This inspection comprises:
1. the limited inspection, as referred to in § 1
2. the inspection of the state of the inner wall
3. for vertical containers the inspection also includes:
a) the inspection of the state of the framework and the internal accessories such as valves,
heating coils, roof and groundwater drains and seals in the floating roofs
b) the inspection of the bottom plates for the tracing of internal and external corrosion
c) the inspection of bottom deformation and the possible measuring of the profile
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