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Health and Safety: Guidance Booklets 176 Storage of flammable liquids in tanks. 2nd edition
Publication Year
2015
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Relevant to above and below ground fixed bulk storage tanks; assists with assessing risks when using flammable liquids and deciding upon methods to control them. This document applies to premises which store flammable liquids using individual tanks or groups of tanks and also to portable or skid-mounted vessels which exceed 1000 litres in capacity. Provides information relating to installation used for storing flammable liquids in fixed and transportable tanks which operate at or near atmospheric pressure.
Document History
Supersedes 1998 version. HSG176 (Second edition) Published 2015 - produced September 2015. This document supplements advice contained in L 138.
Publisher Information
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