Aboveground flammable liquid storage tanks and UL 142

Almost all of the recognized codes and standards related to the storage of flammable liquids will reference an Underwriters’ Laboratories construction standard, No. 142, Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Those recognized codes and standards include OSHA’s 1910.106, Flammable liquids and the International Fire Code (IFC). The IFC does not directly reference UL 142, but it does state that “the design, fabrication, and construction of tanks shall comply with NFPA 30” and NFPA 30 states:

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