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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting — Part 9: Vent Sizes

In many instances, emergency venting is provided through pressure relieving devices such as weighted cover style emergency vents, loose manhole covers, rupture or burst disks, remote-actuated relief devices, or other pressure relieving equipment that may be used in place of pressure relieving tank designs. Although less recognized, in legacy installations the weak roof-to-shell seam construction…...

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting — Part 8: Venting for Pressure Tanks

Flammable liquid storage tanks that operate at gauge pressures above 1 psig (6.9 kPa) are considered either low pressure or pressure vessels. (See Coffee Break Training FP-2013-1 for a definition.) In those cases where liquids are stored above ambient pressure, additional attention must be paid to the emergency venting requirements.  The vent designer has three…...

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 7: Interpolated Value Tank Venting Requirements

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 6: Wetted Area and Vent Capacity

Where atmospheric, aboveground flammable and combustible liquid storage tanks rely solely on pressure-relieving devices for emergency venting, the vent capacity is based on the tank’s wetted area. (See Coffee Break Training FP-2013-4 for an explanation of wetted area.) The combined air flow capacity of the normal and emergency vents is measured in cubic feet per…...

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Hazards of using torch to cut open drum (Video)

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 5: Calculating Wetted Area

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Things you may not know about flammable storage cabinets

To change things up a bit, let’s take a test to see just how well we understand the inner workings and limitations of flammable storage cabinets.   TRUE or FALSE- Glass containers should NOT be used to store flammable liquids inside flammable storage cabinets. How many latch points must be on each door on a…...

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Spark proof tools- OSHA or NFPA required?

How many of you work at a facility that requires “spark proof” tools in hazardous locations? Is this done as a “Best Practice” within the company or is this thought to be an OSHA and/or NFPA requirement? Well, the answer may surprise you…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership...

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 4: Wetted Area

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 3: Venting Requirements

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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting — Part 2: Tank Shapes

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