PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section sixty-one of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, two thousand six, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Installations) Regulations, twenty twenty, namely: -
One. Short title and commencement:
One. Short title and commencement:
(One) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Installations) Amendment Regulations, twenty twenty-two.
(Two) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette.
Two. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Installations) Regulations, twenty twenty, -
(i) in regulation two, after sub-clause (m), the following shall be inserted: -
"(ma) "Fire station" means building/ housing facilities for parking fire tenders and keeping in readiness other fire-fighting equipment for meeting plant emergencies, fire control room with required communication facilities/mimic panel.
(ii) in regulation three, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"Definitions, layout, design, standard operating procedures, maintenance, inspection, competence assurance, fire protection, safety management plan and vehicle management system of Petroleum Installations shall be in accordance with the requirements of these regulations. These regulations will apply to petroleum installations with aggregate above ground storage capacity equal to or more than one thousand kiloliters."
(iii) in regulation four, for sub regulation (two), the following clause shall be substituted: -
"(Two) These regulations cover safety in design, material and equipment, piping system components and fabrication, installation and testing, commissioning, corrosion control, operation and maintenance and safety of Petroleum Installations including Aviation Fueling Station and Lube manufacturing and filling plants."
(iv) The regulation six shall be substituted, namely: -
"(One) The technical standards and specifications including safety standards (hereinafter referred to as standards) for Petroleum Installations including Aviation Fueling Station or Aviation Service Facilities and Lube manufacturing and filling plants are specified in Schedule-One which are as under -
(a) Part A to Part One which covers layout, design, standard operating procedures, maintenance, inspection, competence assurance, fire protection, safety management plan and vehicle management system.
(b) Part Ten for Aviation Fueling Station or Aviation Service Facilities which covers layout design, design considerations, safe operating practices in storage and handling of bulk aviation fuels, fire protection facilities and vehicle management system.
(c) Part Eleven for Lube manufacturing and filling plants which covers lube plant layout design, design considerations, safe operating/ handling practices in lube plant operations, fire protection facilities, maintenance and inspection of equipment, and vehicle management system."
(v) in regulation eight, for sub regulation (two), the words "or termination of authorization" shall be deleted. (vi) in Schedule-One:
(a) in Clause one point two point one, for sub-clause (three), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(Three) In case, it is unavoidable to comply with inter distance requirements for control room from Product tanks / Tank Lorry Filling / Tank Wagon gantry / Unloading area / other hazardous equipment, then, the control room shall be made blast resistant;"
(b) in Clause one point two point one, for sub-clause (four), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(Four) The control room for Pipeline Tap off Point (if applicable) at the same location of the same company, shall be in the same building where the Control room for Depot or installation is located. Provided this clause is not applicable for existing locations with separate control rooms having facility for real time exchange of signal and data sharing."
(c) in Clause one point two point two point one, for sub clause (three) (iv), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(iv) Dyke enclosure (entire area of the dyke) shall have impervious layer of suitable material such as EPDM liner or polyethylene sheet to prevent the ground water contamination in addition to brick or stone pitching PCC and other similar materials. For existing facilities, imperviousness should be ensured using a suitable technology;"
(d) in Clause one point two point two point five -
(ca) for sub clause (three), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“(Three) There shall be a pathway along the inside perimeter of the boundary wall for security patrolling. Security watch tower (if provided) shall have clear access;"
(cb) after sub-clause (seven)(iv), the following shall be inserted, namely: -
“(v) For existing locations, wherever the parking area is inadequate due to space constraint, remote parking for empty Tank Trucks should be provided at designated place. In case remote parking for empty Tank Trucks are not feasible due to space constraint, proper monitoring of vehicle parking / movement shall be ensured in liaison with local administration. Such remote parking for empty Tank Trucks shall be covered under ERDMP of the installation."
(e) in Clause one point two point two point seven, for TABLE-One, the following note shall be inserted below the table, namely: -
"Distance of product pump house (loading/unloading) from utilities and electrical sub-station shall be thirty meters."
(f) in Clause two point six, sub-clause (one), after the words "sparking material) and", the words "should be" shall be inserted.
(g) in Clause two point nine point two, for sub-clause (two), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“(Two) No vehicle shall be loaded at a rate exceeding (volumetric flow rate corresponding to linear velocity one meter per second at the delivery (at the least diameter fitting) and of the filling pipe until the filling pipe is completely submerged in petroleum and thereafter the loading rate should be gradually increased but it shall at no point of time exceed six meters per second at the delivery end of the filling pipe. Further, adequate measures should be taken to avoid accumulation of static charge in case of loading low sulphur or low conductivity petroleum products;"
(h) in Clause two point nine point two, for sub-clause (fourteen), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(Fourteen) Tank Truck loading gantries shall be provided with safety harness to protect the operating crew against fall from height. Integrity check of anchoring point with gantry should be conducted prior to installation of harness and at periodical intervals."
(i) in Clause two point nine point two, for sub-clause (fifteen), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(Fifteen) Loading ladders to have hand railings and shall be light in construction. Neoprene packing shall be provided at the bottom rest to avoid spark generation due to impact;"
(j) in Clause two point nine point two, for sub-clause (twenty-six), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(Twenty-six) For placement, brake van or dummy wagons shall be used. Separate segregation gate shall be provided at terminating point and area between boundary wall and segregation gate shall be outside the Hazardous area;"
(k) in Clause two point thirteen, for the table in sub clause (ten), the following table shall be substituted, namely:
(l) in Clause three point one, for sub-clause (seven), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“(Seven) All operations shall be carried out under supervision of designated personnel. Periodic training and refresher needs should be given to such personnel;"
(m) in Clause three point one, sub-clause nine, after the words "or manholes)" and before the words "shall be", the words "or work at height or any non-routine activity" shall be inserted.
(n) in Clause three point two, for sub-clause thirty-six, the word "clear" shall be substituted by the word "clean".
(o) in Clause three point three point two, for sub-clause seven, the word "moment" shall be substituted by the word "movement".
(p) for Clause three point six, in the para heading "Ethanol Handling:", after the words beginning with "In case ethanol ... " and ending with " ... Motor Gasoline", the following shall be inserted, namely: -
"Adequate flame or heat detection mechanism shall be provided for detection of ethanol fires as ethanol burns with a flame which is not clearly visible in bright sun light. Alcohol Resistant foam shall be provided to fight ethanol fires. For fighting other fires including ethanol Blended MS, Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) can be used."
(q) in Clause three point six point one, after sub-clause fifteen, the following shall be inserted, namely: sixty-six sixteen Ethanol should be stored either in underground tanks or semi-buried tanks or above ground tanks. Above ground tanks for ethanol storage shall be of Internal Floating Roof Type or Cone Roof type. External Floating Roof tank or Internal Floating Roof tank with window opening on the shell shall not be used for ethanol storage.
seventeen The bulk storage tanks for Ethanol service are exposed to severe steel corrosion. Therefore, these steel tanks face internal corrosion due to service medium as well as vapour. Adequate corrosion protection measures should be taken for ethanol service tanks.
eighteen Fire fighting on fires related to Ethanol -
(i) For spill of Ethanol at TLF gantry or during unloading of Ethanol TT alcohol resistant foam cover to be immediately spread over the spilled contents using portable Medium Expansion Foam Generator (MEFG) or appropriate equipment.
(ii) For leak of Ethanol from gaskets in Pump House or in Tank farm, alcohol resistant foam cover to be immediately spread over the spilled contents using portable MEFG or appropriate equipments.
(iii) If in Tank Farm, common HVLR is used for tanks storing MS, Ethanol, or Ethanol Blended MS, then, appropriate SOP for use of such HVLR for different fires shall be prepared, displayed and practiced in mock drills.
(iv) Minimum two MEFG for each tank inside dyke area storing Ethanol or Ethanol Blended MS shall be provided. Separate Alcohol Resistant Foam feeding arrangement shall be made for such MEFGs. Appropriate SOP shall be prepared and displayed near the operating area.
(v) Hydro Carbon Detection system as applicable for Ethanol shall be provided at all possible places of leak including isolation valve inside dyke and at sump near dyke drain valve.
(vi) Foam pourer system as provided in Internal Floating Roof Vertical Tank (IFRVT) or in Cone Roof Vertical Tank (CRVT) for Ethanol service shall have dedicated provision for Alcohol Resistant Foam for fire-fighting.
(vii) Inspection frequency: Internal inspection of ethanol tanks shall be done once in five years; External inspection shall be done visually six monthly and Ultrasonic Thickness testing shall be done once in three years."
(r) in Clause five point three point two point five, for sub-clause one, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(one) Foam compound should be stored as explained in IS-four thousand eight hundred eighty-nine or equivalent standard. Type of foam compound to be used can be protein, fluro-protein or AFFF. Alcohol Resistant Foam shall be used for handling methanol or ethanol fires. Minimum one thousand litres of Alcohol Resistant Foam compound shall be maintained at the installation to handle methanol or ethanol fire."
(s) in Clause five point eight point three, for sub-clause three, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(three) Inspection and Testing:"
The system shall be checked during mock drill conducted with full system shut down once in six months and records shall be maintained."
(t) in regulation ten point one point one, the sub-clause two shall be deleted.
(u) in Clause ten point three, for sub-clause seven, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(seven) The tank truck or the loading arm meant for filling the tankers shall have overfill protection system (compatible with loading rack facilities);"
(v) in Clause ten point three, for sub-clause twelve, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(twelve) In case of Dangerous Goods, Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) shall be fitted with at least one number of minimum nine kilogram Dry Powder fire extinguisher on side of tank and one kilogram CO2 Fire extinguisher in Tank Truck cabin."
(w) in Clause eleven point twelve, after the words, "written system", the words "online or offline" shall be inserted.
(vii) in Schedule-one, after Part-one, the following shall be inserted, namely: -