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iii. Existing service stations with dispensing areas located below
street level may be permitted, provided that an approved
automatic sprinkler system is installed and the provision of
paragraph e sub-para i above shall be complied.
f.
Safety Precaution
i.
The engine of all vehicles being fueled shall be shut-off during
fueling or re-fueling.
ii. Smoking, use of electronic devices and open flames are strictly
prohibited in areas where flammable or combustible liquids are
dispensed.
iii. Signs of the above prohibitions shall be posted within the
premises of the service station. A warning sign shall be
conspicuously posted in the dispensing area indicating that it is
unlawful and dangerous to dispense gasoline into unapproved
containers.
iv. All vendors using open flames are also prohibited within the
premises.
v. Necessary repairs of the service station involving hotworks shall
comply with the applicable provisions of Division 17 of this IRR.
6. Marine Service Stations
a. Marine service stations shall not be located at bulk plants unless
separated by a fence or similar barriers from the area in which bulk
operations are conducted.
b. Piers, wharves and floats where flammable or combustible liquid
dispensers are located shall be of fire-resistive construction and
impervious to spills of such liquids and oils within the immediate
area of the dispenser.
c. Flammable and combustible liquids may be stored in approved
portable containers within marine service station buildings. Storage
of Class I liquids in approved closed portable containers shall not
exceed thirty-eight liters (38 ℓ) aggregate capacity except within
rooms or buildings approved for such storage or which meet the
requirements of ventilation.
d. Class II or III liquids may be stored and dispensed inside marine
service station buildings from approved containers of not more
than four hundred fifty five liters (455 ℓ) capacity, provided that;
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