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g. Fire Protection
i.
Appropriate communication means shall be available for
calling the Fire Department. Such means may consist of a
proprietary alarm system, a firefighters’ alarm box or telephone
not requiring a coin to operate. It must be within meters (30 m)
of the premises of a marine service station.
ii. Piers, wharves and floats at marine service stations shall be
equipped with wet standpipes connected to a reliable water
supply with piping not less than five centimeters (5 cm) in
diameter.
iii. Pipe fittings and joints shall be adequately treated to protect
metal from corrosion. A flexible connection may be permitted
between the dock or pier and any floating deck.
iv. Hose stations shall be equipped with a thirty-eight millimeter (38
mm) valve, at least twenty-two meters (22 m) of approved fire
hose, and a combination fog and straight streams shutoff type
nozzle.
Hose stations shall be so spaced as to provide
protection to any portion of docks, piers, wharves or floating
crafts. Hose shall be enclosed within a cabinet connected and
mounted on a reel or rack for instant use. Hose stations shall be
labeled "FIRE HOSE-EMERGENCY USE ONLY". All tests and valves
must meet the approval of the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction.
v. Fire extinguishers each having a rating of 20-B, C shall be
provided as follows: One (1) on each float and one (1) on the
pier or wharf within seven and a half meters (7.5 m) of the head
of the gangway to the float, except that where the office is
within seven and a half meters (7.5 m) of the gangway or is on
the float, an extinguisher at the head of the gangway need not
be provided.
7. Processing Plants
a. On storage and handling
The manner of storage, handling, dispensing and fire protection of
flammable or combustible liquids in Processing Plants shall comply
with the requirements and standards set forth under bulk and bulk
plants storage, and the requirements and standards on portable
storage. In addition, the following requirements shall also be
complied:
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