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1. Storage containers for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shall be
designed, fabricated, tested and marked or stamped in accordance
with the applicable Philippine National Standards (PNS) and/or U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, or ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, “Rules for the Construction of Unfired
Pressure Vessels”, or API-ASME Code for Unfired Vessels for Petroleum
Liquids and Gases for bulk, stationary and portable containers.
2. No person shall install or maintain any LPG container, or operate any
tank vehicle used for the transportation of LPG without a permit from
the Department of Energy (DOE) and other concerned government
agencies.
3. For the installation of portable LPG containers exceeding four hundred
fifty four liters (454 ℓ) water capacity but not more than four thousand
five hundred forty liters (4,540 ℓ) water capacity, the installer shall
secure a Fire Safety Clearance from the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction. In case of a single container or the aggregate of
interconnected containers exceeding four thousand five hundred forty
liters (4,540 ℓ) water capacity, the installer shall submit plans to the
same BFP Official concerned.
4. No person shall install or maintain an LPG container with a capacity of
four thousand five hundred forty liters (4,540 ℓ) or less, within seven and
a half meters (7.5 m) of any open flame device outside of buildings,
nor shall any person install or maintain any such container with a
capacity in excess of four thousand five hundred forty liters (4,540 ℓ)
within fifteen meters (15 m) of any such open flame device.
5. Installers shall maintain a record of all installations including those for
which permits are not required by para “A” 3 above, but not including
the installation of gas burning appliances and the replacement of
portable cylinders and have it available for inspection by the
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction.
6. In heavily populated or congested commercial areas, the aggregate
capacity of LPG shall not exceed eight thousand liters (8,000 ℓ) water
capacity except that in particular installations, this capacity limit may
be altered at the discretion of the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having
jurisdiction, after consideration of special features such as proximity to
building, capacity of proposed tanks, degree of private fire protection
to be provided, facilities of the Local BFP Office, and provisions of local
zoning ordinances.
7. Multiple container installation with a total storage of more than six
hundred eighty thousand liters (680,000 ℓ) water capacity or
approximately five hundred sixty seven thousand liters (567,000 ℓ) LPG
capacity, shall be subdivided into groups of six hundred eighty
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