WAC 296-863-30030
Service liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
fueled PITs safely.
You must:
• Handle and store liquefied petroleum gas fuel according
to the National Fire Protection Association Storage and
Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (NFPA No. 58-1998).
• Shut down the engine while fueling.
• Fuel PITs equipped with permanently mounted fuel
containers outdoors.
• Make sure filling fuel containers from industrial bulk
storage containers is done at least:
– Ten feet from the nearest masonry-walled building.
– Twenty-five feet from the nearest building or other
construction.
– Twenty-five feet from any building opening.
• Make sure PITs are stored or serviced inside garages
only when:
– There are no leaks in the fuel system;
AND
– The fuel tanks are not filled beyond the maximum
filling density specified in WAC 296-24-47505 (12)(a), Storage
and handling of liquefied petroleum gases.
Reference:
See chapter 296-24 WAC, Part F-1, for LPG charging equipment requirements and maximum filling density and LPG service
stations.