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.




[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 04-19-051, § 296-863-30030, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]