Section 6 in Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for LPG Storage, Handling and Bottling Facilities) Regulations, 2019
6. The standard.
(1)Technical standards and specifications including safety standards (hereinafter in these regulations referred to as standards) for LPG Storage, Handling and Bottling Facilities are as specified in Schedule-I which cover layout, design, storage, LPG tank trucks, pipelines, bulk handling, operating procedures, bottling operations, maintenance, inspection, fire protection facilities, competence assurance, emergency management plan, gas monitoring system and safety management system.(2)The standards for capacity up-to 100 MT and maximum bottling of 20 MT per day on design, layout, storage, loading or unloading, operation LPG storage, handling and bottling are specified in Schedule - 2 and, Schedule - 2 also specifies the additional minimum safety requirements on design, layout, storage, loading or unloading, operation at LPG orinstallations having Bulk Storage, exceeding 100 MT but limited to 300 MT for aboveground storage and, also for 450 MT in mounded or in combination of aboveground and mounded storage of LPG with total bottling quantity not exceeding 50 MT per shift of 8 hours and for LPG Storage, Handling and Bottling Facilities exceeding either of the above limits, Schedule - 1 shall be applicable.(3)The standards for Refrigerated LPG Storage facilities are as specified in Schedule - 3 which covers the minimum safety requirements for Design, Layout, Operation, Maintenance and like other matters.(4)The standards for design, layout, operation and maintenance of Unlined underground Rock cavern storage for petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas are as specified in in Schedule - 4.
