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DRAFT GUIDELINE ON DOMESTIC GAS PIPING SYSTEM

Safety distances shall be measured horizontally and radially from the container shells to the
specified feature (e.g. an adjacent storage container, building, and property boundary)
except that where deflection or radiation walls are used, the distance shall be measured in a
horizontal line around such walls.

The safety distance requirements for various types of tank installations are spelt out in detail
in MS 830. A 4-hour fire-rated deflection walls of 2 meters height may be installed to reduce
safety distance between storage vessel and buildings.

The safety distance requirements for aboveground and underground/mounded tank
installations at consumer’s premises as stipulated in MS 830 are included as follows:

B oundary fence 2 metres high Boundary fence 2 metres high Bund wall
B und wall
B Boundary fence Class I, Boundary fence
II or III
C lass I, flammable &
II or III combustible
flammable & liquids
combustible
liquids Class I,
II or III
flammable &
D combustible C D
C liquids (under- C
ground)
D
C
P
Q
C lass I, B diameter D2 LP Gas horizontal A B
II or III
B flamm able & A diameter D2 LP Gas horizontal Building diameter D2 LP Gas horizontal
combustible H G
liquids
Building G
Direct-fired
vaporizer
Q (Note 13)
H
B
Boundary fence,
G Q Q sidewalk, street or road
H
P + Q > B D irect-fired
vaporizer D eflection wall
(Note 13)
H P B P Water capacity of Minimum safety distance, (m)
individual container, (k
Boundary fence, l) A B C D G H
side w alk, streest or road
W ater capacity of Minimum safety distance, (m)
individual container, Up to 135 1.5 3 3 6 10 See 4.3.3.3 (d)
(k l) A B C D G H
Up to 0.5 None None 3 6 10
Over 0.5 to2.5 1 4.5 3 6 10
Over 2.5 to 10 1 7.5 3 6 10
Over 10 to 135 D1 + D2 1.5 3 6 10
4 SAFETY DISTANCE OF UNDERGROUND /
MOUNDED BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS
SAFETY DISTANCE OF ABOVEGROUND (Underground and mounded tank installations offer
BULK STORAGE CONTAINER more protection against surrounding fires)

Site topography

To avoid accumulation of liquid or vapour beneath or in the immediate vicinity of a container,
the container shall not be situated in or vertically above a depression on the site, nor should
the area under or around the container be filled with aggregate with a high percentage of
voids. It should be located far away from underground and deep open drains to prevent
leaking LPG vapour from accumulating and flowing to sources of ignitions.

Security and damage protection

The storage facilities installed at site must be adequately protected against tampering by
unauthorised persons. This is usually achieved by providing security fencing of the facilities.

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