"Petroleum Storage Tanks" is a safety training
video for emergency responders and industry
personnel who work with or who may respond to
emergencies involving petroleum storage tanks. The
program examines above-ground, low pressure storage
tanks for flammable and combustible liquids,
showing tank features and explaining how accidents
commonly happen.
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Studies cone roof tanks, open floating roof tanks,
covered floating roof tanks,
and horizontal tanks
• Examines safety features, including secondary containment systems, instrumentation, spill and overflow protection, foam systems, and fire protection features.
• Stresses the importance of pre-incident planning
• For emergency situations the program covers offensive, defensive and non-intervention strategies
• Incident command
• Foam blankets, foam concentrates, and foam application
• Water and controlling run-off
• Protecting exposures
• Issues with open top floating roof fires and boilovers
and horizontal tanks
• Examines safety features, including secondary containment systems, instrumentation, spill and overflow protection, foam systems, and fire protection features.
• Stresses the importance of pre-incident planning
• For emergency situations the program covers offensive, defensive and non-intervention strategies
• Incident command
• Foam blankets, foam concentrates, and foam application
• Water and controlling run-off
• Protecting exposures
• Issues with open top floating roof fires and boilovers
