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Petroleum Storage Tanks
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- DVD (VHS avail.)
Explains different types of tanks and typical fire protection features, procedures for fires, leaks and spills, firefighting with foam.
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"Petroleum Storage Tanks" provides information 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. Four basic types of tanks are studied, including cone roof tanks, open floating roof tanks, covered floating roof tanks, and horizontal tanks. Safety features examined include secondary containment systems, instrumentation, spill and overflow protection, foam systems, and fire protection features. The importance of pre-incident planning is stressed, with specific information-gathering tasks recommended. For emergency situations, the program covers incident command and size-up issues. Offensive, defensive and non-intervention strategies are discussed. The safety of the responders is stressed as top priority. There is in-depth coverage of the use of foam, including foam blankets, foam concentrates, application rates, and duration of application. Other topics covered include water supply, controlling run-off, protecting exposures, and the special problems of open top floating roof fires and boilovers. Included with the package is Storage Tank Emergencies, a guidebook written by Hildebrand and Noll. This book is designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for emergency response personnel to safely and effectively manage a storage tank emergency.
Container Emergencies is a series designed to help emergency responders deal with accidents involving different types of containers. Program One, "Intermodal Containers," covers tank and box intermodal containers. Program three, “Cylinders,” discusses safety issues involving compressed gas cylinders.
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