| 1. Simplified Operations and Maintenance
Procedure Template. The operating and maintenance procedures
for bulk plant sites with tanks 2000 gallons water capacity
or smaller and for vapor service only can be simplified.
You may download
a template for these sites only. This template may
not be used for any site having a tank larger than 2000
gallons or having any liquid service piping. |
| 2. Requalification
Policy: The 2001 and 2004 Editions of NFPA 58 require
that a DOT propane cylinder may not be refilled unless
it is in its qualification date. Large stationary cylinders
had a delayed implementation date for compliance. This
is the policy on how we will conduct inspections on large
stationary cylinders. You will need Acrobat Reader to
read this file. Download
the Acrobat Reader |
3. Sample
Notification of Assumption of Consumer Propane Service
form: This is a sample form you may use to notify
the existing propane company that you intend to assume
the service for one of their customers. You may also use
it to develope a form specific to your company (letterhead,
etc.). All of the information shown in the first four
sections must be on a company-specific from. A
written notification is required effective January
1, 2003. See LP-Gas
Regulations, section 02 NCAC 38 .0705.
There is also a way to notify the Standards Division when
you want to complain about another company failing to
provide the required notice before disconnecting. Submit
a Complaint
Form by downloading it and sending it to this office.
Instructions are on the form. Or you can submit a Complaint
Form online. |
| 4. Electric
Meters - Are they a source of ignition? |
| 5. Submit
Seal Break Report: You can now submit break reports
online. If you have broken a seal on a propane meter (truck
or dispenser) you must inform this office. Click on the
paragraph heading and you will be taken to a form to complete
that will be automatically sent to us. If you have not
received a confirmation of receipt of the report in a
week, please resend it. |
| 6. Revised protection
from vehicle impact guidelines have been formulated
and made available. These explain the minimum requirements
for protecting all containers from impact. You will need
Acrobat Reader to read this file. Download
the Acrobat Reader |
| 7. Considerations for anchoring
of propane tanks in flood-prone areas. |
8. Failure of backflow check valves in bulk
storage plants:
Inspectors are still finding failures of these valves.
Many of the valves have been repaired or replaced. |
| 9. Cylinder
Exchange Cabinets Lists some concerns for the proper
setting of cylinder exchange cabinets. (Newly updated!) |
| 10. Submittal
Requirements for LP-Gas Bulk Storage Facilities You
must follow these instructions before setting a bulk storage
tank. |
| 11. New or enlarged bulk propane sites
must have either a fire safety analysis, as described
in NFPA 58, the LP-Gas Code, or do the alternative
to the fire safety analysis as recently approved by
the Board of Agriculture. Contact the NFPA,
the NCPGA,
or the NPGA for guidelines
on conducting this analysis. A fire safety analysis must
be performed by a professional engineer (PE) licensed
in North Carolina. A list of PEs willing to be contacted
about performing this analysis is available upon
request. The alternative to the fire safety analysis
is a meeting betwen the facility owner and local fire
officials and does not require input by a PE. Click here
for guidelines
for the alternative. Click here for a sample
format for the documentation. |
| 12. Listing
of magazine articles. Articles written by the NCDA&CS
Standards Division appearing in the magazine for the North
Carolina Propane Gas Association since November 1994.
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13. The General Statutes of North Carolina concerning
Liquefied Petroleum Gases are found within Chapter 119,
Gasoline and Oil Inspection and Regulation. LP-Gas laws
are in Sections 119-54 through 119-61. Click here (LP-Gas
Law) and scroll down to the desired section. NOTE:
The link takes you to a listing of the laws that can
be up to six months behind in updating. Click here (Updates)
to take you to the most recent changes.
Please note that the LP-Gas Law was revised in the
2009 General Assembly session. It may be a while before
the new text appears in the above link, so a link to
the 2009
bill showing the revised text is included here.
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| 14. The Regulations of North Carolina concerning
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LP-Gas
Regulations) |
| 15. North Carolina's interpretation of what
constitutes the term "important
building," as used in the LP-Gas Code. |