§ 1244. Regulations
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: December 11, 2023
Effective: December 11, 2023
35 P.S. § 1244
§ 1244. Regulations
(1) The department may promulgate regulations governing the possession, use, storage and sale of combustible liquids or flammable liquids. Regulations under this paragraph must be based upon generally accepted national or international standards, except that regulations providing for emergency controls, including switches, shall be based upon subsection (c.1).
(2) To provide standards for the storage and dispensing of compressed natural gas as a vehicular fuel in fleet and public dispensing operations, the department shall promulgate regulations which adopt the National Fire Protection Association Standard for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicular Fuel systems (NFPA 52), excluding provisions on engine fuel systems.
(1) Fuel-dispensing systems shall be provided with one or more clearly identified emergency shut-off devices or electrical disconnects. Such devices or disconnects shall be installed in approved locations not less than 20 feet nor more than 100 feet from the fuel-dispensing devices that they serve. The farthest fuel-dispensing device shall be no more than 350 feet from the master control emergency shut-off device. Emergency shut-off devices or electrical disconnects shall disconnect power to:
(6) Each fuel-dispensing device shall be in clear view of the attendant at all times. The dispensing of fuel at each fuel-dispensing device shall be in clear view of the attendant, and no obstacle shall be permitted between the dispensing operation and the attendant so as to obstruct the view of the attendant.
(2) As used in this subsection, a “self-service motor fuel-dispensing facility” shall mean that portion of a property where liquids used as motor fuels are stored and dispensed from fixed, approved dispensing equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles by persons other than the facility attendant and shall also include, where provided, facilities for the sale of other retail products.
(1) Ensure the dispensing of Class I liquids into portable containers as provided for in section (7)(c).1
(h) Applicability.--Subsections (c.1), (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall apply to any new modification, construction or installation of fuel-dispensing systems and their components that dispense fuel. Existing attended motor fuel-dispensing facilities are not required to install additional emergency shut-off devices or electrical disconnects, provided that the primary emergency shut-off switch is not more than 15 feet from the principal control location of the attendant and not more than 125 feet from the farthest motor fuel-dispensing device. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to tank storage systems, piping systems and electrical installations. Subsections (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall apply to all existing attended motor fuel-dispensing facilities.
Credits
1998, Feb. 11, P.L. 58, No. 15, § 4, effective in 60 days. Amended 2000, Oct. 18, P.L. 574, No. 74, § 2, effective in 60 days; 2012, Oct. 8, P.L. 1188, No. 144, § 1, imd. effective; 2023, Oct. 11, P.L. 58, No. 12, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 11, 2023].
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 1247.
35 P.S. § 1244, PA ST 35 P.S. § 1244
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document |