This standard sets out requirements for the design, construction and operation of installations for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids in locations that are generally industrial, commercial or rural in nature. This standard does not apply to the following:
(a) Shipboard installations.
(b) Fuel tanks on any mobile vehicle or equipment.
(c) Any plant or equipment in which liquid is processed, together with any vessels which form an integral part of the processing equipment.
(d) Potable liquids.
(e) Bitumen and its mixtures prepared for road-making.
(f) Flammable liquids stored under pressure (e.g. N2 blanketed tank).
(g) Liquids which are normally unstable and readily undergo violent chemical changes at elevated temperature and pressure and readily undergo violent chemical changes with rapid release of energy at normal temperature and pressure.
(h) Liquefied gases that are maintained in the liquid phase for storage by means of pressure or refrigeration.
CP 40-1987 history
1987CP 40-1987 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR The Storage Of Flammable And Combustible Liquids