2015-05-26 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       26 MAY 2015




    61.   The portion of the vent pipes located below ground for the underground tanks must:
          a.    be located not less than 300mm below ground level
          b.    be surrounded by clean washed sand
          c.    be suitably protected if the area is subject to vehicular traffic
          d.    be designed and installed to provide flexibility to accommodate settlement
          e.    fall consistently back to the tank at a slope not less than 1 in 100
          f.    be of a size in compliance with AS 1940.
    62.   The vent pipes for the underground tanks must terminate in an approved vertical or
          horizontal discharging vent cap not less than:
          a.    2 metres above the roof line
          b.    4 metres above the level of the ground covering the tanks
          c.    4 metres laterally from any opening into a building (e.g. window, door,
                ventilator, air-conditioner, mechanical vent intake, etc).
    63.   The discharge end of a vent must be protected from the ingress of foreign material
          with a protective mesh or fitting and must discharge upwards.
    64.   The free standing vent pipes must be protected from damage during normal
          operations.
    65.   The pressure-vacuum vent must not be fitted to an underground tank. A free vent in
          accordance with AS 1940 must be fitted.
    66.   The UPSS must not be commissioned until a suitably qualified and experienced
          person provides council with a written certification that the installation complies with
          the previously certified design.
    67.   Following installation of the UPSS, an equipment integrity test must be carried out in
          accordance with the directions of a suitably qualified and experienced person, and a
          copy of the test certificate is provided to Council prior to use of equipment.
          Operational
    68.   A Safety Management Plan must be developed and implemented for the operation
          and maintenance of the UPSS that includes both tanks and piping. The plan must
          include systems and procedures for preventing and monitoring for spills and leaks,
          and the appropriate response plan to these events. The management system must
          incorporate the following components:
          a.    objectives and targets to comply with all relevant legislation
          b.    hazard identification and risk assessment
          c.    details of the UPSS design and installation details (tank sizes, contents,
                location of all relevant infrastructure)
          d.    list of industry standards complied with for the design, installation and operation
                of the system
          e.    plans of the system and site
          f.    leak prevention measures
          g.    loss monitoring procedures
          h.    system maintenance procedures
          i.    emergency spillage response plan

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