Fire Prevention
To prevent fires offshore, the American Petroleum Institute API RP 14G, Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production Platforms, should be used as a reference.
Hands-On Fire
Extinguisher Training
Storing and Transferring Flammable Liquids
Use the following recommendations in the Fire Prevention Program:
- Storage cabinets should be designed and constructed to limit internal temperatures to no more than 325ºF with a maximum capacity less than 60 gallons of Class I and Class II liquids.
- Place approved fire extinguishers within 10 feet from the door opening of rooms storing more than 60 gallons of flammable liquids. The maximum travel distance from any point on the platform deck area having a potential for fire to an extinguisher should not exceed 50 ft (15.2 m).
- Store containers with flammable liquids away from the work area, traffic areas, and any source of ignition. Portable flammable containers should be of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Listed or Factory Mutual (FM) approved, or equivalent.
- When flammable liquids are being transferred from one container to another, each container must be electrically interconnected (bonded).
- Do not make an opening in a firewall that may affect its integrity without formal approval from an authorized company representative.
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6-1. What must be done when flammable liquids are being transferred from one container to another?
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