CHANGES IN NEW OISD-116, 2010
S.No. Clause as per old OISD-116, 2008
1 Clause:4.2.3
Automatic Actuated Rim seal
Protection System for Floating
Roof tanks:
Automatic Actuated rim seal fire extinguishing
system should be considered for floating roof
tank diameter of 60 meters and above for
class “A” products. The Automatic Actuated rim
seal fire extinguishing system may be based
on Foam Flooding or Clean Agent Flooding
mechanism. This is in addition to the
water spray and semi-fixed foam system on all
the floating roof tanks storing class A & B
products. Foam Flooding system: Selection
and design of foam based fire protection
system should be as defined in latest Standard
for Foam systems - NFPA-11& 11A.
Clean Agent Flooding system: Selection of
Clean Agent and system design for fire
protection should be in line with the “Standard
on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems –
NFPA 2001(Edition 2004) and the latest”. The
clean agent should also comply with the
requirements of the “Ozone Depletion
Substances Regulation & Control
Rules,2000,Ministry of Environment &
Forests, Government of India. Listed Clean
Agents like Trifluoroiodide and others can be
used as fire suppressant for floating roof rim
seal Fire Protection System. Listed Clean
Agents like Fluoroketone and others can be
used as fire suppressant in Control rooms and
Computer rooms.
2 Clause 4.2.5
Water Spray System in Process Unit
Clause as per old OISD-116, 2010
Clause: 4.2.3
Automatic Actuated Rim seal
Protection System for External
Floating roof tanks:
Automatic actuated rim seal fire detection
and extinguishing system shall be provided on
all existing as well as new external floating roof
tanks storing Class A petroleum. Only those
Rim seal protection systems, which use the
linear heat hollow metallic tube type detectors
with foam based extinguishing media, either for
existing/ new or for replacements of existing
detection system when due, shall be used.
These detection systems shall be certified by
any of the international certifying agencies like
UL, FM, VdS or LPC to ensure that those
systems are used which meet with highest
international standards of safety certification.
(Refer Explanatory Note for Implementation in
Annexure-IX). The minimum requirement for
design of the system is given in Annexure VII
This shall be in addition to the water spray and
semi-fixed foam system on all the floating roof
tanks storing class- A products.
Annexure- IX
i) The rim seal protection system shall
be implemented in all existing
installations progressively within 24
months for class A floating roof tanks
above 5000 KL capacity & balance
class A floating roof tanks
progressively in 36 months from the
date of issuance of the standard.
ii) Installation of rim seal system shall
be done for all new/upcoming
external floating roof tanks storing
Class A petroleum storage tanks with
immediate effect.
iii) The automatic actuated rim seal fire
detection & extinguishing system
already provided in existing tanks
shall be replaced with linear heat
hollow metallic tube type detectors
with foam based extinguishing media
whenever the existing system is due
for replacement or shall be replaced
within a period of 4 years from the
day of installation whichever is
earlier.
Clause 4.2.5
Water Spray System in Process Unit
 - Water spray rings for columns of
height more than 45 M should be
provided
3 Clause 4.2.7
Clean Agent ( Halon substitute) for
Control rooms
Selection of Clean Agent and design of Fire
protection system for process control rooms,
computer rooms and pressurised rooms should
follow the Standard on “Clean Agent
Extinguishing systems NFPA Standard 2001
(Edition 2004) including its safety guidelines
with respect to “Hazards to Personnel”,
electrical clearance and environmental factors
in line with environmental considerations of
Kyoto Protocol. Clean Agents like inert gas,
Fluoroketone can be used as fire suppressant
in Control rooms and Computer rooms.
4 Clause:5.2
FIREWATER FLOW RATE
- Fire water flow rate for supplementary
stream, shall be based on using 4
single hydrant outlets and 1 monitor
simultaneously. Capacity of each
hydrant outlet as 36 m3/hr and of each
monitor as 144 m3/hr may be
considered at a pressure of 7 kg/cm2g.
5 Clause: 5.7.2
Monitors
- Variable flow monitors may be installed
at critical locations.
6 Clause: 5.7.4
Mobile/Fixed High Volume Water/Foam
Monitors
Provision for fighting storage tank fire from
road side through mobile/fixed/variable flow
high volume long range monitors should be
considered at critical storage locations.
- Water spray rings for columns of
height more than 45 M shall be
provided
Clause 4.2.7
Clean Agent ( Halon substitute) for
Control rooms
Selection of Clean Agent and design of Fire
protection system for process control rooms,
computer rooms, SRR and pressurized rooms
shall follow the Standard on “Clean Agent
Extinguishing systems NFPA Standard 2001
(Edition 2008 and the latest) including its safety
guidelines with respect to “Hazards to
Personnel”, electrical clearance and
environmental factors in line with
environmental considerations of Kyoto &
Montreal Protocols and latest MoEF
regulations. Clean Agents like inert gas,
Fluoro-ketone can be used as fire suppressant
in Control rooms & SRR and Computer/Server
rooms. (For areas to be covered with clean
agent refer OISD STD 163).
Clause:5.2
FIREWATER FLOW RATE
- Fire water flow rate for based on using
4 single hydrant outlets and 1 HVLR
(1000GPM) simultaneously. Capacity
of each hydrant outlet as 36 m 3/hr and
of each monitor as 228 m3/hr shall be
considered at a pressure of 7 kg/cm 2g.
Clause: 5.7.2
Monitors
- Field adjustable variable flow monitors
shall be installed at critical locations.
These shall be UL/FM listed /
approved.
Clause: 5.7.4
Fixed Remote / Manual operated High
Volume Long Range Water cum Foam
Monitors
volume long range water cum foam monitors
(Capacity 1000 GPM & above) shall be
variable flow type with flow adjustable manually
in the field, with foam induction to monitor
being possible from minimum 60 m distance
from the monitor and shall be provided in
i) Tank farm area.
ii) Inaccessible areas such as
column, reactor, compressor
house etc in critical units like
CCRU, DHDS, HCU, Hydrogen,
FCCU, DCU, CDU etc
iii) Critical equipments at higher
locations (above 45 mtrs.)
The basic water cum foam monitors shall be

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UL/ FM listed / approved. The electrical or
hydraulic remote control mechanism shall be in
line with Hazardous Area Classification.
Following criteria shall be followed for
installation of variable flow foam-cum-water
monitors in tank farm area:
a) Remote/ manual operated variable flow
monitors shall be installed in such
ways that all the tanks in the
installation are within the horizontal
range of foam throw.
b) Number and capacity of monitor shall
be provided in such a way that foam
application rate from the monitors meet
requirement of foam application rate
(8.1 LPM/m2) for full surface tank fire
as per NFPA- 11
For determining the total foam solution
requirement, potential foam loss from wind and
other factors shall be considered.
Annexure-IX
i) Shall be provided progressively
within 24 months from the issuance
of the Standard for existing tank
farms.
ii) Installation of monitors for all
new/upcoming tanks shall be done
along-with commissioning of the
tanks.
New Clause Added
Clause:10.0
Modernization plan for firefighting
equipments:
Rapid intervention, Water Mist cum
Compressed air Foam Technology The
technology of water mist cum compressed air
foam system involves creation of water mist or
a mist combination of water and foam using
specialized nozzles. The mist droplets create
an enlarged surface area resulting in rapid
cooling due to absorption of heat. Mist droplets
turn to steam on contact with fire resulting in
blanketing effect, thereby cutting off oxygen &
extinguishing the fire very fast. This is achieved
by propelling mixture of water & foam using
compressed air. Water mist cum Compressed
air foam system is for low as well as high
pressure rating. The suitability of the system
shall be decided for the particular application
based on minimum recoil jerk, safety of the
user and refillability criteria. The system shall
be approved as per highest international
safety standard DIN EN3 or equivalent for
maximum fire rating. The water mist cum
compressed air foam system has advantage
over conventional fire fighting systems (DCP,
CO2) as it provides combined effect of cooling
& blanketing which results in efficient fire
fighting thereby helping control fire in the initial
stages. Mist also helps in blocking radiant heat
making it easier for the fire fighter to approach
the fire. In addition to the conventional fire
extinguishing systems such as foam, carbon-
dioxide and DCP, the Backpack/ Portable/
Trolley mounted (mobile) water mist cum
compressed air foam technology should be
used to fight fires at critical locations such as
hot pumps handling fluids above auto ignition
temperature, like column bottom pumps at
CDU, VDU, Coker, FCCU & HCU units, any
other high temperature column, exchangers
etc. Criteria to determine the quantity is given
in the following table.
 CHANGES IN NEW OISD-117, 2010
S.No. Clause as per old OISD-117, 2008
1 Claus:4.2.2
One single largest risk shall be considered for
providing facilities.
2 Clause: 4.2.12
Automatic actuated rim seal fire extinguishing
system may be provided based on foam or clean
agent flooding mechanism on floating roof tanks
having diameter larger than 60 m. This is in
addition to the fixed water spray system and
Fixed foam system or Semi-fixed foam system on
all floating roof tanks storing Class A & B
petroleum. Foam Flooding System : Selection
and design of foam based flooding system
should be as defined in latest “Standard for Foam
Systems : NFPA-11 & 11A”. Clean Agent
Flooding System : Selection and design of clean
agent based flooding system should be in line
with the “Standard on Clean Agent Fire
Extinguishing Systems - NFPA
2001(Latest Edition). The clean agent should
also comply with the requirements of “Ozone
Depletion Substances Regulation & Control
Rules - 2000, Ministry of Environment & Forests,
Government of India. Listed clean agents like
Trifluroiodide & others can be used as fire
suppressant for floating roof rim seal fire
protection System. Listed clean agents like
Fluroketone and others can be used as fire
suppressant in control room & computer rooms.
The clean agent based protection system
consists of an in-built fire detection, control and
actuation mechanism. If a rim seal fire occurs, its
heat causes one or more spray nozzles to
open and the extinguishing gas (clean agent) is
applied on the surface of fire and simultaneous
alarm is also sounded. Refer (Annexure-V) for a
typical system of automatic rim seal fire
protection using clean agent.
Clause as per old OISD-117, 2010
Clause:4.2.2
The fire water system shall be provided based
on two largest fire contingencies
simultaneously for all locations where total
tankage in the terminal is more than 30,000
KL.
Wherever water replenishment @ 50% is
available, single fire contingency shall be
considered for Fire water storage.
Clause: 4.2.12
Automatic actuated rim seal fire detection and
extinguishing system shall be provided on all
existing as well as new external floating roof
tanks storing Class petroleum. Only those Rim
seal protection systems, which use the linear
heat hollow metallic tube type detectors with
foam based extinguishing media, either for
existing/ new or for replacements of existing
detection system when due, shall be used.
These detection systems shall be certified by
any of the international certifying agencies like
UL, FM, VdS or LPC to ensure that those
systems are used which meet with highest
international standards of safety certification.
This is in addition to the fixed water spray
system and fixed foam system or Semi-fixed
foam system on all floating roof tanks storing
Class A & B petroleum.
Annexure VI:
i) The rim seal protection system
shall be implemented in all existing
installations progressively within 24
months for class A floating roof
tanks above 5000 KL capacity &
balance class A floating roof tanks
progressively in 36 months from
the date of issuance of the
standard.
ii) Installation of rim seal system shall
be done for all new/upcoming
external floating roof tanks storing
Class A petroleum storage tanks
with immediate effect.
iii) The automatic actuated rim seal
fire detection & extinguishing
system already provided in existing
tanks shall be replaced with linear
heat hollow metallic tube type
detectors with foam based
extinguishing media whenever the

3 Clean Agent (Halon substitute) based flooding
system may be considered for control rooms,
computer rooms and pressurized rooms in major
locations having automated pipeline
receipt/dispatch and/or TW/TT loading facilities.
4 New Clause Added in : 4.3.7
existing system is due for
replacement or shall be replaced
within a period of 4 years from the
day of installation whichever is
earlier.
Clause : 4.2.14
Clean Agent (Halon substitute) based
flooding system should be provided for control
rooms, computer rooms/ repeater station and
pressurized rooms in major locations having
automated pipeline receipt/dispatch and/or
TW/TT loading facilities.
For marketing terminals & Petroleum Depots, the
remote operated high volume long range water
cum foam monitors (Capacity 1000 GPM ) to fight
tank fires shall be provided which shall be of
variable flow 1000/750/500GPM (with flow
adjustable manually in the field). Foam induction
to the monitor shall be possible from minimum 60
m distance from the monitor. For Pipeline tank
farms & Central Tank Farms, Remote operated
high volume long range water cum foam monitors
(capacity 1000 GPM and above) to fight tank fires
shall be provided which shall be of variable flow
type (with flow adjustable manually in the field).
Foam induction to the monitor shall be possible
from minimum 60 m distance from the monitor.
These high volume long range monitors shall be
located more than 45 m from the hazardous
equipment. The basic water-cum-foam monitors
shall be UL/FM listed/approved. The electrical or
hydraulic remote control mechanism shall be in
line with Hazardous Area Classification. Following
criteria shall be followed for installation of variable
flow foam-cumwater monitors:
a) Remote operated variable flow monitors
shall be installed in such a way that all
the tanks in the installation are within the
horizontal range of foam throw.
b) Minimum two nos. of monitors shall be
installed for each tankfarm having
aggregate storagecapacity up to 10,000
KL in the installation to meet the
requirement as per S.No. (a) above.
c) In tank farm having aggregate storage
capacity more than 10,000 KL, additional
monitor/s should be provided (depending
on tank interdistance & throw of the
monitor).
d) Number & Capacity of monitor shall be
provided in such a way that the foam
application rate from themonitors meets
requirement of foam application rate
(8.1LPM/m2) for full surface tank fire as
per NFPA-11.
e) For determining the total foam solution
 requirement, potential foam loss from
wind and other factors shall be
considered.
Annexure VI
i) Shall be provided progressively
within 24 months from the issuance
of the Standard for existing tank
farms.
ii) Installation of monitors for all
new/upcoming tanks shall be done
along-with commissioning of the
tanks.

5 4.4.11 FOAM QUANTITY REQUIREMENT 4.4.11 FOAM QUANTITY REQUIREMENT

Size of Terminal Water/Foam Size of Terminal Water/Foam
(In KL) Monitor (Nos.) (In KL) Monitor (Nos.)
For Installation having Nil. For Installation having Nil.
aggregate capacity of aggregate capacity of
1000 KL 1000 KL
For Installation having Minimum 1 No. up to For Installation having Minimum 2 No. up to
aggregate capacity up 1600LPM aggregate capacity up 1000GPM
to 10,000 KL to 10,000 KL
For Installation having 1 No. of 2400 lpm. For Installation having More than 2 No. of
aggregate capacity up aggregate capacity no. 1000 GPM(as per
to 25,000 KL more than 10,000 KL 4.3.7(vi)c
For Installation having 2 Nos. of 2400 lpm.
aggregate capacity
more than 25,000 KL