ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDIT AT

RETAIL OUTLET AS PER OISD-225

STORAGE, HANDLING AND DISPENSING AT PETROLEUM
RETAIL OUTLETS
 INTRODUCTION

 Standards for safe storage and handling of Petroleum products (MS/HSD) at retail Outlet.
 OISD prepared for use in Oil & Gas Industry under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
 It doesn’t deal with products like CNG and LPG dispensing facility.
 For CNG (OISD-STD-179) and LPG (OISD-STD-210) are followed.
 PESO (Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organisation): A authorised body that provides License to Retail
Outlet under Petroleum Act-2002.
 Layout and Facilities:

 retail outlet shall be sufficiently spacious.

 unobstructed movement of all vehicles together with adequate provision for entry and exit of Tank trucks.
 Location of the facilities, equipment , entrance & exit in a such manner to avoid the risk of any collision.
 Location of sales room such that unobstructed view of the operating and dispensing areas.
 Open flame appliances shall not be used at PRO (Petroleum Retail outlet).
 Hazardous area classification shall be done with OISD-STD-113 and IS : 5571.
 Storage:

 Petroleum shall be stored only in underground tanks in single / double walled and shall be outside any
building.
 Tank shall be installed in a manner that no part of the tank is less than 1.5 meter from any point of the marked
boundary.
 No part of the space over the buried tanks shall be used for any purpose except withdrawal/ monitoring of
contents of the tank.
 Materials for construction of tanks:
 For steel tanks: carbon steel as per IS:2062.
design code IS:10987:1992 for petroleum
 For GRP tanks: shall be complied with ASTM D4021.
 Fill points:

 Fill points shall be installed in a open area.

 A safety distance of at least 3 meter from any source of ignition likely to be present.
 This 3 m dist. may be reduced if a fire-resistance wall is constructed at least 2 meter high, and for building
which houses a sensitive population distance should be increased to 12 m.
 Slope for fill pipes shall have 1:200 slope towards storage tank (i.e. sin theta= 1/200)
 Pipes shall be carried to the bottom of tank to prevent static charges arising.
 Proper identification of various types of fuels.
 Earthing points shall be near fill points.
 Pipes caps shall made of softer materials like aluminum and brass and shall have proper locking system.
Pipelines:

 It can be constructed with welded joints and Flanged joints, such that flanges joints shall kept minimum.
 Pipelines shall be earthed and jumpers shall be installed for Flanged joints.
 Resistance value between each joint shall not exceed 1 ohm.
 Materials specification shall conform IS:1978 for metallic piping and fittings.
 for non-metallic piping it shall conform with UL-971, EN-14125.
Vent Pipes:

 Vent pipes shall be independent for each tank and shall not located under any shade or cover.
 Open ended vent pipes shall not be less than 4 meters and if installed above canopy it shall be
terminated above 1.5 meters above canopy.
 In horizontal plane minimum 4 meter clearance shall be made.
 Opening shall be covered with either 2 layer of non-corrosive metal wire mesh (more than 11mesh per
square cm) or shall be bend downwards.
 Shall be gradually sloped towards the tank to avoid chocking of vent pipe.
Dispensing equipment:

 located In the open space for adequately ventilation.

 dispensers shall maintain a minimum distance of 6 meters. from any property boundary.
 A shear valve to be provided in dispensers in a pressurized system.
 The length of the hose connected to the dispenser shall be kept minimum and shall not exceed 4 meters.
 Installation of any Electronic device shall be done at a 1200mm above base level of DU.
 Canopy :

 Canopy heights installed shall have at least 300mm clearance from the maximum permitted height
recommended by Central Motor Vehicle Rules.
 canopy design for Wind and seismic load shall be as complied with IS: 875 and IS:1893 respectively.
 Canopy structure shall be properly earthed as per IS :3043.

6. Electrical Power Distribution System:

 For designing of electrical system following must of considered at Retail outlet:
 Electrical load at entire RO.
 Fault current (KA) of SEB feeder.
 Load to fed from DG
 Load that needs to be stabilized and under UPS system.
Elements of Protection :

 Against neutral disconnection and against overload, short-circuit & earth fault.
 Against variation in voltage, frequency and phase unbalance.
 motors shall be protected against short circuit and overload.

Back-up supply:
 Critical lighting fixtures are fed with DG.
 Emergency lighting with battery back-up shall be provided near DG, Sales room, EB room.
Layout and Installation:

 Clearance for Power Distribution Panel, Automatic Voltage Stabilizer, UPS shall be as follows:
 In front of the equipment - 1000 mm.
 Behind the equipment > 750 mm. (if approach is required)
< 200 mm (if approach is not required)
 At sides > 750 mm. Between equipment’s
< 200 mm. (if approach is not required)
 Electrical room shall be provided with proper ventilation.
 Cable entry shall be through gland plate either at top or bottom.
 Cables shall be neatly dressed, clamped and tagged properly for identified easily.
 cable entry holes on the building wall shall be sealed.
 For underground cables :
 minimum depth 600 mm from surface of ground with minimum clearance of 150mm vertically.
 For road crossing pipes it shall be through pipe; pipe may be of GI or steel reinforced Hume pipe or HDPE pipe
(High Density Polyethylene Pipe).

Earthing system:
 Earthing system shall be designed as per IS 3043 as followed:
 All metallic structure, pipe fittings and enclosures of electrical equipments shall be connected to earth.
 Rated upto 230V, 1-phase – at least one point grounded.
 Rated above 400V, 3-phase system – at least 2 separate points.
 2 earth pits shall be provided for each of transformer / DG neutral earthing, equipment earthing.
 In lightening prone areas lightening protection shall be provided as per IS:2309.

Illumination:
 Following areas with particular Lux shall be maintained:
 Approach Area - 50
 Under the canopy - 150
 Customer Care Room - 100
 Electrical Room - 100
8. Inspection:

 Check list for inspection is enclosed as Annexure -III.

 protection devices associated with DU shall be approved by PESO.
 The safety inspections Petroleum Retail Outlet shall be carried as follows:
 TYPE FREQUENCY AGENCY
Safety Inspection Daily Operating personnel
Safety Audit Once in 6 months authorized Person/ Agency
Electrical Audit Once a year authorized Perso / Agency
 The typical checklist for these inspections/ audits are enclosed as Annexure-I, Annexure-II and
Annexure-III.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

 Each DU shall be covered by at least 2 ISI marked 10 kg DCP Fire Extinguishers placed at a safe
location within 3m radius.
 Minimum 1no. 4.5 kg CO2 fire extinguisher (IS :2878) shall be available in each electrical room.
 Minimum 4 nos. sand buckets filled with dry sand should be provided at RO.
 All periodic tests shall be carried out and records shall be maintained.
 Fire extinguishers are to be periodically tested and complied as per OISD-STD-142.
 EMERGENCY PLAN AND PROCEDURE:
 Shock treatment chart written in bilingual & local languages.
 Each RO shall be provided with at least 2 points for emergency shutdown.
 Important telephone numbers for emergency use shall be displayed.
THANK YOU
BY: MANISH KUMAR