The issue of fire separation distances at gas stations?
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The gas station was built after 2002, and there were no spacing issues during the first inspection. During the renewal evaluation, a residential house was built next to the oil tank area; the distance between the house and the oil tanks is insufficient. It should be treated according to option A. However, the residential house was built after the gas station was constructed. Please discuss how to handle this situation
Regarding the issue of safety distances outside gas stations, Shandong Province’s approach is as follows: For gas stations that were built after July 1, 2002 (including those constructed on-site or relocated to another location), renovated, or expanded, the standard applicable is “A””； Previously, press “B”. I wonder where the original poster is from.
You can turn to the planning department; they are responsible for issuing planning permits. If the safety distances are not met, the planning department should refuse to issue either the building land planning permit or the construction project land planning permit.
According to the guidelines, it should be handled under item A. However, since the residential house is built behind the gas station, the gas station cannot be closed for that reason. Yet according to the guidelines, the report generated is considered Unqualified, which is quite contradictory
According to relevant regulations, this gas station is definitely unqualified. As for the insufficient fire separation distance between the gas station and the residential buildings built later, that is a problem of the gas station, and it should be dealt with by the gas station (at least in principle).
If it’s not possible to move the residential buildings, then the only option is to install explosion-proof barriers on the storage tanks at the gas station.
Why didn’t the owner of the unit ask the relevant authorities to stop the construction of that civilian building beforehand? It would be too troublesome to have it demolished after it has been built!
I’m in charge of providing evaluations; it’s quite difficult to ask companies to add explosion-proof barriers – it’s really challenging
If it’s too difficult, then it’s not your concern. It should be up to the company to propose corrective actions in the report!
Determining who does what first can be quite complicated; if a gas station is to be renovated, it is necessary to involve the **relevant department** to handle it
In accordance with relevant regulations, the distance outside the gas station does not meet the requirements. The gas station should report the situation of that residential building to the relevant authorities and request its demolition. Or, HRN explosion-proof technology can be used to provide explosion isolation for the oil tanks.
Gas recovery can be considered; by adding it a second time, the gas tank size can be reduced by 30%. We have carried out many renovations at gas stations, and it’s very complicated. The gas stations were built first, and later other buildings were constructed around them. If no overall plan needs to be approved, things are relatively easy to handle; but when an overall plan is required, it becomes much more difficult!
Typical negligence on the part of the planning department – there has to be a order of priority after all