Seek guidance on the scope of the primary responsibilities of enterprises responsible for storage tank areas and off-site pipe galleries
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Ladies and gentlemen, as winter approaches and the weather becomes dry, the weeds around the storage tank areas and the external pipelines have withered, turning into natural fuel sources. There have been incidents of fires occurring 50 meters away from those external pipelines. The relevant department realized that something needed to be done to eliminate this risk by removing the weeds, but they did not want to incur costs. As a result, they assigned the responsibility to the company, stating that it was the company’s duty to remove the weeds within a 50-meter radius around the external pipelines. However, that area is quite large; just clearing the weeds from 7 kilometers of pipelines would require significant expenses. I would like to ask everyone how to deal with **. Are there any regulations or standards specifying the distance within which the factory area and pipe corridors fall under the company’s responsibility?
This needs to be resolved by communicating with **the relevant authorities, as it is you who are afraid of fire and you are the victim. You are the passive party, so you need to find ways to communicate and make up for it from other aspects, for reference.
It is necessary to clarify the ownership of the off-site pipe galleries. For pipe tunnels outside the walls of factories or oil depots, they are usually managed by a pipeline tunnel company ； Low-growing, evergreen vegetation should be planted beneath the utility tunnels for hazardous chemicals; where such conditions are not available, the area can be paved directly.
I agree with the view expressed in the second floor comment: if the utility tunnel belongs to your company, then it is your responsibility to ensure the safety of that tunnel and its surrounding area. As for the exact distance around the tunnel that needs to be covered, this should be determined through consultation with relevant agencies such as those responsible for safety supervision and fire protection.
I agree with this as well. It makes sense that companies should be responsible for the areas beneath and within a reasonable distance around the pipe tunnels. However, assigning responsibility to companies for areas 50 meters on each side of the tunnels seems excessive to me. I just want to know if there are any regulations that define this aspect; otherwise, it will be difficult for both companies and ** to carry out their duties, and conflicts may continue to arise. Even if companies do take action, they might do so reluctantly
"Designating a range of 50 meters on each side of the pipe corridor as the area for which the enterprise bears primary responsibility was likely stipulated by the park management committee; there are no specific standards in place for this, so it is necessary to communicate with departments such as those responsible for safety supervision and fire control to obtain their professional guidance, and then negotiate a solution with the park management committee. This matter cannot be endured forcefully.