On the necessity of implementing \"one separator per tank\" in tank storage areas
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Regarding the requirement of implementing \"one partition per tank\" in tank storage areas, the safety department issued Document No. 68, and Liaoning Province issued the standard DB21-1972-2012. Do other provinces and port administration departments have relevant documents and standards?
The storage tank area is subject to the requirement of \"one partition per tank,\" which makes it difficult to design new storage tank area projects. If these requirements are not followed, there is a risk that experts will criticize the failure to comply with the regulations set by the safety supervision agency. Go ahead and do it – the piping layout is in a chaotic state, and the owner is not happy. In fact, over the years, the problems in tank areas have not been due to the lack of separate compartments for each tank; in many cases, the relevant regulations are simply not followed. Personally, I think the rule of \"one compartment per can\" is not a good one.
What was said upstairs makes sense: it’s difficult to arrange the pipelines, the investment is high, and they’re of no use when problems actually occur.
It’s hard to say whether it’s necessary; I just want to say that standardizing a single set of guidelines, with the safety supervision agency providing clear instructions on what to do, is a question that needs to be addressed
Having one compartment per can makes subsequent operations less convenient; it feels quite awkward
Rules devised on the spot in the office
This requirement is indeed a bit difficult to evaluate, but it will lead to **increased construction costs, and the project’s land footprint will also increase accordingly.
There has always been such a saying, but no one talked about it. We had a plan to expand the storage area; the design was almost finalized. But after the Deqiao accident, Ma Zhi made it clear that each tank needed its own dike, otherwise approval would not be given. Changes are now being made accordingly. It’s really too painful to bear
Anyway, it’s safer to go through the approval process; there’s not much work involved, so it’s better to do it
They are only concerned about the risk of spreading fire during a fire incident, which could affect the surrounding storage tanks.
In our case, **rule by man prevails over rule of law, and documents take precedence over standards**