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Research on the Safety and Security Distance of Above-Ground Liquefied Gas Storage Tanks and Dispensers

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  • Bożena Kukfisz

    (Faculty of Security Engineering and Civil Protection, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Aneta Kuczyńska

    (Institute of Safety Engineering, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Robert Piec

    (Institute of Internal Security, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Barbara Szykuła-Piec

    (Faculty of Security Engineering and Civil Protection, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Many countries lack clear legal requirements on the distance between buildings and petrol station facilities. The regulations in force directly determine the petrol station facilities’ required distance to buildings, and such distances are considered relevant for newly designed and reconstructed buildings. Public buildings must be located no closer than 60 m to the above-ground liquefied gas tanks and liquid gas dispensers. Still, based on engineering calculations and the applied technical measures, it is possible to determine a safe distance for buildings that are constructed, extended and reconstructed, to which superstructures are added or whose utilisation method changes. The paper presents the results of calculations devoted to determining a safe distance between public buildings and LPG filling station facilities, using selected analytical models. The analyses were carried out for the LPG gas system commonly used in petrol stations, consisting of two gas storage tanks of 4.85 m 3 capacity each, and a dispenser. It is legitimate to eliminate the obligation to observe the 60 m distance between LPG filling stations and public buildings and the mandatory distance of 60 m between liquefied gas dispensers and public buildings is not justified in light of the implemented requirements to use various protections at self-service liquefied gas filling stands.

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  • Bożena Kukfisz & Aneta Kuczyńska & Robert Piec & Barbara Szykuła-Piec, 2022. "Research on the Safety and Security Distance of Above-Ground Liquefied Gas Storage Tanks and Dispensers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:2:p:839-:d:723312
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    1. Xin Tan & Penglin Zhang & Junqiang Wang & Jiewen Hong, 2019. "Research on Urban Bearing Capacity of Gas Supply Stations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-23, December.
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