Ill. Admin. Code tit. 41, § 174.410 - Portable Containers and Portable Fuel Tanks
Except as otherwise specified in OSFM rules, the storage, transfer, handling, dispensing and use of flammable and combustible liquids in portable containers and portable fuel tanks shall comply with NFPA 30 and 30A, incorporated by reference in Section 174.210, on and after September 1, 2010.
a) All portable containers
for gasoline and kerosene shall be marked or labeled in a conspicuous place
with the name of the product.
b)
Any portable container into which gasoline or benzol is to be dispensed, except
a tank wagon or truck, shall be red and shall be labeled "gasoline" or "benzol"
as the case may be. These containers shall be labeled in letters at least 1/2"
high. It shall be unlawful to use portable containers not complying with this
Section. For purposes of the red container requirement under this Section,
"portable" shall mean those containers that may be reasonably carried or
wheeled by a single person by hand. Such containers would not include trailers
or other wheeled devices intended to be pulled by a motor vehicle.
c) No person shall put any liquid or oil
other than gasoline or benzol in red containers that are labeled or marked for
gasoline or benzol use.
d) Safety
cans and like portable containers for kerosene shall be blue with "KEROSENE" in
1/2" or larger letters on the container. These containers shall be metal or
other material approved by OSFM. No person shall put any liquid or oil other
than kerosene in blue containers labeled or marked for kerosene use.
e) Portable containers for flammable or
combustible liquids regulated under the Gasoline Storage Act shall be listed
for their intended purpose. Except as otherwise provided by 41 Ill. Adm. Code
160, 174, 175, 176 and 180, portable containers for Class I and Class II
liquids shall have been tested and meet the specifications and test criteria of
ASTM F852 or ASTM F976 and all other ANSI-ASTM tests referred to in those
standards. Documentation of compliance with ANSI-ASTM specifications must be
submitted by the manufacturer to OSFM for approval, before such portable
containers may be marketed or used in the State of Illinois.
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