(A)
Neither the owner nor any other person shall use a permanent storage vessel
erected on site and existing on the effective date of this rule to hold liquid
fertilizer unless the provisions of this rule have been complied
with.
(B) Owners of existing
permanent storage vessels erected on site shall
;, no later than January 1,
2003, have a baseline inspection done on each vessel by an authorized inspector
to determine if the vessels comply with the API 650 standard.
(1)
The baseline
inspection report for each exsisting permanent storage vessel erected on site
that complies with the API 650 standard shall be kept on the property where the
vessel is locatedAt least once every ten years have a baseline
inspection done on all permanent storage vessels by an authorized inspector to
determine if the vessels comply with the API 650 standard. If an authorized
inspector determines that a shorter inspection interval is necessary,
subsequent base line inspections shall be conducted in accordance with that
interval;
(2)
Keep on the property where the vessel is located
The
the
baseline inspecton
inspection report for each exsisting
existing
permanent storage vessel erected on site that does not comply with the API 650
standard and provide the department with a copy of the
baseline inspection report; and
shall be kept
on the property where the vessel is located. The
(3)
owner shall
also notify
Notify the department of
agriculture of the
any non-compliance with the
API 650 standard and provide the department with a copy of the baseline
inspection report.
(C)
Owners of an existing permanent storage vessel erected on site that does not
comply with the API 650 standard shall not continue to use the vessel for the
storage of liquid fertilizer unless within sixty days of date of issuance of
the base line inspection report:
(1) They
obtain written verification from an authorized inspector stating that, based
upon generally accepted engineering standards and practices, the vessel is safe
to continue to be used in its present condition for the storage of liquid
fertilizer; or,
(2) They obtain written verification from an
authorized inspector stating that, based upon generally accepted engineering
standards and practices, the vessel is safe to continue in use for the storage
of liquid fertilizer if the vessel is used in compliance with restrictions or
limitations specified by the authorized inspector in his written verification;
or,
(3) They obtain written verification from an
authorized inspector listing, based upon generally accepted engineering
standards and practices, the repairs or modifications that are necessary to
make the vessel safe for the storage of liquid fertilizer and any measures,
limitations, or restrictions which are necessary to make the vessel safe to
continue in use while the vessel undergoes repair or modification.
Owners shall provide the department with a copy of each written
verification issued.
(D) After the initial base line
inspection is issued for an exsisting permanent storage vessel erected on site,
a new base line inspection shall be done every ten years to determine
compliance with this rule. If an authorized inspector determines that a shorter
inspection interval is necessary, susequent base line inspections shall be
conducted in accordance with that interval.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
901:5-2-09
Effective:
4/1/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
1/14/2025 and
04/01/2030
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 905.44
Rule
Amplifies: 905.44
Prior
Effective Dates: 11/12/2001
