Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Servicing and Storage - Storage Tanks
Standards
Exposures to hazards present in the petroleum and petrochemical industry are addressed in specific OSHA standards for general industry. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to oil and gas well drilling, servicing and storage - storage tanks.
OSHA Standards
Frequently Cited Standards
OSHA maintains a listing of the most frequently cited standards for specified 6-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Please refer to OSHA’s Frequently Cited OSHA Standards page for additional information. For Drilling Oil and Gas Wells and Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations, use NAICS code 213111 and 213112 in the NAICS search box.
Other Highlighted Standards
General Industry (29 CFR 1910) |
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1910 Subpart D - Walking-Working Surfaces | ||
1910.25, Stairways. |
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1910 Subpart E - Exit Routes and Emergency Planning | ||
1910.38, Emergency action plans. |
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1910 Subpart G - Occupational Health and Environmental Control | ||
1910.95, Occupational noise exposure. |
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1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials | ||
1910.106, Flammable liquids. |
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1910.119, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. |
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1910.120, Hazardous waste operations and emergency response. |
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1910 Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment | ||
1910.134, Respiratory protection. |
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1910 Subpart J - General Environmental Controls | ||
1910.141, Sanitation. |
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1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces. |
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1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). See Appendix A for information related to Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Servicing and Storage. |
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1910 Subpart L - Fire Protection | ||
1910.165, Employee alarm systems. |
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1910 Subpart Q - Welding, Cutting and Brazing | ||
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1910 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1910.1025, Lead. |
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1910.1028, Benzene. |
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1910.1200, Hazard Communication. |
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Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926) |
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1926 Subpart C - General Safety and Health Provisions | ||
1926.26, Illumination. |
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State Plan Standards
There are 29 OSHA-approved State Plans operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements.
Note: The directives in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- OSHA Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A], (January 20, 1999).
See also the OSHA Technical Manual Section 4 - Chapter 2 for Petroleum Refining Processes.
Additional Letters of Interpretation
Note: The letters in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Construction of aboveground storage tanks and confined space; §§1926.21(b)(6) and 1910.146; General duty clause (July 10, 2006).
- Above-ground 500-gallon polyethylene tank is unacceptable for storage of flammable and combustible liquids (August 30, 2001).
- Fiberglass tanks for above and below ground storage of flammable and combustible liquids (January 13, 1993).
- Outside, above ground, tanks used for storage of flammable and combustible liquids (February 05, 1992).
- Lead-based paint removal technology (June 18, 1991).
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
- Z117.1 Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces
American Petroleum Institute (API)
API develops standards that identify and support proven, sound engineering and operating practices, and safe, interchangeable equipment and materials, for use in the petroleum industry. API is an accredited Standards Developing Organization that meets the due process requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
- API 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage, 11th Edition, Addendum 2, November, 2009.
- API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, 4th Edition, Addendum 1, August 2010.
- API 2015, Requirements for Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks, Sixth Edition, August 2001
National Fire Protection Association
- 326, Standard for the Safeguarding of Tanks and Containers for Entry, Cleaning, or Repair. (2005) Edition.
Steel Tank Institute
- SP001, 4th Edition, July 2006, "Standard for the Inspection of Aboveground Storage Tanks"
- SP031, 4th Edition, November 2008, "Standard for Repair of Shop Fabricated Aboveground Tanks for Storage of Combustible & Flammable Liquids"