Fuel Testing Regulations, Requirements and Parameters
Medical, Emergency / First Response, Senior Care / Assisted Living, Data Centers, Airports, Communication, Transportation, and Energy companies, all must test fuel annually.
Joint Commission Requirement on Fuel testing: EC.02.05.07-8, The National Fire Protection NFPA 110 2010 requires at least annually a fuel quality test in accordance with “approved ASTM standards.”
“At least annually, the critical access hospital, tests the fuel quality to ASTM standards. The test results and completions dates must be documented.
NFPA 30 and 70 requires facilities are also required to comply with federal and state regulations on fuel storage systems under 40 CFR 112 for Above Ground Storage Tanks (AST) – including day tanks, 40 CFR 280 for Underground Storage Tanks (UST), 29 CFR 1910 for emergency actions, and AST inspections IAW either SP001 or API 653.
Are you aware that several fuel properties change over time?
Are your aware fuel testing and reporting the results is now mandatory.
A fuel’s thermal stability is a critical property to monitor. Has your fuel become contaminated? Controlling contamination is the biggest challenge for fuel storage. Water and debris can enter the tank, leading to biological growth. These contaminates could change fuel properties, such as flash point, impact ignition quality and cause tank corrosion that will lead to plugged filters and abrasive fuel system wear.
Dieselcraft Laboratory Services offers the ASTM D975 test package needed to keep you in compliance.
See the company web page
https://dieselcraft.com/manditory-generator-fuel-testing-package/
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