Workplace Safety
How to Properly Inspect Oil Tanks
Course description
Oil spills can have a catastrophic effect on the environment, endanger public health and safety, and have significant adverse economic impacts. Therefore, it is important to take precautions to prevent such spills from happening. Regularly scheduled inspections, evaluations, and testing of bulk oil storage containers by qualified personnel are critical parts of discharge prevention. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s, or EPA’s, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure, or SPCC, regulations establish such precautions. This session will cover what is required and how to properly inspect bulk oil storage containers according to the requirements of the SPCC Program
Course Duration: 28 min
Learning objectives:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:- Recall what tanks must be inspected
- Recognize how tank testing and inspection requirements are determined
- Recall what criteria must be evaluated when inspecting and testing oil tanks and associated equipment