Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada

STANDARD FOR REFURBISHING OF STORAGE TANKS FOR FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - First Edition
 N CAN/ULC-S676-15

Annotation

This Standard covers the refurbishing of shop fabricated tanks built to nationally recognized Standards listed in Tank Eligibility Subsections 6.2 and 7.2.

NOTE: In the context of this Standard, refurbishing refers to repairs to, and a limited set of modifications of, tanks using materials at least equivalent to those used in the original manufacture and does not include retrofit. Refer to Standard CAN/ULC-S669, Standard for Internal Retrofit Systems for Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, for requirements applicable to retrofit activities.

This Standard provides minimum requirements for the inspection, evaluation and refurbishing of steel and fibre reinforced plastic underground and aboveground storage tanks for flammable liquids and combustible liquids. This Standard addresses the refurbishing of tanks in a refurbishing company's facility in Part II, the refurbishing of tanks at their installed location in Part III, and also provides inspection criteria for the frequent relocation of aboveground tanks in Part IV.

NOTE: Refer to Appendix A for examples of flowcharts applicable to refurbishing.

The installation and use of refurbished tanks may be covered by the requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction and may include by reference, but are not limited to:

A National Fire Code of Canada, Part 4;

B CSA B139, Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment; and

C CCME PN 1326, Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum and Allied Petroleum Products.