Michigan Compiled Laws § 29.5k Attended Terminal At Which Tank Filled By Pipeline; High Level Alarm System.

29.5k Attended terminal at which tank filled by pipeline; high level alarm system.

Sec. 5k.

In addition to the requirements specified in section 5j, each attended terminal at which a tank filled by a pipeline is located shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) The high level alarm system at the terminal shall provide an audible sound of sufficient decibels to alert personnel responsible for taking corrective action.

(b) The high level alarm system at the terminal shall be electrically self-supervised and equipped with an audible trouble alarm which has a distinctive sound that is not used for any other purpose. The audible trouble alarm shall sound upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) A loss of the main electrical operating power.

(ii) An electrical break or ground fault in the alarm initiating circuit or the signaling device circuit.

(iii) The derangement of the high level alarm system control equipment.

(iv) The removal of initiating devices.

(v) The electrical derangement of the signaling devices.

History: Add. 1981, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1981

Compiler's Notes: For transfer of certain authority, powers, functions, and responsibilities of the state fire marshal and the fire marshal division of the department of state police to the director of the department of labor and economic growth, bureau of construction codes and fire safety, by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties of the department of environmental quality under the aboveground storage tank program from department of environmental quality to bureau of fire services, department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-7, compiled at MCL 29.462.

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