Osha has issued guidance on when an elevated working surface will be treated as a platform covered by the standard.
Storage tank platform.
40 000 gallon shop built storage tank.
Chilled water asme storage tanks buffer tanks size range.
The top of a storage tank would be also be considered a platform for purposes of subpart d of the general industry standards 29 cfr part 1910 depending on the frequency of employee use.
Other storage tanks are narrow and very tall.
Steel rest platforms provide a rest stop every 30 to top of tank steel crossover platforms catwalks for access from top of one tank to an adjacent tank winding steel staircase wraps around tank perimeter.
Designs often times include guardrails around the perimeter of these tanks to turn the entire roofing area into a platform for monitoring maintenance and other activities.
Storage tank structures vary widely.
130 to 1040 gallons indoor outdoor hydraulic separator hot water buffer tanks the laars hydraulic separator tanks are designed to help reduce short cycling of the boiler system and separate building and.
Some feature flat roofs with central tank access points.