Incident Report

Subject:             What's wrong with the Picture?        

Date of Email report:   Sun 19/09/2010

Report Detail:

The emergency vent on the left had been field "installed" over the small opening on the right, falsely indicating the atmospheric operating tank to be in compliance with codes and standards.  The actual vent opening is insufficient, since a larger access opening was not cut into the tank.  If this tank were to be involved in a major pool fire, the flow of vapors generated by the fire would be hampered from venting out of the tank, subjecting the tank to a pressure situation and possible failure.  This situation is a good example of why tank inspections are important to safety.