W
ith the fourth edition
of the American
Petroleum Institute
(API) standard 2350,
the international oil industry has
acquired a comprehensive tool to
reduce risk of overfill disasters in
connection with storage of oil
products. Although this standard does
not stipulate exactly how to
implement overfill prevention, it does
give a robust framework of processes
and equipment configurations that has
to be in place. The updated standard is
a welcome modernisation that can be a
great help for terminals in their overall
work with safety improvements.
In addition to reducing overfill
risks, implementing the standard can
have positive side effects like
Hans
Westerlind,
Emerson
Process
Management,
Rosemount
Tank Gauging,
Sweden,
examines recent
trends in overfill
prevention.
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