EEMUA – helping keep your

tank storage operations safe

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Storage and distribution play key parts in the
overall process chains of industries such as
petrochemicals and natural gas, but as a less
dynamic activity, they can often be overlooked.
Their potential economic and environmental
impact should not be understated.
Meeting the challenge to keep these assets
operating safely, efficiently and cost effectively
is where EEMUA plays an important role. A
simple but essential aspect of what we offer is
to provide a platform that enables professional
engineers, from across organisations, industrial
sectors and countries, involved daily in
operating, building and maintaining tanks, to
share experiences and exchange ideas on non-
commercial technical issues that genuinely help
them to run their company’s storage assets
more responsibly and to better effect.
By bringing these individuals together common
issues and the different approaches taken to
solve problems can be discussed and lessons
learned. This means that any recommended
practices developed by EEMUA represent an
authoritative and broad consensus across the
user community.
EEMUA’s overall activity and publications in this
area cover a wide range of topics from guidance
on application of the Pressure Equipment
Directive, to the design, specification,
construction and eventual decommissioning of
both metal and concrete storage tanks. EEMUA
also addresses a number of areas of technical
detail, such as tank roof design and preventing
bottom leakage, to leak sealing of piping and
tank demolition.
Focusing on several types of storage tanks,
EEMUA’s awareness of the potential problems
in inspecting and maintaining them has led to the
development of strategies aimed at minimising
the time equipment is out of use, while taking
the risks and consequences of failure into
account.
World renowned tank storage guidance
EEMUA continues to define good and best
engineering practices for safe and effective
tank storage operations. Our Storage Tanks
Committee continues to be consulted by
regulatory authorities and other bodies, and to
develop EEMUA Publications on the topic that
are used and cited worldwide:
EEMUA 159 – above ground steel tanks
EEMUA 213 – emission reduction
EEMUA 183 – tank bottom leakage
EEMUA 147 – refrigerated liquefied gases
EEMUA 217 – safe and effective operation
… are just a few. Visit the shop on
www.eemua.org for a full listing.
World leading competency certification
scheme
CompeTank
TM
EEMUA’s CompeTank™ competency scheme
is a unique programme that trains, assesses and
certifies-as-competent those who are involved
in tank storage and distribution operations.
CompeTank™ courses are based on EEMUA
Publication 159 and other internationally
recognised user guides developed by EEMUA,
as well as other industry publications, regulations
and formal standards.
Three courses are currently offered within the
scheme:
TankIntro™
TankAssessor™
TankStrategies™
Courses are available in English, French, Dutch
and German – for the full course programme
visit www.eemua.org
Other relevant EEMUA guidance and
training
EEMUA 201 – control desks utilising human-
computer interfaces
EEMUA 191 – globally accepted and leading
guide to good practice for all aspects of alarm
systems
EEMUA 186 – guidance for safe design,
installation, inspection and maintenance work in
Accredited to
international standards
by UKAS, CompEx®
determines core
competency for safe working in potentially
hazardous, flammable or explosive atmospheres
by checking both the underpinning knowledge
and practical skills and attributes of candidates.
Free download
Download our poster “Storage” from
the EEMUA website. It illustrates the key
technical benefits that EEMUA offers any
industry sector which relies on large tanks for
the storage of consumables and products.
Links are provided from the pdf to detailed
information on the EEMUA website
www.eemua.org
Storage
EEMUA brings together owners and operators of industrial facilities to collaborate on a wide array of topics.
EEMUA Publications – applicable to storage
147 Recommendations for the design and
construction of refrigerated liquefied gas
storage tanks
207 Double concrete tanks for liquefied gas:
Guidelines on design, construction and
operation

potentially explosive atmospheres

This poster illustrates the key technical benefits that EEMUA offers any industry sector which relies on large 154 Guidance to owners on demolition of vertical
cylindrical steel storage tanks and storage spheres
tanks for the storage of consumables and products. In addition to discounts on relevant publications, active
159 Above ground flat bottomed storage tanks:
member participants gain from the experience of others through technical committees and are able to Guide to inspection, maintenance and repair
influence future and revised standards. For more information on all EEMUA publications, activities and the 180 Frangible roof joints for fixed roof storage
www.eemua.org other benefits of membership, please visit www.eemua.org or email us at ask@eemua.org. tanks: Guide for designers and users
182 Specification for integral block and bleed valve
manifolds for direct connection to pipework
183 Guide for the prevention of bottom leakage from
vertical cylindrical steel storage tanks
184 Guide to the isolation of pressure relieving devices
186 Practitioner’s Handbook for potentially explosive
atmospheres
190 Guide for the design, construction and use of
mounded horizontal cylindrical bulk storage
vessels for pressurised LPG at ambient
EEMUA 180 temperatures
Frangible roof 196 Valve purchasers’ Guide to the European Pressure
joints for fixed Equipment Directive
EEMUA 105 roof storage 199 On-line leak sealing of piping: Guide to safety
Factory considerations
tanks
stairways, 205 200 Guide to the specification, installation and
213 Emission reduction from oil storage tanks and
loading operations
214 Toolbox Guide: Electrical installation, inspection
and maintenance in potentially explosive
atmospheres
217 Safe and effective operation of storage tanks
for oil movements
EEMUA Publications – industry wide
105 Factory stairways, ladders and handrails:
Including access platforms and ramps
177 Guide to the UK Pressure Systems Safety Regulations
(2000)
178 Design Guide for the electrical safety of
instruments, instrument/control panels and
control systems
188 Guide for establishing operating periods of safety
valves
191 Alarm systems: Guide to design, management

EEMUA continues to
and procurement
maintenance of spring supports for piping
ladders and 206 Risk-based inspection: Guide to effective use of
201 Process plant control desks utilising human-
handrails 196 computer interfaces: Guide to design, operational
the RBI process
222 Guide to the application of IEC 61511 to safety
and human interface issues
instrumented systems in the UK process industries
182 204 Piping and the European Pressure Equipment
231 The mechanical integrity of plant containing
Directive: Guidance for plant owners/operators
hazardous substances: Guide to periodic
205 Guide to the production testing of valves for the
183 energy, process, oil and gas industries
examination and testing

EEMUA 207 186 EEMUA 206

Double concrete Risk-based

support the offering of

tanks for inspection
liquified gas SITE
OFFICE

Alarm
CompeTank™ EEMUA 213
Emission
EEMUA 159

systems
reduction from
Above ground oil storage and
flat-bottomed

the course on alarm

loading
PRV storage tanks
MTC 188

management
Committee
Committee

200 EEMUA 217

154 Safe and
effective storage
199 tanks for oil

systems management
STORAGE TANKS 184 EEMUA 190
STC 204 Horizontal
Committee
WORKSHOP cylindrical storage
of pressurised
LPG
177
PSC

which relies on EEMUA 191. The training

EEMUA 147
Committee
Refrigerated
MAINTENANCE liquefied gas
ENGINEERING 214 INC DOCK storage
AMF OFFICE
178 committee 231 tanks
Forum SCE
Forum

CONTROL ROOM EEMUA 191

Alarm

provides simple and practical guidance on how

systems
222
201 Storage – EEMUA activities
STC Committee – Storage tanks
Other areas of EEMUA activity available as posters PSC Committee – Piping systems
CompeTank™ – training and competency scheme for the assessment of storage
Downstream oil and gas Manufacturing Offshore Power generation Water and waste water tanks including TankIntro™, TankAssessor™ and TankStrategies™ courses
SCE Forum – Structural and civil engineering

to recognise and deal with typical human-factor

CompeTank®
176
STORAGE TANKS

MTC Committee – Materials technology

231

193
159
191
215 MAINTENANCE DEPOT
EEMUA 194 EEMUA 215 EEMUA 105
Corrosion Cooling tower Stairways, EEMUA 201
Alarm INC
MATERIALS Systems
197 control of subsea fans and ladders and Human-
Committee ENGINEERING EEMUA 206
HFA RAW WIND FARM 224 equipment fin fans handrails computer OFFICE Risk-based

PRV Committee – Pressure vessels

EEMUA 159 147 EEMUA 105 Forum 200 CONTROL ROOM OFFSHORE interfaces inspection
Above ground Stairways, SUBSTATION
flat-bottomed ONSHORE
161 CONTROL ROOM
ladders and
storage tanks handrails
AREA GENERATION SUBSTATION 214
CompeTank™ LAYDOWN POWER 224 SCE
177 EEMUA 159 178 Subsea Committee RESERVOIR, WATER
Engineering AND
Above ground RIVERS WATER PROCESS
flat-bottomed ELC COOLING RAIN
storage tanks Committee TOWERS HRSG INT
Committee INC
EEMUA 224 Committee
191
OFFICES PSC
STORAGE TANKS Safety-critical
EEMUA 183 engineering
PRV 141 182 Committee
FLARE STACK 208 SWITCH YARD Committee 181

INC Committee – Instrumentation and control

CompEx® Prevention of equipment EEMUA 158 TURBINE HOUSE
207 tank bottom 193 AND TRANSFORMERS
Specification 178 COLLECTION
EEMUA 133 FILTERING
leakage AND
STORAGE 206 133 ELC for fixed offshore
structures
Underground WATER
AMF Committee armoured cable PSC WASTE PROCESS
INT 138
180 Forum CMF protection Committee
AIR
EEMUA 204
Committee REFILTERING
Forum REMOTE Piping and the AND
EEMUA 215 155 INC INTAKES
SITE European Pressure
OLA
Cooling tower Committee Committee
EEMUA 186 EEMUA 230 Equipment FLOCULATION
fans and ELC COOLING Potentially
FLARE 200 CABIN
Directive CHEMICAL
fin fans Committee 161 213 CONTROL
Ageing ADDITION,
STORAGE
TOWERS explosive 211 186 STACK
EXHAUSTS TRANSFORMER rotating
EEMUA 224 CHEMICAL QUALITY
EEMUA 206 atmospheres ENGINEERING
231 EEMUA 206 ROOM EEMUA 208
equipment 189
EEMUA 183 Risk Based Life-cycle Safety-critical Settlement CONTROL
Risk-based POWER
inspection Prevention of OFFICES CONTROL ROOM 214 188 Inspection
RECOVERY management of engineering PRIMARY: EEMUA 230
EEMUA 224 TRANSFORMER
tank bottom 149 MAINTENANCE DEPOT pressure relief equipment 186 Ageing
226

AMF Forum – Asset management

Safety-critical VESSEL TURBINE HOUSE
leakage STC AND DOCK ENGINEERS systems rotating
engineering
Committee
222 PRS equipment CompeTank® 105
equipment OFFICE 189 201
199 REFINERY BUILDING 185 208 EEMUA 178 HRSG
Committee
EEMUA 231 PRODUCTION 141 Electrical safety 168
Integrity of plant TREATMENT
INC LINE of instruments/ MAINTENANCE ELC CHEMICAL
– hazardous Committee control panels/ 205 Aeration EEMUA 187
substances INT EEMUA 186
CompEx® Committee 196 FINAL
SWITCH systems Analyser systems
190 191
Committee
ROOM
PSC CompEx® Potentially SECONDARY:
maintenance
214 201 EEMUA 140
Committee INT
214 explosive EEMUA 196
management
Committee European
STC 222 Noise
atmospheres
Pressure
EEMUA 231 AMF
Committee
218 procedure
204 Integrity of plant Forum
EEMUA 199 Specification
204 Equipment
EEMUA 222 – hazardous MAC
Directive substances Committee
PSC Alarm On-line leak 205 MAC
IEC 61511
EEMUA 193 Committee Systems sealing of 177 Committee
on safety
FUEL GAS EEMUA 222
Training and IEC 61511
piping
EEMUA 189
185 EEMUA 151
instrumented Nutrient EEMUA 181
MTC systems In-situ large
development of ANALYSER on safety Fieldbus Liquid ring FERTILISER, OR TERTIARY: and PUMP HOUSE
OLA Committee EEMUA 230 LANDFILL removal Ex 'e' and Ex 'N'
inspection HOUSE instrumented application for vacuum pumps/
Committee CONTROL ROOM MAC Aging rotating INCINERATION disinfection machines RESIDENTIAL
personnel systems the process
Committee equipment 144 MAINTENANCE compressors
USERS
industry
EEMUA 218 145
PRS Duplex 164
LPG PUMP Committee
146 EEMUA 177
EEMUA 186
CompEx® 133
stainless UK Pressure Alarm POWER
INC TREATMENT HOUSE steels Systems Safety Potentially
WATER EEMUA 143 Systems TRANSFORMER
EEMUA 187 Committee explosive SERVICE
154 EEMUA 231
Analyser systems PSC 204 Tube end Regulations
atmospheres TO RESERVOIR
Integrity of plant Committee welding: Tubular
maintenance REFINERY BUILDING 189 ANAEROBIC OUTFALL COURSE ELC
– hazardous
management
101 heat transfer CONTROL ROOM
AMF DIGESTERS WATER Committee SEWAGE
substances EEMUA 105
equipment 183 /SEA
STORAGE 214 Forum – BIOGAS
200
WATER
Factory POTABLE
175 226 201 CompeTank® UIC stairways, 199 GAS
EEMUA 138 Committee ladders and STORAGE
ENGINEERING
On-line EEMUA 191 handrails EEMUA 222
analyser Alarm systems OFFICES
systems EEMUA 194
IEC 61511 192
on safety
EEMUA 105 Corrosion
instrumented
Factory control of subsea
systems
stairways, equipment INDUSTRIAL
SCE EEMUA 191 199
Forum ladders and Alarm systems
USERS
EEMUA 201

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handrails
Human-
computer
interfaces
206

problems involving alarm systems.

New for 2016

TankIntro™ training is now being offered
in the Netherlands, in Dutch. Course
dates: 19-20 May and 27-28 October.
EEMUA 159 – Above ground flat bottomed storage tanks
– a guide to inspection, maintenance and repair
Considered to be the most comprehensive users’
guide available on storage tank inspection, maintenance
and repair. It offers guidance on the inspection and
maintenance of tanks built to BS, EN or API standards for
the storage of petroleum and chemical feed-stocks and
products and refrigerated gases.
EEMUA 213 – Emission reduction from oil storage tanks
and loading operations
Sets out the main theory on how emissions can be
minimised by focusing on the source of emissions. It
then guides tank owners and operators, manufacturers,
designers and specifiers to the most suitable tank type for
particular feedstocks based on the true vapour pressure
(TVP) of products.
EEMUA 183 – Prevention of tank bottom leakage: a guide
for the design and repair of foundations and bottoms of
vertical, cylindrical, steel storage tanks
Addresses the problem of tank leakage caused by
loss of integrity. Such loss is almost always caused by
deterioration of the tank bottom. Gives guidance on a
range of topics affecting tank bottom integrity including:
CompeTank™ is the official EEMUA training, assessment
and certification scheme for tank integrity assessors,
engineers, managers and others responsible for process
safety and for the safe operation and maintenance of
in-service storage tanks for bulk fluids. CompeTank™
courses are based on EEMUA Publication 159 and other
internationally recognised user guides developed by
EEMUA, as well as other industry publications, regulations
and formal standards. Three courses are currently offered
within the scheme.
2016 CompeTank Course dates (delivered in Dutch):
TankAssessor 1-5 February Rotterdam
TankAssessor 4-8 April Rotterdam
TankIntro 19-20 May Delft
TankAssessor 6-10 June Antwerp
TankAssessor 5-9 September Rotterdam
TankIntro 27-28 October Delft
TankAssessor 14-18 November Rotterdam
Visit www.eemua.org to see a listing of all CompeTank™
courses.
63 Mark Lane Phone: +44 (0)20 7488 0801
London Email: ask@eemua.org
EC3R 7NQ www.eemua.org
United Kingdom
types of tank foundations and bottoms; causes of tank
bottom leakage; inspection records and techniques;
corrosion protection; leak detection systems; and
membranes as soil barriers.
EEMUA 147 – Recommendations for refrigerated liquefied
gas storage tanks
Recommendations for single, double and full containment
tanks for the bulk storage of refrigerated liquefied gases
down to -165°C, for both metal and concrete material.
Liquids covered by the scope of this publication include
LPG, ethylene, LNG and similar hydrocarbons, also
ammonia.
EEMUA 217 – Safe and effective operation of storage
tanks
This publication provides guidance which aims to raise
awareness of process safety, particularly in oil movements.
It looks beyond the extensive existing standards and
procedures, focusing on areas in which higher risk in oil
movements exist. It covers oil movements in refineries,
terminals and storage depots, and includes liquids stored
under atmospheric pressure and LPG stored under
pressure or under refrigerated and cryogenic conditions.
TankIntro™ is a training-only course providing an
introduction to industrial-scale storage tanks. It gives
attendees a basic understanding of the different tank
designs, and how tanks should be inspected, assessed,
operated, maintained and repaired, without going into the
detailed calculations.
TankAssessor™ is a training and competency course
that covers key features of tank design and the common
problems that arise in service. It also identifies what
actions may be taken to avoid their recurrence or to
remedy the effects.
TankStrategies™ is a training and competency course
that deals with the theory and implementation of the
Probabilistic Preventive Maintenance (PPM) methodology,
which is based upon two underlying methodologies:
Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) and Reliability-Centred
Maintenance (RCM).
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