BS 799-5:2010

This standard BS 799-5:2010 Oil burning equipment is classified in these ICS categories:

• 23.020.10 Stationary containers and tanks

This part of BS 799 specifies requirements for the construction and testing of static carbon steel tanks for the storage of liquid fuel of classes A2, C1, C2, D, E, F, G and H conforming to BS 2869:2006 and FAME (fatty acid methyl esters) conforming to BS EN 14213, for use in conjunction with oil burning equipment. The standard is applicable to tanks of the following types intended for use above ground, either externally or internally to a building:

1. service tanks;

2. primary storage tanks with a capacity of 90 L or more with a maximum height of 10 m.

This standard is not applicable to tanks that are to be buried.

NOTE Steel tanks for underground storage of flammable and non-flammable water polluting liquids are specified in BS EN 12285‑1.

In addition to the definitive requirements, this standard also requires the items detailed in Clause 4 to be documented. For compliance with this standard, both the definitive requirements and the documented items have to be met.