Danger! The regulatory ground is shifting under your feet.
Get on firm ground now with a reference you can trust!

By P. Douglas Petrie B.E.S., LL.B., M.E.S.

Over 500 pages of essential information (see Table of Contents below).
Plus: Additional reference texts are supplied as necessary with your periodic updates. 1998 updates include major regulatory changes.

Written by P. Douglas Petrie and peer reviewed by leading industry professionals and regulators, this book is a one-stop source of regulatory text and commentary for both underground and aboveground flammable liquid storage tanks. It contains full text of all the major statutes, regulations and guidelines affecting tank installation, maintenance and decommissioning.

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Section 1:
Regulation & Compliance Guide

1. Introduction
   1. Storage Tanks Are Everywhere
   2. Scope
   3. How To Use This Guide and Reference Service
2. Legislative Framework
   1. What is law and what is not
   2. Federal
   3. Provincial
   4. Municipal
3. Motive Fuels and Used Oils
   1. Introduction to Gasoline Handling Act and Code
   2. Underground Storage Tank Systems
      1. Installation
      2. Operations
      3. Upgrading
      4. Removal/Abandonment
      5. Remediation
   3. Aboveground Storage Tank Systems
      1. Installation
      2. Operations
      3. Upgrading
      4. Removal/Abandonment
      5. Remediation
   4. Off-Road Recreational Vehicles Refuelling Facilities
   5. Forest Management Activities
4. Heating & Stationary Power Source Fuels
   1. Introduction to the Energy Act and Fuel Oil Code
   2. Equipment and Installations
   3. Operations
   4. Removal and Remediation
5. Industrial Process Liquids
   1. Introduction
   2. Ontario Fire Code
   3. Other guidance documents
      1. National Fire Code 1995
      2. Federal UST rules
      3. Federal AST rules
      4. CCME VOC Guideline
      5. Federal regulations
6. Waste Liquids
   1. PCBs
   2. Automotive Recyclables
   3. Industrial wastes
7. Liability
   1. Introduction
   2. Environmental Offences
   3. Administrative Orders
   4. Lawsuits
   5. Failure to Disclose
8. Environmental Impact and Clean-up
   1. Environmental Fate of Contaminants
   2. Clean-up: Standards and Technologies
      1. Site Remediation Technology
      2. Decommissioning and Clean-up Guidelines
      3. Remediation Technologies and Approvals
9. Tank Management in the 90s
   1. Industry Standards and Trends
   2. Due Diligence and Environmental Management
   3. Insurance
   4. Advice That Stands the Test of Time

Section 2:
Current Verbatim Reference Texts

1. Ontario Legislation
   1. Gasoline Handling Act
   2. Gasoline Handling General Regulation
   3. Gasoline Handling Code
   4. Recovery of Gasoline Vapour in Bulk Transfers Regulation
   5. Energy Act
   6. Fuel Oil Code
   7. Certification and Training of Mechanics
   8. Ontario Fire Code
2. Federal Legislation
   1. Registration of Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products on Federal Lands Regulations
   2. Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulations
   3. Storage of PCB Material Regulations
3. Provincial Guidance Documents
   1. Guideline for Use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario (Appendix 2, Tables A to F)
4. Federal Guidance Documents
   1. Technical Guidelines for Aboveground Storage TankSystems Containing Petroleum Products
   2. Environmental Code of Practice for Underground Storage Tank systems Containing Petroleum Products
   3. Technical Guidelines for Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum Products
   4. Environmental Code of Practice for Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products
   5. Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment
   6. Environmental Guidelines for Controlling Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Aboveground Storage Tanks
   7. National Fire Code of Canada 1995 - Part IV Flammable and Combustible Liquids + Definitions

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