OG90
Course Contents
Module 1: Tank Farm Risk Framework and Critical Integrity Threats
Key Topics
- Tank farm major hazard profile: loss of containment, fire, explosion and environmental release
- Critical tank farm assets and containment barriers
- Main tank failure and product-loss mechanisms
- Integrity threats in tanks, piping, seals, bunds and transfer systems
- Review of high-consequence incidents and operational lessons learned
- Identifying site-specific risk drivers and vulnerable points
Module 2: Storage Tank Integrity Management and Inspection Priorities
Key Topics
- Integrity management framework for storage tanks and associated systems
- High-risk damage mechanisms: bottom corrosion, shell thinning, roof defects, settlement and leakage
- Inspection planning based on risk and consequence
- Priority inspection areas for tank bottoms, shell courses, roofs, nozzles and foundations
- Interpreting inspection findings and deciding repair priorities
- Managing integrity records, follow-up actions and inspection intervals
Module 3: Overfill Prevention and Safe Transfer Control
Key Topics
- Overfill risk and its role in major tank farm incidents
- Layers of protection in tank receipt and transfer operations
- Tank gauging, independent level alarms and shutdown safeguards
- Safe filling limits, response time and operator intervention requirements
- Transfer procedure control, communication discipline and line-up verification
- Managing alarm bypasses, abnormal conditions and change during operations
Module 4: Loss Prevention, Vapor Control and Fire Protection Readiness
Key Topics
- Main sources of operational and accidental product loss in tank farms
- Vapour-loss mechanisms during storage and transfer operations
- Practical loss-reduction measures for seals, vents, loading and containment systems
- Bund integrity, drainage control and spill pathway management
- Fire and explosion escalation hazards in tank storage areas
- Fire protection systems and readiness requirements for tank farm emergencies
Module 5: Operational Discipline, Emergency Preparedness and Performance Improvement
Key Topics
- Operating discipline for isolations, permit control, shift handover and routine checks
- Emergency response priorities for overfill, spill, fire and tank-related incidents
- Incident investigation and root cause learning for integrity failures and product loss
- Performance indicators for tank integrity and loss prevention
- Auditing critical safeguards and operational compliance
- Developing a practical tank farm improvement action plan