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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 26.10.01.17" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="Requirements for Drivers of Truck Tanks and Transports.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A driver operating a truck tank or a transport shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Comply with NFPA 385 “Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids”;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be 21 years old or older as required under Transportation Article, §25-111, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Complete annual safety training provided in accordance with Regulation .16B of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A driver shall load and unload a truck tank or transport only in an approved location.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A driver may not deliver to a storage tank, including a residential heating oil tank, when any of the following conditions are observed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In accordance with COMAR 26.10.02.03C, issued a notice of a delivery ban to the owner, the operator, and the person in charge of the oil storage tank system; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Affixed a monitoring device, such as a tag, notice, or locking mechanism, to the fill;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The storage tank system is visibly spilling or releasing oil; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An AST system is in poor, unstable, or damaged condition.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Before a transfer of oil begins, the driver shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verify that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Proper hoses and fittings will be used in the delivery of oil;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The transfer hoses are not damaged; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>All transfer hose connections are tight; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Confirm, for direct or remote filling operations, the storage tank has sufficient ullage available to hold the amount of oil being delivered by implementing one or more of the following methods:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Gauge the storage tank and record ullage and amount of oil delivered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Use a functioning vent whistle or other overfill device;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Verify with the facility’s person in charge:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The size of the storage tank being delivered to and the quantity of oil to be delivered;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>That the storage tank has an approved and functional overfill alarm; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>For remote filling, that a representative from the facility will actively participate in the filling operation; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Use another method approved by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>During a transfer of oil, the driver shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be alert and outside the vehicle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Remain within 10 feet and in full and immediate control of the nozzle, shut-off valves, pumps, and emergency operating mechanism for the discharge control valve; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have the fill pipe opening in full view at all times.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If a driver leaves the equipment unattended for any reason, the driver shall turn off or return to the closed position all nozzles, shut-off valves, pumps, and discharge control valves of the truck tank or transport and the receiving facility.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A driver may not drain oil or empty hoses into a spill catchment basin.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A driver shall immediately report to the delivery company any unusual conditions observed during a transfer operation including, but not limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A spill, release, or discharge;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A discrepancy between the quantity of oil delivered and the quantity of oil received;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Equipment defects on the delivery vehicle or at a transfer location; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Unsafe delivery conditions.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A driver, permittee, and person in charge of a delivery company shall report a spill, release, or discharge made during an oil delivery in accordance with Regulation .05 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>