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LOUISIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 55. PUBLIC SAFETY

Subchapter H. Specification for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Installations at Schools and Places of Public Assembly

§ 179. Requirements for Plans and Specifications

A. Sketches and specifications including plot plans shall be submitted to the Office of the Director of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission for approval before installation.

B. Sketch and specifications must show the following:
1. type of building (frame, masonry, metal walls, etc.);
2. elevation from ground level to building;
3. the size and location of all gas piping and length of runs;
4. the size and location of the tank or container;
5. the location and Btu rating of all appliances;
6. the total Btu load;
7. all other details related to the proposed installation as required in §179.

C. The following is a clarification of the requirements for new sketches at schools, churches, nursing homes, and other places of public assembly:
1. Where any additional piping is added, the installation of a new appliance or the change out of an appliance with one with a higher BTU load, a new sketch is required to the Office of the Director for approval.
2. Replacement of a storage tank or container will require a new sketch to the Office of the Director for approval.
3. A new sketch is required when changing fuel suppliers at all places of public assembly, even when no changes are made in the liquefied petroleum gas system.
D. In all cases an installation report is required with the installation of a container, tank, or cylinder at schools, churches, nursing homes, and other places of public assembly.
E. The commission reserves the right to make a final inspection and witness a pressure test through an inspector of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission before approving the sketch and allowing the system to be placed into service at all schools, churches, nursing homes, and other places of public assembly.
F. The minimum capacity of storage containers, tanks, or cylinders shall be 100 gallons capacity per each 100,000 Btu appliance load at all schools, churches, nursing homes, and other places of public assembly. Exceptions to this rule may be made by the Director of this commission.
G. Fences are require for storage containers, tanks, and cylinders at all schools, all nursing homes, and all churches with schools or day-care facilities on site. Fences may be required at other places of public assembly when deemed necessary in the interest of public safety by the office of the director. The commission may approve a request for an exemption from the fencing requirements under extenuating circumstances.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1846.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission, LR 20:1404 (December 1994), amended LR 24:470 (March 1998), LR 31:2568 (October 2005).