1910.110(d)(13): Container-charging plants
Key takeaways
- 1910.110(d)(13) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart H).
- OSHA cited it 1 times in the last 3 years, in 1 inspections, with $14,187 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1910.110(d) Systems utilizing containers other than DOT containers (28 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.110(d)(13) ("Container-charging plants") is one requirement inside 1910.110 Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910, Subpart H). It includes 5 sub-paragraphs. The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
(13) Container-charging plants. 1 citations
(i) The container-charging room shall be located not less than: Open (d)(13)(i)
(a) Ten feet from bulk storage containers.
(b) [Reserved]
(ii) Tank truck filling station outlets shall be located not less than:
(a) [Reserved]
(b) Ten feet from pumps and compressors if housed in one or more separate buildings.
(iii) The pumps or compressors may be located in the container-charging room or building, in a separate building, or outside of buildings. When housed in a separate building, such building (a small noncombustible weather cover is not to be construed as a building) shall be located not less than: Open (d)(13)(iii) 1 citations
(a) Ten feet from bulk storage tanks.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Twenty-five feet from sources of ignition.
(iv) When a part of the container-charging building is to be used for a boiler room or where open flames or similar sources of ignition exist or are employed, the space to be so occupied shall be separated from container charging room by a partition wall or walls of fire-resistant construction continuous from floor to roof or ceiling. Such separation walls shall be without openings and shall be joined to the floor, other walls, and ceiling or roof in a manner to effect a permanent gas-tight joint.
(v) Electrical equipment and installations shall conform with paragraphs (b) (17) and (18) of this section.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.110.
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.110(d) Systems utilizing containers other than DOT containers 28 citations
- 1910.110(d)(10) Damage from vehicles 25 citations
- 1910.110(d)(13)(iii) 1 citations
- 1910.110(d)(13)(i)
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.110 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly; data as of 2026-10-23
3-year window. Federal OSHA only; state-plan rules are not counted. Plain-language text is a summary, not legal advice; the official text controls. Black Belt Safety is not part of OSHA or the Department of Labor.