Draft Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Materials

The draft amendments concern safety inspections of weld joints in specified outdoor storage tanks and fire-extinguishing equipment at indoor storage facilities that store or handle only batteries. Eligible bottom weld joints may be tested using eddy-current testing or the alternating-current field measurement method, subject to the prescribed acceptance criteria. Indoor battery storage facilities may install second-type sprinkler systems in accordance with requirements for water supply, discharge performance, and interlocking controls. The requirements apply to operators managing the relevant hazardous-material tanks and indoor battery storage facilities.