8.3.1 Where necessary, oil fuel and lubricating
oil pipes should be screened or otherwise suitably protected to avoid,
as far as practicable, oil spray or oil leakages on to hot surfaces
or into machinery air intakes. The number of joints in such piping
systems should be kept to a minimum and, where practicable, leakages
from high-pressure oil fuel pipes should be collected and arrangements
provided for an alarm to be given.
8.3.2 Where daily service oil fuel tanks are filled
automatically, or by remote control, means should be provided to prevent
overflow spillages. Other equipment which treats flammable liquids
automatically, e.g., oil fuel purifiers, which, whenever practicable,
should be installed in a special space reserved for purifiers and
their heaters, should have arrangements to prevent overflow spillages.
8.3.3 Where daily service oil fuel tanks or settling
tanks are fitted with heating arrangements, a high-temperature alarm
should be provided if the flashpoint of the oil fuel can be exceeded.