# Smoking or open flames.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 195.438  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

Each operator shall prohibit smoking and open flames in each pump station area and each breakout tank area where there is a possibility of the leakage of a flammable hazardous liquid or of the presence of flammable vapors.

## Document text

Each operator shall prohibit smoking and open flames in each pump station area and each breakout tank area where there is a possibility of the leakage of a flammable hazardous liquid or of the presence of flammable vapors.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.438>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `aedff2322144671a048c24ba6e33f42fd4f1cbbd6d40ddbef14f1917244dfb4e`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:41.219Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T04:08:13.393Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-195-438`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "195",
  "section": "195.438",
  "subpart": "Subpart F—Operation and Maintenance",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```