# CPUC General Order 112-F § 202 - PETROLEUM GAS VESSEL STATIONS

**Citation:** CPUC GO 112-F § 202  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** California Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** 2015-06-25  
**Published:** 2015-06-25

202.1 For the purpose of this section, vessel shall refer to any structure with a capacity of two hundred gallons or more used for the storage of petroleum gas, but shall not refer to those vessels used for transporting purposes.

202.2 Each Operator having a vessel station shall establish a plan fo

## Document text

202.1 For the purpose of this section, vessel shall refer to any structure with a capacity of two hundred gallons or more used for the storage of petroleum gas, but shall not refer to those vessels used for transporting purposes.

202.2 Each Operator having a vessel station shall establish a plan for the systematic routine inspection and testing of these facilities in accordance with Appendix A Petroleum Gas Vessel Stations: Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection, and shall provide for:

Effective training of all personnel associated with the maintenance and operation of the facilities.

Specification of appropriate safe work practices and assurance that those practices are followed.

Effective liaison with local fire departments and other emergency response agencies to assure that these agencies are familiar with the operating facilities to the extent necessary to assure that any required response from them in an emergency is effective, and to assure that the Operator of the facilities is adequately informed of the services that those agencies will provide.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M163/K327/163327660.PDF>
- Source ID: `ca-cpuc-go-112-f`
- SHA-256: `7c89b8949b2f4591b0c36289a26fb2175955e1146f8edc2ad94690663b750ed7`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:57:47.831Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T20:58:59.278Z
- Document slug: `ca-cpuc-go-112-f-202`

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  "rightsCaveat": "The CPUC makes these official publications publicly accessible without authentication, but the CPUC website displays a State of California copyright notice and no source-specific open-data or redistribution license was identified. Preserve official attribution and source links, and assess California website terms before commercial redistribution.",
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