SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE (SCDF)Required to operate
Petroleum or Flammable Materials Storage Licence
- Validity
- The P&FM storage licence validity is up to 3 years (based on the risk)
- Processing time
- within 19 working days, when submission and site inspection are in order
- Issuing authority
- SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE (SCDF)
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Who needs the Petroleum or Flammable Materials Storage Licence
This licence applies to Singapore businesses registered under the following SSIC industry codes:
- Required to operate52103 — Storage for dangerous goods
Includes: 52103 Storage for dangerous goods
- Required to operate19201 — Petroleum refineries
Includes: 19201 Petroleum refineries
- Required to operate46641 — Wholesale of basic industrial chemicals (except fertilisers)
Includes: 46641 Wholesale of basic industrial chemicals (except fertilisers)
- Required to operate46643 — Wholesale of petrochemical products
Required documents and prerequisites
Items the applicant typically needs ready before submitting:
- Approved plan
- One certified true copy (or original approved plan) showing the location of the premises and proposed storage area
- File format: doc,docx,pdf,jpg,rtf,htm,bmp,xls,xlsx,dwg
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
- Temporary Fire Permit / Fire Safety Certificate issued by other government agency
- One certified true (or original) copy of Temporary Fire Permit or Fire Safety Certificate of the premise if it is issued by other government agencies (e.g. JTC, HDB or LTA)
- File format: doc,docx, pdf, jpg, rtf, htm, bmp, xls,xlsx
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
- Documents for Bulk Tanks and Major Piped Installations
- Manufacturer's reports on designed code of tank
- PE endorsed Hydrostatic and Radiographic or any equivalent for both test report for tanks on site
- PE endorsed Pressure test report for piping and fittings for bulk tanks to the points of consumptions
- File format: doc,docx,pdf,jpg,rtf,htm,bmp,xls,xlsx,dwg
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
- Professional Engineer's Certification documents for the Piped system
- Certification of supervision of piped gas system
- Certification of equipment installed for system
- Pressure test report for the piping and fittings from the installation to the point of consumption
- File format: doc,docx, pdf, jpg, rtf, htm, bmp, xls,xlsx
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
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