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fuel tanks. The vehicle and all its equipment shall be maintained in good repair. The tank manufacturer must certify compliance. o Signs prohibiting smoking or open flames within 25 feet(7620 mm) of the tank vehicle or the point of fueling shall be prominently posted on three sides of the vehicle including the back and both sides. o A portable fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 40:BC shall be provided on the vehicle with signage clearly indicating its location. Each employee shall be trained on the use of a fire extinguisher. Training records shall be maintained by the dispensing company and shall be made available to the code enforcement official upon request. o The dispensing nozzles and hoses shall be of an approved and listed type. The dispensing nozzle shall be of the listed automatic-closing type without a latch-open device. o The dispensing hose shall not be extended from the reel more than 100 feet (30 480 mm) in length. o The tank vehicle flasher lights shall be in operation while dispensing. o Fuel expansion space shall be left in each fuel tank to prevent overflow in the event of temperature increase. o Absorbent materials, non-water-absorbent pads, a 10-foot-long (3048 mm) containment boom, a 20- foot-long floating containment boom, an approved container with lid and a nonmetallic shovel shall be provided to mitigate a minimum 5-gallon (19 L) fuel spill. o Tank vehicles shall be equipped with a "fuel limit" switch such as a count-back switch, to limit the amount of a single fueling operation to a maximum of 500 gallons (1893 L) before resetting the limit switch. 0 Exception: Tank vehicles where the operator carries and can utilize a remote emergency shutoff device which, when activated, immediately causes flow of fuel from the tank vehicle to cease. 2