If you need to keep a large quantity of fluid around your industrial site, such as water or oil, then you have plenty of storage tanks to invest in. Once you make a selection, make sure you set it up using these guidelines. 

Make Sure the Tank is Completely Empty Before Transporting

A storage tank for an industrial site is already going to be heavy enough. You thus don't want to add to this weight by trying to move the tank with fluid inside. That's just going to make installation much more difficult.

The best thing you can do is make sure the storage tank is completely empty of fluid before transporting it to the appropriate drop-off point on your industrial site. You can then better manage the tank's weight with machinery like cranes. Once the tank is dropped off and the appropriate hardware is set up around it, you can begin filling it up with whatever fluid you want.

Hire a Well-Trained Crane Operator

If you plan on installing a very large storage tank around your industrial site, then you'll probably need a crane to remove the tank from a truck and get it situated around a specific area. In that case, take your time finding a well-trained crane operator.

Then you won't have to go through crane training yourself or worry about taking on added risk. A crane operator will move your storage tank in a controlled manner and get it oriented in a way that you see fit, whether it's vertical or horizontal on the ground. 

Keep Pathways Clear Around Drop-Off Location

Once you figure out where the industrial storage tank is going, it's important to prepare for installation well in advance. One of the best things you can do is make sure pathways leading up to the drop-off point are clear.

That's going to help the crane operator who's lifting the storage tank from a truck and moving it to an assigned drop-off point. They should have a clear path the entire time so that they don't put themselves in harm's way or damage the storage tank being moved.

If you're set on investing in a storage tank for an industrial work site, setting it up correctly is an important goal to achieve. That won't be hard if you just have concrete methods for how you're going to complete this tank installation. Then you'll have direction the entire time. 

Reach out to a company like Eaton Sales & Service to learn more about industrial tank installations.