NFPA 30 Flammable and combustible liquids code

Chapter 1 Administration ............................... 30– 8 1.1 Scope ............................................... 30– 8 1.2 Purpose ............................................ 30– 8 1.3 Application ....................................... 30– 8 1.4 Retroactivity ...................................... 30– 8 1.5 Equivalency ....................................... 30– 8 1.6 Enforcement ..................................... 30– 9 1.7 Definition and Classification of Liquids ... 30– 9 1.8 Use of Other Units .............................. 30– 9 1.9 General Requirements ......................... 30– 9 Chapter 2 Referenced Publications ................... 30– 9 2.1 General ............................................ 30– 9 2.2 NFPA Publications ............................... 30– 10 2.3 Other Publications .............................. 30– 10 Chapter 3 Definitions .................................... 30– 11 3.1 General ............................................ 30– 11 3.2 NFPAOfficial Definitions ...................... 30– 11 3.3 General Definitions ............................. 30– 11 Chapter 4 Tank Storage .................................. 30– 14 4.1 General ............................................ 30– 14 4.2 Design and Construction of Tanks .......... 30– 14 4.3 Installation of Tanks and Tank Appurtenances ................................... 30– 19 4.4 Testing Requirements for Tanks ............. 30– 29 4.5 Fire Prevention and Control .................. 30– 29 4.6 Operations and Maintenance of Tanks .... 30– 30 Chapter 5 Piping Systems ............................... 30– 32 5.1 Scope ............................................... 30– 32 5.2 General Requirements ......................... 30– 32 5.3 Materials for Piping Systems .................. 30– 32 5.4 Pipe Joints ......................................... 30– 33 5.5 Installation of Piping Systems ................ 30– 33 5.6 Testing ............................................. 30– 34 5.7 Vent Piping ....................................... 30– 34 5.8 Static Electricity .................................. 30– 35 5.9 Identification ..................................... 30– 35 Chapter 6 Container and Portable Tank Storage ......................................... 30– 35 6.1 Scope ............................................... 30– 35 6.2 Design, Construction, and Capacity of Containers ........................................ 30– 35 6.3 Design, Construction, and Capacity of Storage Cabinets ................................. 30– 36 6.4 Design, Construction, and Operation of Inside Liquid Storage Areas ................... 30– 36 6.5 Requirements for Liquid Storage Areas in Other Occupancies .......................... 30– 40 6.6 Hazardous Materials Storage Lockers ...... 30– 42 6.7 Outdoor Storage ................................ 30– 43 6.8 Automatic Fire Protection for Inside Storage ............................................. 30– 44 6.9 Manual Fire Protection ........................ 30– 60 6.10 Control of Ignition Sources ................... 30– 61 Chapter 7 Operations .................................... 30– 62 7.1 Scope ............................................... 30– 62 7.2 General ............................................ 30– 62 7.3 Facility Design .................................... 30– 62 7.4 Recirculating Heat Transfer Systems ....... 30– 65 7.5 Incidental Operations .......................... 30– 65 7.6 Loading and Unloading Operations and Facilities ..................................... 30– 66 7.7 Wharves ............................................ 30– 67 7.8 Reserved ........................................... 30– 68 7.9 Control of Ignition Sources ................... 30– 69 7.10 Vapor Recovery and Vapor Processing Systems ............................................. 30– 70 7.11 Solvent Distillation Units ...................... 30– 70 7.12 Management of Fire Hazards ................. 30– 71 7.13 Fire Protection and Fire Suppression ...... 30– 71 Chapter 8 Electrical Equipment and Installations ................................... 30– 72 8.1 Scope ............................................... 30– 72 8.2 General ............................................ 30– 72 Annex A Explanatory Material ......................... 30– 75 Annex B Emergency Relief Venting for Fire Exposure for Aboveground Tanks ......... 30– 90 Annex C Temporarily Out of Service, Closure in Place, or Closure by Removal of Underground Tanks .......................... 30– 93 Annex D Development of Fire Protection Criteria Shown in Section 6.8 and Suggested Fire Protection for Some Containers of Flammable and Combustible Liquids Not Covered in Section 6.8 ....................... 30– 95 Annex E Suggested Test Protocol for Developing Fire Protection for Containers of Flammable and Combustible Liquids ......................... 30–101 Annex F Fugitive Emissions Calculations ............ 30–106 Annex G Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 30 ......................................... 30–107 Annex H Informational References .................. 30–108 Index ........................................................... 30–112