Quincy, MA – Four more consensus codes and standards have been added to NFPA’s (National Fire Protection Association) collection of codes, standards and reference materials posted for free review as a public service on the organization’s Web site. The materials can be viewed on demand at www.nfpa.org.
The 2003 edition of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code(tm), provides enforcing officials, design engineers and insurers with reasonable requirements for the safe storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids. Adopted in 34 states, NFPA 30 is the basis for rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The 2003 edition of NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, provides fuel dispensing stations and service stations with reasonable safeguards for dispensing motor fuels for automotive vehicles as well as marine craft. The code is adopted in 33 states. Both NFPA 30 and NFPA 30A are part of the Comprehensive Consensus Codes set (C3), which is the first set of construction-related codes developed through processes accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
NFPA 909, Code for Protection of Cultural Resources, is intended for culturally significant structures and their contents. The code establishes requirements for providing fire protection and fire safety to a wide range of cultural institutions including libraries, museums and places of worship.
NFPA 914, Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures, covers fire safety protection provisions for historic structures and their occupants and operators. The code includes the unique requirements necessary for renovation and restoration when preservation of historic character is desired.
Placement of these new documents is creating wider access to the varied and useful requirements in some of the most extensively adopted NFPA codes and
standards.
“The conservation of society’s structural treasures is important culturally and historically,” says NFPA President James M. Shannon. “By placing NFPA 909 and NFPA 914 online, we are able to provide free public access to two consensus documents designed to help do just that. Additionally, free review of NFPA 30 and NFPA 30A makes it possible for essential safety information to be accessible to everyone who deals with or dispenses flammable and combustible liquids.”
These new postings round out a list that includes NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code(tm), NFPA 5000(tm), Building Construction and Safety Code(tm), NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Evolutions, as well as three NFPA hazardous materials incident documents (NFPA 471, 472, and 473), two protective ensemble standards (NFPA 1951 and 1994) and supplements from NFPA’s Hazardous Materials Response Handbook. All NFPA codes, standards and recommended practices can also be purchased online in electronic or print format.
