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NFPA 58: LP-Gas Code Handbook, 2011
- LP-Gas Code Handbook NINTH EDITION
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Contributor
- PART ONE NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, with Commentary
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- Administration CHAPTER 1 [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose. (Reserved)
- 1.3 Application
- 1.4 Retroactivity
- 1.5 Equivalency
- 1.6 Units and Formulas. (Reserved)
- 1.7 Enforcement
- Referenced Publications CHAPTER 2 [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
- Definitions CHAPTER 3 [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- General Requirements CHAPTER 4 [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Acceptance of Equipment and Systems
- 4.2 LP-Gas Odorization
- 4.3 Notification of Installations
- 4.4
Qualification of Personnel
- 4.5
Ammonia Contamination
- 4.6
Minimum Requirements
- LP-Gas Equipment and Appliances CHAPTER 5 [Go to Page]
- 5.1
Scope
- 5.2 Containers
- 5.3 Reserved
- 5.4 Reserved
- 5.5 Reserved
- 5.6 Reserved
- 5.7 Container Appurtenances and Regulators
- 5.8 Regulators and Regulator Vents
- 5.9 Piping (Including Hose), Fittings, and Valves
- 5.10 Reserved
- 5.11 Internal Valves. (Reserved)
- 5.12 Valves Other Than Container Valves
- 5.13 Hydrostatic Relief Valves
- 5.14 Reserved
- 5.15 Reserved
- 5.16 Reserved
- 5.17 Equipment
- 5.18 Reserved
- 5.19 Reserved
- 5.20 Appliances
- 5.21 Vaporizers, Tank Heaters, Vaporizing Burners,and Gas–Air Mixers
- Installation of LP-Gas Systems CHAPTER 6 [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Scope
- 6.2 Location of Containers
- 6.3 Container Separation Distances
- 6.4 Other Container Location Requirements
- 6.5 Location of Transfer Operations
- 6.6 Installation of Containers
- 6.7 Installation of Container Appurtenances
- 6.8 Regulators
- 6.9 Piping Systems
- 6.10 Remote Shutoff Actuation
- 6.11 Internal Valves
- 6.12 Emergency Shutoff Valves
- 6.13 Hydrostatic Relief Valve Installation
- 6.14 Testing Piping Systems
- 6.15 Installation in Areas of Heavy Snowfall
- 6.16
Corrosion Protection
- 6.17 Equipment Installation
- 6.18 Bulk Plant and Industrial LP-Gas Systems
- 6.19 LP-Gas Systems in Buildings or on Building Roofs orExterior Balconies
- 6.20 Installation of Appliances
- 6.21 Vaporizer Installation
- 6.22 Ignition Source Control
- 6.23 LP-Gas Systems on Vehicles (Other Than Engine Fuel Systems)
- 6.24 Vehicle Fuel Dispenser and Dispensing Stations
- 6.25 Fire Protection
- 6.26 Alternate Provisions for Installation of ASME Containers
- LP-Gas Liquid Transfer CHAPTER 7 [Go to Page]
- 7.1
Scope
- 7.2 Operational Safety
- 7.3 Venting LP-Gas to the Atmosphere
- 7.4 Quantity of LP-Gas in Containers
- Storage of Cylinders Awaiting Use, Resale, or Exchange CHAPTER 8
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- 8.1 Scope
- 8.2 General Provisions
- 8.3 Storage Within Buildings
- 8.4 Storage Outside of Buildings
- 8.5
Fire Protection
- 8.6 Electrical Area Classification
- Vehicular Transportation of LP-Gas CHAPTER 9
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- 9.1 Scope
- 9.2 Electrical Requirements
- 9.3 Transportation in Portable Containers
- 9.4 Transportation in Cargo Tank Vehicles
- 9.5 Trailers, Semitrailers, and Movable Fuel Storage Tenders, Including Farm Carts
- 9.6 Transportation of Stationary Containers to and from Pointof Installation
- 9.7 Parking and Garaging Vehicles Used to Carry LP-Gas Cargo
- Buildings or Structures Housing LP-Gas Distribution Facilities CHAPTER 10
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- 10.1 Scope
- 10.2 Separate Structures or Buildings
- 10.3 Attached Structures or Rooms Within Structures
- Engine Fuel Systems CHAPTER 11 [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Scope
- 11.2 Training
- 11.3 Containers
- 11.4 Container Appurtenances
- 11.5 Quantity of LP-Gas in Engine Fuel Containers
- 11.6 Carburetion Equipment
- 11.7 Piping, Hose, and Fittings
- 11.8 Installation of Containers and Container Appurtenances
- 11.9 Installation in the Interior of Vehicles
- 11.10 Pipe and Hose Installation
- 11.11 Equipment Installation
- 11.12 Marking
- 11.13 Industrial (and Forklift) Trucks Powered by LP-Gas
- 11.14 General Provisions for Vehicles Having Engines Mountedon Them (Including Floor Maintenance Machines)
- 11.15 Engine Installation Other Than on Vehicles
- 11.16 Garaging of Vehicles
- Refrigerated Containers CHAPTER 12 [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Construction and Design of Refrigerated Containers
- 12.2 Marking on Refrigerated LP-Gas Containers
- 12.3 Container Installation
- 12.4 Refrigerated LP-Gas Container Instruments and Controls
- 12.5 Refrigerated LP-Gas Container Impoundment
- 12.6 Inspection and Testing of Refrigerated LP-Gas Containersand Systems
- 12.7 Container Siting
- 12.8 Relief Devices
- Marine Shipping and Receiving CHAPTER 13 [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Scope
- 13.2 Piers
- 13.3 Pipelines
- 13.4 Inspections Prior to Transfer
- Operations and Maintenance CHAPTER 14 [Go to Page]
- 14.1
Scope
- 14.2 Operating Requirements
- 14.3
Maintenance
- Pipe and Tubing Sizing Tables CHAPTER 15 [Go to Page]
- 15.1 Tables for Sizing Pipe and Tubing
- Explanatory Material ANNEX A
- Properties of LP-Gases ANNEX B [Go to Page]
- B.1 Approximate Properties of LP-Gases
- Design, Construction, and Requalification of DOT (ICC) Cylinders ANNEX C
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- C.1 Scope
- C.2 LP-Gas Cylinder Specifications
- C.3 Requalification, Retesting, and Repair of DOT Cylinders
- Design of ASME and API-ASME Containers ANNEX D
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- D.1 General
- D.2 Design of Containers for LP-Gas
- D.3 Underground ASME or API-ASME Containers
- Pressure Relief Devices ANNEX E [Go to Page]
- E.1 Pressure Relief Devices for Department of Transportation(DOT) Cylinders
- E.2 Pressure Relief Devices for ASME Containers
- Liquid Volume Tables, Computations, and Graphs ANNEX F
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- F.1 Scope
- F.2 Basis for Determination of LP-Gas Container Capacity
- F.3 Liquid Volume Correction Table
- F.4 Use of Liquid Volume Correction Factors in Table F.3.3
- F.5 Maximum Liquid Volume Computations
- Wall Thickness of Copper Tubing ANNEX G [Go to Page]
- G.1
- Procedure for Torch Fire and Hose Stream Testing of Thermal Insulating Systems for LP-Gas Containers ANNEX H
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- H.1 Performance Standard
- H.2 Reference Test Standards
- H.3 Thermal Insulation Test
- H.4 Hose Stream Resistance Test
- Container Spacing ANNEX I [Go to Page]
- I.1 Spacing of Containers
- Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 58 ANNEX J
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- J.1
- Burial and Corrosion Protection for Underground and Mounded ASME Containers ANNEX K
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- K.1 Scope
- K.2 Container Preparation and Burial
- K.3 Inspection and Testing of Corrosion Protection
- Informational References ANNEX L [Go to Page]
- L.1 Referenced Publications
- L.2 Informational References. (Reserved)
- L.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections.(Reserved)
- PART TWO Supplements
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- SUPPLEMENT 1 Guidelines for Conducting a Fire Safety Analysis
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- INTRODUCTION
- PURPOSE OF AN FSA
- CONDUCTING AN FSA
- ELEMENTS OF AN FSA
- REFERENCE CITED
- SUPPLEMENT 2 LP-Gas Systems Subject to DOT Pipeline Regulations
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- JURISDICTIONAL SYSTEM
- PLANS REQUIRED BY THE DOT PIPELINEREGULATIONS
- ONE-CALL AND DAMAGE PREVENTIONPROGRAM
- EMERGENCY EXCAVATION
- OPERATOR QUALIFICATION
- COMPLIANCE ACTIONS
- STATE PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGERS
- REFERENCES CITED
- SUPPLEMENT 3 Fire Testing of Composite Propane Cylinders
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- INTRODUCTION
- COMPOSITE CYLINDER BACKGROUND
- FIRE TEST PROGRAMS
- REFERENCE CITED
- SUPPLEMENT 4 Preparing Propane Companies for Natural Disasters
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- INTRODUCTION
- PRE-EMERGENCY PLANNING
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES CITED
- SUPPLEMENT 5 Cathodic Protection
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- ABOUT THE PROGRAM
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- 1.0 CATHODIC PROTECTIONINTRODUCTION
- 2.0 GALVANIC PROTECTION
- 3.0 IMPRESSED CURRENT OVERVIEW
- SUPPLEMENT 6
Home Fires Involving Grills
- SUPPLEMENT 7 Technical/Substantive Changes from the 2008 Edition to the 2011 Edition of NFPA 58
- Index
- IMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS
- Tentative Interim Amendment [Go to Page]