Description

Adopt the safest practices for storing, handling, and using flammable and combustible liquids!Regarded as law throughout the U.S. and enforceable under OSHA, NFPA 30 is the industry’s most comprehensive source for safety rules on flammable and combustible liquids. It provides:

• Information on proper siting of bulk storage tanks, including separations from property lines and tank-to-tank spacing
• Design requirements for spill control, and normal and emergency relief vents
• Fire protection requirements for container storage in storage cabinets, and inside rooms and warehouses–including spill containment and drainage and design criteria for fire protection systems
• Fire safety requirements for proper handling and use of liquids

The new 2000 edition also includes:

• Requirements for protected tanks and tanks in vaults
• Expanded fire protection design criteria for flammable liquids warehouses, including new criteria for rigid non-metallic intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)
• A new section on fire protection for recirculating fluid heat transfer systems
• Consolidated requirements dealing with electrical systems and electrical equipment

Product Details

Published:

01/01/2000