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including, but not limited to, the necessity or effectiveness of explosion hazard
equipment or to the design, installation, operation, and performance of such
equipment.
The basic standards for dealing with explosive dust applications are
published by the National Fire Protection Agency (“NFPA”). The user shall be fully
conversant with the provisions of the particular codes and standards that apply to
the specific application and equipment used, and shall comply in full with all of the
requirements of the applicable codes and standards.
2.3.1
NFPA 654 and referenced codes and standards
The owner shall review and comply with
NFPA 654: Standard for the
Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing,
Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids
, and those other
documents referenced therein. NFPA 654 pertains to “all phases of manufacturing,
processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible
particulate solids or hybrid mixtures, regardless of concentration or particle size,
where the materials present a fire or explosion hazard”. The purpose of the
standard “is to prescribe technical requirements for safety to life and property
from fire and explosion and to minimize the resulting damage from a fire or
explosion”. The user shall be fully conversant with the provisions of NFPA 654 and
shall comply in full with all of its requirements and those of all applicable
referenced codes and standards.
Note that NFPA 654 does not apply to the specific applications or materials
covered by the following documents unless specifically referenced by those
documents. Review this list to determine if any of these codes and standards apply
to the particular use for which the RotoClone
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case the appropriate documents shall be reviewed and complied with in full.
NFPA 30B, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products, 2015
edition.
NFPA 33, Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible
Materials, 2011 edition.
NFPA 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in
Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities, 2013 edition.