NFPA 61
Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities
Organization: | NFPA |
Publication Date: | 1 January 2008 |
Status: | inactive |
Page Count: | 38 |
scope:
This standard shall apply to all of the following:
(1) All facilities that receive, handle, process, dry, blend, use, mill, package, store, or ship dry agricultural bulk materials, their by-products, or dusts that include grains, oilseeds, agricultural seeds, legumes, sugar, flour, spices, feeds, and other related materials
(2) All facilities designed for manufacturing and handling starch, including drying, grinding, conveying, processing, packaging, and storing dry or modified starch, and dry products and dusts generated from these processes
(3) Those seed preparation and meal-handling systems of oilseed processing plants not covered by NFPA 36, Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants
This standard shall not apply to oilseed extraction plants that are covered by NFPA 36, Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants.
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