NFPA 59A
Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
| Organization: | NFPA |
| Publication Date: | 3 January 2012 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 1 |
scope:
This standard shall apply to the following:
Facilities that liquefy natural gas
Facilities that store, vaporize, transfer, and handle liquefied natural gas (LNG)
The training of all personnel involved with LNG
The design, location, construction, maintenance, and operation of all LNG facilities
This standard shall not apply to the following:
Frozen ground containers
Portable storage containers stored or used in buildings
All LNG vehicular applications, including fueling of LNG vehicles
Purpose.
The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum fire protection, safety, and related requirements for the location, design, construction, security, operation, and maintenance of LNG plants.
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