The following are incorporated by reference, including
subsequent amendments and editions, as standards for storage, handling and
installation of liquefied petroleum gas:
(1) National Fire Protection Association,
document NFPA 58 "Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code," with the following additions
and exceptions:
(a) "Firm Foundation" means
that the foundation material has a level top surface, rests on solid ground, is
constructed of a masonry material or wood treated to prevent decay by moisture
rot, and will not settle, careen or deteriorate;
(b) No person shall use liquefied petroleum
gas as a source of pressure in lieu of compressed air in spray guns or other
pressure operated equipment, except that liquefied petroleum gas may be used as
a source of pressure for operating internal valves and emergency shutoff
valves;
(c) Piping, tubing, or
regulators shall be considered well supported when they are rigidly fastened in
their intended position;
(d) At
bulk storage installations, the bulkhead and the plant piping on the hose side
of the bulkhead shall be designed and constructed so that an application of
force from the hose side will not result in damage to the plant piping on the
tank side of the bulkhead. In addition, the bulkhead shall incorporate a means,
for instance, mechanical or pneumatic, to automatically close emergency valves
in the event of a pull away;
(e) As
an alternative to the requirement for a fire safety analysis, the owner, or his
designee, of an LP-gas facility which utilizes individual storage containers in
excess of 4,000 gallons water capacity, storage containers interconnected
through the liquid withdrawal outlets of the containers with an aggregate water
capacity in excess of 4,000 gallons, or storage containers interconnected
through the vapor withdrawal outlets of the containers with an aggregate
capacity in excess of 6,000 gallons, shall, for all installations of containers
of such capacity or for additions to an existing LP-gas facility which result
in containers in excess of such capacity, meet with fire officials for the
jurisdiction in which the facility is located in order to:
(i) review potential exposure to fire hazards
to or from real property which is adjacent to such facility;
(ii) identify emergency access routes to such
facility; and
(iii) review the
equipment and emergency shut-down procedures for the facility.
The owner of such facility or his designee shall document in
writing the time, date and place of such meeting(s), the participants in the
meeting, and the discussions at the meeting in order to provide a written
record of the meeting. This documentation shall be made available to the
Department not later than 60 days after installation of the new or additional
containers. Compliance with the availability requirement shall be met by having
a copy of the documentation kept on site or at the owner's office and available
for review by NCDA&CS inspection personnel as soon as it is requested. This
meeting, review, and documentation shall be repeated when the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services determines that the plant
design has changed or that potential exposures have significantly changed, so
as to increase the likelihood of injury.
(f) An LP-gas facility which utilizes storage
containers that are interconnected through the vapor withdrawal outlets of the
containers only with an aggregate water capacity in excess of 4,000 gallons,
but not in excess of 6,000 gallons, is exempt from the requirements of a fire
safety analysis; and
(g) A fire
safety analysis as described in NFPA 58 may be prepared by the owner of an
LP-Gas facility or by an employee of such owner in the course of the employee's
employment, and the Department shall not require that it be prepared, approved,
or sealed by a professional engineer. Note: This is in keeping with a formal
interpretation (F.I. No.: 58-01-2) by the technical committee for Liquefied
Petroleum Gases issued by the National Fire Protection Association on November
7, 2001, with an effective date of November 27, 2001. However, the North
Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors regulates the practice
of engineering, and has taken the position that the preparation of a fire
safety analysis constitutes the practice of engineering.
(2) National Fire Protection Association
document NFPA 54, "National Fuel Gas Code," with the addition that underground
service piping shall rise above ground immediately (within six inches of wall)
before entering a building.
(3)
National Fire Protection Association, document NFPA 30A, "Code for Motor Fuel
Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages," Chapter 12 (in 2008 Edition) as it
applies to LP-Gas dispensers for motor vehicle fuel along with dispensers for
other motor vehicle fuels.
Copies of NFPA 54, NFPA 58 and NFPA 30A are available for
inspection in the Office of the Director of the Standards Division. They may be
obtained at a cost of fifty-four dollars and fifty cents ($54.50) each for NFPA
54 and NFPA 58 and for forty-two dollars ($42.00) for NFPA 30A (March 2014
prices), plus shipping, by contacting National Fire Protection Association,
Inc., 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, by calling them at
617-770-3000 or 800-344-3555, or by accessing them on the Internet at
www.nfpa.org/catalog.
Notes
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N.C. Admin. Code 38 .0701
Authority
G.S.
119-55;
Eff. May 1,
1983;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2011; April 1, 2009; September 1,
2002; August 1, 2002; January 1, 1994; June 1, 1993; December 1, 1988; December
1, 1987;
Readopted March 1, 2017.
Authority
G.S.
119-55;
Eff. May 1,
1983;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2011; April 1, 2009; September 1,
2002; August 1, 2002; January 1, 1994; June 1, 1993; December 1, 1988; December
1, 1987.
Readopted by
North
Carolina Register Volume 31, Issue 19, April 3, 2017 effective
3/1/2017.
