Major changes in the new 2001 NFPA 58 raise the standard for LP-Gas safety to a whole new level!

Product Details :

Used widely throughout the world, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code is the industry's most trusted source for safety requirements. And this latest edition contains new rules that provide greater protection against fires and explosions and make working around LP-Gas safer than ever!

Introducing provisions that will make every LP-Gas installation more secure!

• New requirement that all large tank installations have remotely operated valves by 2011.
• New Chapter 11 containing requirements for operating and maintenance procedures.
• New requirement that all existing large installations must conduct a fire safety analysis within three years.

To help you find facts fast, complex code text has been converted into tables. And text that dealt with multiple topics has been rearranged into more logical and targeted sections. Order today! Approx. 128 pp.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 General Provisions
• Chapter 2 LP-Gas Equipment and Appliances
• Chapter 3 Installation of LP-Gas Systems
• Chapter 4 LP-Gas Liquid Transfer
• Chapter 5 Storage of Cylinders Awaiting Use, Resale, or Exchange
• Chapter 6 Vehicular Transportation of LP-Gas
• Chapter 7 Buildings or Structures Housing LP-Gas Distribution Facilities
• Chapter 8 Engine Fuel Systems
• Chapter 9 Refrigerated Containers
• Chapter 10 Marine Shipping and Receiving
• Chapter 11 Operations and Maintenance
• Chapter 12 Pipe and Tubing Sizing Tables
• Chapter 13 Referenced Publications
• Appendix A Explanatory Material
• Appendix B Properties of LP-Gases
• Appendix C Design, Construction, and Requalification of DOT (ICC) Cylinders
• Appendix D Design of ASME and API-ASME Containers
• Appendix E Pressure Relief Devices
• Appendix F Liquid Volume Tables, Computations, and Graphs
• Appendix G Wall Thickness of Copper Tubing
• Appendix H Procedure for Torch Fire and Hose Stream Testing of Thermal Insulating Systems for LP-Gas Containers
• Appendix I Container Spacing
• Appendix J Referenced Publications
• Formal Interpretation
• Tentative Interim Amendment
• Index