Fire Safety
Codes (top)
2006
International Fire Code This comprehensive code includes
regulations governing the safeguarding of life and property from all types of fire and
explosions hazards. Topics include general precautions against fire, emergency planning
and preparedness, fire department access, fire hydrants, automatic sprinkler systems, fire
alarm systems, hazardous materials storage and use, and fire safety requirements for new
and existing buildings and premises.
National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) These NFPA code links provide
important information including current edition document scope information, date of next
revision cycle, Staff Liaison name (the NFPA code expert to contact for code
interpretation questions) and E-mail link, code table of contents, and technical committee
errata for current code. In addition, codes
can be purchased at these links. Also see the NFPA Online Catalog.
NFPA
10 Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2007 ed.
NFPA 30 Flammable and
Combustible Liquids Code, 2008 ed
NFPA 45 Standard on
Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Flammable Chemicals, 2004 ed.
NFPA 101 Life Safety
Code, 2006 ed.
NFPA 704 - Standard
System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2007
ed.
International Code
Council
Flammable Storage Limits (top)
NFPA Code 30 and Code 45 define
many factors to be considered when calculating the flammable storage limit for a given
laboratory space. For instance, the maximum quantity per 100 ft3 of laboratory space rule,
the selected lab hazard class (high, intermediate, low, minimal), sprinklered versus
unsprinklered, storage practices – quantities in storage cabinets and out in the open
lab space, the limits for Class I only and Classes I, II, and IIIA combined and also the
limits on container sizes based on container material type and container size.
Derivation
of Acceptable Quantities of Hazardous Chemicals for Use and Storage in Research
Laboratories. (92) P. Harnett, COEH, Inc., Ringoes, NJ; L. Tatsch, ProLab
Solutions, Inc., Ringoes, NJ. Powerpoint slideshow presented at the 2002 AIHCE.
NFPA 704 Diamond
Labeling (top)
NFPA 704: Standard
for the Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2007
Edition,This link provides important information including current edition document scope information, date of next revision cycle, (2011), Staff Liaison name, (the NFPA code expert to contact for code interpretation questions) and E-mail link, code table of contents, link for document preview, and technical committee errata for current code. In addition, Code 704 can be purchased at this link.
NFPA
704 Frequently Asked Questions, NFPA
NFPA
Fire Protection Guide To Hazardous Materials, 2001 edition provides NFPA 704 diamond
ratings for 160 chemicals as well as updated hazard "diamond" ratings in NFPA
325, the 2001 NFPA 704, including guidance on rating mixtures, options for
rating multiple chemical areas, location of placards, and more.
The MSDS
Hyper Glossary provides a good overview of the NFPA 704 Hazard Identification rating
system.
Program Content
Examples (top)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
Fire
Resources (top)
Oklahoma State University, Online Safety Library: Fire
Safety. This site has a comprehensive list of resources
Fire Safety
and Fire Extinguishers in a Chemistry Laboratory, LPI Laboratory Safety
Flammable
and Combustible Liquids, Section 8 of OSHA's Small Business Outreach Training Program
Instructional Guide provides information about specific equipment, chemicals and fire
safety principals as well as information, student handouts, and a self inspection
checklist.
Surge Suppressors (top)
Surge Protector, Extension Cord and Electric Appliance Use, New Mexico State University Health and Safety
Lessons Learned-Surge Protection Fires, New Mexico State University Health and Safety
Training Content Examples (top)
Fire Safety,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk
Management
Ventilation (top)
Empirical
Data and Modeling of a Flammable Spill in a Chemical Fume Hood Do Not Support the Need for
Fire Suppression Within the Chemical Fume Hood. (87) P. Harnett, M. Greenhalgh,
COEH, Inc., Ringoes, NJ.
Revision Date: 1/1/2007
url: http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/aiha/technical/fire.htm
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