NFPA 61 Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities
NFPA 61 農副產品加工中的防火與防粉塵爆炸標準
1.1 Scope.
1.1.1* 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.
1.1.2 This standard shall not apply to oilseed extraction plants that are covered by NFPA 36, Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants. A.1.1.1 Examples of facilities covered by this standard include, but are not limited to, bakeries, grain elevators, feed mills, flour mills, milling, corn milling (dry and wet), rice milling, dry milk products, mix plants, soybean and other oilseed preparation operations, cereal processing, snack food processing, tortilla plants, chocolate processing, pet food processing, cake mix processing, sugar refining and processing, and seed plants.
Protect agricultural and food processing facilities from fire and explosion hazards. Consult the revised NFPA 61.
Turn to the latest edition of NFPA 61 for requirements addressing the protection of lives and property in facilities that handle agricultural bulk materials, their by-products, and dusts. The Standard addresses construction, ventilation, and equipment, plus provides numerous other rules. Major changes make this edition a "must."
Only the 2008 NFPA 61 includes
· Clarified requirements for life safety and construction
· Added provisions for safety devices on belt conveyors
· First-time rules for proper head section venting, along with a rule requiring all filters be located outside
The important additions above, along with clarification of training requirements, make the 2008 edition essential for facility owners, safety and health consultants, and enforcers. (Softbound, 32 pp., 2008)
