NFPA 498 Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transporting Explosives
NFPA 498 爆炸品運輸車輛之安全停車場和中轉站防火標準
1.1.1 This standard shall apply to safe havens that are used for the parking of vehicles transporting explosives and to explosives interchange lots that are safe areas where less-than-truckloads of explosives shall be permitted to be held for transfer from one vehicle to another for continuance in transportation.
1.1.2 All vehicles covered by this standard shall be required to be engaged in the transportation of explosives and shall carry shipping papers to show that the explosives being transported are properly described, classified, identified, packaged, and labeled in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Additionally, all vehicles shall be required to be marked and placarded in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
1.1.3 This standard shall apply to the design and operating features of explosives motor vehicle facilities related to the prevention of fire, theft, and explosion.
1.1.4* This standard shall not apply to motor freight terminals for vehicles handling general freight.
1.1.5 The requirements of NFPA 513, Standard for Motor Freight Terminals, shall apply to explosives motor vehicle facilities where they are applicable and are not covered by this standard.
Safeguard explosives during storage and transfer by following the provisions in the 2010 NFPA 498.
The 2010 NFPA 498 Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transporting Explosives provides the latest requirements for the prevention of fires, theft, and explosion within explosives motor vehicle facilities.
Its requirements apply to the design and operating features of safe havens used for the short-term parking of vehicles transporting explosive materials, and for explosives interchange lots where less-than-truckloads of explosives are permitted to be held for transfer from one vehicle to another for continued transportation.
Areas addressed include
· Fire protection equipment
· Vehicle parking
· Control of ignition sources
· Security against trespassers
· Employee training
· Notification of authority having jurisdiction
· Temporary holding facility
Order today and control risks associated with storage and transfer of explosives. (Softbound, 8 pp., 2010)
