Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7511 - FIRE CODE
Part 7511.6101 - CHAPTER 61, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
Universal Citation: MN Rules 7511.6101
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Chapter 61 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
CHAPTER 61
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
SECTION 6101
NFPA STANDARD NO. 58 INCORPORATED
6101.1
Incorporation by
reference. The storage, handling, transportation, and use of liquefied
petroleum gas and the installation of all equipment pertinent to systems for
such uses shall be designed, constructed, installed, operated, and maintained
in accordance with the provisions of the National Fire Protection Association
Standard No. 58, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum
Gases (Quincy, Massachusetts, 2011). Standard No. 58, as amended by Section
6102, is incorporated by reference, is not subject to frequent change, and is
available at the State Law Library, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.
SECTION 6102
AMENDMENTS TO NFPA STANDARD NO. 58
6102.1
Amendments. NFPA 58 shall
apply to the storage, handling, transportation, and use of liquefied petroleum
gas and the installation of all equipment pertinent to systems for such uses,
except as amended by this section.
1.
Section 6.4.5.7. Section 6.4.5.7 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is
amended to read:
6.4.5.7. No horizontal
separation shall be required between aboveground LP-Gas containers and
underground tanks containing flammable or combustible liquids installed in
accordance with Chapter 57 of the International Fire Code.
2.
Section 6.4.5.10. Section
6.4.5.10 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:
6.4.5.10 The minimum separation between
LP-Gas containers and liquefied hydrogen containers shall be in accordance with
Chapter 55 of the International Fire Code.
3.
Table 6.5.3. Footnote "b" of
Table 6.5.3 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:
b. Walls constructed of noncombustible
materials having a fire rating of at least one hour as determined by the
Building Code.
4.
Section 6.6.7.1. Section 6.6.7.1 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is
amended to read:
6.6.7.1. Installation of
containers on roofs of buildings shall be prohibited.
5.
Section 6.6.7.2. Section
6.6.7.2 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is deleted.
6.
Section 6.19.11.1. Section
6.19.11.1 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is deleted.
7.
Section 6.22.2.1. Section
6.22.2.1 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:
6.22.2.1 Electrical equipment and wiring
shall be of a type specified by and shall be installed in accordance with the
Minnesota Electrical Code for ordinary locations except that fixed electrical
equipment in classified areas shall comply with Section 6.22.2.2.
8.
Section
6.22.2.2. The first sentence of Section 6.22.2.2 of NFPA Standard No. 58
is amended to read:
6.22.2.2 Fixed electrical
equipment and wiring installed within the classified areas specified in Table
6.22.2.2 shall comply with Table 6.22.2.2 and shall be installed in accordance
with the Minnesota Electrical Code.
9.
Section 10.2.3. Section
10.2.3 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:
10.2.3
Structure or building
heating. Heating shall be by steam or hot water radiation or other
heating transfer medium with the heat source located outside the building or
structure (see Section
6.20, Ignition Source
Control), or by electrical appliances listed for Class I, Group D, Division 2
locations, in accordance with the Minnesota Electrical
Code.
Statutory Authority: MS s 326B.02
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