New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 18 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
Subchapter 3 - NFPA 58 SYSTEMS
Section 5:18-3.1 - Standards adopted by reference
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:18-3.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, "NFPA 58-2017," is hereby adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. The following
amendments are made to Chapter 1 of NFPA 58 entitled "Administration":
i. Section 1.3.1 is deleted.
ii. Section 1.3.2 is deleted.
iii. Section 1.4.1 is deleted and the
requirements of
5:18-1.1(c)
shall be substituted in lieu
thereof.
iv. Section 1.4.2 is
deleted and the provisions of
5:18-1.1(c)
shall be substituted in lieu
thereof.
v. Section 1.4.3 is
deleted and the provisions of
5:18-1.3(m)
shall be substituted in lieu
thereof.
2. The
following amendments are made to Chapter 3 of NFPA 58 entitled "Definitions":
i. Section 3.2.2 is deleted. Substitute in
lieu thereof, "Division of Codes and Standards is the authority having
jurisdiction unless otherwise noted."
ii. Section 3.3.9 is deleted and the
definition of "Bulk plant" found in
N.J.A.C. 5:18-2.1is
substituted in lieu thereof.
iii.
Section 3.3.39 is deleted and the definition of "Industrial plant" found in
N.J.A.C. 5:18-2.1is
substituted in lieu thereof.
3. The following amendments are made to
Chapter 4 of NFPA 58 entitled "General requirements":
i. Section 4.3.1 is deleted.
ii. Section 4.3.2 is deleted.
iii. Section 4.3.3 is deleted.
iv. Section 4.4 is deleted.
4. The following amendments are
made to Chapter 5 of NFPA 58 entitled "LP-Gas Equipment and Appliances":
i. Section 5.2.2.2 is deleted.
ii. Section 5.2.3.1 is amended to add the
following sentence to the end of the section: "Any newly installed DOT
container must meet the requalification requirements of this section at the
time of installation. Where recertification of DOT containers cannot be
accomplished because of weather or other extenuating circumstances, the
container may remain in service for a period of 180 days after the expiration
of the certification."
iii. Section
5.9.4.2(C) is amended to replace the date "July 1, 2003" with "July 1,
2007."
iv. Section 5.9.4.2(D) is
amended to replace the date "July 1, 2011" with "July 1, 2015."
v. Section 5.9.4.2(G) is amended to replace
the date "July 1, 2003" with "July 1, 2007."
vi. Section 5.9.4.2(H) is amended to replace
the date "July 1, 2011" with "July 1, 2015."
vii. Section 5.23.6 is deleted.
viii. Section 5.23.7 is deleted.
5. The following amendments are
made to Chapter 6 of NFPA 58 entitled "Installation of LP-Gas Systems":
i. Section 6.4.1.1 is amended to delete the
words "that can be built upon" on lines 5 and 6.
ii. Section 6.4.1.3 is amended to delete the
words "that can be built upon" on line 4.
iii. Section 6.4.2.2 is deleted and the
following language is substituted "Distances for all underground containers and
mounded ASME containers shall be measured from the pressure relief valve and
the filling connection."
iv.
Section 6.4.2.3 is amended to delete the words "that can be built upon" on line
3.
v. Table 6.4.1.1 is amended to
delete the words "that can be built upon" in the title.
vi. The title of Section 6.4.3 is amended to
delete the word "ASME."
vii.
Section 6.5.3.13 is amended to delete the words "600 volts, nominal" and
replace them with the words "240 volts, nominal."
viii. Section 6.7.1.4 is deleted.
ix. Section 6.8.7 is deleted.
x. Section 6.11.1.1(D) is amended to delete
the words "LP-Gas vapor at pressures exceeding 20 psig (138 KPag)
or";
xi. Section 6.11.1.2 is
deleted;
xii. Section 6.11.4.6 is
amended to replace the term "(minimum AWG 14)" with the term "(minimum AWG
18)."
xiii. Section 6.13.1 is
amended to replace the date "July 1, 2003" with "July 1, 2007."
xiv. Section 6.17.3 is deleted and the
following shall be substituted in lieu thereof "Liquefied Petroleum Gas vapor
piping between the second stage regulator and appliances shall be tested in
accordance with the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23)."
xv. Section 6.19.3.2(2) is amended to add the
following sentence "Where containers are bedded and backfilled such that there
is a minimum of 12" of washed concrete sand surrounding the tank, the test
interval shall not exceed 60 months."
xvi. Section 6.22 is deleted and the
following language is substituted, "The installation of LP-Gas systems in
buildings, on building roofs and exterior balconies shall be in accordance with
the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23) and the Uniform Fire Code.
(N.J.A.C. 5:70)"
xvii. Table
6.24.3.6 is amended to delete the words "that can be built upon" on line 6
under the heading "Exposure."
xviii. Section 6.26 is deleted.
xix. Section 6.27.3.8 is amended to delete
the words "remote closure and" in item (1) and to delete the words "fitted for
remote closure and" in item (2).
xx. Section 6.27.3.9 is deleted.
xxi. Section 6.27.3.10 is deleted.
xxii. Section 6.27.3.13 is amended to delete
the words "in accordance with 6.25.3.13(A) or 6.25.3.13(B)" and substitute in
lieu thereof "in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 5:18-3.3(i)
or
5:18-3.3(j)."
6. The following amendments are
made to Chapter 7 of NFPA 58 entitled "LP-Gas Liquid Transfer":
i. Section 7.2.2.1 is amended to delete the
words "Section 4.4" and substitute "N.J.A.C.
5:18-1.3(d)."
ii. Section 7.2.3.8 is deleted.
iii. Section 7.2.3.9 is deleted.
7. The following amendments are
made to Chapter 8 of NFPA 58 entitled "Storage of Cylinders Awaiting Use,
Resale, or Exchange":
i. Section 8.3 is
deleted and the following language is substituted, "The storage of LP-Gas in
buildings shall be in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70) and
Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23) as appropriate."
ii. Section 8.4 is deleted and the following
language is substituted: "The storage of LP Gas outside of buildings shall be
in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70). Cylinder exchange
cabinets shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the Uniform Fire
Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70)."
iii. Section
8.5 is deleted.
8.
Chapter 9 of NFPA 58, with the exception of 9.7 on the parking and garaging of
vehicles used to carry LP-Gas, entitled "Vehicular Transportation of LP-Gas,"
is deleted.
9. Chapter 10 of NFPA
58 entitled "Buildings or Structures Housing LP-Gas Distribution Facilities" is
deleted.
10. Chapter 11 of NFPA 58
entitled "Engine Fuel Systems" is deleted.
11. Chapter 12 of NFPA 58 entitled "Motor
Vehicles Intended for Over-the-Road Use or Designed to Transport Passengers and
are Fueled by LP-Gas" is deleted.
12. Chapter 14 entitled "Marine Shipping and
Receiving" is deleted.
(b) Where any conflict occurs between the standards prescribed in (a) above and these rules, these rules shall prevail.
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