Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES
Subchapter E - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF NFPA 58 (LP-GAS CODE)
Section 9.401 - Adoption by Reference of NFPA 58

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code ยง 9.401

Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024

(a) Effective September 1, 2020, except as modified in this subchapter, the Commission adopts by specific reference the provisions established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in its 2017 edition of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, commonly referred to as NFPA 58 or Pamphlet 58. Nothing in this section or subchapter shall prevent the Commission, after notice, from adopting additional requirements, whether more or less stringent, for individual situations to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public. Any documents or parts of documents incorporated by reference into these rules shall be a part of these rules as if set out in full.

(b) Effective September 1, 2020, the Commission also adopts by reference all other NFPA publications or portions of those publications referenced in NFPA 58, §2.1, which apply to LP-gas activities only. The adopted pamphlets referenced in NFPA 58 are:

(1) NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2013 edition;

(2) NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2016 edition;

(3) NFPA 15, Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection, 2017 edition;

(4) NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2017 edition;

(5) NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2015 edition;

(6) NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, 2015 edition;

(7) NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention in Use of Cutting and Welding Processes, 2014 edition;

(8) NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition, as amended in Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Adoption by Reference of NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code));

(9) NFPA 55, Standard for the Storage, Use, and Handling of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids in Portable and Stationary Containers, Cylinders, and Tanks, 2016 edition;

(10) NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, 2015 edition;

(11) NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2017 edition;

(12) NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities, 2015 edition;

(13) NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2015 edition;

(14) NFPA 160, Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience, 2016 edition;

(15) NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction, 2015 edition;

(16) NFPA 1192, Standard on Recreational Vehicles, 2015 edition.

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