Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 7511, pt. 7511.6101

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Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024

Part 7511.6101 - CHAPTER 61, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES

Chapter 61 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

CHAPTER 61

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES

SECTION 6101

NFPA STANDARD NO. 58 INCORPORATED

6101.1Incorporation 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 NFPA Standard No. 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (Quincy, Massachusetts, 2017). 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

6102.1Amendments. 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 6.5.3.8 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:

6.5.3.8. 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 6.5.3.11 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:

6.5.3.11 The minimum separation between LP-Gas containers and liquefied hydrogen containers shall be in accordance with Chapter 55 of the International Fire Code.

3. Footnote "b" of Table 6.7.2.1 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 6.8.7.1 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:

6.8.7.1. Installation of containers on roofs of buildings shall be prohibited.

5. Section 6.8.7.2 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is deleted.

6. Section 6.22.11.1 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is deleted.

7. Section 6.25.2.1 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:

6.25.2.1 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 6.25.2.2.

8. The first sentence of Section 6.25.2.2 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:

6.25.2.2 Fixed electrical equipment and wiring installed within the classified areas specified in Table 6.25.2.2 shall comply with Table 6.25.2.2 and shall be installed in accordance with the Minnesota Electrical Code.

9. Section 10.2.3 of NFPA Standard No. 58 is amended to read:

10.2.3Structure 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 6.25, Ignition Source Control), or by electrical appliances listed for Class I, Group D, Division 2 locations, in accordance with the Minnesota Electrical Code.

Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 7511, pt. 7511.6101

40 SR 1437

44 SR 610, eff. 3/31/2020

Statutory Authority: MS s 326B.02