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29、PA498Standard forSafe Havens and Interchange Lots forVehicles Transporting Explosives2013 EditionThis edition of NFPA498, Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transport-ing Explosives, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Explosives. It was issued by theStandards Council
30、on November 27, 2012, with an effective date of December 17, 2012, andsupersedes all previous editions.This edition of NFPA 498 was approved as an American National Standard on Decem-ber 17, 2012.Origin and Development of NFPA 498This standard was developed by the Technical Committee on Explosives t
31、o address thespecial requirements of motor vehicle terminals specifically designed to handle cargoes ofexplosive materials. It was tentatively adopted at the 1969 NFPAAnnual Meeting and officiallyadopted at the 1970 NFPAAnnual Meeting. Several amendments were adopted at the 1976and 1982 NFPAAnnual M
32、eetings. In 1986, 1990, and 1992, the document was reconfirmed.Formerly titled Explosives Motor Vehicle Terminals, the 1996 edition of NFPA 498 was a com-plete revision.The 1996 edition more completely addressed the fire, theft, and explosion hazards thatexist when explosive materials are present in
33、 parked vehicles in safe havens and in explosivesinterchange lots.The 2001 edition of NFPA498 incorporated various editorial amendments.The 2006 edition included a complete revision based on the Manual of Style for NFPATechnical Committee Documents and incorporated minor editorial changes to the sta
34、ndard.The 2010 edition represented a reconfirmation of the technical requirements in the stan-dard. Minor editorial changes were made for consistency with the NFPA Manual of Style forNFPATechnical Committee Documents.The 2013 edition of NFPA498 includes updated references and incorporates minor edit
35、o-rial changes to the standard.4981NFPAand National Fire ProtectionAssociation are registered trademarks of the National Fire ProtectionAssociation, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.Technical Committee on ExplosivesLon D. Santis, ChairInstitute of Makers of Explosives, DC URep. Institute of Makers of Exp
36、losivesJean-Luc Arpin, Natural Resources Canada, Canada ERobert M. Bachman, Olin Corporation, IL MBen Barrett, DGAdvisor, MO MRep. SportingArms nor does it approve or evalu-ate testing laboratories. In determining the acceptability ofinstallations,procedures,equipment,ormaterials,theauthor-ity havin
37、g jurisdiction may base acceptance on compliancewith NFPA or other appropriate standards. In the absence ofsuch standards, said authority may require evidence of properinstallation, procedure, or use. The authority having jurisdic-tion may also refer to the listings or labeling practices of anorgani
38、zationthatisconcernedwithproductevaluationsandisthus in a position to determine compliance with appropriatestandards for the current production of listed items.A.3.2.2 Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). The phrase “au-thority having jurisdiction,” or its acronym AHJ, is used inNFPA documents in a
39、broad manner, since jurisdictions andapprovalagenciesvary,asdotheirresponsibilities.Wherepub-lic safety is primary, the authority having jurisdiction may be afederal, state, local, or other regional department or indi-vidual such as a fire chief; fire marshal; chief of a fire preven-tion bureau, lab
40、or department, or health department; build-ing official; electrical inspector; or others having statutoryauthority.Forinsurancepurposes,aninsuranceinspectionde-partment, rating bureau, or other insurance company repre-sentative may be the authority having jurisdiction. In manycircumstances, the prop
41、erty owner or his or her designatedagent assumes the role of the authority having jurisdiction; atgovernment installations, the commanding officer or depart-mental official may be the authority having jurisdiction.A.3.2.4 Listed. The means for identifying listed equipmentmay vary for each organizati
42、on concerned with product evalu-ation; some organizations do not recognize equipment aslisted unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdic-tion should utilize the system employed by the listing organi-zation to identify a listed product.A.3.3.2 Explosives Motor Vehicle Facility. Such a f
43、acility canbe a safe haven or interchange lot and can include mainte-nance shops, driver rest services, or any combination of theseconveniences.A.3.3.4 SafeHaven.See49CFR397.5and49CFR177.835(f).A.3.3.5 Shipping Papers. The information required for ship-ping papers is specified in 49 CFR 172, Subpart
44、 C, “ShippingPapers.”A.4.1.4 Signs do not need to be displayed when there are noexplosives-laden vehicles in the safe haven.A.4.2.8 In case of an emergency where vehicles loaded withother hazardous materials are brought to a safe haven, suchvehicles should be parked at a location on the lot well sep
45、a-rated from the explosives-laden vehicles.A.5.1.1 Temporary holding facilities should be separated asfar as practicable to reduce the concentration of explosives inany single area of the terminal.Annex B Informational ReferencesB.1 Referenced Publications. The documents or portionsthereof listed in
46、 this annex are referenced within the informa-tional sections of this standard and are not part of the require-ments of this document unless also listed in Chapter 2 forother reasons.B.1.1 NFPA Publications. (Reserved)B.1.2 Other Publications.B.1.2.1 U.S. Government Publications. U.S. GovernmentPrin
47、ting Office, Washington, DC 20402.Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172, Subpart C,“Shipping Papers.”4987ANNEX B2013 EditionTitle 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 177.835(f),“Class 1 (explosive) materials vehicles, floors tight and lined.”Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 39
48、7.5, “Atten-dance and Surveillance of Motor Vehicles.”B.2 Informational References. The following documents orportions thereof are listed here as informational resourcesonly. They are not a part of the requirements of this docu-ment.B.2.1 IME Publications. Institute of Makers of Explosives,1120 19th
49、 Street, NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20036-3605.Safety Library Publication No. 27, “Security in Manufactur-ing, Transportation, Storage and Use of Commercial Explo-sives,” January 2005.B.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections. (Re-served)4988 SAFE HAVENS AND INTERCHANGE LOTS FOR VEHICLES TRANSPORTING EXPLOSIVES2013 EditionIndexCopyright 2013 National Fire ProtectionAssociation.All Rights Reserved.Thecopyrightinthisindexisseparateanddistinctfromthecopyrightinthedocumentthatitindexes.Thelicensingprovisionssetforthforthedocument are not applicable to this
