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12、tion . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 61 Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities 2017 Edition This edition of NFPA 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities, was prepared by t
13、he Technical Committee on Agricultural Dusts and released by the Correlating Committee on Combustible Dusts. It was issued by the Standards Council on May 13, 2016, with an effective date of June 2, 2016, and supersedes all previous editions. This document has been amended by one or more Tentative I
14、nterim Amendments (TIAs) and/or Errata. See “Codes NFPA 64, Code for the Prevention of Dust Ignitions in Country Grain Elevators; and NFPA 661, Suction and Venting in Grain Elevators. In addition, NFPA 93, Standard for Dehydrators and Dryers for Agricultural Products, was withdrawn in 1968 and its t
15、ext was incorporated as a chapter in NFPA 61B. The 1969 tentative edition of NFPA 61B was ofcially adopted at the 1970 NFPA Annual Meeting. In 1995, the following four agricultural dust standards were combined into a single standard: NFPA 61A, Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions
16、in Facilities Manufacturing and Handling Starch; NFPA 61B, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Grain Elevators and Facilities Handling Bulk Raw Agricultural Commodities; NFPA 61C, Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in Feed Mills; and NFPA 61D, Standard for the
17、 Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in the Milling of Agricultural Commodities for Human Consumption. The Technical Committee on Agricultural Dusts determined that the four standards were largely duplicative, and it therefore created one comprehensive standard, NFPA 61, Standard for the Preventi
18、on of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities, covering the full range of requirements for good design, operating practice, and protective features. In the 2002 edition, the second revised edition after the combination of the four documents, requirements were claried
19、 and additional advisory material was added. The document was also modied to comply with the updated NFPA Manual of Style for technical committee documents. In the 2008 edition, requirements for life safety and construction were claried. A requirement for safety devices on belt conveyors was added.
20、Requirements for proper head section venting were added, as well as a requirement for all lters to be located outdoors. Clarication on training requirements were provided. In the 2013 edition, the Committee updated denitions related to agricultural products handling, conveying, and dust collection.
21、The requirements in Chapter 7 affecting bucket elevators were revised to reect current industry practice. The requirements in Chapter 10 affecting dust control systems were revised to include a written housekeeping program. Requirements for pneumatic conveying system design were added into Chapter 1
22、1. In Chapter 12, the requirement related to standpipes was revised.PREVENTION OF FIRES AND DUST EXPLOSIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES 61-2 2017 Edition For the 2017 edition, the document has undergone substantial revision to better align with the newly issued NFPA 652, Standard
23、on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust. The document has been reorganized to match, where possible, the organization of NFPA 652. New requirements for dust hazards analysis (Chapter 7) have been added, as well as a new Chapter 6 on performance-based design. Objectives have been added to the general
24、 requirements in Chapter 4. A new Chapter 5 on hazard identication also has been added to the document. In addition, the table on agricultural dust test data has been reviewed and updated.COMMITTEE PERSONNEL 61-3 2017 Edition Correlating Committee on Combustible Dusts Kevin Kreitman, Chair Albany Fi
25、re Department, OR E Chris Aiken, Cargill, Inc., MN U Matthew J. Bujewski, MJB Risk Consulting, MO SE John M. Cholin, J. M. Cholin Consultants Inc., NJ SE Scott G. Davis, GexCon U.S., MD SE Henry L. Febo, Jr., FM Global, MA I Walter L. Frank, Frank Risk Solutions, Inc., DE SE Robert C. Gombar, Baker
26、Engineering & Risk Consultants, Inc., MD U Rep. U.S. Beet Sugar Association Donald Hayden, Closure Systems International, IN U Edward R. LaPine, Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation, AZ I Arthur P. Mattos, Jr., Global Risk Consultants, NC SE Steve McAlister, Michelin Tire Corporation, SC U Ja
27、ck E. Osborn, Airdusco, Inc., TN M Bill Stevenson, CV Technology, Inc., FL M Jrme R. Taveau, Fike Corporation, MO M Alternates Craig Froehling, Cargill, Inc., MN U (Alt. to Chris Aiken) Jason Krbec, CV Technology, Inc., FL M (Alt. to Bill Stevenson) John A. LeBlanc, FM Global, MA I (Alt. to Henry L.
28、 Febo, Jr.) Adam Morrison, Fike Corporation, MO M (Alt. to Jrme R. Taveau) Nonvoting Matthew I. Chibbaro, U.S. Department of Labor, DC E Mark W. Drake, Liberty Mutual, KS I Rep. TC on Combustible Metals and Metal Dusts William R. Hamilton, U.S. Department of Labor, DC E (Alt. to Matthew I. Chibbaro)
29、 Paul F. Hart, American International Group, Inc. (AIG), IL I Rep. TC on Fundamentals of Combustible Dusts Timothy J. Myers, Exponent, Inc., MA SE Rep. TC on Agricultural Dusts Jason P. Reason, Lewellyn Technology, IN SE Rep. TC on Wood and Cellulosic Materials Processing Mark L. Runyon, Marsh Risk
30、Consulting, OR I Rep. TC on Handling and Conveying of Dusts, Vapors, and Gases Susan Bershad, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classica
31、tions is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents o
32、n the hazard identication, prevention, control, and extinguishment of res and explosions in the design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of facilities and systems used in manufacturing, processing, recycling, handling, conveying, or storing combustible particulate solids, combustible metals, or hybrid mixtures.
