NFPA 385 2017

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NFPA 385: Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
NFPA	2017	29

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Description

Use NFPA 385 to avoid fires and explosions when transporting flammable and combustible liquids in tank vehicles. An essential on-the-job resource for enforcing officials and tank vehicle fleet owners/operators, NFPA 385: Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids provides design and construction requirements for tank vehicles that are equivalent to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications. Topics covered include: Design and construction of tank trucks and tank trailers used to transport stable flammable and combustible liquids Special requirements for tank vehicles used to transport asphalt Specific requirements for delivery operator including loading and unloading Changes in the 2017 edition include: Revised Section 9.3.4 on maintenance of fire extinguishers for consistency with NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers Updated references throughout Chapter 2 and Annex C to current editions Vital to transportation fire safety, NFPA 385 has the latest requirements needed to avoid fires and explosions when transporting flammable and combustible liquids in tank vehicles.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages	PDF Title
7	Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. (Reserved) 1.4 Retroactivity. 1.5 Equivalency. 1.6 Units and Formulas.
8	1.7 Enforcement. (Reserved) Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
9	3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Classification of Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.1 Scope. 4.2 Classification of Liquids. Chapter 5 Tank Vehicle Design 5.1 Requirements Applicable to All Tank Vehicles — General.
10	5.2 Cargo Tanks, Piping, and Connections Designed for Transporting Flammable or Combustible Liquids at Temperatures at or Above Their Boiling Points. 5.3 Cargo Tanks, Piping, and Connections Designed for Transfer of Flammable or Combustible Liquids at Temperatures Below Their Boiling Points.
15	5.4 Emergency-Discharge Control. 5.5 Testing.
16	5.6 Separation to Prevent Intermixing. 5.7 Lighting. Chapter 6 Asphalt Tank Vehicles 6.1 General. 6.2 Vents for Cargo Tanks. 6.3 Overflows and Drains. 6.4 Burners and Burner Tubes. Chapter 7 Marking on Tank Vehicles 7.1 General.
17	Chapter 8 Auxiliary Equipment 8.1 Auxiliary Internal Combustion Engines. 8.2 Auxiliary Electric Generators and Motors. 8.3 Pumps and Hose.
18	Chapter 9 Operation of Tank Vehicles 9.1 General Operating Conditions. 9.2 Loading and Unloading of Tank Vehicles.
19	9.3 Fire Extinguishers. Annex A Explanatory Material
21	Annex B Precautions Against Ignition by Static Electricity
22	Annex C Informational References