Flammable and Combustible Liquids

NFPA 30
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code

This first came into existence in 1913, at that time it was used as a model municipal ordinance known as the Suggested Ordinance for the Storage, Handling, and Use of Flammable Liquids. It stayed under this title until 1957 when it was formatted into a code. The code was still basically the same as it was before, technical requirements and provisions stayed the same. During the codes eighty-nine year existence it has been revised numerous times to dictate increased experience and advances in technology.
The code is recommended for use as the basis for legal regulations on flammable and combustible liquids. It is intended to reduce the hazard to a degree consistent with reasonable public safety, without undue interference with public convenience and necessity, of operations that require the use of flammable and combustible liquids. Compliance with this standard does not eliminate all hazards in the use of flammable and c...