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NFPA 231 : 1998

Superseded
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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

GENERAL STORAGE
Superseded date

01-09-1999

Published date

12-01-2013

Chapter 1 - Introduction
1-1 Scope
1-2 Retroactivity Clause
1-3 Definitions
Chapter 2 - Classification of storage
2-1 Commodity classification
Chapter 3 - Building construction
3-1 Construction
3-2 Emergency smoke and heat venting
Chapter 4 - Storage arrangement
4-1 Piling procedures and precautions
4-2 Commodity clearance
4-3 Aisles
4-4 Storage of idle pallets
4-5 Flammable and combustible liquids
Chapter 5 - Fire protection - general
5-1 Automatic sprinkler systems
5-2 High expansion foam
5-3 Manual inside protection
5-5 Fire organization
5-6 Alarm service
Chapter 6 - Fire protection - commodity Classes I
      through IV - Spray sprinklers
6-1 General
6-2 Water supplies
6-3 High expansion foam
Chapter 7 - Fire protection - plastics and rubber
      commodities - Spray sprinklers
7-1 General
7-2 Water supplies
Chapter 8 - Fire protection - Large drop sprinklers
8-1 General
8-2 Water supplies
8-3 Sprinkler system design
Chapter 9 - Fire protection - Early suppression fast
      response (ESFR) sprinklers
9-1 General
9-2 Water supplies
9-3 Sprinkler system design
Chapter 10 - Building equipment, maintenance, and
      operations
10-1 Mechanical handling equipment
10-2 Building service equipment
10-3 Cutting and welding operations
10-4 Waste disposal
10-5 Smoking
10-6 Maintenance and inspection
10-7 Refrigeration systems
Chapter 11 - Referenced publications
Appendix A - Explanatory material
Appendix B - Example determining protection criteria
             for plastic and rubber commodities
Appendix C - Protection of outdoor storage
Appendix D - Referenced publications
Index

Recommends practices for the storage of the broad range of combustibles {Classes I through IV} and plastics {Groups A,B, and C}. Coverage includes commodity classification, storage of idle pallets, alarm service, water supplies, sprinkler system design, mechanical handling equipment, waste disposal, smoking, refrigeration systems, commodity clearance, high expansion foam, and flammable and combustible liquids.

DevelopmentNote
Incorporated into the revision redesignated NFPA 230 and withdrawn
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

NFPA 419 : 1992 MASTER PLANNING AIRPORT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION
NFPA 231E : 1996 STORAGE OF BALED COTTON
NFPA 43A : 1990 STORAGE OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXIDIZERS
MIL HDBK 1028/8 : A DESIGN OF PEST MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
NFPA 231C : 1998 RACK STORAGE OF MATERIALS
NFPA 43D : 1994 STORAGE OF PESTICIDES
NFPA 13A : 1987 INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
ANSI L1.1 : 1981 SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY,
NFPA 43B : 1993 STORAGE OF ORGANIC PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS
NFPA 30 FRENCH : 1996 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE

NFPA 91 : 2015 EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR AIR CONVEYING OF VAPORS, GASES, MISTS, AND PARTICULATE SOLIDS
NFPA 1420 : 1993 PRE-INCIDENT PLANNING FOR WAREHOUSE OCCUPANCIES
NFPA 25 : 2017 INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
NFPA 58 : 2017 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CODE
NFPA 505 : 2013 FIRE SAFETY STANDARD FOR POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS INCLUDING TYPE DESIGNATIONS, AREAS OF USE, CONVERSIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS
NFPA 80A : 2017 PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM EXTERIOR FIRE EXPOSURES
NFPA 24 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND THEIR APPURTENANCES
NFPA 204M : 1991 SMOKE AND HEAT VENTING
NFPA 10 : 2018 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
NFPA 220 : 2018 TYPES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
NFPA 51B : 2014 FIRE PREVENTION DURING WELDING, CUTTING, AND OTHER HOT WORK
NFPA 231C : 1998 RACK STORAGE OF MATERIALS
NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
NFPA 601 : 2015 SECURITY SERVICES IN FIRE LOSS PREVENTION
NFPA 600 : 2015 INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES
NFPA 72 : 2016 NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE
NFPA 13 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
NFPA 88B : 1997 REPAIR GARAGES
ASHRAE 15 : 2013 SAFETY STANDARD FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
NFPA 11A : 1999 MEDIUM- AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM SYSTEMS

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