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Industrial Manuals, Standards and Codes I’ve Consulted

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When doing calculations, designing, and/or on-site work, we have to figure out which standard and code (federal, state, local) we will follow.  

EPA and Permits

On-site Measurement

Airborne Contaminants

Industrial Ventilation

  • Industrial Ventilation Manual by ACGIH (for Design and Operation & Maintenance)
  • OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) Section III, Chapter 3: Ventilation Investigation
  • ANSI/AIHA Z9, Ventilation Standards
  • SMACNA (The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association)
  • NEBB: Procedural Standards or Guides for Air Balancing

Equipment Testing

  • ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 199: testing process to test how well dust collectors perform in real-world conditions

Pressure Vessel / Pressure Piping

  • ASME pressure vessel code
  • ASME B31.1: Power piping
  • ASME B31.3: Process Piping
  • ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges & Flanged Fittings

FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer)

  • ASME RTP-1

Plastics

  • ISO 15494: Plastics Piping Systems for Industrial Applications (PB, PE, PE-RT, PE-X, PP)

Demolition

  • 29 CFR 1926.850(a) and OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) Section V: Chapter 1, Demolition

Others

  • OSHA and NIOSH: Small Business Safety and Health Handbook
  • The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
  • ASCE 7: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures

Fire and Explosion Protection

  • FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets – 7-73 (Dust Collectors and Collecting Systems) & 7-76 (Prevention and Mitigation of Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire)
  • OSHA Technical Manual – Section IV, Chapter 6, Combustible Dusts
  • NFPA codes
    • NFPA 1: Fire Code
    • NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
    • NFPA 25: Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems
    • NFPA 36: Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants
    • NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work
    • NFPA 61: Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities
    • NFPA 68: Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting
    • NFPA 69: Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems
    • NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC)
    • NFPA 77: Recommended Practice on Static Electricity
    • NFPA 85: Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code
    • NFPA 86: Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
    • NFPA 90A: Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
    • NFPA 91: Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Particulate Solids
    • NFPA 92: Standard for Smoke Control Systems
    • NFPA 221: Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls, and Fire Barrier Walls
    • NFPA 484: Standard for Combustible Metals
    • NFPA 651: Standard for the Machining and Finishing of Aluminum and the Production and Handling of Aluminum Powders
    • NFPA 652 for DHA (Dust Hazards Analysis)
    • NFPA 654: Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids
    • NFPA 664: Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities
    • NFPA 1192: Standard on Recreational Vehicles
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