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NFPA 820, Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities

2020 NFPA 820 Standard - Current Edition
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    The 2024 edition of this publication is now available. To purchase, please call 1-800-344-3555 or email your purchase orders to orders@nfpa.org for processing.

    Help ensure wastewater treatment facilities are safe and compliant by referencing NFPA 820, 2020 edition.

    Fire and explosion hazards in wastewater treatment plants and related collection systems are a significant safety concern. NFPA 820, Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities, provides general provisions for construction, ventilation, and electrical installation in wastewater collection systems and liquid and solids treatment processes and facilities.

    The standard is a critical resource for engineers, designers, installers, contractors, facilities managers, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) nationwide. NFPA 820 provides minimum criteria for safeguarding facilities as well as the hazard classification of specific areas and processes applying to:

    • Collection sewers
    • Trunk sewers
    • Intercepting sewers
    • Combined sewers
    • Storm sewers
    • Pumping stations
    • Wastewater treatment plants
    • Sludge-handling facilities
    • Chemical-handling facilities
    • Treatment facilities
    • Ancillary structures

    The revised NFPA 820 offers cutting edge information on fire and hazard protection of wastewater treatment plants.

    The 2020 edition covers the latest methods for helping to ensure personnel, public, and facility safety with new content and revisions to remain current with industry practices and technology.

    Vital updates include:

    • Added content to cover the protection of force mains
    • Relocated all caution text throughout the document to the annex
    • Added new sections emphasizing the importance of monitoring for flammable atmospheres prior to the performance of work that could introduce a source of ignition
    • Revised the definition for physical separation to clarify that personnel entry into physically separated spaces is by individual, exterior access ports with no physical connection
    • Added section permitting the use of an airlock as an alternative means of providing a physical separation
    • Added references for ventilation rates and procedures to protect personnel from the effects of toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, or biological hazards

    Make sure you have access to the latest methods of helping protect people and property in and around wastewater treatment facilities.

    Get your copy of NFPA 820, Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities, today.

  • Table of Contents (2020 Current Edition)

    NFPA® 820 Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities, 2020 Edition

    Chapter 1 Administration
    1.1 Scope.
    1.2 Purpose.
    1.3 Application.
    1.4 Retroactivity.
    1.5 Equivalency.
    1.6 Units and Formulas.
    1.7 Document Organization.
    1.8 National Electrical Code® Criteria.
    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.
    3.3 General Definitions.
    Chapter 4 Collection Systems
    4.1 General.
    4.2 Design and Construction.
    Chapter 5 Liquid Stream Treatment Processes
    5.1 General.
    5.2 Design and Construction.
    Chapter 6 Solids Treatment Processes
    6.1 General.
    6.2 Design and Construction.
    Chapter 7 Fire and Explosion Prevention and Protection
    7.1 Scope.
    7.2 Fire Protection Measures.
    7.3 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems.
    7.4 Combustible Gas Detection.
    7.5 Ventilation Monitoring.
    7.6 Alarm Signaling Systems.
    7.7 Laboratories.
    7.8 Special Fire Protection Measures.
    Chapter 8 Materials of Construction
    8.1 General.
    8.2 Materials Selection.
    8.3 Applications.
    Chapter 9 Ventilation
    9.1 General.
    9.2 Installation.
    9.3 Ventilation Criteria.
    9.4 Airlocks.
    Chapter 10 Administrative Controls
    10.1 General.
    10.2 Management Policy and Direction.
    10.3 Fire Risk Assessment.
    10.4 Fire Prevention Program.
    10.5 Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.
    10.6 Other Fire Protection and Detection Systems.
    10.7 Impairments.
    10.8 Emergency Action Plan.
    10.9 Fire Brigades.
    10.10 Polychlorinated Biphenyls.
    10.11 Fire and Explosion Prevention.
    Annex A Explanatory Material
    Annex B Wastewater Treatment Processes
    Annex C Selection of Collection System Materials
    Annex D Chemical and Fuel Fire/Explosion Hazards
    Annex E Informational References
  • Prior Editions

    2016 Edition

    Follow the 2016 NFPA 820 to safeguard lives, property, business continuity, and the environment from fires and explosions in wastewater facilities.

    Referenced nationwide by engineers, designers, installers, contractors, and facilities managers as well as by Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), NFPA 820, Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities establishes requirements for construction, ventilation, and electrical installation in wastewater collection systems and liquid and solid treatment processes and facilities for protection against fire and explosion hazards. It also includes the hazard classification of specific areas and processes.

    Improvements in the 2016 edition help you work confidently to protect lives and property from hazards:

    • Reformatted tables offer better readability for everyone who references this important Standard.
    • Revised construction requirements clarify that while building component requirements are in accordance with NFPA 820, general building requirements are in accordance with NFPA 5000®: Building Construction and Safety Code®.

    Protect your community by keeping wastewater treatment facilities up-to-code.

    Make sure your fire protection knowledge is current with the latest methods to help ensure personnel safety, public safety, and property protection in and around wastewater treatment facilities. (Softbound, 56 pp., 2016)

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