NFPA 120
Fire Prevention and Control in Coal Mines

Published: 2010
Format: Book
Status: Active
Order #: 12010

Price: $41.50

Current Edition: 2010    Next Edition: 2015

Scope:

This standard shall cover minimum requirements for reducing loss of life and property from fire and explosion in the following:

(1) Underground bituminous coal mines
(2) Coal preparation plants designed to prepare coal for shipment
(3) Surface building and facilities associated with coal mining and preparation
(4) Surface coal and lignite mines

This standard shall not apply to the following:

(1) Flammable and combustible liquids produced in underground coal mines
(2) Other equipment and processes, such as coal pulverizers, used to condition coal for firing in boilers at power-generating plants or gasification plants or for utilization in certain special processes.