1. (a) Except as modified in this subchapter, the Commission adopts by specific reference the provisions established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in its 1998 edition of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (formerly titled Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases), commonly referred to as NFPA 58 or Pamphlet 58, effective February 1, 2001. Nothing in this section or subchapter shall prevent the Commission, after notice, from adopting additional requirements, whether more or less stringent, for individual situations to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public. Any documents or parts of documents incorporated by reference into these rules shall be a part of these rules as if set out in full.

2. (b) The Commission also adopts by reference all other NFPA publications or portions of those publications referenced in NFPA 58, §12-1.1, which apply to LP-gas activities only. The adopted pamphlets referenced in NFPA 58 are:

   1. (1) NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 1998 edition;
   2. (2) NFPA 15, Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection, 1996 edition;
   3. (3) NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 1996 edition;
   4. (4) NFPA 37, Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, 1998 edition;
   5. (5) NFPA 50B, Standard for Liquefied Hydrogen Systems at Consumer Sites, 1999 edition;
   6. (6) NFPA 51, Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, 1997 edition;
   7. (7) NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention in Use of Cutting and Welding Processes, 1999 edition;
   8. (8) NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 1999 edition;
   9. (9) NFPA 59, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants, 1998 edition;
   10. (10) NFPA 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Products Facilities, 1999 edition;
   11. (11) NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 1999 edition;
   12. (12) NFPA 82, Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment, 1999 edition;
   13. (13) NFPA 86, Standard for Ovens and Furnaces, 1999 edition;
   14. (14) NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, 1998 edition;
   15. (15) NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition;
   16. (16) NFPA 302, Fire Protection Standard for Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft, 1998 edition;
   17. (17) NFPA 501A, Standard for Fire Safety Criteria for Manufactured Home Installations, Sites, and Communities, 1999 edition;
   18. (18) NFPA 505, Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions, Maintenance, and Operation, 1999 edition;
   19. (19) NFPA 1192, Standard on Recreational Vehicles, 1999 edition.

Source Note:The provisions of this §9.401 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947.