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Use NFPA 385 to avoid fires and explosions when transporting flammable and combustible liquids in tank vehicles.

An essential on-the-job resource for enforcing officials and tank vehicle fleet owners/operators, NFPA 385: Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids provides design and construction requirements for tank vehicles that are equivalent to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications.

Topics covered include:Design and construction of tank trucks and tank trailers used to transport stable flammable and combustible liquidsSpecial requirements for tank vehicles used to transport asphaltSpecific requirements for delivery operator including loading and unloadingChanges in the 2017 edition include:Revised Section 9.3.4 on maintenance of fire extinguishers for consistency with NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire ExtinguishersUpdated references throughout Chapter 2 and Annex C to current editionsVital to transportation fire safety, NFPA 385 has the latest requirements needed to avoid fires and explosions when transporting flammable and combustible liquids in tank vehicles.

Product Details

Published: 08/08/2016 ISBN(s): 9781455915767 Number of Pages: 29