Nfpa 850

NFPA 850
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Reduce fire and explosion risks with the 2015 edition of FPA 850 for fire protection in
electric generating plants.
NFPA 850: Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and High
Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations outlines fire safety recommendations for gas, oil,
coal, and alternative fuel electric generating plants including high voltage direct current
converter stations and combustion turbine units used for electric generation. Provisions apply to
both new and existing facilities.
Gain confidence that your fire protection plan addresses all relevant hazards.
NFPA 850's recommendations address the safety of construction and operating personnel,
physical integrity of plant components, and the continuity of plant operations. NFPA
850 requires the development of a Fire Protection Design Basis Document that identifies relevant
hazards -- such as the presence of fuels, lubricating oils, flammable liquids, electrical equipment,
and dust explosions -- along with how installations will be protected.
The expanded 2015 edition of NFPA 850 gives designers, installers, facilities managers, and
inspectors a comprehensive go-to source:
The complete 2010 edition of NFPA 851: Hydroelectric Generating Plants has been
incorporated into NFPA 850 in a stand-alone chapter.
Added coverage of active carbon injection systems reflects increasing use in the field. The
powdered active carbon used in these types of systems could present an explosion hazard. The
2015 NFPA 850 increases awareness of the risks and offers mitigation strategies.
Information in the 2015 NFPA 850 not only helps users provide a high-level of safety for facility
personnel and the surrounding community, it also helps reduce the risk of serious equipment
damage and costly unexpected downtime which could have serious economic consequences.
(Softbound, 82 pp., 2015)
Recommended Practice Table of Contents
NFPA 850 Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and
High Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations 2015 Edition
Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Application
1.4 Equivalency
1.5 Units
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications
2.3 Other Publications
2.4 References for Extracts in Recommendations Sections
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions
Chapter 4 Fire Protection Design Process
4.1 General
4.2 Stakeholders
4.3 Inputs to the Design Process
4.4 Fire Protection Design Basis Process
4.5 Fire Protection Design Basis Document (Deliverables)
Chapter 5 General Plant Design
5.1 Plant Arrangement
5.2 Life Safety
5.3 Building Construction Materials
5.4 Smoke and Heat Venting, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
5.5 Containment and Drainage
5.6 Emergency Lighting
5.7 Lightning Protection
Chapter 6 General Fire Protection Systems and Equipment
6.1 General
6.2 Water Supply
6.3 Valve Supervision
6.4 Supply Mains, Yard Mains, Hydrants, and Building Standpipes
6.5 Portable Fire Extinguishers
6.6 Fire Suppression Systems and Equipment General Requirements
6.7 Fire-Signaling Systems
Chapter 7 Identification of and Protection Against Hazards
7.1 General
7.2 Fuel Handling Gas
7.3 Fuel Handling Oil
7.4 Fuel Handling Coal
7.5 Steam Generator
7.6 Flue Gas
7.7 Turbine-Generator
7.8 Electrical Equipment
7.9 Auxiliary Equipment and Other Structures
Chapter 8 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Combustion Turbines and Internal
Combustion Engines
8.1 General
8.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 15, and 16
8.3 General Design and Equipment Arrangement
8.4 Unattended Facilities
8.5 Combustion Turbine and Internal Combustion Engine Generators
8.6 Electrical Equipment
8.7 Combined Cycle Units
Chapter 9 Alternative Fuels
9.1 General
9.3 Mass Burn Fuels
9.4 Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF)
9.5 Biomass Fuels
9.6 Rubber Tires
9.7 Other Alternative Fuels and Processes
Chapter 10 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Wind Turbine Generating Facilities
10.1 General
10.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7 and 16 and 17
10.5 Wind Generating Facilities
10.6 Electrical Equipment Enclosures and Buildings
Chapter 11 Solar Thermal Power Generation
11.1 General
11.3 Risk Considerations
11.4 Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF)
11.5 Fire Protection
Chapter 12 Geothermal Power Plants
12.1 General
12.3 Binary Plants
12.4 Fire Protection
Chapter 13 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle
Generating Facilities
13.1 General
13.4 Emergency Response
13.5 IGCC Generating Facilities
13.6 Structures
13.7 Control/Electrical Equipment Enclosures and Buildings
13.8 Syngas Within Buildings and Enclosures
13.9 Prevention of Internal Explosions in Combustion Turbines
Chapter 14 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Hydroelectric Generating Plants
14.1 General
14.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7 and 16 and 17
14.5 Identification and Protection of Hazards
14.6 Cable Tunnels
Chapter 15 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Converter Stations
15.1 General
15.3 HVDC Converter Stations
Chapter 16 Fire Protection for the Construction Site
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Administration
16.3 Site Clearing, Excavation, Tunneling, and Construction Equipment
16.4 Construction Warehouses, Shops, and Offices
16.5 Construction Site Lay-Down Areas
16.6 Temporary Construction Materials
16.7 Underground Mains, Hydrants, and Water Supplies
16.8 Manual Fire-Fighting Equipment
Chapter 17 Fire Risk Control Program
17.1 General
17.2 Management Policy and Direction
17.3 Fire Risk Control Program
17.4 Fire Protection Program
17.5 Identification of Fire Hazards of Materials
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Sample Fire Report
Annex C Fire Tests
Annex D Loss Experience
Annex E Fire Protection Design Basis Document
Annex F Informational References

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