NFPA 30B-2019 PDF Download

The NFPA 30B-2019 standard provides comprehensive guidelines and requirements for ensuring the safe manufacture, storage, and display of flammable aerosol products. This standard is specifically designed to address the unique fire challenges presented by these products.

The latest edition of NFPA 30B introduces new categories of aerosol products and provides important clarifications and definitions. These updates include a revised definition of "aerosol product" that includes propellant-only products, a new category called Plastic Aerosol X, and criteria reflecting TIA 15-1 on aerosol product laboratories.

Additionally, the standard includes modified fire protection tables that clarify the application of ceiling-only protection, clarified provisions for in-rack sprinklers in solid shelves, and newly developed fire protection criteria for Plastic Aerosol 3 products. This addresses a fire hazard that was not covered in the previous edition of the code.

Annex material in NFPA 30B provides further information on the mechanism of fire growth in aerosol containers, determining the classification level of aerosol products, flammability labeling, and loss experience. The standard also includes a sample ordinance that utilizes NFPA 30B.