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What is NYC FC § 2904.2?

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This section outlines the design requirements for facilities handling Class I liquids to limit hazardous locations. It specifies that such locations include piping trenches, areas within equipment, and the vicinity of pumps or equipment, with defined spatial parameters for safety. Applies to operators of facilities dealing with Class I liquids.

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2904.2 Hazardous locations.

FC § 2904.2

Where Class I liquids are exposed to the air, the facility, including all equipment and the ventilation system, shall be designed in a manner that limits Class I, Division 1, locations to the following: 1. Piping trenches.

2.Within the equipment.

3.The immediate vicinity of pumps or equipment locations, such as dispensing stations, open centrifuges, plate and frame filters, opened vacuum filters, change cans and the surfaces of open equipment. The immediate vicinity shall include a zone extending from the vapor liberation point 5 feet (1524 mm) horizontally in all directions and vertically from the floor to a level 3 feet (914 mm) above the highest point of vapor liberation.

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