--- title: NFPA Standards for Explosions & Combustion | Fauske description: Fauske & Associates provides expert support for many NFPA and related standards, including these listed. 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[Safety Data Sheets](https://www.fauske.com/testing/safety-data-sheets) - Systems Engineering - [Cable Testing](https://www.fauske.com/testing/cable-testing) - [Equipment Qualification (EQ)](https://www.fauske.com/testing/equipment-qualification) - [Water Hammer](https://www.fauske.com/testing/water-hammer) - [Acoustic Vibration](https://www.fauske.com/testing/acoustic-vibration) - [Gas & Air Intrusion](https://www.fauske.com/testing/gas-and-air-intrusion) - ISO Accreditation and Scope - [ISO/IEC 17025:2017](https://www.fauske.com/hubfs/FauskeCertScope-V007.pdf) - [ISO 9001:2015](https://www.fauske.com/hubfs/ISO%209001%202015%20Cert%20of%20Approval%2012-1-2023%20-%2011-30-26.pdf) Combustible Dust Testing Laboratory testing to quantify dust explosion and reactivity hazards Safety Data Sheets Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents Gas and Vapor Laboratory testing to quantify explosion hazards for vapor and gas mixtures UN-DOT Classification of hazardous materials subject to shipping and storage regulations Hydrogen Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen Safety Data Sheets Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents Thermal Stability Safe storage or processing requires an understanding of the possible hazards associated with sensitivity to variations in temperature Adiabatic Calorimetry Data demonstrate the consequences of process upsets, such as failed equipment or improper procedures, and guide mitigation strategies including Emergency Relief System (ERS) design Reaction Calorimetry Data yield heat and gas removal requirements to control the desired process chemistry Battery Safety Testing to support safe design of batteries and electrical power backup facilities particularly to satisfy UL9540a ed.4 Safety Data Sheets Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents Cable Testing Evaluate electrical cables to demonstrate reliability and identify defects or degradation Equipment Qualification (EQ) Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions Water Hammer Analysis and testing to identify and prevent unwanted hydraulic pressure transients in process piping Acoustic Vibration Identify and eliminate potential sources of unwanted vibration in piping and structural systems Gas & Air Intrusion Analysis and testing to identify and prevent intrusion of gas or air in piping systems ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Fauske & Associates fulfills the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the field of *Testing* ISO 9001:2015 Fauske & Associates fulfills the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 - Process Hazards Analysis - [Dust Hazards Analysis](https://www.fauske.com/testing/combustible-dust-hazard-analysis) - [On-Site Risk Management](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/on-site-risk-management) - Emergency Relief System Design - [DIERS Methodology](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/diers-methodology) - [Deflagrations (Dust/Vapor/Gas)](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/deflagrations) - [Effluent Handling](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/effluent-handling) - Facility Modeling - [FATE™ & Facility Modeling](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/fate-facility-modeling) - Systems Engineering - [Mechanical, Piping, and Electrical](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/mechanical-piping-electrical) - [Hydrogen Safety](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/hydrogen) - [Thermal Hydraulics](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/thermal-hydraulics) - [Nuclear Safety](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/nuclear-safety) - [Radioactive Waste](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/radioactive-waste) Dust Hazards Analysis Evaluate your process to identify combustible dust hazards and perform dust explosion testing On-Site Risk Management On-site safety studies can help identify explosibility and chemical reaction hazards so that appropriate testing, simulations, or calculations are identified to support safe scale up DIERS Methodology Design emergency pressure relief systems to mitigate the consequences of unwanted chemical reactivity and account for two-phase flow using the right tools and methods Deflagrations (Dust/Vapor/Gas) Properly size pressure relief vents to protect your processes from dust, vapor, and gas explosions Effluent Handling Pressure relief sizing is just the first step and it is critical to safely handle the effluent discharge from an overpressure event FATE™ & Facility Modeling FATE™ (Facility Flow, Aerosol, Thermal, and Explosion) is a flexible, fast-running code developed and maintained by Fauske and Associates under an ASME NQA-1 compliant QA program. Mechanical, Piping, and Electrical Engineering and testing to support safe plant operations and develop solutions to problems in heat transfer, fluid, flow, and electric power systems Hydrogen Safety Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen Thermal Hydraulics Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions Nuclear Safety Our Nuclear Services Group is recognized for comprehensive evaluations to help commercial nuclear power plants operate efficiently and stay compliant Radioactive Waste Safety analysis to underpin decomissioning process at facilities which have produced or used radioactive nuclear materials - Laboratory Instruments - [Adiabatic Safety Calorimeters (ARSST and VSP2)](https://www.fauske.com/adiabatic-safety-calorimeters) - [Other Lab Equipment and Parts for the DSC/ARC/ARSST/VSP2 Calorimeters](https://store.fauske.com/categories?_gl=1*15z0b9t*_ga*MjAzNzQ5NzcxOS4xNjU1MzM0MTMx*_ga_3M46CNWK3C*MTY4NTQ3Nzk5Ni43OC4xLjE2ODU0ODA4MzYuNTkuMC4w) - Software - [FERST](https://www.fauske.com/ferst-software) - [FATE](https://www.fauske.com/consulting/fate-facility-modeling) Adiabatic Safety Calorimeters (ARSST and VSP2) Low thermal inertial adiabatic calorimeters specially designed to provide directly scalable data that are critical to safe process design Other Lab Equipment and Parts for the DSC/ARC/ARSST/VSP2 Calorimeters Products and equipment for the process safety or process development laboratory FERST Software for emergency relief system design to ensure safe processing of reactive chemicals, including consideration of two-phase flow and runaway chemical reactions FATE Facility modeling software mechanistically tracks transport of heat, gasses, vapors, and aerosols for safety analysis of multi-room facilities - All Resources - [Blog](https://www.fauske.com/blog) - [Process Safety Newsletter](https://www.fauske.com/resources/tag/newsletter) - [Resources](https://www.fauske.com/resources) Blog Our highly experienced team keeps you up-to-date on the latest process safety developments. 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Resources With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have a wealth of process safety knowledge to share. ![nfpa-standards-header-image-2](https://www.fauske.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nfpa-standards-header-image-2.jpg?width=1366&name=nfpa-standards-header-image-2.jpg "nfpa-standards-header-image-2") ** # National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards ** ### National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards NFPA provides codes and standards designed to reduce catastrophic losses due to fire, electrical and related hazards.  Fauske & Associates provides expert support for many NFPA and related standards, including those listed below: **NFPA 652 – Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust** NFPA 652 details the requirement to complete a [Dust Hazards Analysis](https://www.fauske.com/testing/combustible-dust-hazard-analysis) (DHA) where a facility has explosible and/or combustible dust present. **NFPA 61 – Agricultural and Food Process Facilities** NFPA 61 is used to guide the Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) where handling, processing, storing bulk agricultural materials, their by-products, or other agricultural dusts and materials. **NFPA 484 – Combustible Metals** NFPA 484 is used to guide the Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) the reduced risk for process areas where metals are produced, processed, finished, handled, recycled, stored and use of all combustible and/or explosible metals and alloys. **NFPA 664 – Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities** NFPA 664 is used to guide the Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) to reduce risk in facilities that process wood or manufactures wood products. **NFPA 654 – Overall Industrial Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions** NFPA 654 is used to guide the Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) for all other process areas that don’t have their own specific industry standard. **NFPA 499 – Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations where combustible dust are present** NFPA 499 is used to assist in the selection of electrical systems and equipment for safe use in Class II hazardous (classified) locations. **NFPA 68 – Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting** NFPA 68 applies to the design, location, installation, maintenance and use of devices and systems that vent the combustion gases and pressures resulting from a deflagration within an enclosure to minimize structural and mechanical damage. **NFPA 69 – Explosion Prevention Systems** NFPA 69 is used to guide installation systems for the prevention and control of explosions that contain flammable concentrations of [flammable gases, vapors](https://www.fauske.com/chemical-industrial/gas-vapor-flammability), mists, dusts or hybrid mixtures. **NFPA 77 – Recommended Practices on Static Electricity** NFPA 77 is used to guide recommended practices to identify, evaluate and control static [electric hazards](https://www.fauske.com/blog/electrical-arc-flash-risk-assessment) for the purpose of preventing fires and explosions. **NFPA 33 – Standard for Spray Applications** NFPA 33 provides requirements to mitigate fire and explosion hazards associated with spray application processes that use flammable or combustible materials. **NFPA 30 – Flammable Liquids** NFPA 30 provides safeguards to reduce hazards associated with storage, [handling ](https://www.fauske.com/blog/helpful-hints-for-handling-air-sensitive-materials)and use of flammable and combustible liquids ![geometric-background-blue-bg](https://www.fauske.com/hs-fs/hubfs/geometric-background-blue-bg.png?width=1366&name=geometric-background-blue-bg.png "geometric-background-blue-bg") #### Interested in talking to someone? 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