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NFPA Recruits Crane Engineering for 2009 National Fuel Gas Code Handbook
The National Fuel Gas Code is a joint code developed by the National Fire Protection Association and the American Gas Association and is listed as NFPA 54 and ANSI Z223.1 (an American National Standard).
"For each edition, the assistance of experts in a field covered by the code is obtained to assist in keeping the commentary up-to-date, to the degree possible," says Theodore C. Lemoff, PE, staff liaison for the NFPA.
Lemoff recruited the experts at Crane Engineering for the seventh edition of the National Fuel Gas Code Handbook. The development of this edition of the National Fuel Gas Code Handbook was assisted by three Crane Engineering contributors, Thomas Crane, Scott Sollars and Matt Wilber.
"Crane Engineering concentrates in forensic engineering,” says Lemoff. “Their work in engineering and scientific research, development and forensic analysis provided a solid background for their recommendations for the handbook commentary. The process of review involved many back-and- forth discussions of what the code meant and what was reality, and both parties agree that the handbook benefits from this process.”
The National Fuel Gas Code offers criteria for the installation and operation of gas piping and gas equipment on consumers' premises. It is intended to promote public safety by providing requirements for the safe and satisfactory utilization of gas.
The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes, and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.
For more information regarding the NFPA or to purchase a handbook, go to www.nfpa.org.