Access the newly released NFPA 130, 2020 edition, to stay up to date with the most current requirements for fire protection and life safety in mass transit systems.
The potential for injury and entrapment in the event of an emergency in mass transportation facilities poses a significant risk to large numbers of people. NFPA 130,Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, offers the latest provisions for underground, surface, and elevated fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems, including stations, trainways, emergency ventilation systems, vehicles, emergency procedures, and communication and control systems.
NFPA 130 is a valuable resource for helping station and company managers, supervisors, safety personnel, inspectors, and AHJs be aware of and comply with essential life safety provisions. The standard pertains to stations accommodating only passengers and employees of the fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems and incidental occupancies in the stations.
NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, features a variety of new and revised content and clarifications to reflect the latest industry practices and technologies.
Notable changes include:
- New definitions and the concept and permissible uses of limited combustible materials
- An alternative testing provision for miscellaneous, discontinuous small parts; requirements for testing of adhesives and sealants; and requirements for testing and analysis for vehicles with end frame assemblies in Chapter 8.
- Additional requirements for the consideration of the possibility of multiple concurrent emergencies in Chapter 9
- A new Annex B, consolidating recommendations from Annexes D, G, and H regarding emergency ventilation
- A new Annex D, consolidating all non-emergency ventilation provisions from Annexes B, D, G, and H
- The reconciliation of terminology related to enclosed trainways, engineering versus fire hazard analyses and egress, and means of escape and exit
- Clarification of construction types for the various station and trainway configurations
- New requirements for the consideration of background noise relating to emergency procedures and design of emergency communications systems in Chapters 9 and 10
It's never been more crucial to apply NFPA 130 safety provisions for fixed guideway and passenger rail transit facilities. From requirements for fire alarms in enclosed stations and materials used as interior wall and ceiling finishings to scenarios and methodologies used for predicting fire profiles and calculating means of egress, NFPA 130 is your comprehensive standard for safeguarding the railways you oversee.
