59A: Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

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Identify risks and help ensure safety by complying with the latest requirements for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and export facilities.

Adopted by DOT and referenced by other agencies including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), governs the site selection, design, construction, and fire protection of LNG plants.

NFPA 59A is required throughout the United States — and internationally trusted as the final word on safety for these specialized facilities.

Along with prescriptive requirements, the Standard includes a performance-based option that requires analyzing the risks to persons and property in the area surrounding the proposed LNG plant based on risk mitigation techniques incorporated into the facility design. The prevalence of LNG in the United States has caused a shift away from predominantly importing LNG towards becoming a large exporter. Numerous export facilities under development rely on NFPA 59A for guidance on LNG production, storage, and handling.

Required throughout the US and trusted internationally, the 2023 edition of NFPA 59A features extensive revisions to make the standard easier to use and up to date with the industry.

Key changes include:

  • Added minimum required records reflecting the current design of the facility to serve as the basis for an engineering review of change
  • Standardized the use of the terms hazardous fluid and ignitible fluid throughout the document to reflect the hazard of concern in regards to the requirement
  • Added requirements for fire and gas detectors to be located in accordance with a documented performance-based analysis to provide a more consistent design approach for these devices in the LNG industry
  • Revisions added to clarify which requirements apply to facilities when in-kind replacements are made to encourage maintainability, reliability, and safety at LNG facilities
  • Updated release probabilities and conditional probabilities in Chapter 19 to reflect new data for failure rates and also reflect specific hole sizes of various leaks
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Item #: 59A