Comprehensive Study

on BIS 3034 & NFPA 850

Standards code
For Electrical & Oil installation
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Details of High Fire & Explosion Risk Area
Following area having high fire & explosion risk area.
1. Transformers
2. Turbo Generators
3. Lube Oil System & Storage
4. Cable Galleries
5. Switch gear room, Control Room, Computer Room & Communication
Rooms
6. Turbine Driven Feed Pumps
7. Battery Rooms
8. Electrical Cables & Cable Tray
9. Coal Belt conveyor
10. HSD Tank
11. Fire Hydrant Valves
12. Emergency Power
13. Fire illumination Plant

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1. Transformers
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
FIRE SAFETY OF INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS:ELECTRICAL GENERATING AND
DISTRIBUTING STATIONS
Recommended Practice for Fire Protection
for Electric Generating Plants and High
Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations
8.8 Transformers - 8.8.1 - No fixed fire
protection equipment (such as high velocity
spray) is required on transformers below
10 MVA or in the case of oil filled transformers
with oil capacity of 2 000 litres and below. For
all other transformers high velocity water
spray system shall be provided. This system
shall be separately mounted and designed to
take into account the possibility of a transformer
explosion. 8.8.3 Fire barriers walls shall be
provided between transformers where they are
less than 15 m apart or where the oil capacity
exceeds 2 000 litres.
7.8.6* Transformers. Oil-filled main, station
service, and start-up transformers not
meeting separation or fire barrier
recommendations in 5.2.4 or as determined
by the fire risk evaluation should be protected
with automatic water spray or foam-water
spray systems. 7.8.7* Spatial separation of
transformers and other equipment containing
over 500 gal (1890 L) of oil should be in
accordance with 5.2.4. Consideration should
be given to water spray protection of
transformers critical to the transmission of the
generated power.
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1. Transformers - HVWS System
Transformer
Deluge Valve
Spray Nozzle
Detection Bulb
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IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating
Plants and High Voltage Direct
Current Converter Stations
8.5 - Turbo-Generators and Supporting
Structures: 8.5.1 - The fixed water
spray type protection system shall
be used for controlling a fire involving
large quantities of lubricating oil on
turbine generators. 8.5.2 - The heat
detectors shall be Provided at strategic
points and arranged to give early
warning of any unusual high
temperature conditions in the area.
7.7.4.1 Turbine-Generator Area -
7.7.4.1.1* All areas beneath the
turbine-generator operating floor that
are subject to oil flow, oil spray, or
oil accumulation should be
protected by an automatic
sprinkler or foam-water sprinkler
system. This coverage normally
includes all areas beneath the
operating floor in the turbine building
2. Turbo Generator Area HVWS System
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2. Turbo Generator CO2 Gas Flooding System
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3. Lube Oil System & Storage
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire Protection
for Electric Generating Plants and High
Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations
5.2.6 A bund wall shall surround and
contain the main lubricating oil, jacking
and flushing oil package unit are, to
prevent spread of oil to Surrounding floor
areas. 5.3.3 All oil tanks shall be fitted
with a vent pipe leading into open air,
the open end being covered with a
standard flame arrester conforming to
IS 11006: 1984. 5.3.5.1 The oil tanks
should also be protected by 38 mm
fixed water monitors at vantage points
so as to provide water for cooling of the
tanks.
7.3.9.1 Indoor fuel oil pumping or heating
facilities or both should be protected with
automatic sprinklers, water spray, water
mist system, foam-water sprinklers, or
gaseous total flooding system(s).
7.7.4.1.3* Lubricating oil reservoirs and
handling equipment should be protected in
accordance with 7.7.4.1.1. (Turbo
generator area). Should be protected by
an automatic sprinkler or foam-water
sprinkler system.
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4. Cable Galleries
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire Protection
for Electric Generating Plants and High
Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations
8.11.3 - The cable galleries or runs
Shall be provided with automatic
fixed firefighting installations
using water, CO2 Clean Agents or
Water Mist or high expansion foam.
However, water spray sprinkler
system is generally preferred. The
design of sprinklers and projectors
shall ensure that no rack or cable is
left unprotected.
7.8.2.1 Cable spreading rooms and cable
tunnels should be protected with
automatic sprinkler, water spray, or
automatic gaseous extinguishing systems.
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4. Cable Galleries At Power plant
Cable gallery Fire
MVW Spray Nozzle
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5. Switch gear room, Control Room, Computer
Room & Communication Rooms
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing stations
Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for
Electric Generating Plants and High Voltage
Direct Current Converter Stations
8.9 Switch Gear- 8.9.2 For an enclosed
switch gear room automatic Clean Agents
or CO2 total flooding Extinguishing
system is considered preferable to water
spray. 8.10.6 CO2 or Clean Agents
extinguishing system shall be provided for
control room. 8.10.3 The room shall be
kept clear and free of any waste material
whenever glass panels are provided, it
shall be of clear fire resisting glass having
minimum 45 minutes fire resistance or
fitted with automatic resistant
shutters/automatic water curtain.
7.8.1.1 Control, computer, or
telecommunication rooms should meet the
applicable requirements of NFPA 75,
Standard for the Protection of Information
Technology Equipment. 7.8.1.2 A smoke
detection system should be installed
throughout these rooms 7.8.1.3 Total flooding
gaseous fire extinguishing systems should
be considered for areas beneath raised floors
that contain cables or for areas or enclosures
containing equipment that is of high value or
is critical to power generation. Individual
equipment and cabinet protection could be
considered in lieu of total flooding systems.
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5. Switch gear room, Control Room, Computer
Room & Communication Rooms
Inergen Gas Flooding System
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6. Turbine Driven Feed Pumps
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating
Plants and High Voltage Direct
Current Converter Stations
8.6.1 The fixed high velocity water
spray system shall cover completely all
the systems, oil pipe to the pumps,
coolers and other similar associated
equipment including adjacent floor
areas, as for the main turbine.

No details mentioned in NFPA
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7. Battery Rooms
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating Plants
and High Voltage Direct Current
Converter Stations
6.4.13 Suitable exhaust fans shall be
provided for the removal of gas from
the battery rooms. Battery rooms shall
be provided with ventilation to limit
the concentration of hydrogen to
one percent by volume.
7.8.5 Battery rooms should be provided
with ventilation to limit the concentration
of hydrogen to 1 percent by Volume.
For further information refer to
ANSI/IEEE 484, Recommended Practice
for Storage Batteries for Electricals.
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8. Electrical Cables & Cable Tray
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire Protection
for Electric Generating Plants and High
Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations
6.2.1 The fire protection requirement for
cable galleries, cable runs, etc shall
conform to the provisions contained
in IS 12459 : 1988, including the fire
protection requirements such as
segregation of cable runs into
compartments, use of fire resistant
cables in critical areas and groups of
cables, sealing of penetrations in the
walls and floors by use of fire stops, fire
detection and alarm systems, and the
Extinguishing systems.
7.8.3.1 Consideration should be given to
the use of fire retardant cable insulation
such as those passing the flame
propagation test of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE-383). 7.8.3.2 Cable trays subject to
accumulation of coal dust and the
spread of an oil spill should be covered
by sheet metal. Where potential oil
leakage is a problem, solid-bottom trays
Should be avoided. Changes in elevation
can prevent oil travel along cables in a tray.
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9. Coal Belt conveyor
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating
Plants and High Voltage Direct Current
Converter Stations
5.1.2 The conveyor belt shall preferably
be of fire resistant material conforming
to IS 3181:1978. The openings in the
walls and floors through which the
conveyor belt system passes shall be
adequately protected with properly
designed water spray nozzles capable
of providing the necessary particle size
and pressure, to cover top and bottom
sides of the conveyors near the openings.
7.4.6.1 Automatic sprinkler or water
spray systems should be provided
for coal handling structures that are
critical to power generation and subject
to accumulations of coal or coal dust.
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10 HSD Tanks Class B
OISD 116 (2amdOct10) NFPA 30 - 2003 Edition IS
Fire protection facilities for
petroleum refineries &
oil/gas processing plants
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code (4.1.1 This is
apply to the storage of flammable and combustible liquids in
portable tanks and bulk containers whose capacity exceeds
3000 L (793 gal) )




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4.2.5 Water Spray
System in Process Unit

- Un-insulated vessels
having capacity larger
than 50 m
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and containing
class A or B flammable
liquid.

- Vessels inaccessible
to fire tender/ mobile
equipment, fire
hydrants

4.5.5 Fire Control. A fire-extinguishing system in accordance
with an applicable NFPA standard shall be provided or shall be
available for vertical atmospheric fixed-roof storage tanks
larger than 190 m3 (50,000 gal or 1190 bbl) capacity, storing
Class I liquids, if located in a congested area where there is an
unusual exposure hazard to the tank from adjacent property or
to adjacent property from the tank. Fixed-roof tanks storing
Class II or III liquids at temperatures below their flash points
and floating roof tanks storing any liquid generally shall not
require protection when installed in compliance with Section
4.3. Table 4.3.2.1.4 Unstable Liquids - Type of Tank -
Horizontal and vertical tanks with emergency relief venting to
permit pressure not in excess of a gauge pressure of 17
kPa (2.5 psig). Protection - Tank protected with any one of
the following: approved water spray, approved inerting,
approved insulation and refrigeration, approved barricade
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10. HSD Tanks
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11. Fire Hydrant Valves
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and
distributing stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating
Plants and High Voltage Direct
Current Converter Stations
8.16.1.5 The interior fire protection
mains/risers shall be considered as
an Extension of the yard main and
shall be provided with at least 2
valve connections with sectional
control valves.

No details mentioned in NFPA
Double valve
connection
Single valve
connection
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12. Emergency Power
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating
Plants and High Voltage Direct
Current Converter Stations
8.19 Emergency lamps with adequate
illumination shall be provided at
strategic locations which shall
automatically operate on the
failure of the mains supply.

No details mentioned in NFPA
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13. ILLUMINATION
IS 3034 : 1993 - BIS @ 2006 NFPA 850 - 2005 Edition
Fire safety of industrial buildings:
Electrical generating and distributing
stations
Recommended Practice for Fire
Protection for Electric Generating
Plants and High Voltage Direct
Current Converter Stations
7 - 7.1 For effective fire fighting
purposes, the minimum illumination
required for all working places, such
as turbine houses etc is 100 lux,
and for control rooms is 150 lux.

No details mentioned in NFPA
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Thank You
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