(a) Effective February 15, 2021, except as modified in this subchapter, the Commission adopts by specific reference the provisions established by the National Fire Protection Association in its 2013 edition of the Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code, commonly referred to as NFPA 55 or Pamphlet 55. Nothing in this section or subchapter shall prevent the Commission, after notice, from adopting additional requirements, whether more or less stringent, for individual situations to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public. Any documents or parts of documents incorporated by reference into these rules shall be a part of these rules as if set out in full.
(b) Effective February 15, 2021, the Commission also adopts by reference all other NFPA publications or portions of those publications referenced in NFPA 55 which apply to CNG activities only. The pamphlets adopted by reference in NFPA 55 are:
  (1) NFPA 1, Fires Code, 2012 edition;
  (2) NFPA 2, Hydrogen Technologies Code, 2011 edition;
  (3) NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2010 edition;
  (4) NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2013 edition;
  (5) NFPA 16, Standard for the Installation of Foam‑Water Sprinkler and Foam‑Water Spray Systems, 2011 edition;
  (6) NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2012 edition;
  (7) NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil‑Burning Equipment, 2011 edition;
  (8) NFPA 45, Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals, 2011 edition;
  (9) NFPA 51, Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen‑Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, 2013 edition;
  (10) NFPA 52, Vehicular Gaseous Fuel Systems Code, 2010 edition;
  (11) NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2012 edition;
  (12) NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2011 edition;
  (13) NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), 2013 edition;
  (14) NFPA 68, Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting, 2007 edition;
  (15) NFPA 69, Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems, 2008 edition;
  (16) NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2011 edition;
  (17) NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013 edition;
  (18) NFPA 79, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery, 2012 edition;
  (19) NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, 2013 edition;
  (20) NFPA 90A, Standard for the Installation of Air‑Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2012 edition;
  (21) NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 edition;
  (22) NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 edition;
  (23) NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, 2013 edition;
  (24) NFPA 259, Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials, 2008 edition;
  (25) NFPA 496, Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, 2008 edition;
  (26) NFPA 505, Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions, Maintenance, and Operations, 2011 edition;
  (27) NFPA 704, Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2012 edition;
  (28) NFPA 801, Standard for Fire Protection for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials, 2008 edition; and
  (29) NFPA 853, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems, 2010 edition.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.301 adopted to be effective February 15, 2021, 46 TexReg 1035; amended to be effective February 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 507