Static Electricity 2000 Edition

10.1.2.8 U.S. Department of Defense Publications.
U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Standard 4145.26M, Contractors’ Safety Manual for Ammuni-
tion and Explosives.
Standard 6055.9, Ammunition and Explosive Safety Standards.
10.1.3 Additional Publications.
10.1.3.1
BS 5958, Code of Practice for Control of Undesirable Static
Electricity, Part 1, General Considerations, British Standards
Institution, London, 1991.
10.1.3.2
Glor, M., Electrostatic Hazards in Powder Handling,
Research Studies Press, Ltd., Letchworth, Hertfordshire,
England, 1988.
10.1.3.3 International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals,
Fourth Edition, Witherby and Co., Ltd., London, 1996.
10.1.3.4
Pratt, T. H., Electrostatic Ignitions of Fires and Explosions,
Burgoyne, Inc., Marietta, GA, 1997.
10.1.3.5
Walmsley, H. L., “Avoidance of Electrostatic Hazards
in the Petroleum Industry,” Journal of Electrostatics, Vol. 27, No.
1 and No. 2, Elsevier, New York, 1992.
Appendix A
Explanatory Material
Appendix A is not a part of the recommendations of this NFPA doc-
ument but is included for informational purposes only. This appendix
contains explanatory material, numbered to correspond with the appli-
cable text paragraphs.
A.1.1.2
See NFPA 70, National Electrical Code
®
, for additional
information on grounding to prevent shock hazards.
A.1.1.3
For information on the hazards of static electricity in
hospital operating rooms and similar areas, see NFPA 99, Stan-
dard for Health Care Facilities.
A.1.1.4
For information on the hazards of lightning, see NFPA
780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems.
A.1.1.5
For information on the hazards of stray electrical cur-
rents and induced radio frequency currents, see API RP 2003,

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Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and
Stray Currents.
A.1.1.6
For information on the hazards of automotive and
marine craft fueling, see NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispens-
ing Facilities and Repair Garages, and NFPA 302, Fire Protection
Standard for Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft. For informa-
tion on aircraft refueling, see NFPA 407, Standard for Aircraft
Fuel Servicing.
A.1.1.7
For information on the hazard of static electricity in
clean rooms, see NFPA 318, Standard for the Protection of Clean-
rooms.