NFPA 8505 : 1998

Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Scope
1-2 Purpose
Chapter 2 General
2-1 Furnace Explosions
2-2 Furnace Implosions
2-3 Manufacture, Design and Engineering
2-4 Installation
2-5 Coordination of Design, Construction and Operation
2-6 Maintenance Organization
2-7 Basic Operating Objectives
Chapter 3 Definitions
3-1 Definitions
Chapter 4 Equipment Requirements
4-1 Fuel-Burning System
4-1 Combustion Control System
Chapter 5 Operation
5-1 General
5-2 Start-Up, General
5-3 Start-Up, Procedures (Cold Start)
5-4 Normal Operation
5-5 Normal Shutdown
5-6 Normal Hot Start
5-7 Emergency Shutdown
5-8 Multifuel Firing
Chapter 6 Maintenance, Inspection, Training,
            and Safety
6-1 Maintenance and Equipment
6-2 Training
Chapter 7 Personnel Safety
7-1 General
7-2 Confined Spaces
7-3 Raw Fuel Bunkers
7-4 Housekeeping
7-5 Welding and Flame Cutting
7-6 Electrical Tools and Lighting
7-7 Explosion-Operated Tools
7-8 Furnace Inspection
7-9 On-Line Maintenance
7-10 Access Doors or Observation Ports
7-11 Ash Hopper Access Doors
7-12 Ash Handling
7-13 Finely Divided Solid Fuels
Chapter 8 Referenced Publications
Appendix A Explanatory Material
Appendix B Fuels
Appendix C Stoker Descriptions
Appendix D Referenced Publications
Index

Gives guidelines which apply to boilers with a heat input rating of 12,500,000 Btu/hr (3663 kW) or greater and to boilers that use a stoker to fire the following fuels: a) Wood b) Coal, as defined in Chapter 3 c) Municipal solid waste (MSW) as defined in Chapter 3 d) Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as defined in Chapter 3 e) Other solid fuels.