NFPA 498: Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transporting Explosives

Access the important rules that help reduce fire, theft, and explosion dangers in places where vehicles carrying explosives are parked.

The NFPA 498 standard, titled “Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transporting Explosives,” gives guidelines on how to design and operate these areas to make them safer.

The 2023 version has the latest information with updated references and changes made by the editors. This standard covers the newest rules for several important areas, including fire safety equipment, how vehicles are parked, controlling sources of ignition, keeping trespassers out, training workers, informing the right authorities, and managing temporary parking areas.