Section 112.40 - Fire Prevention and Control - Fire Study and Prevention Plan(1) Each LNG plant or facility shall have a written fire prevention plan that includes the determinations and supporting documentation for those determinations to substantiate compliance with 49 CFR 193.2801 - Fire Protection, and 220 CMR 112.00. The operator shall review the plan at least once every two years and shall review the plan whenever any major change occurs in the plant's design, operations, or neighboring environment.(2) The plan shall include, but not be limited to:(a) determination of potential sources of flammable fluids (e.g., natural gas, propane, gasoline) and flammable materials (e.g., insulation, wood);(b) determination of potential ignition sources within the plant;(c) determination of potential ignition sources in the area around the plant that could be covered by a vapor cloud if any single component containing LNG within the plant failed;(d) determination of the areas within the plant or facility where the potential exists for the leakage of flammable fluids including, but not limited to, those areas described in the National Fire Protection Association - NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), § 500.5(B) Class I Locations;(e) determination of the types, sizes and foreseeable consequences of LNG and other cryogenic or hazardous liquid spills that may reasonably be expected to occur within the plant (including the extent vapor clouds travel outside the plant);(f) determination of the types, sizes and consequence of fires that may reasonably be expected to occur inside or within a reasonable distance of the LNG facility or plant; and(g) a training program prepared with cooperating local police, fire, and emergency management departments including, but not limited to, training on controls, piping, and fire equipment, procedures, and emergency drills. Such training program may be augmented by local fire department requirements. An annual report outlining the training program for the preceding year shall be submitted to the Department no later than January 30th of each year. The report shall include the name and job title of operating and maintenance personnel and any appropriate official public personnel that have participated in the program.(3) In developing the fire prevention plan, each operator shall analyze and consider the benefits, estimated cost, and feasibility of installing the following fire prevention, safety, and operating equipment at the plant: (a) sumps, grading, and open drainage trenches to confine and mitigate the effects of LNG spills including, but not limited to, vaporizer, liquefaction, and storage tank dike areas;(b) automatic or motorized valves, capable of local or remote operation, located at flammable fluid cargo transfer areas, and designated for use during an emergency;(c) existing fire-fighting equipment and revisions of fire-fighting procedures;(d) use of high-expansion foam systems for fire-fighting and vapor control;(e) adequacy of existing control and alarm systems including, but not limited to, control panel layout and instrumentation, location of controls, emergency shutdown systems, and fail-safe design of control systems;(f) location, construction, and protection of LNG plant control rooms;(g) location and protection of each auxiliary generator and related fuel supplies;(h) protection of pipe supports and equipment foundations from cryogenic fluid spills;(i) protection of LNG cargo transfer station piping, valves, and hoses from damage caused by vehicles; (j) prevention of valve freeze-up caused by icing;(k) controls, equipment, and procedures to keep LNG from entering lines that run outside the plant (e.g., internal condensate lines from vaporizers, surface water drainage lines); (l) adequacy of existing fire detection and gas detection systems;(m) removal of existing copper or copper-alloy tubing and piping carrying hazardous or cryogenic fluids and replacement with stainless steel tubing and piping; (n) location and distribution of relief valve vents to eliminate hazards to personnel and equipment; and (o) replacement or modification of buildings constructed with combustible materials with buildings made primarily of non-combustible materials. (4) Each operator shall file a copy of the written fire study and prevention plan and all updates with the Department's Pipeline Safety Division.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1432, eff. 12/11/2020.