ASTM D975 Life Safety Fuel Testing Requirements
Is limited fuel quality testing performed annually using appropriate ASTM test methods is recommended as a means to determine that existing fuel inventories are suitable for continued long term storage.
Do you have questions about complying with Diesel Fuel Testing and ASTM D975?
Are you confused about the requirements for testing as part of the life safety codes?
If your a facility that is mandated to test the fuel in your back up generator. This is the needed test. No need to search further.
NFPA 110 “Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems” is the standard for people who own and operate buildings with mission critical emergency generators. This is the starting point of what a building owner should consider as good practice, and may go further toward a legal requirement since it is referenced in building codes.
Mandatory Annual Fuel Testing under NFPA 110 / ASTM 975 Rules apply to:
Medical
Emergency / First Response
Senior Care / Assisted Living
Data Centers
Airports
Communication
Transportation
and
Energy facilities
We will send you the container and a package to return the sample to the lab by Priority Mail same day it is ordered.
Once the lab gets the sample the test is completed and results are emailed to you within 72 hours.
This is the test the National Fire Protection Agency: Section 8.3.8 of NFPA 110 2010 requires at least annually for fuel quality test in accordance with “approved ASTM standards.
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