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MEMORANDUM

To: Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD-AAC)

Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF-AAC)

From: Robert Solomon and Ron Coté

Date: February 25, 2015

Subject: NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101 Adobe Connect Meeting Agenda

The NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101 Meeting Agenda for the Adobe Connect Meeting and

Conference Call on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Eastern is

attached.

The dial-in numbers and meeting link to join the meeting are listed below.

AUDIO INFORMATION

Audio Conference Details:

Conference Number(s):

US (Toll Free): 1-855-747-8824

US (Toll): 1-719-325-2630

Participant Code: 681487

URL to additional access numbers:

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Join the Adobe Connect meeting by computer use the following link:

http://nfpa.adobeconnect.com/web

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Get a quick overview: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html

Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat and Adobe Connect are either registered trademarks or trademarks

of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

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AGENDA

NFPA Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD-AAC)

NFPA Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF-AAC) March 10, 2015 Planning Teleconference / Adobe Connect Meeting

1. Call to Order. Call meeting to order by Chairs Jim Quiter and William Koffel at 11:00 a.m.

Eastern on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Adobe Connect Meeting link, toll-free telephone number,

and pass code provided in separate correspondence.

2. Attendance Roll Call. For current BLD-AAC and SAF-AAC committee rosters, see page 3.

3. Minutes Approval. Approve minutes of BLD-AAC November 8, 2013 and SAF-AAC November

7, 2013 Second Draft meetings. For copies of the meeting minutes, see page 10.

4. Liaison Reports.

A. Sprinkler Project – Bill Koffel

B. Fire Alarm Project – Wayne Moore

5. Supplemental Operating Procedures. For copies of draft or approved procedures, see page 23.

6. Hazardous Materials Task Group – Jeff Tubbs. For a copy of task group report and the task

group meeting minutes, see page 42.

7. TC Activity/Plans Update from TC Chairs.

8. Subject Areas for TC Focus During 2018 Edition Revision Cycle. See page 60.

9. Other Business.

10. Next Meeting.

11. Adjournment. [Should be not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern]

Enclosures

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Address List No PhoneBuilding Code BLD-AAC

Robert E. Solomon02/25/2015

BLD-AAC

James R. Quiter

ChairArup560 Mission Street, Floor 7San Francisco, CA 94105

SE 7/20/2000BLD-AAC

Jerry Wooldridge

SecretaryReedy Creek Improvement District1900 Hotel Plaza BoulevardPO Box 10170Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830Alternate: Thomas M. Moses

E 4/28/2000

BLD-AAC

Salvatore DiCristina

PrincipalRutgers, The State University of New Jersey55 Commercial Ave., Suite 340New Brunswick, NJ 08901Building Code Development Committee

E 1/15/2004BLD-AAC

David W. Frable

PrincipalUS General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service665 Green Meadow LaneGeneva, IL 60134

U 5/14/2000

BLD-AAC

Sam W. Francis

PrincipalAmerican Wood Council1 Dutton Farm LaneWest Grove, PA 19390

M 5/14/2000BLD-AAC

Raymond N. Hansen

PrincipalUS Department of the Air ForceAFCEC/COSM139 Barnes Drive, Suite 1Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5319Alternate: Joseph A. Simone

U 4/5/2001

BLD-AAC

John C. Harrington

PrincipalFM Global1151 Boston Providence TurnpikePO Box 9102Norwood, MA 02062-9102Alternate: Gary S. Keith

I 7/20/2000BLD-AAC

Howard Hopper

PrincipalUL LLC455 East Trimble RoadSan Jose, CA 95131-1230

RT 5/14/2000

BLD-AAC

Jeffrey M. Hugo

PrincipalNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.1088 West Borton RoadEssexville, MI 48732

M 7/28/2006BLD-AAC

Jonathan Humble

PrincipalAmerican Iron and Steel Institute45 South Main Street, Suite 312West Hartford, CT 06107-2402Alternate: Bonnie E. Manley

M 7/23/2008

BLD-AAC

Gerald H. Jones

Principal1100 West 122nd StreetKansas City, MO 64145Building Seismic Safety Council/Code Resource SupportCommittee

E 10/6/2000BLD-AAC

John E. Kampmeyer, Sr.

PrincipalTriad Fire Protection Engineering Corporation150 Saxer AvenueSpringfield, PA 19064National Society of Professional Engineers

SE 7/20/2000

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BLD-AAC

Russell B. Leavitt

PrincipalTelgian Corporation2615 South Industrial Park AvenueTempe, AZ 85282-1821American Fire Sprinkler AssociationAlternate: Roland J. Huggins

IM 1/16/2003BLD-AAC

Michael T. Newman

PrincipalJohnson & JohnsonOne J & J PlazaNew Brunswick, NJ 08933NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section

U 7/20/2000

BLD-AAC

Daniel J. O'Connor

PrincipalAon Fire Protection Engineering4 Overlook PointLincolnshire, IL 60069-4302American Hotel & Lodging AssociationAlternate: Scott T. Laramee

U 10/27/2009BLD-AAC

Jake Pauls

PrincipalJake Pauls Consulting Services255 Glenlake Avenue, Suite 2207Toronto, ON M6P 1G2 CanadaAmerican Public Health AssociationAlternate: Leon F. Vinci

C 10/4/2001

BLD-AAC

Richard Jay Roberts

PrincipalHoneywell Life Safety624 Hammer LaneNorth Aurora, IL 60542-9155National Electrical Manufacturers Association

M 3/2/2010BLD-AAC

Faimeen Shah

PrincipalVortex Fire Engineering ConsultancyVilla 832, Zone O, Al FurjanPO Box 392915Dubai, United Arab Emirates

SE 08/09/2012

BLD-AAC

Roland J. Huggins

AlternateAmerican Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.12750 Merit Drive, Suite 350Dallas, TX 75251Principal: Russell B. Leavitt

IM 7/20/2000BLD-AAC

Gary S. Keith

AlternateFM Global1151 Boston-Providence TurnpikeNorwood, MA 02062-9102Principal: John C. Harrington

I 10/23/2013

BLD-AAC

Scott T. Laramee

AlternateAon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 340San Ramon, CA 94583American Hotel & Lodging AssociationPrincipal: Daniel J. O'Connor

I 10/29/2012BLD-AAC

Bonnie E. Manley

AlternateAmerican Iron and Steel Institute41 Tucker RoadNorfolk, MA 02056Principal: Jonathan Humble

M 3/21/2006

BLD-AAC

Thomas M. Moses

AlternateReedy Creek Improvement DistrictPO Box 22945Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830Principal: Jerry Wooldridge

E 5/14/2000BLD-AAC

Joseph A. Simone

AlternateUS Department of the NavyNaval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 1000Washington, DC 20374-5065Principal: Raymond N. Hansen

U 4/5/2001

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BLD-AAC

Leon F. Vinci

AlternateHealth Promotion Consultants4593 Buck Run CourtRoanoke, VA 24018American Public Health AssociationPrincipal: Jake Pauls

C 1/10/2002BLD-AAC

Chad E. Beebe

Nonvoting MemberASHE - AHAPO Box 5756Lacey, WA 98509-5756TC on Board & Care Facilities

E 3/4/2009

BLD-AAC

Wayne G. Carson

Nonvoting MemberCarson Associates, Inc.35 Horner Street, Suite 120Warrenton, VA 20186-3415TC on Fundamentals

SE 5/14/2000BLD-AAC

David S. Collins

Nonvoting MemberThe Preview Group, Inc.632 Race StreetCincinnati, OH 45202TC on Means of Egress

SE 5/14/2000

BLD-AAC

John F. Devlin

Nonvoting MemberAon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 220Greenbelt, MD 20770TC on Fire Protection Features

I 3/5/2012BLD-AAC

Victor L. Dubrowski

Nonvoting MemberCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland ParkwaySt. Louis, MO 63146-4235

08/11/2014

BLD-AAC

Randy Gaw

Nonvoting Member3 Glenmoriston AvenueKanata, ON K2L 2S3 CanadaTC on Detention & Correctional Occupancies

08/11/2014BLD-AAC

Joshua D. Greene

Nonvoting MemberJENSEN HUGHES600 West Fulton Street, Suite 500Chicago, IL 60661-1241TC on Building Systems

SE 08/09/2012

BLD-AAC

Joseph M. Jardin

Nonvoting MemberFire Department City of New York16 Dexter CourtHauppauge, NY 11788TC on Building Service & Fire Protection Equipment

C 5/14/2000BLD-AAC

David P. Klein

Nonvoting MemberUS Department of Veterans Affairs810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 800Mail Code: (10NA8)Washington, DC 20420TC on Health Care Occupancies

U 3/4/2009

BLD-AAC

William E. Koffel

Nonvoting MemberKoffel Associates, Inc.8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21045-2107Safety to Life Correlating Committee

SE 3/4/2009BLD-AAC

James K. Lathrop

Nonvoting MemberKoffel Associates, Inc.81 Pennsylvania AvenueNiantic, CT 06357TC on Residential Occupancies

SE 1/14/2005

BLD-AAC

Amy J. Murdock

Nonvoting MemberCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300St. Louis, MO 63146-4235

SE 08/11/2014BLD-AAC

Henry Paszczuk

Nonvoting MemberConnecticut Department of Public Safety102 Jeffrey LaneBerlin, CT 06037TC on Interior Finish & Contents

E 08/05/2009

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BLD-AAC

Jeffrey S. Tubbs

Nonvoting MemberArup955 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th FloorCambridge, MA 02139TC on Assembly Occupancies

SE 3/4/2009BLD-AAC

Joseph H. Versteeg

Nonvoting MemberVersteeg Associates86 University DriveTorrington, CT 06790TC on Building Construction

E 4/3/2003

BLD-AAC

Carl D. Wren

Nonvoting MemberAustin Fire DepartmentEmergency Prevention DivisionOne Texas Center, Suite 200505 Barton Springs RoadAustin, TX 78704TC on Industrial, Storage, & Miscellaneous Occupancies

E 3/5/2012BLD-AAC

Robert E. Solomon

Staff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

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Address List No PhoneSafety to Life SAF-AAC

Ron Coté02/25/2015

SAF-AAC

William E. Koffel

ChairKoffel Associates, Inc.8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21045-2107Alternate: Sharon S. Gilyeat

SE 1/1/1992SAF-AAC

Ron Coté

Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting)National Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

1/1/1991

SAF-AAC

Wayne D. Holmes

PrincipalHSB Professional Loss Control508 Parkview DriveBurlington, NC 27215

I 4/17/1998SAF-AAC

Howard Hopper

PrincipalUL LLC455 East Trimble RoadSan Jose, CA 95131-1230Alternate: Robert J. James

RT 1/15/1999

SAF-AAC

Stephen Hrustich

PrincipalGwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services408 Hurricane Shoals RoadLawrenceville, GA 30046-4406International Association of Fire ChiefsAlternate: Dale L. Lyman

U 08/11/2014SAF-AAC

Jeffrey M. Hugo

PrincipalNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.1088 West Borton RoadEssexville, MI 48732Alternate: Robert Upson

M 7/26/2007

SAF-AAC

J. Edmund Kalie, Jr.

PrincipalPrince George's County Government1801 McCormick Drive, Suite 120Largo, MD 20774-5326

E 7/17/1998SAF-AAC

Isaac I. Papier

PrincipalHoneywell, Inc.Honeywell Life Safety3825 Ohio AvenueSt. Charles, IL 60174-5465National Electrical Manufacturers AssociationAlternate: Rodger Reiswig

M 3/2/2010

SAF-AAC

Jake Pauls

PrincipalJake Pauls Consulting Services255 Glenlake Avenue, Suite 2207Toronto, ON M6P 1G2 CanadaAmerican Public Health AssociationAlternate: Stanley C. Harbuck

C 10/4/2001SAF-AAC

James R. Quiter

PrincipalArup560 Mission Street, Floor 7San Francisco, CA 94105

SE 1/1/1992

SAF-AAC

Ronald C. Reynolds

PrincipalVirginia State Fire Marshal’s Office1005 Technology Park DriveGlen Allen, VA 23102International Fire Marshals Association

E 10/29/2012SAF-AAC

Eric R. Rosenbaum

PrincipalJENSEN HUGHES3610 Commerce Drive, Suite 817Baltimore, MD 21227-1652American Health Care Association

U 03/07/2013

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Ron Coté02/25/2015

SAF-AAC

Sharon S. Gilyeat

AlternateKoffel Associates, Inc.8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21045-2107Principal: William E. Koffel

SE 10/20/2010SAF-AAC

Stanley C. Harbuck

AlternateSchool of Building InspectionPO Box 1643Salt Lake City, UT 84110American Public Health AssociationPrincipal: Jake Pauls

C 11/2/2006

SAF-AAC

Robert J. James

AlternateUL LLC8751 Ashworth DriveTampa, FL 33647Principal: Howard Hopper

RT 10/23/2013SAF-AAC

Dale L. Lyman

AlternateGreeley Fire Department1100 10th Street, Suite 100Greeley, CO 80631-3863International Association of Fire ChiefsPrincipal: Stephen Hrustich

U 08/11/2014

SAF-AAC

Rodger Reiswig

AlternateTyco/SimplexGrinnell3640 Haddington CourtApopka, FL 32712-5690National Electrical Manufacturers AssociationPrincipal: Isaac I. Papier

M 07/29/2013SAF-AAC

Robert Upson

AlternateNational Fire Sprinkler Association40 Jon Barrett RoadPatterson, NY 12563-2164Principal: Jeffrey M. Hugo

M 10/28/2014

SAF-AAC

Chad E. Beebe

Nonvoting MemberASHE - AHAPO Box 5756Lacey, WA 98509-5756TC on Board & Care Facilities

E 3/4/2009SAF-AAC

Wayne G. Carson

Nonvoting MemberCarson Associates, Inc.35 Horner Street, Suite 120Warrenton, VA 20186-3415TC on Fundamentals

SE 3/4/2009

SAF-AAC

David S. Collins

Nonvoting MemberThe Preview Group, Inc.632 Race StreetCincinnati, OH 45202TC on Means of Egress

SE 3/4/2009SAF-AAC

John F. Devlin

Nonvoting MemberAon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 220Greenbelt, MD 20770TC on Fire Protection Features

I 3/5/2012

SAF-AAC

Victor L. Dubrowski

Nonvoting MemberCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland ParkwaySt. Louis, MO 63146-4235TC on Educational & Day-Care Occupancies

08/11/2014SAF-AAC

Randy Gaw

Nonvoting Member3 Glenmoriston AvenueKanata, ON K2L 2S3 CanadaTC on Detention & Correctional Occupancies

08/11/2014

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Ron Coté02/25/2015

SAF-AAC

Joseph M. Jardin

Nonvoting MemberFire Department City of New York16 Dexter CourtHauppauge, NY 11788TC on Building Service & Fire Protection Equipment

C 3/4/2009SAF-AAC

David P. Klein

Nonvoting MemberUS Department of Veterans Affairs810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 800Mail Code: (10NA8)Washington, DC 20420TC on Health Care Occupancies

U 3/4/2009

SAF-AAC

James K. Lathrop

Nonvoting MemberKoffel Associates, Inc.81 Pennsylvania AvenueNiantic, CT 06357TC on Residential Occupancies

SE 1/12/2000SAF-AAC

Wayne D. Moore

Nonvoting MemberJENSEN HUGHES117 Metro Center Boulevard, Suite 1002Warwick, RI 02886-2207Signaling Systems Correlating CommitteeAlternate: Shane M. Clary

SE 7/26/2007

SAF-AAC

Amy J. Murdock

Nonvoting MemberCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300St. Louis, MO 63146-4235TC on Mercantile & Business Occupancies

SE 08/11/2014SAF-AAC

Henry Paszczuk

Nonvoting MemberConnecticut Department of Public Safety102 Jeffrey LaneBerlin, CT 06037TC on Interior Finish & Contents

E 08/05/2009

SAF-AAC

Jeffrey S. Tubbs

Nonvoting MemberArup955 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th FloorCambridge, MA 02139TC on Assembly Occupancies

SE 3/4/2009SAF-AAC

Joseph H. Versteeg

Nonvoting MemberVersteeg Associates86 University DriveTorrington, CT 06790TC on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety

E 3/4/2009

SAF-AAC

Carl D. Wren

Nonvoting MemberAustin Fire DepartmentEmergency Prevention DivisionOne Texas Center, Suite 200505 Barton Springs RoadAustin, TX 78704TC on Industrial, Storage, & Miscellaneous Occupancies

E 3/5/2012SAF-AAC

Shane M. Clary

Alt. to Nonvoting MemberBay Alarm Company60 Berry DrivePacheco, CA 94553Signaling Systems Correlating CommitteePrincipal: Wayne D. Moore

IM 7/26/2007

SAF-AAC

Ron Coté

Staff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

1/1/1991

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National Fire Protection Association

1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471 Phone: 617-770-300 Fax: 617-770-0700 www.nfpa.org

MINUTES NFPA Correlating Committee on Building Code

(BLD-AAC) November 8, 2013 Second Draft Meeting

Web Conference Embassy Suites Hotel

Atlanta, GA

1. Call to Order.

The meeting was called to order by the Chair Jim Quiter at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, November 8, 2013.

2. Introduction of Members and Guests.

The following Building Code Correlating Committee Principal, Alternate and Non-Voting Members Participated:

NAME COMPANY

Jim R. Quiter, Chair Arup Jerry Wooldridge, Secretary Reedy Creek Improvement District David S. Collins, Principal The Preview Group, Inc. Rep.

American institute of Architects David W. Frable, Principal (phone) US General Services Administration Sam W. Francis, Principal American Wood Council J. C. Harrington, Principal FM Global Howard Hopper, Principal Underwriters Laboratories LLC Jonathan Humble, Principal American Iron and Steel Institute Gerald H. Jones, Principal (phone) Building Seismic Safety Council/Code

Resource Support Committee Russell B. Leavitt, Principal Telgian Corporation Rep. American

Fire Sprinkler Association Jake Pauls, Principal Jake Pauls Consulting Services in

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Building Use and Safety Rep. American Public Health Association

Richard Jay Roberts, Principal Honeywell Life Safety Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Faimeen Shah, Principal Exova Warrington Fire - UAE Warren D. Bonisch, Nonvoting Member

Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation Rep. TC on Residential Occupancies

Kenneth E. Bush, Nonvoting Member

Rep. TC on Mercantile & Business Occupancies

Michael DiMascio, Nonvoting Member

Arup Rep. TC on Detention & Correctional Occupancies

Joshua D. Green, Nonvoting Member (phone)

The RJA Group, Inc. Rep. TC on Building Systems

David P. Klein, Nonvoting Member (phone)

US Department of Veterans Affairs Rep. TC on Health Care Occupancies

William E. Koffel, Nonvoting Member

Koffel Associates, Inc. Rep. Safety to Life Correlating Committee

Henry Paszczuk, Nonvoting Member (phone)

Connecticut Department of Public Safety Rep. TC on Furnishings & Contents

Aleksy L. Szachnowicz, Nonvoting Member (phone)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Rep. TC on Educational & Day-Care Occupancies

Jeffrey S. Tubbs, Nonvoting Member

Arup Rep. TC on Assembly Occupancies & Membrane Structures

The following Building Code Correlating Committee Principal Members and Non-Voting Members did not participate:

NAME COMPANY Chad E. Beebe, Nonvoting Member

ASHE-AHA Rep. TC on Board and Care Facilities

Wayne G. Carson, Nonvoting Member

Carson Associates, Inc. Rep. TC on Fundamentals

John F. Devlin, Nonvoting Member

Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation Rep. TC on Fire

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Protection Features Raymond N. Hansen, Principal US Department of Air Force

Jeffrey M. Hugo, Principal National Fire Sprinkler Association,

Inc. Joseph M. Jardin, Nonvoting Member

Fire Department of City of New York Rep. TC on Building Service & Fire Protection Equipment

John E. Kampmeyer, Principal Triad Fire Protection Engineering Corporation Rep. National Society of Professional Engineers

James K. Lathrop, Nonvoting Member

Koffel Associates, Inc. Rep. TC on Means of Egress

Michael T. Newman, Principal Johnson & Johnson Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section

Daniel J. Aon Fire Protection Engineering Rep. American Hotel & Lodging Association

Joseph H. Versteeg, Nonvoting Member

Versteeg Associates Rep. TC on Building Construction

Peter J. Willse, Nonvoting Member

XL Global Asset Protection Services Rep. TC on Structures, Construction and Materials

Carl D. Wren, Nonvoting Member Austin Fire Department Rep. TC on Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies

The following Guests were in attendance:

NAME COMPANY Ken Isman NFSA (Designated Representative for

Member Jeff Hugo)Wayne Moore Hughes Associates

The following NFPA staff were in attendance:

Ron Coté Robert Solomon

Tracy Vecchiarelli

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3. Minutes Approval.

The minutes of the November 7, 2012 First Draft BLD-AAC Meeting were approved with the following corrections:

In the Sprinkler Project Liaison Report (Item 4)

� . � the last sentence.

4. New Codes and Standards Revision Process and Actions Permitted of Correlating Committees.

NFPA Staff discussed the new Standards Development Process and the types of Correlating Committee actions that would be in order for the meeting.

5. Liaison Reports.

Liaison reports were presented as follows:

� Sprinkler Report Bill Koffel reported. The committees completed their FD meetings over the summer and are being balloted at present. NFPA 13 is working to coordinate the various sprinkler exceptions in NFPA 5000 for closets and bathrooms with the 2016 edition. NFPA 13 is in the A-2015 Revision Cycle.

� Fire Alarm Project Wayne Moore reported. The committees completed their FD meetings over the summer and are being balloted at present. One major change being discussed is to establish criteria for utilizing Internet/Ethernet connections to transmit fire alarm signals. NFPA 72 is in the A-2015 Revision Cycle.

6. Interior Finish and Furnishings Technical Committee Name and Scope Change.

As the result of a joint request from the TC and BLD/SAF-AAC, the NFPA Standards Council approved the request to change the name of the TC and modify the scope of the TC. This was provided as information only.

7. Fire Protection Features TC Scope Expansion.

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As the result of a request from BLD/SAF-AAC at their November, 2012 meetings, the committee was asked to review and revise their scope so as to allow the TC to govern certain other hazards, such as ABHR dispensers, that do not always require a construction measure to mitigate the potential hazard.

The TC made a suggested revision at their SD meeting and presented it for consideration: The Correlating Committee suggested a further revision as follows: BLD/SAF-FIR Scope:

This committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on construction compartmentation, including the performance of assemblies, openings, and penetrations, as related to the protection of life and property from fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences. The committee shall also have primary responsibility for special hazards as related to the protection of life and property from fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences.

some further descriptions associated

with it but would seem to provide the level of coverage needed for certain circumstances. The Correlating Committee is returning the suggested wording back to BLD/SAF-FIR for further consideration and work.

8. Supplemental Operating Procedures.

A discussion from the November, 2012 meeting carried over to this meeting. well-defined

approved for the Building Code Project date back to 2000. Safety to Life Correlating Committee Chair Bill Koffel and Building Code Correlating Committee Chair Jim Quiter will assemble a small task group to

at all and if so, what revisions will be necessary in order to provide any true guidance. The task group should complete its work well before the beginning of the next revision cycle October, 2014.

9. Assigning Responsibility for Definitions to Technical Committees.

A task group was assigned to review the definitions located in Chapter 3 of NFPA 5000 and make a committee assignment for each term. The new software

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system being used by NFPA for code development can only assign one TC to each numbered section. This process will allow, beginning with the 2018 cycle, the assigned committee to maintain responsibility for a given term. The assignments generally take the form of (BLD-SCM) and will be printed in the 2015 edition of the Code. During the review of this effort, it was noted that some of the extracted definitions/terms from other NFPA documents did not reflect the most current edition of the code or standard. The task group report was accepted and it was agreed to update the extract dates as appropriate. See Second Correlation Revisions (SCR): SCR 1 and SCR 5. The task group was discharged with thanks.

10. Update on Hazardous Materials Task Group.

Each committee in the project was offered the chance to participate in this activity. This task group will look at various issues such as health hazards and maximum allowable quantities and determine if/how these types of hazards should be addressed by NFPA 101. Coordination with 5000, Chapter 34 and other NFPA Codes (NFPA 1, NFPA 30, and NFPA 400) will be necessary. Jeff Tubbs agreed to chair this activity and report back in time for the Public Input Closing Date (approximately June, 2015).

11. Guideline on References to Proprietary Products and Services.

This item from the NFPA Committee Officers Guide was made available. SCR 17 addressed an issue relating to this policy.

12. Life Safety Evaluation Issues from BLD-AXM Chair Jeff Tubbs.

Additional suggestions were provided to further improve the Second Revision approved by the TC on Assembly Occupancies. These changes relate to the Life Safety Evaluation content of the Assembly Occupancy Committee. BLD-AAC members believe that some of the changes are substantive and technical thus beyond the bounds of which the Correlating Committee can act on. The revisions do appear to be an improvement thus the Correlating Committee agreed to support the concepts (including emergency nature) if the revisions are submitted as a TIA. In order to be included in the 2015 Code, the following procedure applies:

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� TIA language can build on the language approved by BLD-AXM at the Second Draft Meeting for NFPA 5000 and must be submitted to NFPA not later than April 1, 2014

� The cover letter should indicate the intent is to have the TIA language issued concurrently with and printed in the 2015 edition of NFPA 5000.

13. BLD-SCM Informational Ballot on Chapter 41 and Section 47.5.

During the Second Draft Meeting, the technical committee appointed a task group to review Chapter 41 (concrete) and prepare revisions for BLD-AAC to consider. The changes involve the need to align ACI-318 and ASCE-7 to reflect how they work together. The task group completed their work product. See SCR 18 and SCR 19.

14. Carbon Monoxide Detection Correlation.

During the First Draft and Second Draft Meetings of the TC on Residential Board and Care Occupancies, efforts to include a provision for CO Detection and Alarms were not successful. All other sleeping type (residential) occupancies do have such a provision. BLD-AAC evaluated some prepared language to address this omission but felt it was going beyond their authority. BLD-AAC directs the Chair of BLD-BCF to reconstitute their CO task group and develop language that can be considered for processing as a TIA. In order to be included in the 2015 Code, the following procedure applies:

� TIA language based on what had been discussed at the Second Draft Meeting of NFPA 5000 must be submitted to NFPA not later than April 1, 2014.

� The cover letter should indicate the intent to have the TIA language issued concurrently with and printed in the 2015 edition of NFPA 5000.

15. Correlating Committee Review and Action on Second Draft Report as

Prepared by the BLD Technical Committees.

The Correlating Committee reviewed the Second Draft revisions of NFPA 5000 that incorporated all of the second revisions as agreed to by the Technical Committees. The companion draft Second Correlating Revisions and actions were reviewed and accepted, modified, deleted or added to as appropriate. The final set of Correlating Committee actions including completion of an updated/revised draft will be part of the letter ballot that is forthcoming.

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16. Notes to Technical Committees for Next Revision Cycle.

� Upon completion of the FPRF project on exterior wall assemblies with

combustible construction (NFPA 285), BLD-BLC and BLD-SCM should review the report and suggest any changes to NFPA 5000.

� (NFPA 13D/NFPA 13R) and the scenarios that result in extensive

plan to review the content of the project and suggest any changes to NFPA 5000.

17. Other Business.

� Seven TC Chairs (Bonisch, Bush, DiMascio, Lathrop, Szachnowicz, Versteeg, Willse) are tenuring out after this revision cycle. Appreciation is given to them for their years of service and leadership in the Chair position

18. Next Meeting.

The next planned meeting of the Correlating Committee will be a joint planning meeting with the Safety to Life Correlating Committee. It will be a Web Conference Meeting and will be scheduled for February/March of 2015.

19. Adjournment.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 AM.

Meeting Minutes Prepared by Robert Solomon, P.E.

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MEETING MINUTES NFPA Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF-AAC)

November 7, 2013 Second Draft Meeting Embassy Suites Atlanta Hartsfield Airport Hotel

Atlanta, GA

1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Bill Koffel at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Embassy Suites Atlanta Hartsfield Airport Hotel, Atlanta, GA.

2. Introduction of Participants.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED

NAME COMPANY William Koffel, Chair Koffel Associates, Inc. Ron Coté, Nonvoting Secretary National Fire Protection Association Chad Beebe, Nonvoting Member ASHE – AHA

Rep. TC on Board & Care Facilities Warren Bonisch, Nonvoting Member Aon Fire Protection Engineering

Corporation Rep. TC On Residential Occupancies

Kenneth Bush, Nonvoting Member Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office Rep. TC on Mercantile & Business Occupancies

David Collins, Principal The Preview Group, Inc. Rep. American Institute of Architects

Michael DiMascio, Nonvoting Member Arup Rep. TC on Detention & Correctional Facilities

Howard Hopper, Principal Underwriters Laboratories LLC Kenneth Isman, Principal National Fire Sprinkler Association J. Edmund Kalie, Principal Prince George’s County Government David Klein, Nonvoting Member (via Web/Phone)

US Department of Veterans Affairs Rep. TC on Health Care Occupancies

George McCall, Principal Wade Hampton Fire Department Rep. International Association of Fire Chiefs

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Wayne Moore, Nonvoting Member (via Web/Phone)

Hughes Associates, Inc. Rep. Signaling Systems Correlating Committee

Michael O’Brian, Alternate to George McCall (via Web/Phone)

Brighton Area Fire Authority Rep. International Association of Fire Chiefs

Isaac Papier, Principal Honeywell, Inc. Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Henry Paszczuk, Nonvoting Member (via Web/Phone)

Connecticut Department of Public Safety Rep. TC on Interior Finish & Furnishings

Jake Pauls, Principal

Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building Use & Safety Rep. American Public Health Association

James Quiter, Principal Arup Ronald Reynolds, Principal (via Web/Phone)

Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office Rep. International Fire Marshals Association

Eric Rosenbaum, Principal Hughes Associates, Inc. Rep. American Healthcare Association

Aleksy Szachnowicz, Nonvoting Member (via Web/Phone)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Rep. TC on Educational & Day-Care Occupancies

Jeffrey Tubbs, Nonvoting Member Arup Rep. TC on Assembly Occupancies

GUESTS

NAME COMPANY Jonathan Humble AISI Faimeen Shah Exova Warrington Fire – UAE Robert Solomon NFPA Tracy Vecchiarelli NFPA Jerry Wooldridge Reedy Creek Improvement District

PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE

NAME COMPANY

Wayne Holmes, Principal HSB Professional Loss Control

3. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes. The November 6, 2012 meeting minutes were approved as written and distributed. It was noted that in Item 4 Liaison Reports, relative to the Sprinkler Project, that “NFPS 750” should have been “NFPA 750”.

4. New Codes and Standards Revision Process and Actions Permitted of Correlating

Committees. Staff used the PowerPoint slides included in the agenda to explain the Second Draft phase of the revision process including the actions available to the CC.

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5. Liaison Reports. Fire Alarm and Signaling Project – Wayne Moore reported. NFPA 72 is in the Annual 2015 cycle (June 2014 Association Action) that will produce the 2016 edition. First Draft balloting has been conducted. The committees have addressed utilizing Internet/Ethernet connections to transmit alarm signals. Sprinkler Project – Bill Koffel reported. NFPA 13/13D/13R are in the Annual 2015 cycle (June 2014 Association Action) that will produce the 2016 edition. First Draft balloting has been conducted and Correlating Committee will meet in December. Provisions related to sprinkler exemptions for health care patient clothes closets and apartment unit bathrooms are being coordinated with similar exemptions permitted by NFPA 101.

6. Update on NFPA 101A Revision. The Correlating Committee will be provided with the First Revisions balloted by the NFPA 101A Technical Committee on Alternative Approaches. If correlation issues are raised by CC members, Chair Bill Koffel will call a telephone conference meeting for the purpose of developing Correlating Notes. If no correlation issues are raised, the First Draft Report will move to publication and distribution.

7. Interior Finish and Furnishings Technical Committee Name and Scope Change. The Correlating Committee received, for information purposes, notification that the name/scope change as requested for BLD/SAF-INT (formerly FUR) had been approved by the Standards Council.

8. Fire Protection Features Technical Committee Scope Expansion. The Correlating Committee reviewed the scope changes drafted by the BLD/SAF-FIR committee in response to a directive from the BLD-AAC and SAF-AAC correlating committees. The CC further revised the draft language to move the portion related to special hazards to a separate sentence. The CC directed that the revised language be returned to BLD/SAF-FIR for its concurrence or further change. The revised language reads as follows:

BLD/SAF-FIR Scope: This committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on construction compartmentation, including the performance of assemblies, openings, and penetrations, as related to the protection of life and property from fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences. The committee shall also have primary responsibility for special hazards as related to the protection of life and property from fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences.

9. Supplemental Operating Procedures. The discussion on Supplemental Operating Procedures (SOP) that began at the November 2012 meeting continued. NFPA Standards Administration has clarified that only subjects not addressed by the Regulations and those not addressed by other Standards Council-issued directives are allowed to be considered

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for inclusion in SOP. All SOP are required to be approved by the Standards Council. The Safety to Life SOP were last approved in 2002 and unapproved items have been added since.

The Correlating Committee was not ready to abandon the SOP without studying if anything should be retained for submittal to the Council for approval or if recommendations should be made to the Council to include something new in the Regulations. The BLD-AAC and SAF-AAC chairs will appoint a small task group to address the issue. The task group will be asked to complete its work before the technical committees begin work on the 2018 edition of the Code (by October of 2014).

10. Assigning Responsibility for Definitions to Technical Committees. The Correlating Committee received the task group’s report that assigned each defined term to a specific technical committee. The CC created a Second Correlating Revision that will add the TC assignment to each definition for the 2015 edition. When the TCs begin work on the 2018 edition, Public Input on definitions will be assigned to the applicable committee for action. The task group was discharged.

11. Update on Hazardous Materials Task Group. The task group has been formed from

volunteers from TCs responsible for NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000. Jeff Tubbs agreed to chair the task group. The task group’s scope will include consideration of health hazards and MAQs for inclusion in NFPA 101.

12. Guideline on References to Proprietary Products and Services. The guideline was

noted as received and played a role in the creation of a Second Correlating Revision (SCR-16) on annex material related to fire stopping.

13. Recommended Changes to 12.4.1/13.4.1 Life Safety Evaluation from SAF-AXM

Chair Jeff Tubbs. The Correlating Committee agreed that it was outside its scope to make the technical changes recommended by Jeff Tubbs, but agreed that the changes made for better treatment of the subject than what the Assembly Occupancies Committee had been able to achieve in the limited time available to it. Jeff Tubbs agreed to pursue a Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) that, if successful, could be issued as part of the 2015 edition of the Code by the Standards Council.

14. Carbon Monoxide Detection Correlation. The Correlating Committee agreed that correlation concerns dictate that the chapter for new residential board and care facilities should include requirements for carbon monoxide detection and alarm as is done in all the chapters applicable to new residential occupancies. The CC could not agree on language and directed that the BLD/SAF-BCF committee pursue a Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) that, if successful, could be issued as part of the 2015 edition of the Code by the Standards Council. TC Chair Chad Beebe agreed to convene a task group to develop/approve language that could be included in the TIA ballot.

15. Correlating Committee Review and Action on Second Draft Report as Prepared by the SAF Technical Committees. The Correlating Committee reviewed the in-process Second Draft as presented in Terra, the TCs’ Second Revisions, the TC responses to Correlating Notes from the First Draft, and other supporting materials. Based on its

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review, the CC drafted/approved Second Correlating Revisions (SCR). The SCR will be balloted after NFPA editorial staff have incorporated the changes into the Second Draft.

16. Notes to Technical Committees for Next Revision Cycle. Correlating Committee members were provided the opportunity to assign topics to the TCs for consideration during the next revision cycle.

BLD/SAF-FIR and BLD/SAF-MEA were asked to consider how means of egress remoteness, particularly remoteness of exit accesses, is affected by vertical openings used for egress. BLD/SAF-AXM was asked to continue its work toward improving the provisions for the Life Safety Evaluation should the TIA addressed in item 13 of these minutes fail. BLD/SAF-BCF was asked to continue its work toward implementing provisions for carbon monoxide detection and alarm should the TIA addressed in item 14 of these minutes fail.

17. Other Business. Chair Bill Koffel recognized the service of TC chairs who will be relinquishing the chair position due to tenure limitations at the end of the current revision cycle: Warren Bonisch–BLD/SAF-RES, Ken Bush–BLD/SAF-MER, Mike DiMascio–BLD/SAF-DET, Jim Lathrop–BLD/SAF-MEA, and Alex Szachnowicz–BLD/SAF-END.

18. Next Meeting. The Correlating Committee agreed to meet in a web-based, joint teleconference with the Building Code Correlating Committee for purposes of planning for the 2018-edition revision cycle. The meeting will be held in the February-March 2015 time frame.

19. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

Minutes prepared by Ron Coté and Kelly Carey

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Life Safety Supplemental Operating Procedures / 10/16/2001 SAF-AAC Action / Page 1 of 7

Supplemental Operating Procedures for the

NFPA Committees on Safety to Life

Adopted by the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life: January 2002 (letter ballot). Approved by the Standards Council: April 2002 Preamble: The operations of the Committees on Safety to Life (i.e., the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life and the various Life Safety Technical Committees) are governed by the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects ("Regulations"). In addition to those Regulations, the following Supplemental Operating Procedures have been adopted and approved pursuant to 3.3.8 and 3.4.3(h) of the Regulations. These Supplemental Operating Procedures are intended to be consistent with and supplement the Bylaws of the Association and the Regulations Governing Committee Projects and should any conflict appear either now or as the Bylaws or Regulations might be amended, the Bylaws and Regulations shall govern. Thirteen of the fourteen life safety technical committees also have responsibility for portions of NFPA 5000—NFPA Building Code™, for which they report to the Technical Correlating Committee on Building Code and are known as the building code technical committees. For example, the technical committee with responsibility for means of egress is known as the Life Safety Technical Committee on Means of Egress (SAF-MEA) when it works on NFPA 101 and is known as the Building Code Technical Committee on Means of Egress (BLD-MEA) when it works on NFPA 5000. The Supplemental Operating Procedures for the NFPA Committees on Safety to Life address only the life safety (SAF-) technical committee activities, not those of the building code (BLD-) technical committees. See the Supplemental Operating Procedures for the NFPA Committees on the NFPA Building Code.

Section 1 General 1.1 The Committees on Safety to Life have been established by the NFPA Standards Council for the purpose of having primary responsibility for documents on the protection of human life from fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences, and for the nonemergency and emergency movement of people. The Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life has been assigned the primary responsibility for the management of the Committees on Safety to Life. The Committees are responsible for developing and revising NFPA 101®—Life Safety Code®, NFPA 101A—Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety, NFPA 101B—Means of Egress Code, NFPA 102—Standard for Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures, and such other documents as may be assigned to them. 1.2 The activities of the Committees on Safety to Life, operating within the scope approved by the NFPA Standards Council, shall include: a. Developing periodic revisions to documents under their responsibility, in accordance with

the Regulations. (See, generally, Section 4 of the Regulations.) b. Processing proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to the current editions of the

documents under their responsibility, in accordance with the Regulations. (See, generally, Section 5 of the Regulations.)

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c. Processing proposed Formal Interpretations on provisions of the documents under their

responsibility, in accordance with the Regulations. (See, generally, Section 6 of the Regulations.)

Section 2 Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) on Safety to Life

2.1 The Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life shall have the responsibilities detailed in the Regulations (see, generally, 3-3 and 3-4 of the Regulations) and the following responsibilities:

a. Direct the activities of the Life Safety Technical Committees which have primary responsibility for the development and revision of documents assigned to them.

b. Determine the steps and schedule for each revised edition of documents under its

responsibility, subject to approval by the NFPA Standards Council. c. Resolve conflicts and establish that satisfactory correlation is achieved among the

recommendations of the Life Safety Technical Committees and other NFPA Technical Committees and that errors and omissions are corrected.

d. Choose between alternatives presented by the Life Safety Technical Committees, and

write text, but only as necessary for correlation, consistency, and the correction of errors and omissions.

e. Act on a Life Safety Technical Committee's request to exempt its occupancy chapter(s)

from requirements of Chapters 1 through 10 ("core chapters") if the Technical Committees are unable to agree on the exemption. (See also 3.4 of these Supplemental Operating Procedures.)

f. Review all reports by the Life Safety Technical Committees that recommend changes or

additions to documents under their responsibility; determine whether the Technical Committees have processed the recommended changes or additions in accordance with the Regulations and these Supplemental Operating Procedures; and determine whether the reports shall be approved for further processing, amended, rejected, returned to the appropriate Technical Committee for further study, or submitted to a task group for specific consideration, all in accordance with 2.1 (c), (d), and (e) of these Procedures.

g. Review reports of task groups of the Technical Correlating Committee and take

appropriate action. h. Maintain and revise these Supplemental Operating Procedures in accordance with the

requirements of Section 5 of these Procedures. 2.2 At meetings of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life, members of any Life Safety Technical Committee may participate in any discussions with the permission of the chair (see, generally, 3-3.3.3 of the Regulations), but may not vote unless they are also voting members of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life. Nonvoting members of the TCC shall be afforded the same privileges as any committee member, except they are not eligible to vote. Nonvoting members shall be allowed to make and second motions. 2.3 To adopt an action, at meetings of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life, which supports an action of a Technical Committee at least a simple majority of the committee members voting at the meeting shall be required. To adopt an action that chooses between alternatives in accordance with 2.1(d) of these Procedures, at least a simple majority shall be required. To adopt an action in accordance with 2.1 (c) or (e) of these Procedures, which changes an action of a Technical Committee, at least a two-thirds majority shall be required.

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Section 3 Life Safety Technical Committees (TC’s)

3.1 The Life Safety Technical Committees shall have the responsibilities detailed in the Regulations (see, generally, 3-3 of the Regulations) and, subject to the continuing approval of the Standards Council, the following document-specific responsibilities: Life Safety Technical Responsibility Committee on: a. Fundamentals Chapters 1 through 6 b. Means of Egress Chapter 7 and NFPA 101B c. Fire Protection Features Chapter 8 d. Building Service and Fire Chapter 9 Protection Equipment e. Furnishings and Contents Chapter 10 f. Assembly Occupancies Chapters 12 and 13 and NFPA 102 g. Educational and Day-Care Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17 Occupancies h. Health Care Occupancies Chapters 18, 19, 20 and 21 i. Detention and Correctional Chapters 22 and 23 Occupancies j. Residential Occupancies Chapters 24, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31

k. Board and Care Chapters 32 and 33 Occupancies l. Mercantile and Business Chapters 36, 37, 38 and 39 Occupancies m. Industrial, Storage, and Chapters 11, 40 and 42 Miscellaneous Occupancies n. Alternative Approaches NFPA 101A to Life Safety 3.2 The chair of each Technical Committee shall be permitted to recommend to the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life that an individual from the membership of the Technical Committee be appointed as secretary. With the concurrence of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life the recommendation shall be sent to the Standards Council Secretary for action. (See, generally, 3-1.3.3 of the Regulations.) 3.3 At meetings of any Life Safety Technical Committee, members of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life may participate in any discussions with the permission of the chair (see, generally, 3-3.3.3 of the Regulations), but may not vote unless they are also voting members of the Life Safety Technical Committee. Nonvoting members of the TC shall be afforded the same privileges as any

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committee member, except they are not eligible to vote. Nonvoting members shall be allowed to make and second motions. 3.4 Technical Committees responsible for Chapters 1 through 10 of the Life Safety Code should provide a draft of those chapters, excluding changes resulting from public proposals, prior to the final ROP meeting of each Technical Committee responsible for the occupancy chapters of the Life Safety Code. Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 1 through 10 ("core chapters"), core chapter requirements shall take precedence over occupancy chapter requirements. Occupancy chapter requirements less stringent than corresponding core chapter requirements shall require exempting verbiage in the core chapters. 3.5 Any Technical Committee (i.e., the “Technical Committee desiring the change”) wanting to make a change to a portion of the Code for which responsibility rests with another Life Safety Technical Committee (i.e., the “affected Technical Committee”) shall follow the procedures outlined in 3.5a through 3.5f. A flowchart depicting the process appears as Figure 3.5. a. If the Affected Technical Committee Has Not Yet Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROP. Generate a proposal for the change for consideration and action by the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code if the affected Technical Committee has not yet met to prepare its portion of the ROP. A majority vote during a meeting shall be sufficient to forward the proposal to the affected Technical Committee; letter balloting shall not be required by the Technical Committee desiring the change. b. If the Affected Technical Committee Has Already Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROP. Generate a proposal for the change and develop a committee action by the Technical Committee desiring the change if the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code has already met to prepare its portion of the ROP. The proposal shall be letter balloted by the Technical Committee desiring the change (i.e., the committee that generates, and develops the committee action on, the proposal). The staff liaison to the Technical Committee desiring the change shall conduct an “informational” letter ballot of all members of the affected Technical Committee. The ballot shall encourage the submittal of affirmative, as well as negative, written statements. The informational ballot results shall be reported to the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life for consideration at its ROP-review meeting in accordance with 2.1 of these Supplemental Operating Procedures. The informational ballot results shall be summarized and reported as part of the Technical Correlating Committee Note that appears with the proposal in the ROP. c. If the Subject Was Raised by a Proposal in the ROP and the Affected Technical Committee Has Not Yet Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROC. If the subject was raised by a proposal in the ROP, generate a comment for the change for consideration and action by the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code if the affected Technical Committee has not yet met to prepare its portion of the ROC. A majority vote during a meeting shall be sufficient to forward the comment to the affected Technical Committee; letter balloting shall not be required by the Technical Committee desiring the change. d. If the Subject Was Raised by a Proposal in the ROP and the Affected Technical Committee Has Already Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROC. If the subject was raised by a proposal in the ROP, generate a comment for the change and develop a committee action by the Technical Committee desiring the change if the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code has already met to prepare its portion of the ROC. The comment shall be letter balloted by the Technical Committee desiring the change (i.e., the committee that generates, and develops the committee action on, the comment). The staff liaison to the Technical Committee desiring the change shall conduct an “informational” letter ballot of all members of the affected Technical Committee. The ballot shall encourage the submittal of affirmative, as well as negative, written statements. The informational ballot results shall be reported to the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life for consideration at its ROC-review meeting in accordance with 2.1 of these Supplemental Operating Procedures. The informational ballot results shall be summarized and reported as part of the Technical Correlating Committee Note that appears with the comment in the ROC. e. If the Subject Was NOT Raised by a Proposal in the ROP. If the subject was NOT raised by a proposal in the ROP, it cannot be addressed during the current revision cycle.

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f. Scope of Proposals and Comments. Proposals and comments generated in accordance with a, b, c, or d above shall be drafted to address only the paragraph(s) of a single chapter or pair of chapters addressing the same occupancy (e.g., 18.3.6 and 19.3.6 for new and existing health care occupancies). Changes recommended for other chapters and for other Technical Committees shall be presented in individual proposals/comments. This shall be done to allow the proposal/comment to be positioned in the ROP/ROC in correct numerical paragraph order. 3.6 The activities of each Technical Committee shall be directed by its chair as seems most appropriate for the efficient disposition of its business, subject to the approval of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life. Technical Committee meeting dates and places shall be coordinated through the secretary of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life, and shall include meeting at specific times and places as part of ROP or ROC committee weeks as deemed necessary by the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life. 3.7 Where few public comments are received on a Technical Committee’s report, the Technical Committee chair and the secretary of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life shall implement the procedures outlined in 3.7a through 3.7c. a. The Technical Committee chair, in conference with the secretary of the Technical Correlating

Committee on Safety to Life, shall determine within four business days of the comment closing date whether a face-to-face meeting is needed.

b. If a face-to-face meeting is not needed, Technical Committee members shall be notified within seven business days of the comment closing date that they will be permitted to participate in the ROC-preparation meeting via a telephone conference call.

c. Staff and any Technical Committee members in attendance at the Life Safety ROC committee week meeting site shall be provided with a meeting room and conference telephone for communicating with the Technical Committee members who avail themselves of the call-in option from a remote location.

3.8 To adopt an action at meetings of Technical Committees, at least a simple majority of committee members voting at the meeting shall be required. 3.9 Each Technical Committee shall act during ROP preparation to retire all existing Formal Interpretations on portions of the document(s) for which the TC has responsibility. This shall be accomplished by preparing either a committee proposal clarifying the text or written correspondence to the Technical Correlating Committee explaining why the F.I. can be retired without any change to the text of the document. (See 6-5 of the Regulations.) 3.10 Each Technical Committee shall report to the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life the committee proposals/comments generated by the Technical Committee and the disposition of each proposal/comment for document change referred to it; whether it recommends a specific action, rejects the proposal/comment, refers the proposal/comment to another Technical Committee, or takes any other course of action consistent with the Regulations.

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Figure 3.5 Life SafetyInter-Committee Process

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Life Safety Supplemental Operating Procedures / Standards Council Approved – April 2002 / Page 7 of 7

Section 4 Presentations by Guests at Meetings

4.1 Presentations made by guests at meetings of the Committees on Safety to Life and its Task Groups shall be in accordance with the Regulations (see, generally, 3-3.3.3 of the Regulations) and the following guidelines: a. Guests shall be permitted to address the Committee or Task Group on a subject relevant to items under consideration provided due notice of this intent is received by the Chair at least 7 days prior to the meeting. The 7-day notice shall be permitted to be waived by the Chair. b. When the submitter of a Proposal or Comment requests that he/she be allowed to participate in the Committee or Task Group discussion with regard to his/her Proposal or Comment, his/her request shall be honored. c. The Chair shall schedule the time for any such presentation. (See also subitem (i) below.) d. The Chair shall advise the presenter of approximately when the presentation can be made. e. The presenter shall be permitted to submit pertinent information, in the form of printed matter, to the committee for review, preferably prior to the meeting. If the material is to be distributed at the meeting, it should be done early in the meeting to permit committee members to review it prior to the presentation. f. Any audio-visual equipment required for the presentation shall be provided by the presenter. In facilities which do not permit equipment to be brought in by outsiders, the presenter shall arrange for rental of equipment, and pay for such, through facility management. g. The Chair, in introducing the presenter, shall advise all interested individuals present that committee members shall be permitted to ask questions regarding the presentation during or following the presentation. h. The presenter shall begin his/her presentation by introducing himself/herself and stating who he/she represents. i. The presenter and any duly authorized co-presenters shall limit the duration of their combined presentation to 20 minutes and avoid duplication of information. j. The presenter(s) shall remain available to answer questions from committee members for a minimum of 20 minutes, or until discharged sooner by the Chair, following the presentation.

Section 5 Amending These Supplemental Operating Procedures

5.1 These Supplemental Operating Procedures shall be permitted to be amended by the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (see 2.1(h) of these Procedures). Such amendments shall require a two-thirds affirmative vote tallied in accordance with 3-3.4.5 of the Regulations. The vote shall be by letter ballot. Accepted amendments shall be submitted to the Standards Council for approval. (See, generally, 3-3.8 of the Regulations.)

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New text as balloted by SAF-AAC in 2008 but not presented to Standards Council:

3.7 Review and Updating of Mandatory Referenced Publications.

3.7.1 Mandatory Referenced Publications Currently in the Code. Each revision cycle, each Technical

Committee shall review the mandatory referenced publications currently in any chapter under its purview as

specified in 3.7.1a and 3.7.1b.

a. Publications by Organizations Other Than NFPA.

(1) The deletion of any mandatory referenced publication by an organization other than NFPA shall

be processed as a Committee Proposal/Comment or as the committee action to a Public Proposal/Comment.

(2) All mandatory referenced publications by an organization other than NFPA that are to be retained,

but for which the edition carries a date that is newer than that referenced in the Code, shall be updated to its

newer edition date via a Committee Proposal/Comment or as the committee action to a Public

Proposal/Comment. The Technical Committee shall be permitted to propose the edition update without

making copies available to committee members, instead relying on the public review process to identify

potential problems with the newer edition. Where a majority of the Technical Committee members present

at the meeting vote to request a copy of the document for review, NFPA staff will work with the issuing

organization to provide a copy for committee review.

b. NFPA Publications.

(1) The deletion of any mandatory referenced NFPA publication shall be processed as a Committee

Proposal/Comment or as the committee action to a Public Proposal/Comment.

(2) All mandatory referenced NFPA publications that are to be retained for the next edition of the

Code shall automatically be updated to the edition date current at the time the Code is published, without

the need for a Proposal/Comment, in accordance with NFPA publishing guidelines.

3.7.2 Mandatory Referenced Publications Proposed for the Code. Each Technical Committee shall review

any publication proposed for inclusion as a mandatory referenced publication in any chapter under its purview, as

specified in 3.7.2a and 3.7.2b, for compliance with the NFPA Regulations which require that any Technical

Committee include a mandatory referenced publication only after review of the publication, satisfying itself that the

reference is adequate and appropriate.

a. Publications by Organizations Other Than NFPA.

(1) The adoption of any mandatory referenced publication shall be processed as a Committee


(2) NFPA staff will work with the issuing organization of the publication under consideration to

provide a copy for committee review.

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b. NFPA Publications.

(1) The adoption of any mandatory referenced NFPA publication shall be processed as a Committee


(2) NFPA staff will provide a copy of the NFPA publication under consideration for committee

review.

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Building Code Supplemental Operating Procedures / Draft – January 2003 / Page 1 of 10

Supplemental Operating Procedures for the

NFPA Committees on The Building Code

Adopted by the Technical Correlating Committee on Building Code: February 2003 (letter ballot). Approved by the Standards Council: Preamble: The operations of the Committees on the Building Code (i.e., the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code and the various Building Code Technical Committees) are governed by the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects ("Regulations"). In addition to those Regulations, the following Supplemental Operating Procedures have been adopted and approved pursuant to 3.3.8 and 3.4.3(h) of the Regulations. These Supplemental Operating Procedures are intended to be consistent with and supplement the Bylaws of the Association and the Regulations Governing Committee Projects and should any conflict appear either now or as the Bylaws or Regulations might be amended, the Bylaws and Regulations shall govern. Thirteen of the fourteen building code technical committees also have responsibility for portions of NFPA 101—Life Safety Code™, for which they report to the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life and are known as the life safety code technical committees. For example, the technical committee with responsibility for means of egress is known as the Life Safety Technical Committee on Means of Egress (SAF-MEA) when it works on NFPA 101 and is known as the Building Code Technical Committee on Means of Egress (BLD-MEA) when it works on NFPA 5000. The Supplemental Operating Procedures for the NFPA Committees on the Building Code address only the building code (BLD-) technical committee activities, not those of the life safety code (SAF-) technical committees. See the Supplemental Operating Procedures for the NFPA Committees on Safety to Life.

Section 1 General 1.1 The Committees on the Building Code have been established by the NFPA Standards Council for the purpose of having primary responsibility for documents on the design and construction of buildings in order to provide safeguards for life, limb, health, property and public welfare. The Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code has been assigned the primary responsibility for the management of the Committees on the Building Code. The Committees are responsible for developing and revising NFPA 5000®—Building Construction and Safety Code® and NFPA 900—Building Energy Code, and such other documents as may be assigned to them.

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1.2 The activities of the Committees on the Building Code, operating within the scope approved by the NFPA Standards Council, shall include: a. Developing periodic revisions to documents under their responsibility, in

accordance with the Regulations. (See, generally, Section 4 of the Regulations.)

b. Processing proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to the current

editions of the documents under their responsibility, in accordance with the Regulations. (See, generally, Section 5 of the Regulations.)

c. Processing proposed Formal Interpretations on provisions of the

documents under their responsibility, in accordance with the Regulations. (See, generally, Section 6 of the Regulations.)

Section 2 Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) on the Building Code

2.1 The Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code shall have the responsibilities detailed in the Regulations (see, generally, 3-3 and 3-4 of the Regulations) and the following responsibilities:

a. Direct the activities of the Building Code Technical Committees which have primary responsibility for the development and revision of documents assigned to them.

b. Determine the steps and schedule for each revised edition of documents

under its responsibility, subject to approval by the NFPA Standards Council.

c. Resolve conflicts and establish that satisfactory correlation is achieved

among the recommendations of the Building Code Technical Committees and other NFPA Technical Committees and that errors and omissions are identified, corrected and processed to a satisfactory conclusion.

d. Choose between alternatives presented by the Building Code Technical

Committees, and propose text, but only as necessary for the correlation, coordination of any conditions listed in item 2.1(e), consistency, and the correction of errors and omissions.

e. Review all designated changes at the proposal stage and the comment

stage along with recommended actions from the appropriate Building Code Technical Committees.

f. Act on a Building Code Technical Committee's request to exempt its

occupancy chapter(s) from requirements of Chapters 1 through 15 ("core chapters") if the Technical Committees are unable to agree on the exemption. (See also 3.4 of these Supplemental Operating Procedures.)

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g. Review all reports by the Building Code Technical Committees that

recommend changes or additions to documents under their responsibility; determine whether the Technical Committees have processed the recommended changes or additions in accordance with the Regulations and these Supplemental Operating Procedures; and determine whether the reports shall be approved for further processing, amended, rejected, returned to the appropriate Technical Committee for further study, or submitted to a task group for specific consideration, all in accordance with 2.1 (c), (d), (e) and (f) of these Procedures.

h. Review reports of task groups of the Technical Correlating Committee and

take appropriate action. i. Maintain and revise these Supplemental Operating Procedures in

accordance with the requirements of Section 5 of these Procedures. 2.2 At meetings of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code, members of any Building Code Technical Committee may participate in any discussions with the permission of the chair (see, generally, 3-3.3.3 of the Regulations), but may not vote unless they are also voting members of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code. Nonvoting members of the TCC shall be afforded the same privileges as any committee member, except they are not eligible to vote. Nonvoting members shall be allowed to make and second motions. 2.3 To adopt an action, at meetings of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code, which supports an action of a Technical Committee at least a simple majority of the committee members voting at the meeting shall be required. To adopt an action that chooses between alternatives in accordance with 2.1(d) of these Procedures, at least a simple majority shall be required. To adopt an action in accordance with 2.1 (c) or (e) of these Procedures, which changes an action of a Technical Committee, at least a two-thirds majority shall be required.

Section 3 Building Code Technical Committees (TC’s)

3.1 The Building Code Technical Committees shall have the responsibilities detailed in the Regulations (see, generally, 3-3 of the Regulations) and, subject to the continuing approval of the Standards Council, the following document-specific responsibilities: Building Code Technical Responsibility Committee on: a. Fundamentals Chapters 1 through 6 and 13 through 15 b. Means of Egress Chapter 11 c. Fire Protection Features Chapter 8

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d. Building Service and Fire Chapter 55 Protection Equipment e. Furnishings and Contents Chapter 10 f. Assembly Occupancies Chapter 16 and NFPA 102 g. Educational and Day-Care Chapters 17 and 18 Occupancies h. Health Care Occupancies Chapters 19 and 20 i. Detention and Correctional Chapter 21 Occupancies j. Residential Occupancies Chapters 22 through 25

k. Board and Care Chapter 26 Occupancies l. Mercantile and Business Chapters 27 and 28 Occupancies m. Industrial, Storage, and Chapters 29 through 31 and 33 through 34 Miscellaneous Occupancies n. Structures and Construction Chapters 7 and 32, 35 through 40, and Annex C o. Building Systems Chapters 12, 49 through 54, Annex B and

NFPA 900 p. Materials Chapters 41 through 48 3.2 The chair of each Technical Committee shall be permitted to recommend to the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code that an individual from the membership of the Technical Committee be appointed as secretary. With the concurrence of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code the recommendation shall be sent to the Standards Council Secretary for action. (See, generally, 3-1.3 of the Regulations.) 3.3 At meetings of any Building Code Technical Committee, members of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code may participate in any discussions with the permission of the chair (see, generally, 3-3.3.3 of the Regulations), but may not vote unless they are also voting members of the Building Code Technical Committee. Nonvoting members of the TC shall be afforded the same privileges as any

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committee member, except they are not eligible to vote. Nonvoting members shall be allowed to make and second motions. 3.4 Technical Committees responsible for Chapters 1 through 11, 15 and 55 of the Building Code should provide a draft of those chapters, excluding changes resulting from public proposals, prior to the final ROP meeting of each Technical Committee responsible for the occupancy chapters of the Building Code. Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 1 through 11, 15 and 55 ("core chapters"), core chapter requirements shall take precedence over occupancy chapter requirements. Occupancy chapter requirements less stringent than corresponding core chapter requirements shall require exempting verbiage in the core chapters. 3.5 Any Technical Committee (i.e., the “Technical Committee desiring the change”) wanting to make a change to a portion of the Code for which responsibility rests with another Building Code Technical Committee (i.e., the “affected Technical Committee”) shall follow the procedures outlined in 3.5a through 3.5f. A flowchart depicting the process appears as Figure 3.5. a. If the Affected Technical Committee Has Not Yet Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROP. Generate a proposal for the change for consideration and action by the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code if the affected Technical Committee has not yet met to prepare its portion of the ROP. A majority vote during a meeting shall be sufficient to forward the proposal to the affected Technical Committee; letter balloting shall not be required by the Technical Committee desiring the change. b. If the Affected Technical Committee Has Already Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROP. Generate a proposal for the change and develop a committee action by the Technical Committee desiring the change if the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code has already met to prepare its portion of the ROP. The proposal shall be letter balloted by the Technical Committee desiring the change (i.e., the committee that generates, and develops the committee action on, the proposal). The staff liaison to the Technical Committee desiring the change shall conduct an “informational” letter ballot of all members of the affected Technical Committee. The ballot shall encourage the submittal of affirmative, as well as negative, written statements. The informational ballot results shall be reported to the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code for consideration at its ROP-review meeting in accordance with 2.1 of these Supplemental Operating Procedures. The informational ballot results shall be summarized and reported as part of the Technical Correlating Committee Note that appears with the proposal in the ROP. c. If the Subject Was Raised by a Proposal in the ROP and the Affected Technical Committee Has Not Yet Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROC. If the subject was raised by a proposal in the ROP, generate a comment for the change for consideration and action by the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code if the affected Technical Committee has not yet met to prepare its portion of the ROC. A majority vote during a meeting shall be sufficient to forward the comment to the affected Technical Committee; letter balloting shall not be required by the Technical Committee desiring the change.

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d. If the Subject Was Raised by a Proposal in the ROP and the Affected Technical Committee Has Already Met to Prepare Its Portion of the ROC. If the subject was raised by a proposal in the ROP, generate a comment for the change and develop a committee action by the Technical Committee desiring the change if the Technical Committee responsible for the affected portion of the Code has already met to prepare its portion of the ROC. The comment shall be letter balloted by the Technical Committee desiring the change (i.e., the committee that generates, and develops the committee action on, the comment). The staff liaison to the Technical Committee desiring the change shall conduct an “informational” letter ballot of all members of the affected Technical Committee. The ballot shall encourage the submittal of affirmative, as well as negative, written statements. The informational ballot results shall be reported to the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code for consideration at its ROC-review meeting in accordance with 2.1 of these Supplemental Operating Procedures. The informational ballot results shall be summarized and reported as part of the Technical Correlating Committee Note that appears with the comment in the ROC. e. If the Subject Was NOT Raised by a Proposal in the ROP. If the subject was NOT raised by a proposal in the ROP, it cannot be addressed during the current revision cycle. f. Scope of Proposals and Comments. Proposals and comments generated in accordance with a, b, c, or d above shall be drafted to address only the paragraph(s) of a single chapter. Changes recommended for other chapters and for other Technical Committees shall be presented in individual proposals/comments. This shall be done to allow the proposal/comment to be positioned in the ROP/ROC in correct numerical paragraph order. 3.6 The activities of each Technical Committee shall be directed by its chair as seems most appropriate for the efficient disposition of its business, subject to the approval of the Technical Correlating Committees on the Building Code and Safety to Life. Technical Committee meeting dates and places shall be coordinated through the secretaries of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code and Safety to Life, and shall include meeting at specific times and places as part of ROP or ROC committee weeks as deemed necessary by the Technical Correlating Committees on the Building Code and Safety to Life. 3.7 Where few public comments are received on a Technical Committee’s report, the Technical Committee chair and the secretaries of the Technical Correlating Committees on the Building Code and Safety to Life shall implement the procedures outlined in 3.7a through 3.7c. a. The Technical Committee chair, in conference with the secretaries of the

Technical Correlating Committees on the Building Code and Safety to Life, shall determine within four business days of the comment closing date whether a face-to-face meeting is needed.

b. If a face-to-face meeting is not needed, Technical Committee members shall be notified within seven business days of the comment closing date that they will be permitted to participate in the ROC-preparation meeting via a telephone conference call.

c. Staff and any Technical Committee members in attendance at the Building Code/Life Safety ROC committee week meeting site shall be provided with a

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meeting room and conference telephone for communicating with the Technical Committee members who avail themselves of the call-in option from a remote location.

3.8 To adopt an action at meetings of Technical Committees, at least a simple majority of committee members voting at the meeting shall be required. 3.9 Each Technical Committee shall act during ROP preparation to retire all existing Formal Interpretations on portions of the document(s) for which the TC has responsibility. This shall be accomplished by preparing either a committee proposal clarifying the text or written correspondence to the Technical Correlating Committee explaining why the F.I. can be retired without any change to the text of the document. (See 6-5 of the Regulations.) 3.10 Each Technical Committee shall report to the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code the committee proposals/comments generated by the Technical Committee and the disposition of each proposal/comment for document change referred to it; whether it recommends a specific action, rejects the proposal/comment, refers the proposal/comment to another Technical Committee, or takes any other course of action consistent with the Regulations.

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Section 4 Participation and Presentations by Guests at Meetings

4.1 Participation and presentations made by guests at meetings of the Committees on the Building Code and its Task Groups shall be in accordance with the Regulations (see, generally, 3-3.3.3 of the Regulations) and the following guidelines: a. Guests shall be permitted to participate in discussions being addressed by the Committee or Task Group on a subject relevant to items under consideration. To make a presentation, due notice of an intent to make a presentation shall be received by the Chair at least 7 days prior to the meeting for items published on the agenda. The 7-day notice shall be permitted to be waived by the Chair. b. When the submitter of a Proposal or Comment requests that he/she be allowed to participate in the Committee or Task Group discussion with regard to his/her Proposal or Comment, his/her request shall be honored. c. The Chair shall schedule the time for any such presentation. (See also subitem (i) below.) d. The Chair shall advise the presenter of approximately when the presentation can be made. e. The presenter shall be permitted to submit pertinent information, in the form of printed matter, to the committee for review, preferably prior to the meeting. If the material is to be distributed at the meeting, it should be done early in the meeting to permit committee members to review it prior to the presentation. The presenter is responsible for supplying adequate copies of all handout materials for the committee members. f. Any audio-visual equipment required for the presentation shall be provided by the presenter. In facilities which do not permit equipment to be brought in by outsiders, the presenter shall arrange for rental of equipment, and pay for such, through facility management. g. The Chair, in introducing the presenter, shall advise all interested individuals present that committee members shall be permitted to ask questions regarding the presentation during or following the presentation. h. The presenter shall begin his/her presentation by introducing himself/herself and stating who he/she represents. i. The presenter and any duly authorized co-presenters shall limit the duration of their combined presentation to 20 minutes and avoid duplication of information.

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j. The presenter(s) shall remain available to answer questions from committee members for a minimum of 20 minutes, or until discharged sooner by the Chair, following the presentation.

Section 5 Amending These Supplemental Operating Procedures

5.1 These Supplemental Operating Procedures shall be permitted to be amended by the Technical Correlating Committee on the Building Code (see 2.1(i) of these Procedures). 5.2 Such amendments shall require a two-thirds affirmative vote tallied in accordance with 3-3.4.5 of the Regulations. The vote shall be by letter ballot. Accepted amendments shall be submitted to the Standards Council for approval. (See, generally, 3-3.8 of the Regulations.)

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1.1.5* Hazardous Materials Emergencies.

The Code also addresses other considerations that provide for occupant protection during

emergency events involving hazardous materials.

Renumber existing 1.1.5, 1.1.6, A.1.1.5 and A.1.1.6(1).

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A.1.1.5 Incidents involving hazardous materials are capable of posing significant life safety

challenges in buildings. The Code recognizes this potential and includes technical requirements

to address concerns related to hazardous material inventories and associated emergencies.

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4.1.3* Hazardous Materials Emergencies.

An additional goal is to provide reasonable life safety during emergency events involving

hazardous materials regulated by NFPA 30, NFPA 45, NFPA 54, NFPA 55, NFPA 58, NFPA

400, and NFPA 495.

Renumber existing 4.1.3 and A.4.1.3.

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A.4.1.3 See Annex C – NFPA Documents on Hazardous Materials.

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4.2.3* Hazardous Materials Emergencies Protection.

Fundamental safeguards shall be provided to reasonably prevent or mitigate events involving

hazardous materials as addressed in 4.1.3 to allow the time needed to evacuate, relocate, or

defend in place occupants who are not intimate with the initial emergency incident.

Renumber existing 4.2.3.

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A.4.2.3 See 4.1.3 and Annex C for referenced documents on hazardous materials.

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6.2.2 Classification of Hazard of Contents. A.6.2.2.1 These classifications do not apply to the application of sprinkler protection

classifications. See NFPA 13. Depending on the use of the space, the area might require special

hazard protection in accordance with Section 8.7.

Also, these classifications do not apply to the application of hazardous materials

classifications within NFPA 400. NFPA 101 primarily classifies hazards based on fire severity.

NFPA 400 regulates contents through a different classification system, which takes into

consideration physical hazards, health hazards, quantities, storage conditions, and use conditions.

See 4.1.3 and Annex C for referenced documents on hazardous materials.

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7.12* Special Provisions for Hazardous Materials.

7.12.1 Hazardous materials that are used or stored, and that are also classified as high-hazard

contents in accordance with 6.2.2, shall comply with Section 7.11 of this Code.

7.12.2 Where required by the provisions of Chapter 11 through Chapter 43, occupancies with

hazardous materials shall comply with both of the following:

(1) Means of egress requirements of this Code

(2) Applicable means of egress requirements of NFPA 30, NFPA 45, NFPA 55, NFPA 58,

NFPA 400, and NFPA 495 that are stricter than the means of egress requirements of this Code.

Renumber Section 7.12, 7.13 and 7.14.

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A.7.12 See 4.1.3 and Annex C for referenced documents on hazardous materials.

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8.7.3 Flammable Liquids and Gases.

8.7.3.1 The storage and handling of flammable liquids or gases shall be in accordance with the

following applicable standards:

(1) NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code

(2) NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code

(3) NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code

8.7.3* Hazardous Materials.

8.7.3.1 Where required by the provisions of Chapter 11 through Chapter 43, occupancies with

storage and handling of hazardous materials shall comply with the following codes unless

otherwise modified by other provisions of this Code: NFPA 30, NFPA 54, NFPA 55, NFPA 58,

NFPA 400, and NFPA 495.

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8.7.3.2* No storage, use or handling of flammable liquids or gases hazardous materials shall be

permitted in any location where such storage, use or handling would alter the occupancy

classification or jeopardize egress from the structure, unless otherwise permitted by a document

listed in by 8.7.3.1.

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A.8.7.3.2 NFPA 58 permits portable butane-fueled appliances in restaurants and in attended

commercial food catering operations where fueled by not in excess of

two 10 oz (0.28 kg) LP-Gas capacity, nonrefillable butane containers having a water capacity not

in excess of 1.08 lb (0.4 kg) per container. Containers are required to be directly connected to the

appliance, and manifolding of containers is not permitted. Storage of cylinders is also limited to

24 containers, with an additional 24 permitted where protected by a 2-hour fire resistance–rated

barrier.

See 4.1.3 and Annex C for referenced documents on hazardous materials.

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Annex C NFPA Documents on Hazardous Materials

This annex is not a part of the requirements of the NFPA document but is included for

informational purposes only.

NFPA 30, NFPA 45, NFPA 54, NFPA 55, NFPA 58, NFPA 400, and NFPA 495 represent a

comprehensive set of requirements for protection against hazardous material emergencies

appropriate to the level of safety afforded by the Life Safety Code.

Where a conflict exists between applicable requirements, an analysis should be made and the

proper applicable requirement should be implemented or conformed to subject to the approval of

the AHJ. [400: A.4.4]

The safe handling, collection, and disposal of hazardous waste can be accomplished only if the

physical, chemical, and hazardous properties of its components are known and that information

is properly applied. [400: A.4.5 (part)]

NFPA 30, 45, 55, and 400 include maximum allowable quantities (MAQs) and the control area

concept, and limits the MAQs within each control area. An established set of requirements apply

to control areas with less than the MAQs. Control areas with hazardous materials quantities

above the MAQs require additional controls or a change in occupancy classification which will

require commensurate safeguards and features. NFPA 45 uses the term laboratory unit which

correlates to and is similar to control areas. From NFPA 400, “The purpose is to permit limited

amounts of hazardous contents in occupancies having minimum controls without triggering the

more restrictive Protection Level 1 through Protection Level 4 building requirements.” [400:

A5.1 (part)]

The following scope and exclusions are provided from NFPA 30, NFPA 45, NFPA 54, NFPA

55, NFPA 58, NFPA 400, and NFPA 495 to clarify the applicability of each code. Refer to

individual documents for additional definitions, and requirements.

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NFPA 30 Section 1.1.1 states: This code shall apply to the storage, handling, and use of

flammable and combustible liquids, including waste liquids. [30: 1.1.1]

NFPA 30 Section 1.1.2 states: This code shall not apply to the following:

(1)*Any liquid that has a melting point of 100°F (37.8°C) or greater

(2)*Any liquid that does not meet the criteria for fluidity given in the definition of liquid in

[NFPA 30] Chapter 3 and in the provisions of [NFPA 30] Chapter 4

(3) Any cryogenic fluid or liquefied gas, as defined in Chapter 3

(4)*Any liquid that does not have a flash point, but which is capable of burning under certain

conditions

(5)*Any aerosol product

(6) Any mist, spray, or foam

(7)*Transportation of flammable and combustible liquids as governed by the U.S. Department of

Transportation

(8)*Storage, handling, and use of fuel oil tanks and containers connected with oil-burning

equipment

(9)*Use and installation of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) dispensers

[30: 1.1.2 (modified)]

NFPA 45 Section 1.1.1 states: This code shall apply to laboratory buildings, laboratory units,

and laboratory work areas whether located above or below grade in which chemicals, as

defined, are handled or stored. [45: 1.1.1]


(1)*Laboratories for which the following conditions apply:

(a) Laboratory units that contain less than or equal to 4 L (1 gal) of flammable or combustible

liquid

(b) Laboratory units that contain less than 2.2 standard m3 (75 scf) of flammable gas, not

including piped-in low-pressure utility gas installed in accordance with NFPA 54, National Fuel

Gas Code

(2)*Laboratories that are pilot plants

(3) Laboratories that handle only chemicals with a hazard rating of 0 or 1, as defined by NFPA

704, Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response,

for all of the following: health, flammability, and instability

(4) Laboratories that are primarily manufacturing plants

(5) Incidental testing facilities

(6) Physical, electronic, instrument, laser, or similar laboratories that use chemicals only for

incidental purposes, such as cleaning

(7)*Hazards associated with radioactive materials, as covered by NFPA 801, Standard for Fire

Protection for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials

(8) Laboratories that work only with explosive material, as covered by NFPA 495, Explosive

Materials Code

[45: 1.1.2]

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NFPA 54 Section 1.1.1.1 states: This code is a safety code that shall apply to the installation of

fuel gas piping systems, appliances, equipment, and related accessories as shown in [NFPA 54]

1.1.1.1(A) through 1.1.1.1(D).

(A)* Coverage of piping systems shall extend from the point of delivery to the appliance

connections. For other than undiluted liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas) systems, the point of

delivery shall be the outlet of the service meter assembly or the outlet of the service regulator or

service shutoff valve where no meter is provided. For undiluted LP-Gas systems, the point of

delivery shall be considered to be the outlet of the final pressure regulator, exclusive of line gas

regulators where no meter is installed. Where a meter is installed, the point of delivery shall be

the outlet of the meter.

(B) The maximum operating pressure shall be 125 psi (862 kPa).

Exception No. 1: Piping systems for gas–air mixtures within the flammable range are limited to

a maximum pressure of 10 psi (69 kPa).

Exception No. 2: LP-Gas piping systems are limited to 20 psi (140 kPa), except as provided in

5.5.1(6).

(C) Requirements for piping systems shall include design, materials, components, fabrication,

assembly, installation, testing, inspection, operation, and maintenance.

(D) Requirements for appliances, equipment, and related accessories shall include installation,

combustion, and ventilation air and venting.

[54: 1.1.1]

NFPA 55 Section 1.1.2 states: This code shall not apply to the following items (reference

standards for some of which appear in Annex L):

(1) Portable LP-Gas appliances and equipment of all types that are not connected to a fixed fuel

piping system

(2) Installation of appliances such as brooders, dehydrators, dryers, and irrigation equipment

used for agricultural purposes

(3) Raw material (feedstock) applications except for piping to special atmosphere generators

(4) Oxygen–fuel gas cutting and welding systems

(5) Industrial gas applications using such gases as acetylene and acetylenic compounds,

hydrogen, ammonia, carbon monoxide, oxygen, and nitrogen

(6) Petroleum refineries, pipeline compressor or pumping stations, loading terminals,

compounding plants, refinery tank farms, and natural gas processing plants

(7) Large integrated chemical plants or portions of such plants where flammable or combustible

liquids or gases are produced by chemical reactions or used in chemical reactions

(8) LP-Gas installations at utility gas plants

(9) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) installations

(10) Fuel gas piping in electric utility power plants

(11) Proprietary items of equipment, apparatus, or instruments such as gas generating sets,

compressors, and calorimeters

(12) LP-Gas equipment for vaporization, gas mixing, and gas manufacturing

(13) LP-Gas piping for buildings under construction or renovations that is not to become part of

the permanent building piping system—that is, temporary fixed piping for building heat

(14) Installation of LP-Gas systems for railroad switch heating

(15) Installation of LP-Gas and compressed natural gas (CNG) systems on vehicles

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(16) Gas piping, meters, gas pressure regulators, and other appurtenances used by the serving

gas supplier in distribution of gas, other than undiluted LP-Gas

(17) Building design and construction, except as specified herein

(18) Fuel gas systems on recreational vehicles manufactured in accordance with NFPA1192,

Standard on Recreational Vehicles

(19) Fuel gas systems using hydrogen as a fuel

(20) Construction of appliances

[54: 1.1.1.2]

NFPA 58 Section 1.1 states: This code shall apply to the storage, handling, transportation, and

use of liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas). [58: 1.1]


(1) Frozen ground containers and underground storage in caverns, including associated piping

and appurtenances used for the storage of LP-Gas

(2) Natural gas processing plants, refineries, and petrochemical plants

(3) LP-Gas at utility gas plants (including refrigerated storage) (see NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas

Plant Code)

(4)*Chemical plants where specific approval of construction and installation plans is obtained

from the authority having jurisdiction

(5)*LP-Gas used with oxygen

(6)*The portions of LP-Gas systems covered by NFPA 54 (ANSI Z223.1), National Fuel Gas

Code, where NFPA 54 (ANSI Z223.1) is adopted, used, or enforced

(7) Transportation by air (including use in hot air balloons),rail, or water under the jurisdiction

of the DOT

(8)*Marine fire protection

(9) Refrigeration cycle equipment and LP-Gas used as a refrigerant in a closed cycle

(10) The manufacturing requirements for recreational vehicle LP-Gas systems that are

addressed by NFPA 1192, Standard on Recreational Vehicles

(11) Propane vehicle fuel dispensers located at multiple fuel refueling stations (see NFPA 30A,

Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages)

NFPA 400 Section 1.1.2 states: This code shall apply to the storage, use, and handling of the

following hazardous materials in all occupancies and facilities:

(1) Ammonium nitrate solids and liquids

(2) Corrosive solids and liquids

(3) Flammable solids

(4) Organic peroxide formulations

(5) Oxidizer — solids and liquids

(6) Pyrophoric solids and liquids

(7) Toxic and highly toxic solids and liquids

(8) Unstable (reactive) solids and liquids

(9) Water-reactive solids and liquids

(10)*Compressed gases and cryogenic fluids as included within the context of NFPA 55,

Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code

[400: 1.1.1]

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NFPA 400 Section 1.1.2.1 states: The quantity and arrangement limits in this code shall not

apply to facilities that use ammonium perchlorate in the commercial manufacture of large-scale

rocket motors.

NFPA 400 Section 1.1.2.2 states: This code shall not apply to the following:

(1) Storage or use of hazardous materials for individual use on the premises of one- and two-

family dwellings

(2) Explosives or blasting agents, which are regulated by NFPA 495, Explosive Materials Code,

and display fireworks, 1.3 G, which are regulated by NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture,

Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles

(3) Refrigerants and refrigerant oil contained within closed cycle refrigeration systems

complying with the fire code and the mechanical code adopted by the jurisdiction

(4) High hazard contents stored or used in farm buildings or similar occupancies and in remote

locations for on premises agricultural use

(5) Corrosive materials in stationary batteries utilized for facility emergency power or

uninterrupted power supply, or similar purposes, in accordance with NFPA 1, Fire Code

(6) Aerosols complying with NFPA 30B, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol

Products

(7) Consumer fireworks, 1.4G complying with NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture,

Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles

(8) Corrosive materials displayed in original packaging in mercantile occupancies and intended

for personal or household use or as building materials

(9) Flammable and combustible liquids having no other physical or health hazard properties

covered by this code

(10) Organic peroxide formulations that are capable of detonation as manufactured or when

unpackaged or in authorized shipping containers under conditions of fire exposure, when stored,

manufactured, or used in accordance with NFPA 495, Explosive Materials Code

(11) Combustible metals, as defined in NFPA484, Standard for Combustible Metals

(12) LP-Gas complying with NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code or NFPA 59, Utility LP-

Gas Plant Code

(13) When approved, materials that have been satisfactorily demonstrated not to present a

potential danger to public health, safety, or welfare, based upon the quantity or

condition of storage

(14) The off-site transportation of hazardous materials when in accordance with Department of

Transportation (DOT) regulations

NFPA 495 Section 1.1 states: This code shall apply to the manufacture, transportation, storage,

sale, and use of explosive materials. [495: 1.1]

NFPA 495 Sections 1.3.1 through 1.3.6 provide the following exemptions:

Section 1.3.1: This code shall not apply to the transportation of explosive materials where under

the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). It shall apply, however, to state

and municipal supervision of compliance with U.S. DOT 49 CFR 100–199.

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Section 1.3.2: This code shall not apply to the transportation and use of military explosives by

federal or state military agencies, nor shall it apply to the transportation and use of explosive

materials by federal, state, or municipal agencies while engaged in normal or emergency

performance of duties.

Section 1.3.3: This code shall not apply to the manufacture of explosive materials under the

jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). This code also shall not apply to the

distribution or storage of explosive materials by military agencies of the United States, nor shall

it apply to arsenals, navy yards, depots, or other establishments owned or operated by, or on

behalf of, the United States.

Section 1.3.4: This code shall not apply to pyrotechnics such as flares, fuses, and railway

torpedoes. It also shall not apply to fireworks and pyrotechnic special effects as defined in NFPA

1123, Code for Fireworks Display; NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation,

Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles; and NFPA 1126, Standard for

the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience.

Section 1.3.5: This code shall not apply to model and high power rocketry as defined in NFPA

1122, Code for Model Rocketry; NFPA 1125, Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and

High Power Rocket Motors; and NFPA1127, Code for High Power Rocketry.

Section: 1.3.6: This code shall not apply to the use of explosive materials in medicines and

medicinal agents in the forms prescribed by the United States Pharmacopeia or the National

Formulary.

Renumber existing Annex C to become Annex D.

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Purpose of meeting NFPA 101 Hazardous Materials Task Group

Present Cathy Stashak (FIR) Christopher Prueher (AXM) David Klein (HEA) Doug Freels (MER) Pat McLaughlin (MER)

Apologies Ann Marie Wolf (END) Stan Harbuck (RES) Tracy Bellamy (MER) Carl Wren (IND) Eric Rosenbaum (BCF) Jerald Peirrottie (IND) Sarah Rice (MER) Tom Allison (IND) Dick Kraus (IND) Jerry Sameth (IND) Ron Cote (NFPA)

Circulation Those present Robert Solomon (NFPA) William Koffel (SAF ACC Chair) James Quiter (BLD ACC Chair)

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Action Action Date

3.1 Task group update

The Chair reviewed the amended revisions proposed by Doug Freels (Rev06) (NFPA 101 HazMat draft-Rev06.doc)

3.2 Discussion

The following was discussed.

The task group discussed the original and amended revisions proposed by Doug Freels (Rev06).

The task group voted to approve amended revisions proposed by Doug Freels (Rev06) as the final approved set of recommended amendments

The task group agreed to send these final approved amendments (Rev06) to the Life Safety Code Correlating Committee as recommended revisions to the 2018 edition.

3.3 Tasks moving forward

Due to the limited attendance of the task group, it was agreed that the Chair would forward the final document to the Task Group for letter ballot.

3.4 Conclusion

Meeting concluded at 3:00 pm.

3.5 Future teleconference

No future teleconferences were scheduled

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10:00 am June 3, 2014

Purpose of meeting NFPA 101 Hazardous Materials Task Group

Present Cathy Stashak (FIR) Stan Harbuck (RES) Doug Freels (MER) Sarah Rice (MER) Tom Allison (IND) Dick Kraus (IND) Jerry Sameth (IND) Pat McLaughlin (MER) Ron Cote (NFPA)

Apologies Christopher Prueher (AXM) Ann Marie Wolf (END) David Klein (HEA) Tracy Bellamy (MER) Carl Wren (IND) Eric Rosenbaum (BCF) Jerald Peirrottie (IND)


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3.1 Task group update

The Chair reviewed major discussions from Meeting 02

3.2 Discussion


Ron Cote noted that there has a TIA submitted to NFPA 400 to regulate common path of travel in occupancies containing hazardous materials.

There was general consensus that the Life Safety Code should expand scope to include hazardous materials other than flammable liquids and gases.

There is general agreement with the new code language as proposed with the revisions/exceptions noted in Minutes Section 3.3.

There was a lively debate regarding the inclusion of definition of hazardous material. No general agreement was reached.

There was discussion regarding providing review copies to committees responsible for NFPA 55, 400, and 495, along with a preface for what our Task Group is responsible for. This recommendation can be provide to the Correlating Committee, if that is the general consensus.


Revise Section 8.7.3.1 to keep current requirements for flammable liquids and gases. Create new section to for other hazardous materials with a ‘menu’ for codes to adopt.

Provide Annex material to assist the casual user. Annex to discuss MAQs and application of codes when under of over MAQs, and . NFPA 1 Section 60.4.1

Provide definitions for the committee to review and further discuss.

3.4 Conclusion

Meeting concluded at 11:10am.


Future teleconference TBD after next draft complete and circulated

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2:00 pm March 26, 2014

Purpose of meeting NFPA 101 Hazardous Materials Task Group Kick-Off

Present Cathy Stashak (FIR) David Klein (HEA) Doug Freels (MER) Tom Allison (IND) Jerald Peirrottie (IND) Sarah Rice (MER) Stan Harbuck (RES) Pat McLaughlin (MER) Dick Kraus (IND) Jerry Sameth (IND) Jeffrey Tubbs (AXM) Christen Bigda (NFPA)

Apologies Christopher Prueher (AXM) Ann Marie Wolf (END) Tracy Bellamy (MER) Carl Wren (IND) Eric Rosenbaum (BCF) Ron Cote (NFPA)


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Action Action Date

2.1 Task Group Update

The chair reviewed the status and scope of the task group.

2.2 Discuss Initial Draft


There was general consensus in the changes proposed for Chapter 1 and 4.

The concept of including MAQs within the Life Safety Code was discussed. There was general consensus in the group that the new requirements should be limited to quantities exceeding the MAQs. The following was suggested to address the MAQ issue “where materials whose use or quantities are deemed hazardous.” It was discussed that the current standards provide a minimum level of safety for some chemical quantities less than the MAQs. Since the standards use different definitions and different approaches, no consensus was reached on how to implement this.

There was discussion on the inclusion of a definition for hazardous materials in the Life Safety Code. There was no general consensus on the inclusion of definitions.

As Annex was proposed to be included to explain how the other standards apply.

It was suggested that Section 8.7.3 include “storage, use and handling” replace “storage and handling.”

There was discussion on deleting Section 8.7.3.2. It was agreed that this Section should remain as this is part of the current Life Safety Code.

It was agreed that provisions of the Life Safety Code should govern for conflicts with the reference standards.

It was discussed that the egress provisions of the other standards should be viewed with the Life Safety Code provisions.


The Task Group needs to decide on the following options:

Option 1: Do nothing

Option 2: Simply reference NFPA 58, 400, and 495

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Option 3: Reference the standards, provide definitions and include MAQs

It was agreed that further discussion was needed to reach consensus on these options.


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WORK ITEMS FOR NFPA 1, NFPA 101, NFPA 5000 2018 EDITIONS

SUBJECT NOTES NFPA 1 NFPA 101 NFPA 5000

Glossary of Terms Direction needed on how to proceed with

definitions (on-going)

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Resilient Design Concepts Emerging topic but may pilot a project for

BLD/SAF-HEA in 2015

DI HEA HEA

Correlation of HAZMAT

requirements between

1/400/5000

KB to draft committee-PIs for review by TG-3.

(on-going)

DI NA IND

Food Trucks Big growth area, little or no regulation. DI NA NA

Hazardous Materials in NFPA

101

How should code regulate egress provisions

related to health hazards and not just fire? (Jeff

Tubbs Task Group)

EO IND, MEA IND, MEA

Hazardous Materials in NFPA

5000

Review Chapter 34 provisions for things like

dead ends and common path of travel.

EO IND IND

40,000 sq ft smoke compartment

size in health care.

Conditions needed to allow larger compartment

size in hospitals/nursing homes.

NA HEA HEA

CO Detection in RBC Need to fix this gap ASAP. EO BCF BCF

School Security/Safety/Code

Conflicts

Should have content to review from DEC 2014

Workshop on subject

DI FUN, END,

MEA

FUN, END,

MEA

Elevator Use Do we have the latest and greatest information

in NFPA 1, NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 for

ASME 17.1, 17.2, 17.3.

DI FUN, MEA BSY, FUN,

MEA

Home Health Care Don’t want to sit on this any longer. May

consider joint NFPA 99/NFPA 101 project to

address DME, safety measures and backup

power.

EO HEA NA

Means of egress remoteness How is remoteness of exit access potentially

impacted by vertical openings?

EO FIR,MEA FIR, MEA

Exterior wall assemblies and

NFPA 285.

Review FPRF report (June 2014) and determine

if changes needed for NFPA 5000.

NA NA BLC, SCM

“Life Safety” Sprinkler Systems. Introduce discsuuion on scope, use and

limitations of NFPA 13D and NFPA 13R for:

-Other than residential occupancies.

-5 and 6 story buildings integrating ‘pedestal

construction’ (13R)

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Buildings Under Construction Evaluate application of NFPA 241 to systems

and buildings.

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Temporary Expand definition to consider use of temporary

systems as well as buildings/structures.

DI FUN FUN

Location, design, hardening of

egress stairs based on wind

hazard.

Avoid stair designs that utilize glass on exterior

walls. Alternatively, look at use of ASTM

E1886, Standard Test Method for Performance

of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and

Impact Protective Systems Impacted by

Missile(s) and Exposed to Cyclic Pressure

Differentials, and/or ASTM E1996, Standard

Specification for Performance of Exterior

Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Impact

Protective Systems Impacted by Windborne

Debris in Hurricanes. See NIST NCST report

on Joplin, MO tornado.

EO FIR, MEA FIR, MEA,

SCM

In building storm shelter spaces. Add scoping and reference to ANSI/NSSA/ICC

500 for certain occupancies.

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Stair descent devices Add scoping, how many and where DI MEA,

Occupancies

MEA, BSY,

Occupancies

UMC technical review Close review for “conflicts” with 90A & B and

other NFPA documents

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Roof MOE New section on MOE requirements on roofs

with mechanical equipment

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Private homes/dwellings rented

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Trend of private homeowner advertising their

home for short stay rentals (airbnb.com) but not

licensed or regulated in any way. Might be

more of a Pub Ed issue.

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