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1 Public Input No. 1-NFPA 12A-2015 [ Chapter 2 ] Chapter General. Referenced Publications The documents or portions thereof listed in this chapter are referenced within this standard and shall be considered part of the requirements of this document. 2.2 NFPA Publications. National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2014 edition. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013 edition. 2.3 Other Publications ANSI ASME Publications. American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY ANSI B1.20.1, Standard for Pipe Threads, General Purpose, 1983, reaffirmed ANSI/IEEE C2, National Electrical Safety Code, ASME Publications. American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME International, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division i, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications, ASME B1.20.1, Pipe Threads, General Purpose (inch), ASME B31.1, Power Piping Code, ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA ASTM A53/A53M, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless, ASTM A120, Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded and Seamless for Ordinary Uses, 1984 (withdrawn 1987 Superseded by ASTM A53/A53M ). ASTM D5632, Standard Specification for Halon 1301, Bromotrifluoromethane (CF3 Br), CGA Publications. Compressed Gas Association, George Carter Way, Suite 103, Chantilly, VA CGA C-6, Standard for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas Cylinders, IEEE Publications. IEEE, 445 and 501 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ IEEE C2, National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), Page 1

2 ULC Publications. Underwriters Laboratories of Canada, 7 Underwriters Road, Toronto, ON, Canada M1R#3A9 M1R 3A9. ULC CAN /ULC S524 S524-06, Standard for the Installation of Fire Alarm Systems, CAN/ ULC S529 S529-09, Standard for Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems, U.S. Government Publications. U.S. Government Printing Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910, Subpart S. Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations Other Publications. Coll, John P., Inerting Characteristics of Halon 1301 and 1211 with Various Combustibles, Fenwal Inc., Report PSR 661, July 16, Merriam-Webster s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, MA, References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved) Referenced current SDO names, addresses, standard names, numbers, and editions. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 2-NFPA 12A-2015 [Chapter M] Relationship Submitter Full Name: Aaron Adamczyk Organization: [ Not Specified ] Submittal Date: Sun Jul 19 17:05:42 EDT 2015 Resolution: FR-1 NFPA 12A-2016 Statement: Reference updates. Page 2

3 Public Input No. 8-NFPA 12A-2016 [ Section No ] ULC Publications. Underwriters Laboratories of Canada, 7 Underwriters Road, Toronto, ON, Canada M1R#3A9. CAN/ULC S , Standard for the Installation of Fire Alarm Systems, CAN/ULC S529-09, Standard for Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems, ULC references standard has been revised/updated to a newer edition. Submitter Full Name: Ronald Farr Organization: Ul Llc Submittal Date: Thu Jan 07 09:13:20 EST 2016 Resolution: FR-1 NFPA 12A-2016 Statement: Reference updates. Page 3

4 Public Input No. 5-NFPA 12A-2015 [ Section No ] Specifications. Specifications for Halon 1301 fire-extinguishing systems shall be prepared under the supervision of a person fully experienced and qualified in the design of Halon 1301 extinguishing systems and with the advice approval of the authority having jurisdiction. The specifications shall include all pertinent items necessary for the proper design of the system such as the designation of the authority having jurisdiction, variances from the standard to be permitted by the authority having jurisdiction, and the type and extent of the approval testing to be performed after installation of the system. This Public Input suggests a change that would more closely relate to the traditional role of the AHJ and avoid the implication of participation in the system design by providing design advice. The term advice does not impart or indicate authority, and it opens the door to concerns about liability in the wake of an incident involving an extinguishing system about which an AHJ has advised. This is similar to a Public Input submitted to NFPA 12, section Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir Organization: Building Safety Division, Clark County, WA Affilliation: NFPAs Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) Submittal Date: Mon Nov 09 20:45:34 EST 2015 Resolution: Historically, authorities having jurisdiction have been opposed to approving the system specifications. "Advice" is a more appropriate term in this paragraph. Page 4

5 Public Input No. 4-NFPA 12A-2015 [ Section No [Excluding any Sub-Sections] ] The amount of Halon 1301 required to achieve the design concentration shall be calculated from the following formula: [5.5.1a] where: W = weight of Halon 1301 required to achieve design concentration (kg lb ) s = t t = minimum anticipated temperature of the protected volume ( F) V = net volume of hazard ft 3 (enclosed volume minus fixed structures impervious to halon) C = Halon 1301 concentration, percent by volume [5.5.1b] where: W = weight of Halon 1301 required to achieve design concentration (kg) s = t t = minimum anticipated temperature of the protected volume ( C) V = net volume of hazard (m 3 ) (enclosed volume minus fixed structures impervious to halon) C = Halon 1301 concentration, percent by volume Equation 5.5.1a is intended to apply to English Units. Reference NFPA 12A 2004 Edition for the same equation. The 2009 edition of NFAP 12A transitioned the units for weigh from lbs (2004) to kgs (2009), which was maintained in Based on the units for specific volume (cu.ft./lb) and net volume of hazard (cu.ft.), the intended units for this equation are lbs, not kgs. Also reference NFPA FP Handbook 20 Edition Section equation 1 and Table , which confirms that lbs is the intended unit for this equation. Note: the NFPA public input form removed the addition symbol for specific volume in equations 5.5.1a/b. No modification is proposed to either specific volume equations (s) in either Equation 5.5.1a/b. Submitter Full Name: BRENDAN KARCHERE Organization: CONOCOPHILLIPS Submittal Date: Thu Sep 10 20:44:48 EDT 2015 Page 5

6 Resolution: FR-6-NFPA 12A-2016 Statement: Units correction. Page 6

7 Public Input No. 6-NFPA 12A-2015 [ Section No [Excluding any Sub-Sections] ] The amount of Halon 1301 required to achieve the design concentration shall be calculated from the following formula: [5.5.1a] where: W = weight of Halon 1301 required to achieve design concentration (kg lbs ) s = t t = minimum anticipated temperature of the protected volume ( F) V = net volume of hazard ft 3 (enclosed volume minus fixed structures impervious to halon) C = Halon 1301 concentration, percent by volume [5.5.1b] where: W = weight of Halon 1301 required to achieve design concentration (kg lbs ) s = t t = minimum anticipated temperature of the protected volume ( C) V = net volume of hazard (m 3 ) (enclosed volume minus fixed structures impervious to halon) C = Halon 1301 concentration, percent by volume The weight of Halon calculated here I believe should be lbs, not kg. Numerous references that also use this calculation exclusively use 'lbs'. English units on the right side of the equation followed by metric on the left is poor form anyhow. Submitter Full Name: Tim Tull Organization: Aerojet Rocketdyne Submittal Date: Mon Nov 30 19:26:21 EST 2015 Resolution: FR-6-NFPA 12A-2016 Statement: Units correction. Page 7

8 Public Input No. 2-NFPA 12A-2015 [ Chapter M ] Annex M Informational References M.1 Referenced Publications. The following documents or portions thereof are referenced within this standard for informational purposes only and are thus not part of the requirements of this document unless also listed in Chapter 2. M.1.1 NFPA Publications. National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2013 edition. NFPA 68, Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting, 2013 edition. NFPA 69, Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems, 2014 edition. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013 edition. NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity, 2014 edition. NFPA 90A, Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2015 edition. NFPA 90B, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems, 2015 edition. M.1.2 M Other Publications. ASME Publications. American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME International, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY ASME B31.1, Power Piping Code, ASME B31.9, Building Services Piping, M ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA ASTM A53/A53M, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless, ASTM A106/106M, Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service, ASTM A120, Specification for Welded and Steel Pipe, (Superseded by ASTM A53/A53M) ASTM B88, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube, ASTM E779, Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization, ASTM SI10, American National Standard for Metric Practice, M CGA Publications. Compressed Gas Association, George Carter Way, Suite 103, Chantilly, VA CGA P-1, Safe Handling of Compressed Gas in Containers, M CSA Publications. Canadian Standards Association, 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga CSA Group, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON, L4W 5N6 Canada, Canada M9W 1R3. CAN3-Z234.1, Canadian Metric Practice Guide, 2000 (R2011). Withdrawn CAN/CGSB M86, Determination of the Airtightness of Building Envelopes by the Fan Depressurization Method, Page 8

9 M UL Publications. Underwriters Laboratories Inc, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL UL 711, Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers, , revised M Toxicology References. Clark, D. G., 1970, The toxicity of bromotrifluoromethane (FE 1301) in animals and man, Ind. Hyg. Res. Lab. Imperial Chemical Industries, Alderley Park, Cheshire, England. The Hine Laboratories, Inc., 1968, Clinical toxicologic studies on Freon FE 1301, Report No. 1, San Francisco, CA (unpublished). Paulet, G., 1962, Etude toxicologique et physiopathologique du mono-bromo-trifluoromethane (CF3Br), Arch. Mal. Prof. Med. Trav. Secur. Soc. 23: (Chem. Abstr. 60:738e). Stewart, Richard D., Paul E. Newton, Anthony Wu, Carl L. Hake, and Neil D. Krivanek, 1978, Human Exposure to Halon 1301, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (unpublished). Trochimowicz, H. J., A. Azar, J. B. Terrill, and L.S. Mullin, 1974, Blood Levels of Fluorocarbon Related to Cardiac Sensitization, Part II, Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 35: Trochimowicz, H. J., et al., 1978, The effect of myocardial infarction on the cardiac sensitization potential of certain halocarbons. J. Occup. Med. 18(1): Van Stee, E. W., and K. C. Back, 1969, Short-term inhalation exposure to bromotrifluoromethane, Tox. & Appl. Pharm. 15: M Flame Extinguishment and Inerting References. Bajpai, S. N., July 1976, Extinction of Diffusion Flames by Halons, FMRC Serial No , Report No. 76-T-59. Booth, K., B. J. Melia, and R. Hirst, June 24, 1976, A Method for Critical Concentration Measurements for the Flame Extinguishment of Liquid Surface and Gaseous Diffusion Flames Using a Laboratory Cup Burner Apparatus and Halons 1211 and 1301 as Extinguishants. Dalzell, W. G., October 7, 1975, A Determination of the Flammability Envelope of Four Ternary Fuel-Air-Halon 1301 Systems, Fenwal Inc., Report DSR-624. Riley, J. F., and K. R. Olson, July 1, 1976, Determination of Halon 1301/1211 Threshold Extinguishment Concentrations Using the Cup Burner Method, Ansul Report AL-530A. M Additional References. United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Final Act 1987, UNEP/RONA, Room DC2-0803, United Nations, New York, NY, M EPA Publications. Environmental Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton East Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Safety Guide for Decommissioning Halon Systems, Volume 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Outreach Report, "Moving Towards a World Without Halon," M.2 Informational References. (Reserved) M.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections. (Reserved) Safety Guide for Decommissioning Halon Systems, Volume 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Outreach Report, "Moving Towards a World Without Halon," Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Relationship Page 9

10 0 Public Input No. 1-NFPA 12A-2015 [Chapter 2] Referenced current SDO names, addresses, standard names, numbers, and editions. Submitter Full Name: Aaron Adamczyk Organization: [ Not Specified ] Submittal Date: Sun Jul 19 17:36:29 EDT 2015 Resolution: FR-2 NFPA 12A-2016 Statement: Reference updates. Page 10

11 1 Public Input No. 7-NFPA 12A-2016 [ Section No. M ] M UL Publications. Underwriters Laboratories Inc, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL UL 711, Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers, UL Standard has been updated/revised to a newer edition. Submitter Full Name: Ronald Farr Organization: Ul Llc Submittal Date: Tue Jan 05 10:40:58 EST 2016 Resolution: FR-2 NFPA 12A-2016 Statement: Reference updates. Page 11

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First Revision No. 2-NFPA [ Global Input ] Submitter Information Verification. Committee Statement. 1 of 11 1/18/2016 5:43 PM 1 of 11 1/18/2016 5:43 PM First Revision No. 2-NFPA 51-2015 [ Global Input ] Throughout standard remove references to the following and replace with the following: (1) CGA C-7 Guide to Precautionary Labelling