NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers

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1 ASHE Member Voting Considerations After reviewing the Certified Amending Motions, the ASHE Advocacy Team is considering voting on the following motions. The recommendations to vote are based on a number of factors, including consistency with other codes and standards that impact the health care environment and delivery of care model as well as the ultimate impact on patients. This document will be updated and positions may change as more information comes available on each issue. We encourage members to attend the conference and hear the arguments presented on the floor and vote based on your own experience. NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers CAM 10-1 Withdrawn due to TIA exempting existing conditions NFPA 285: Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire Propagation Characteristics of Exterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components No recommended position at this time for additional information this topic will be discussed at the Health Care Section Business Meeting in Room 260 on Tuesday 6 June from 11:00 AM 1:00 PM. NFPA 730: Guide for Premises Security No recommended position at this time. NFPA 1403: Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions No recommended position at this time. NFPA 37: Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines 37-1 No recommended position at this time. (4.1.4 Hirschler) 1

2 NFPA 1: Fire Code 1-1 No recommended position at this time (7.2 Finnegan) 1-2 Support ( Larrimer) This ensures alignment of requirements of NFPA Support ( Upson) Support. Integrated fire testing. 1-4 No recommended position at this time (Ch. 35 Scibetta) Including Animal Housing Facilities in the fire code could trigger a number of retroactive requirements that have not yet been evaluated. 1-5 Oppose. ( Scibetta) Should 1-4 fail, it is likely that this motion will not be pursued. NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code 54-1 No recommended position at this time ( Guthrie) 54-2 No recommended position at this time ( Tobias) 54-3 No recommended position at this time ( Guthrie / VanSickle) 54-4 No recommended position at this time ( Mark Morgan / VanSickle) For additional information this topic will be discussed at the Health Care Section Business Meeting in Room 260 on Tuesday 6 June from 11:00 AM 1:00 PM No recommended position at this time (New Section after and A Tobias) 54-6 No recommended position at this time (New Section after VanSickle) 54-7 No recommended position at this time ( Holmes / Swiecicki) For additional information this topic will be discussed at the Health Care Section Business Meeting in Room 260 on Tuesday 6 June from 11:00 AM 1:00 PM. NFPA 59: Utility LP-Gas Plant Code 59-1 No recommended position - For additional information this topic will be discussed at the Health Care Section Business Meeting in Room 260 on Tuesday 6 June from 11:00 AM 1:00 PM. NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace 70E-1 No recommended position at this time. Did not certify. 70E-2 No recommended position at this time. Did not certify. 2

3 NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code 99-1 ( (A) Hirschler) Support 99-2 ( (B) Hirschler) Support 99-3 ( (A) Hirschler) Support 99-4 ( (B) Hirschler) Support 99-5 ( Larrimer) Oppose 99-6 ( Larrimer) Oppose NFPA 101: Life Safety Code No recommended position at this time (4.2.4 Frable) Support ( Larrimer) This ensures alignment of requirements found in NFPA No recommended position at this time ( Woestman) No recommended position at this time ( Woestman) No recommended position at this time ( Woestman) No recommended position at this time ( Woestman) No recommended position at this time ( Woestman) Oppose ( Galloway). If this passes, this would be in direct conflict with the Building Code that is predominantly adopted throughout the country and NFPA Since NFPA 101 is used exclusively for a survey and inspection document by our industry this would require all facilities that are permitted to have 40,000 square foot smoke compartment to require expensive retrofit of new facilities to comply with survey and inspection requirements for reimbursement purposes Oppose ( Galloway). If this passes, this would be in direct conflict with the Building Code that is predominantly adopted throughout the country and NFPA Since NFPA 101 is used exclusively for a survey and inspection document by our industry this would require all facilities that are permitted to have 40,000 square foot smoke compartment to require expensive retrofit of new facilities to comply with survey and inspection requirements for reimbursement purposes No recommended position at this time ( Frable) No recommended position at this time ( Frable) No recommended position at this time ( Frable) No recommended position at this time ( Frable). 3

4 Support ( Frable) No recommended position at this time ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection Support ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection Support ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection Support ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection Support ( Shapiro Removal of Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection Support ( Upson Removal of Integrated Fire Protection NFPA 1144: Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire No recommended position at this time. NFPA 2112: Standard on Flame-Resistant Garments for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire No recommended position at this time. NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code No recommended position at this time (7.2.5 Francis) No recommended position at this time ( Francis) No recommended position at this time ( Frable) No recommended position at this time (37.1 Holland) No recommended position at this time ( Holland) No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection 4

5 No recommended position at this time ( Shapiro / Hugo Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection No recommended position at this time ( Hugo Integrated Fire Protection Questions or comments on any of these items please send an to advocacy@ashe.org. The ASHE advocacy team works to monitor and unify the many overlapping codes and standards regulating the health care physical environment allowing health care facilities to optimize their physical environment and focus more of their valuable resources on patient care. The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 400 Chicago, IL Phone: ashe@aha.org Web: 5

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