Approval Meeting Minutes December 17, 2012 [Enclosure] Staff Remarks & Overview of New Process [Lee Richardson]

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1 Agenda Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property February 21, 2012 Teleconference (NFPA 72 Pre-First Draft Meeting) Item No. Subject Call to Order (10:00 A.M ET) Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval Meeting Minutes December 17, 2012 [Enclosure] Staff Remarks & Overview of New Process [Lee Richardson] Processing Schedule Second Draft Meetings [Lee Richardson] Discussion on Strategy to Improve Correlation [Lee Richardson & Bob Schifiliti] Definitions Compliance with the MOS [Lee Richardson] Assignment of TC Responsibility [Lee Richardson] Documentation Chapter Results, Value, Future Structure and TC Responsibilities [Lee Richardson] Task Group Reports [Enclosure December 2011 Minutes] NOTE: These Task Groups all have responsibilities to draft Public Input (Proposals) before the closing date (5/20/13). 11a 11b 11c 11d Task Group Report NFPA 720 versus NFPA 72 [Tom Norton] {See December 17, 2012 Minutes item 9} Task Group Report Networks [Wayne Moore] {See September 4, 2012 Minutes item 7} Task Group Report Glossary of Terms [Frank VanOvermeiren] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 10(1)} Task Group Report Emergency Plan Terms [Wayne Moore & Merton Bunker]

2 {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 10(1)} 11d 11e 11f 11g 11h 11i 11j Task Group Report Emergency Plan Terms [Wayne Moore & Merton Bunker] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 10(4)} Task Group Report Forms Correlation [Art Black] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 19(4b)} Task Group Report NFPA 72/1221 Correlation [Doug Aiken] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 19(4c)} Task Group Report Fire Risk Analysis Terms [Dave Frable] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 19(4d)} Task Group Report Designer Terms [Jack McNamara] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 19(4e)} Task Group Report Smoke Alarms in Commercial Occupancies [Wayne Moore] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 19(4f)} Task Group Report Strobe Operation [Andrew Berezowski] {See December 13-16, 2011 Minutes item 19(4g)} Other Business Adjournment

3 Address List 02/12/2013 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Lee F. Richardson Robert P. Schifiliti Chair R. P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc. PO Box 297 Reading, MA Phone/Cell: Fax: rps@rpsa-fire.com SE 1/1/1995 Lee F. Richardson Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting) National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA Phone/Cell: Fax: lrichardson@nfpa.org 4/1/1994 Douglas M. Aiken U 11/14/1997 Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid 9 Bentley Road Moultonborough, NH International Municipal Signal Association Phone/Cell: Fax: daiken@imsasafety.org Andrew G. Berezowski M 10/27/2005 Honeywell Inc. 12 Clintonville Road Northford, CT National Electrical Manufacturers Association Alternate: Jack McNamara Phone/Cell: Fax: agb@honeywell.com Art Black Carmel Fire Protection Associates PO Box 7168 Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Phone/Cell: Fax: art@carmelfire.com E 8/2/2010 David L. Boswell Hughes Associates, Inc. 520 Courtney Way, Suite A Lafayette, CO Phone/Cell: Fax: dboswell@haifire.com SE 08/09/2012 J. Robert Boyer UTC/Edwards Company 62 Airport Road Pittstown, NJ Alternate: Jeffery G. Van Keuren Phone/Cell: Fax: bob.boyer@fs.utc.com M 10/3/2002 John C. Fannin III SafePlace Corporation Two Righter Parkway, Suite 200 Wilmington, DE Phone/Cell: Fax: jcfannin@safeplace.com U 4/15/2004 Louis T. Fiore IM 1/10/2008 L. T. Fiore, Inc. 64 Fox Hollow Road Sparta, NJ Central Station Alarm Association Phone/Cell: Fax: ltfiore@aol.com Bruce Fraser Fraser Fire Protection Services 8 Temple Street Milford, MA Alternate: Richard W. Bukowski Phone/Cell: Fax: bruce@fraser-fps.com SE 7/12/2001 1

4 Address List 02/12/2013 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Lee F. Richardson Vic Humm SE 1/1/1990 Vic Humm & Associates 3901 Knollwood Drive Red Bank, TN Alternate: Frank L. Van Overmeiren Phone/Cell: Fax: vhumm@att.net David F. Klein E 8/2/2010 Las Vegas Fire & Rescue 500 North Casino Center Blvd. Las Vegas, NV International Association of Fire Chiefs Alternate: Earl P. Valois Phone/Cell: Fax: dklein@lasvegasnevada.gov Peter A. Larrimer US Department of Veterans Affairs 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA Phone/Cell: Fax: peter.a.larrimer@va.gov U 10/1/1999 A. M. Fred Leber Leber/Rubes Inc. (LRI) Yonge Eglinton Center 2300 Yonge Street, Suite 2100 PO Box 2372 Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Canada Phone/Cell: x306 Fax: Fred@LRiFire.com SE 3/4/2009 James M. Mundy, Jr. M 7/1/1996 Asset Protection Associates, Ltd Old Mill Road Wantagh, NY Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Alternate: Thomas P. Hammerberg Phone/Cell: Fax: smokedetector@msn.com Thomas F. Norton IM 1/1/1995 Norel Service Company, Inc. 37 Buckmaster Drive Concord, MA Phone/Cell: Fax: thomas_norton@comcast.net Lynn Nielson E 3/21/2006 City of Henderson Building & Fire Safety Department 240 Water Street, MSC 113 PO Box Henderson, NV Phone/Cell: Fax: lynn.nielson@cityofhenderson.com Thomas J. Parrish U 10/29/2012 Telgian Corporation W-M36 Pinckney, MI Phone/Cell: Fax: tparrish@telgian.com VL to Document: 72 2

5 Address List 02/12/2013 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Lee F. Richardson Rodger Reiswig M 7/26/2007 Tyco/SimplexGrinnell 3640 Haddington Court Apopka, FL Alternate: Jeffrey R. Brooks Phone/Cell: Fax: rreiswig@simplexgrinnell.com Lawrence J. Shudak RT 4/15/2004 UL LLC 333 Pfingsten Road Northbrook, IL Alternate: Louis Chavez Phone/Cell: Fax: lawrence.j.shudak@ul.com Tom G. Smith IM 10/10/ SW 113th Street Oklahoma City, OK National Electrical Contractors Association Phone/Cell: Fax: tsmith@okneca.org Jeffrey R. Brooks Alternate Tyco/SimplexGrinnell 50 Technology Drive Westminster, MA : Rodger Reiswig Phone/Cell: Fax: jebrooks@tycoint.com M 3/4/2008 Richard W. Bukowski SE 1/1/1995 Alternate The RJA Group, Inc. Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc Laurel Hill Way Germantown, MD : Bruce Fraser Phone/Cell: Fax: rbukowski@rjagroup.com Louis Chavez Alternate UL LLC 333 Pfingsten Road Northbrook, IL : Lawrence J. Shudak Phone/Cell: Fax: louis.chavez@ul.com RT 10/20/2010 Thomas P. Hammerberg M 1/14/2005 Alternate Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. 14 Sammy McGhee Boulevard, #103 PO Box 1569 Jasper, GA Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. : James M. Mundy, Jr. Phone/Cell: Fax: tomhammerberg@afaa.org Jack McNamara M 10/27/2005 Alternate Bosch Security Systems 130 Perinton Parkway Fairport, NY National Electrical Manufacturers Association : Andrew G. Berezowski Phone/Cell: Fax: jack.mcnamara@us.bosch.com 3

6 Address List 02/12/2013 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Lee F. Richardson Earl P. Valois E 8/2/2010 Alternate City of New Orleans Fire Department 6218 Memphis Street New Orleans, LA International Association of Fire Chiefs : David F. Klein Phone/Cell: Fax: evalois2000@yahoo.com Frank L. Van Overmeiren SE 1/14/2005 Alternate FP&C Consultants, Inc Main Street Indianapolis, IN : Vic Humm Phone/Cell: x13 Fax: fvanovermeiren@fpc-consultants.com Shane M. Clary IM 7/16/2003 Bay Alarm Company 60 Berry Drive Pacheco, CA TC on Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: smclary@bayalarm.com Raymond A. Grill SE 1/1/1991 Arup Fire 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC TC on Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: ray.grill@arup.com Jeffery G. Van Keuren M 10/29/2012 Alternate UTC Fire & Security 8985 Town Center Parkway Bradenton, FL : J. Robert Boyer Phone/Cell: Fax: jeffery.vankeuren@fs.utc.com Merton W. Bunker, Jr. U 10/27/2005 US Department of State 22 Gray Birch Court Stafford, VA TC on Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: mertonbunker@aol.com Laurence J. Dallaire E 10/27/2009 US Architect of the Capitol Fire Marshal Division Ford House Office Building, Room H nd & D Streets, SW Washington, DC TC on Household Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: ldallair@aoc.gov Jeffrey G. Knight U 7/26/2007 City of Newton Fire Department 1164 Centre Street Newton Centre, MA TC on Public Fire Reporting Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: jknight@imsasafety.org 4

7 Address List 02/12/2013 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Lee F. Richardson J. Jeffrey Moore SE 7/17/1998 Hughes Associates, Inc. 689 Park Avenue Cincinnati, OH TC on Testing & Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: jmoore@haifire.com Daniel J. O'Connor I 10/27/2009 Aon Fire Protection Engineering 1000 Milwaukee Avenue, 5th Floor Glenview, IL TC on Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: dan.oconnor@aon.com Martin H. Reiss SE 10/1/1993 The RJA Group, Inc Worcester Road, Suite 501 Framingham, MA Safety to Life Correlating Committee Phone/Cell: Fax: mreiss@rjagroup.com Wayne D. Moore Hughes Associates, Inc. 117 Metro Center Boulevard, Suite 1002 Warwick, RI TC on Emergency Communication Systems SE 1/1/1995 Phone/Cell: x Fax: wmoore@haifire.com Warren E. Olsen E 10/27/2009 Fire Safety Consultants, Inc Alft Lane, Suite 100 Elgin, IL TC on Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems Phone/Cell: Fax: wolsen@firesafetyfsci.com Evan E. Stauffer, Jr. 1/1/1982 US Department of the Navy NAVFAC MIDLANT CIFP 4921 South Broad St., Bldg. 1 Philadelphia, PA TC Public Emergency Service Communications Phone/Cell: Fax: evan.stauffer@navy.mil Benjamin B. Aycock Member Emeritus Charlotte-Mecklenburg Building Standards Department 7201 Edenbridge Lane Charlotte, NC Phone/Cell: Fax: (call first) 1/1/1991 Dean K. Wilson SE 1/1/1990 Member Emeritus Hughes Associates, Inc Magnolia Court Erie, PA Phone/Cell: Fax: deanwilson@roadrunner.com 5

8 Address List 02/12/2013 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Lee F. Richardson Lee F. Richardson Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA Phone/Cell: Fax: lrichardson@nfpa.org 4/1/1994 6

9 Meeting Minutes of the Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property December 17, 2012 (Teleconference) Item Call to Order Chair Robert P. Schifiliti (R.P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc.) called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM ET. Item Roll Call In addition to the chair, the following CC members were present: Andrew Berezowski (P) Honeywell, Inc Art Black (P) Carmel Fire Protection Associates J. Robert Boyer (P) UTC/Edwards Co Bruce Fraser (P) Fraser Fire Protection Services Vic Humm (P) Vic Humm & Associates Peter A. Larrimer (P) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs James M. Mundy, Jr. (P) Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc Lynn Nielson (P) City of Henderson Thomas F. Norton (P) US Naval Historical Center Rodger Reiswig (P) Tyco International Larry Shudak (P) Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Richard Bukowski (A) The RJA Group Jack McNamara (A) Bosch Security Systems Earl Valois (A) City of New Orleans FD Jeffrey Van Keuren (A) UTC Fire and Security Shane Clary (NV TC Chair) Bay Alarm Company The following NFPA Staff was present: Lee F. Richardson (Secretary) Item Staff Remarks A presentation including meeting procedures, processing schedule and the new code development process was given. Item Approval of September 4, 2012 Meeting Minutes It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative that the minutes of the September 4, 2012 meeting of the Technical Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property be approved. Item Approval of Agenda 1

10 It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative that the Agenda of the December 17, 2012 meeting of the Technical Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property be approved. Item Staff Overview of New Process This item was addressed in the presentation provided for agenda item 3. Item Review of NFPA 720 First Draft Committee Actions There were no comments on the committee resolutions of public inputs. First revisions were reviewed and one first correlating revision (FCR) was made and eight correlating notes (CNs) were made. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the First Draft Report for the 2015 edition of NFPA 720, as amended by the Correlating Committee. Item Structures Scope of NFPA 720 versus Provisions to Monitor CO in Parking This item was addressed at the September 4, 2012 meeting. See the approved meeting minutes. Item Discussion of NFPA 720 versus NFPA 72 NFPA 720 has evolved to be largely based on extracts from NFPA 72. When the requirements in NFPA 72 are revised the extract in NFPA 720 must be reviewed and updated. The extensive nature of these extracts in NFPA 720 makes this process cumbersome and tedious. In many cases the NFPA 720 committee ends up re-evaluating the same requirements every cycle to determine if the extract is acceptable or not, and if not, re-crafting the requirement in manner that makes it unique to NFPA 720. These efforts are often duplicative of the efforts of the individual NFPA 72 committees. It was suggested that perhaps NFPA 720 should revert to a document that addresses only carbon monoxide alarms and household carbon monoxide detection systems and that the provisions currently in NFPA 720 for commercial systems be merged into NFPA 72. With few exceptions, such as siting and sensitivity requirements, NFPA 72 already has the structure and content to address the use of carbon monoxide detection and signaling. A third option is to incorporate all of NFPA 720 into NFPA 72. Implementing this suggestion would likely not be straightforward and might impact how other higher level codes, standards and statutes reference installation requirements for carbon monoxide detection systems. A task group was assigned to list all pros and cons for three different options: 1. Maintain NFPA 720 as-is. 2

11 2. Revert NFPA 720 to addresses only carbon monoxide alarms and household carbon monoxide detection systems (CO detectors likely connected to a combination household fire, CO and security system). This might involve some minor changes to NFPA Move all of NFPA 720 into NFPA 72 as was done for former NFPA 74 (Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems). The Task Group will not report any recommended actions to the CC. The report listing the pros and cons will be circulated to the CC who will respond with edits and additions to the lists. A CC meeting will then be held to discuss, debate and determine the best path forward. The next CC meeting is a teleconference scheduled for February 21, The report of the TG should be submitted for circulation by Friday, February 8, Task group members include Tom Norton (TG Chair), Shane Clary, Lynn Nielson, Bob Boyer, Jeff Van Keuren, and Art Black. Item Other Business The next CC meeting is a teleconference scheduled for February 21, Item Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:15 PM. Respectfully Submitted Lee F. Richardson Staff Liaison and Secretary 3

12 Meeting Minutes of the Technical Correlating Committee on the Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property December 13-16, 2011 Tampa, FL Item Call to Order Chair R. Schifiliti (RP Schifiliti Associates, Inc.) called the meeting of the Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property to order at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, April 12, Item Roll Call In addition to the chair, the following TCC members were present: Doug Aiken (P) International Municipal Signal Association Andrew G. Berezowski (P) National Electrical Manufacturers Association Art Black (P) Carmel Fire Protection Associates J. Boyer (P) UTC Richard W. Bukowski (A) RJA Group, Inc. Merton Bunker (NV TC Chair) US Department of State Jeffrey Brooks (A) Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products Shane Clary (NV TC Chair) Bay Alarm Company Laurence Dallaire (NV TC Chair) US Architect of the Capital Lou Fiore (P) Central Station Alarm Association Bruce Fraser (P) Fraser Fire Protection Services Ray Grill (NV TC Chair) Arup Fire Thomas Hammerberg (A) Automatic Fire Alarm Association David Klein (P) International Association of Fire Chiefs Peter Larrimer (P) U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Jack McNamara (A) National Electrical Manufacturers Association J. Jeffrey Moore (NV TC Chair) Hughes Associates, Inc. Wayne Moore (NV TC Chair) Hughes Associates, Inc. James Mundy (P) Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Thomas F. Norton (P) U. S. Naval Historical Center Daniel O Connor (NV TC Chair) Aon Fire Protection Engineering Warren Olsen (NV TC Chair) Fire Safety Consultants, Inc. Rodger Reiswig (P) Tyco/SimplexGrinnell Larry Shudak (P) Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Tom Smith (P) National Electrical Contractors Association Frank Van Overmeiren (A) FP&C Consultants, Inc. The following guests were in attendance: Jeff Shapiro Dan Finnegan Bob James International Code Consultants Siemens Energy Underwriters Laboratories 1

13 The following NFPA Staff were present: Lee F. Richardson (Staff Liaison) Kimberly Shea (Recording Secretary) Bill Burke (Division Manager) Item Staff Remarks L. Richardson presented the NFPA opening power point presentation. Item Approval of April 12-14, 2011 Meeting Minutes It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve the minutes of the April 12-14, 2011 meeting with one correction, Fred Leber was in attendance at the TCC ROP meeting. Item Approval of Agenda It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve the meeting agenda. Item Update on Standards Council Actions Lee Richardson made reference to the Standards Council report on the ITM Summit. The Council specifically directed the NFPA 72 committees to limit the development of inspecting, testing and maintenance requirements to those that address the fire alarm and signaling systems covered by NFPA 72. Any provisions for inspection, testing and maintenance of other systems are to be addressed by providing input on the content of NFPA 4 through the submission of proposals and comments and through NFPA 72 TC member representation on the NFPA 4 TC. Item Update on FI and TIA Activities There were no FI or TIA activities to report. Item NFPA 720 Chair Report T. Norton reported that 720 is in the A2014 revision cycle and has a Public Input closing date of June 22, Tom noted that parking garage systems need to be addressed during the next revision cycle. Tom also noted that Underwriters Laboratories is scheduling a high altitude CO detection testing project for April Tom suggested the possibility of scheduling a pre-rop meeting to be held in conjunction with this testing to afford the committee the opportunity to visit the test site and receive an overview of the testing that will take place. Item NFPA 72 Chair Reports Each Technical Committee Chair provided a brief summary of important issues addressed at their ROC meetings. 2

14 1) SIG-FUN [S. Clary] Items of particular interest included continued discussions regarding the protection of controls, new Chapter 7 on Documentation, and a complete revision of the Record of the Completion. 2) SIG-TMS [J. Moore] The committee was unable to reach consensus on sensitivity testing with SIG- HOU. 3) SIG-IDS [D. O Connor] There were no issues to report 4) SIG-NAS [R. Grill] There were no controversial issues for SIG-NAS. 5) SIG-PRO [M. Bunker] a) The Power Over Ethernet concept was not accepted and some comments were held for further review during the 2016 cycle. The TG on Circuits and Pathways will continue its work for the next cycle. b) There are a few new requirements relative to elevators that will require correlation by the TCC. c) The point annunciation concept was not accepted by the committee, despite presentations by the IAFC. 6) SIG-ECS [W. Moore] a) The committee acted upon 54 public comments and 9 committee comments. There were 27 members and 8 guests in attendance at the ROC meeting. b) All task groups completed their work and were discharged with thanks. c) A new Audio Circuit db Loss task group was formed to review Comment c (Log #CC108) which had a committee action of Hold. Charlie Hall was designated as the Task Group chair and members are Waymon Jackson, Joe Dafin, and Jim Chambers. 7) SIG-SSS [W. Olsen] a) A task group addressed the issue of 90 second alarm signal verification between the ROP and ROC. A comment was submitted by the task group, but failed to get enough support within the committee so the task group met again to address outstanding concerns of all interested committee members and the IAFC. A revised recommendation including actions during a required pre-alarm action was voted on during the second day of meetings and received positive support of a consensus of members. The 90 second verification requires an opt-in by the fire department and is case-by-case based on a specific occupancy. b) Point and zone ID was discussed at length. c) The definition of Communication Cloud and how mesh radio networks work was discussed at length. 8) SIG-PRS [J. Knight] As Jeff was unable to attend the meeting, Doug Aiken reported that there were no controversial issues that the TCC needs to be concerned with. 9) SIG-HOU [L. Dallaire] The committee addressed sensitivity testing for smoke alarms and made revisions to provide correlation with the low frequency audible signaling requirements in Chapter Terminology Task Groups 1) Glossary of Terms [J. McNamara] There was nothing new to report. The task group will continue their work during the next revision cycle 2) Condition, Signal and Response [a. Berezowski] The task group completed assigned work through actions taken on proposals and comments. The task group was dismissed with thanks. 3

15 3) Control Locations [D. Aiken] The task group developed a definition for emergency command center which was forwarded to SIG-ECS (see action on Comment 72-14). The task group was dismissed with thanks. 4) Emergency Plan Terms [W. Moore and W. Bunker] There was nothing new to report. The task group will continue their work during the next revision cycle New Chapter on Plans and Documentation (CHAPTER 7) Lee Richardson commended Bruce and all members who participated on the TCC Chapter 7 Follow-up task group. Two versions of the task group s work on Chapter 7 were distributed to the TCC; one clean and one showing where the requirements came from. Within these documents the requirements/changes as approved by the individual TCs were retained; the task group only made changes to the placement of these requirements. Initial instructions from TCC to the committees were to place all requirements pertaining to documentation in one chapter. The instructions indicated that SIG-FUN would be responsible for placement but not the actual text. However, the SIG-FUN committee action deleted some of the material intended by other committees. The SIG-ECS committee incorporated some of the deleted material in Chapter 24. Among other things, the revisions made by the TCC follow-up task group have correlated the actions of the two committees, eliminated duplication and placed the requirements proposed for Chapter 24 back into Chapter 7. Testing forms have been moved to the new Chapter 7 with references placed in Chapter 14 pointing back to Chapter 7. The TCC reviewed the document prepared by the follow-up task group in detail and made changes as agreed upon. Motion was made and seconded to accept the TCC re-write of Chapter 7 as developed during the meeting. The re-write is placed as part of the TCC action on Comment 72-48a. The TCC Chapter 7 Follow-up Task Group was dismissed with praise Review of Comments for TCC Action Notes A) Review of Individual TC Actions on Comments SIG-FUN The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems (Chapter 1, Chapter 7 and Chapter 10). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. 4

16 It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-IDS The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm Systems (Chapter 17 and Annex B). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-PRO The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems (Chapters 12, 21, 23 and Annex C). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-NAS The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm Systems (Chapter 18). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-SSS The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems (Chapter 26). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-PRS 5

17 The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Public Fire Reporting Systems (Chapter 27). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Public Fire Reporting Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-TMS The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems (Chapter 14, Annex D and Annex G). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-HOU The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems (Chapter 29). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. SIG-ECS The TCC reviewed the actions of the TC on Emergency Communications Systems (Chapter 24). During the review process, individual TCC Actions were generated with a motion made, seconded and affirmatively voted for each Action. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the Report on Comments of the Technical Committee on Emergency Communications Systems, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. B) Entire Report on Comments It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously affirmative to approve for release the entire Report on Comments for the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, as amended by the Technical Correlating Committee. Item TCC Task Group Reports 6

18 1) Water Flow Switch Testing Frequency. NFPA 25 is coming into cycle. Peter Larrimer indicated that he would be developing proposals for consideration by the technical committee. 2) Review of NFPA 550. There was nothing new to report. 3) SIG/NEC Correlation Task Group (Wiring Task Group). S. Clary noted that the NEC ROP meetings are scheduled for January S. Clary has reviewed Article 760 proposals and there does not seem to be anything controversial as it relates to NFPA 72. Shane did not personally or on behalf of the Wiring TG submit any proposals. The TG will report to the TCC after the NEC ROP process has been completed. 4) Low Frequency Requirements. Testing provisions for the low frequency audible signal are in development by UL. Item TCC Liaison Reports NFPA 25 T. Norton noted that NFPA 25 is in the A2013 revision cycle and the proposal closing date has passed. Tom indicated that he would develop committee proposals at the NFPA 25 ROP meeting to correlate with changes made in 72 (SIG-TMS). NFPA 101 W. Moore reported that NFPA edition has been issued. Wayne noted that there were many challenges throughout the revision process and a lot of discussion pertaining to fireworks issues. Item Fire Detection and Alarm Research Council B. Schifiliti spoke about LED lights as a method of signaling (not as a replacement of strobes). In addition it was noted a Foundation project on best practices guidance for messaging was also being developed by NIST. Item NFPA Chair Training All TC chairs, with the exception of R. Grill, have attended the training. Ray noted that he was unable to attend chair trainings because of scheduling conflicts and because his tenure as chair has expired, he is not planning to attend future chair trainings. 7

19 Item Year Pins Art Black did some research and provided a list of members that have been members of the various 72 committees for 25 years or more. Shane noted that reports are produced by Standards Administration yearly for Standards Council awards and suggested that Art contact them to see if any other members are eligible. It was noted that a budget for the production of the pins is needed from NFPA. Item Old Business ITM Summit/NFPA 4 The NFPA 4 Technical Committee on Commissioning and Integrated Testing has been established and members from the 72 Technical Committees and the Technical Correlating Committee have been appointed. A complete committee list and the document scope are posted on the document information page ( A draft of the new NFPA 4 Standard for Integrated Testing of Fire Protection Systems is scheduled to be issued at the March 2012 Standards Council meeting. The revision cycle has not been established New Business 1) A2012 Cycle Dates The NITMAM closing date is April 6, 2012 and Certified Motions will be posted May 4, A 72 TCC teleconference was tentatively scheduled for 11am Eastern on May 14 th to review Certified Motions. It was noted that the Annual Meeting dates are different that the dates published in the 2010 NFPA Directory; the correct dates and location are June 11 14, 2012, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. A Standards Council meeting is scheduled to take place at NFPA August 7-9, If there are any appeals on NFPA 72, chairs of the Technical Committee(s) involved may be asked to attend. At this time a TCC meeting is not scheduled to take place in conjunction with the August SC meeting. 2) A2015 Cycle Dates (new process) An official schedule for the A2015 cycle has not been published as yet; however, based upon the A2014 schedule, the public input (proposal) closing date should be June 22, 2013 and the First Draft (ROP) TC meetings will need to be held no later than August 31, Please note that these dates are subject to change as the A2015 schedule has not been published and, in addition, staff may request permission from the NFPA Standards Council to adjust the dates. 3) Request from SIG-HOU to be assigned ITM responsibilities As a part of the actions on comments in agenda item , the TCC directed that SIG-HOU take responsibility for the inspection, testing and maintenance of single- and multiple-station alarms and household fire alarm systems. While the scopes of the SIG-HOU and SIG-TMS committees have not been altered specifically in regard to the inspection, testing and maintenance of this equipment since 8

20 the SIG-HOU committee originally had that responsibility, after completion of this cycle the TCC will review all TC committee scopes and request scope changes as necessary. 4) The following NEW Task Groups were established: a) Smoke Alarm Testing Task Group The TCC established a task group to review the proposals and comments on testing of smoke alarms and, if necessary, produce a TIA to ensure that the resulting testing requirements are properly correlated. Because two committees and two chapters of the code are involved the task group will include members of both committees. It is preferable to have this TIA processed and issued in conjunction with the 2013 Code. The following members were appointed to serve on the task group: L.J. Dallaire (TG chair), Peter Larrimer, Dan Gottuk, Jeff Okun, Jeff Moore (and possibly other members from SIG-TMS) and Jeff Shapiro (International Code Consultants). As a part of the overall discussion it was also suggested that the requirements in Chapter 29 also be published as a separate document. A separate document may be of value to home builders and installers. Lee Richardson noted that a request for a new document would need to be submitted to the Standards Council. b) Forms Task Group During the process of reviewing comments that revised the record of completion and testing and maintenance form, it was noted that a higher level of review and input from all committees is needed. A task group was established to review and continue correlate efforts with all Technical Committees. It was suggested that the TG work be distributed to all members prior to the proposal closing date for the next cycle and allow feedback to the TG before submission of the TG work as a public proposal (public input). The following members were appointed to serve on the task group: Shane Clary, Art Black, and Tom Hammerberg. It was also requested that TC chairs appoint one person from each TC. c) NFPA 72 & 1221 Task Group This task group was established to review and correlate related requirements between the two documents, in particular, staffing requirements at communication centers. Doug Aiken was appointed as chair. SIG-SSS & SIG-ECS chairs are requested to appoint members. The Chair of NFPA 1221 will also be asked to appoint member(s). d) Fire Risk Analysis and Risk Analysis Task Group This task group was established to review the terms in general and as they relate to NFPA 72 [reference Comment 72-4 and 72-7 and related proposals]. The submitter of Comment 72-4, Dave Frable, will be asked to chair this task group. It was requested that chairs of SIG-FUN & SIG-ECS appoint TC members for this task group. e) Designer Task Group 9

21 This task group was established to define and correlate the definition and use of the term designer. It was noted that there are two levels of designer plans versus shop drawings. The following members were appointed to serve on the task group: Jack McNamara, Jim Mundy and an additional member(s) from SIG-ECS to be appointed. f) Smoke Alarms in Commercial Occupancies Task Group The task group was established to compile background material and develop recommendations to define the allowed applications and installation of single- and multiple-station smoke alarms in commercial occupancies. The task group should develop technical material to present to the Building and Life Safety Code arenas for them to address code changes relative to the use and installation of these devices in addition to developing requirements and annex material for NFPA 72. It is noted that NFPA 101 and 5000 are in the A2014 revision cycle with a proposal (public input) closing date of May 4, This task group will report back to the TCC during the next revision cycle (A2014 for the 2013 edition). The following members were appointed to serve on the task group: Wayne Moore (chair), Bob Boyer, Art Black, Richard Bukowski, Dan Finnegan, Ray Grill, Dave Klein, Tom Norton, and Warren Olsen and Jeff Shapiro. g) Strobes Operation TG Task Group established to review Comment (ECS vs FUN). The following members were appointed to serve on the task group: Ray Grill, Shane Clary, Andrew Berezowski and one member from ECS Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 pm on Thursday, December 16, Respectfully Submitted, Lee F. Richardson Staff Liaison and Secretary 10