2012 Annual Revision Cycle. Public Comment Deadline: August 30, 2011

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1 2012 Annual Revision Cycle Report on Proposals A compilation of NFPA Technical Committee Reports on Proposals for public review and comment Public Comment Deadline: August 30, 2011 NOTE: The proposed NFPA documents addressed in this Report on Proposals (ROP) and in a follow-up Report on Comments (ROC) will only be presented for action when proper Amending Motions have been submitted to the NFPA by the deadline of April 6, The June 2012 NFPA Conference & Expo will be held June 11 14, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. During the meeting, the Association Technical Meeting (Tech Session) will be held June 13 14, Documents that receive no motions will not be presented at the meeting and instead will be forwarded directly to the Standards Council for action on issuance. For more information on the rules and for up-to-date information on schedules and deadlines for processing NFPA documents, check the NFPA website ( or contact NFPA Standards Administration. National Fire Protection Association 1 BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY, MA ISSN Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA

2 Information on NFPA Codes and Standards Development I. Applicable Regulations. The primary rules governing the processing of NFPA documents (codes, standards, recommended practices, and guides) are the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects (Regs). Other applicable rules include NFPA Bylaws, NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules, NFPA Guide for the Conduct of Participants in the NFPA Standards Development Process, and the NFPA Regulations Governing Petitions to the Board of Directors from Decisions of the Standards Council. Most of these rules and regulations are contained in the NFPA Directory. For copies of the Directory, contact Codes and Standards Administration at NFPA Headquarters; all these documents are also available on the NFPA website at The following is general information on the NFPA process. All participants, however, should refer to the actual rules and regulations for a full understanding of this process and for the criteria that govern participation. II. Technical Committee Report. The Technical Committee Report is defined as the Report of the Technical Committee and Technical Correlating Committee (if any) on a document consisting of the ROP and ROC. A Technical Committee Report consists of the Report on Proposals (ROP), as modified by the Report on Comments (ROC), published by the Association. III. Step 1: Report on Proposals (ROP). The ROP is defined as a report to the Association on the actions taken by Technical Committees and/or Technical Correlating Committees, accompanied by a ballot statement and one or more proposals on text for a new document or to amend an existing document. Any objection to an action in the ROP must be raised through the filing of an appropriate Comment for consideration in the ROC or the objection will be considered resolved. IV. Step 2: Report on Comments (ROC). The ROC is defined as a report to the Association on the actions taken by Technical Committees and/or Technical Correlating Committees accompanied by a ballot statement and one or more comments resulting from public review of the Report on Proposals (ROP). The ROP and the ROC together constitute the Technical Committee Report. Any outstanding objection following the ROC must be raised through an appropriate Amending Motion at the Association Technical Meeting or the objection will be considered resolved. V. Step 3a: Action at Association Technical Meeting. Following the publication of the ROC, there is a period during which those wishing to make proper Amending Motions on the Technical Committee Reports must signal their intention by submitting a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion. Documents that receive notice of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will be presented for action at the annual June Association Technical Meeting. At the meeting, the NFPA membership can consider and act on these Certified Amending Motions as well as Follow-up Amending Motions, that is, motions that become necessary as a result of a previous successful Amending Motion. (See through of Regs for a summary of the available Amending Motions and who may make them.) Any outstanding objection following action at an Association Technical Meeting (and any further Technical Committee consideration following successful Amending Motions, see Regs at 4.7) must be raised through an appeal to the Standards Council or it will be considered to be resolved. VI. Step 3b: Documents Forwarded Directly to the Council. Where no Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) is received and certified in accordance with the Technical Meeting Convention Rules, the document is forwarded directly to the Standards Council for action on issuance. Objections are deemed to be resolved for these documents. VII. Step 4a: Council Appeals. Anyone can appeal to the Standards Council concerning procedural or substantive matters related to the development, content, or issuance of any document of the Association or on matters within the purview of the authority of the Council, as established by the Bylaws and as determined by the Board of Directors. Such appeals must be in written form and filed with the Secretary of the Standards Council (see 1.6 of Regs). Time constraints for filing an appeal must be in accordance with of the Regs. Objections are deemed to be resolved if not pursued at this level. VIII. Step 4b: Document Issuance. The Standards Council is the issuer of all documents (see Article 8 of Bylaws). The Council acts on the issuance of a document presented for action at an Association Technical Meeting within 75 days from the date of the recommendation from the Association Technical Meeting, unless this period is extended by the Council (see 4.8 of Regs). For documents forwarded directly to the Standards Council, the Council acts on the issuance of the document at its next scheduled meeting, or at such other meeting as the Council may determine (see and 4.8 of Regs). IX. Petitions to the Board of Directors. The Standards Council has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of the codes and standards development process and the issuance of documents. However, where extraordinary circumstances requiring the intervention of the Board of Directors exist, the Board of Directors may take any action necessary to fulfill its obligations to preserve the integrity of the codes and standards development process and to protect the interests of the Association. The rules for petitioning the Board of Directors can be found in the Regulations Governing Petitions to the Board of Directors from Decisions of the Standards Council and in 1.7 of the Regs. X. For More Information. The program for the Association Technical Meeting (as well as the NFPA website as information becomes available) should be consulted for the date on which each report scheduled for consideration at the meeting will be presented. For copies of the ROP and ROC as well as more information on NFPA rules and for up-to-date information on schedules and deadlines for processing NFPA documents, check the NFPA website ( or contact NFPA Codes & Standards Administration at (617)

3 2012 Annual Revision Cycle ROP Contents by NFPA Numerical Designation Note: Documents appear in numerical order. NFPA No. Type Action Title Page No. 13 P Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems D P Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes... 13D-1 13R P Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height... 13R-1 20 P Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection P Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances P Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes P Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code P Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities P National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code P Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives A P Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety A P Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives P Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems P Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems P Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants P Code for Safety to Life from Fire on Merchant Vessels P Hazardous Materials Code P Guide for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Operations P Standard on Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways P Guide for Airport/Community Emergency Planning P Guide for Emergency Medical Services and Systems P Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents P Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents P Guide on Methods for Evaluating Potential for Room Flashover 555-1

4 654 P Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids P Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications P Code for Model Rocketry P Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles P Code for High Power Rocketry DS N Draft Standard for Standard Method of Fire Test for Flame Breaks 1128DS DS N Draft Standard for Standard Method of Fire Test for Covered Fuse on Consumer Fireworks 1129DS P Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire P Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems P Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program P Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments P Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service N Standard for Automotive Ambulances TYPES OF ACTION P Partial Revision C Complete Revision N New Document R Reconfirmation W Withdrawal

5 Agricultural Dusts 61 Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities P 61-1 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting 402 Guide for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Operations P Guide for Airport/Community Emergency Planning P Airport Facilities 415 Standard on Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways P Ambulances 1917 Standard for Automotive Ambulances N Automatic Sprinkler Systems 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems P 13-1 Residential Sprinkler Systems 13D Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family 13R Dwellings and Manufactured Homes P 13D-1 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height P 13R-1 Private Water Supply Piping Systems 24 Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances P Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants P Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing Equipment Electronic Safety Equipment 1801 Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service P Emergency Medical Services 450 Guide for Emergency Medical Services and Systems P Fire Doors and Windows 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives P Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives P Fire Pumps 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection P 20-1 Fire Service Occupational Safety and Health 1500 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program P Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments P Forest and Rural Fire Protection 1144 Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire P Handling and Conveying of Dusts, Vapors, and Gases 654 Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids P Hazard and Risk of Contents and Furnishings 555 Guide on Methods for Evaluating Potential for Room Flashover P Hazardous Chemicals 400 Hazardous Materials Code P Hazardous Materials Response Personnel 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/ Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents P Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents P Industrial and Medical Gases 51 Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes P Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code P 55-1 Merchant Vessels 301 Code for Safety to Life from Fire on Merchant Vessels P iii

6 National Electrical Code Emergency Power Supplies 110 Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems P Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems P Professional Qualifications Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications P Public Emergency Service Communication 1221 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems P Pyrotechnics 1122 Code for Model Rocketry P Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles P Code for High Power Rocketry P DS Draft Standard for Standard Method of Fire Tests for Flame Breaks N 1128DS DS Draft Standard for Standard Method of Fire Test for Covered Fuse on Consumer Fireworks N 1129DS-1 Safety to Life Alternative Approaches to Life Safety 101A Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety P 101A-1 Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property 72 National Fire Alarm Code P 72-1 iii

7 COMMITTEE MEMBER CLASSIFICATIONS 1,2,3,4 The following classifications apply to Committee members and represent their principal interest in the activity of the Committee. 1. M Manufacturer: A representative of a maker or marketer of a product, assembly, or system, or portion thereof, that is affected by the standard. 2. U User: A representative of an entity that is subject to the provisions of the standard or that voluntarily uses the standard. 3. IM Installer/Maintainer: A representative of an entity that is in the business of installing or maintaining a product, assembly, or system affected by the standard. 4. L Labor: A labor representative or employee concerned with safety in the workplace. 5. RT Applied Research/Testing Laboratory: A representative of an independent testing laboratory or independent applied research organization that promulgates and/or enforces standards. 6. E Enforcing Authority: A representative of an agency or an organization that promulgates and/or enforces standards. 7. I Insurance: A representative of an insurance company, broker, agent, bureau, or inspection agency. 8. C Consumer: A person who is or represents the ultimate purchaser of a product, system, or service affected by the standard, but who is not included in (2). 9. SE Special Expert: A person not representing (1) through (8) and who has special expertise in the scope of the standard or portion thereof. NOTE 1: Standard connotes code, standard, recommended practice, or guide. NOTE 2: A representative includes an employee. NOTE 3: While these classifications will be used by the Standards Council to achieve a balance for Technical Committees, the Standards Council may determine that new classifications of member or unique interests need representation in order to foster the best possible Committee deliberations on any project. In this connection, the Standards Council may make such appointments as it deems appropriate in the public interest, such as the classification of Utilities in the National Electrical Code Committee. NOTE 4: Representatives of subsidiaries of any group are generally considered to have the same classification as the parent organization. v

8 FORM FOR COMMENT ON NFPA REPORT ON PROPOSALS 2012 ANNUAL REVISION CYCLE FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COMMENTS: 5:00 pm EDST, August 30, 2011 For further information on the standards-making process, please contact the Codes and Standards Administration at or visit For technical assistance, please call NFPA at FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Log #: Date Rec d: Please indicate in which format you wish to receive your ROP/ROC electronic paper download (Note: If choosing the download option, you must view the ROP/ROC from our website; no copy will be sent to you.) Date 8/1/200X Name John B. Smith Tel. No Company Street Address 9 Seattle St. City Tacoma State WA Zip ***If you wish to receive a hard copy, a street address MUST be provided. Deliveries cannot be made to PO boxes. Please indicate organization represented (if any) Fire Marshals Assn. of North America 1. (a) NFPA Document Title National Fire Alarm Code NFPA No. & Year NFPA 72, 200X ed. (b) Section/Paragraph Comment on Proposal No. (from ROP): Comment Recommends (check one): new text revised text deleted text 4. Comment (include proposed new or revised wording, or identification of wording to be deleted): [Note: Proposed text should be in legislative format; i.e., use underscore to denote wording to be inserted (inserted wording) and strike-through to denote wording to be deleted (deleted wording).] Delete exception. 5. Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Comment: (Note: State the problem that would be resolved by your recommendation; give the specific reason for your Comment, including copies of tests, research papers, fire experience, etc. If more than 200 words, it may be abstracted for publication.) A properly installed and maintained system should be free of ground faults. The occurrence of one or more ground faults should be required to cause a trouble signal because it indicates a condition that could contribute to future malfunction of the system. Ground fault protection has been widely available on these systems for years and its cost is negligible. Requiring it on all systems will promote better installations, maintenance and reliability. 6. Copyright Assignment (a) I am the author of the text or other material (such as illustrations, graphs) proposed in the Comment. (b) Some or all of the text or other material proposed in this Comment was not authored by me. Its source is as follows: (please identify which material and provide complete information on its source) I hereby grant and assign to the NFPA all and full rights in copyright in this Comment and understand that I acquire no rights in any publication of NFPA in which this Comment in this or another similar or analogous form is used. Except to the extent that I do not have authority to make an assignment in materials that I have identified in (b) above, I hereby warrant that I am the author of this Comment and that I have full power and authority to enter into this assignment. Signature (Required) PLEASE USE SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH COMMENT Mail to: Secretary, Standards Council National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA OR Fax to: (617) OR to: proposals_comments@nfpa.org

9 FORM FOR COMMENT ON NFPA REPORT ON PROPOSALS 2012 ANNUAL REVISION CYCLE FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COMMENTS: 5:00 pm EDST, August 30, 2011 For further information on the standards-making process, please contact the Codes and Standards Administration at or visit For technical assistance, please call NFPA at FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Log #: Date Rec d: Please indicate in which format you wish to receive your ROP/ROC electronic paper download (Note: If choosing the download option, you must view the ROP/ROC from our website; no copy will be sent to you.) Date Name Tel. No. Company Street Address City State Zip ***If you wish to receive a hard copy, a street address MUST be provided. Deliveries cannot be made to PO boxes. Please indicate organization represented (if any) 1. (a) NFPA Document Title NFPA No. & Year (b) Section/Paragraph 2. Comment on Proposal No. (from ROP): 3. Comment Recommends (check one): new text revised text deleted text 4. Comment (include proposed new or revised wording, or identification of wording to be deleted): [Note: Proposed text should be in legislative format; i.e., use underscore to denote wording to be inserted (inserted wording) and strike-through to denote wording to be deleted (deleted wording).] 5. Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Comment: (Note: State the problem that would be resolved by your recommendation; give the specific reason for your Comment, including copies of tests, research papers, fire experience, etc. If more than 200 words, it may be abstracted for publication.) 6. Copyright Assignment (a) I am the author of the text or other material (such as illustrations, graphs) proposed in the Comment. (b) Some or all of the text or other material proposed in this Comment was not authored by me. Its source is as follows: (please identify which material and provide complete information on its source) I hereby grant and assign to the NFPA all and full rights in copyright in this Comment and understand that I acquire no rights in any publication of NFPA in which this Comment in this or another similar or analogous form is used. Except to the extent that I do not have authority to make an assignment in materials that I have identified in (b) above, I hereby warrant that I am the author of this Comment and that I have full power and authority to enter into this assignment. Signature (Required) PLEASE USE SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH COMMENT Mail to: Secretary, Standards Council National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA OR Fax to: (617) OR to: proposals_comments@nfpa.org

10 Sequence of Events Leading to Issuance of an NFPA Committee Document Step 1 Call for Proposals Proposed new document or new edition of an existing document is entered into one of two yearly revision cycles, and a Call for Proposals is published. Step 2 Report on Proposals (ROP) Committee meets to act on Proposals, to develop its own Proposals, and to prepare its Report. Committee votes by written ballot on Proposals. If two-thirds approve, Report goes forward. Lacking twothirds approval, Report returns to Committee. Step 3 Report on Proposals (ROP) is published for public review and comment. Report on Comments (ROC) Committee meets to act on Public Comments to develop its own Comments, and to prepare its report. Committee votes by written ballot on Comments. If two-thirds approve, Report goes forward. Lacking twothirds approval, Report returns to Committee. Step 4 Report on Comments (ROC) is published for public review. Association Technical Meeting Notices of intent to make a motion are filed, are reviewed, and valid motions are certified for presentation at the Association Technical Meeting. ( Consent Documents that have no certified motions bypass the Association Technical Meeting and proceed to the Standards Council for issuance.) NFPA membership meets each June at the Association Technical Meeting and acts on Technical Committee Reports (ROP and ROC) for documents with certified amending motions. Step 5 Committee(s) vote on any amendments to Report approved at NFPA Association Technical Meeting. Standards Council Issuance Notification of intent to file an appeal to the Standards Council on Association action must be filed within 20 days of the NFPA Association Technical Meeting. Standards Council decides, based on all evidence, whether or not to issue document or to take other action, including hearing any appeals.

11 The Association Technical Meeting The process of public input and review does not end with the publication of the ROP and ROC. Following the completion of the Proposal and Comment periods, there is yet a further opportunity for debate and discussion through the Association Technical Meeting that takes place at the NFPA Annual Meeting. The Association Technical Meeting provides an opportunity for the final Technical Committee Report (i.e., the ROP and ROC) on each proposed new or revised code or standard to be presented to the NFPA membership for the debate and consideration of motions to amend the Report. The specific rules for the types of motions that can be made and who can make them are set forth in the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects (Regs), which should always be consulted by those wishing to bring an issue before the membership at an Association Technical Meeting. The following presents some of the main features of how a Report is handled. The Filing of a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion. Before making an allowable motion at an Association Technical Meeting, the intended maker of the motion must file, in advance of the session, and within the published deadline, a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion. A Motions Committee appointed by the Standards Council then reviews all notices and certifies all amending motions that are proper. The Motions Committee can also, in consultation with the makers of the motions, clarify the intent of the motions and, in certain circumstances, combine motions that are dependent on each other together so that they can be made in one single motion. A Motions Committee report is then made available in advance of the meeting listing all certified motions. Only these Certified Amending Motions, together with certain allowable Follow-Up Motions (that is, motions that have become necessary as a result of previous successful amending motions) will be allowed at the Association Technical Meeting. Consent Documents. Often there are codes and standards up for consideration by the membership that will be noncontroversial and no proper Notices of Intent to Make a Motion will be filed. These Consent Documents will bypass the Association Technical Meeting and head straight to the Standards Council for issuance. The remaining documents are then forwarded to the Association Technical Meeting for consideration of the NFPA membership. What Amending Motions Are Allowed. The Technical Committee Reports contain many Proposals and Comments that the Technical Committee has rejected or revised in whole or in part. Actions of the Technical Committee published in the ROP may also eventually be rejected or revised by the Technical Committee during the development of its ROC. The motions allowed by NFPA rules provide the opportunity to propose amendments to the text of a proposed code or standard based on these published Proposals, Comments, and Committee actions. Thus, the list of allowable motions include motions to accept Proposals and Comments in whole or in part as submitted or as modified by a Technical Committee action. Motions are also available to reject an accepted Comment in whole or part. In addition, Motions can be made to return an entire Technical Committee Report or a portion of the Report to the Technical Committee for further study. The NFPA Annual Meeting, also known as the NFPA Conference & Expo, takes place in June of each year. A second Fall membership meeting was discontinued in 2004, so the NFPA Technical Committee Report Session now runs once each year at the Annual Meeting in June. Who Can Make Amending Motions. NFPA rules also define those authorized to make amending motions. In many cases, the maker of the motion is limited by NFPA rules to the original submitter of the Proposal or Comment or his or her duly authorized representative. In other cases, such as a Motion to Reject an accepted Comment, or to Return a Technical Committee Report or a portion of a Technical Committee Report for Further Study, anyone can make these motions. For a complete explanation, the NFPA Regs should be consulted.

12 Action on Motions at the Association Technical Meeting. In order to actually make a Certified Amending Motion at the Association Technical Meeting, the maker of the motion must sign in at least an hour before the session begins. In this way a final list of motions can be set in advance of the session. At the session, each proposed document up for consideration is presented by a motion to adopt the Technical Committee Report on the document. Following each such motion, the presiding officer in charge of the session opens the floor to motions on the document from the final list of Certified Amending Motions followed by any permissible Follow-Up Motions. Debate and voting on each motion proceeds in accordance with NFPA Regs. NFPA membership is not required in order to make or speak to a motion, but voting is limited to NFPA members who have joined at least 180 days prior to the Association Technical Meeting and have registered for the meeting. At the close of debate on each motion, voting takes place, and the motion requires a majority vote to carry. In order to amend a Technical Committee Report, successful amending motions must be confirmed by the responsible Technical Committee, which conducts a written ballot on all successful amending motions following the meeting and prior to the document being forwarded to the Standards Council for issuance. Standards Council Issuance One of the primary responsibilities of the NFPA Standards Council, as the overseer of the NFPA codes and standards development process, is to act as the official issuer of all NFPA codes and standards. When it convenes to issue NFPA documents, it also hears any appeals related to the document. Appeals are an important part of assuring that all NFPA rules have been followed and that due process and fairness have been upheld throughout the codes and standards development process. The Council considers appeals both in writing and through the conduct of hearings at which all interested parties can participate. It decides appeals based on the entire record of the process as well as all submissions on the appeal. After deciding all appeals related to a document before it, the Council, if appropriate, proceeds to issue the document as an official NFPA code or standard. Subject only to limited review by the NFPA Board of Directors, the decision of the Standards Council is final, and the new NFPA code or standard becomes effective twenty days after Standards Council issuance.

13 Report of the Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property (SIG-AAC) Report of the Committee on Emergency Communication Systems [SIG-ECS] Robert P. Schifiliti, Chair R. P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc., MA [SE] Lee F. Richardson, Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting) National Fire Protection Association, MA Douglas M. Aiken, Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid, NH [U] Rep. International Municipal Signal Association Andrew G. Berezowski, Honeywell Inc., CT [M] Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Art Black, Carmel Fire Protection Associates, CA [E] J. Robert Boyer, UTC/Edwards Company, NJ [M] John C. Fannin III, SafePlace Corporation, DE [U] Louis T. Fiore, L. T. Fiore, Inc., NJ [IM] Rep. Central Station Alarm Association Bruce Fraser, Fraser Fire Protection Services, MA [SE] Vic Humm, Vic Humm & Associates, TN [SE] David F. Klein, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, NV [E] Rep. International Association of Fire Chiefs Peter A. Larrimer, US Department of Veterans Affairs, PA [U] Fred M. Leber, Leber/Rubes Inc., Canada [SE] James M. Mundy, Jr., Asset Protection Associates, Ltd., NY [M] Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Lynn Nielson, City of Henderson, NV [E] Thomas F. Norton, Norel Service Company, Inc., MA [IM] Rep. US Naval Historical Center VL to Document: 72 Rodger Reiswig, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, FL [M] Lawrence J. Shudak, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] Tom G. Smith, Cox Systems Technology, OK [IM] Rep. National Electrical Contractors Association Lawrence J. Wenzel, Hughes Associates, Inc., CT [SE] Alternates Jeffrey R. Brooks, SimplexGrinnell, MA [M] (Alt. to Rodger Reiswig) Richard W. Bukowski, The RJA Group, Inc., MD [SE] (Alt. to Bruce Fraser) Louis Chavez, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] (Alt. to Lawrence J. Shudak) Thomas P. Hammerberg, Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc., GA [M] (Alt. to James M. Mundy, Jr.) Jack McNamara, Bosch Security Systems, NY [M] (Alt. to Andrew G. Berezowski) Earl P. Valois, City of New Orleans Fire Department, LA [E] (Alt. to David F. Klein) Frank L. Van Overmeiren, FP&C Consultants, Inc., IN [SE] (Alt. to Vic Humm) Nonvoting Benjamin B. Aycock, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC (Member Emeritus) Merton W. Bunker, Jr., US Department of State, VA [U] Rep. TC on Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems Shane M. Clary, Bay Alarm Company, CA [IM] Rep. TC on Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems Laurence J. Dallaire, US Architect of the Capitol, DC [E] Rep. TC on Household Fire Alarm Systems Raymond A. Grill,Arup Fire,DC [SE] Rep. TC on Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm Systems Jeffrey G. Knight, City of Newton Fire Department, MA [U] Rep. TC on Public Fire Reporting Systems J. Jeffrey Moore, Hughes Associates, Inc., OH [SE] Rep. TC on Testing & Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems Wayne D. Moore, Hughes Associates, Inc., RI [SE] Rep. TC on Emergency Communication Systems Daniel J. O Connor, Aon Fire Protection Engineering, IL [I] Rep. TC on Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm Systems Warren E. Olsen, Fire Safety Consultants, Inc., IL [E] Rep. TC on Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems Martin H. Reiss, The RJA Group, Inc., MA [SE] Rep. Safety to Life Correlating Committee Evan E. Stauffer, Jr., US Department of the Navy, PA Rep. TC Public Emergency Service Communications Dean K. Wilson, Hughes Associates, Inc., PA [SE] (Member Emeritus) Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the installation, performance, maintenance, testing, and use of signaling components and signaling systems for the protection of life, property and mission continuity Wayne D. Moore, Chair Hughes Associates, Inc., RI [SE] Daniel P. Finnegan, Siemens Industry, Inc., NJ [M] Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Steven D. Admire, Communication Concepts, TX [IM] Christopher Afuwah, Fire Department City of New York, NY [E] Oded Aron, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NJ [U] Peter Binkley, Evax Systems, Inc., CT [M] Daniel Bridgett, US Department of the Navy, CA [E] Whit Chaiyabhat, Georgetown University, MD [U] Thomas M. Chambers, Vector Security Inc., PA [IM] Rep. Central Station Alarm Association Joe L. Collins, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX [U] Joseph Dafin, US General Services Administration, DC [U] John C. Fannin III, SafePlace Corporation, DE [U] Bruce Fraser, Fraser Fire Protection Services, MA [SE] John S. Fuoto, AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc., VA [SE] Charles E. Hahl, The Protection Engineering Group, Inc., VA [SE] Raymond N. Hansen, US Department of the Air Force, FL [U] Waymon Jackson, University of Texas at Austin, TX [U] Scott Lacey, Lacey Fire Protection Engineering, AR [SE] Robert J. Libby, The RJA Group, Inc., GU [SE] Derek D. Mathews, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] Daniel L. Meneguin, State of Wisconsin, WI [E] James Mongeau, Space Age Electronics, Inc., MA [M] Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Joseph Ranaudo, AFA Protective Systems, Inc., NY [IM] Rodger Reiswig, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, FL [M] Sean C. Remke, FP&C Consultants, Inc., IN [SE] James P. Simpson, National Joint Apprentice & Training Committee, MN [L] Rep. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Andrew B. Woodward, Arup Fire,MA [SE] Alternates June A. Ballew, Cooper Notification, NJ [M] [Original Ballot only] (Alt. to James Mongeau) Laura E. Doyle, US General Services Administration, DC [U] (Alt. to Joseph Dafin) Raymond A. Grill, Arup Fire, DC [SE] (Alt. to Andrew B. Woodward) Paul E. Macknis, US Department of the Navy, CA [E] (Alt. to Daniel Bridgett) J. Jeffrey Moore, Hughes Associates, Inc., OH [SE] (Alt. to Wayne D. Moore) Denise L. Pappas, Valcom, Inc., VA [M] (Alt. to Daniel P. Finnegan) Thomas J. Parrish, Telgian, MI [IM] (Alt. to Steven D. Admire) Todd C. Shearer, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, NJ [M] (Alt. to Rodger Reiswig) Joseph M. Swiderski, III, The RJA Group Inc., IL [SE] (Alt. to Robert J. Libby) Jack Taddeo, Fire Department City of New York, NY [E] (Alt. to Christopher Afuwah) Larry D. Watson, American Professional Services, Inc., OK [IM] (Alt. to Thomas M. Chambers) Piper P. Wick, Cooper Notification, TX [M] (Alt. to James Mongeau) [Supplemental ballot only] Committee Scope: This committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the risk analysis, design, application, installation, and performance of emergency communications systems and their components. Public emergency services communications systems covered by NFPA 1221 are outside the scope of this committee except where they interface with in-building bi-directional amplifiers and where trouble and supervisory signals are intended to be monitored by the building fire alarm system.

14 Report of the Committee on Report of the Committee on Fundamentals of Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (SIG-FUN) Shane M. Clary, Chair Bay Alarm Company, CA [IM] Jeffrey S. Hancock, Secretary Valero Energy Corporation, TX [U] William R. Ball, National Joint Apprentice & Training Committee, IN [L] Rep. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Andrew G. Berezowski, Honeywell Inc., CT [M] Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Robert A. Bonifas, Alarm Detection Systems, Inc., IL [IM] Rep. Central Station Alarm Association Manuelita E. David, Aon Fire Protection Engineering, CA [I] Daniel G. Decker, Safety Systems, Inc., MI [IM] James Ditaranto, Commercial Electrical Systems, FL [IM] Sanford E. Egesdal, Egesdal Associates PLC, MN [SE] Lawrence Esch, World Security & Control Engineering, IL [E] Rep. Illinois Fire Inspectors Association David W. Frable, US General Services Administration, IL [U] Daniel J. Gauvin, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, MA [M] David Goodyear, Seneca College, Canada [SE] Scott Jacobs, ISC Electronic Systems, Inc., CA [IM] Jon Kapis, The RJA Group, Inc., CA [SE] Walter J. Kessler, Jr., FM Approvals, MA [I] Fred M. Leber, Leber/Rubes Incorporated, Canada [SE] Chester S. Maciaszek, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, SC [U] Richard A. Malady, Fire Fighter Sales & Service Company, PA [IM] Rep. National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors Maurice Marvi, HSB Professional Loss Control, NJ [I] Jack McNamara, Bosch Security Systems, NY [M] James M. Mundy, Jr., Asset Protection Associates, Ltd., NY [M] Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Louis Nash, US Coast Guard, DC [E] Thomas F. Norton, Norel Service Company, Inc., MA [IM] Rep. US Naval Historical Center David J. Stone, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] Emily Troyanski, Intertek Testing Services, NJ [RT] Ed Vaillancourt, E & M International, Inc., NM [M] Rep. Fire Suppression Systems Association Todd W. Warner, Brooks Equipment Company, Inc., NC [M] Rep. Fire Equipment Manufacturers Association William F. Wayman, Jr., Hughes Associates, Inc., MD [SE] Alternates Eric J. Apolenis, The RJA Group, Inc., CA [SE] (Alt. to Jon Kapis) Bob Elliott, FM Approvals, MA [I] (Alt. to Walter J. Kessler, Jr.) Kimberly A. Gruner, Fike Corporation, MO [M] (Alt. to Ed Vaillancourt) Robert M. Hill, Cintas Fire Protection, MA [M] (Alt. to James M. Mundy, Jr.) Daniel M. Kester, Battelle, WA [U] (Alt. to Jeffrey S. Hancock) Edward Loughney, Southwestern Idaho Electrical JATC, ID [L] (Alt. to William R. Ball) Maria Marks, Siemens Industry, MD [M] (Alt. to Andrew G. Berezowski) Lawrence J. Shudak, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] (Alt. to David J. Stone) Robert A. Williams, II, Vector Security Inc., VA [IM] (Alt. to Robert A. Bonifas) Dennis R. Yanek, Tyco/ADT Security Systems, NJ [M] (Alt. to Daniel J. Gauvin) Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on common system fundamentals for fire alarm and signaling systems, requirements for approvals, power supplies, equipment performance, system documentation, and compatibility. Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems (SIG-HOU) Laurence J. Dallaire, Chair US Architect of the Capitol, DC [E] H. Wayne Boyd, US Safety & Engineering Corporation, CA [IM] Rep. California Automatic Fire Alarm Association Inc. Dan Cantrell, Broadview Security, TX [IM] Melissa K. Chernovsky, Exponent, Inc., MD [SE] David E. Christian, Gentex Corporation, MI [M] Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Thomas G. Cleary, National Institute of Standards & Technology, MD [RT] James J. Convery, Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation, NY [I] Darrell Dantzler, US Department of State, MD [U] Timothy K. Dedear, City of Farmers Branch Fire Department, TX [E] Edward M. Fraczkowski, EBL Engineers, LLC, MD [SE] Robert B. Fuller, Fire Code Analysts, Inc., CA [C] Justin A. Geiman, US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, MD [RT] Wendy B. Gifford, Consultant, IL [SE] Daniel T. Gottuk, Hughes Associates, Inc., MD [SE] Mark A. Kittle, Town of Snowmass Village, CO [E] Anna Kryagin, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NJ [U] Kim R. Mniszewski, FX Engineering, Inc., IL [SE] Cory Ogle, Code Consultants, Inc., MO [SE] Jeffrey L. Okun, Nuko Security, Inc., LA [IM] Stephen M. Olenick, Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc., MD [SE] Steven Orlowski, National Association of Home Builders, DC [U] John L. Parssinen, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] Forrest J. Pecht, US Access Board, DC [C] Larry Ratzlaff, UTC/Kidde Safety, IL [M] Richard M. Simpson, Vector Security Inc., PA [IM] Rep. Central Station Alarm Association Alternates Oded Aron, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NJ [U] (Alt. to Anna Kryagin) Edward J. Babczak, US Department of State, MD [U] (Alt. to Darrell Dantzler) Lawrence Brown, National Association of Home Builders, DC [U] (Alt. to Steven Orlowski) David A. Bush, UTC/Kidde Safety, CO [M] (Alt. to Larry Ratzlaff) Manuelita E. David, Aon Fire Protection Engineering, CA [I] (Alt. to James J. Convery) Richard T. Long, Jr., Exponent, Inc., MD [SE] (Alt. to Melissa K. Chernovsky) Jeffery P. McBride, EBL Engineers, LLC, MD [SE] (Alt. to Edward M. Fraczkowski) Thomas J. McNelis, Jarden Safety and Security, IL [M] (Voting Alt. to NEMA Rep.) Christopher L. Mealy, Hughes Associates, Inc., MD [SE] (Alt. to Daniel T. Gottuk) Richard Jay Roberts, Honeywell Life Safety, IL [M] (Alt. to David E. Christian) Rick D. Sheets, Broadview Security, TX [IM] (Alt. to Dan Cantrell) Samuel T. (Ted) Stoler, Vector Security Inc., PA [IM] (Alt. to Richard M. Simpson) Jason A. Sutula, Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc., MD [SE] (Alt. to Stephen M. Olenick) Emily Troyanski, Intertek Testing Services, NJ [RT] (Voting Alt. to Intertek Rep.) Nonvoting Member Arthur S. Lee, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, MD [C] Maurice M. Pilette, Mechanical Designs Ltd., MA [SE] Rep. TC on Residential Sprinkler Systems Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the performance, installation, operation, and use of single- and multiple-station alarms and household alarm systems for fire warning. 72-2

15 Report of the Committee on Report of the Committee on Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (SIG-IDS) Daniel J. O Connor, Chair Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation, IL [I] William P. Adams, Secretary Apollo Fire Detectors North America, GA [M] Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Wayne J. Aho, Xtralis, Inc., MA [M] Mark S. Boone, Dominion Resources Services, VA [U] Rep. Edison Electric Institute John A. Chetelat, Honeywell Life Safety Group, CT [M] Rep. Fire Suppression Systems Association John M. Cholin, J. M. Cholin Consultants Inc., NJ [SE] Kenneth W. Dungan, Risk Technologies, LLC, TN [SE] Gary P. Fields, The Protectowire Company, Inc., MA [M] Cheryl A. Gagliardi, FM Approvals, MA [I] Robert A. Hall, R. A. Hall & Associates, NJ [SE] Robert L. Langer, Amerex Corporation, AL [M] Rep. Fire Equipment Manufacturers Association Loren L. Leimer, Hochiki America Corporation, CA [M] Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Norbert W. Makowka, National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors, IL [IM] Chris Marrion, Arup Fire, NY [SE] Samuel M. Miller, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., AK [U] Ovid E. Morphew, Jr., Design/Systems Group, TX [IM] Rep. National Independent Fire Alarm Distributors Assn. James W. Mottorn, II, Bosch Security Systems, NY [M] Lynn Nielson, City of Henderson, NV [E] Ronald D. Ouimette, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., NJ [M] Martin Reiss, Apollo Fire Detectors, GA [M] David L. Royse, Potter Electric Signal Company, MO [M] James R. Schario, Electrical Industry Training Center (IBEW/NECA), MO [L] Rep. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Michael D. Sides, XL Global Asset Protection Services, FL [I] Mark Swerdin, Zurich Services Corporation, NY [I] Lawrence J. Wenzel, Hughes Associates, Inc., CT [SE] Alternates Mark E. Agar, Fire Equipment Company Inc., MI [IM] (Alt. to Norbert W. Makowka) Michael B. Baker, Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc., OR [M] (Alt. to Loren L. Leimer) Thomas C. Brown, The RJA Group, Inc., MD [SE] (Alt. to Martin H. Reiss) Michael Earl Dillon, Dillon Consulting Engineers, Inc., CA [SE] (Alt. to Robert A. Hall) Scott M. Golly, Hughes Associates, Inc., MD [SE] (Alt. to Lawrence J. Wenzel) John A. Guetzke, Guetzke & Associates, Inc., WI [IM] (Alt. to Ovid E. Morphew, Jr.) Michael A. Henke, Potter Electric Signal Company, MO [M] (Alt. to David L. Royse) Noura Milardo, FM Global, MA [I] (Alt. to Cheryl A. Gagliardi) John L. Parssinen, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] (Voting Alt. to UL Rep.) Brian E. Swanick, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., NJ [M] (Alt. to Ronald D. Ouimette) Jerry Trotter, City of Henderson, NV [E] (Alt. to Lynn Nielson) Fred J. Wenzel, Jr., XL Global Protection Services, TX [I] (Alt. to Michael D. Sides) Michael Yakine, UTC/Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., MA [M] (Alt. to John A. Chetelat) Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the installation and operation of initiating devices for fire alarm and signaling systems Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (SIG-NAS) Raymond A. Grill, Chair Arup Fire, DC [SE] David E. Becker, Secretary Fire Equipment Service Company, KY [IM] Rep. National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors Robert F. Bitter, Honeywell Inc., MO [M] Thomas Carrie, Jr., Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation, IL [I] Daniel M. Grosch, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] Jeffrey M. Klein, System Sensor, IL [M] Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. David L. Klepitch, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP, MD [SE] Neal W. Krantz, Sr., Krantz Systems & Associates, LLC, MI [IM] Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Daniel F. Laurich, Warminster Township, Fire Marshal, PA [E] Steven P. Lewis, RFI Enterprises, CA [IM] David O. Lowrey, City of Boulder Fire Rescue, CO [E] Bob D. Morgan, Fort Worth Fire Department, TX [E] David Newhouse, Gentex Corporation, MI [M] Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Maurice M. Pilette, Mechanical Designs Ltd., MA [SE] Jack Poole, Poole Fire Protection, Inc., KS [SE] Sam P. Salwan, Environmental Systems Design, Inc., IL [SE] Robert P. Schifiliti, R. P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc., MA [SE] Michael T. Schmitt, Long Grove Fire Protection District, IL [E] Daniel L. Seibel, Wolverine Fire Protection Company, MI [IM] Morris L. Stoops, UTC GE Security, FL [M] Paul R. Strelecki, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., NJ [M] Alternates Doug Kline, Nowak Supply Fire Systems, IN [M] (Voting Alt. to FSSA Rep.) Michael J. Knoras, Jr., Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation, GA [I] (Alt. to Thomas Carrie, Jr.) James Mongeau, Space Age Electronics, Inc., MA [M] (Alt. to Jeffrey M. Klein) Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Leon Newsome, Cooper Notification, FL [M] (Alt. to David Newhouse) Robert M. Pikula, Reliable Fire Equipment Company, IL [IM] (Alt. to David E. Becker) Marlon Erthal Vieira, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., NJ [M] (Alt. to Paul R. Strelecki) Staff Liaison: Lee F. Richardson Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the installation and operation of notification appliances for fire alarm and signaling systems. Report of the Committee on Protected Premises Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (SIG-PRO) Merton W. Bunker, Jr., Chair US Department of State, VA [U] Leonard Belliveau, Jr., Secretary Hughes Associates, Inc., RI [SE] Scott Barrett, World Electronics, Inc., FL [M] James G. Bisker, US Department of Energy, DC [U] David J. Burkhart, Code Consultants, Inc., MO [SE] Anthony J. Capowski, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, MA [M] Harry M. Corson, IV, Siemens Fire Safety, NJ [M] Paul F. Crowley, FM Approvals, MA [I] Keith W. Dix, West Metro Fire Department, CO [E] Joshua W. Elvove, US General Services Administration, CO [U] Thomas P. Hammerberg, Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc., GA [M] Scott D. Harris, AFA Protective Systems, Inc., NY [IM] Mark D. Hayes, Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation, TX [I] William K. Hopple, Hopple & Company, CA [IM] Daniel J. Horon, CADgraphics, Incorporated, MN [M] Vic Humm, Vic Humm & Associates, TN [SE] Jim R. Kern, Kern Technical Services, TN [SE]