TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON Loss Prevention Procedures and Practices AGENDA First Draft Meeting May 9-10th, :00-5:00 PM EDT

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1 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON Loss Prevention Procedures and Practices AGENDA First Draft Meeting May 9-10th, :00-5:00 PM EDT 1. Welcome. Joe Cocciardi, Chair 2. Introduction of Committee Members, New Members and Attendees. 3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting-January 29, 2013 (attached). 4. Staff updates-nancy Pearce a) Committee membership update. b) Fall 2014 revision cycle schedule. c) New Process Presentation 5. Review of Public Inputs NFPA 600 (30 attached) and NFPA 601 (none) 6. Additional First Revision Considerations for Committee. a) Staff reviewed items b) Task Group Reports NFPA 601 coordination with NFPA 730, Premises Security- Paul Aube, Chair (Bob Stagg and David Hiscott). Administrative Chapters TG-Mike Devore, TG Chair and volunteers Dariusz Szwarc, Ronald Langstaff, James Jaracz, Paul Valentine Task Group Chapter 5-Incipient Fires- James Jaracz Task Group Chapter 6-Exterior Fires -Stan Davis, TG Chair and Craig Ransburg Task Group Chapter 7-Interior Fires-Jeff Cooper, TG Chair and Ryan Ludwick 7. New Business. 8. Scheduling Second Draft Meeting. 9. Adjournment.

2 Address List No Phone Loss Prevention Procedures and Practices 04/08/2013 Nancy Pearce Joseph A. Cocciardi Chair Cocciardi and Associates, Inc. 4 Kacey Court Mechanicsburg, PA Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Alternate: William Bekanich SE 4/28/2000 Paul H. Aube Principal Dessau 1200 St-Martin West Laval, QC H7E 2S4 Canada SE 10/29/2012 Charles A Badeau Principal Peerless Insurance LP 62 Maple Avenue, MS 209 Keene, NH I 03/07/2013 Thomas L. Caisse Principal FM Global 270 Central Avenue Johnston, RI Alternate: Sergio Prete I 7/28/2006 Jeff D. Cooper Principal Michelin North America, Inc Antioch Church Road PO Box 2846 Greenville, SC U 7/20/2000 Kevin D. Cullens Principal Desert Botanical Garden North 181st Drive Surprise, AZ U 08/09/2012 Stanford E. Davis Principal PPL Susquehanna LLC Susquehanna Steam Electric Station 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA U 1/1/1991 Michael D. DeVore Principal State Farm Insurance Company One State Farm Plaza, C-2 Bloomington, IL I 3/2/2010 Aaron D. Duff Principal Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 1 Squibb Drive, Bldg. 102, Office 133 New Brunswick, NJ NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Heavy Manufacturing U 8/2/2010 Bill C. Greenwade Principal Regional Reporting, Inc Church Street Mena, AR SE 04/17/2002 James N. Hearn Principal Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute University of Maryland Building 199 College Park, MD SE 4/1/1995 David J. Hiscott, Jr. Principal ConocoPhillips Transportation Emergency Preparedness, Response & Security 600 North Dairy Ashford Houston, TX American Petroleum Institute U 4/17/2002 Haruki Howell Principal McKee Foods Corporation PO Box 750 Collegedale, TN U 10/29/2012 Ryan Ludwick Principal Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation Geddes Road Hemlock, MI U 10/18/2011 1

3 Address List No Phone Loss Prevention Procedures and Practices 04/08/2013 Nancy Pearce Craig P. Remsburg Principal Telgian Corporation 2615 South Industrial Park Avenue Tempe, AZ SE 10/18/2011 Jeffrey L. Robinson Principal Harrington Group, Inc. Robinson Risk Consulting, LLC 31 Russellwood Court Aiken, SC SE 03/05/2012 Robert H. Stagg Principal Guardsmark, Inc Grinnell Drive Raleigh, NC SE 1/1/1991 Craig Steley Principal Honda of Canada Manufacturing 4700 Tottenham Road Alliston, ON L9R 1A2 Canada NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Light Manufacturing & Electronics Alternate: Ray A. Webber U 7/1/1996 Dariusz Szwarc Principal US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 2443 Warrneville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL Alternate: Ronald A. Langstaff E 08/09/2012 R. Paul Valentine Principal Nexus Engineering One Trans Am Plaza Drive, Suite 200 Oakbrook Terrace, IL International Fire Service Training Association Alternate: Michael M. Dillon M 8/9/2011 Neil P. Wu Principal Exponent, Inc Science Drive, Suite 200 Bowie, MD SE 03/05/2012 Larry A. Zakem Principal Electronic Eye Incorporated 3160 East Kemper Road Cincinnati, OH M 1/1/1992 Randal Wakeman Voting Alternate Nuclear Service Organization 1201 Market Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE Voting Alt. to NSO Rep. I 3/15/2007 William Bekanich Alternate Cocciardi and Associates 1337 Senator Robert Mellow Drive Jessup, PA Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Principal: Joseph A. Cocciardi SE 03/07/2013 Michael M. Dillon M 10/29/2012 Alternate Nexus Engineering PO Box 48 Braidwood, IL International Fire Service Training Association Principal: R. Paul Valentine Ronald A. Langstaff Alternate US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL Principal: Dariusz Szwarc E 08/09/2012 2

4 Address List No Phone Loss Prevention Procedures and Practices 04/08/2013 Nancy Pearce Sergio Prete Alternate FM Global 270 Central Avenue Johnston, RI Principal: Thomas L. Caisse I 10/18/2011 Ray A. Webber Alternate The Proctor & Gamble Company 2 P&G Plaza, TN6 Cincinnati, OH NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Light Manufacturing & Electronics Principal: Craig Steley U 10/28/2008 William R. Hamilton Nonvoting Member US Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N3609 Washington, DC Alternate: Matthew I. Chibbaro E 3/4/2009 Matthew I. Chibbaro Alt. to Nonvoting Member US Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N3609 Washington, DC Principal: William R. Hamilton E 4/15/2004 Nancy Pearce Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA /11/2012 3

5 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON Loss Prevention Procedures and Practices Meeting Minutes Adobe Connect/Conference Call Meeting Tuesday January 29th, :00-3:00 PM EDT Attendees: Joseph Cocciardi, Chair, Office of State Fire Marshal, PA Thomas Caiss, FM Global Stan Davis, PPL Susquehanna LLC Mike DeVore, State Farm Insurance Bill Greenwade, Regional Reporting, Inc James Hearn, Maryland Fire and Rescue Haruki Howell, McKee Foods Craig Steley, Honda of Canada, NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Rep. Dariusz Szwarc, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bob Valentine, Nexus Engineering, International Fire Service Training Association Rep Ray Webber, Proctor and Gamble, NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Rep.(alternate) Bill Bekanich, Office State Fire Marshal, PA Nancy Pearce, NFPA Staff 1. Welcome. Joe Cocciardi, Chair welcomed committee members. 2. Introduction of Committee Members. Committee Members and Attendees introduced themselves. 3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting-November 28, Motion was made and seconded. Vote was taken and minutes were approved as written. 4. Reminder-Revision timeline. Nancy reviewed the timeline for the revision. Public input closing date has now passed and a first draft meeting must be held by June Public Inputs Received for NFPA 600 (30) and NFPA 601 (none). Nancy explained that the committee could make document revisions during the first draft meeting but that no new material could be introduced into

6 the second draft meeting. The second draft meeting will allow the committee to modify those sections of the document that had been changed in the first draft based on committee input and public comments to the first draft changes. Nancy explained that since no public inputs were made to 601, that the committee would have to make those changes in the meeting. Nancy explained that a full presentation of the process would be given at the first draft meeting. 6. Task Group Reports. NFPA 601 coordination with NFPA 730, Premises Security- Paul Aube, Chair (Bob Stagg and David Hiscott). No task group members were on the call to report. Administrative Chapters TG-Mike Devore, TG Chair and volunteers Dariusz Szwarc, Ronald Langstaff, James Jaracz, Paul Valentine. Mike DeVore gave an extensive review of the changes that the task group had worked on. Chapters were revised in accordance with the manual of style, terms were changed (employee to worker, emergency to incident) and a new chapter was added to conform with manual of style. The recommended revisions for the changes in chapters 1 and 3 were submitted as public inputs. Chapter 2 will be updated by NFPA staff, Chapters 4 and 5 will be submitted as first revisions. Task Group Chapter 5-Incipient Fires- James Jaracz. James was not on the conference call. Task Group Chapter 6-Exterior Fires -Stan Davis, TG Chair and Craig Ransburg. No task group members on call to report. Task Group Chapter 7-Interior Fires-Jeff Cooper, TG Chair and Ryan Ludwick. No task group members on call to report. 7. Other Business. A discussion was held about how to handle the overlap and correlation of NFPA 601 with NFPA 730. Mike DeVore indicated that he would either work with the task group or ask other 730 committee members to assist. 8. Formation of Additional Task Groups. No additional task groups were formed at this time. 9. Next Meeting Date. Several dates in April and May were proposed for an in person meeting in the DC, Baltimore area. A doodle poll will be sent out to see which dates work best for the majority of committee members. 10. Adjournment. Meeting was adjourned at ~ 3PM.

7 Page 1 of 37 Public Input No. 2-NFPA [ Section No ] This standard contains minimum requirements for organizing, operating, training, and equipping industrial fire brigades. It also contains describes techniques for securing effective response to fires in industrial, commercial, institutional, and similar properties This standard provides minimum requirements for the occupational safety and health of industrial fire brigade members while performing fire fighting firefighting and related response activities. The new language for comes from the official Committee Scope, "This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on fire brigades, guard services, and techniques for securing effective fire loss prevention programs in industrial, commercial, institutional, and similar properties." The intent of this public input is to show directly that response to fire loss is covered by this standard and not just the decision to provide a fire brigade. The standard currently applies to industrial, commercial, institutional, and similar properties (see definition of industrial occupancy in ). Also comply with MOS, Subdivisions. All subdivisions shall contain at least two subdivisions (i.e., 3.1, 3.2 or 4.1.1, 4.1.2) and Paragraphs and Subparagraphs. Multiple requirements within subsections shall be treated as separate paragraphs and subparagraphs, which shall be permitted to be further broken down into subsubparagraphs. Submittal Date: Mon Dec 03 15:16:43 EST 2012

8 Page 2 of 37 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

9 Page 3 of 37 Public Input No. 3-NFPA [ Sections 1.1.2, 1.1.3, ] 1 3 Sections 1.1.2, 1.1.3, Application * This standard shall apply to any organized, private, industrial group of employees having workers in general industry having fire-fighting response duties, such as emergency brigades, emergency response teams, fire teams, and plant emergency organizations or response duties * 1 4 This standard shall not apply to industrial fire brigades that respond to fire emergencies outside the boundaries of the industrial site where the off-site fire involves unfamiliar hazards or enclosed structures with layout and contents that are unknown to the industrial fire brigade This standard shall not apply to medical response, confined space rescue response, and hazardous material response activities This standard shall not apply to public fire departments.

10 Page 4 of 37 Move the applicaton paragraphs from the Scope section to a new Application section to comply with MOS " General. Chapter 1 shall include the following sections, in this order, where applicable: Scope (See ) Purpose (See ) Application (See ) Retroactivity (See ) Equivalency (See ) Units and Formulas (See ) Enforcement Requirement (See )" Submittal Date: Mon Dec 03 15:36:42 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

11 Page 5 of 37 Public Input No. 7-NFPA [ Section No. 1.3 ] The 1.3 Alternate Requirements 4 Equivalency The application of the performance objectives of this standard can vary for many industrial operations The authority having jurisdiction shall be permitted to examine and approve organization, operations, training, and occupational safety and health requirements that provide an equivalent level of safety to the level of safety provided by the requirements of this standard. Changed section heading to meet the requirements of MOS Deleted paragraph because it does not contain a requirement. Submittal Date: Wed Dec 12 15:09:17 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

12 Page 6 of 37 Public Input No. 8-NFPA [ New Section after 1.4 ] 1.5 Units and Formulas The units of measure in this standard are presented in the International System (SI) of Units. Where presented, U.S. customary units (inch-pound units) follow the SI units in parentheses Where both systems of units are presented, either system shall be acceptable for satisfying the requirements in this standard Where both systems of units are presented, users of this standard shall apply one set of units consistently and shall not alternate between units The values presented for measurements in this standard are expressed with a degree of precision appropriate for practical application and enforcement. It is not intended that the application or enforcement of these values be more precise than the precision expressed Where extracted text contains values expressed in only one system of units, the values in the extracted text have been retained without conversion to preserve the values established by the responsible technical committee in the source document. Inserted to comply with MOS section and there are units used in the document. Wording is from MOS section A.4.4, using the format of international units first followed by the English units. Submittal Date: Mon Dec 17 15:18:42 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

13 Page 7 of 37 Public Input No. 9-NFPA [ Section No. 1.4 ] 1.4 * Limits of Actions and Responsibilities of Industrial Fire Brigade General The degree of potential exposure to a hazardous environment and the degree of training shall determine the limits of any industrial fire brigade action and responsibility The written industrial fire brigade organizational statement and standard operating procedures shall define these limits * Incident Command. At facilities where designated employees are intended to function as the first responders to incipient fires, the industrial fire brigade shall assume command of the incident once the brigade arrives on the fire scene Limits for Industrial Fire Brigades Assigned Incipient Fire- Fighting Response Duties Interior and exterior fires shall be considered incipient stage when industrial fire brigade members function as follows: (1) They are able to safely fight the fire in normal work clothing. (2) They are not required to crawl or take other evasive action to avoid smoke and heat. (3) They are not required to wear thermal protective clothing or selfcontained breathing apparatus (SCBA). (4) They are able to fight the fire effectively with portable extinguishers or handlines flowing up to 473 L/min (125 gpm) Exterior fires shall be considered appropriate for defensive action outside of the hot and warm zones by industrial fire brigade members who have been assigned incipient fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the industrial fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The industrial fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and thermal protective clothing are not required. (4) Personal evasive action is not required. (5) The industrial fire brigade is able to perform defensive action effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents.

14 Page 8 of Limits for Industrial Fire Brigades Assigned Only Advanced Exterior Fire-Fighting Response Duties. Exterior fires shall be considered appropriate for offensive action within the hot zone by industrial fire brigade members who have been assigned advanced exterior fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the industrial fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The industrial fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and thermal protective clothing are provided. (4) The industrial fire brigade is able to perform offensive action effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents Limits for Industrial Fire Brigades Assigned Only Interior Structural Fire-Fighting Response Duties. Interior structural fires shall be considered appropriate for offensive action within the hot zone by industrial fire brigade members who have been assigned interior fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the industrial fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The industrial fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and protective clothing for structural fire fighting are provided. (4) The industrial fire brigade is able to perform offensive actions effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents Limits of Industrial Fire Brigades Assigned Both Advanced Exterior and Interior Structural Fire-Fighting Response Duties Both exterior fires and interior structural fires shall be considered appropriate for offensive action within the hot zone for industrial fire brigade members who have been assigned both advanced exterior and interior fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the industrial fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The industrial fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and thermal protective clothing are provided.

15 Page 9 of 37 (4) The industrial fire brigade is able to perform offensive action effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents Protective clothing for proximity fire fighting shall not be worn for interior structural fire fighting. This material is not permitted in the Administration chapter according to the MOS section and the associated annex. A Examples of additional administrative sections include safety, formulas, variables, and symbols. The technical committee should move this material to the appropriate Chapter in the Standard. Submittal Date: Mon Dec 17 15:28:43 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

16 Page 10 of 37 Public Input No. 12-NFPA [ Section No ] 3.3.1* Combustible Liquid. A Any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point at or above 37.8 C (100 F). [ 303,2011] Modify definition to match the entry in the Glossary of Terms. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:21:20 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

17 Page 11 of 37 Public Input No. 13-NFPA [ Section No ] Designated Employee. An employee who is not a member of an industrial fire brigade but who has been trained to use portable fire extinguishers or small hose lines to fight incipient fires in the employee's immediate work area. The term "designated employee" is not used in the document. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:23:02 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

18 Page 12 of 37 Public Input No. 24-NFPA [ Section No ] Drill. An exercise involving a credible simulated emergency that requires personnel to perform emergency response operations for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the training and education programs and the competence of personnel in performing required response duties and functions. [ 601, 2010] For cosistency of terms between NFPA 600, 601, and 1081, NFPA 600 should be the lead. Otherwise the extract could become circular with no root document controlling the defintion. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:00:18 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

19 Page 13 of 37 Public Input No. 16-NFPA [ Section No ] * Education. The process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic instruction. This definition is not significantly different from the dictionary definition. Thus it is not needed as the use in the document follows the definition in the standard dictionary. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 15-NFPA [Section No. A.3.3.5] Relationship Related public input to delete annex section Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:31:06 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

20 Page 14 of 37 Public Input No. 19-NFPA [ Section No ] Fire Fighting 8 Firefighting * Advanced Exterior Fire Fighting Firefighting. Offensive fire fighting Firefighting performed outside of an enclosed structure when the fire is beyond the incipient stage Defensive Fire Fighting. The mode of manual fire control in which the only fire suppression activities taken are limited to those required to keep a fire from extending from one area to another Incipient Fire Fighting 3 Incipient Firefighting. Fire fighting Firefighting performed inside or outside of an enclosed structure or building when the fire has not progressed beyond incipient stage * Interior Structural Fire Fighting Firefighting. The physical activity of fire suppression, rescue, or both, inside of buildings or enclosed structures that are involved in a fire beyond the incipient stage Offensive Fire Fighting. The mode of manual fire control in which manual fire suppression activities are concentrated on reducing the size of a fire to accomplish extinguishment. The correct usage according to NFPA rules is firefighting when used as a noun and firefighting when used as an adjective. Also the terms defensive firefighting and offensive firefighting are not used in the document. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:41:21 EST 2012

21 Page 15 of 37 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

22 Page 16 of 37 Public Input No. 20-NFPA [ Section No ] * Flammable Liquid. A liquid that has a closed-cup flash point that is below 37.8 C (100 F) and a maximum vapor pressure of 2068 mm Hg (40 psia) at 37.8 C (100 F). [ 303, 2011] Add extract link to the same definition in NFPA 303 as shown in the Glossary of Terms. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:46:31 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

23 Page 17 of 37 Public Input No. 22-NFPA [ Section No ] * Hazardous Atmosphere. Any atmosphere that is oxygen deficient or that contains a toxic or diseaseproducing contaminant. The term is not used in the document. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:54:17 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

24 Page 18 of 37 Public Input No. 23-NFPA [ Section No ] Incident Management System (IMS). A system that defines the roles and responsibilities to be assumed by personnel responders and the operating standard operating procedures to be used in the management and direction of emergency operations; the system is also referred to as an incident command system (ICS) incidents and other functions. Change the definition to match the term in NFPA Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:55:11 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

25 Page 19 of 37 Public Input No. 25-NFPA [ Section No ] * Incipient Stage. The early stage Refers to the severity of a fire, where the progression is in which the progression early stage and has not developed beyond that which can be extinguished using either portable fire extinguishers or handlines flowing up to 473 L/min (125 gpm). Change the definition to be the same as the definition in NFPA Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:17:50 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

26 Page 20 of 37 Public Input No. 26-NFPA [ Section No ] Industrial Fire Brigade. An organized group of employees within an industrial occupancy workers within general industry who are knowledgeable, trained, and skilled in at least basic fire-fighting operations, and whose full-time occupation might or might not be the provision of fire suppression and related activities for their employer. Instead of using the term "industrial occupancy", which has a unique definition in NFPA 600, change the term to "general industry" as used by OSHA. All other documents defining "industrial occupancy" use the bulding code definition. Instead of fighting the exisiing use of the term, NFPA 600 should be revised to say what it means and not hide the occupancies covered by the document in the definition of industrial occupancy. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:26:23 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

27 Page 21 of 37 Public Input No. 27-NFPA [ Section No ] Industrial Occupancy 18 General Industry. Occupancies that include industrial, commercial, mercantile, warehouse, power plant (utility), and institutional or similar occupancy, including for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental facilities. Instead of using the term "industrial occupancy", which has a unique definition in NFPA 600, change the term to "general industry" as used by OSHA. All other documents defining "industrial occupancy" use the bulding code definition. Instead of fighting the exisiing use of the term, NFPA 600 should be revised to say what it means and not hide the occupancies covered by the document in the definition of industrial occupancy. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 26-NFPA [Section No ] Relationship Related public input where the term is proposed Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:32:55 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

28 Page 22 of 37 Public Input No. 28-NFPA [ Section No ] Qualified Healthcare Professional. A licensed medical doctor or other licensed healthcare professional qualified to provide professional expertise in the areas of occupational safety and health as they relate related to emergency response activities. Delete the misplaced and misused pronoun. "They" could refer to doctors, licensed healthcare professionals, or OSHA standards the way it was placed into the sentence. It appears to refer to the OSHA standards, which is not a person and "they" is incorrectly used. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:39:57 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

29 Page 23 of 37 Public Input No. 29-NFPA [ Section No ] Response Duty. A fire-related service, function, or task identified in the industrial fire brigade organizational statement and assigned to a member to perform performed by a worker in general industry. There are response duties assigned to people who are not members of fire brigades or in facilities that do not have a fire brigade such as (1) Evacuation wardens (2) Personnel sent to investigate cause of automatic fire alarm (3) Rescue personnel (4) Medical first aid responders (5) Plant operators responsible for essential plant operations Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:43:46 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

30 Page 24 of 37 Public Input No. 30-NFPA [ Section No ] * Site. The location of an industrial complex/facility that includes all property within the property lines of the company. This definition is not significantly different from the dictionary definition. Thus it is not needed as the use in the document follows the definition in the standard dictionary Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:49:27 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

31 Page 25 of 37 Public Input No. 33-NFPA [ Section No ] Thermal Protective Clothing. Protective clothing such as helmets, footwear eye protection, footwear, gloves, hoods, trousers, and coats that are designed and manufactured to protect the industrial fire brigade member from the adverse effects of fire. Add eye protection to the list to match the definition in NFPA Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 16:05:20 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

32 Page 26 of 37 Public Input No. 5-NFPA [ New Section after A ] A Organized, private, industrial groups for fire response may include emergency brigades, emergency response teams, fire teams, and plant emergency organizations. Moved the examples from the body text to a new annex section. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 3-NFPA [Sections 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4] Relationship Associated body text Submittal Date: Tue Dec 11 16:57:24 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

33 Page 27 of 37 Public Input No. 4-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A It is the intent that industrial fire brigade members, who are trained and qualified under the guidance of this standard respond to familiar hazards that are common to the industrial facility being protected. Industrial fire brigades complying with the requirements of this standard should be permitted to respond to fires outside the boundaries of the industrial facility only when the industrial fire brigade is trained and familiar with the hazards associated with the fire. For example, an industrial fire brigade having appropriate training in accordance with this standard can respond to a fire involving an enclosed structure outside the boundaries of the industrial facility, if such response was anticipated and preplanned by industrial fire brigade management. Each industrial fire brigade member should be familiar with the layout and contents of the structure and should be provided with the opportunity to tour the structure at least quarterly. Change the paragraph number to coincide with a proposed change in the body text to comply with the MOS. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 3-NFPA [Sections 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4] Relationship Related body text Submittal Date: Tue Dec 11 16:56:11 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

34 Page 28 of 37 Public Input No. 6-NFPA [ Section No. A.1.2 ] A.1.2 Requirements for the establishment of industrial fire brigades are established by the authority having jurisdiction. This sentence does not add any meaning or explanation to the body text. The authority having jurisdiction always has the right to promulgate rules and regulations. Submittal Date: Wed Dec 12 09:37:10 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

35 Page 29 of 37 Public Input No. 10-NFPA [ Section No. A.1.4 ] A The potential exposure and training separates an organized industrial fire brigade from designated employees (as defined by OSHA) who have some fire response duties in the general work area. The scope of industrial fire brigade actions and responsibilities is based on the specific response duties that the industrial fire brigade members are expected to perform. If an industrial fire brigade member is not expected to perform a particular firefighting function, then management has no obligation to train or equip the industrial fire brigade member to perform that function. Relocate Annex material to new location of body text. Submittal Date: Mon Dec 17 16:02:04 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

36 Page 30 of 37 Public Input No. 11-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A Designated employees who are intended to respond to incipient fires in their immediate work area should receive training commensurate with the response duties they are expected to perform. Their responsibilities normally are limited to sounding an alarm, taking immediate action to extinguish the fire, and evacuating the area. Relocate Annex language to new location of body text. Submittal Date: Mon Dec 17 16:04:52 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

37 Page 31 of 37 Public Input No. 14-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A Combustible Liquid. This definition applies as determined by the test procedures and apparatus set forth in Chapter 4 of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. Combustible liquids are classified as Class II or Class III as follows: (1) Class II. Liquids that have flash points Liquid Any liquid that has a flash point at or above 37.8 C (100 F) and below 60 C (140 F). (2) Class IIIA. Liquids that have flash points Any liquid that has a flash point at or above 60 C (140 F) and below 93.4 C, but below 93 C (200 F). (3) Class IIIB. Liquids that have flash points Any liquid that has a flash point at or above 93.4 C 93 C (200 F). Change annex text to match the annex text from NFPA 303 where the body text is extracted. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 12-NFPA [Section No ] Relationship Related body text

38 Page 32 of 37 Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:25:00 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

39 Page 33 of 37 Public Input No. 15-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A Education. It does not necessarily require formal classroom instruction. Delete annex text associated with deleted body text. Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:29:49 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

40 Page 34 of 37 Public Input No. 21-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A Flammable Liquid. Flammable liquids (Class I) are classified as follows: Class IA. Liquids that have flash points below 22.8 C (73 F) and boiling points below This definition applies as determined by the test procedures and apparatus set forth in Chapter 4 of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. Flammable liquids are classified as Class I as follows: Class I Liquid Any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point below 37.8 C (100 F).Class IB. Liquids that have flash points below 22.8 C (73 F) and boiling points at or above and a Reid vapor pressure not exceeding mm Hg (40 psia) at 37.8 C (100 F).Class IC. Liquids that have flash points at or above 22.8 C (73 F) and below 37.8 C (100 F)., as determined by ASTM D 323, Standard Method of Test for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method) Change annex to match the annex to the extracted text from NFPA 303. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 20-NFPA [Section No ] Relationship Related body text Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 14:49:18 EST 2012

41 Page 35 of 37 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

42 Page 36 of 37 Public Input No. 31-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A Hazardous Atmosphere. A hazardous atmosphere might or might not be immediately dangerous to life and health. The term is not used in the document. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 22-NFPA [Section No ] Relationship Deletion of related body text Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:51:32 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by

43 Page 37 of 37 Public Input No. 32-NFPA [ Section No. A ] A Site. A site can include several facilities. This definition is not significantly different from the dictionary definition. Thus it is not needed as the use in the document follows the definition in the standard dictionary. Related Public Inputs for This Document Related Input Public Input No. 30-NFPA [Section No ] Relationship Deletion of related body text Submittal Date: Thu Dec 20 15:53:02 EST 2012 and the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by