MEMORANDUM. NFPA Technical Correlating Committee on Building Code. NFPA 5000 TCC Report on Proposals Letter Ballot (A2011)

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1 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: NFPA Technical Correlating Committee on Building Code Robert Solomon DATE: April 1, 2010 SUBJ: NFPA 5000 TCC Report on Proposals Letter Ballot (A2011) In accordance with the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects, attached is the Letter Ballot on the Report on Proposals (ROP) for the 2012 Edition of NFPA Also attached is a copy of the Proposals that have TCC Notes. Please note the ballot has two parts: Part 1 is a Letter Ballot on the Technical Correlating Committee Amendments to the ROP (TCC Notes), and not on the Proposals themselves. Reasons must accompany Negative and Abstaining votes. Part 2 is an Informational Letter Ballot Authorizing the Release of the ROP. Negative votes are limited to subjects within the purview of the TCC. Opposition on a strictly technical basis is not sufficient grounds for substantiating a negative vote. If you have correlation issues please identify and describe your concerns in the area of the ballot form for identification of correlation issues. Please complete and return your ballot as soon as possible but not later than Monday, April 19, As noted on the ballot form, please return the ballot to Diane Matthews via e- mail to dmatthews@nfpa.org or via fax to You may also mail your ballot to the attention of Diane Matthews at NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA The return of ballots is required by the Regulations of Governing Committee Projects. As usual, nonvoting members (for example, the nonvoting technical committee chairs) need not return ballots. Attachment: 77 NFPA 5000 Proposals that have TCC Notes Separate Enclosure: ROP Ballot Form in Word

2 Log #CP25a BLD-BLC The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that the Final Action on this proposal be changed to. Make the changes suggested in the proposal for Chapters 7 and 8 (portion). The BLD-BLC technical committee has responsibility for only the portions of the recommendation related to Chapters 7 and 8. The other portions of the recommendation have been addressed by other technical committees in Proposals through and related proposals for Chapter 2. Technical Committee on Building Construction, Review entire document to: 1) Update any extracted material by preparing separate proposals to do so, and 2) review and update references to other organizations documents, by preparing proposal(s) as required. To conform to the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects. Affirmative: 22 2 Backstrom, R., Skalko, S Log #CP25b BLD-BSY The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that the Final Action on this proposal be changed to. Make the changes suggested in the proposal for Chapters 12 and The BLD-BSY technical committee has responsibility for only the portions of the recommendation related to Chapters 12 and The other portions of the recommendation have been addressed by other technical committees in Proposals through and related proposals for Chapter 2. Technical Committee on Building Systems, Review entire document to: 1) Update any extracted material by preparing separate proposals to do so, and 2) review and update references to other organizations documents, by preparing proposal(s) as required. To conform to the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects. Affirmative: Log #CP25e BLD-SCM The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that the Final Action on this proposal be changed to. Make the changes suggested in the proposal for Chapters 32 and The BLD-SCM technical committee has responsibility for only the portions of the recommendation related to Chapters 32 and The other portions of the recommendation have been addressed by other technical committees in Proposals through and related proposals for Chapter 2. Technical Committee on Structures, Construction, and Materials, Review entire document to: 1) Update any extracted material by preparing separate proposals to do so, and 2) review and update references to other organizations documents, by preparing proposal(s) as required. To conform to the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects. Affirmative: 14 2 Hogan, A., Rossberg, J. 1

3 Log #52a BLD-FUN The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-FUN. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the status of the referenced standard ANSI/ASHRAE 90.2 during the ROC meeting and determine if the new edition is available to be included in Chapter 2 based on BLD-BSY action on the TCC comment submitted on Proposal Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: Pending completion on the 2010 edition of the standard, it should be added to Chapter 2. Steve Ferguson, ASHRAE Revise text as follows: ANSI/ASHRAE 90.2, Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings, (No change is proposed for the other ASHRAE publications.) To update the reference standard in preparation for the 2012 edition of NFPA Permit the inclusion of the 2010 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE 90.2 to move forward in the revision process that will produce NFPA The BLD-FUN committee is aware that the 2010 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE 90.2 is not yet available. The committee action permits the proposal to move forward as the committee awaits publication. Thus, the updating of the Chapter 2 reference is predicated on receiving the subject document before the ROC process is completed. Affirmative: 19 1 DiCristina, S Log #52b BLD-BSY The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-BSY. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the status of the referenced standard during the ROC meeting and clarify if it is to be added to Chapter 2. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: There is no text shown as to what the follow up action should be- i.e. add the newest version to Chapter 2 or not. Steve Ferguson, ASHRAE Revise text as follows: ANSI/ASHRAE 90.2, Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings, (No change is proposed for the other ASHRAE publications.) To update the reference standard in preparation for the 2012 edition of NFPA Subject to the new edition being available for review and confirmation at the ROC phase. Affirmative: 13 2

4 Log #55a BLD-FUN The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-FUN. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the status of the referenced standard during the ROC meeting and clarify if it is to be added to Chapter 2 based on BLD-BSY action on the TCC comment submitted on Proposal Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: Pending completion on the 2010 edition of the standard, it should be added to Chapter 2. Steve Ferguson, ASHRAE Revise text to read as follows: ASHRAE Publications ANSI/IESNA/ASHRAE 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential, 2007, 2010 (No change is proposed for the other ASHRAE publications) To update the reference standard in preparation for the 2012 edition of NFPA Permit the inclusion of the 2010 edition of ANSI/IESNA/ASHRAE 90.1 to move forward in the revision process that will produce NFPA The BLD-FUN committee is aware that the 2010 edition of ANSI/IESNA/ASHRAE 90.1 is not yet available. The committee action permits the proposal to move forward as the committee awaits publication. Thus, the updating of the Chapter 2 reference is predicated on receiving the subject document before the ROC process is completed. Affirmative: 19 1 DiCristina, S Log #55b BLD-BSY The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-BSY. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the status of the referenced standard during the ROC meeting and clarify if it is to be added to Chapter 2. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: There is no text shown as to what the follow up action should be-i.e. add the newest version to Chapter 2 or not. Steve Ferguson, ASHRAE Revise text to read as follows: ASHRAE Publications ANSI/IESNA/ASHRAE 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential, 2007, 2010 (No change is proposed for the other ASHRAE publications) To update the reference standard in preparation for the 2012 edition of NFPA Subject to the new edition being available for review and confirmation at the ROC phase. Affirmative: 13 3

5 Log #73 BLD-BSY The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-BSY. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the status of the referenced standard during the ROC meeting and clarify if it is to be added to Chapter 2. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: There is no text shown as to what the follow up action should be-i.e. add the newest version to Chapter 2 or not. Jake Pauls, Jake Pauls Consulting Services Revise text to read as follows: ICC/ANSI 117.1,, The A117 Committee expects the 2009 edition to be finished by the end of 2009 and this proposal is being submitted in order to place the requirements before the committee with the understanding that the specific reference may possibly need to be modified as to edition year at the ROC phase.. Subject to the new edition being available for review and confirmation at the ROC phase. Affirmative: 13 4

6 Log #71 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-IND. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the definitions from NFPA 88A, 2011 edition (proposed) and make any additional changes that may be necessary. In addition, the committee is asked to revise the content of 3.XX.1,. The reference to Section 5.5 of NFPA 88A should be revised as follows: Extract text of NFPA 88A, Section 5.5 to Chapter 30 of NFPA 5000 (such as 30.8.XX) and then revise the definition to refer to this paragraph. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: The public proposal refers to the 2010 edition, the committee statement refers to the 2012 edition but the current schedule shows there will be a 2011 edition of NFPA 88A. The definition should be revised to refer to the necessary text in NFPA 5000 as opposed to referring back to NFPA 88A. This can be accomplished by extracting the additional text as suggested. Thomas J. Forsythe, Hughes Associates, Inc. Add new text as follows: A building, structure, or portion thereof used for the parking, storage, or both, of motor vehicles. A parking structure that meets the requirements of 4.7 of NFPA 88A. Any parking structure that is not an open parking structure. A parking structure that utilizes sloped floors for vertical vehicle circulation. A parking structure that uses lifts or other mechanical devices to transport vehicles to the floors of a parking structure, where the vehicles are then parked by a person. A parking structure that uses computer controlled machines to store and retrieve vehicles, without drivers, in multi-level storage racks with no floors. To coordinate with the changes that have been approved in NFPA 88A at the ROP stage for the 2010 edition. Annex material is being developed and will be completed by the TC on or before November 6, Accept proposed definitions but extract references from NFPA 88A,, 2012 edition. Add new definitions as follows: A building, structure, or portion thereof used for the parking, storage, or both, of motor vehicles.[88a, 3.3.x] A parking structure that meets the requirements of 5.5 of NFPA 88A.[88A, 3.3.x] Any parking structure that is not an open parking structure.[88a, 3.3.x] A parking structure that utilizes sloped floors for vertical vehicle circulation. [88A, 3.3.x] A parking structure that uses lifts or other mechanical devices to transport vehicles to the floors of a parking structure, where the vehicles are then parked by a person.[88a, 3.3.x] A parking structure that uses computer controlled machines to store and retrieve vehicles, without drivers, in multi-level storage racks with no floors.[88a, 3.3.x] The committee accepts the proposed definitions and extracts the definitions from NFPA 88A 2012 edition as that is the expert document for these terms. See committee action on proposal f (Log #CP550). It is noted that the correct reference in the definition of open parking structure should be section 5.5 of 88A,. The committee will review these definitions again at the ROC stage in the event any changes have been made to NFPA 88A during their ROC work. Affirmative: 23 1 Rosales, R. ALLISON, T.: This is a special definitions section. "3.x.x.1, Parking Structure, Open" says that this is a structure meeting the requirements of NFPA 88A. We should be saying it is as defined in NFPA 88A (or NFPA 1 or 101) and not include requirements in the definition. We say in our committee statement that we are extracting the definitions from 5

7 88A, so this must be a mistake. 6

8 a Log #CP305 BLD-RES The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that this proposal is out of sequence. A series of related proposals ( a, , , , , , a) are concerned with the topic of providing a fire rated separation between garage areas and living spaces in one and two-family dwellings, lodging or rooming houses, hotels and motels, apartments and residential board and care occupancies. The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-BCF, -BLC, -FIR, and -RES. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the actions taken on Proposals a, , , , , and to ensure there is a consistent treatment of this subject. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: This proposal relates to the need to provide a separation between garages and living spaces in residential occupancies. Each committee is being asked to review the base criteria proposed for chapter 8 and determine if further correlation within the occupancy chapters is necessary. Technical Committee on Building Construction, Add to Section (4) Private garages attached to a dwelling unit(s) protected in accordance with Add Section A private garage attached to a dwelling unit(s) shall be separated from the dwelling unit in accordance with this section A private garage adjacent to a dwelling unit shall be separated from the dwelling unit and its attic by a wall that: 1. has not less than ½ in. (mm) gypsum board or its equivalent applied to the garage side and 2. is continuous from the garage floor to the underside of the roof deck A private garage beneath a dwelling unit or a portion of a dwelling unit shall be separated by 5/8 in. Type-X gypsum board or its equivalent applied to the garage side of the floor or ceiling framing members Openings Openings between the garage and a room designated for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted Openings between the garage and the dwelling unit shall be equipped with solid wood doors or solid or honeycomb steel doors not less than 1 3 / 8 in. (35 mm) in thickness and shall be self-closing Ducts penetrating the walls or ceilings separating the dwelling from the garage shall be constructed of a minimum 0.19 inch thick sheet steel and shall have no openings into the garage. Add new sections to Chapters 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 as follows: Private garages shall be separated from dwelling units as required by Section Private garages shall be separated from dwelling units as required by Section Private garages shall be separated from dwelling units as required by Section x Private garages shall be separated from dwelling units in accordance with X Private garages shall be separated from dwelling units in accordance with The committee is responding to Proposals and There is sufficient fire data to indicate that certain types of dwelling units need to be separated by appropriate construction from garages attached thereto. This proposal provides the construction criteria in Chapter 8 and requests that the applicable occupancy TC's (BLD-BCF and BLD-RES) insert the scoping text in their Chapters. Accept the proposed new , (renumbered as ), (renumbered as ), and (renumbered as ). The committee action accepts the proposed revisions to the chapters within the scope of BLD-RES. The paragraphs are renumbered to locate the provisions appropriately. Affirmative: 22 Abstain: 1 1 Talley, T. ORLOWSKI, S.: NFPA 101 Technical Committees (TCs) must also act on similar or identical Proposals and Comments for NFPA This action emphasizes the unnecessary redundancy of NFPA 5000 regarding established 7

9 NFPA and International Code Council codes and standards and is not supported by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). NAHB therefore abstains on this NFPA 5000 action Log #CP1a BLD-BLC The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that the Final Action on this proposal be changed to. See Proposals , , and which provide a basis for retaining the definition as currently shown. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows:. An area of a building separated from the remainder of the building by construction having a fire resistance of at least 1 hour and having all communicating openings properly protected by an assembly having a fire resistance rating of at least 1 hour. [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. Delete the definition of Fire Area and replace with the following:. The aggregate gross floor area separated from the remainder of a building by fire walls, fire barriers, or a combination thereof. The committee removed the requirement which is not appropriate for a definition. Affirmative: 22 2 Backstrom, R., Skalko, S Log #CP1b BLD-MEA The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows:. An area of a building separated from the remainder of the building by construction having a fire resistance of at least 1 hour and having all communicating openings properly protected by an assembly having a fire resistance rating of at least 1 hour. [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The proposed definition is incorrect in that the whole building could be a fire area. The proposed definition would cause a hazardous area room protected by fire-rated barriers to be considered a fire area. Affirmative: 26 Abstain: 1 1 McMahon, C. ORLOWSKI, S.: See my Explanation of Abstention on Proposal (Log #132). 8

10 c Log #CP704 BLD-MER The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to SAF-MER. Make the Recommendation for the comment read: Revise the definition to read as follows: Fifty percent of all major tenant areas and one hundred percent of all other floor areas designated for tenant occupancy and exclusive use including storage areas. The area of tenant occupancy is measured from the centerline of joint partitions to the outside of the tenant walls. All tenant areas including areas used for storage, are part of the gross leasable area. Make the Substantiation for the comment read: The last sentence of the definition currently starts with the words all tenant areas which include major tenants and then the newly added text adds in 50 percent of the major tenant areas so as to create a conflict in language. The suggested revision above clarifies these points. Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies, Revise definition as follows: Gross Leasable Area. The total floor area designated for tenant occupancy and exclusive use. The area of tenant occupancy is measured from the centerlines of joint partitions to the outside of the tenant walls. All tenant areas, including areas used for storage, and 50 percent of the area of major tenants, are part of the gross leasable area. Revised definition provides clarification when determining the gross leasable area for the purpose of calculating the occupant load of the mall. Gross leasable area does include 50 percent of the major tenant areas which should be indicated in the definition. Affirmative: 18 1 Bedell, M. 9

11 Log #26a BLD-FIR The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-FIR. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the actions taken on Proposal by BLD-SCM to ensure there is a consistent treatment of this subject. The current text is for foam plastic and the new term is for foam plastic insulation. The committee should consider retaining the current term and its definition in addition to adding the new term. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: Several TC members voted negatively or abstained on this item indicating they had not had the chance to review the actions taken by BLD-SCM. In addition, there are other uses for foam plastic materials beyond just serving as an insulating material. Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH International / Rep. American Fire Safety Council Revise text to read as follows: * Thermal Barrier. A material that limits the average temperature rise of an unexposed surface to not more than 250 F (139 C) for a specified fire exposure complying with the standard time temperature curve of NFPA 251, Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials * Thermal Barrier for Foam Plastic Insulation (Thermal Barrier). A material, product, or assembly that prevents or delays ignition of foam plastic insulation by limiting the temperature rise on the surface of the foam plastic insulation and by acting as a flame exposure barrier to the foam plastic insulation for a 15-minute time period (NFPA 275). A Thermal Barrier. Finish ratings, as published in the UL Fire Resistance Directory, are one way of determining thermal barrier. NFPA 275 is a test method designed specifically to assess whether a material, product or assembly constitutes a thermal barrier. FM 4880, UL 1040 and UL 1715 are also test methods recognized by the code for approving materials, products or assemblies as thermal barriers. The present definition should be replaced by extracting the one contained in NFPA 275, since NFPA 275 was specifically developed to clarify the test for thermal barrier materials to be used over foam plastic insulation. This definition is more generic and ties in with the two conditions needed for a thermal barrier: temperature transmission and assembly integrity. The existing definition addresses the aspect of temperature transmission only. NFPA 275 contains two tests. 1. The temperature transmission fire test in NFPA 275 uses the ASTM E 119 (or NFPA 251 or UL 263) time-temperature fire curve to expose the thermal barrier specimen and it requires the following: During the 15-minute test period, the average measured temperature rise above the average temperature at the start of the fire test for the thermocouples described in Section 4.3 shall not exceed 250 F (139 C), and the measured temperature rise of any such single thermocouple shall not exceed 325 F (181 C). Therefore, the temperature transmission fire test in NFPA 275 corresponds to what the code requires now. 2. The integrity fire test in NFPA 275 requires that the thermal barrier material, together with the foam plastic insulation, be tested to NFPA 286 (which is a 15 minute test) and that the pass/fail criteria are identical to those used for NFPA 286 elsewhere in the code (for example Chapter 10). The code should continue to recognize that thermal barrier materials tested, in conjunction with foam plastic insulation, to FM 4880, UL 1040 and UL 1715 and complying with the conditions of acceptance of these tests are equally acceptable. NFPA 275 also states that the integrity fire test can be conducted in accordance with these alternate test methods, when their pass/fail criteria are used. The annex note is being changed because there are now specific methods for assessing whether a material, product or assembly constitutes a thermal barrier, rather than using a UL directory. Materials. See committee action taken on proposal by the TC on Structures, Construction, and Affirmative: 15 Negative: 3 Abstain: 2 FRANCIS, S.: The proposed definition limits the application of a thermal barrier to ONLY foam plastics. It has been referenced in other uses in the code. No technical value is added by changing the definition to include prescriptive 10

12 requirements (i.e. limiting its application to foam plastics). This would have a negative impact on construction requirements for wildland codes and for other sections of the building code. KLEIN, M.: I agree with the negative comments from Sam Francis. SCHNEIDER, A.: I agree with the negative comment by S. Francis and M. Klein. DEVLIN, J.: The Committee Substantiation states See committee action taken on proposal by the TC on Structures, Construction, and Materials. No documentation was provided on what is contained in the referenced action and therefore I have insufficient information to make an informed decision. HOLMES, W.: The Committee Substantiation simply states See committee action taken on proposal by the TC on Structures, Construction, and Materials. Without any available documentation on what is contained in the referenced action, I have insufficient information to make an informed decision and must abstain on this item. 11

13 Log #26b BLD-SCM The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-FIR. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the actions taken on Proposal to ensure there is a consistent treatment of this subject. The current text is for foam plastic and the new term is for foam plastic insulation. The committee should consider retaining the current term and its definition in addition to adding the new term. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: There are other uses for foam plastic materials beyond just serving as an insulating material. Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH International / Rep. American Fire Safety Council Revise text to read as follows: * Thermal Barrier. A material that limits the average temperature rise of an unexposed surface to not more than 250 F (139 C) for a specified fire exposure complying with the standard time temperature curve of NFPA 251, Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials * Thermal Barrier for Foam Plastic Insulation (Thermal Barrier). A material, product, or assembly that prevents or delays ignition of foam plastic insulation by limiting the temperature rise on the surface of the foam plastic insulation and by acting as a flame exposure barrier to the foam plastic insulation for a 15-minute time period (NFPA 275). A Thermal Barrier. Finish ratings, as published in the UL Fire Resistance Directory, are one way of determining thermal barrier. NFPA 275 is a test method designed specifically to assess whether a material, product or assembly constitutes a thermal barrier. FM 4880, UL 1040 and UL 1715 are also test methods recognized by the code for approving materials, products or assemblies as thermal barriers. The present definition should be replaced by extracting the one contained in NFPA 275, since NFPA 275 was specifically developed to clarify the test for thermal barrier materials to be used over foam plastic insulation. This definition is more generic and ties in with the two conditions needed for a thermal barrier: temperature transmission and assembly integrity. The existing definition addresses the aspect of temperature transmission only. NFPA 275 contains two tests. 1. The temperature transmission fire test in NFPA 275 uses the ASTM E 119 (or NFPA 251 or UL 263) time-temperature fire curve to expose the thermal barrier specimen and it requires the following: During the 15-minute test period, the average measured temperature rise above the average temperature at the start of the fire test for the thermocouples described in Section 4.3 shall not exceed 250 F (139 C), and the measured temperature rise of any such single thermocouple shall not exceed 325 F (181 C). Therefore, the temperature transmission fire test in NFPA 275 corresponds to what the code requires now. 2. The integrity fire test in NFPA 275 requires that the thermal barrier material, together with the foam plastic insulation, be tested to NFPA 286 (which is a 15 minute test) and that the pass/fail criteria are identical to those used for NFPA 286 elsewhere in the code (for example Chapter 10). The code should continue to recognize that thermal barrier materials tested, in conjunction with foam plastic insulation, to FM 4880, UL 1040 and UL 1715 and complying with the conditions of acceptance of these tests are equally acceptable. NFPA 275 also states that the integrity fire test can be conducted in accordance with these alternate test methods, when their pass/fail criteria are used. The annex note is being changed because there are now specific methods for assessing whether a material, product or assembly constitutes a thermal barrier, rather than using a UL directory. Revise text to read as follows: * Thermal Barrier. A material that limits the average temperature rise of an unexposed surface to not more than 250 F (139 C) for a specified fire exposure complying with the standard time temperature curve of NFPA 251, Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials * Thermal Barrier for Foam Plastic Insulation (Thermal Barrier). A material, product, or assembly that prevents or delays ignition of foam plastic insulation by limiting the temperature rise on the surface of the foam plastic insulation and by acting as a flame exposure barrier to the foam plastic insulation for a 15-minute time period (NFPA 275). 12

14 A Thermal Barrier. Finish ratings, as published in the UL Fire Resistance Directory, are one way of determining thermal barrier. NFPA 275 is a test method designed specifically to assess whether a material, product or assembly constitutes a thermal barrier. FM 4880, UL 1040 and UL 1715 are also test methods recognized by the code for evaluating approving materials, products or assemblies for use without as thermal barriers. Add NFPA 275,, 2009 edition into chapter 2 on referenced standard and into the annex on informational references The committee chose to keep the existing definition of thermal barrier as it applies to other areas of the code. The committee changed some wording in the definition for Thermal barrier for Foam Plastic Insulation and moved it to Chapter 48. Affirmative: 14 2 Hogan, A., Rossberg, J. 13

15 Log #176 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-IND. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Reconsider the committee action on the Proposal with regard to a series of requirements being shown in this definition. In addition, the committee is asked to consider deleting this definition from Chapter 3. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: The NFPA Manual of Style precludes requirements from being integrated into definitions. The addition of an area threshold (750 sq ft) establishes a requirement that is better handled as a standalone provision elsewhere in the code such as in Chapter 30. The three conditions noted in the unchanged portions of the definition are also requirements and should be relocated to other areas of the code outside of Chapter 3. This term is only used in Chapter 30 ( ) and the various criteria might best be consolidated in Chapter 30. Rick Thornberry, The Code Consortium, Inc. / Rep. American Pyrotechnics Assn. (APA) Revise text to read as follows: A storage occupancy partitioned into individual storage units,with a majority of the individual units not greater than 750 square feet in area, that are rented or leased for the purposes of storing personal or business items where all of the following apply: (1) the storage units are separated from each other by less than a 1-hr fire resistance rated barrier; (2) the owner of the facility does not have unrestricted access to the storage units; and (3) the items being stored are concealed from view from outside the storage unit. The area of limitation of 750 square feet is being proposed for the individual storage units so that a mini-storage building would not be confused with a large speculative warehouse building divided into multiple tenants for much larger warehousing operations than a mini-storage building is intended to handle. We have conducted a telephone survey of various members of the Self-Storage Association located throughout the United States. For the vast majority of cases the largest individual storage unit their members rent out is 10 ft by 30 ft. There are some that rent out units as large as 10 ft by 40 ft and even larger units at 20 ft by 30 ft. Since the largest overall unit appears to be the 20 ft by 30 ft size for a total area of 600 sq ft, we have proposed a limitation in the definition of 750 sq ft to provide for a factor of safety. Certainly anyone leasing a large warehouse building to multiple tenants would not be leasing such a small space. On the other hand, if the space is too small in the definition, then it is possible for a mini-storage building to be constructed with larger individual tenant spaces to avoid being captured by the definition. Therefore, a reasonable factor of safety of 25 percent of the maximum area currently being leased seems reasonable. The phrase from view is taken from the similar definition in of NFPA 1 to make them consistent. NOTE: We will be submitting a similar proposal to NFPA 1. Revise definition as follows: * Mini-Storage Building. A storage occupancy partitioned into individual storage units, with no unit greater than 750 square feet in area, that are rented or leased for the purposes of storing personal or business items where all of the following apply: (1) the storage units are separated from each other by less than a 1-hr fire resistance rated barrier; (2) the owner of the facility does not have unrestricted access to the storage units; and (3) the items being stored are concealed from view from outside the storage unit. As proposed, a building with a large floor plate and containing 'x' number of storage units could still have one storage unit with a very large area, but a majority of the units not greater than 750 square feet. This is not the intent of a mini-storage building. A mini storage building should be classified as a building in which no unit in that building can be greater than 750 square feet to ensure the proper protection measures are in place. Affirmative: 23 1 Rosales, R. 14

16 Log #CP5 BLD-FUR The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement needs to be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee so that the primary responsibility can be changed from NFPA 555 to NFPA 101. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows:. Any movable objects in a building that normally are secured or otherwise put in place for functional reasons, excluding (1) parts of the internal structure of the building and (2) any items meeting the definition of interior finish. [ 2009] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. Accept the definition as proposed and remove the reference to NFPA 555, Guide on Methods for Evaluating Potential for Room Flashover. Add extract from NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2009 as proposed by proposal Contents and Furnishings. Any movable objects in a building that normally are secured or otherwise put in place for functional reasons, excluding (1) parts of the internal structure of the building and (2) any items meeting the definition of interior finish. [101,2012] The committee requests the Glossary of Terms Committee (or other group responsible) make NFPA 101 TC on Furnishings and Contents responsible for this definition. Guides should not be responsible for a definition. See proposal Affirmative: 8 2 Hogan, A., Siegel, S Log #16 BLD-FUR The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement needs to be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee so that the primary responsibility can be changed from NFPA 850 to NFPA 101. Glossary of Terms Technical Advisory Committee / Marcelo Hirschler, Revise text to read as follows: The exposed surfaces of walls, ceilings, and floors within buildings. It is important to have consistent definitions of terms within NFPA. The term interior finish is the responsibility of NFPA 850 but would be more appropriate for NFPA 101 or NFPA The committee was created by NFPA Standards Council to provide consistency in terminology throughout the NFPA documents. Accept the definition and reference definition as extract from NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. The definition of "interior finish" was accepted for NFPA 101 (101-45). NFPA 101 should have control of the definition. Affirmative: 8 2 Hogan, A., Siegel, S. 15

17 Log #CP8 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: A concentration of constituents in air that exceeds 10 percent of its lower flammable limit (LFL). [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The current definition in 5000 is correct and should be retained. There is no technical justification provided for the 10 percent threshold contained in the proposed definition. There are numerous code requirements that presently use the definition assuming the 25 percent LFL. Changing the definition changes these technical requirements in the Code with no justification. Affirmative: 23 1 Rosales, R Log #CP9 BLD-FUN The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: A transition phase in the development of a compartment fire in which surfaces exposed to thermal radiation reach ignition temperature more or less simultaneously and fire spreads rapidly throughout the space, resulting in full room involvement or total involvement of the compartment or enclosed space. [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The BLD-FUN committee is aware that the proposal was drafted by the Glossary of Terms Technical Advisory Committee but not officially submitted. Thus, the BLD-FUN is shown as the submitter to assure that the proposal receives a committee action and pubic review. The proposed definition is wrong. It is too restrictive in that it speaks only to room involvement, but flashover can occur in a space. The current definition in NFPA 5000 is better and needs to be retained. Affirmative: 19 1 DiCristina, S. 16

18 Log #CP11 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: A gas used as a fuel source, including natural gas, manufactured gas, sludge gas, liquefied petroleum gas-air mixtures, liquefied petroleum gas in the vapor phase, and mixtures of these gases. [ 2007] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The term "fuel gas" is used in the Code with reference to NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 but the proposed definition goes beyond the scope of NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code. The existing definition is more appropriate than the proposed definition and should be retained. Affirmative: 23 1 Rosales, R Log #CP12 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. This specifically will require the GOT Technical Advisory Committee to receive the contents of this Proposal. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: Any activity, including processing, that can expose the metal's surface to air or any other substance capable of reacting with the metal under the conditions of the exposure. [ 2009] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. See committee action on a (Log #CP592) Affirmative: 23 1 Rosales, R. 17

19 Log #CP13 BLD-MEA The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: Labeled devices for swinging fire doors installed to facilitate safe egress of persons and generally consisting of a cross bar and various types of latch mechanisms that cannot hold the latch in a retracted locked position. [ 2007] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The proposed definition does not meet the needs of NFPA 5000 as it lacks key features included in the current NFPA 5000 definition. For example, it doesn't speak to the need to release the latch bolt upon force in the direction of egress travel. Nor does it speak to the device being fire-rated (the key point that makes fire exit hardware different from panic hardware). The proposed definition is too constricting in that it mentions a cross bar, but not a push pad, yet much of such hardware consists of a push pad. Affirmative: 26 Abstain: 1 1 McMahon, C. ORLOWSKI, S.: See my Explanation of Abstention on Proposal (Log #132) Log #CP15 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: any material that (1) has a fludity greater than that of 300 penetration asphalt when tested in accordance with ASTM D 5, Standard Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials, or (2) is a viscous substance for which a specific melting point cannot be determined but that is determined to be a liquid in accordance with ASTM D 4359, Standard Test for Determining Whether a Material is a Liquid or a Solid. [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The definition of liquid should not be related to asphalt as stated by the proposed definition. As it applied to NFPA 5000, the definition should be tied to phase change temperatures per the current definition. The current definition of liquid should be retained. Affirmative: 21 Negative: 2 1 Rosales, R. KRAUS, R.: Since NFPA 1 covers flammable and combustible liquids there should be a separate definition from NFPA 30 to maintain accuracy and consistency. NFPA 55 has no authority over liquids and the 55 definition is not correct. It comes from NFPA 400 which does not cover flammable and combustible liquids. ORDILE, A.: The TC wishes to retain the existing definition, which is an adequate definition for those materials that exhibit a definite phase change, but there are many materials, such as waxes and resins that do not exhibit such definitive phase changes. The proposed definition by the TC on Fundamentals addresses such materials. Basically, if the material is poured into a container and assumes the shape of the container it is a liquid. 18

20 Log #CP16 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows:. Any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point below 100 F (37.8 C), as determined by the test procedures and apparatus set forth in Section 4.4 of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, and a Reid vapor pressure that does not exceed an absolute pressure of 40 psi (76 kpa) at 100 F (37.8 C), as determined by ASTM D 323, Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method). Flammable liquids are classified according to Section 4.3 of NFPA 30. [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. The current definition used in NFPA 5000 is correct and should be retained. The proposed definition from NFPA 30 is in conflict with NFPA 55. The proposed text may mistakenly include a number of materials that are recognized as being compressed gases based on DOT requirements and would be incorrectly classified as flammable liquids. Affirmative: 22 Negative: 1 1 Rosales, R. KRAUS, R.: Since NFPA 1 covers flammable and combustible liquids there should be a separate definition from NFPA 30 to maintain accuracy and consistency. NFPA 55 has no authority over liquids and the 55 definition is not correct. It comes from NFPA 400 which does not cover flammable and combustible liquids Log #CP17 BLD-IND The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) notes that the committee statement for Reject will be forwarded to the Glossary of Terms (GOT) Technical Advisory Committee for review. This specifically will require the GOT Technical Advisory Committee receiving the contents of proposal a. Technical Committee on Fundamentals, Revise text to read as follows: A substance (either matter solid, liquid, or gas or energy) that when released is capable of creating harm to people, the environment, and property, including weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as defined in 18 U.S. Code, Section 2332a, as well as any other criminal use of hazardous materials, such as illicit labs, environmental crimes, or industrial sabotage. [ 2008] This definition is the preferred definition from the NFPA Glossary of Terms. Changing the secondary definition to the preferred definition complies with the Glossary of Terms Project. See committee action on proposal a (Log #CP573). Affirmative: 23 1 Rosales, R. 19

21 Log #15a BLD-FUN The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) directs that a public comment be submitted in the TCC s name to BLD-BLC and -FUN. Make the Recommendation for the comment to read: Review the actions taken on Proposals , , , a, , , and a to ensure there is a consistent treatment of this subject. Make the Substantiation for the comment to read: The definition for non-combustible is being revised to become part definition and part requirement. Determine if this approach to provide certain performance criteria in proposed Section 4.10 along with a revised definition in Chapter 3 is consistent with use of the term. Glossary of Terms Technical Advisory Committee / Marcelo Hirschler, Revise text to read as follows: A material that, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapors, when subjected to fire or heat; materials that are reported as passing ASTM E 136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750 Degrees C, shall be considered noncombustible materials. A material that, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapors, when subjected to fire or heat. Materials that are reported as passing ASTM E 136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750 Degrees C, shall be considered noncombustible materials. It is important to have consistent definitions of terms within NFPA. The term noncombustible material at present has several definitions, many of which are very similar. However, the preferred one is in NFPA 220. The Glossary Advisory Committee agreed on the definition recommended because it is in a single sentence and captures all essential elements. The existing definition in NFPA 5000 is different from the NFPA preferred definition, contained in NFPA 220. The NFPA 220 definition reads: Noncombustible Material. A substance that will not ignite and burn when subjected to a fire. In practice, the only thing that matters is whether the material complies with ASTM E 136 and that is what is being used in NFPA 211, in NFPA 101 and in NFPA 5000 (as well as in other codes) for classifying a material as noncombustible. The NFPA 220 definition does not address this and the NFPA 5000 and 101 definitions are contained in two sentences. It is therefore recommended, in order to improve consistency within NFPA documents that the definition from NFPA 5000 be revised to contain a single sentence and used as shown. Proposals are being made to other committees to adopt the same definition so as to obtain consistency in terminology. This proposal is similar to other proposals submitted so as to lead to more consistency within NFPA definitions. The committee was created by NFPA Standards Council to provide consistency in terminology throughout the NFPA documents. See Proposals and a. The action on the referenced proposals should meet the submitter s intent. Affirmative: 19 1 DiCristina, S. 20