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1 National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA Phone: Fax: AGENDA NFPA Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition Report on Comments (ROC) Teleconference Meeting Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Toll Free Number: Participant Code: Call to Order. Call teleconference meeting to order by Chair Dale Eggen at 1:00 p.m. Eastern on April 11, Introduction of Teleconference Participants. For a copy of the committee roster, see page Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes. Approve the June 7, 2011 ROP meeting minutes. For a copy of the meeting minutes, see page Review of Report on Proposals (ROP). For a copy of the ROP, see page NFPA 241 ROC Preparation. For text of the Public Comments, see page Other Business. 7. Future Meetings. 8. Adjournment. Enclosures Page 1 of 11

2 Address List No Phone Construction and Demolition 03/13/2012 Ron Coté Clarence D. Eggen Chair Fluor Government Group 218 Greenview Drive Richland, WA Alternate: Kevin W. Law U 1/1/1990 William Ambrefe City of Beverly Municipal Inspection 56 Water Street Beverly, MA E 4/28/2000 William C. Bracken Bracken Engineering, Inc West Busch Blvd., Suite 200 Tampa, FL SE 8/9/2011 Bruce G. Campbell Hughes Associates, Inc. 520 Courtney Way, Suite A Lafayette, CO SE 10/20/2010 Michael E. Carsillo West Palm Beach Fire Rescue 500 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL E 1/12/2000 Richard J. Davis FM Global 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike PO Box 9102 Norwood, MA I 1/1/1983 Michael DeBlasio M. DeBlasio, Inc. 409 King Street PO Box 1121 Littleton, MA IM 1/12/2000 Donald G. Goosman The RJA Group, Inc. Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. 600 West Fulton Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL Alternate: Cecilia Beckham SE 10/27/2005 Daniel L. Haynes Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory PO Box 808 Livermore, CA U 4/17/2002 Craig Kolakowski Allianz Risk Consultants, LLC Allianz Global Corp. & Specialty Insurance 508 Deerfield Drive Nazareth, PA I 8/9/2011 Scott G. Nacheman Thornton Tomasetti 330 North Wabash, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL SE 1/12/2000 Robert Notholt Florida State Fire Marshal SW 85th Terrace Ocala, FL E 1/1/1992 Jon W. Pasqualone Martin County Board of County Commissioners 2401 SE Monterey Road Stuart, FL International Fire Marshals Association E 1/12/2000 Joel C. Pickering Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc. 200 Park Avenue, 9th Floor New York, NY U 8/9/2011 Page 2 of 11 1

3 Address List No Phone Construction and Demolition 03/13/2012 Ron Coté Mahalingam Srinivasan Tebodin Middle East Director Oil and Gas PO Box 2652 Abu Dhabi, 2652 UAE SE 10/20/2010 Rick Stallings City of Hoover 250 Municipal Drive Hoover, AL International Code Council E 1/12/2000 Peter P. H. Wilcox Travelers Insurance Company One Tower Square, CR Hartford, CT Alternate: Brian L. Marburger I 10/20/2010 Ronald W. Woodfin TetraTek, Inc. Fire Safety Technologies West Cool Breeze Lane Montgomery, TX Alternate: David M. Hope SE 1/15/2004 Cecilia Beckham Alternate The RJA Group, Inc. Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc South State College Blvd., Suite 360 Anaheim, CA : Donald G. Goosman SE 8/9/2011 David M. Hope Alternate TetraTek Inc. Fire Safety Technologies 204 Masthead Drive Clinton, TN : Ronald W. Woodfin SE 4/15/2004 Kevin W. Law Alternate Bechtel National, Inc Stevens Center Place Richland, WA : Clarence D. Eggen U 10/18/2011 Brian L. Marburger Alternate Travelers Insurance Company One Tower Square 7GS-B Hartford, CT : Peter P. H. Wilcox I 7/12/2001 Ron Coté Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA /22/2008 Page 3 of 11 2

4 MINUTES NFPA Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition June 7, 2011 ROP Teleconference Meeting 1. Call to Order. Chair Dale Eggen called the teleconference meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, Introduction of Teleconference Participants. Participants introduced themselves. The following committee members participated. Technical Committee Members Participating: NAME Dale Eggen, Chair Ron Coté, Staff Liaison William Ambrefe, Bruce G. Campbell, Michael E. Carsillo, Richard J. Davis, Michael DeBlasio, Donald G. Goosman, Daniel L. Haynes, Scott G. Nacheman, Peter P. H. Wilcox, REPRESENTING Fluor Government Group National Fire Protection Association City of Beverly, Municipal Inspection Hughes Associates, Inc. West Palm Beach Fire Rescue FM Global M. DeBlasio, Inc. The RJA Group, Inc. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Thornton Tomasetti Travelers Insurance Company COD AAA ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 1 of 3 Page 4 of 11

5 Ronald W. Woodfin, TetraTek, Inc. Fire Safety Technologies Technical Committee Members Not Participating: NAME Alan Landman, Robert Notholt, Jon W. Pasqualone, Mahalingam Srinivsan, Rick Stallings, REPRESENTING New York State Workers Compensation Board Florida State Fire Marshal Martin County Board of County Commissioners Tebodin Middle East City of Hoover 3. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes. The minutes of the April 11, 2008 meeting were approved as written and distributed. 4. Introduction of New Staff Liaison. Staff Liaison Ron Coté advised that he served as staff liaison to the committee in the 1980s when Ken Kander was chair. 5. Revision Cycle. Ron Coté briefly described the new document revision process that will be used beginning with the documents in the Fall 2013 cycle. The current revision cycle for NFPA 241 is that for Fall The new revision process will not affect the current revision of NFPA NFPA 241 ROP Preparation. The single public proposal was addressed. The committee generated 10 committee proposals. See the ROP ballot. The committee action on the public proposal (Log #1) led the establishment of a task group to work prior to the ROC meeting to learn what standards might be referenced for the listing of heating devices. The task group consists of Dick Davis Chair, Bruce Campbell, Michael Carsillo and Michael DeBlasio. COD AAA ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 2 of 3 Page 5 of 11

6 7. Other Business. None. 8. Future Meetings. Comment closing date is March 2, 2012 and the committee must meet by May 4, The chair will establish an ROC meeting date but was asked to avoid the March timeframe as the ASCE Structures Congress will be meeting then. The chair advised that he plans to call for a teleconference meeting, but asked members to advise staff if they see a need for a face-to-face meeting. 9. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m. Minutes prepared by Ron Coté and Linda MacKay COD AAA ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 3 of 3 Page 6 of 11

7 Report on Proposals F2012 Copyright, NFPA NFPA 241 Report of the Committee on Staff Liaison: Ron Coté Construction and Demolition Clarence D. Eggen, Chair Fluor Government Group, WA [U] William Ambrefe, City of Beverly, MA [E] Bruce G. Campbell, Hughes Associates, Inc., CO [SE] Michael E. Carsillo, West Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL [E] Richard J. Davis, FM Global, MA [I] Michael DeBlasio, M. DeBlasio, Inc., MA [IM] Donald G. Goosman, The RJA Group, Inc., IL [SE] Daniel L. Haynes, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA [U] Alan Landman, New York State Workers Compensation Board, NY [E] Scott G. Nacheman, Thornton Tomasetti, IL [SE] Robert Notholt, Florida State Fire Marshal, FL [E] Jon W. Pasqualone, Martin County Board of County Commissioners, FL [E] Rep. International Fire Marshals Association Mahalingam Srinivasan, Tebodin Middle East, UAE [SE] Rick Stallings, City of Hoover, AL [E] Rep. International Code Council Peter P. H. Wilcox, Travelers Insurance Company, CT [I] Ronald W. Woodfin, TetraTek, Inc. Fire Safety Technologies, TX [SE] Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the identification and control of fire hazards associated with the construction, alteration, and demolition of buildings, tunnels, and bridges not otherwise covered by other NFPA standards. This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the text of this report. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the front of the document. The Report of the Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition is presented for adoption. This Report was prepared by the Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition and proposes for adoption, amendments to NFPA 241, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations, 2009 edition. NFPA is published in Volume 8 of the 2011 National Fire Codes and in separate pamphlet form. This Report has been submitted to letter ballot of the Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition, which consists of 16 voting members. The results of the balloting, after circulation of any negative votes, can be found in the report. Alternates David M. Hope, TetraTek Inc. Fire Safety Technologies, TN [SE] (Alt. to Ronald W. Woodfin) Brian L. Marburger, Travelers Insurance Company, CT [I] (Alt. to Peter P. H. Wilcox) Page 7 of 11

8 Report on Proposals F2012 Copyright, NFPA NFPA Log #CP1 Final Action: Accept in Principle (Entire Document) Recommendation: 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. Substantiation: To conform to the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects. in Principle Retain the definition of Hot Work as extracted from NFPA 51B. See Proposal (Log #CP8), Proposal (Log #CP9) and Proposal (Log #CP10). Committee Statement: The NFPA 51B 2009 edition remains current and its definition of Hot Work meets the needs of NFPA 241. No other material in NFPA 241 is extracted from other NFPA documents. The referenced proposals address the updating of referenced publications from other organizations Log #CP2 Final Action: Accept (3.3.8 Tunnel) Recommendation: Revise definition of Tunnel as follows: Tunnel. An underground structure with a design length over greater than 23 m (75 ft) and a diameter greater than 1800 mm (6 ft) diameter. Substantiation: Editorial clarification Log #CP3 Final Action: Accept in Principle (3.3 Definitions - Various) Recommendation: Review definitions and adopt preferred definition (from NFPA Glossary of Terms) as appropriate. Substantiation: in Principle Make no further changes to the definitions. Committee Statement: One definition is extracted (Hot Work). Most definitions are unique to NFPA 241 (Single-Ply Roofing System, Torch- Applied Roofing System, Thermal Spraying, Thermit Welding, Tunnel). One definition is Preferred (Protected Structure). Definitions of Structure and Underground Structure from NFPA 5000 are not the definitions needed for NFPA 241 the NFPA 241 versions must be retained. The definitions of Qualified Agency from NFPA 54 and NFPA 311 are not the definitions needed for NFPA 241 the NFPA 241 version must be retained Log #1 Final Action: Accept (4.2.3) Submitter: James Everitt, Western Regional Fire Code Development Committee Recommendation: Revise text to read as follows: Only safely installed approved heating devices installed in accordance with the manufacturer specifications shall be used in temporary offices and sheds. Substantiation: The term safely installed is not defined and misleading as it could be understood as the way it was installed. The manufactured specifications should be the determining and specific way to describe how the unit should be installed Log #CP4 Final Action: Accept (7.1) Recommendation: Revise 7.1 as follows: 7.1 Fire Safety Program An overall construction or demolition fire safety program shall be developed Essential items to be emphasized include the following All of the following items shall be addressed in the fire safety program: (1) Good housekeeping (2) On-site security (3) Fire protection systems (a) Installation For construction operations, installation of new fire protection systems as construction progresses (b) (4) Preservation For demolition operations, preservation of existing fire protection systems during demolition (4) (5) Organization and training of an on-site fire brigade (5) (6) Development of a prefire plan with the local fire department (6) (7) Rapid communication (7) (8) Consideration of special hazards resulting from previous occupancies (8) (9) Protection of existing structures and equipment from exposure fires resulting from construction, alteration, and demolition operations Substantiation: Reformatting done for compliance with Manual of Style and for clarity Log #CP5 Final Action: Accept ( ) Recommendation: Revise as follows: * Where guard service is provided, the guard(s) shall be trained in all of the following: (1) Notification procedures that include calling the fire department and management personnel (2) Knowledge Function and operation of fire protection equipment (3) Familiarization with fire hazards (4) Use of construction elevators, where provided Substantiation: Reformatting done for compliance with Manual of Style. Wording revision done for clarity as one does not train in knowledge Log #CP6 Final Action: Accept ( ) Recommendation: Revise as follows: The provision of shall not prohibit occupancy of the lower floors of a building, even where the upper floors are in various stages of construction or protection, provided that both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The sprinkler protection of the lower occupied floors is completed and tested in accordance with (2) The sprinkler protection of the upper floors is supplied by entirely separate systems and separate control valves so that the absence or incompleteness of protection in no way impairs the sprinkler protection of the occupied lower floors. Substantiation: Reformatting done for compliance with Manual of Style and for clarity Log #CP7 Final Action: Accept ( ) Recommendation: Revise as follows: Belt conveyors installed in underground locations, other than belts that carry the load of the belt on a low-friction metal deck without rollers, shall meet all of the following minimum requirements: (1) Conveyor belting shall be approved. (2) Entrances in which belt conveyors are installed shall be kept free of accumulations such as muck, debris, and combustibles. (3) All belt conveyors shall be equipped with an approved slippage switch system designed to shut down the belt when sliding friction develops between the drive pulley(s) and the belt, and both of the following shall apply:. (a) The slippage switch system shall be tested weekly. (b) On each new installation, the slippage switch system shall be tested before the conveyor is used. (4) All conveyor belt systems shall be equipped with approved interlock systems that shut down belt conveyors when any of the following occurs: (a) Any conveyor in the system stops or reduces its normal speed or upon activation of. (b) Any any required fire protection system is activated. Page 8 of 11

9 Report on Proposals F2012 Copyright, NFPA NFPA 241 (5) Fixed combustible materials such as posts, cribbing, and roof supports shall be protected against frictional ignition by one of the following methods: (a) The material shall be either guarded from contact by the belt using metal. or (b) The material shall be located at a distance of at least ½ the width of the belt from any idler or pulley. (c) (a) An alternate method for minimizing potential frictional ignition is the use of alignment Alignment switches shall be provided at intervals sufficient to prevent the belt from contacting such materials. (6) (b) Guarding, if provided, for machinery in the drive area and at other points along the belt shall be of noncombustible material. (7) (6) New installations of belt conveyors shall utilize a structure that does not provide a deck between the upper and lower strands of the belt. Substantiation: Reformatting done for compliance with Manual of Style and for clarity Log #CP8 Final Action: Accept (11.5.3, A (b) [New], and B.1.2.1) Recommendation: Revise and create a new A (b) as follows: Acetylene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied oxygen (LOX), and methylacetylene propadiene stabilized gas (MPS) shall be permitted to be used underground where both of the following conditions are met: (a) The material is used only for welding, cutting, and hot work. and only if the (b)* The quality of air is within permitted approved limits in accordance with the ACGIH Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for A (b) One source of information on air quality is the ACGIH 2011 Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices. Delete as follows (and renumber remainder of 2.3 as needed): ACGIH Publications. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, OH Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for Update B as follows: B ACGIH Publications. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, OH ACGIH 2011 Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for Substantiation: Reformatting done for compliance with Manual of Style and for clarity. The ACGIH publication is only one source of information. Approval of air quality should rest with the AHJ. The ACGIH publication will be mentioned in the annex but its use will no longer be mandated Log #CP9 Final Action: Accept (A.9.3, B and B.1.2.4) Recommendation: Revise A.9.3 as follows: A.9.3 For additional information, see the ARMA publication, Torch-Applied Roofing, Dos and Don ts, and the Factory Mutual Data Sheet 1 33, Safeguarding Torch-Applied Roof Installations. Delete B as follows (and renumber remainder of B.1.2 as necessary): B ARMA Publication. Asphalt Roofing Manufacturer s Association, th Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC Torch-Applied Roofing, Dos and Don ts, Revise B as follows: B FM Publications. FM Global, 1301 Atwood Avenue, P.O. Box 750, Johnston, RI FM Data Sheet 1 33, Safeguarding Torch-Applied Roof Installations, 1988 (Rev 2000). Substantiation: The ARMA publication, from 1986, is no longer available. The FM DS 1-33 publication date needed updating Log #CP10 Final Action: Accept (A.11.1 and B.1.2.2) Recommendation: Revise A.11.1 as follows: A.11.1 The following publications should be consulted for additional information on underground operations and related subjects: ACGIH 2011 Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for ANSI/ASSE A10.16, Construction and Demolition Safety Requirements for Tunnels, Shafts, and Caissons 29 CFR 1926 (no further changes) Revise B as follows: B ASSE Publications. American Society of Safety Engineers, 1800 East Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL ANSI Publications. American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY ANSI/ASSE A10.16, Construction and Demolition Safety Requirements for Tunnels, Shafts, and Caissons, (r2001). Substantiation: Updating of referenced publications Page 9 of 11

10 Report on Comments November 2012 NFPA Log #1 Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH International Delete the following text: Tunnel. An underground structure with a design length greater than 23 m (75 ft) and a diameter greater than 1800 mm (6 ft). Definitions are not allowed to contain requirements. The concept of tunnels is well understood. and can be found in multiple dictionaries. The definition in is not a generic definition of a tunnel, which could read as follows: a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction (Merriam Webster). If the committee feels that it wants specific requirements for tunnels that should be placed in the body of the standard, where it is enforceable. This would mean describing the types of tunnels to be covered by this standard in Chapter 11 and not in Chapter 3. For example, a new section could state as shown in this comment without losing information Log #3 Richard J. Davis, FM Global Revise text to read as follows: 5.2.1* Temporary heating equipment shall be listed and shall be installed, used and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. When such instructions are not available, temporary heating equipment shall be used in accordance with recognized safe practices. A Relevant test standards include, but are not limited to: UL 647, Standard for Unvented Kerosene-Fired Room Heaters and Portable Heaters ANSI/UL 1278, Standard for Moveable and Wall- or Ceiling-Hung Electric Room Heaters Only personnel familiar with the operation of temporary heating equipment shall be allowed to operate these devices. Add: Temporary heating equipment and devices noted to be damaged or considered to be a potential safety hazard, shall not be used. None provided. Printed on 3/13/ Page 10 of 11

11 Report on Comments November 2012 NFPA Log #2 Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH International Add new text to read as follows: The tunnels covered by this standard shall be underground structures with a design length greater than 23 m (75 ft) and a diameter greater than 1800 mm (6 ft). Renumber existing sections through Definitions are not allowed to contain requirements. The concept of tunnels is well understood. and can be found in multiple dictionaries. The definition in is not a generic definition of a tunnel, which could read as follows: a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction (Merriam Webster). If the committee feels that it wants specific requirements for tunnels that should be placed in the body of the standard, where it is enforceable. This would mean describing the types of tunnels to be covered by this standard in Chapter 11 and not in Chapter 3. For example, a new section could state as shown in this comment without losing information. Printed on 3/13/ Page 11 of 11

National Fire Protection Association M E M O R A N D U M. NFPA Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition

National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471 Phone: 617-770-3000 Fax: 617-770-0700 www.nfpa.org M E M O R A N D U M TO: FROM: NFPA Technical Committee on Construction