Public Comment No. 23-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 2.3.1 ] 2.3.1 ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, 2015a. ASTM E119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, 2014 2015. ASTM E136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750 C, 2012. ASTM E814, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops, 2013a. ASTM E2336, Standard Test Methods for Fire Resistive Grease Duct Enclosure Systems, 2014. ASTM E2652, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Tube Furnace with a Cone-shaped Airflow Stabilizer, at 750 C, 2012. update First Revision No. 55-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. 2.3.1] Submitter Full Name: Marcelo Hirschler Organization: GBH International Submittal Date: Fri Nov 06 15:31:49 EST 2015 Committee Rejected but see related SR Resolution: SR-1-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: Updated references to the latest edition in accordance with the NFPA Manual of Style.
Public Comment No. 25-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 4.1.9 ] 4.1.9 * Cooking equipment used in fixed, mobile, or temporary concessions, such as trucks, buses, trailers, pavilions, tents, or any form of roofed enclosure, shall comply with this standard unless otherwise exempted by the authority having jurisdiction in accordance with 1. 3.2 of this standard. This Public Comment requests returning the text of this section back to the existing language. There are many instances where temporary cooking situations do not warrant the extensive provisions of NFPA 96, such as a car dealership using a small, residential BBQ to cook hotdogs. Rather than having the AHJ inundated with requests for regulating these types of situations, the existing provision makes it clear that the AHJ can exempt them. For that reason, the provision should be deleted. First Revision No. 7-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. 4.1.9] Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir Organization: Building Safety Division, Clark County, WA Affilliation: NFPAs Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) Submittal Date: Mon Nov 09 19:52:33 EST 2015 Committee Resolution: Rejected The AHJ s authority is established in Section 1.3.2 of the standard. The proposed language in this specific location does not add additional value. Restating the proposed language could diminish the influence of the AHJ as it implies that Section 1.3.2 might not apply to the document as a whole. The AHJ responsibilities are further discussed in the associated annex language for this section.
Public Comment No. 26-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 6.1.2 ] 6.1.2 Listed grease filters and grease removal devices that are removable but not an integral component of a specific listed exhaust hood shall be listed in accordance with ANSI/UL 1046 and shall be clearly designated on the filter so it is visible with the filter installed. In proximity to the filter location, a label shall be permanently fixed on the hood that states Use Listed Filters.. First Revision #9 does not address the visibility of the filter label when the filter is installed, which was the intent of Public Input 121. This Public Comment seeks to add the visibility issue back for consideration. This Public Comment also adds a provision to remind the person that installs the filter that listed filters are required to be utilized. First Revision No. 9-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. 6.1.2] Public Input No. 121-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. 6.1.2] Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir Organization: Building Safety Division, Clark County, WA Affilliation: NFPAs Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) Submittal Date: Mon Nov 09 19:58:25 EST 2015 Committee Resolution: Rejected UL 1046 specifies labeling to be visible on the filter and is typically visible on the edge of the filter. The proposed language would have a significant impact on the filter industry and is not in line with the requirements of UL 1046. The inspector can have the filter removed at the time of inspection and view the labeling at that time. A label on the hood is not necessary as Section 6.1.2 and UL 710 already requires a listed filter to be used.
Public Comment No. 27-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 9.3.7 ] 9.3.7 If the heat source is non-electric and open flames are used, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed in both the kitchen and dining areas. NFPA s Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) is in agreement with the negative comment. The scope of this standard is not detection, but more so ventilation. If CO detection is desired, then it should be submitted to NFPA 1, 101 and 5000, because it falls within the scope of those documents. Note that the technical justification seems insufficient. First Revision No. 19-NFPA 96-2015 [New Section after 9.3.6] Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir Organization: Building Safety Division, Clark County, WA Affilliation: NFPAs Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) Submittal Date: Mon Nov 09 20:04:26 EST 2015 Committee Accepted Resolution: SR-6-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: After reconsideration, the proposed language in Section 9.3.7 is outside the scope of NFPA 96, which is fire safety. If carbon monoxide detection is desired, than the proposed language should be submitted to NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, because this provision is within the scope of NFPA 101.
Public Comment No. 32-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 10.1.3 ] 10.1.3 Fume incinerators, thermal recovery units, air pollution control devices, or other devices installed in the exhaust duct, shall be protected by an independent a fire-extinguishing system with its own automatic detection for system actuation. The minimum requirement should be for a fire protection system. An independent system is only one option for fulfilling this requirement. The substantiation provided with the change in the First Revision does not provide justification for an "independent system". First Revision No. 21-NFPA 96-2015 [New Section after 10.1.2] Submitter Full Name: Mark Conroy Organization: Brooks Equipment Company Submittal Date: Tue Nov 10 15:05:57 EST 2015 Committee Rejected but see related SR Resolution: SR-7-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: The minimum requirement should be for a fire protection system. An independent system is only one option for fulfilling this requirement. The substantiation provided with the change in the First Revision does not provide justification for an "independent system" as the only option.
Public Comment No. 28-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 10.2.3.2 ] 10.2.3.2 Effective January 1, 2014, all existing All existing fire-extinguishing systems shall meet the requirements of 10.2.3. The intent of Public Input 103 was to eliminate the date since the effective date has passed. Since the effective date has passed, there is no need to identify the date. Now, all existing systems now need to comply. Consideration could be given to adding the Technical Committee statement to Public Input 103 as annex material because the information that the provision became a requirement for all systems after January 1, 2014 giving 2 years to comply may be useful. Public Input No. 103-NFPA 96-2014 [Section No. 10.2.3.2] Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir Organization: Building Safety Division, Clark County, WA Affilliation: NFPAs Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) Submittal Date: Mon Nov 09 20:09:54 EST 2015 Committee Accepted Resolution: SR-8-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: The intent of Public Input 103 was to eliminate the date since the effective date has passed. Since the effective date has passed, there is no need to identify the date. Now, all existing systems need to comply. Annex language was added to clarify that as of January 1, 2014, all systems (existing and new) must comply with ANSI/UL300 or an equivalent system.
Public Comment No. 33-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 10.3.1.1.1 ] 10.3.1.1.1 Hoods installed end to end, back to back, or both, sharing a common ductwork, the ductwork beyond 75 ftfrom the farthest hood, shall be protected by a fire-extinguishing system, either an independent fire-extinguishing system with its own detection system and shall not require or a system with simultaneous activation with by the hoods fire-extinguishing systems. Both arrangements will extinguish the fire. NFPA standards typically provide minimum requirements for a reasonable level of fire protection without establishing a preference of one arrangement over another. First Revision No. 45-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. 10.3.1.1] Submitter Full Name: Mark Conroy Organization: Brooks Equipment Company Submittal Date: Tue Nov 10 15:29:50 EST 2015 Committee Rejected but see related SR Resolution: SR-9-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: Both arrangements will extinguish the fire. NFPA standards typically provide minimum requirements for a reasonable level of fire protection without establishing a preference of one arrangement over another. The revised language provides clarification. In addition, SI units were added to comply with the NFPA Manual of Style.
Public Comment No. 29-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 10.5.3 ] 10.5.3 Instruction regarding the proper use of portable fire extinguishers and the manual activation of fire-extinguishing equipment shall be documented and shall be provided by the management to new employees on hiring and to all employees semiannually annually. As drafted, First Revision 26 adds requirements that exceed OSHA requirements in 29 CFR 1910.157(g) for portable fire extinguishers and 29 CFR 1910.160 (b) for fixed extinguishing systems. Both of these OSHA provisions require annual, not semiannual training. First Revision No. 26-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. 10.5.7] Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir Organization: Building Safety Division, Clark County, WA Affilliation: NFPAs Building Code Development Committee (BCDC) Submittal Date: Mon Nov 09 20:14:46 EST 2015 Committee Accepted Resolution: SR-10-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: As drafted, First Revision 26 adds requirements that exceed OSHA requirements in 29 CFR 1910.157(g) for portable fire extinguishers and 29 CFR 1910.160 (b) for fixed extinguishing systems. Both of these OSHA provisions require annual, not semiannual training.
Public Comment No. 34-NFPA 96-2015 [ Section No. 11.2.9 ] 11.2. 9 Inspection and maintenance records, including certificates 8.1 Certificates of inspection and maintenance, shall be permitted to be stored and accessed forwarded to or shared with the authority having jurisdiction by either hard copy or electronically. Inspection and maintenance records should be allowed to forwarded to, or shared with, the AHJ by hard copy (mail) or electronically (email or allowing access). The wording in the first revision could be misinterpreted to allow access by others. Replacing 11.2.9 with the proposed text clarifies that inspection and maintenance records can be shared with the AHJ by either method. First Revision No. 31-NFPA 96-2015 [New Section after 11.2.8] Submitter Full Name: Mark Conroy Organization: Brooks Equipment Company Submittal Date: Tue Nov 10 15:45:43 EST 2015 Committee Rejected but see related SR Resolution: SR-11-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: Inspection and maintenance records should be allowed to forwarded to, or shared with, the AHJ by hard copy (mail) or electronically (email or allowing access). The wording in the first revision could be misinterpreted to allow access by others. Replacing 11.2.9 with the proposed text clarifies that inspection and maintenance records can be shared with the AHJ by either method.
0 Public Comment No. 30-NFPA 96-2015 [ Chapter B ] Annex B Informational References B.1 Referenced Publications. The documents or portions thereof listed in this annex are referenced within the informational sections of this standard and are not part of the requirements of this document unless also listed in Chapter 2 for other reasons. B.1.1 NFPA Publications. National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471. NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2017 edition. NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2015 edition. NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2017 edition. B.1.2 Other Publications. B.1.2.1 ANSI Publications. American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10036. ANSI Z83.11, Gas Food Service Equipment, 2006 (reaffirmed 2011). B.1.2.2 ASHRAE Publications. ASHRAE, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329-2305. Kuehn, T. H., et al., Effects of air velocity on grease deposition in exhaust ductwork, ASHRAE Research Project 1033-RP Final Report. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2006. ASHRAE STD 154, Ventilation for Commercial Cooking Operations, 2011. B.1.2.3 ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. ASTM E136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750ºC, 2012. B.1.2.4 GA Publications. GA, 6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 480, Hyattsville, MD 20782. GA-600, Gypsum Fire Resistance Design Manual, 1992 21st edition, 2015. B.1.2.5 Other Publications. ANSI/IKECA C10, Standard for Cleaning of Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems, Philadelphia: International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association, 2011. B.1.2.6 NSF International Publications. NSF International, P.O. Box 130140, 789 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140. NSF/ANSI 2, Food Equipment, 2012.
1 B.1.2.7 UL Publications. Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062-2096. ANSI/ UL 197, Standard for Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances, 2014. ANSI/ UL 199, Standard for Automatic Sprinklers for Fire-Protection Service, 2005, revised 2013. ANSI/ UL 300, Standard for Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Restaurant Cooking Areas, 2014. ANSI/ UL 710B, Standard for Recirculating Systems, 2014. ANSI/ UL 737, Standard for Fireplace Stoves, 2011, revised 2015. ANSI/ UL 896, Standard for Oil-Burning Stoves, 1993, revised 2013. ANSI/ UL 923, Standard for Microwave Cooking Appliances, 2013. UL Subject 199B Outline, Outline of Investigation for Control Cabinets for Automatic Sprinkler Systems Used for Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment, 2006 2015. UL Subject 199E Outline, Outline of Investigation for Fire Testing of Sprinklers and Water Spray Nozzles for Protection of Deep Fat Fryers, 2004. ANSI/ UL 1046, Standard for Grease Filters for Exhaust Ducts, 2010, revised 2012. UL Subject 2162, Outline of Investigation for Commercial Wood-Fired Baking Ovens - Refractory Type, 2014. UL Subject 2728, Outline of Investigation for Pellet Fuel Burning Cooking Appliances, Withdrawn 2009. B.2 Informational References. The following documents or portions thereof are listed here as informational resources only. They are not a part of the requirements of this document. Ackland, P., Inspection Manual for Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems, 2001. ISBN 0-968160-4-6. Phil Ackland, P.O. Box 856, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0. Ackland, P., Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning and Certification Manual, 2003. ISBN 0-9681760-70. Phil Ackland, P.O. Box 856, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Kitchen Ventilation, Chapter 33 in Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Applications, Atlanta: ASHRAE, 2011. Carson, W. G., and R. L. Klinker, Fire Protection Systems: Inspection, Test and Maintenance Manual, 4th edition, Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2012. Cote, A. E., ed., Ventilation of Commercial Cooking Operations, Chapter 12.9 in Fire Protection Handbook, 19th edition, Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2003. NFPA 251, Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials, 2006 edition. (Withdrawn) Gerstler, W. D., New Rules for Kitchen Exhaust, ASHRAE Journal, November 2002: 26 33. Solomon, R. E., ed., Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment, Chapter 55 in Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual, 8th edition, Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2002. Using Extinguishers in Commercial Kitchens. National Fire Protection Association video, VC72VH, Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2002. B.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections. NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, 2015 edition. Referenced current editions. First Revision No. 51-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. B.1.2.2] First Revision No. 52-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. B.1.2.5]
2 First Revision No. 53-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. B.1.2.6] First Revision No. 54-NFPA 96-2015 [Section No. B.2] Submitter Full Name: Aaron Adamczyk Organization: [ Not Specified ] Submittal Date: Tue Nov 10 01:50:57 EST 2015 Committee Rejected but see related SR Resolution: SR-3-NFPA 96-2016 Statement: References updated to the latest edition year in accordance with the NFPA Manual of Style. UL Subject 2728 was withdrawn and therefore was removed from the list of references.