FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: NFPA 30 Technical Committee on Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks R. P. Benedetti DATE: September 16, 2010 SUBJECT: Agenda for ROC Meeting September 27 & 28, 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen: Attached is the Agenda for the NFPA 30 Report on Comments (ROC) meeting of the NFPA 30 Technical Committee on Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks, to be held Monday, September 27, and Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at the Sheraton Gateway Suites O Hare Hotel, Rosemont IL. Note that there were NO public comments received on the Committee s ROP; please come prepared to suggest and draft any necessary or beneficial Committee Comments. If you have additional items for the Agenda, please bring them with you to the meeting. rpb/ cc FLCC Meeting Folder FLCSWC/NM FLCSWC.2010-09 Agenda.doc
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE COMMITTEE 1. Call to Order. AGENDA NFPA 30 Technical Committee on Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks Sheraton Gateway Suites O Hare Hotel Rosemont, IL Monday, September 27, 2010, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM 2. Introduction of Attendees. Update of Committee Roster. [Attachment A1] 3. Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting. [Attachment A2] 4. Report of Committee Chair. 5. Report of Staff Liaison. Technical Committee Scope. [Attachment A3] Technical Committee Membership Status. [Attachment A4] - Bud Slye has been appointed Chair of the NFPA 30 Technical Committee on Tank Storage and Piping Systems. - Jim Kieffer has retired and has resigned from the committee. - Tony Ordile has been reappointed to the committee and is now working for Haines Fire & Risk Consulting. - Welcome to new Committee members: Don Hess, 3m Company, (alternate to Doug Rivers) Steve Haines (alternate to Tony Ordile) Thomas Lentz, Aon Risk Services (alternate to Ed Goldhammer) Duane Rehmeyer, Baker Engineering & Risk Consultants (alternate to Dave Kirby) A2011 Document Revision Schedule. [Attachment A5] 6. Reports on Current Issues. [as necessary] 7. Review and Action on Comments on the Report on Proposals (ROP) for NFPA 30-2012. [As stated, no public comments were received.] FLCSWC.2010-09 Agenda.doc
8. Recent Correspondence. [Attachment A6] 9. Other Old Business. 10. New Business. Erratum for Table 14.5.2: reference should be to 9.16, not 9.15. Errata for 12.3.1 and 12.3.2: references should be to Section 12.8, not 12.6 Erratum for 16.5.1.10 Layout C: one line of in-rack sprinklers at every storage level above the floor except over the top level of storage Erratum for Table 16.5.2.3: Notes (5), (6), and (7) should be deleted; they do not apply to this Table. Erratum for Table 16.5.2.12 / D.2(1): Reference to Test S61 is not valid. 9.1.4(3) and 10.1.3(3) need to be amended to apply only to alcoholic beverages of 100 proof or less. This covers a gap between NFPA 13, which specifically does not apply beyond 100 proof, and NFPA 30. Conflict between 9.6.1 and 12.8.3. Should the dagger footnote in Table 12.6.1.1 apply to all entries in the table? Would a walk-in freezer that stores flammable liquids be considered a liquid storage room per 12.6.1? Table 12.6.2.2: delete maximum total quantity columns no longer used. Review 13.3.1 and 13.3.2: clarification is needed. Section 16.3: should there be a provision for sloped ceilings? [Attachment A7] Figures 16.4.1(b) & (c): Revise text in blocks that refer to protect per AHJ and Is acceptable criteria available? Planning for A2014 Document Revision Cycle. 11. Schedule Next Meeting(s). 12. Adjournment. FLCSWC.2010-09 Agenda.doc
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE COMMITTEE Minutes of Report on Proposals (ROP) Meetings NFPA 30 Technical Committee on Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks National Fire Protection Association Offices, Quincy MA December 10, 2009, 8:00 AM to 5:15 PM and Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel, Savannah GA February 11 & 12, 2010, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM [NOTE: The February 2010 session is a continuation of the December 2009 meeting.] I. Participation P. R. Apostoluk, Greif Incorporated T. D. Bellamy, Telgian Corporation (Rep. The Home Depot) G. A. Carter, Justrite Manufacturing Company, LLC J. J. Foley, The RJA Group, Inc. E. S. Goldhammer, Aon / Schirmer Engineering Corporation D. H. Havens, Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp. / Knowles Atomic Power Laboratories D. B. Hicks, Dow Corning Corporation (Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section R. J. Hild, DuPont Performance Coatings (Rep. National Paint and Coatings Association) E. D. Jackson, ChemGuard, Inc. [Feb. 2010 meeting only] (Rep. American Fire Sprinkler Association) R. S. Kraus, PSC Petroleum Safety Consultants (Rep. American Petroleum Institute) J. A. LeBlanc, FM Global, CHAIR C. A. Martens, Lake Havasu City Fire Department R. McKim, Liberty Mutual Property (Rep. Property Casualty Insurers Association of America) G. A. Milewski, Shell Hydrogen [Feb. 2010 meeting only] (Rep. American Petroleum Institute) B. L. Nelson, Dow Corning Corporation [Dec. 2009 meeting only] (Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section) D. P. Nugent, Valspar Corporation [Feb. 2010 meeting only] A. M. Ordile, Haines Fire & Risk Consulting, Inc. M. J. Pabich, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. [Feb. 2010 meeting only] R. A. Riegel Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. [Dec. 2009 meeting only] L. T. Rindfuss, Marsh USA Inc. [Dec. 2009 meeting only] D. A. Rivers, 3M Company J. L. Scheffey, Hughes Associates, Inc. G. A. Seuss, Jr., Verlan Fire Insurance Company / Hanover Group D. C. Swenson, The Sherwin-Williams Company [Dec. 2009 meeting only] D. C. Tabar, The Sherwin-Williams Company [Feb. 2010 meeting only]
B. Tate, Office of the Fire Marshal Ontario P. J. G. Willse, XL Global Asset Protection Services [Dec. 2009 meeting only] M. H. Workman, The Viking Corporation [Feb. 2010 meeting only] (Rep. American Fire Sprinkler Association) C. J. Wieczorek, FM Global [Feb. 2010 meeting only] R. P. Benedetti, National Fire Protection Association, STAFF LIAISON P. E. May, National Fire Protection Association, STAFF LIAISON GUESTS: M. Snyder, Dow Corning Corporation [Feb. 2010 meeting only] W. Stocker, Safeway, Inc. [Feb. 2010 meeting only] A. Zajac, MI Dept of Environmental Quality [Feb. 2010 meeting only] II. Minutes 1. The meetings were called to order as noted above. 2. Attendees introduced themselves. The Technical Committee roster was corrected as needed. A corrected version will be posted to the ECommittee SharePoint page. 3. Technical Committee Chair John LeBlanc reviewed the Agenda. 4. The Staff Liaison reported on the following: Technical Committee Scope. Some revisions are necessary, due to the major revision of NFPA 30. These will be submitted to the NFPA Standards Council for approval at the end of this document revision cycle. Membership Status. The Staff Liaison reported on recent changes to committee membership and on the balance of interests on the committee. Document Revision Schedule for NFPA 30-2012. The Staff Liaison reviewed the upcoming deadlines in the revision schedule for NFPA 30-2012. 5. The Technical Committee reviewed and acted on all proposals submitted to it to amend NFPA 30 and developed Committee Proposals where it was deemed necessary. The Technical Committee directed the Staff Liaison to prepare and circulate the letter ballot for the committee s Report on Proposals (ROP) for the 2012 edition of NFPA 30. 6 There was no recent correspondence requiring the Technical Committee s attention. 7. There was no other old business requiring the Technical Committee s attention. 8. The Technical Committee reviewed items of new business and took the following actions: Questions Related to Flammable Liquids Storage Cabinets. The Technical Committee determined that Material Safety Data Sheets can be stored in or attached to the cabinet, as long as the cabinet is not modified in any way, e.g., such as drilling holes. The Technical Committee asked Glen Carter to develop appropriate Committee Proposals for the February 2010 meeting.
Questions Related to Fire Protection Design Criteria in NFPA 30, Chapter 16. The Technical Committee reviewed several questions related to Chapter 16 of NFPA 30. Where necessary, appropriate Committee Proposals were developed. The Technical Committee decided to defer to the next document revision cycle the following issues: - Should Chapter 16 specify a minimum slope for floor drainage? - Section 12.8 of NFPA 30 sets limits on Class I and II liquids in plastic containers in general purpose warehouses. No limit is specified for Class III liquids in plastic containers. NFPA 30, 9.6.2.2 can be interpreted as allowing 180 gallons of a Class IA liquid. This needs to be remedied. 9. The Technical Committee agreed to hold its Report on Comments (ROC) meeting as determined by the Technical Correlating Committee. 10. The meetings adjourned at the times noted above.
NFPA 30 Technical Committee on Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents or portions of documents on safeguarding against the fire and explosion hazards associated with the storage, warehousing, and display merchandising of flammable and combustible liquids in containers whose capacity does not exceed 450 L (109 gallons), portable tanks whose capacity does not exceed 2500 L (660 gallons), and intermediate bulk containers whose capacity does not exceed 3000 L (793 gallons). Responsible for Chapters 9 through 16 and Annexes D and E of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP BALANCE SUMMARY TCC on Flammable & Combustible Liquids - FLC-AAC NFPA 30 Members: 9 M: 2 (22%)* U: 1 (11%) Voting Alternates: 0 I/M: 0 L/C: 0 Alternates: 5 R/T: 1 (11%) E: 1 (11%) Non-Voting: 4 I: 2 (22%) SE: 2 (22%) Emeritus: 3 Task Group: 0 Hold List: 0 Balance: OK *(containers: 1 liquids: 1) T/C on Fundamentals of Flammable & Combustible Liquids - FLC-FUN Members: 24 M: 8 (33%)* U: 4 (17%) Voting Alternates: 0 I/M: 0 L/C: 0 Alternates: 6 R/T: 2 (8%) E: 2 (8%) Non-Voting: 2 I: 5 (21%) SE: 3 (13%) Emeritus: 0 Task Group: 0 Hold List: 5 Balance: OK *(containers: 1 liquids: 6 tanks: 1) T/C on Operations - FLC-OPS Members: 27 M: 8 (28%)* U: 6 (21%) Voting Alternates: 2 I/M: 0 L/C: 0 Alternates: 10 R/T: 1 (3%) E: 2 (7%) Non-Voting: 2 I: 6 (21%) SE: 6 (21%) Emeritus: 0 Task Group: 0 Hold List: 2 Balance: OK *(liquid handling equipment: 1 liquids: 7) FLCC Committee Balance.doc - 8/31/2010
T/C on Storage & Warehousing of Containers & Portable Tanks - FLC-SWC Members: 28 M: 9 (32%)* U: 5 (18%) Voting Alternates: 0 I/M: 1 (4%)** L/C: 0 Alternates: 16 R/T: 1 (4%) E: 2 (7%) Non-Voting: 0 I: 6 (21%) SE: 4 (14%) Emeritus: 0 Task Group: 0 Hold List: 7 Balance: OK *(containers: 3 liquids: 4 safety cabinets & safety cans: 1 fire suppression equipment: 1) **(fire suppression systems: 1) T/C on Tank Storage & Piping Systems - FLC-TAN Members: 26 M: 4 (15%)* U: 8 (31%) Voting Alternates: 0 I/M: 0 L/C: 0 Alternates: 10 R/T: 1 (4%) E: 3 (12%) Non-Voting: 0 I: 3 (12%) SE: 7 (27%) Emeritus: 3 Task Group: 0 Hold List: 6 Balance: OK *(fire suppression systems: 0 tanks: 2 tank appurtenances: 1 vaults: 0 liquid handling equipment: 1) FLCC Committee Balance.doc - 8/31/2010
2011 ANNUAL REVISION CYCLE PROCESS DATES DATES STAGE PROCESS STEP FOR TC FOR TCC 1 PRELIMINARY 1.0 Notification of intent to enter cycle 7/10/09 7/10/09 COMPLETION DATE VERIFY MATERIAL IN FILE 2 3 REPORT ON PROPOSALS (ROP) REPORT ON COMMENTS (ROC) TECH SESSION PREPARATION & ISSUANCE OF CONSENT DOCUMENTS 2.1 Proposal closing date 11/24/09* 11/24/09* * 2.2 Final date for ROP meeting 2/26/10 2/5/10 2.3 Final date for mailing TC ballots 3/19/10 2/19/10 2.4 Receipt of (TC) ballots by staff liaison 4/23/10 3/12/10 2.5 Receipt of TC recirculation ballots 5/7/10 3/19/10 2.6 Final date for TCC meeting 4/16/10 2.7 Final date for mailing TCC ballots 4/23/10 2.8 Receipt of TCC ballots 5/14/10 2.9 Receipt of TCC recirculation ballots 5/21/10 2.10 Final copy (w/ ballot statements) to Secretary, Standards Council 5/14/10 5/28/10 2.11 Completion of Reports 5/21/10 6/4/10 2.12 ROP Published and Posted 6/25/10 6/25/10 3.1 Comment closing date 9/3/10 9/3/10 3.2 Final date for ROC meeting 11/5/10 10/8/10 3.3 Final date for mailing TC ballots 11/19/10 10/22/10 3.4 Receipt of (TC) ballots by staff liaison 12/3/10 11/12/10 3.5 Receipt of TC recirculation ballots 12/10/10 11/19/10 3.6 Final date for TCC meeting 12/17/10 3.7 Final date for mailing TCC ballots 12/22/10 3.8 Receipt of TCC ballots 1/14/11 3.9 Receipt of TCC recirculation ballots 1/21/11 3.10 Final copy (w/ ballot statements) to Secretary, Standards Council 12/22/10 1/28/11 3.11 Completion of Reports 1/14/11 2/4/11 3.12 ROC Published and Posted 2/25/11 2/25/11 4.1 Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) Closing Date 4/8/11 4/8/11 4.2 Posting of Filed NITMAM 5/6/11 5/6/11 4.3 Council Issuance Date for Consent Documents 5/31/11 5/31/11 4.4 Appeal Closing Date for Consent Documents 6/15/11 6/15/11 TECHNICAL SESSION 5.0 Association Meeting for Documents with Certified Amending Motions 6/12-16/11 6/12-16/11 APPEALS & ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS W/CAMS 6.1 Appeal closing date for Documents with Certified Amending Motions 6.2 Council issuance for Documents with Certified Amending Motions 7/6/11 7/6/11 8/4/11 8/4/11 * Proposal Closing Dates may vary according to documents and schedules for Revision Cycles may change. Please check the NFPA website (www.nfpa.org) for the most up-to-date information on proposal closing dates and schedules. MASTER SCHEDULE.2011 Annual Cycle.doc