Agenda NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Code () NFPA 1-2015 Pre-First Draft Meeting May 10-11, 2012 Embassy Suites Chicago Schaumburg/Woodfield Schaumburg, Illinois 1. Call to order at 8:30 AM, Thursday, May 10, 2012 J. Collins 2. Self-introduction of members and guests pg. 2 3. Approval of December 14-15, 2010 meeting minutes pg. 6 4. Chair s report J. Collins 5. Review of new NFPA codes and standards development process G. Harrington 6. NFPA 1 fire flow requirements A. Apfelbeck 7. Miscellaneous NFPA 1 issues i) NFPA 1 (Sec. 16.7) and NFPA 241 tar kettle requirements pg. 10 ii) Conflicting fire watch requirements in 13.1.9 and 13.3.3.6.5.2 iii) Application of Ch. 30 (Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages) vs. Ch. 42 (Refueling) iv) Use of code official vs. AHJ in 11.3.6.2 and 53.2.1.1.2 v) Flammable/combustible liquids 34.4.4.1 and Chs. 60/66 vi) Fireworks and model rocketry (TC on Pyrotechnics) representative vii) Chapter 11 enforcement 8. NFPA 1 task group assignments and breakout sessions J. Collins i) Task Group 1 Parts I & II (Chs. 1-4 and 6-19) ii) Task Group 2 Part III (Chs. 20-39) iii) Task Group 3 Parts IV, V & VI (Chs. 40-73) iv) Task Group 4 Performance Based Option (Ch. 5) v) Fire Hydrant Task Group: Annex E (A. Apfelbeck, Chair) 9. NFPA 1 task group reports 10. Other business 11. Schedule next meeting (tentatively Oct. 17-19, 2012) 12. Adjournment Page 1 of 14
Address List No Phone Fire Code 04/30/2012 Gregory E. Harrington Jeffrey P. Collins Chair Palm Beach County Fire/Rescue 405 Pike Road West Palm Beach, FL 33411 NFPA Fire Service Section : John Lake E 4/4/1997 Scott W. Adams Park City Fire Service District PO Box 980010 Park City, UT 84098-0010 Western Fire Chiefs Association Rural : Brent L. Christopherson E 7/24/1997 Anthony C. Apfelbeck E 4/16/1999 Altamonte Springs Building/Fire Safety Division 225 Newburyport Avenue Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 NFPA Architects, Engineers, & Building Officials Section Carl F. Baldassarra The RJA Group 600 West Fulton Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60661-1241 SE 1/1/1990 Jim Budzinski 5936 Triphammer Road Lake Worth, FL 33463 International Association of Fire Chiefs : Robert J. Davidson E 7/29/2005 Kenneth E. Bush Maryland State Fire Marshals Office 301 Bay Street, Lower Level Easton, MD 21601 : Alfred J. Hogan E 7/12/2001 Sean DeCrane City of Cleveland-Division of Fire 17209 Bradgate Avenue Cleveland, OH 44111 E 10/20/2010 John F. Devlin Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation 6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 220 Greenbelt, MD 20770 I 3/1/2011 Keith L. Farmer The DuPont Company, Inc. 1007 North Market Street, D12017 Wilmington, DE 19898 U 10/23/2003 Robert Fash Las Vegas Fire & Rescue 500 North Casino Center Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89101-2944 E 1/15/2004 Sam W. Francis American Wood Council 1 Dutton Farm Lane West Grove, PA 19390 U 10/18/2011 Reinhard Hanselka aidi, Inc. PO Box 9066 Panama City Beach, FL 32417 SE 4/15/2004 Thomas W. Jaeger Jaeger and Associates, LLC 11902 Holly Spring Drive Great Falls, VA 22066 SE 1/1/1989 Robert J. James UL LLC 8751 Ashworth Drive Tampa, FL 33647 : John F. Bender RT 10/1/1994 Page 2 of 14 1
Address List No Phone Fire Code 04/30/2012 Gregory E. Harrington Richard S. Kraus API/Petroleum Safety Consultants 210 East Fairfax Street, Apt. 600 Falls Church, VA 22046-2909 American Petroleum Institute U 1/1/1980 James K. Lathrop Koffel Associates, Inc. 81 Pennsylvania Avenue Niantic, CT 06357 : William E. Koffel SE 1/12/2000 Valeriano F. Martin County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety 200 Dairy Road Kahului, HI 96732 Western Fire Chiefs Association Urban : Morton L. Myers E 10/4/2007 Wayne D. Moore Hughes Associates, Inc. 117 Metro Center Boulevard, Suite 1002 Warwick, RI 02886-2207 Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. : Shane M. Clary M 1/1/1992 Joseph L. Navarra Pepco Holdings Inc. 701 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20068 Edison Electric Institute U 10/10/1998 Steven Orlowski National Association of Home Builders 1201 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-2800 : Lawrence Brown U 7/26/2007 James S. Peterkin Heery International 1717 Arch Street, Suite 3730 Philadelphia, PA 19103 NFPA Health Care Section U 7/16/2003 John A. Sharry Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory PO Box 808, L-388 Livermore, CA 94551 U 10/27/2009 Catherine L. Stashak Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal Division of Technical Services James R. Thompson Center 100 West Randolph Street, #4-600 Chicago, IL 60601 : Kenneth Wood E 11/2/2006 Rick Thornberry The Code Consortium, Inc. 2724 Elks Way Napa, CA 94558 Alliance for Fire & Smoke Containment & Control, Inc. : Michael W. Ashley M 7/12/2001 J. L. (Jim) Tidwell Tidwell Code Consulting 11712 Wind Creek Court Aledo, TX 76008 Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association : Roy C. Kimball M 8/5/2009 Randolph W. Tucker ccrd partners 808 Travis, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77002 SE 10/6/2000 Page 3 of 14 2
Address List No Phone Fire Code 04/30/2012 Gregory E. Harrington Wayne Waggoner National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. PO Box 9 Andersonville, TN 37705 : Jeffrey M. Hugo M 1/18/2001 Peter J. Willse XL Global Asset Protection Services 100 Constitution Plaza, 12th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 I 1/1/1989 Tony Sanfilippo Voting Michigan Dept. of Labor & Economic Growth Bureau of Fire Service, State Fire Marshals Office 300 North Michigan Avenue PO Box 30700 Lansing, MI 48909 International Fire Marshals Association Voting Alt. to IFMA Rep. E 4/5/2001 Michael W. Ashley Alliance for Fire & Smoke Containment & Control Inc. 4 Brookhollow Road, SW Rome, GA 30165 : Rick Thornberry M 10/4/2007 John F. Bender UL LLC 8 Pleasant Wind Court Aberdeen, MD 21001 : Robert J. James RT 1/1/1989 Lawrence Brown National Association of Home Builders 1201 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-2800 : Steven Orlowski U 1/15/1999 Brent L. Christopherson Missoula Rural Fire District 2521 South Avenue West Missoula, MT 59804 Western Fire Chiefs Association Rural : Scott W. Adams E 03/05/2012 Shane M. Clary Bay Alarm Company 60 Berry Drive Pacheco, CA 94553 Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. : Wayne D. Moore M 4/14/2005 Robert J. Davidson Davidson Code Concepts, LLC 311 Camperdown Court Easley, SC 29642 International Association of Fire Chiefs : Jim Budzinski E 8/2/2010 Alfred J. Hogan 3391 Lakeview Drive, SE Winter Haven, FL 33884-3172 : Kenneth E. Bush E 10/1/1993 Jeffrey M. Hugo National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. 1088 West Borton Road Essexville, MI 48732 : Wayne Waggoner M 7/26/2007 Roy C. Kimball Brooks Equipment Company, Inc. PO Box 481888 Charlotte, NC 28269 Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association : J. L. (Jim) Tidwell M 1/18/2001 Page 4 of 14 3
Address List No Phone Fire Code 04/30/2012 Gregory E. Harrington William E. Koffel Koffel Associates, Inc. 8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, MD 21045 : James K. Lathrop SE 1/12/2000 John Lake City of Gainesville 306 NE 6th Avenue, Building B PO Box 490, Station 9 Gainesville, FL 32602-0490 NFPA Fire Service Section : Jeffrey P. Collins E 4/15/2004 Morton L. Myers City of Chico Fire Department 842 Salem Street Chico, CA 95928 Western Fire Chiefs Association Urban : Valeriano F. Martin E 3/1/2011 Kenneth Wood Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal 100 West Randolph St., Suite 4-600 Chicago, IL 60601 : Catherine L. Stashak E 03/05/2012 Walter Smittle, III Member Emeritus 219 Simmons Drive Ripley, WV 25271 SE 1/1/1981 Gregory E. Harrington Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169-7471 4/22/2008 Page 5 of 14 4
Meeting Minutes NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Code () NFPA 1-2012 ROC Meeting December 14-15, 2010 Holiday Inn SunSpree Lake Buena Vista Orlando, Florida 1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Ron Farr at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. 2. Self-introduction of members and guests. The following committee members and guests were in attendance: TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NAME REPRESENTING Ron Farr, Chair International Fire Marshals Association Tony Apfelbeck NFPA Architects, Engineers, & Building Officials Section Jim Budzinski International Association of Fire Chiefs Kenneth Bush Maryland State Fire Marshal s Office Shane Clary Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. (Alt. to W. Moore) Jeffrey Collins NFPA Fire Service Section Robert Davidson International Association of Fire Chiefs (Alt. to J. Budzinski) F. Tom Fangmann NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Keith Farmer The DuPont Company Robert James Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Richard Kraus American Petroleum Institute James Lathrop Koffel Associates, Inc. Valeriano Martin Western Fire Chiefs Association Wayne Moore Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. Joseph Navarra Edison Electric Institute Jon Nisja (Nonvoting) North Central Regional Fire Code Development Committee Steven Orlowski National Association of Home Builders James Peterkin NFPA Health Care Section Eddie Phillips (Nonvoting) Southern Regional Fire Code Development Committee John Sharry Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Page 6 of 14
Catherine Stashak Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal Rick Thornberry Alliance for Fire & Smoke Containment and Control, Inc. J. Tidwell Fire Equipment Manufacturers Association Wayne Waggoner National Fire Sprinkler Association Peter Willse XL Global Asset Protection Services Gregory Harrington, Staff Liaison NFPA GUESTS NAME Kristin Collette Jim Dolan Sam Francis Pat McLaughlin Austin Smith Robert Solomon REPRESENTING NFPA NFPA American Wood Council McLaughlin & Associates Babcock & Wilcox Y-12, LLC NFPA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS NOT PRESENT (NOT LISTED WHERE ALTERNATE ATTENDED) NAME Scott Adams Carl Baldassarra Sean DeCrane Douglas Erickson Robert Fash Reinhard Hanselka Thomas Jaeger Chester Schirmer (Voting Alt.) Randolph Tucker REPRESENTING Western Fire Chiefs Association The RJA Group, Inc. City of Cleveland-Division of Fire American Society for Healthcare Engineering Las Vegas Fire & Rescue aidi, Inc. Jaeger and Associates, LLC Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation 3. Approval of previous meeting minutes. i) It was noted that James Peterkin attended the February 2-3, 2010 meeting in Salt Lake City. The minutes were approved as corrected. ii) The minutes of the July 9, 2010 teleconference meeting were approved as submitted. 4. Chair s report R. Farr. i) The chair welcomed and thanked the committee members present for attending, and indicated the purpose of the meeting was to prepare the Report on Comments (ROC) for the 2012 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code, which is in the A2011 document revision cycle. Page 7 of 14
ii) Reported the plan for the meeting was to initially break into task groups and report back to the committee with recommended actions on the public comments at 1:00 PM. 5. Staff liaison s report G. Harrington. i) Staff added NFPA s welcome and thanked the committee for attending. ii) Provided a brief update on NFPA s re-engineered codes and standards development process. The new process will significantly alter the way committees handle proposals and comments, and is intended to make the process much more efficient. The Standards Council and Board of Directors recently approved the new Regulations Governing Committee Projects which will go into effect for the Fall 2013 revision cycle. Since NFPA 1 will next be in the Annual 2014 cycle, it will be subject to the new process. Details will be provided to the committee as they become available. Training on the new process will likely be incorporated into a Pre-ROP meeting for the next cycle. iii) Made a brief PowerPoint presentation on the NFPA codes and standards development process and the permitted actions to be taken at an ROC meeting. 6. Task group breakout sessions. The committee broke into task groups to develop recommended actions on the public comments received as follows: Task Group 1 (Part II) T. Apfelbeck (Chair), J. Budzinski, K. Bush, J. Collins, R. Davidson, T. Fangmann, G. Harrington, J. Lathrop, V. Martin, W.Moore, J. Nisja, J. Peterkin, J. Sharry, J. Tidwell, W. Waggoner Task Group 2 (Part III) C. Stashak (Chair), S. Clary, J. Dolan, S. Francis, S. Orlowski, R. Solomon Task Groups 1 (Part I) and 3 (Parts IV, V and VI) R. James (Chair), K. Collette, K. Farmer, R. Kraus, P. McLaughlin, J. Navarra, R. Thornberry, P. Willse 7. NFPA 1 comments. i) The committee reviewed and acted on the public comments on NFPA 1, and developed several committee comments. See the A2011 Report on Proposals for the committee actions. ii) As part of its action on Comment 1-62, which was held for the next revision cycle, a motion passed directing staff to submit a request to the Standards Council for permission to develop requirements addressing the use of consumer fireworks to be incorporated into NFPA 1 because such use is not addressed by any other NFPA standard. With the approval of the Standards Council, the chair will appoint a task group to work on the issue. iii) As part of its action on Comment 1-70, a task group was appointed to review the hydrant requirements of Annex I for possible inclusion in the body of the Code. The task group members are: T. Apfelbeck (Chair), J. Nisja, S. Orlowski, J. Sharry, C. Stashak. Page 8 of 14
8. NFPA 1124 Consumer Fireworks Retail Sales update Staff. Staff gave a brief update on the ongoing approval committee process for CFRS provisions in NFPA 1124. The NFPA 1 committee has acted on all three of the items for which it was identified as an approval committee by the Standards Council. The item pertaining to sprinkler system threshold values was revised by the NFPA 1 committee and sent back to the TC on Pyrotechnics (PYR) for further review. The PYR committee has reportedly affirmed this committee s action and is in the process of balloting. Once balloting is complete, it will again be sent to this committee for approval. Assuming the PYR action matches that taken by this committee, it will again be balloted for approval by the NFPA 1 committee. No meeting should be necessary since this committee already took a position on the item. The ballot should go out early 2011. 9. Other NFPA 1 issues Staff. An advisory service question was submitted to NFPA regarding 34.4.4.1, which requires flammable and combustible liquids to be stored in cabinets, cutoff rooms, or in detached buildings, regardless of quantity or occupancy classification. This appears to conflict with Chapters 60 and 66. The Chapter 34 criteria likely originated in NFPA 230, intended to be applied to storage occupancies. There was general agreement that there is a disconnect between 34.4.4.1 and the other hazardous materials requirements, and probably should be deleted next cycle. It was also suggested that the hazardous materials provisions are more specific, therefore they override the general requirements of Chapter 34. Staff will flag this for the next cycle. 10. Other business - photovoltaic systems. NFPA intends to establish an inter-committee task group to coordinate requirements for photovoltaic systems on buildings. Representatives will likely be solicited from this committee (NFPA 1), the TC on Building Systems (NFPA 5000), the TC on Structures, Construction and Materials (NFPA 5000), the TC on the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), and the TC on Fire Service Occupational Safety and Health (NFPA 1500). The following members volunteered to participate: R. Davidson, J. Navarro, R. James. Additional information will be forthcoming. 11. Schedule next meeting. The next meeting will likely be a Pre-ROP meeting for the 2015 edition of NFPA 1 which will be in the Annual 2014 cycle. The time-frame for a Pre-ROP meeting would likely be late 2011 or early 2012. Details will be provided when plans are confirmed. 12. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 AM, December 15, 2010. Minutes prepared by: Gregory Harrington, P.E., Staff Liaison Page 9 of 14
NFPA 241-2009 Chapter 9 Safeguarding Roofing Operations 9.1 General. All roofing operations involving heat sources and hot processes shall be conducted by a qualified agency. 9.2 Asphalt and Tar Kettles. 9.2.1* Asphalt and tar kettles and associated LP-Gas cylinders shall be located in a safe place outside of the building at a point that avoids the danger of ignition of combustible material. 9.2.2 Asphalt and tar kettles shall not be located on roofs. 9.2.3 A lid that can be closed by means of gravity shall be provided on all roofing kettles. 9.2.4 The tops and covers of all kettles shall be close-fitting and constructed of steel having a thickness of not less than No. 14 manufacturer s standard gauge [2 mm (0.075 in.)]. 9.2.5* Used roofing mops and rags shall be cleaned of excessive asphalt and stored away from the building and combustible materials. 9.2.6 Discarded roofing mops and rags shall not be in contact with combustibles. 9.2.7 Kettles shall be constantly attended when in operation by a minimum of one employee knowledgeable of the operations and hazards. The employee shall be within 7600 mm (300 in.) of the kettle and have the kettle within sight. 9.2.8 Roofing kettles shall not block exits, means of egress, gates, roadways, or entrances. In no case shall kettles be closer than 3000 mm (120 in.) from exits or means of egress. 9.3* Single-Ply and Torch-Applied Roofing Systems. 9.3.1* General. 9.3.1.1 Single-ply and torch-applied roofing systems shall be installed using extreme caution. Page 10 of 14
9.3.1.2 Torches or hot-air guns used to secure roofing membranes shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations. 9.3.1.3 In order to prevent smoking or ignition of roofing membranes, they shall not be overheated. 9.3.2* Openings, Penetrations, and Flashings. 9.3.2.1 Caution shall be used where working near roof openings, penetrations, or flashings. 9.3.2.2 The flame of the torch shall not come in direct contact with wood nailers, cant strips, or metal flashing. 9.3.2.3 Small torches shall be used to heat the underside of the membrane at a distance from these areas before securement. 9.3.2.4 Hot trowels shall be used to feather seams at laps and flashings. 9.3.2.5 The torch shall not be used in areas where the flame impingement cannot be fully viewed. 9.3.2.6 Open flames shall not be left unattended. 9.3.3 Flame Contact Protection. 9.3.3.1 The torch flame shall not be applied to a combustible substrate for the membrane. 9.3.3.2 Base ply shall be used to cover wooden decks, combustible insulation (such as foam plastic, kraft-faced glass fiber, or wood fiber), small crevices, cant strips, plastic fastener plates, or any other combustible surface. 9.3.3.3 Base ply shall be permitted to consist of either glass fiber felts or minimum 18 kg (40 lb) organic felts. 9.3.3.4 Torch flames shall not come in contact with exposed plastic roofing cement. 9.3.4 Installation. Page 11 of 14
9.3.4.1 The installation of torch-applied roofing and, in some cases, singleply roofing systems is hot work and shall comply with Section 5.1, except where otherwise noted. 9.3.4.2* Torch-applied roofing shall be exempt from the requirement in NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work, that combustibles shall be kept 11 m (35 ft) from hot work, commonly referred to as the 35 Foot Rule. 9.3.5* Personal Protection. Protective clothing and personal protective equipment shall be worn by installers. 9.3.6 Equipment. 9.3.6.1 Proper equipment shall be used to heat roofing membranes. 9.3.6.2 Torches shall be equipped with a pilot adjustment, a flame height adjustment, a minimum of 7600 mm (300 in.) to a maximum of 15 m (50 ft) of listed hose, a pressure gauge, and a regulator. 9.3.6.3 A spark igniter shall be used. 9.3.6.4 Torch trolleys and multiple torch head machines shall be equipped with listed safety valves. 9.3.7* Equipment Inspection. Equipment shall be inspected thoroughly and repaired or replaced as needed prior to use. 9.3.8* Fuel Gas Cylinders. 9.3.8.1 Fuel gas cylinders shall not be hoisted by their valves. 9.3.8.2 Straps placed around the cylinders shall be utilized. 9.3.8.3 Carts used to transport fuel gas cylinders shall be stable. 9.3.8.4 Safety caps shall be attached to all fuel gas cylinders and installed on the valves whenever cylinders are not in use. 9.3.8.5 The fuel gas cylinder shall be sized for the torch used. 9.3.8.6 Frost Buildup. Page 12 of 14
9.3.8.6.1 If frost buildup occurs on fuel gas cylinders and the rate of vapor withdrawal is no longer adequate for operating conditions, the cylinder shall not be placed on its side or heated with the torch flame. 9.3.8.6.2 The hose shall be disconnected and a cylinder with greater propane volume shall be used. 9.3.9* FireWatch. Afire watch shall be conducted for at least 2 hours after torches have been extinguished. 9.4 Fire Extinguishers for Roofing Operations. 9.4.1* There shall be at least one portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20-B no closer than 1500 mm (60 in.) and no more than 7600 mm (300 in.) of horizontal travel distance from every kettle at all times while such kettle is in operation. 9.4.2 Fire extinguishers shall be located in an accessible, visible, or identified location. 9.4.3* There shall be at least one multipurpose 2-A:20-B:C portable fire extinguisher on the roof being covered or repaired, or other fire protection shall be provided as determined by the authority having jurisdiction. 9.4.4 There shall be at least one multipurpose 2-A:20-B:C portable fire extinguisher within 6100 mm (240 in.) of horizontal travel distance from torch-applied roofing equipment. 9.4.5 All kettle operators and torch-applied roof installers shall be trained in the use of fire extinguishers. 9.5 Fuel for Roofing Operations. 9.5.1 Fuel containers, burners, and related appurtenances of roofing equipment in which liquefied petroleum gas is used for heating shall comply with all the applicable requirements of NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code. 9.5.2 Fuel containers having capacities greater than 0.45 kg (1 lb) shall be located at least 3000 mm (120 in.) from the burner flame or at least 600 mm (24 in.) therefrom where properly insulated from heat or flame. 9.5.3 Solid fuel or Class I liquids shall not be used as fuel for roofing kettles. Page 13 of 14
9.5.4 LP-Gas cylinders shall be secured to prevent accidental tip over. 9.5.5 Where in the opinion of the authority having jurisdiction, there is danger of physical damage to the fuel containers, protection shall be provided. Page 14 of 14