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NFPA Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 FIRST DRAFT MEETING AGENDA

Monday-Tuesday, August 13-14, 2012 St. Louis Union Station Marriott

St. Louis, Missouri

1. Call to Order. Call meeting to order by Chair Kenneth Bush at 8:00 a.m. on August 13,

2012 at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott, St. Louis, MO.

2. Introduction of Committee Members and Guests. For a current committee roster, see page 03.

3. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes. Approve the October 18, 2010 meeting minutes

see page 07.

4. Review of new NFPA codes and standards development process. See page 10.

5. Review of Fire Protection Research Foundation Project Regarding Occupant Loads. (report is posted on the ‘Next Edition’ tab at www.nfpa.org/101 )

6. Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) Project on Emergency and Non- Emergency Use of Buildings. Assembly Committee will meet jointly with Mercantile Committee on Monday, August 13 for briefing. See page 25.

7. Review of Core Chapters’ First Revisions. Drafts to be provided via separate distribution prior to meeting date.

8. NFPA 101 First Draft (formerly ROP) Preparation. For Public Input Review, see page 33.

9. NFPA 5000 First Draft (formerly ROP) Preparation. For Public Input Review, see page 43.

10. 101/5000 Chapter Comparison and Recommendations for First Revisions. Information to be provided via separate distribution prior to meeting date.

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11. Other Business.

Major Tenants, see page 46. 39.2.4.7 Discussion of NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire, Charleston,

SC http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908200 Code Fund Project Topics

12. Future Meetings.

13. Adjournment.

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Address List No PhoneMercantile and Business Occupancies BLD-MER

Building Code

Kristin Bigda07/19/2012

BLD-MER

Kenneth E. Bush

ChairMaryland State Fire Marshals Office301 Bay Street, Lower LevelEaston, MD 21601International Fire Marshals Association

E 1/1/1991BLD-MER

Kristin Bigda

Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting)National Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

6/29/2007

BLD-MER

Mark J. Aaby

PrincipalKoffel Associates, Inc.8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21045-2107

SE 10/20/2010BLD-MER

Richard M. Arvin

PrincipalNational Institutes of HealthFire Marshal’s Office508 Kansala DriveAnnapolis, MD 21401

E 8/9/2011

BLD-MER

Tracey D. Bellamy

PrincipalTelgian Corporation900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 680Atlanta, GA 30339The Home DepotAlternate: Leonard J. Ramo

U 10/4/2001BLD-MER

William J. Burrus

PrincipalAon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation700 East Sonterra Blvd., Suite 1212San Antonio, TX 78258

I 10/27/2009

BLD-MER

Anthony W. Cole

PrincipalWal-Mart Stores, Inc.1615 Peninsula CourtRocklin, CA 95765

U 8/9/2011BLD-MER

Nicholas A. Dawe

PrincipalCobb County Fire Marshal’s Office1595 County Services ParkwayMarietta, GA 30008

E 10/20/2010

BLD-MER

Kevin L. Derr

PrincipalUS Architect of the Capitol3rd & D Streets, SWFord House Office Building, Room H2-543BWashington, DC 20515

U 3/1/2011BLD-MER

David A. Dodge

PrincipalSafety and Forensic ConsultingPO Box 600Standish, ME 04084American Society of Safety Engineers

SE 4/17/2002

BLD-MER

Douglas R. Faries

PrincipalCana Communications3939 Royal Drive, Suite 204Kennesaw, GA 30144

IM 8/9/2011BLD-MER

David W. Frable

PrincipalUS General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service665 Green Meadow LaneGeneva, IL 60134Alternate: Joshua W. Elvove

U 10/27/2009

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Sam W. Francis

PrincipalAmerican Wood Council1 Dutton Farm LaneWest Grove, PA 19390American Forest & Paper AssociationAlternate: Dennis L. Pitts

M 7/1/1996BLD-MER

Douglas R. Freels

PrincipalUT-Batelle at Oak Ridge National Laboratory1 Bethel Valley Road, MS6424PO Box 2008Oak Ridge, TN 37831

U 1/1/1996

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Building Code


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Joseph R. Garzone

PrincipalSiemens Industries, Inc.Building Technologies Division, Fire Business Unit7890 Hoffman DriveWaterford, MI 48327National Electrical Manufacturers Association

M 3/1/2011BLD-MER

Daniel J. Gauvin

PrincipalTyco/SimplexGrinnell50 Technology DriveWestminster, MA 01441Alternate: Paul J. Vautour

M 1/15/1999

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Anthony C. Gumkowski

PrincipalTravelers Insurance CompanyOne Tower Square, 12CRHartford, CT 06183-4073Alternate: Brian L. Marburger

I 1/10/2008BLD-MER

Wayne D. Holmes

PrincipalHSB Professional Loss Control508 Parkview DriveBurlington, NC 27215

I 10/1/1996

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Jonathan Humble

PrincipalAmerican Iron and Steel Institute45 South Main Street, Suite 312West Hartford, CT 06107-2402Alternate: Farid Alfawakhiri

M 7/1/1996BLD-MER

Scott Jacobs

PrincipalISC Electronic Systems, Inc.Electronic Buildings Group, LLC18115 LaSalle AvenueGardena, CA 90248

IM 8/2/2010

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Raymond W. Lonabaugh

PrincipalNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.PO Box 126Ridley Park, PA 19078National Fire Sprinkler AssociationAlternate: Ronald W. Brown

M 10/23/2003BLD-MER

Jeff Martin

PrincipalElite Fire Protection33605 Maclure Road, Unit #1Abbotsford, BC V2S 7W2 CanadaNational Association of Fire Equipment Distributors

IM 7/14/2004

BLD-MER

Amy J. Murdock

PrincipalCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300St. Louis, MO 63146-4235Alternate: Terry Schultz

SE 3/4/2009BLD-MER

Sarah A. Rice

PrincipalThe Preview Group, Inc.632 Race Street, #4Cincinnati, OH 45202

SE 10/20/2010

BLD-MER

Warren G. Stocker

PrincipalSafeway Inc.11555 Dublin Canyon RoadPleasanton, CA 94588

U 03/05/2012BLD-MER

David C. Tabar

PrincipalThe Sherwin-Williams Company333 Republic Building101 Prospect AvenueCleveland, OH 44115Alternate: Patrick A. McLaughlin

U 1/18/2001

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J. L. (Jim) Tidwell

PrincipalTidwell Code Consulting11712 Wind Creek CourtAledo, TX 76008Fire Equipment Manufacturers' AssociationAlternate: Jim Widmer

M 8/5/2009BLD-MER

Ernest D. Yonkers

PrincipalHarrison French and Associates809 SW A Street, Suite 201Bentonville, AR 72712

SE 8/9/2011

BLD-MER

William Hiotaky

Voting AlternateThe Taubman Company31430 Fromm DriveBingham Farms, MI 48025Voting Alt. to Taubman Rep.

U 1/18/2001BLD-MER

Farid Alfawakhiri

AlternateAmerican Iron and Steel Institute380 Cottonwood LaneNaperville, IL 60540Principal: Jonathan Humble

M 7/23/2008

BLD-MER

Ronald W. Brown

AlternateNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.1615 Cypress Spring DriveFort Wayne, IN 46814National Fire Sprinkler AssociationPrincipal: Raymond W. Lonabaugh

M 03/05/2012BLD-MER

Joshua W. Elvove

AlternateUS General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service3478 South Cimarron WayAurora, CO 80014-3912Principal: David W. Frable

U 10/27/2009

BLD-MER

Brian L. Marburger

AlternateTravelers Insurance CompanyOne Tower Square 7GS-BHartford, CT 06183Principal: Anthony C. Gumkowski

I 4/1/1996BLD-MER

Patrick A. McLaughlin

AlternateMcLaughlin & Associates186 Shawomet AvenueWarwick, RI 02889Principal: David C. Tabar

U 10/4/2001

BLD-MER

Dennis L. Pitts

AlternateAmerican Wood Council1721 West Plano Parkway, #224Plano, TX 75075American Forest & Paper AssociationPrincipal: Sam W. Francis

M 5/15/2000BLD-MER

Leonard J. Ramo

AlternateTelgian Corporation900 Circle 75 Parkway, SE, Suite 680Atlanta, GA 30339Principal: Tracey D. Bellamy

U 10/18/2011

BLD-MER

Terry Schultz

AlternateCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300St. Louis, MO 63146-4235Principal: Amy J. Murdock

SE 7/12/2001BLD-MER

Paul J. Vautour

AlternateTyco/SimplexGrinnell50 Technology DriveWestminster, MA 01441Principal: Daniel J. Gauvin

M 03/05/2012

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Building Code


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Jim Widmer

AlternatePotter Roemer FIRE PROPO Box 3237Montgomery, AL 36109Fire Equipment Manufacturers' AssociationPrincipal: J. L. (Jim) TidwellVoting Alt. to FEMA Rep.

M 1/14/2005BLD-MER

Kristin Bigda

Staff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

6/29/2007

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BLD/SAF-MER October 18, 2010 Meeting Minutes / Page 1

ROC MEETING MINUTES Building Construction – Life Safety Technical Committee on

Mercantile and Business Occupancies Monday, October 18, 2010

Hotel Monteleone New Orleans, LA

1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Kenneth Bush at 8:00

a.m. on Monday, October 18, 2010, at the Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, LA.

2. Introduction of Attendees. The following committee members were in attendance: NAME REPRESENTING Kenneth Bush, Chair

Maryland State Fire Marshals Office Rep. International Fire Marshals Association

Kristin Collette, Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association Tracey Bellamy Alternate to R. Tomes

Telgian Corporation Rep. The Home Depot

William Burrus, Principal Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation

David Dodge, Principal Safety and Forensic Consulting

Rep. American Society of Safety Engineers

Joshua Elvove Alternate to D. Frable

US General Services Administration

Sam Francis, Principal American Forest & Paper Association

Rep. American Forest & Paper Association Douglas Freels, Principal UT-Batelle at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Daniel Gauvin, Principal Tyco/SimplexGrinnell

Anthony Gumkowski, Principal Travelers Insurance Company

Wayne Holmes, Principal HSB Professional Loss Control

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Jeff Martin, Principal Elite Fire Protection

Rep. National Assn. of Fire Equipment Distributors

Patrick McLaughlin, Alternate to D. Tabar

McLaughlin & Associates

Dennis Pitts Alternate to S. Francis

American Forest & Paper Association Rep. American Forest & Paper Association

Terry Schultz, Principal Code Consultants, Inc. Rick Thornberry, Principal The Code Consortium, Inc.

J. L. Tidwell Tidwell Code Consulting

Rep. Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association

The following committee members were not in attendance:

NAME REPRESENTING

Farid Alfawakhiri, Alternate American Iron and Steel Institute

Mark Bedell, Principal The Taubman Company

William Hiotaky, Alternate The Taubman Company

Jonathan Humble, Principal American Iron and Steel Institute Scott Jacobs, Principal ISC Electronic Systems, Inc. Raymond Lonabaugh, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. Voting Alternate

The following guests were in attendance: NAME REPRESENTING Tracy Golinveaux National Fire Protection Association

3. Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the December 8, 2009 meeting were

approved with no modifications.

4. TC Meeting Presentation (K. Collette). Ms. Collette presented the TC Meeting PowerPoint that was included in the agenda. In addition, she discussed the new Document Information Pages on NFPA’s website as well as how to access the committee’s meeting information on the new pages. It is to be noted that all meeting information (notices, agendas, and minutes) will be located on the “Next

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Edition” tab of these pages going forward. The committee can access the pages at www.nfpa.org/101 or www.nfpa.org/5000 .

5. Discussion of NFPA 101/5000 Core Chapter Changes. Changes from the NFPA 101/5000 Core Chapter ROC meetings were presented to the committee.

6. NFPA 101 ROC Preparation. All public comments were addressed.

Committee comments were developed as needed. See ROC letter ballot package.

7. NFPA 5000 ROC Preparation. All public comments were addressed. Committee comments were developed as needed. See ROC letter ballot package.

8. Other Business. Ms. Collette will be submitting a proposal to the Fire Protection Research Foundation regarding business use occupant loads. This will include the committee’s need for data regarding various business use spaces and the support for a high density/concentrated occupant load in the Code.

9. Future Meetings. The next meeting of the BLD/SAF-FIR committee will be the

Annual 2014 ROP meeting to be held in the fall of 2012.

10. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 PM by Chair Bush.

Meeting Minutes Prepared by:

Kristin Collette, NFPA Staff Liaison

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http://www.nfpa.org/101

http://www.nfpa.org/5000

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NFPA First Draft Meetings

Welcome!

August 13-14, 2012

NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies

(BLD/SAF-MER)

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St. Louis, MO


At this and all NFPA committee meetings we are concerned with your safety. If the fire alarm sounds,concerned with your safety. If the fire alarm sounds, please proceed to an exit.

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Members, please verify/update your contact informationinformation

Use of tape recorders or other means capable of reproducing verbatim transcriptions of this or any NFPA meeting is not permitted

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Guests All guests are required to sign in and identify All guests are required to sign in and identify

their affiliations. Participation is limited to those individuals who

have previously requested of the chair time to address the committee on a particular subject or individuals who wish to speak to Public Input they have submitted

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they have submitted.Guest chairs are located around the room as a

courtesy.

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Members categorized in ANY interest category who have been retained to represent thewho have been retained to represent the interests of ANOTHER interest category (with respect to a specific issue or issues that are to be addressed by a TC/CC) shall declare those interests to the committee and refrain from voting on any Public Input Comment or other

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voting on any Public Input, Comment, or other matter relating to those issues.

NFPA First Draft MeetingsNew Process

General ProceduresFollow Robert’s Rules of Order.

Discussion requires a motion.

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Motions for Ending Debate Previous Question or “Call the Question”


Call the Question Not in order when another has the floor

Requires a second

This motion is not debatable and DOES NOT automatically stop debate

A 2/3 affirmative vote will immediately close debate and

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return to the original motion on the floor. Less then 2/3 will allow debate to continue.


Committee member actions:

Member addresses the chair.

Receives recognition from the chair.

Introduces the motion.

Another member seconds the motion.

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Committee chair actions:


States the motion.

Calls for discussion.

Ensures all issues have been heard.

Takes the vote.

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Announces the result of the vote.


Technical Committee on <TC-Name) Enforcers 4: 14% Enforcers, 4: 14%

Insurance, 3: 11%

Installer/Maintainer, 3: 11%

Labor, 0: 0%

Manufacturers, 6: 21%

Research & Testing, 0: 0%

S i l E t 5 18%

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Special Experts, 5: 18%

Users, 7: 25%

Total voting number: 28

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Timeline Public Input Stage (First Draft):

Fi t D ft M ti k f A t 12 2012 First Draft Meeting: __week of August 12, 2012___ Posting of First Draft for Balloting Date: __no later than 10/12/2012___ Posting of First Draft for Public Comment: _2/22/2013____

Comment Stage (Second Draft): Public Comment Closing Date: _5/3/2013____ Second Draft Meeting Period: June 2013_____ Posting of Second Draft for Balloting Date: _no later than 8/23/2013____ Posting of Second Draft for NITMAM: _1/3/2014____

Tech Session Preparation: NITMAM Closing Date: 2/7/2014

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g _ ____ NITMAM /CAM Posting Date: _4/4/2014____ NFPA Annual Meeting: __6/9-12/2014___

Standards Council Issuance: Issuance of Consent Documents: with __2015___edition date Issuance of Documents with CAM: _8/14/2014___ with __2015___edition date

NFPA First Draft MeetingsNew Process – What’s New?

Changes in Terms:

New Term Old Term

Input Stage ROP Stage

Public Input Proposal

First Draft Meeting ROP Meeting

Committee Input“Trial Balloon”

(or later, FR that fails ballot)

Committee Statement (CS) Committee Statement

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Committee Statement (CS) Committee Statement

First Revision (FR)Committee Proposal or Accepted

Public Proposal

First Draft Report ROP

First Draft ROP Draft

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NFPA First Draft MeetingsNew Process – What’s New?

Changes in Terms:

New Term Old Term

Comment Stage ROC Stage

Public Comment Public Comment

Second Draft Meeting ROC Meeting

Committee CommentComment that Failed Ballot

(Second Revision that failed ballot)

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Second RevisionCommittee Comment or Accepted

Public Comment

Second Draft Report ROC

Second Draft ROC Draft

Flowchart

See page 4 for flowchart overview

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NFPA First Draft MeetingsNew Process

NEW Committee Actions and Motions:

Resolve Public Input

Create a First Revision

Create a Committee Input (Trial Balloon)

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First DraftNew Process

• Resolve a Public Input (PI)o Committee develops a Committee Statement (CS)

to respond (resolve) a Public Input.

o Committee must clearly indicate reasons for not accepting the recommendation in CS and/or point to a relevant First Revision

PI d t t b ll t d

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o PI does not get balloted

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• Create a First Revision (FR)o Committee wants to make a change to a current

section or add new text.

o Committee develops a Committee Statement (CS) substantiating the change. (do not refer to PI as the reason)

E i t d PI t itt

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o Ensure any associated PIs get a committee response, often simply referring to the relevant FR.

o Each FR gets balloted


• Create a Committee Input (Trial B ll )Balloon) Committee wants to receive Public Comment on a

topic, but not ready to incorporate it into the draft

Need to have a Committee Statement

Does not get balloted

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Committee Statements (Substantiation):

All P bli I t t h C ittAll Public Input must have a Committee Statement

Must include a valid technical reason

No vague references to “intent”

Explain how the submitter’s substantiation

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Explain how the submitter’s substantiation is inadequate


Committee Statements (Substantiation):

Sh ld f th Fi t R i i if itShould reference the First Revision if it addresses the intent of the Submitter’s Public Input

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Formal voting Voting during meeting is used to establish

a sense of agreement (simple majority)

Secured by letter ballot (2/3 agreement)

Only the results of the formal ballot determine the official position of the

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determine the official position of the committee on the First Draft


Ballots are on the First Revisions (FR) ONLY Public Input and Committee Input not balloted Public Input and Committee Input not balloted Reference materials are available:

First Draft, PI, CI, CS, etc

Ballot form allows you to vote: Affirmative on all FR Affirmative on all FR with exceptions specifically noted

Ballot form provides a column for affirmative

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Ballot form provides a column for affirmative with comment Note: This box only needs to be checked if there is an

accompanying comment.

Reject or abstain requires a reason.

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Initial ballot Initial ballotCirculation of negatives and commentsMembers may change votes during

circulation First Revision that fails letter ballot

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becomes Committee Input (CI) – just like the trial balloon version of CI – so as to solicit Public Comment


Balloting

Ballots will be an online formatBallots will be an online format

Alternates are strongly encouraged to return ballots

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No New Material after the Public Input Stage

What constitutes new material is to some extent a judgment call

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TC Struggles with an Issue

Code Fund Lends a Hand

Research Project Carried Outwith an Issue

• TC needs data on a new technology or emerging issue

• Two opposing views on an issue with no real data

a Hand

• TC rep and/or staff liaison submits a Code Fund Request

• Requests are reviewed by a Panel and chosen based

Carried Out

• Funding for project is provided by the Code Fund and/or industry sponsors

• Project is completed real data

• Data presented is not trusted by committee

chosen based on need / feasibility

completed and data is available to TC

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Legal

Antitrust: the single most important provision-Federal law prohibits contracts combinationsFederal law prohibits contracts, combinations, or conspiracies which unreasonably restrain trade or commerce. Section 1 of the Sherman Act

Patent: Disclosures of essential patent claims should be made by the patent holder, but others may also notify NFPA if they believe that a

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y y yproposed or existing NFPA standard includes an essential patent claim.

Legal

Activities Disapproved by the CourtsP ki ti Packing meetings

Hiding commercial interest throwing the committees out of balance

No final decision-making authority to unbalanced Task Groups; include all interested parties.

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Hiding scientific or technical information from committees

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Doc Info Pages

Document Information Next Edition Technical Committee

• Document scope• Current/Previous

Edition information• Issued TIAs, FIs and

Errata• Archived revision

information• Standard Council

Decisions

• Meetings and Ballots• ROP/ROC or First

Draft Report and Second Draft Report

• NITMAM and Standard Council Decisions

• Submission of Public Input/Comment

f

• Committee name, responsibility and scope

• Staff liaison• Committee list

• Private committee contact information

• Current committee documents in PDF f

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• Articles and Reports• Read only document

• Private TC info• Ballot circulations,

informational ballots and other committee info

format• Committees seeking

members and committee online application


Thank you for participating!Thank you for participating!

Any questions?

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CODE FUND PROJECT STATEMENT FORM Return to Amanda Kimball ([email protected])

Fire Protection Research Foundation, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471

1) PROPOSED PROJECT TITLE: Defining Emergency and Non Emergency Use of Buildings by Occupants

2) PROBLEM STATEMENT (ONE OR TWO SENTENCES ADDRESSING “WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?”): While NFPA 101, Life Safety Code is well known for its application and use to protect occupants from fire and similar emergencies, it also has certain provisions that have caused the code to become the de-facto expert document for non emergency use as well. The extent of this application is not as clear and there are any number of scenarios where this subject could be applied in a more obvious and concise manner. Non fire events such as crowd crush, crowd craze and weather events that result in life threatening circumstances while considered by NFPA codes are not explicitly enforced and understood to the extent they should be. See supplemental information attached. 3) RESEARCH OBJECTIVE (ONE OR TWO SENTENCES ADDRESSING “HOW WILL THE PROBLEM BE SOLVED?”): To address and define potential scenarios where some of these conditions might be considered and elaborated on in the codes-NFPA 1, NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 specifically. 4) PROJECT DESCRIPTION (ONE OR TWO PARAGRAPHS ON STUDY DESIGN & TASKS, E.G. LITERATURE REVIEW, COMPUTER MODELING, HAZARD ANALYSIS, LOSS SUMMARY, CODE COMPARISON, FIELD USAGE SURVEY, ETC…): A basic literature search to comprehensively identify the extent of these issues, look at the number of incidents based on the number of participants involved, what were the contributing circumstances (drugs, alcohol, violence, poor planning, accidental) what outcomes have resulted (death, injury, lawsuits, civil or criminal charges) and what mitigating effects might be considered would be among the goals of a project. 5) RELEVANT NFPA DOCUMENT(S) & HOW PROJECT WILL IMPACT THEM: NFPA 1, NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000. The scope of this would affect the NFPA 1 TC, as well as NFPA 101/NFPA 5000 TCs that deal with Fundamentals, Means of Egress, Assembly Occupancies and Mercantile Occupancies.

6) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD POSSIBLY FUND, IF ANY: OSHA, International Association of Venue Managers, International Association of Shopping Centers, National Center for Spectator Sport Safety & Security.

7) WHEN DO YOU NEED PROJECT DELIVERABLES (ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR COMPLETION, SENSE OF URGENCY): NFPA TC’s that are most impacted by this will be meeting in May and August of 2012. More high profile cases seem to be occurring (Wal-Mart Crowd Crush (one death)-2008; Love Parade-2010; Rangers Ball Park-2011; Indiana State Fair-2011; Black Friday Events-2011. This is an old problem that seems to be getting more attention. Having this information available for the AUG 2011 meetings of the NFPA committees would allow them to integrate some CI changes into the codes for the 2015 editions.

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mailto:[email protected]�

8) SUBMITTED BY (STAFF LIAISON/TC CHAIR/ETC) AND DATE SUBMITTED: ROBERT SOLOMON - DEC 21, 2011 Note: Code Fund projects have typically been reasonably small in size (~$30K) and a maximum one year effort.

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Defining Emergency and Non Emergency Use of

Buildings by Occupants

While NFPA 101, Life Safety Code is well known for its application and use to protect occupants from fire and similar emergencies, it also has certain provisions that have caused the code to become the defacto expert document for non emergency use as well. Specifically, the code states:

Likewise, the code exempts certain subjects and behaviors as follows:

The in between area that exists at present has been the topic of some discussion as a result of the death of a Texas Ranges fan (Shannon Stone) at a baseball game on July 7, 2011. Mr. Stone lost his balance and went over an approximately 32 inch high railing and fell 20 feet. He was simply trying to catch a ball (for his 6 year old son) that had been tossed to him by the Rangers left fielder, Josh Hamilton. Mr. Stone died about 1 hour after being transported to the hospital.

The height of these railings is now being discussed by MLB as well as individual stadium managers. The genesis of the precise rules for railings and guards in all modern era US codes can be traced back to the NFPA Building Exits Code (1929) and the NFPA Life Safety Code (1997). Even in 1929, the NFPA code developers recognized that in assembly occupancies,

1.1.5* Considerations Not Related to Fire. The Code also addresses other considerations that, while important in fire conditions, provide an ongoing benefit in other conditions of use, including non-fire emergencies.

1.1.6 Areas Not Addressed. The Code does not address the following:

(1)*General fire prevention or building construction features that are normally a function of fire prevention codes and building codes

(2) Prevention of injury incurred by an individual due to that individual’s failure to use reasonable care

(3) Preservation of property from loss by fire

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some balance between safety of occupants and line of sight to the performance area had to be maintained. Rail and guard allowances in the 1929 code as well as the 2012 code permit such rails to be as low as 26 inches at the front row of the assembly seating area. Such special allowances are described as “sight-line constrained rail heights” and have a limited set of circumstances in which the rule can be applied. Here is one example.

A few days after Mr. Stone’s death, another man went over a rail during the Home Run Derby in Arizona. Miraculously, his brother and another man grabbed his les and they were able to pull him back without serous injury. While that scenario fell into the category of 1.1.6 (2) mentioned above, Mr. Stone’s death was truly an accident.

As this subject is further explored, it begs the question about what does it mean for the code to “…provide an ongoing benefit in other conditions of use, including non-fire emergencies.” Leaning out to catch a foul ball or home run or to grab a ball tossed up by a player is not inherently dangerous but it is natural human instinct.

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MLB actually encourages such behavior as witnessed by the fan reaction of the Home Run Derby held every July the night before the All Star Game. The goal of the player is to hit as many homeruns as possible. The goal of the fans is to snag as many of those balls as possible. It is kind of daunting to see 200 pound men clamoring for the ball-in some cases pushing their way through younger children or smaller stature adults. In some ways, it is the next level of scooping up the candy that used to be thrown from parade floats-a practice that is now discouraged because of the potential to be run over by the float.

These behaviors are described in some circles as a crowd craze. A crowd craze can materialize when a reward is offered for taking some action. The act usually involves an action such as moving quickly as an individual or as part of crowd reaction. The action might be to acquire something (a baseball), see someone or something (a celebrity) or to receive some other reward or prize. Many of the provisions of the code are developed based on making sure individuals or crowds can safely move away from an inherently dangerous situation or circumstance. This is especially true in assembly occupancies where the prescriptive rules of the code layout some pretty precise rules. A crowd craze is set up when the action being taken is to achieve a positive goal (perceived or real), but that along way establishes a circumstance that creates a dangerous condition.

The crowd crushes at The Who concert in 1979 and the Love Parade in 2010 are examples of a type of crowd craze as the concert goers were simply attempting to get to the venue. They were not fleeing danger or otherwise doing anything that would be expected to invoke danger.

The Life Safety Evaluation (LSE) of NFPA 101 is a tool that must be applied to myriad circumstances for assembly occupancies. The LSE provides an extraordinarily comprehensive list of considerations that must be evaluated-many of which deal with non-fire and non-emergency events. Application of the LSE concept beyond assembly occupancies might be considered-especially in buildings or areas where a crowd craze might materialize.

A potential FPRF project in this area would be to define situations where some of these scenarios might be considered in the code. Additional circumstances and requirements might be identified and considered for inclusion in NFPA 1, Fire Code, NFPA 101, Life Safety Code and NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code. A basic literature search to comprehensively identify the extent of these issues, look at the number of incidents based on the number of participants involved, what were the contributing circumstances (drugs, alcohol, violence, poor planning, accidental) what outcomes have resulted (death, injury, lawsuits, civil or criminal charges) and what mitigating effects might be considered would be among the goals of a project.

A secondary consideration may be to consider social media impacts where flash mobs can materialize in large, concentrated numbers in a relatively short period of time. Managing this scenario is much more difficult and simply may not be feasible.

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Ideas for discussion include the following.

WHERE

WHAT

NOTES STAKEHOLDER

BASEBALL VENUES Fan reaction to foul balls, home runs. Launching shirts from the T-Shirt gun.

Natural instinct to try and catch the ball. Natural instinct to try and grab the shirt.

MLB including its minor league affiliates. IAVM

OTHER SPORTS VENUES

See what the literature says.

Most other venues don’t have a “thing” that goes into the stands.

If other scenarios identified, then potential to include NBA, NFL, MLS, NASCAR, NCAA

MERCANTILE-A Celebrity meet and greet at a mall or other venue.

Get a glimpse of famous person, or autograph or picture. “Bieber Fever” effect.

ICSC, Wal-Mart, Target

MERCANTILE-B Black Friday Sale. Get the best deal; limited quantity of high value item.

ICSC, Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy et.al. OSHA

RELIGIOUS EVENT Hajj or pilgrimage to sacred spot or area.

May bring large number of participants (>1M) to specific concentrated area.

Varies. Seems to be a category that occurs predominantly outside of the US.

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Crowd Management Safety Guidelines for Retailers

Crowd-related injuries during special retail sales and promotional events have increased during recent years. In 2008, a worker died at the opening of a "Black Friday" sale.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing their workers with safe and healthy workplaces. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) encourages employers to adopt effective safety and health management systems to identify and eliminate work-related hazards, including those caused by large crowds at retail sales events.

OSHA has prepared these guidelines to help employers and store owners avoid injuries during the holiday shopping season, or other events where large crowds may gather. Crowd management planning should begin in advance of events that are likely to draw large crowds, and crowd management, pre-event setup, and emergency situation management should be part of event planning. OSHA recommends that employers planning a large shopping event adopt a plan that includes the following elements.

Planning

Where large crowds are expected, have trained security or crowd management personnel or police officers on site.

Create a detailed staffing plan that designates a location for each worker. Based on the size of the crowd expected, determine the number of workers that are needed in various locations to ensure the safety of the event (e.g., near the door entrance and throughout the store).

Ensure that workers are properly trained to manage the event.

Contact local fire and police agencies to determine if the event site meets all public safety requirements, and ensure that all permits and licenses are obtained and that local emergency services, including the local police, fire department and hospital, are aware of the event.

Designate a worker to contact local emergency responders if necessary.

Provide legible and visible signs that describe entrance locations, store opening times, and other important information such as the location of major sale items.

Prepare an emergency plan that addresses potential dangers facing workers, including overcrowding, crowd crushing, being struck by the crowd, violent acts and fire. Share emergency plan with all local public safety agencies.

Train workers in crowd management procedures and the emergency plan. Provide them with an opportunity to practice the special event plan. Include local public safety agencies if appropriate.

Pre-Event Setup:

Set up barricades or rope lines for crowd management well in advance of customers arriving at the store.

Make sure that barricades are set up so that the customers' line does not start right at the entrance to the store. This will allow for orderly crowd management entry and make it possible to divide crowds into small groups for the purpose of controlling entrance.

Ensure that barricade lines have an adequate number of breaks and turns at regular intervals to reduce the risk of customers pushing from the rear and possibly crushing others, including workers.

Designate workers to explain approach and entrance procedures to the arriving public, and direct them to lines or entrances.

Make sure that outside personnel have radios or some other way to communicate with personnel inside the store and emergency responders.

Consider using mechanisms such as numbered wristbands or tickets to provide the earlierarriving customers with first access to sale items.

Consider using Internet lottery for "hot" items.

Locate shopping carts and other potential obstacles or projectiles inside the store and away from the entrance, not in the parking lot.

If appropriate, provide public amenities including toilets, washbasins, water and shelter.

Communicate updated information to customers waiting in line. Distribute pamphlets showing the location of entrances, exits and location of special sales items within the store.

Shortly before opening, remind waiting crowds of the entrance process (i.e., limiting entry to small groups, redemption of numbered tickets, etc.).

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During the Sales Event:

Make sure that all employees and crowd control personnel are aware that the doors are about to open.

Staff entrances with uniformed guards, police or other authorized personnel.

Use a public address system or bullhorns to manage the entering crowd and to communicate information or problems.

Position security or crowd managers to the sides of entering (or exiting) public, not in the center of their path.

Provide crowd and entry management measures at all entrances, including the ones not being used. If possible, use more than one entrance.

When the store reaches maximum occupancy, do not allow additional customers to enter until the occupancy level drops.

Provide a safe entrance for people with disabilities.

Emergency Situations:

Do not restrict egress, and do not block or lock exit doors.

Know in advance who to call for emergency medical response.

Keep first-aid kits and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) available, and have personnel trained in using AEDs and CPR onsite.

Instruct employees, in the event of an emergency, to follow instructions from authorized first responders, regardless of company rules.

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Report on Proposals – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #73 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Doug Hohbein, Northcentral Regional Fire Code Development Committee

Revise to read:(No special requirements.)

These chapters include the word “special” under construction requirements. There doesn’t appear tobe a reason to include this word as it could cause confusion. Chapters 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 40 and 42 do not include theword “special”.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #285 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Joseph H. Versteeg, Versteeg Associates

Delete the following text:36.3.5.3 Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in every business occupancy in accordance with 9.7.4.1.

With consideration that the Life Safety Code focuses on providing egress for the occupants of a buildingand does in certain occupancies require features that augment the egress, such as but not limited to sprinkler and/or firealarm systems as well as minimum construction types, the presence of fire extinguishers throughout the occupancydoes not in any way enhance occupant egress for an occupancy where the fundamental safety principle is to leave thebuilding. In fact it will delay egress for those occupants that choose to use the fire extinguisher.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #55 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________John F. Bender, UL LLC

Kiosks and similar structures (temporary or permanent) shall not be considered as tenant spaces andshall meet all of the following requirements:(1) Combustible kiosks and similar structures shall be constructed of any of the following materials:

(a) Fire-retardant-treated wood complying with the requirements for fire-retardant-impregnated wood in NFPA 703,

(b) Light-transmitting plastics complying with the building code(c) Foamed plastics having a maximum heat release rate not greater than 100 kW when tested in accordance with

ANSI/UL 1975, , or in accordance with NFPA289, , using the 20 kW ignition source(d) Metal composite material (MCM) having a flame

Delete ANSI approval designation from UL 1975 as UL 1975 is not ANSI approved.

1Printed on 7/19/2012

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH International

Revise text to read as follows:Kiosks and similar structures (temporary or permanent) shall not be considered as tenant spaces and

shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) Combustible kiosks and similar structures shall be constructed of any of the following materials:

(e) Textiles and films meeting the flame propagation performance criteria contained in Test Method 1 or Test Method 2,as appropriate, of NFPA 701, .

In 1989 the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Tests eliminated the so-called “small-scale test” fromNFPA 701 because the results had been shown not to represent a fire performance that corresponded to whathappened in real scale. Instead of the “small-scale test” NFPA 701 now (and for over 20 years) contains two tests (Test1 and Test 2), which apply to materials as indicated by the text of NFPA 701 (2010) that is shown at the bottom of thispublic input.However, a large number of manufacturers continue stating that the materials or products that they sell have been

tested to NFPA 701, when they really mean the pre-1989 small-scale test in NFPA 701. That test no longer exists andmaterials or products meeting that test do not exhibit acceptable fire performance.Text of NFPA 701 (2010):1.1.1.1 Test Method 1 shall apply to fabrics or other materials used in curtains, draperies, or other window treatments.

Vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings shall be tested according to Test Method 2.1.1.1.2 Test Method 1 shall apply to single-layer fabrics and to multilayer curtain and drapery assemblies in which the

layers are fastened together by sewing or other means. Vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings shall be tested according toTest Method 2.1.1.1.3 Test Method 1 shall apply to specimens having an areal density less than or equal to 700 g/m2 (21 oz/yd2),

except where Test Method 2 is required to be used by 1.1.2.1.1.2.1 Test Method 2 (flat specimen configuration) shall be used for fabrics, including multilayered fabrics, films, and

plastic blinds, with or without reinforcement or backing, with areal densities greater than 700 g/m2 (21 oz/yd2).1.1.2.2 Test Method 2 shall be used for testing vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings and lined draperies using a

vinyl-coated fabric blackout lining.1.1.2.3 Test Method 2 shall be used for testing plastic films, with or without reinforcement or backing, when used for

decorative or other purposes inside a building or as temporary or permanent enclosures for buildings underconstruction.1.1.2.4 Test Method 2 shall apply to fabrics used in the assembly of awnings, tents, tarps, and similar architectural

fabric structures and banners.Note also the following from the text of NFPA 701 (2010):1.2* Purpose.1.2.1 The purpose of Test Methods 1 and 2 shall be to assess the propagation of flame beyond the area exposed to

the ignition source.A.1.1 A small-scale test method appeared in NFPA 701 until the 1989 edition. It was eliminated from the test method

because it has been shown that materials that “pass” the test do not necessarily exhibit a fire performance that isacceptable. The test was not reproducible for many types of fabrics and could not predict actual full-scale performance.It should not, therefore, be used.A.1.1.1 For the purposes of Test Method 1, the terms curtains, draperies, or other types of window treatments, where

used, should include, but not be limited to, the following items:(1) Window curtains(2) Stage or theater curtains(3) Vertical folding shades(4) Roll-type window shades(5) Hospital privacy curtains(6) Window draperies(7) Fabric shades or blinds(8) Polyvinyl chloride blinds


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Report on Proposals – June 2014 NFPA 101(9) Horizontal folding shades(10) SwagsExamples of textile items other than window treatments to which Test Method 1 applies include:(1) Table skirts(2) Table linens(3) Display booth separators(4) Textile wall hangings(5) Decorative event tent linings not used in the assembly of a tent

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #416 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Keith E. Pardoe, Door and Hardware Institute

Add a new section to read:Door openings shall be inspected in accordance with Section 7.2.1.15, Inspection of

Door Openings.In the 2012 edition of the NFPA 101, Section 7.2.1.15, Inspection of Door Openings was revised from

requiring the inspection of all door assemblies where the door leaves where required to swing in the direction of egresstravel to Access-Controlled Egress Door Assemblies, Electrically-Controlled Egress Door Assemblies, Doors withSpecial Locking Arrangements, and doors equipped with fire exit hardware or panic hardware. A new requirement toinspect smoke door assemblies in accordance with NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Doors and Other OpeningProtectives was also added in the 2012 edition.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #74 SAF-MER


Revise to read:(No special requirements.)

These chapters include the word “special” under construction requirements. There doesn’t appear tobe a reason to include this word as it could cause confusion. Chapters 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 40 and 42 do not include theword “special”.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #285a SAF-MER


Delete the following text:37.3.5.3 Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in every business occupancy in accordance with 9.7.4.1.

With consideration that the Life Safety Code focuses on providing egress for the occupants of a buildingand does in certain occupancies require features that augment the egress, such as but not limited to sprinkler and/or firealarm systems as well as minimum construction types, the presence of fire extinguishers throughout the occupancydoes not in any way enhance occupant egress for an occupancy where the fundamental safety principle is to leave thebuilding. In fact it will delay egress for those occupants that choose to use the fire extinguisher.


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_______________________________________________________________________________________________John F. Bender, UL LLC

Kiosks and similar structures (temporary or permanent) shall not be considered as tenant spaces andshall meet all of the following requirements:(1) Combustible kiosks and similar structures shall be constructed of any of the following materials:

(a) Fire-retardant-treated wood complying with the requirements for fire-retardant-impregnated wood in NFPA 703,

(b) Light-transmitting plastics complying with the building code(c) Foamed plastics having a maximum heat release rate not greater than 100 kW when tested in accordance with

ANSI/UL 1975, , or in accordance with NFPA289,

, using the 20 kW ignition source (d) Metal composite material (MCM) having a flameDelete ANSI approval designation from UL 1975 as UL 1975 is not ANSI approved.


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Revise text to read as follows:Kiosks and similar structures (temporary or permanent) shall not be considered as tenant spaces and

shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) Combustible kiosks and similar structures shall be constructed of any of the following materials:

(e) Textiles and films meeting the flame propagation performance criteria contained in Test Method 1 or Test Method 2,as appropriate, of NFPA 701, .

In 1989 the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Tests eliminated the so-called “small-scale test” fromNFPA 701 because the results had been shown not to represent a fire performance that corresponded to whathappened in real scale. Instead of the “small-scale test” NFPA 701 now (and for over 20 years) contains two tests (Test1 and Test 2), which apply to materials as indicated by the text of NFPA 701 (2010) that is shown at the bottom of thispublic input.However, a large number of manufacturers continue stating that the materials or products that they sell have been

tested to NFPA 701, when they really mean the pre-1989 small-scale test in NFPA 701. That test no longer exists andmaterials or products meeting that test do not exhibit acceptable fire performance.Text of NFPA 701 (2010):1.1.1.1 Test Method 1 shall apply to fabrics or other materials used in curtains, draperies, or other window treatments.

Vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings shall be tested according to Test Method 2.1.1.1.2 Test Method 1 shall apply to single-layer fabrics and to multilayer curtain and drapery assemblies in which the

layers are fastened together by sewing or other means. Vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings shall be tested according toTest Method 2.1.1.1.3 Test Method 1 shall apply to specimens having an areal density less than or equal to 700 g/m2 (21 oz/yd2),

except where Test Method 2 is required to be used by 1.1.2.1.1.2.1 Test Method 2 (flat specimen configuration) shall be used for fabrics, including multilayered fabrics, films, and

plastic blinds, with or without reinforcement or backing, with areal densities greater than 700 g/m2 (21 oz/yd2).1.1.2.2 Test Method 2 shall be used for testing vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings and lined draperies using a

vinyl-coated fabric blackout lining.1.1.2.3 Test Method 2 shall be used for testing plastic films, with or without reinforcement or backing, when used for

decorative or other purposes inside a building or as temporary or permanent enclosures for buildings underconstruction.1.1.2.4 Test Method 2 shall apply to fabrics used in the assembly of awnings, tents, tarps, and similar architectural

fabric structures and banners.Note also the following from the text of NFPA 701 (2010):1.2* Purpose.1.2.1 The purpose of Test Methods 1 and 2 shall be to assess the propagation of flame beyond the area exposed to

the ignition source.A.1.1 A small-scale test method appeared in NFPA 701 until the 1989 edition. It was eliminated from the test method

because it has been shown that materials that “pass” the test do not necessarily exhibit a fire performance that isacceptable. The test was not reproducible for many types of fabrics and could not predict actual full-scale performance.It should not, therefore, be used.A.1.1.1 For the purposes of Test Method 1, the terms curtains, draperies, or other types of window treatments, where

used, should include, but not be limited to, the following items:(1) Window curtains(2) Stage or theater curtains(3) Vertical folding shades(4) Roll-type window shades(5) Hospital privacy curtains(6) Window draperies(7) Fabric shades or blinds(8) Polyvinyl chloride blinds


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_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #353 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Joshua Elvove, U.S. General Services Administration

Add a new section to read:An atrium separation meeting the requirements of 6.1.14.4.5 shall be permitted to serve as an occupancy

separation.A public input has been submitted to add a new requirement to 6.1.14.4.5 to permit atriums to be used

as an occupancy separation, should an occupancy so choose, provided the atrium is designed in accordance with 8.6.7and is physicall separated from adjacent areas. Since atriums have always permitted to serve in lieu of up to 2 hrvertical openings protection when the all the provisions of 8.6.7 are met, it seems logical that an atrium should also beused as an occupancy separation. This concept was proposed during the 2012 cycle, but was rejected by the TC FUNbecause it lacked some needed safeguards. As a result, the requirement that the atrium be physically separate fromadjacent spaces was added. Nothing precludes individual occupancies from prescribing additional safeguards, so it theTC MER wishes to further enhance the base proposal within chapters 38 and 39, it's free to do so. Note: similarproposals have been submitted for Assembly, Day Care, Educational, Health Care and Ambulatory Health Careoccupancies.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #97 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Bill Galloway, Southern Regional Fire Code Development Committee

Revise text as follows:(No requirements.) (Not addressed.)

Whereas NFPA 101 is a ‘life safety’ code, other NFPA codes take in to account building protection. Tosay that there are ‘No requirements’ for minimum construction type is not an accurate statement. NFPA 5000 doesaddress construction requirements for all occupancy types based on area and height limitations and sprinkler protection.The annex does state that: Where no building code has been adopted, ,

, should be used where the building code is referenced in this .


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Delete the following text:Exit access, as required by 38.2.4.1(3), shall be permitted to include a single exit access path for the

distances permitted as common paths of travel by 38.2.5.3.38.2.4.2 should be deleted as it doesn’t appear to contain any requirements or allow an exception. It

simply appears to reinforce the common path of travel requirements of 38.2.5.3. Section 39.2.4.2 should also bedeleted as it is the same.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #277 SAF-MER


Revise text to read as follows:38.2.4.6 A single exit means of egress shall be permitted for a single-tenant space or building two or fewer stories in

height, provided that both of the following criteria are met:(1) and (2) remain unchanged

This section permits an interior unenclosed stair to be used as the exit access portion of the means ofegress from the upper floor(s). The term exit is specifically defined in Code and it is not an unenclosed exit access stair.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #507 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________David W. Frable, US General Services Administration

Revise to read:In buildings protected A story protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system

in accordance with 9.7.1.1(1), dead-end corridors shall not exceed 50 ft (15 m).In buildings other Stories other than those complying with 38.2.5.2.1, dead-end corridors shall not exceed

20 ft (6100 mm).Dead end corridors in new business occupancies are permitted to be 50 feet when the entire building

is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system. The current requirement doesrecognize the added level of safety to life that a sprinkler system provides but still mandates the entire building to beprotected throughout by a sprinkler system. The intent of this code change is to permit additional flexibility whendesigning the location of corridors and exits on stories by permitting dead end corridors to be as long as 50 feet whenthe entire story where the dead end corridor is located is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automaticsprinkler system. Mandating additional stories in a building to be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler systemdoes not appear to provide any additional safety for the occupants using the subject dead end corridor to exit thebuilding. It is believed the proposed revisions meets the goal and objectives of the Code and have met any risksassociated with the length of a dead-end corridor.


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_______________________________________________________________________________________________David W. Frable, US General Services Administration

Revise to read:Common path of travel shall not exceed 100 ft (30 m) in on a building protected story protected throughout

by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with 9.7.1.1(1).Common path of travel in new business occupancies are permitted to be 100 feet when the entire

building is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system. The current requirement doesrecognize the added level of safety to life that a sprinkler system provides but still mandates the entire building to beprotected throughout by a sprinkler system.

The intent of this code change is to permit additional flexibility when designing workplace arrangements on stories bypermitting dead end corridors to be as long as 100 feet when the entire story where the common path of travel ismeasured and located is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system. Mandatingadditional stories in a building to be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system does not appear provide anyadditional safety for the occupants using the subject path of travel to exit the building. It is believed the proposedrevisions meets the goal and objectives of the Code and have addressed any risks associated with the length of acommon path of travel.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #285b SAF-MER


Revise text to read as follows:38.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements. Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in every business occupancy in

accordance with 9.7.4.1. (No requirements)With consideration that the Life Safety Code focuses on providing egress for the occupants of a building

and does in certain occupancies require features that augment the egress, such as but not limited to sprinkler and/or firealarm systems as well as minimum construction types, the presence of fire extinguishers throughout the occupancydoes not in any way enhance occupant egress for an occupancy where the fundamental safety principle is to leave thebuilding. In fact it will delay egress for those occupants that choose to use the fire extinguisher.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #354 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Joshua Elvove, U.S. General Services Administration

Add a new section to read:An atrium separation meeting the requirements of 6.1.14.4.5 shall be permitted to serve as an occupancy

separation.A public input has been submitted to add a new requirement to 6.1.14.4.5 to permit atriums to be used

as an occupancy separation, should an occupancy so choose, provided the atrium is designed in accordance with 8.6.7and is physicall separated from adjacent areas. Since atriums have always permitted to serve in lieu of up to 2 hrvertical openings protection when the all the provisions of 8.6.7 are met, it seems logical that an atrium should also beused as an occupancy separation. This concept was proposed during the 2012 cycle, but was rejected by the TC FUNbecause it lacked some needed safeguards. As a result, the requirement that the atrium be physically separate fromadjacent spaces was added. Nothing precludes individual occupancies from prescribing additional safeguards, so it theTC MER wishes to further enhance the base proposal within chapters 38 and 39, it's free to do so. Note: similarproposals have been submitted for Assembly, Day Care, Educational, Health Care and Ambulatory Health Careoccupancies.


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_______________________________________________________________________________________________Kevin Sluss, US Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center

Revise text to read as follows:Horizontal or vertical security grilles or doors complying with 7.2.1.4.1(3) shall be permitted to be used as

part of the required means of egress from a tenant space.Section 7.2.1.4 is a section titled, "Swing and Force to Open" with Subsection 7.2.1.4.1. This section is

further subdivided by (1)(2)(3) etc., not the section title. Compare paragraph with Section 38.2.2.2.7.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #273 SAF-MER


Revise text to read as follows:39.2.2.2.7 Horizontal or vertical security grilles or doors complying with 7.2.1.4.1(3) shall be permitted to be used as

part of the required means of egress from a tenant space.For several editions this section has referenced 7.2.1.4(3) which does not exist. The correct reference is

as shown in the proposed change.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #65 SAF-MER


Delete the following text:Exit access, as required by 39.2.4.1(3), shall be permitted to include a single exit access path for the

distances permitted as common paths of travel by 39.2.5.3.38.2.4.2 should be deleted as it doesn’t appear to contain any requirements or allow an exception. It

simply appears to reinforce the common path of travel requirements of 38.2.5.3. Section 39.2.4.2 should also bedeleted as it is the same.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #276 SAF-MER


Revise text to read as follows:39.2.4.6 A single exit means of egress shall be permitted for a single-tenant space or building two or fewer stories in

height, provided that both of the following criteria are met:(1) and (2) remain unchanged39.2.4.7 A single exit means of egress shall be permitted for a single-tenant building three or fewer stories in height

and not exceeding an occupant load of 15 people per story, provided that all of the following criteria are met:(1) - (3) remain unchanged

Both sections permit an interior unenclosed stair to be used as the exit access portion of the means ofegress from the upper floor(s).The term exit is specifically defined in Code and it is not an unenclosed exit access stair.


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_______________________________________________________________________________________________William Scott Headley, Department of Veterans Affairs

Revise text to read as follows:Cooking equipment shall be protected in accordance with Section 9.2.3, unless the

cooking equipment is one of the following types:(1) Outdoor equipment(2) Portable equipment not flue-connected (used for food warming or limited cooking)(3) Equipment used only for food warming

Vendor providing food services on a daily basis (M-F) from breakfast through lunch. Thecooking equipment in use is of non-commercial grade electrical type and produce smoke and grease-laden vapors thatare accumulating on ceiling tiles and return vents. It is our intent to mitigate this grease accumulation and justifyadditional safety features while providing food services to our building occupants. NFPA currently does not provideguidance to mitigate potential hazards involved with the use of Portable Cooking Equipment used in a commercialmanner.

Daily use of non-commercial portable cooking equipment used in a commercial manner is indeed acommercial process and should be regulated as such through all aspects of NFPA 96.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #285c SAF-MER


Revise text to read as follows:39.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements. Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in every business occupancy in

accordance with 9.7.4.1. (No requirements)With consideration that the Life Safety Code focuses on providing egress for the occupants of a building

and does in certain occupancies require features that augment the egress, such as but not limited to sprinkler and/or firealarm systems as well as minimum construction types, the presence of fire extinguishers throughout the occupancydoes not in any way enhance occupant egress for an occupancy where the fundamental safety principle is to leave thebuilding. In fact it will delay egress for those occupants that choose to use the fire extinguisher.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #417 SAF-MER

_______________________________________________________________________________________________Keith E. Pardoe, Door and Hardware Institute

Add a new section to read:Door openings shall be inspected in accordance with Section 7.2.1.15, Inspection of

Door Openings.In the 2012 edition of the NFPA 101, Section 7.2.1.15, Inspection of Door Openings was revised from

requiring the inspection of all door assemblies where the door leaves where required to swing in the direction of egresstravel to Access-Controlled Egress Door Assemblies, Electrically-Controlled Egress Door Assemblies, Doors withSpecial Locking Arrangements, and doors equipped with fire exit hardware or panic hardware. A new requirement toinspect smoke door assemblies in accordance with NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Doors and Other OpeningProtectives was also added in the 2012 edition.


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Report on Proposals – June 2014 NFPA 5000_______________________________________________________________________________________________5000- Log #225 BLD-MER


Revise text to read as follows:27.3.5.3 Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in all mercantile occupancies in accordance with Section 55.6.27.3.5.4 3 Class 1 standpipe systems shall be provided when required by 55.4.1.

With consideration that the Building Code focuses on providing general safety and egress for theoccupants of a building. The presence of fire extinguishers throughout the occupancy does not in any way enhanceoccupant egress for an occupancy where the fundamental safety principle is to leave the building. In fact it will delayegress for those occupants that choose to use the fire extinguisher.


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Report on Proposals – June 2014 NFPA 5000_______________________________________________________________________________________________5000- Log #97 BLD-MER


Revise text to read as follows:(5) Textiles and films meeting the flame propagation performance criteria contained in Test Method 1 or Test Method 2,

as appropriate, of NFPA 701,In 1989 the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Tests eliminated the so-called “small-scale test” from

NFPA 701 because the results had been shown not to represent a fire performance that corresponded to whathappened in real scale. Instead of the “small-scale test” NFPA 701 now (and for over 20 years) contains two tests (Test1 and Test 2), which apply to materials as indicated by the text of NFPA 701 (2010) that is shown at the bottom of thispublic input.

However, a large number of manufacturers continue stating that the materials or products that they sell have beentested to NFPA 701, when they really mean the pre-1989 small-scale test in NFPA 701. That test no longer exists andmaterials or products meeting that test do not exhibit acceptable fire performance.

Text of NFPA 701 (2010):1.1.1.1 Test Method 1 shall apply to fabrics or other materials used in curtains, draperies, or other window treatments.Vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings shall be tested according to Test Method 2.1.1.1.2 Test Method 1 shall apply to single-layer fabrics and to multilayer curtain and drapery assemblies in which thelayers are fastened together by sewing or other means. Vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings shall be tested according toTest Method 2.1.1.1.3 Test Method 1 shall apply to specimens having an areal density less than or equal to 700 g/m2 (21 oz/yd2),except where Test Method 2 is required to be used by 1.1.2.

1.1.2.1 Test Method 2 (flat specimen configuration) shall be used for fabrics, including multilayered fabrics, films, andplastic blinds, with or without reinforcement or backing, with areal densities greater than 700 g/m2 (21 oz/yd2).1.1.2.2 Test Method 2 shall be used for testing vinyl-coated fabric blackout linings and lined draperies using avinyl-coated fabric blackout lining.1.1.2.3 Test Method 2 shall be used for testing plastic films, with or without reinforcement or backing, when used fordecorative or other purposes inside a building or as temporary or permanent enclosures for buildings underconstruction.1.1.2.4 Test Method 2 shall apply to fabrics used in the assembly of awnings, tents, tarps, and similar architectural fabricstructures and banners.

Note also the following from the text of NFPA 701 (2010):1.2* Purpose.1.2.1 The purpose of Test Methods 1 and 2 shall be to assess the propagation of flame beyond the area exposed to theignition source.

A.1.1 A small-scale test method appeared in NFPA 701 until the 1989 edition. It was eliminated from the test methodbecause it has been shown that materials that “pass” the test do not necessarily exhibit a fire performance that isacceptable. The test was not reproducible for many types of fabrics and could not predict actual full-scale performance.It should not, therefore, be used.A.1.1.1 For the purposes of Test Method 1, the terms curtains, draperies, or other types of window treatments, whereused, should include, but not be limited to, the following items:(1) Window curtains(2) Stage or theater curtains(3) Vertical folding shades(4) Roll-type window shades(5) Hospital privacy curtains(6) Window draperies(7) Fabric shades or blinds(8) Polyvinyl chloride blinds


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Revise text to read as follows:A single exit means of egress shall be permitted for a maximum two story, single-tenant space or building

protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 and 55.3.2where the total travel to the outside does not exceed 100 ft (30 m).

This section permits an interior unenclosed stair to be used as the exit access portion of the means ofegress from the upper floor(s).The term exit is specifically defined in Code and it is not an unenclosed exit access stair.

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Revise text to read as follows:28.3.5.1 Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in all mercantile occupancies in accordance with Section 55.6.28.3.5.2 1 Class 1 standpipe systems shall be provided where required by 55.4.1.

With consideration that the Building Code focuses on providing general safety and egress for theoccupants of a building. The presence of fire extinguishers throughout the occupancy does not in any way enhanceoccupant egress for an occupancy where the fundamental safety principle is to leave the building. In fact it will delayegress for those occupants that choose to use the fire extinguisher.


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They now mandate that a major tenant must have at least ½ of its means of egress independent of the mall, but they’ve done nothing to compensate for this in determining the required capacity of the mall in Ch. 7. I believe the intent of the concept was to not require excessive egress capacity from the mall when there are large stores that have some, but not 100% of their egress, independent of the mall. I’m keeping the Handbook commentary basically intact from the previous edition. You may want to flag this for the next edition of the Code.

The 2009 edition of the Code introduced the term major tenant (see

definition in 3.3.166), which is a tenant space that has at least one main

entrance from the outside that also serves as an exit. The intent of this

definition and the corresponding provision in 36/37.4.4.3.6 is to avoid

needlessly oversizing the means of egress from the mall, given that some

occupants of the major tenants will egress directly to the outside. Note,

however, that means of egress from the mall is based on the occupant

load calculated in accordance with Figure 7.3.1.2(a) and Figure 7.3.1.2(b).

The occupant load of the mall for which means of egress must be

provided is based on the gross leasable area of the mall building,

excluding anchor buildings; no provision is made for major tenants. As a

result, the definition and provisions have no effect on the required means

of egress from malls as intended. The concept will require further

development for a future edition of the Code.

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