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ROP MEETING AGENDA
Building Code-Life Safety Technical Committee on
Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Embassy Suites Hotel Cleveland – Downtown
Cleveland, Ohio
1. Call to order. Call meeting to order by Chair Joe Jardin at 8:00 a.m. on
Thursday, September 24, 2009.
2. Introduction of attendees. For current committee roster, see pg. 02.
3. Approval of minutes. Approve the October 2, 2007 meeting minutes.
See pg. 05.
4. Chair’s report – J. Jardin.
5. Staff liaison’s report – G. Harrington.
6. Review of NEC proposal re. life safety equipment. See pg. 07.
7. Standardization of language on sprinkler system supervision – Staff.
8. Consistency of list-based options – Staff.
9. Draft elevator proposal from ASME Code Coordination Committee. See pg. 08.
10. Sprinkler system impairments (4 hrs. vs. 10 hrs.) per NFPA 25. See pg. 09.
11. NFPA 101 proposals. See pg. 11.
12. NFPA 5000 proposals. See pg. 24.
13. Other business.
14. Future meetings.
15. Adjournment. Adjourn by 5:00 p.m.
Attachments
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Address List No Phone Gregory E. Harrington
Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment SAF-BSF
Safety to Life
Joseph M. Jardin C 1/1/1991 Gregory E. Harrington 6/2/1998
Chair SAF-BSF Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting) SAF-BSF
Fire Department City of New York National Fire Protection Association
16 Dexter Court 1 Batterymarch Park
Hauppauge, NY 11788 Quincy, MA 02169-7471
NFPA Fire Service Section
Alternate: Greg Gottlieb
Keith A. Ball M 4/17/2002 Brian D. Black M 01/10/2008
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Tyco International BDBlack Codes, Inc.
10255 Fortune Parkway, Suite 120 47 Leicester Street
Jacksonville, FL 32256 Perry, NY 14530
Alternate: Rodger Reiswig National Elevator Industry Inc.
Alternate: Gary L. Nuschler
Harry L. Bradley E 1/1/1991 Pat D. Brock SE 1/1/1987
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Maryland State Fire Marshals Office Oklahoma State University
5 West Riding Drive Fire Protection & Safety Technology
Bel-Air, MD 21014 499 Cordell South
International Fire Marshals Association Stillwater, OK 74078-0306
Alternate: Andrew M. Schneider Alternate: James D. Brown
Phillip A. Brown IM 10/6/2000 Paul M. Donga E 7/20/2000
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
American Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. Boston Fire Department
12750 Merit Drive, Suite 350 115 Southampton Street
Dallas, TX 75251 Boston, MA 02118
Alternate: Stephen M. Leyton
Thomas P. Hammerberg M 10/23/2003 Kenneth E. Isman M 1/1/1987
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.
14 Sammy McGhee Boulevard, #103 40 Jon Barrett Road
PO Box 1569 Patterson, NY 12563
Jasper, GA 30143 Alternate: Jeffrey M. Hugo
Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.
Alternate: J. Robert Boyer
Ignatius Kapalczynski E 10/6/2000 Roy C. Kimball M 4/15/2004
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Connecticut Department of Public Safety Brooks Equipment Company, Inc.
Office of the State Fire Marshal PO Box 481888
1111 Country Club Road Charlotte, NC 28269
Middletown, CT 06457-9294 Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association
Alternate: Michael Kellett
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Address List No Phone Gregory E. Harrington
Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment SAF-BSF
Safety to Life
Richard L. Klinker SE 1/1/1981 Peter A. Larrimer U 4/1/1994
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Klinker & Associates, Inc. US Department of Veterans Affairs
2355 Davidsonville Road 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 400
Gambrills, MD 21054 Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Alternate: Claudia Hagood Alternate: Peter Leszczak
Richard R. Osman I 1/1/1991 Martin H. Reiss SE 7/1/1993
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Schirmer Engineering Corporation The RJA Group, Inc.
1000 Milwaukee Avenue, 5th Floor 1661 Worcester Road, Suite 501
Glenview, IL 60025-2423 Framingham, MA 01701-5401
Alternate: Randolph W. Tucker
Robert A. Schmidt SE 10/28/2008 Lawrence J. Shudak RT 4/15/2004
Principal SAF-BSF Principal SAF-BSF
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L 333 Pfingsten Road
Columbia, MD 21045 Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
Carl D. Wren E 10/6/2000 J. Robert Boyer M 4/14/2005
Principal SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Austin Fire Department GE Security
One Texas Center, Suite 200 62 Airport Road
505 Barton Springs Road Pittstown, NJ 08867
Austin, TX 78704 Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.
Principal: Thomas P. Hammerberg
James D. Brown SE 7/24/1997 Greg Gottlieb C 4/1/1993
Alternate SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Oklahoma State Universtiy Hauppauge Fire District
303 Campus Fire Station 855 Wheeler Road
Stillwater, OK 74078 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Principal: Pat D. Brock NFPA Fire Service Section
Principal: Joseph M. Jardin
Claudia Hagood SE 7/1/1993 Jeffrey M. Hugo M 7/26/2007
Alternate SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Klinker and Associates, Inc. National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.
2355 Davidsonville Road 1088 West Borton Road
Gambrills, MD 21054 Essexville, MI 48732
Principal: Richard L. Klinker Principal: Kenneth E. Isman
Michael Kellett E 7/26/2007 Peter Leszczak U 11/2/2006
Alternate SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Connecticut Department of Public Safety US Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the State Fire Marshal 950 Campbell Avenue
1111 Country Club Road West Haven, CT 06516
Middletown, CT 06457-9294 Principal: Peter A. Larrimer
Principal: Ignatius Kapalczynski
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Address List No Phone Gregory E. Harrington
Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment SAF-BSF
Safety to Life
Stephen M. Leyton IM 9/30/2004 John J. McSheffrey, Jr. M 4/15/2004
Alternate SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Protection Design and Consulting en-Gauge Inc.
8849-B Complex Drive 11 C Commerce Road
San Diego, CA 92123 Rockland, MA 02370
American Fire Sprinkler Association Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association
Principal: Phillip A. Brown Principal: Roy C. Kimball
Gary L. Nuschler M 4/15/2004 Rodger Reiswig M 01/10/2008
Alternate SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Otis Elevator Company SimplexGrinnell
5 Farm Springs Road 3640 Haddington Court
Farmington, CT 06032-2575 Apopka, FL 32712
National Elevator Industry Inc. Principal: Keith A. Ball
Principal: Brian D. Black
Andrew M. Schneider E 7/14/2004 Randolph W. Tucker SE 7/24/1997
Alternate SAF-BSF Alternate SAF-BSF
Maryland State Fire Marshals Office The RJA Group, Inc.
200 Duke Street, Suite 1500 Executive Vice President
Prince Frederick, MD 20678 13831 Northwest Freeway, Suite 330
International Fire Marshals Association Houston, TX 77040
Principal: Harry L. Bradley Principal: Martin H. Reiss
Gregory E. Harrington 6/2/1998
Staff Liaison SAF-BSF
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
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MEETING MINUTES
BUILDING CODE – LIFE SAFETY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON
BUILDING SERVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
October 2, 2007
Marriott Providence Downtown – Providence, RI
1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Richard Klinker at 8:04 AM on
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at the Marriott Providence Downtown, Providence, RI.
2. Introduction of committee members and guests. The following committee members
and guests were in attendance (see Attachment A for the updated committee roster):
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NAME REPRESENTING
Richard Klinker, Chair Klinker & Associates, Inc.
Gregory Harrington, Secretary (Nonvoting) NFPA
Keith Ball Tyco/Simplex/Grinnell
Harry Bradley Maryland State Fire Marshals Office
Rep. Int’l Fire Marshals Association
Phillip Brown American Fire Sprinkler Assn., Inc.
Paul Donga Boston Fire Department
Edward Donoghue Edward A. Donoghue Assoc. Inc.
Rep. National Elevator Industry Inc.
Brian Fabel Orr Protection Systems, Inc.
Rep. Fire Suppression Systems Assn.
Bruce Fraser Fraser Fire Protection Services
(Alt. to K. Ball)
Thomas Hammerberg, Principal Automatic Fire Alarm Assn., Inc.
Jeffrey Hugo National Fire Sprinkler Association
(Alt. to K. Isman)
Ignatius Kapalczynski CT Office of State Fire Marshal
Michael Kellett CT Office of State Fire Marshal
(Alt. to I. Kapalczynski)
Peter Larrimer US Department of Veterans Affairs
Gary Nuschler Otis Elevator Company
(Alt. to E. Donoghue) Rep. National Elevator Industry, Inc.
Richard Osman Schirmer Engineering Corp.
Martin Reiss The RJA Group, Inc.
Lawrence Shudak Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
BLD/SAF-BSF 10-07 Meeting Minutes / Page 1
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GUESTS
NAME REPRESENTING
Josh Elvove General Services Administration
James Lathrop Koffel Associates, Inc.
Todd Shearer Simplex Grinnell
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOT PRESENT
NAME REPRESENTING
Pat Brock Oklahoma State University
Joseph Jardin (Standards Council Mtg.) Fire Department City of New York
Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section
Roy C. Kimball Brooks Equipment Company, Inc.
Rep. Fire Equipment Manufacturers
Association
Roger McDaniel Florida Dept. of Corrections
Carl Wren Austin Fire Department
3. Approval of minutes. The minutes of the November 2, 2006 meeting were approved as
written and distributed.
4. Chair’s report – R. Klinker. The chair welcomed the committee members and guests
and reported the purpose of the meeting was to prepare the Reports on Comments for
NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000.
5. Staff report – G. Harrington. Staff added his welcome, and reported that due to NFPA’s
tenure policy, this would be Dick Klinker’s last meeting as committee chair. Staff
thanked the chair for his years of service to the committee. The committee also
acknowledged the chair with a round of applause.
6. NFPA 101 comments. The committee reviewed and acted on 27 comments on NFPA
101. See the ROC for the committee actions.
7. NFPA 5000 comments. The committee reviewed and acted on 16 comments on NFPA
5000. See the ROC for the committee actions.
8. Other business. There was no other business.
9. Next meeting. The next meeting will be held to develop the Report on Proposals for the
2012 editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 at a date and location to be determined
(most likely late-2009).
10. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 4:05 PM on October 2, 2007.
Minutes prepared by:
Gregory Harrington, P.E., Nonvoting Secretary
BLD/SAF-BSF 10-07 Meeting Minutes / Page 2
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Report on Proposals – June 2010 NFPA 70
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
1-121 Log #2750 NEC-P01
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
It was the action of the Technical Correlating Committee that this proposal be referred to Code-Making
Panels, 2, 3, 15 and the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF-AAC) for information.
Travis Lindsey, Travis Lindsey Consulting Services
Add new text to read as follows:
110.3(C). Life Safety Equipment.
Equipment intended to protect building occupants shall be supplied with conductors sized to limit voltage drop to a
maximum of 3 percent measured from the source of supply to the equipment and the supplied voltage shall be within the
range specified by the equipment manufacturer.
FPN: The equipment covered by this section includes but is not limited to required exit illumination, exit signs,
ventilation equipment. alarm systems, generators and elevators.
This proposal includes a new section to applying specifically to electrically supplied life safety
equipment. NEC does not presently contain voltage drop maximums for required building life safety equipment although
these items of equipment are often required for the protection of life safety. Survey results and other written
documentation are included with this proposal.
Note: Supporting material is available for review at NFPA Headquarters.
Article 110 covers general requirements for the examination and approval, installation and use,
access to and spaces about electrical conductors and equipment; enclosures intended for personnel entry; and tunnel
installations. Voltage drop requirements should not be a general installation requirement in the NEC. If it is important
that voltage drop requirements apply to life safety equipment, then those requirements should be addressed in the
applicable Articles such as 517, 695, and 700.
There is no definition of what “life safety equipment” the proposal applies to, and the authority having jurisdiction may
not be able to approve the proposed requirements in the process of approving the code requirements as “life safety
equipment” may be installed at a later time.
The wording "source of supply" is vague.
The panel requests that the Technical Correlating Committee forward this proposal to the appropriate Code-Making
Panels, such as 2 ,13, and 15, and the appropriate NFPA 101 Technical Committee for information.
Affirmative: 12
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NFPA 101‐2009 Life Safety Code
9.4.2.3 and 9.4.2.4 (new)
Submitter: Technical Committee on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment
Recommendation: Add new 9.4.2.3 and 9.4.2.4 as follows:
9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.
9.4.2 Code Compliance.
9.4.2.1 Except as modified herein, new elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and moving walks shall be in
accordance with the requirements of ASME A17.1/CSA B44, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.
9.4.2.2 Except as modified herein, existing elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and moving walks shall
conform to be in accordance with the requirements of ASME A17.3, Safety Code for Existing Elevators
and Escalators.
9.4.2.3 Elevators in accordance with ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, Performance‐Based Safety Code for
Elevators and Escalators shall be deemed to comply with ASME A17.1/CSA B44 or ASME A17.3.
9.4.2.4 For other than elevators used for occupant‐controlled evacuation in accordance with Annex B
and other than existing elevators, the elevator corridor call station pictograph specified in 2.27.9 of
ASME A17.1/CSA B44 shall be provided at each elevator landing.
Substantiation: ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 is a new 2007 document. Elevators in accordance with this
performance‐based code are the equivalent of elevators in accordance with the prescriptive code ASME
A17.1/CSA B44.
ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 provides the pictograph that warns building occupants that “in case of fire,
elevators are out of service, use exits.” However, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 does so by stating “when the
building code requires a sign be posted adjacent to hall call fixtures instructing occupants not to use the
elevator in case of fire, the sign shown in Figure 2.27.9 shall be provided.” Thus, the requirement that
there be a sign needs to be in the building code (or, in this case, in NFPA 101). Simply referencing ASME
A17.7/CSA B44.7, as done in 54.2.1, does not get the sign.
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NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water‐Based Fire Protection
Systems, 2008 edition.
Chapter 15 Impairments
15.1 General. This chapter shall provide the minimum requirements for a water‐based fire protection
system impairment program. Measures shall be taken during the impairment to ensure that increased
risks are minimized and the duration of the impairment is limited.
15.2 Impairment Coordinator.
15.2.1 The property owner shall assign an impairment coordinator to comply with the requirements of
this chapter.
15.2.2 In the absence of a specific designee, the property owner shall be considered the impairment
coordinator.
15.2.3 Where the lease, written use agreement, or management contract specifically grants the
authority for inspection, testing, and maintenance of the fire protection system(s) to the tenant,
management firm, or managing individual, the tenant, management firm, or managing individual shall
assign a person as impairment coordinator.
15.3 Tag Impairment System.
15.3.1* A tag shall be used to indicate that a system, or part thereof, has been removed from service.
15.3.2* The tag shall be posted at each fire department connection and system control valve, indicating
which system, or part thereof, has been removed from service.
15.3.3 The authority having jurisdiction shall specify where the tag is to be placed.
15.4 Impaired Equipment.
15.4.1 The impaired equipment shall be considered to be the water‐based fire protection system, or
part thereof, that is removed from service.
15.4.2 The impaired equipment shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Sprinkler systems
(2) Standpipe systems
(3) Fire hose systems
(4) Underground fire service mains
(5) Fire pumps
(6) Water storage tanks
(7) Water spray fixed systems
(8) Foam‐water systems
(9) Fire service control valves
15.5* Preplanned Impairment Programs.
15.5.1 All preplanned impairments shall be authorized by the impairment coordinator.
15.5.2 Before authorization is given, the impairment coordinator shall be responsible for verifying that
the following procedures have been implemented:
(1) The extent and expected duration of the impairment have been determined.
(2) The areas or buildings involved have been inspected and the increased risks determined.
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(3) Recommendations have been submitted to management or the property owner/manager. Where a
required fire protection system is out of service for more than 10 hours in a 24‐hour period, the
impairment coordinator shall arrange for one of the following:
(a) Evacuation of the building or portion of the building affected by the system out of service
(b)* An approved fire watch
(c)* Establishment of a temporary water supply
(d)* Establishment and implementation of an approved program to eliminate potential ignition
sources and limit the amount of fuel available to the fire
(4) The fire department has been notified.
(5) The insurance carrier, the alarm company, property owner/manager, and other authorities having
jurisdiction have been notified.
(6) The supervisors in the areas to be affected have been notified.
(7) A tag impairment system has been implemented. (See Section 15.3.)
(8) All necessary tools and materials have been assembled on the impairment site.
15.6 Emergency Impairments.
15.6.1 Emergency impairments include but are not limited to system leakage, interruption of water
supply, frozen or ruptured piping, and equipment failure.
15.6.2 When emergency impairments occur, emergency action shall be taken to minimize potential
injury and damage.
15.6.3 The coordinator shall implement the steps outlined in Section 15.5.
15.7 Restoring Systems to Service.
When all impaired equipment is restored to normal working order, the impairment coordinator shall
verify that the following procedures have been implemented:
(1) Any necessary inspections and tests have been conducted to verify that affected systems are
operational. The appropriate chapter of this standard shall be consulted for guidance on the type of
inspection and test required.
(2) Supervisors have been advised that protection is restored.
(3) The fire department has been advised that protection is restored.
(4) The property owner/manager, insurance carrier, alarm company, and other authorities having
jurisdiction have been advised that protection is restored.
(5) The impairment tag has been removed.
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Report on Proposals – June 2011 NFPA 101
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
101-16 Log #48 SAF-BSF
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Vince Baclawski, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Add new text as follows:
720-2009 Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment 2009
Edition
ANSI/UL 217 Single and Multiple Station Smoke Alarms
ANSI/UL 268 Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Signaling Systems
ANSI/UL 2034 Third Edition of the Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms, effective date
August 1, 2009
ANSI/UL 2075 First Edition of the Standard for Gas and vapor Detectors and Sensors, effective date September 1,
2009
The purpose for this code change is to protect people sleeping in occupancies where people sleep
such as dwellings, hotels, motels, adult and child day care, apartments and dormitories from serious injury or possibly
death from unintentional non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by mandating the installation of carbon
monoxide detection devices. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that an estimated 15,000
emergency department visits and 500 unintentional deaths in the United States each year for the six year period
1999-2004. These carbon monoxide incidents were a contributing factor for 25 states enacting laws to require the
installation of carbon monoxide detection devices. Of the 25 states that have adopted requirements for carbon monoxide
detection, ten require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in commercial occupancies. In the absence of a
national installation standard for residential and commercial occupancies where people sleep each jurisdiction
developed its own regulations with varying installation requirements.
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Report on Proposals – June 2011 NFPA 101
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
101-26 Log #49b SAF-BSF
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Vince Baclawski, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Add new text as follows:
A single- or multiple-station carbon monoxide alarm that is responsive to sensing carbon
monoxide gas and alerting occupants by a distinct and audible signal comprising of an assembly that incorporates a
sensor, control components and an alarm notification appliance in a single unit operated from a power source either
located in the unit or obtained at the point of installation.
A device intended for the purpose of detecting carbon monoxide gas and
alerting occupants by a distinct and audible signal comprising of an assembly that incorporates a sensor, control
components and an alarm notification appliance in a single unit operated from a power source either located in the unit
or obtained at the point of installation.
A carbon monoxide alarm capable of being interconnected to one or more
additional carbon monoxide alarms so that the actuation of one causes the appropriate alarm signal to be annunciated
in all interconnected alarms.
A device intended to be connected to an approved carbon monoxide detection system for
the purpose of detecting carbon monoxide gas and alerting occupants by a distinct and audible signal.
A system of devices that consists of a control panel and circuits arranged to
monitor and annunciate the status of carbon monoxide detectors and to initiate the appropriate response to those
signals.
A smoke alarm that is combined with a carbon monoxide alarm;
provided that, the combined device is listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) to applicable American
National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standards for both a smoke detecting device and a
carbon monoxide detecting. The combined unit shall emit an audible alarm in a manner that clearly differentiates
between the two hazards.
A smoke detector that is combined with a carbon monoxide
detector; provided that, the combined device is listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) to applicable
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standards for both a smoke detecting
device and a carbon monoxide detecting. The combined unit shall emit an audible alarm in a manner that clearly
differentiates between the two hazards.
Organizations providing law enforcement, emergency medical, fire, rescue,
communications, and related support services.
The purpose for this code change is to protect people sleeping in occupancies where people sleep
such as dwellings, hotels, motels, adult and child day care, apartments and dormitories from serious injury or possibly
death from unintentional non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by mandating the installation of carbon
monoxide detection devices. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that an estimated 15,000
emergency department visits and 500 unintentional deaths in the United States each year for the six year period
1999-2004. These carbon monoxide incidents were a contributing factor for 25 states enacting laws to require the
installation of carbon monoxide detection devices. Of the 25 states that have adopted requirements for carbon monoxide
detection, ten require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in commercial occupancies. In the absence of a
national installation standard for residential and commercial occupancies where people sleep each jurisdiction
developed its own regulations with varying installation requirements.
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Report on Proposals – June 2011 NFPA 101
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
101-194 Log #210 SAF-BSF
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Michael A. Anthony, University of Michigan
Add text to read as follows:
The ingress path into the building electric service room and the area around all interior
service panels in non-dwelling unit occupancies 200 amperes and above shall be automatically illuminated upon loss of
power.
Illumination level shall be 1-footcandle on the ingress path from the switchgear and
3-footcandles on the vertical surfaces of the service equipment.
A delay of not more than 10 seconds upon starting and a duration of not less than
90-minutes shall be required.
This proposal originated in a proposal 1-218, Log #2401 of the 2005 National Electric Code cycle by
David Williams, Chief Electrical Inspector of Delta Township, Michigan. The concept of emergency lighting for
electricians in electrical equipment rooms was rejected 11-1 in that cycle and, in intervening ROP's and ROC's became
a broadening discussion.
In the 2011 ROP, CMP-1 rejected it again, explaining that a requirement of this nature belongs in the Life Safety Code.
Note: Supporting material is available for review at NFPA Headquarters.
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Report on Proposals – June 2011 NFPA 101
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
101-195 Log #320 SAF-BSF
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
New text to read as follows:
9.6.x.1 Carbon monoxide detectors. Carbon monoxide detectors shall be located outside of each sleeping area in the
immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. When more than one carbon monoxide detector is required to be installed, the
alarm devices shall be interconnected in such a manner that the actuation of one carbon monoxide detector will activate
all of the carbon monoxide detectors in the dwelling area. The alarm shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms or sleeping
rooms over background noise levels with all intervening doors closed. All carbon monoxide detectors shall be listed and
shall be installed in accordance with their listing and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
9.6.x.1.1 Exception: Carbon monoxide detectors shall not be required in occupancies or dwelling units not containing a
fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage.
9.6.x.2 Power source. In new construction, the required carbon monoxide detectors shall be permanently installed and
shall receive their primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial source. When
primary power from the building wiring is interrupted, they shall receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be permanent
and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent protection. Carbon monoxide detectors
shall be permitted to be battery operated when installed in buildings without commercial power or in buildings that
undergo alterations or additions regulated by Section 9.6.x.3.
9.6.x.3 Alterations and additions. When alterations or additions requiring a permit occur in existing occupancies or
when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in such existing occupancies, the entire occupancy shall be
provided with carbon monoxide detectors located as required for new construction. The carbon monoxide detectors shall
have a power source in accordance with Section 9.6.x2.
9.6.x.3.1 The carbon monoxide detectors may be battery operated or plug-in and are not required to be interconnected
when other remodeling considerations do not require the removal of the appropriate wall or ceiling coverings to facilitate
concealed interconnected wiring.
9.6.x.3.2 Alterations to the exterior surfaces of existing buildings including, but not limited to, re-roofing, re-siding,
window replacement and the construction of decks without roofs, are exempt from the requirements of this section.
9.6.x.3.3 Carbon monoxide detectors shall not be required in buildings not containing a fuel-burning appliance,
fireplace or attached garage.
Provides specific requirements for carbon monoxide detector installations.
1.1.2 Danger to life from fire
1.1.5 Considerations not related to fire
4.1.2 Comparable emergencies
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Report on Proposals – June 2011 NFPA 101
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
101-196 Log #64 SAF-BSF
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
John Lake, City of Gainesville
Delete text to read as follows:
9.6.1.8.1* In areas that are not continuously occupied, and unless otherwise permitted by 9.6.1.8.1.1 or 9.6.1.8.1.2, or
9.6.1.8.1.3, automatic smoke detection shall be installed to provide notification of fire at the following locations:
(1) Each fire alarm control unit
(2) Notification appliance circuit power extenders
(3) Supervising station transmitting equipment
9.6.1.8.1.1 The provisions of 9.6.1.8.1(2) and 9.6.1.8.1(3) shall not apply to existing alarm systems.
9.6.1.8.1.2 Where ambient conditions prohibit installation of a smoke detector, a heat detector shall be used.
9.6.1.8.1.3 Automatic smoke detection shall not be required where buildings are protected throughout by an approved,
supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7 and the area containing the fire alarm control unit
is sprinklered.
The issue of protecting the fire alarm control panel has been hotly debated through several ROP/ROC
cycles (see NFPA 72 ROP/ROC 1999, 2002, 2009). The NFPA 72 committee has changed the language and removed
the text that was contained in exception 2, which is similar to the language contained in 9.6.1.8.1.3. I am asking that the
NFPA 101 Committee do the same for the following reasons;
The following is the substantiation that was provided for the ROC comment.
It is acknowledged and well documented that smoke detectors provide earlier response to both smoldering and fast
forming fires than do sprinklers, even quick response sprinklers. It is crucial, as early as possible, to detect a fire which
is threatening the operational reliability of a fire alarm control unit and its ability to initiate a fire alarm signal to occupants
and the fire service. According to Fire Technology (May 1984) in a study in 1982, smoke detectors were compared
against quick response sprinklers. The smoke detectors activated between 30 seconds and 150 seconds before the
sprinkler system was triggered. It must be recognized that each of the tests involved fast, flaming fires (not smoldering
fires). It could be an additional 90 seconds for the sprinkler flow switch to initiate an alarm signal to the control unit and
another 10 seconds to process the signal (NFPA 72, Section 6.8.2.4.1). So it could be 250 seconds or so before a
signal to the occupants or to the fire department takes place. 150 seconds to sprinkler activation plus 90 seconds for
water flow alarm initiation, plus 10 seconds for the control panel to process the alarm signal, then notification to
occupants and the fire service occurs. An early warning smoke detector could provide more than 4 minutes extra time to
ensure the occupants and fire department are notified. In this example, the sprinkler could be operating and subjecting
the control unit to well over a minute of water spray prior to a signal being sent to notify the occupants and fire services.
That is certainly sufficient time for water to disable a fire alarm control unit, especially with today’s louvered panels. The
allowable DACT notification time could even take longer making an even worse situation.
UL 864, Standard for Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems lists fire alarm control units for indoor, dry
conditions.
NFPA 72, 4.4.4.1 states,
Activation of a sprinkler would normally occur at 150°F or higher which exceeds the operating temperature of the
equipment. In addition, fire alarm control unit enclosures are not listed for wet conditions. Using a sprinkler to protect a
fire alarm control unit or notification appliance circuit power extenders and supervising station transmitting equipment
suggests that it is acceptable for the fire alarm system and the ability to evacuate occupants to fail, as long as the
building is protected with a sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13. This directly conflicts with the basic
requirement for the fire alarm notification appliance circuits to survive long enough to notify occupants and the fire
service that a fire exists. Fire alarm system equipment is not tested to perform under sprinkler activation to determine
operational reliability. No testing is available to determine what effect sprinkler activation has on the performance of fire
alarm control unit(s), notification appliance circuit power extenders, and supervising station transmitting equipment.
Today’s fire alarm control units are not designed, tested, or listed for an application where the temperature will exceed
120 deg F or where water will directly spray on them. For this reason established and tested limits, defined by national
testing laboratories should not be exceeded. Smoke detection will provide the earliest warning of a fire condition that
could ultimately take out the fire alarm system and its ability to notify occupants and fire services. A building could be
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sprinklered in accordance with NFPA 13 and have no sprinklers in an electrical room. The electrical room is a common
and logical mounting location for fire alarm control unit(s), notification appliance circuit power extenders, and supervising
station transmitting equipment. This allows a building to be designed in accordance with NFPA 13 sprinkler
requirements and have an electrical room unprotected by a sprinkler. Lack of a sprinkler or smoke detection in an
unprotected electrical space could cause a delay in notification to the occupants and responding fire departments. Delay
of notification is repeatedly cited as a fire failure on NFPA reports on fire investigations*.
*Hospital Fire - Petersburg, VA, December 31, 1994
*Two Stadium Fires - Atlanta, GA July 20, 1993 and Irving Texas October 13, 1993
*Board & Care Facility Harveys Lake, PA May 13, 1997
*Board and Care Sainte Geneveive, Quebec August 31, 1996
Sprinkler actuation typically occurs about 30 plus degrees beyond the operating range of the fire alarm control unit.
This situation could also cause the control unit to fail due to high temperature. A smoke detector would actuate and
initiate the desired signaling prior to the temperature going beyond the panel’s capability.
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101-197 Log #382 SAF-BSF
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Dave Frable, U.S. General Services Administration
Revise text as follows:
Automatic smoke detection in accordance with 9.6.1.8.1(1), 9.6.1.8.1(2) and 9.6.1.8.1(3) shall not be
required where the building is Automatic smoke detection shall not be required where buildings are protected
throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7 and the area
containing the fire alarm control unit is sprinklered.
The intent of this code change proposal is to provide clarification based on the requirements in NFPA
72, National Fire Alarm Code (2007 edition), Paragraph 4.4.5, Exception No. 2 (
). Currently, one could interpret that the subject text in 9.6.1.8.1.3 only
eliminates the automatic smoke detection at each fire alarm control unit and not the notification appliance circuit power
extenders and the supervising station transmitting equipment when the building is protected throughout by an approved
supervised automatic sprinkler system. It should be noted that there has never been any evidence presented of a fire
alarm system failure due to attack by fire in a fully sprinklered building. Since the purpose of a sprinkler system is to
control fire spread, it makes sense that in a fully sprinklered building fire would not experience growth to the point of
disabling equipment. The fact that smoke detection over control equipment only offered limited value in terms of
detecting all threats to a fire alarm system from fire, and that fire growth would be limited in a fully sprinklered building,
was the basis for Exception No. 2 to 4.4.5 in NFPA 72. Similar language currently appears in NFPA 5000, 55.2.1.4.1.2.
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101-198 Log #394 SAF-BSF
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Dave Frable, U.S. General Services Administration
Delete text as follows:
Elevator lobby, hoistway, and associated machine room smoke detectors used solely for elevator recall, and
heat detectors used solely for elevator power shutdown, shall not be required to activate the building evacuation alarm if
the power supply and installation wiring to such detectors are monitored by the building fire alarm system, and if the
activation of such detectors initiates a supervisory signal at a constantly attended location.
Elevator lobbies have been considered areas subject to unwanted alarms due to factors such as low
ceilings and smoking. In the past several years, new features have become available to reduce this problem. These
features are, however, not necessarily included in any specific installation.
The intent of this code change proposal is to delete Section 9.6.3.2.1 and its associated annex
material. The basis for this requirement was that the subject elevator lobbies, hoistways, and machine rooms were
subject to unwanted alarms due to occupant smoking and reliability concerns regarding smoke and heat detectors.
However, those concerns have been addressed over the years due to the advancements in smoke and heat detector
technology as well as laws concerning smoking in buildings. Therefore, the threat of unwanted alarms has been greatly
reduced in these specific areas of a building. In addition, elevators are now playing a more prominent role in the
evacuation strategy for a building and therefore the smoke and heat detectors used to address elevator functions need
to activate the buildings evacuation alarm.
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101-199 Log #346 SAF-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
New text to read as follows:
9.6.3.6.2.1 When selective occupant notification is utilized in accordance with 9.6.3.6.2, the portions of the building
that do not receive the initial notification of alarm shall be separated from areas of the immediate emergency and initial
evacuation by construction having a fire resistance rating of at least 1 hour.
Consistent with Building Code requirement (IBC)
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101-200 Log #135 SAF-BSF
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Rodger Reiswig, SimplexGrinnell
Revise text as follows:
Emergency voice/alarm communication systems shall be installed per NFPA 72. permitted to be used for
other purposes, subject to the approval of the authority having jurisdiction, if the fire alarm system takes precedence
over all other signals, with the exception of mass notification inputs.
NFPA 72 has been revised to add an entire chapter devoted to Emergency Communications Systems.
This new ECS chapter discusses how Mass Notification, Fire Alarm and other systems shall interact with one another
based on emergency response plans constructed from hazard analyses.
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101-201 Log #292 SAF-BSF
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Joshua Elvove, U.S. General Services Administration
New text to read as follows:
(6) HVAC shutdown
HVAC shutdown has not been included in this section that seems to include all other fire safety
functions.
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101-202 Log #347 SAF-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
New text to read as follows:
9.7.1.5 Buildings provided with standby electrical power for the purpose of continuing operations or occupancy shall
provide standby power for any electric fire pump installed to provide an adequate water supply or minimum operating
pressure to a required automatic sprinkler system, except that existing installations may be continued in service subject
to the approval of the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Standby power in accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code
and NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, Type 60 shall be provided. The standby power
system shall have a capacity and rating sufficient to supply all required equipment. Selective load pickup and load
shedding shall be permitted in accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code.
Clarifies the intent for when standby power is required for fire protection systems.
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101-203 Log #293 SAF-BSF
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Joshua Elvove, U.S. General Services Administration
Revise text to read as follows:
Where supervised automatic sprinkler systems are required by another section of this
, supervisory attachments shall be installed and monitored for integrity in accordance with ,
, and a distinctive supervisory signal shall be provided to indicate a condition that would impair the
satisfactory operation of the sprinkler system. System components and parameters that are required to be monitored
shall include, but shall not be limited to, control valves, fire pump power supplies and running conditions, water tank
levels and temperatures, tank pressure, and air pressure on dry-pipe valves. Supervisory signals shall sound and shall
be displayed either at a location within the protected building that is constantly attended by qualified personnel or at an
approved, remotely located receiving facility.
, , provides details of standard practice in sprinkler supervision. Subject to
the approval of the authority having jurisdiction, sprinkler supervision is also permitted to be provided by direct
connection to municipal fire departments or, in the case of very large establishments, to a private headquarters
providing similar functions. covers such matters. System components and parameters that are required to be
monitored shall include, but shall not be limited to, control valves, water tank levels and temperatures, tank pressure,
and air pressure on dry-pipe valves.
Where municipal fire alarm systems are involved, reference should also be made to NFPA 1221,
.
Per the NFPA Manual of Style, lists are not permitted in the body of the code; hence, the list has been
relocated to the annex. The list has been truncated to remove references to fire pump power supplies and fire pump
running as these are not supervisory signals as defined by NFPA 72 (as voted upon by the Assembly in Chicago) nor
within the scope of NFPA 72 (chapter 5). Since the annex note is clearly referring to the practice of sprinkler supervision
as defined by NFPA 72, it isn’t appropriate to include fire pump power supplies and fire pump running in this list. Fire
pump alarms are defined by NFPA 20, and the term “supervisory” is not used. NFPA 20 already requires fire pump
alarms including fire pump power supplies and fire pump running to be transmitted to a constantly attended location.
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101-204 Log #348 SAF-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
New text to read as follows:
9.7.3.3 Where required. Automatic fire extinguishing systems installed as an alternative to the required automatic
sprinkler systems shall be approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Automatic fire extinguishing systems shall not
be considered alternatives for the purposes of exceptions or reductions permitted by other requirements of this code.
Clarifies the intent of the code that alternative fire extinguishing systems as intended 9.7.3.1 protect
that specific fuel load and do not eliminate the need for complete building protection by a complete sprinkler system.
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101-205 Log #47 SAF-BSF
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George M. Lanier, Rome, GA
Revise text to read as follows:
Where required by the provisions of another section of this , portable fire extinguishers shall be selected,
installed, inspected, and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10,
The word "selected" may have been unintentionally left out of 9.7.4.1. The word "selected" needs to be
inserted because one of the major intents and purposes of NFPA 10 is to provide guidance to the user of the standard
on the selection of the appropriate agent and extinguisher type for the risks of hazards involved.
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101-206 Log #50 SAF-BSF
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Vince Baclawski, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Insert a new section 9.8 "Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems," and
renumber the current 9.8 accordingly.
Add new text as follows:
The provisions of Section 9.7 shall apply only where specially required by another section of this Code.
Carbon monoxide alarms or a carbon monoxide detection system installed that make use of an alternative that
is permitted by this Code shall be considered a required alarm or system and shall meet the provisions of this Code
applicable to required alarms or systems.
Carbon monoxide alarms or a carbon monoxide detection system shall be installed, tested and maintained in
accordance with the provisions of this code and the carbon monoxide detection system provisions of NFPA 720-2009,
Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.
All carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detection systems and components shall be approved for the
purpose for which they are installed.
To ensure operational integrity, the carbon monoxide alarm(s) or carbon monoxide detection system shall have
an approved maintenance and testing program complying with the applicable requirements of NFPA 720-2009,
Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.
Where the required carbon monoxide detection system is out of service for more than 4 hours in a 24-hour
period, the authority having jurisdiction shall be notified, and the building shall be evacuated, or an approved fire watch
shall be provided for all parties left unprotected by the shutdown, until the carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide
detection system have been returned to service.
For the purpose of this Code, when a complete carbon monoxide detection system shall provide functions for
initiation, notification, and control, which shall perform as follows:
1) The initiation function provides the input signal to the system.
2) The notification function is the means by which the system advises that human action is required in response to
a particular condition.
3) The control function provides outputs to control building equipment to enhance protection of life.
Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detection systems shall not be installed in locations where
ambient conditions exceed the manufacturers published instructions.
Where required by another section of this Code, single- or multiple-station carbon monoxide alarms complying
with ANSI/UL 2034, carbon monoxide detectors complying with ANSI/UL 2075, combination smoke/carbon monoxide
alarms complying with ANSI/UL 217 and ANSI/UL 2034 and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms complying
with ANSI/UL 268 and ANSI/UL 2075, shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this code
and NFPA 720-2009, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.
Required single- or multiple-station carbon monoxide alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, combination
smoke/carbon monoxide alarms or combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their power by one of
the following means:
1) Listed carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is
served from a commercial source with secondary power backup and without a disconnecting switch other than those
required for overcurrent protection.
2) Listed carbon monoxide alarms that are battery-powered or plug-in with battery backup shall not be permitted
in new construction.
3) Listed carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their power from the approved control panel. The approved
control panel shall receive its primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial
source and the primary power source shall not include a disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent
protection. The control panel shall be equipped with rechargeable batteries for secondary power backup.
4) Listed low-power radio frequency (wireless) detectors shall be permitted to be battery powered when the
battery is electrically supervised and shall be capable of sending an alarm signal to the approved control panel for a
minimum of 7 days after sending the initial battery depletion signal.
Where more than one listed carbon monoxide alarm, carbon monoxide detector, combination smoke/carbon
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monoxide alarm or combination smoke/carbon monoxide detector is required to be installed within a dwelling unit they
shall be interconnected in such a manner that the activation of one carbon monoxide alarm will activate all of the alarms
in the dwelling unit.
Carbon monoxide alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms or
combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors installed in existing construction shall not be required to cause all
carbon monoxide alarms or detectors to sound.
The purpose of this section is to provide requirements for carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment
intended to warn occupants of the presence of carbon monoxide in sufficient time to allow occupants to either escape or
take other appropriate action and where required to summon aid.
The occupant notification shall be in accordance with 9.8.3.2.1 through 9.8.3.2.4.
Carbon monoxide alarm signals, carbon monoxide detection system supervisory and trouble signals shall
meet the requirements of NFPA 720-2009, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and
Warning Equipment.
Carbon monoxide alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms or
combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors installed in sleeping areas shall have a sound level of at least 15 db
above average ambient sound level or 5 db above the maximum sound level having a duration of at least 60 seconds or
a sound level at least 75 db, or which ever is greater, measured at the pillow level in the area required to be served by
the system using the A-weighted scale (dBA)
When alarm notification appliances for the hearing impaired are required by another section of this Code, each
carbon monoxide alarm, carbon monoxide detector, combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarm or combination
smoke/carbon monoxide detector shall cause the operation of a visible alarm signal in accordance with 9.8.4.2 or the
operation of a listed tactile notification appliance.
Visible notification appliances used with carbon monoxide alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, combination
smoke/carbon monoxide alarms or combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors shall be permitted to operate in
accordance with 9.8.4.2.1, 9.8.4.2.2, 9.8.4.2.3 and 9.8.4.2.4.
Visible notification appliances used in sleeping rooms shall have a minimum rating of 110cd when mounted
on the wall and 177cd when mounted on the ceiling and be mounted within 4.8 m (16 ft) of the pillow.
Where visible notification appliance is not used for fire alarm signaling, the effective intensity shall not be
required to be greater than 110cd.
Visible notification appliances used with single- or multiple-station carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their
primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial source with secondary power
backup and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent protection.
If a visible notification appliance is used in conjunction with a smoke or heat alarm application for compliance
with 9.8.4 the visible notification appliance shall not be required to be supplied with a secondary power source.
Where Emergency Response Agency notification is required by another section of this Code, the carbon
monoxide detection system shall be arranged to transmit the alarm automatically via any of the following means
acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and shall be in accordance with NFPA 720-2009, Standard for the
Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment:
1) Auxiliary fire alarm system
2) Central station fire alarm system
3) Proprietary supervising station fire alarm system
4) Remote supervising station fire alarm system
The purpose for this code change is to protect people sleeping in occupancies where people sleep
such as dwellings, hotels, motels, adult and child day care, apartments and dormitories from serious injury or possibly
death from unintentional non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by mandating the installation of carbon
monoxide detection devices. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that an estimated 15,000
emergency department visits and 500 unintentional deaths in the United States each year for the six year period
1999-2004. These carbon monoxide incidents were a contributing factor for 25 states enacting laws to require the
installation of carbon monoxide detection devices. Of the 25 states that have adopted requirements for carbon monoxide
detection, ten require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in commercial occupancies. In the absence of a
national installation standard for residential and commercial occupancies where people sleep each jurisdiction
developed its own regulations with varying installation requirements.
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5000-173 Log #143c BLD-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
Add text to read as follows:
Carbon monoxide detectors shall be provided, installed, and maintained in accordance with 55.2.x
Addresses a method to provide early warning to occupants of the presence of harmful amounts of
products of incomplete combustion (carbon monoxide).
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5000-238 Log #168 BLD-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
Add new text to read as follows:
55.x Buildings provided with standby electrical power for the purpose of continuing operations or occupancy shall
provide standby power for any electric fire pump installed to provide an adequate water supply or minimum operating
pressure to a required automatic sprinkler system, except that existing installations may be continued in service subject
to the approval of the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Standby power in accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code
and NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, Type 60 shall be provided. The standby power
system shall have a capacity and rating sufficient to supply all required equipment. Selective load pickup and load
shedding shall be permitted in accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code.
Clarifies the intent for when standby power is required for fire protection systems.
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5000-239 Log #169 BLD-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
Add new text to read as follows:
55.2 Where required. Automatic fire extinguishing systems installed as an alternative to the required automatic
sprinkler systems shall be approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Automatic fire extinguishing systems shall not
be considered alternatives for the purposes of exceptions or reductions permitted by other requirements of this code.
Clarifies the intent of the code that alternative fire extinguishing systems as intended by 55.x protect
that specific fuel load and do not eliminate the need for complete building protection by a complete sprinkler system.
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5000-240 Log #144 BLD-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
Add text to read as follows:
55.2.x.1 Carbon monoxide detectors. Carbon monoxide detectors shall be shall be located outside of each sleeping
area in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. When more than one carbon monoxide detector is required to be
installed, the alarm devices shall be interconnected in such a manner that the actuation of one carbon monoxide
detector will activate all of the carbon monoxide detectors in the dwelling area. The alarm shall be clearly audible in all
bedrooms or sleeping rooms over background noise levels with all intervening doors closed. All carbon monoxide
detectors shall be listed and shall be installed in accordance with their listing and the manufacturer’s installation
instructions.
55.2.x.1.1 Exception: Carbon monoxide detectors shall not be required in occupancies or dwelling units not containing
a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage.
55.2.x.2 Power source. In new construction, the required carbon monoxide detectors shall be permanently installed
and shall receive their primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial source.
When primary power from the building wiring is interrupted, they shall receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be
permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent protection. Carbon monoxide
detectors shall be permitted to be battery operated when installed in buildings without commercial power or in buildings
that undergo alterations or additions regulated by Section 9.6.x.3.
55.2.x.3 Alterations and additions. When alterations or additions requiring a permit occur in existing occupancies or
when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in such existing occupancies, the entire occupancy shall be
provided with carbon monoxide detectors located as required for new construction. The carbon monoxide detectors shall
have a power source in accordance with Section 9.6.x2.
55.2.x.3.1 The carbon monoxide detectors may be battery operated or plug-in and are not required to be
interconnected when other remodeling considerations do not require the removal of the appropriate wall or ceiling
coverings to facilitate concealed interconnected wiring.
55.2.x.3.2 Alterations to the exterior surfaces of existing buildings including, but not limited to, re-roofing, re-siding,
window replacement and the construction of decks without roofs, are exempt from the requirements of this section.
55.2.x.3.3 Carbon monoxide detectors shall not be required in buildings not containing a fuel-burning appliance,
fireplace or attached garage.
Provides specific requirements for carbon monoxide detector installations.
1.1.2 Danger to life from fire
1.1.5 Considerations not related to fire
4.1.2 Comparable emergencies
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5000-241 Log #198 BLD-BSF
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Dave Frable, U.S. General Services Administration
Revise text as follows:
Automatic smoke detection in accordance with 55.2.1.4.1(1), 55.2.1.4.1(2) and 55.2.1.4.1(3) shall not be
required where the buildings are is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with Section 55.3 and the area containing the fire alarm control unit is sprinklered.
The intent of this code change proposal is to provide clarification based on the requirements in NFPA
72, National Fire Alarm Code (2007 edition), paragraph 4.4.5, Exception No. 2 (
). Currently, one could interpret that the subject text in 55.2.1.4.1.2 only
eliminates the automatic smoke detection at the notification appliance circuit power extenders and the supervising
station transmitting equipment and not the fire alarm control unit when the building is protected throughout by an
approved supervised automatic sprinkler system. It should be noted that there has never been any evidence presented
of a fire alarm system failure due to attack by fire in a fully sprinklered building. Since the purpose of a sprinkler system
is to control fire spread, it makes sense that in a fully sprinklered building fire would not experience growth to the point of
disabling equipment. The fact that smoke detection over control equipment only offered limited value in terms of
detecting all threats to a fire alarm system from fire, and that fire growth would be limited in a fully sprinklered building,
was the basis for exception number 2 to 4.4.5 in NFPA 72.
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5000-242 Log #220 BLD-BSF
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Dave Frable, U.S. General Services Administration
Delete text as follows:
Elevator lobby, hoistway, and associated machine room smoke detectors used solely for elevator recall,
and heat detectors used solely for elevator power shutdown, shall not be required to activate the building evacuation
alarm if the power supply and installation wiring to these detectors are monitored by the building fire alarm system, and
the activation of these detectors initiates a supervisory signal at a constantly attended location.
The intent of this code change proposal is to delete Section 55.2.3.2.1. The basis for this requirement
was that the subject elevator lobbies, hoistways, and machine rooms were subject to unwanted alarms due to occupant
smoking and reliability concerns regarding smoke and heat detectors. However, those concerns have been addressed
over the years due to the advancements in smoke and heat detector technology as well as laws concerning smoking in
buildings. Therefore, the threat of unwanted alarms has been greatly reduced in these specific areas of a building. In
addition, elevators are now playing a more prominent role in the evacuation strategy for a building and therefore the
smoke and heat detectors used to address elevator functions need to activate the buildings evacuation alarm.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5000-243 Log #167 BLD-BSF
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Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal
Add new text to read as follows:
55.2.3.6.2.1 When selective occupant notification is utilized in accordance with 9.6.3.6.2, the portions of the building
that do not receive the initial notification of alarm shall be separated from areas of the immediate emergency and initial
evacuation by construction having a fire resistance rating of at least 1 hour.
Consistent with Building Code requirement (IBC).
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5000-244 Log #139 BLD-BSF
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Joshua Elvove, U.S. General Services Administration
New 55.2.5.2(6) text to read as follows:
(6) HVAC shutdown
HVAC shutdown has not been included in this section that seems to include all other fire safety
functions.
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5000-245 Log #140 BLD-BSF
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Joshua Elvove, U.S. General Services Administration
Revise text to read as follows:
1. Add an asterisk for a new annex note to
2. Delete 55.3.2.1.1 from body of text and relocate as new annex note under 55.3.2.1 with the following revision:
Monitoring shall include, but shall not be limited to, monitoring of control valves, fire pump power supplies
and running conditions, water tank levels and temperatures, tank pressure, and air pressure on dry-pipe valves
Monitoring shall include, but shall not be limited to, monitoring of control valves, fire pump power supplies
and running conditions, water tank levels and temperatures, tank pressure, and air pressure on dry-pipe valves
3. Renumber 55.3.2.1.2 as 55.3.2.1.1.
Per the NFPA Manual of Style, lists are not permitted in the body of the code; hence, the list has been
relocated to the annex. The list has been truncated to remove references to fire pump power supplies and fire pump
running as these are not supervisory signals as defined by NFPA 72 (as voted upon by the Assembly in Chicago) nor
within the scope of NFPA 72 (chapter 5). Since the annex note is clearly referring to the practice of sprinkler supervision
as defined by NFPA 72, it isn’t appropriate to include fire pump power supplies and fire pump running in this list. Fire
pump alarms are defined by NFPA 20, and the term “supervisory” is not used. NFPA 20 already requires fire pump
alarms including fire pump power supplies and fire pump running to be transmitted to a constantly attended location.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5000-246 Log #45 BLD-BSF
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Kenneth E. Isman, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.
Add new text as follows:
Every building shall have a water supply available to the premises that is capable of producing the
required fire flow as calculated in accordance with NFPA 1 for the required duration as determined by NFPA 1.
Builders and developers need to provide sufficient water for fighting a fire at the buildings that they
construct. The fire department should not be responsible for bringing water with them to fight a fire. In rural
communities without public mains and hydrants, stored water needs to be available to fight fires. In communities with
water utilities and fire hydrants, sufficiently sized mains need to be placed in service to provide reasonable fire flow.
Section 18.4 of NFPA 1 provides a method for determining the required fire flow and duration for all properties. This
procedure needs to be followed and implemented when a building is being constructed.
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