1. Call to Order. Call meeting to order by Chair Jeff Tubbs at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Double Tree Hotel, San Diego, California.

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1 AGENDA NFPA Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 Second Draft Meeting Monday, June 24, 2013 DoubleTree Hotel San Diego Downtown 1646 Front Street San Diego, California 1. Call to Order. Call meeting to order by Chair Jeff Tubbs at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Double Tree Hotel, San Diego, California. 2. Self-introduction of Committee Members and Guests. For a current committee roster, see pg Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes. Approve the August 12-13, 2012 meeting minutes, pg The New Process. See handouts from Power Point presentation, pg Definitions Task Group. See pg Hazardous Materials Task Group. See pg Aisle Terminations Task Group. The task group, consisting of Ed Roether Chair, George Bushey, Bill Conner, Jake Pauls, Vincent Quinterno and Phil Sherman was retained on the agenda. 8. Life Safety Evaluation. The task group, consisting of Ed Roether Chair, George Bushey, Dan Finnegan, Harold Hansen, John Lake, Vincent Quinterno and Phil Sherman was retained on the agenda. 9. Evaluation of Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating Capacity Factors. The task group, consisting of Greg Miller Chair, Harold Hansen, Vincent Quinterno, Ed Roether and Jeff Tubbs was retained on the agenda. The task group was asked to continue its evaluation of whether the indoor capacity factors are correct. 10. Exemptions for Places of Religious Worship. The task group, consisting of Vern Martindale Chair, Dan Finnegan, Vincent Quinterno, and Robert Schultz was retained on the agenda. Page 1 of 23

2 11. Sightline-Constrained Railing Height. The subject was retained on the agenda. 12. Life Safety Evaluation Threshold of Occupant Load >6000. The subject was retained on the agenda. 13. NFPA 101 Second Draft (formerly ROC) Preparation. Public Comments to be distributed before the meeting date. 14. NFPA 5000 Second Draft (formerly ROC) Preparation. Public Comments to be distributed before the meeting date. 15. Other Business. 16. Adjournment. Enclosures Page 2 of 23

3 Address List No Phone Assembly Occupancies Safety to Life Jeffrey S. Tubbs Chair Arup 955 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA : Toby J. White SE 7/20/2000 Ron Coté Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting) National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA /29/2013 Ron Coté 1/1/1991 Scott W. Adams Park City Fire Service District PO Box Park City, UT International Fire Marshals Association Local E 4/3/2003 Raymond J. Battalora Aon Fire Protection Engineering 1701 North Collins Blvd., Suite 235 Richardson, TX : Christopher Prueher I 3/15/2007 George D. Bushey Rosser International 1550 Peachtree Street, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA SE 4/5/2001 William Conner Bill Conner Associates LLC 637 North Marion Street Oak Park, IL American Society of Theater Consultants : Eugene Leitermann SE 1/1/1987 Bhola Dhume City of New Orleans Department of Safety & Permits 1300 Perdido, Room 7E07, City Hall New Orleans, LA : Elbert R. Thomas, Jr. E 1/1/1992 Robert D. Fiedler City of Lincoln Bureau of Fire Prevention 555 South 10th Street Lincoln, NE : Charles J. Schweitzer E 1/1/1991 Daniel P. Finnegan Siemens Industry, Inc. Building Technology Division Fire Safety Unit 8 Fernwood Road Florham Park, NJ National Electrical Manufacturers Association M 3/2/2010 Ralph D. Gerdes Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC 5510 South East Street, Suite E Indianapolis, IN : David Cook SE 1/17/1997 Harold C. Hansen International Association of Venue Managers 7414 North Sheridan Road Chicago, IL U 10/28/2008 Wesley W. Hayes Polk County Fire Services Division PO Box 1458 Bartow, FL International Fire Marshals Association County E 4/3/2003 Page 3 of 23 1

4 Address List No Phone Assembly Occupancies Safety to Life Jonathan Humble American Iron and Steel Institute 45 South Main Street, Suite 312 West Hartford, CT : Farid Alfawakhiri M 7/20/2000 Kenneth F. Keberle Karl s Event Services 2537 East Huntington Drive Tempe, AZ /29/2013 Ron Coté U 10/18/2011 John Lake City of Gainesville 306 NE 6th Avenue, Building B PO Box 490, Station 9 Gainesville, FL : Mark V. Smith E 4/3/2003 Vern L. Martindale Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 50 East North Temple, 10th Floor Salt Lake City, UT : Max L. Gandy U 1/1/1995 Gregory R. Miller Code Consultants, Inc Woodland Parkway, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO National Association of Theatre Owners : Gene Boecker U 1/1/1991 Jake Pauls Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building Use & Safety Winexburg Manor Drive, Suite 201 Silver Spring, MD SE 4/1/1993 Steven W. Peavey Altamonte Springs Building Fire Safety Division 225 Newburyport Avenue Altamonte Springs, FL Florida Fire Marshals & Inspectors Association : Eric Center E 4/3/2003 Vincent Quinterno Rhode Island State Fire Marshal s Office 118 Parade Street Providence, RI E 8/5/2009 Ed Roether Ed Roether Consulting LLC Mission Belleview Louisburg, KS SE 7/20/2000 Karl G. Ruling Entertainment Services & Technology Assn. 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 609 New York, NY US Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. : Jerrold S. Gorrell U 4/5/2001 Steven J. Scandaliato SDG, LLC 5961 North Mona Lisa Road Tucson, AZ American Fire Sprinkler Association : Thomas G. Wellen IM 1/15/2004 Philip R. Sherman Philip R. Sherman, PE 444 Wilmot Center Road PO Box 216 Elkins, NH SE 1/1/1989 Page 4 of 23 2

5 Address List No Phone Assembly Occupancies Safety to Life Robert B. Treiber National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc Georgeland Trail Centerville, OH National Fire Sprinkler Association : Lorrell Bush M 4/3/2003 Waymon Jackson Voting University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, Stop C2600 PO Box 7729 Austin, TX Voting Alt. to UT-Austin Rep. 03/29/2013 Ron Coté U 10/18/2011 Farid Alfawakhiri American Iron and Steel Institute 380 Cottonwood Lane Naperville, IL : Jonathan Humble M 7/23/2008 Gene Boecker Code Consultants, Inc Woodland Parkway, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO National Association of Theatre Owners : Gregory R. Miller U 1/12/2000 Lorrell Bush National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc Droylsden Lane Eustis, FL National Fire Sprinkler Association : Robert B. Treiber M 03/05/2012 Eric Center Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue th Street West Bradenton, FL Florida Fire Marshals & Inspectors Association : Steven W. Peavey E 08/09/2012 David Cook Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC 5510 South East Street, Suite E Indianapolis, IN : Ralph D. Gerdes SE 1/17/1997 Max L. Gandy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meetinghouse Facilities Department 50 East North Temple Salt Lake City, UT : Vern L. Martindale U 10/29/2012 Jerrold S. Gorrell Theatre Safety Programs East Bumblebee Lane Fountain Hills, AZ US Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. : Karl G. Ruling U 4/3/2003 Eugene Leitermann Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc. 25 Elizabeth Street South Norwalk, CT American Society of Theater Consultants : William Conner SE 7/19/2002 Christopher Prueher Aon Fire Protection Engineering 707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA : Raymond J. Battalora I 10/29/2012 Charles J. Schweitzer City of Lincoln Bureau of Fire Prevention 555 South 10th Street Lincoln, NE : Robert D. Fiedler E 03/05/2012 Page 5 of 23 3

6 Address List No Phone Assembly Occupancies Safety to Life Mark V. Smith Alachua County Fire Rescue Fire Prevention Bureau PO Box 548 Gainesville, FL : John Lake E 1/15/2004 Elbert R. Thomas, Jr. New Orleans Fire Department 317 Decatur Street New Orleans, LA : Bhola Dhume 03/29/2013 Ron Coté E 03/05/2012 Thomas G. Wellen American Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc Merit Drive, Suite 350 Dallas, TX : Steven J. Scandaliato IM 7/26/2007 Toby J. White Arup 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 402 Cambridge, MA : Jeffrey S. Tubbs SE 08/09/2012 Ron Coté Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA /1/1991 Page 6 of 23 4

7 NFPA Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies NFPA 101 AND 5000 FIRST DRAFT MEETING MINUTES Sunday-Monday, August 12-13, 2012 St. Louis Union Station Marriott St. Louis, Missouri 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Jeffrey Tubbs at 1:00 p.m. on August 12, 2012 at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott, St. Louis, Missouri. 2. Introduction of Committee Members and Guests. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT NAME Jeffrey S. Tubbs, Chair Ron Cote, Nonvoting Secretary Raymond J. Battalora, Lorrell Bush Alt. to Robert B. Treiber George D. Bushey, William Connor, Bhola Dhume, Daniel P. Finnegan, William E. Fitch, Ralph D. Gerdes, Jerrold S. Gorell Alt. to Karl G. Ruling Harold C. Hansen, John Lake, Vern L. Martindale, Gregory R. Miller, Jake Pauls, Steven W. Peavey, Vincent Quinterno, Ed Roether, COMPANY Arup National Fire Protection Association Aon Fire Protection Engineering National Fire Sprinkler Association Rosser International Bill Conner Associates LLC Rep: American Society of Theater Consultants City of New Orleans, Department of Safety & Permits National Electrical Manufacturers Assoc. Phyrefish Enterprises, Inc. Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC Theatre Safety Programs Rep: US Institute for Theatre Technology International Association of Venue Managers City of Gainesville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Code Consultants, Inc. Rep: National Assoc. of Theatre Owners Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building Use & Safety Altamonte Springs Building Fire Safety Div. Rep: Florida Fire Marshals & Inspectors Assoc. Rhode Island State Fire Marshal s Office Ed Roether Consulting LLC BLD/ FIRST DRAFT Meeting Minutes / Page 1 Page 7 of 23

8 Steven J. Scandaliato, Robert C. Schultz, Jr., Charles J. Schweitzer Alt. to Robert D. Fiedler Philip R. Sherman, Stephen V. Skalko, Robert B. Treiber, SDG, LLC Rep: American Fire Sprinkler Association University of Texas at Austin Fire Prevention Services City of Lincoln, Bureau of Fire Prevention Philip R. Sherman, PE Portland Cement Association National Fire Sprinkler Association GUESTS NAME Casey Grant Tracy Golinveaux Minkyu Lee FPRF/NFPA NFPA FPRF/NFPA COMPANY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOT PRESENT NAME Scott W. Adams, Wesley W. Hayes, Mike Hayward, Jonathan Humble, Kenneth F. Keberle, Mark V. Smith, Voting COMPANY Park City Fire Service District Polk County Fire Services Division Rep: International Fire Marshals Assoc. PlayPower LT Canada, Inc. Rep: International Play Equipment Manufacturers Assn. American Iron and Steel Institute Karl s Event Services Northeast Florida Fire Prevention Association 3. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes. The October 18, 2010 meeting minutes were approved as written and distributed. The February 9, 2011 meeting minutes were approved as written and distributed 4. The New Process Review. Staff liaison Ron Coté used the PowerPoint presentation, included in the agenda, to detail the new revision process. 5. Committee Name Change. The committee was notified that the Standards Council, at its August meeting, approved the change in committee name to Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies. 6. Audible/Visible Signals Task Group. Dan Finnegan reported. The NFPA 101 provisions for use of existing public address system for occupant notification point the user to NFPA 72. NFPA 72 has robust requirements for such use in recognition thjat the fire alarm system might not be efficient for occupant notification in large venues. NFPA 72 requires the public address system to have emergency power and signal integrity. Nothing more needs be done in NFPA 101. Task group discharged. BLD/ FIRST DRAFT Meeting Minutes / Page 2 Page 8 of 23

9 7. Aisle Terminations Task Group. Ed Roether reported. The task group s work is reflected in First Revisions. Task Group retained on agenda: Ed Roether Chair, George Bushey, Bill Conner, Jake Pauls, Vincent Quinterno and Phil Sherman. 8. Evaluation of Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating Capacity Factors. Task group was asked to continue its evaluation of whether the indoor capacity factors are correct. Greg Miller agreed to work with Jeff Tubbs to submit a request to the FPRF to study the issue under its Code Fund Project. Task Group retained on agenda: Greg Miller Chair, Harold Hansen, Vincent Quinterno, Ed Roether and Jeff Tubbs. 9. Life Safety Evaluation. Ed Roether reported. The task group s work is reflected in First Revisions. Task Group retained on agenda: Ed Roether Chair, George Bushey, Dan Finnegan, Harold Hansen, John Lake, Vincent Quinterno and Phil Sherman. 10. Crowd Managers. Jeff Tubbs reported. The task group s work is reflected in First Revisions. Task Group discharged. 11. Exemptions for Places of Religious Worship. Jeff Tubbs identified provisions where places of religious worship are exempted from a Code requirement: open flames, crowd manager threshold, festival seating, existing emergency lighting threshold, and announcement of exits. First Revision drafted to change 12/ (1) so threshold at which places of religious worship need crowd managers is 500, rather than current The task group was asked to continue its work. Task Group retained on agenda: Vern Martindale Chair, Dan Finnegan, Vincent Quinterno, and Robert Schultz. 12. Definition of Nightclub. No action taken. Drop from agenda. 13. FPRF Report on Emergency and Non-Emergency Events. Casey Grant and Minkyu Lee of the Fire Protection Research Foundation presented, to a joint session of the Assembly Occupancies Committee () and the Mercantile/Business Occupancies Committee (SAF-MER), its findings as detailed in the report A Literature Review of Emergency and Non-Emergency Events. The report was prepared under the FPRF Code Fund Project. The FPRF representatives agreed to await requests for further work from the chairs of the and SAF-MER committees. 14. Sightline-Constrained Railing Height. The current 26-in. height allowance for railings in sightline-constrained areas was discussed. Chair Jeff Tubbs will request FPRF to study the issue. Retain subject on agenda. 15. Life Safety Evaluation Threshold of Occupant Load >6000. The provisions of NFPA / were discussed. No action taken to make a change in threshold occupant load at this time. Retain subject on agenda. BLD/ FIRST DRAFT Meeting Minutes / Page 3 Page 9 of 23

10 16. Correlating Committee Directive. Annex text was studied for relevancy and First Revisions developed to correct items needing change. 17. Changes for Correlation between NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101. Numerous First Revisions drafted to bring NFPA 5000 up-to-date with provisions of NFPA NFPA 101 First Draft Preparation. Public Input answered and First Revisions drafted. 19. NFPA 5000 First Draft Preparation. Public Input answered and First Revisions drafted including FRs for purpose of correlating NFPA 5000 with current requirements of NFPA 101 as reported, above, in item Other Business. John Lake addressed booth seating as related to occupant load calculation. No action taken. Do not add to agenda. 21. Future Meetings. The committee will meet in its Second Draft preparation meeting the week of June 24-27, The meeting will be scheduled for one full day. The afternoon of the previous day (i.e., noon to 5:00 p.m.) will be used for task group meetings. Committee members who are not members of task groups expressed interest in receiving training on the afternoon of the day preceding the committee meeting (while the task groups are meeting). The training might be in crowd management. 22. Adjournment. On Sunday, August 12, the meeting was recessed at 5:10 p.m. On Monday, August 13, the meeting was reconvened at 8:00 a.m. and adjourned at 3:15 p.m. BLD/ FIRST DRAFT Meeting Minutes / Page 4 Page 10 of 23

11 3/27/2013 NFPA 101/5000 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES COMMITTEE June 24, 2013 San Diego, CA 1 At this and all NFPA committee meetings we are concerned with your safety If the fire alarm sounds, please proceed to an exit 2 Members, please verify/update your contact information Use of tape recorders or other means capable of reproducing verbatim transcriptions of this meeting is not permitted 3 Page 11 of 23 1

12 3/27/2013 Guests All guests are asked to sign in and identify their affiliations Participation is limited to TC members or those individuals who have previously requested time to address the committee Other participation is granted at the discretion of the Chair Guest seating is located around the room 4 Members categorized in ANY interest category who have been retained to represent the interests of ANOTHER interest category must declare those interests to the committee and refrain from voting, both in the meeting and on the ballot item 5 General Procedures Follow Robert s Rules of Order Discussion i requires a motion 6 Page 12 of 23 2

13 3/27/2013 Motions for Ending Debate - Move Previous Question or 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 immediately closes debate and returns to the original motion on the floor Less then 2/3 allows debate to continue 7 Committee member actions: Member addresses the chair Receives recognition from the chair Introduces the motion Another member seconds the motion 8 Committee chair actions: States the motion Calls for discussion Ensures all issues have been heard Takes the vote Announces the result of the vote 9 Page 13 of 23 3

14 3/27/2013 Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies Enforcer, 7 Members: 28% Installer/Maintainer, 1 Member: 4% Insurance, 1 Member: 4% Manufacturer, 3 Members: 12% Special Expert, 7 Members: 28% User, 6 Members: 24% Consumer, 0 Members: 0% Labor, 0 Members: 0% 10 Timeline Comment Stage (Second Draft): Public Comment Closing Date: 05/03/2013 Second Draft Meeting: Today Posting of Second Draft for TC Balloting: 08/23/2013 Posting of Second Draft for NITMAM: 01/03/2014 Tech Session Preparation: NITMAM Closing Date: 02/07/2014 NITMAM /CAM Posting Date: 04/04/2014 NFPA Annual Meeting: 06/09-12/2014 (Las Vegas) Standards Council Issuance: Issuance of Documents with CAM: 08/14/2014 edition date 11 New Process What s New? New Term Comment Stage Public Comment Second Draft Meeting Second Revision Committee Comment (a Second Revision that failed ballot) Second Draft Report Second Draft Changes in Terms: Old Term ROC Stage Public Comment ROC Meeting Committee Comment or Accepted Public Comment (a Comment reported as Rejected due to failed ballot) ROC ROC Draft 12 Page 14 of 23 4

15 3/27/2013 Technical Committee Actions: Resolving Public Comments Committee Action and Committee Statement Creating Second Revisions Resolving Public Comments (See Regs ) Committee develops a Committee Action Accept Reject but see Reject Reject but Hold 15 Page 15 of 23 5

16 3/27/2013 Committee Statements Committee must clearly indicate reasons for not accepting the recommendation and/or point to a relevant Second Revision All Public Comments Actions must have a Committee Statement Must include a valid technical reason No vague references to intent Explain how the submitter s substantiation is inadequate Neither Public Comment Actions nor Committee Statements get balloted 16 Create a Second Revision (SR) Committee wants to make a change (to add, delete or modify) the First Draft Committee develops a Committee Statement (CS) substantiating the change Each SR gets balloted 17 No new material after the Public Input Stage since it hasn t had the benefit of public review What constitutes new material is decided by the Technical Committee or Correlating Committee Adding new material at the Comment Stage could successfully be challenged through appeal to the Standards Council 18 Page 16 of 23 6

17 3/27/2013 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 committee on the Second Draft 19 Ballots are on the Second Revisions (SR) ONLY Public Comment Actions and Committee Statements not balloted Reference materials are available - Second Draft, Public Comments, First Draft Report Ballot form allows you to vote: Affirmative on all SR Affirmative on all SR with exceptions specifically noted Ballot form provides a column for affirmative with comment Note: This box needs to be checked only if there is an accompanying comment Reject or abstain requires a reason 20 Initial ballot Circulation of negatives and comments Members may change votes during circulation Second Revision that fails letter ballot is designated as a Committee Comment (in the 2 nd Draft Report), marked as Reject and deleted from the Second Draft. 21 Page 17 of 23 7

18 3/27/2013 If a Second Revision fails ballot and the subject text was a result of a First Draft change, a Supplementary Ballot is conducted Ballot asks TC if it still favors the First Revision change reported in the First Draft If Yes, same change appears as Second Revision and is shown in the Second Draft If No, the change appears as a Committee Comment (rejected) and the Second Draft text reverts to previous edition See Regs Electronic Balloting Ballots will be an online format s are strongly encouraged to return ballots Ballot session will time out after 90 minutes Use submit to save your work 23 Electronic Balloting Click link on the ballot received Sign in with NFPA.org Committee Login and Password 24 Page 18 of 23 8

19 3/27/2013 Electronic Balloting Select either Affirmative on All or Affirmative with Exception(s) 25 Electronic Balloting Choosing AFFIRMATIVE ON ALL Use See FR/SR - # link to review all First/Second Revisions Use Edit election to change individual votes or to modify vote after submitting ballot 26 Electronic Balloting Choosing AFFIRMATIVE WITH EXCEPTION(S) Make selection: Affirmative with Comment, Negative, or Abstain No selection made - defaults to affirmative Must include comment on each vote 27 Page 19 of 23 9

20 3/27/2013 Electronic Balloting To complete ballot click Participant Consent and Submit Return to ballot site to edit any votes before ballot due date 28 TC Struggles with an Issue TC needs data on a new technology or emerging issue Two opposing views on an issue with no real data Data presented is not trusted by committee Code Fund Lends a Hand TC rep and/or staff liaison submits a Code Fund Request Requests are reviewed by a Panel and chosen based on need / feasibility Research Project Carried Out Funding for project is provided by the Code Fund and/or industry sponsors Project is completed and data is available to TC 29 Legal Antitrust: the single most important provision- Federal 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 proposed or existing NFPA standard includes an essential patent claim 30 Page 20 of 23 10

21 3/27/2013 Legal Activities Disapproved by the Courts Packing meetings Hiding commercial interest throwing the committees out of balance No final decision-making authority to unbalanced Task Groups; include all interested parties Hiding scientific or technical information from committees 31 Doc Info Pages Document Information Document scope Current/Previous Edition information Issued TIAs, FIs and Errata Archived revision information Standard Council Decisions Articles and Reports Read only document Next Edition Submit Public Input/Comments via Electronic Submission System. Meetings and Ballots ROP/ROC or First Draft Report and Second Draft Report NITMAM and Standard Council Decisions Private TC info Ballot circulations, informational ballots and other committee info Technical Committee Committee name, responsibility and scope Staff liaison Committee list Private committee contact information Current committee documents in PDF format Committees seeking members and committee online application 32 Any questions? 33 Page 21 of 23 11

22 Cote, Ron From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Cote, Ron Wednesday, November 21, :33 PM Bigda, Kristin; Harrington, Greg; Fraser, Allan; Vecchiarelli, Tracy Solomon, Robert SAF Agenda Item for Second Draft Meetings Please add the subject of Definitions to each SAF/BLD technical committee Second Draft meeting agenda for which you serve as staff liaison. Each Technical Committee chair is asked to identify a member to serve on the definitions task group. The Minutes item from the SAF-AAC Correlating Committee s November 6, 2012 meeting follows: Definitions. The committee agreed to have each defined term assigned to a specific technical committee so that committee would have responsibility for the maintenance and revision of such term. A task group is to be formed after the Second Draft meetings of the current revision cycle. The task group will report to the Correlating Committee (CC) its recommendations for the definitions assignments in time for the CC to review the recommendations at its first meeting of the 2018 revision cycle. Each Technical Committee chair is asked to identify a member to serve on the task group. Allan and Tracy, the BLD-AAC Correlating Committee asked that same be done by the NFPA 5000 TCs. Ron Coté, P.E. Life Safety Engineer NFPA - Quincy, MA USA 1 Page 22 of 23

23 Cote, Ron From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Cote, Ron Wednesday, November 21, :43 PM Bigda, Kristin; Harrington, Greg; Fraser, Allan; Vecchiarelli, Tracy Solomon, Robert Hazardous Materials - Agenda Item Please add the subject of Hazardous Areas to each SAF/BLD technical committee Second Draft meeting agenda for which you serve as staff liaison. Each Technical Committee is asked to decide whether it wants to participate in a task group on the subject of hazardous materials. The Minutes item from the SAF-AAC Correlating Committee s November 6, 2012 meeting follows: Hazardous Materials. Jeff Tubbs raised the issue of whether NFPA 101 should address hazardous materials (as done in NFPA 5000 Chapter 34). The committee noted that health hazards are not within the scope of NFPA 101. Conflicts exist among the NFPA codes. It was agreed to: o Add the subject of hazardous materials to the agenda for all NFPA 101 technical committee Second Draft meetings o Gather comments from each technical committee including whether it wants to participate in a task group on the subject of hazardous materials o Report results to the Correlating Committee at its Second Draft review meeting o Ask the Standards Council, after the Correlating Committee s Second Draft meeting, to establish a task group from the membership of the NFPA 1, 30, 101, 400 and 5000 committees to address conflicts and overlapping requirements related to hazardous materials Allan and Tracy, the BLD-AAC Correlating Committee asked that same be done by the NFPA 5000 TCs. Ron Coté, P.E. Life Safety Engineer NFPA - Quincy, MA USA 1 Page 23 of 23