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NFPA Technical Committee on Construction and Demolition

NFPA 241 Second Draft Adobe Connect Webinar

AGENDA

Friday, February 24, 2017

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Online meeting link: https://nfpa.adobeconnect.com/r15jn6tkm3q/

No Conference Call Number is necessary as voice will be over the Adobe Connect through

your computer Speakers

1. Call to Order:

Call meeting to order by Chair, Bruce Campbell, at 11:00 a.m. on February 24, 2017 via

web/teleconference.

2. Self-introduction of Committee Members and Guests:

A current committee roster is attached. (Page 2)

3. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:

Approve the March 2, 2016 First Draft meeting minutes. (Page 5)

4. Staff Liaison Report:

5. Chair’s report:

6. NFPA 241 Second Draft Preparation:

Review of Public Comments. (Page 7)

7. Other Business:

8. Adjournment:

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Address List No PhoneConstruction and Demolition COD-AAA

Allan Fraser01/24/2017

COD-AAA

Bruce G. Campbell

ChairJENSEN HUGHES112 Rancho Bueno DriveGeorgetown, TX 78628-9523Alternate: Bradley E. Smeaton

SE 10/20/2010COD-AAA

Juan Francisco Aleman

PrincipalElephas Engineering Services, LLC7612 Allentown RoadFort Washington, MD 20744

SE 10/28/2014

COD-AAA

William Ambrefe

PrincipalCity of BeverlyMunicipal Inspection56 Water StreetBeverly, MA 01915-5027

E 4/28/2000COD-AAA

Justin B. Biller

PrincipalCarilion CLinic213 McClanahan Street, Suite 300Roanoke, VA 24014

U 08/11/2014

COD-AAA

William C. Bracken

PrincipalBracken Engineering, Inc.2701 West Busch Blvd., Suite 200Tampa, FL 33618

SE 8/9/2011COD-AAA

Michael E. Carsillo

PrincipalStuart Fire Rescue800 SE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.Stuart, FL 34994

E 01/12/2000

COD-AAA

Mark Chrisman

PrincipalHenderson Engineers8345 Lenexa Drive, Suite 300Lenexa, KS 66214-1777


Richard J. Davis

PrincipalFM Global1151 Boston-Providence TurnpikePO Box 9102Norwood, MA 02062-9102Alternate: Michael F. Daly

I 1/1/1983

COD-AAA

Michael DeBlasio

PrincipalM. DeBlasio, Inc.409 King StreetPO Box 1121Littleton, MA 01460

IM 1/12/2000COD-AAA

Donald Fess

PrincipalHarvard University46 Blackstone StreetCambridge, MA 02138

U 12/08/2015

COD-AAA

James W. Gaut

PrincipalMarriott Vacations Worldwide11667 Acosta AvenueOrlando, FL 32836-8821

U 12/08/2015COD-AAA

Donald G. Goosman

PrincipalWiss Janney Elstner Associates, Inc.10 South Lasalle Street, Suite 2600Chicago, IL 60603-1017

SE 10/27/2005

COD-AAA

Debra M. Gursha

PrincipalUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonEnvironmental Health & Safety100 Morrissey BoulevardDorchester, MA 02125-3300

U 10/28/2014COD-AAA

Daniel L. Haynes

PrincipalLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryPO Box 808Livermore, CA 94551-0808

U 4/17/2002

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COD-AAA

Michael J. Joanis

PrincipalCovenant Fire Protection Inc.62 West Brook StreetManchester, NH 03101-1215

IM 08/11/2014COD-AAA

Craig Kolakowski

PrincipalAllianz Risk Consultants, LLCAllianz Global Corp. & Specialty Insurance508 Deerfield DriveNazareth, PA 18064

I 8/9/2011

COD-AAA

Kevin W. Law

PrincipalBechtel National, Inc.2435 Stevens Center PlaceRichland, WA 99354-1874Alternate: James R. Day

U 10/18/2011COD-AAA

Scott G. Nacheman

PrincipalJS Held, Inc.900 N Kingsbury Street, Unit 730Chicago , IL 60610

SE 01/12/2000

COD-AAA

Robert Notholt

PrincipalFlorida State Fire Marshal10972 SW 85th TerraceOcala, FL 34481-3625

E 1/1/1992COD-AAA

Daniel John O'Connell

PrincipalSAFETRAN, LLC3330 Seldon Court #4Fremont, CA 94539-5654

SE 12/08/2015

COD-AAA

Joel C. Pickering

PrincipalLendlease (US) Construction LMB Inc.20 City Square, 2nd FloorBoston, MA 02129

U 8/9/2011COD-AAA

David P. Ringley

PrincipalColumbus Division of Fire3639 Parsons AvenueColumbus, OH 43207-4054

E 12/08/2015

COD-AAA

Bruce L. Rottner

PrincipalScientific Hazard Analysis, Inc.PO Box 236Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660


Jonathan Thomas Shriner

PrincipalUS Architect of the Capitol101 Independence Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20540-1000

U 07/29/2013

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Mahalingam Srinivasan

PrincipalTebodin Middle EastDirector Oil and GasPO Box 2652Abu Dhabi, 2652 UAE


Chris Towski

PrincipalCambridge Fire Department491 BroadwayCambridge, MA 02138

E 12/08/2015

COD-AAA

Patsy Warnick

PrincipalMontgomery County255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor - Fire CodeRockville, MD 20850

E 11/30/2016COD-AAA

Curt James Westrick

PrincipalZurich Services Corporation25 Darbywood LaneBelpre, OH 45714

I 08/17/2015

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COD-AAA

Peter P. H. Wilcox

PrincipalTravelers Insurance CompanyOne Tower Square, 0000-11CRHartford, CT 06183Alternate: Brian L. Marburger

I 10/20/2010COD-AAA

Ronald W. Woodfin

PrincipalTetraTek, Inc. Fire Safety Technologies/AESPO Box 1094Brighton, CO 80601Alternate: David M. Hope

SE 1/15/2004

COD-AAA

Michael F. Daly

AlternateFM Global1151 Boston-Providence TurnpikeNorwood, MA 02062Principal: Richard J. Davis

I 10/29/2012COD-AAA

James R. Day

AlternateBechtel2895 Pauling Avenue, Apt 224Richland, WA 99354Principal: Kevin W. Law

U 08/03/2016

COD-AAA

David M. Hope

AlternateTetraTek Inc. Fire Safety Technologies204 Masthead DriveClinton, TN 37716Principal: Ronald W. Woodfin

SE 4/15/2004COD-AAA

Brian L. Marburger

AlternateTravelers Insurance CompanyOne Tower Square 7GS-BHartford, CT 06183Principal: Peter P. H. Wilcox

I 7/12/2001

COD-AAA

Bradley E. Smeaton

AlternateJENSEN HUGHES9497 La Costa LaneLone Tree, CO 80124-8965Principal: Bruce G. Campbell


Allan Fraser

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

02/03/2016

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NFPA Technical Committee on Construction and

Demolition

DRAFT MINUTES (3-4-16)

1st Draft Meeting, March 2, 2016

Hybrid (phone/web/live) Meeting

1. Call to Order.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Bruce Campbell at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on

March 2, 2016.

2. Introduction of Committee Members and Guests.

The following Committee Members participated in the meeting. NAME REPRESENTING

Bruce Campbell, Chair Jensen Hughes

Juan Francisco Aleman, Principal Elephas Engineering Services, LLC

Justin B. Biller. Principal Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

William C. Bracken, Principal Bracken Engineering, Inc.

Michael Carsillo, Principal West Palm Beach Fire Rescue

Mark Chrisman, Principal Henderson Engineers

Richard Davis, Principal FM Global

Michael F. Daly, Alternate to R. Davis FM Global

Michael DeBlasio, Principal M. DeBlasio, Inc.

Donald Fess, Principal Harvard University

Allan B Fraser, Staff Liaison NFPA

James W. Gaut, Principal Marriott

Donald Goosman, Principal Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc

Debra M. Gursha, Principal University of Massachusetts-Boston

Daniel Haynes, Principal Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

David M. Hope, Alternate to R. Woodfin Tetra Tek, Inc. Fire Safety Technologies

Michael J. Joanis, Principal Covenant Fire Protection Inc. Craig Kolakowski, Principal Allianz Risk Consultants, LLC

Kevin Law, Principal Bechtel National, Inc. Brian L. Marburger, Alternate to P. Wilcox Travelers Insurance Company Scott G. Nacheman, Principal JS Held, Inc.

David P. Ringley, Principal Columbus Division of Fire

Bruce L. Rottner, Principal Scientific Hazard Analysis, Inc.

Bradley E. Smeaton, Alternate to B. Campbell

JENSEN HUGHES

Chris Towski, Principal Cambridge Fire Department

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Curt James Westrick, Principal Zurich Services Corporation

Peter Wilcox, Principal Travelers Insurance Company

Ronald Woodfin, Principal Tetra Tek, Inc. Fire Safety Technologies

The following Committee Members did not participate in the meeting.

NAME REPRESENTING

William Ambrefe, Principal City of Beverly

Robert Notholt, Principal Florida State Fire Marshal Daniel John O'Connell, Principal SAFETRAN, LLC Jon W. Pasqualone, Principal Martin County Board of County

Commissioners Joel C. Pickering, Principal Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc Jonathan Thomas Shriner, Principal US Architect of the Capitol

Mahalingam Srinivasan, Principal Tebodin Middle East

3. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes.

The minutes of the April 11, 2012 ROC meeting were approved as written and distributed.

4. Public Inputs.

The committee review 31 public inputs for the 2018 edition of NFPA 241. The committee

created 27 first revisions.

5. Other Business.

The chair created one task group to develop language for the 2nd draft meeting on section

7.2.5.1 which was changed by FR #7 and asked for volunteers to e-mail him with a copy

to staff.

7. Future Meetings.

The chair and staff will need to look at the number of public comments submitted after

the closing date of Nov. 17, 2016 to decide the type and location for the 2nd draft

meeting.

8. Adjournment.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

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Public Comment No. 5-NFPA 241-2016 [ New Section after 5.6 ]

5.7 Cooking.

5.7.1 Cooking equipment shall be supported in a stable manner, and cooking shall only belocated in approved cooking areas that are designated by approved signs stating: DESIGNATED COOKING AREA - COOKING OUTSIDE OF A DESIGNATED COOKING AREAIS PROHIBITED.

5.7.2 Cooking outside of approved cooking areas shall be prohibited.

Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Comment

FR3 addresses concerns about ensuring the safety and stability of temporary heating equipment. Cooking equipment is a type of temporary heating equipment, and it warrants more comprehensive coverage in NFPA 241.

In 2014, a report entitled Fires in Residential Properties Under Construction or Undergoing Major Renovation Other Than One- or Two-Family Homes was published by NFPA in response to recent construction fires involving multifamily housing projects. The data analysis presented in this report revealed that cooking is a statistically significant source of ignition, and this finding was confirmed as plausible based on discussions with numerous construction managers for major multifamily developers regarding their personal experience. Although most of these fires were contained, the frequency of ignition and the risk of occasional large losses warrants a response by the industry, fire codes and NFPA 241 to establish reasonable control on cooking at construction sites.

Requiring cooking to be located in a designates approved area will facilitate more effective oversight of cooking equipment, individuals performing cooking and exposed combustible materials w here cooking equipment is used.This revision would be consistent with a change that will appear in the 2018 International Fire Code by Proposal F331-16, and inclusion in NFPA 241 would provide better correlation and a basis for addressing this issue in NFPA 241.

Related Item

First Revision No. 3-NFPA 241-2016 [Section No. 5.2.5]

Submitter Information Verification

Submitter Full Name: Jeffrey Shapiro

Organization: International Code Consultants

Affilliation: National Multifamily Housing Council

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Mon Nov 21 09:50:40 EST 2016

National Fire Protection Association Report http://submittals.nfpa.org/TerraViewWeb/ContentFetcher?commentPara...

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Public Comment No. 4-NFPA 241-2016 [ New Section after 7.8 ]

7.9 Temporary Protection During Construction, Alteration or Demolition.

During construction, alteration or demolition, the use of temporary fire sprinkler protectionapproved by the AHJ shall be permitted as supplemental protection.

A.7.9 During construction, alternation and demolition, there are many hazardous conditions,such as cutting, welding, grinding and combustible or hazardous product storage that can bemade safer by installing a temporary fire sprinkler system. Given that such protection will besupplemental to any other protection that would be required, there is no harm in allowing thisadditional safety feature on a temporary basis if the design basis and installation is consideredacceptable by the AHJ.

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FR9 and FR10 touch on the issues of temporary storage of equipment and combustible materials, and the need for an approved level of protection. FR20 also touches on the issue of providing approved fire protection, but NFPA 241 doesn’t currently provide any guidance on the permissible use of temporary partial sprinkler protection, which is a viable approach that is already recognized in NFPA 241 for trash chutes in Section 5.4.4.3.

However, because NFPA 13 and 13R don’t recognize temporary sprinkler systems, there have been numerous cases where code enforcers have ordered the systems to be removed because they view such systems as impermissible based on noncompliance with NFPA 13 and 13R. As a result, some developers wanting the increased protection of a temporary sprinkler system to protect hot work or other hazard areas have turned to using these systems covertly to avoid the risk of an inspector ordering their removal. While it may seem hard to believe that this is a real problem, let me assure the committee that it is enough of a problem to have warranted this effort to have the issue addressed in NFPA 241.

Without this section, there would be no specific allowance to permit such systems because they would not fully comply with the provisions of NFPA 13 or 13R.

It is of interest to note that similar provisions were proposed to NFPA 13 (PI-609) and NFPA 13R (PI-107), but the initial committee responses to these first revision proposals were that the proposed allowance of temporary sprinkler systems is better suited for inclusion in NFPA 241. I plan to submit public comments seeking approval of these proposals, but I also agree with the sprinkler committees that the issue should not be excluded from NFPA 241.

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Submitter Full Name: Jeffrey Shapiro

Organization: International Code Consultants

Affilliation: National Multifamily Housing Council


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Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Mon Nov 21 09:31:07 EST 2016


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Public Comment No. 2-NFPA 241-2016 [ Section No. 11.8 [Excluding any

Sub-Sections] ]

Where required by the authority having jurisdiction, a Class I or , II or III standpipe system,either temporary or both temporary and permanent, shall be installed and tested in tunnelsunder construction in accordance with 11.8.1 through 11.8.6 and NFPA 14 and NFPA 25.


The phrase 'temporary or permanent' seems to imply that one or the other is optional. Regardless if the standpipe is temporary or permanent the requirements listed in the balance of the section should be in effect. In practice the project could just install a permanent standpipe and not need a temporary standpipe, However if both temporary and permanent are installed they should both meet the requirements of the section.

The class I and III refer to standpipes primarily designed for use by firefighters. Adding class II standpipe ensure a standpipe would be available if the project uses construction workers or others such as local fire brigades to fight fires. The higher pressures and/or flows from a class I or III standpipes might endanger workers not familiar or trained with their higher pressures or flows. The AHJ can determine which standpipe is appropriate.

Related Item

First Revision No. 26-NFPA 241-2016 [New Section after 11.7]


Submitter Full Name: Gary English

Organization: Seattle Fire Department

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Tue Nov 15 14:13:36 EST 2016


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Public Comment No. 3-NFPA 241-2016 [ New Section after 11.8.6 ]

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Add New Chapter 12 Safeguarding Construction Operations for Tall Timber Structures

Proposed Public Comment for NFPA 241, From NFPA 241 Tall Timber Task Group

Add the following definitions to Chapter 3:

Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). A prefabricated engineered wood product consisting of notless than three layers of solid-sawn or structural composite lumber where the adjacent layers arecross-laminated and bonded with structural adhesives to form a solid wood element. [NFPA 5000- 3.3.135]

Critical Heat Flux (CHF ) – The minimum heat flux at, or below which, a material cannot

generate the combustible mixture. (SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering – 4 th

edition)

Tall Timber Structures – Buildings that are of Type IV (2HH, see NFPA 5000-2015, 7.2.5)Construction including but not limited to CLT panels, heavy(solid) timber and fire resistive,non-combustible construction, as the primary structural elements, and whose height exceedsprescriptive code limitations.

Chapter 12 Safeguarding Construction Operations for Tall Timber Structures

12.1 General. The provisions of Chapter 1, Chapters 3 through 8 and this Chapter apply, asapplicable, for all construction.

12.2* Roofing operations. Chapter 9 applies, except that torch-applied roofing systems areprohibited.

A12.2 While guidance does exist, the use of torch-applied roofing systems has resulted in firesthat completely destroyed at least two tall timber buildings before they were occupied.

12.3* Fire Exposure Analysis. Before construction is started, a study shall be conducted by aRDP to assure that the sequencing of passive and active fire protection installations, combinedwith the separation provided between other structures on the same or adjacent lots, will beadequate to prevent fire spread to the exposed structures. The analysis shall be included withthe construction documents submitted with the building permit and acceptable to the AHJ.

A12.3 Due to the size of such structures, before protection is installed, they could represent anexposure fire that is much more severe than from smaller structures and that justifies such ananalysis. This analysis could consider fire exposure from the maximum number of stories thatwould not yet have passive and/or active fire protection installed, the separation distance toexposed structures and the critical heat flux (CHF) that would cause ignition or cause windows tofail on the exposed structures. As the building under construction may not yet be enclosedenough to protect fire resistant sheathing or fire resistive coatings from rain or moisture,consideration could be given to the use of passive protection products that are moisture resistantor exterior grade.

12.4 Wood structural panels. Wood structural panels shall be designed, manufactured andidentified in accordance with Chapter 35 of NFPA 5000.

12.5 Site Security.

12.5.1* Guard service or other methods acceptable to the AHJ shall be required at all times thatcombustible construction has exceeded three (3) stories and workers are not on the site and


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guards shall be trained in accordance with 7.2.5.2.

A12.5.1 Where video surveillance is intended to serve as an alternative method to watchservice, all areas of the construction site should be visible.

12.5.2 Minimum 6 ft (1.8 m) high security fences shall be provided around the entire exterior ofthe construction site.

Add to Annex B Informational References:

B.2 Other Publications

B.2.1 American Wood Council

“Basic Fire Precautions during Construction of Large Buildings”

“Fire Department’s Role in the Prevention and Suppression of Fires during Constructionof Large Buildings”

“Hot Work during Construction of Large Buildings”

B.2.2 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Queen’s Printer for Ontario, Ontario,Canada.

“Fire Safety During Construction for Five and Six Story Wood Buildings in Ontario: A BestPractice Guideline”, May 2016.

B.2.3National Institute for Standards and Construction (NIST)

NIST-GCR-98-751, “Window Breakage Induced by Exterior Fires”, June 1998.

B.2.4 Rocky View County Fire Service

“The Role of the Fire Inspector for Heavy Timber Construction of Buildings Using CrossLaminated Timber”, Monty Armstrong, Deputy Fire Chief. NFPA 2015 Conference and Expo.


Substantiation:The construction of tall wood structures presents a significantly increased fire hazard during the construction process. The installation of active and passive fire protection systems may be delayed awaiting other stages of the construction process. Fuel loading and exposed surface areas from the structure may be much higher. Radiant heat exposure to adjacent structures during a fire, and the potential for damage to adjacent structures from collapse may be more significant. Challenges for first responders, including fire fighter safety, may be significantly increased. This justifies having a separate chapter on this subject and the need for additional requirements. FYI: Link to NIST report by Fred Mowrer on window breakage from fire exposure:http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs//fire98/PDF/f98035.pdf

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First Revision No. 7-NFPA 241-2016 [Section No. 7.2.5.1]


Submitter FullName:

Richard Davis

Organization: FM Global

Affilliation:NFPA 241 Tall Timber Task Group (Bruce Campbell, DonGoosman, James Smith, Sean DeCrane, Chris Towski)

Street Address:

City:


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State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Wed Nov 16 15:49:41 EST 2016


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