TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON

FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBUSTION SYSTEMS HAZARDS NFPA 85

Pre-Draft Meeting Minutes September 30, 2015 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

NFPA Headquarters, Quincy, MA

Attendees

Principal Members/Staff:

Joseph Fehr, Chair, Sega, Inc., KS

Laura Montville, NFPA Staff, MA

Bryan Baesel, Eclipse/CEC Combustion Safety, Inc., OH (by teleconference)

Denise Beach, FM Global, MA

Dale Evely, Southern Company Services, Inc., AL

Mark Fecke, Exponent, Inc., IL

Farshad Hendi, Schneider Electric, TX (by teleconference)

Ted Jablkowski, Fives North American Combustion, Inc., CT

John Kane, The DuPont Company, Inc., NC

David King, American Electric Power Corporation, OH (by teleconference)

Randy Kleen, General Electric Company, TX

Raymond Labore, UTC, NH

Gail Lance, Babcock & Wilcox Company, OH

Daniel May, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, MO

Mark Ratcliffe, BP Americas Inc., TX (by teleconference)

Roy Reeves, Emerson Process Management, PA

Andy Smith, Global Risk Consultants Corporation, GA

Franklin Switzer, S-afe, Inc., NY (by teleconference)

Thomas Wassel, Air Techniques Inc., NC (by teleconference)

Allan Zadiraka, OH (by teleconference)

Voting Alternate:

Richard Gallagher, Zurich Services Corporation, DE (by teleconference)

Alternate:

Steven Graf, Emerson Process Management, PA (by teleconference)

Non-Voting Member:

Carlos Lasarte, Combustion, Energia & Ambiente, C.A., Panama (by teleconference)

1. Call to Order. The Committee Chair, Joseph Fehr, called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and presented the objective of the meeting, which is to review the use of “interlock”, “trip”, “permissive”, and related terms throughout chapters 1-4.

2. Introductions and Update of Committee Roster. The attendees introduced themselves and their affiliation, and the committee roster was acknowledged as part of the meeting agenda materials.

3. Staff Updates. The NFPA Staff Liaison, Laura Montville, gave general information on meeting procedures and revision cycle timelines in an opening PowerPoint presentation. She also reviewed Technical Committee appointments made at the August Standards Council meeting. Mary Elizabeth Woodruff gave a presentation (attached) on the data analysis and research services available to committee members through the Charles S. Morgan Library, the Fire Analysis and Research Department, and the Fire Protection Research Foundation. Committee members can contact research@nfpa.org for more information.

4. Draft definitions for interlock, permissive, and trip. The Technical Committee discussed the draft definitions proposed by the Correlating Committee, and agreed upon the following language:

Interlock: A function which prevents, limits, stops, or initiates the operation of equipment or a subsequent function.

o Annex language: An interlock can consist of a sensing function, a control function, and an output or a final control element. The interlock can be accomplished with the use of any combination of electrical devices, mechanical devices, or logic.

Permissive: An interlock that functions only to allow initiation of the operation of

equipment or a subsequent function

Trip: An interlock that shuts down equipment when a predefined set of conditions exists.

It was decided that permissive and trip should be subdefinitions under interlock, but they should also appear in alphabetical order with a reference back to the interlock section, similar to what is done for “coal” in 3.3.30.

5. Recommendations for other Chapters. The use of “interlock” and related terms was reviewed throughout Chapters 1-4, and the following recommendations were developed:

“Safety device”, “protective device”, “interlock device” and “safety interlock device” appear to be synonymous. The Fundamentals Committee suggests using "interlocks" or "interlocks and associated devices" as appropriate.

“Safety function” is similar to the new definition of an interlock. The Fundamentals Committee suggests using the term interlock.

“Master fuel trip device” is not defined in Chapter 3, and is only used in Chapter 7 and its Annex. If this is intentionally different from a master fuel trip relay, it should be defined in Chapter 3. Otherwise, it should be replaced with “master fuel trip relay”.

“Safety shutdown” is only used in Chapters 3, 4, and 5, and the Annex to Chapters 5 and 7. For consistency throughout the document, the Fundamentals Committee recommends replacement with “trip” or “master fuel trip”, as appropriate. The Fundamentals Committee will be removing the term from Chapters 3 and 4.

“Emergency shutdown” is used in Chapters 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10, and the Annex to Chapters 4, 6, and 7, as well as Annex B. This appears to be the same as a safety shutdown, so the Committee recommends replacement with “trip” or “master fuel trip” as in the comment above. The Fundamentals Committee will be removing the term from Chapter 4.

“Abnormal shutdown” is only used twice, both times in Chapter 6. This appears to be synonymous with “trip” and for consistency, that term should be substituted.

6. New Business. No new business was discussed.

7. Next Meeting. The next meeting will be scheduled after receiving feedback from the other NFPA 85 Technical Committees. The First Draft meeting will be held in early 2017.

8. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

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Research Resources

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Charles S. Morgan Library

• Statistical Data and Analysis from the Fire Analysis and Research Department

• Research Reports and Technical Notes from the Fire Protection Research Foundation

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CHARLES S. MORGAN

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Role of the Foundation

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Background on NFPA Code Fund

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Sample of 2014 code fund projects

• NFPA 72: Incorporating Emergency Messaging Guidance into Practice – Roadmap Workshop

• NFPA 25: Water Based Fire Protection System Tagging Review

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• NFPA 1851: Investigation of Turnout Clothing Contamination and Validation of Cleaning Procedures

• Various Documents: Hazards Assessment of Lithium Ion Batteries Used in Energy Storage Systems (ESS)

• NFPA 14: Fire Department Connection (FDC) Inlet Flow Requirements

• NFPA 68, 86: Effectiveness of Oven and Furnace Explosion Relief Requirements

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ABOUT RESEARCH RESOURCES AT NFPA

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