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AGENDA NFPA 5000 Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD-AAC)

NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 A2020 Second Draft Meeting November 21, 2019

NFPA 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169

Teleconference/Adobe Connect Option

1. Call to order. Call meeting to order by Chair P. Willse at 8:00 AM ET on November 21st.

2. Introduction of committee members and guests. For a current committee roster, see page 2.

3. Approval of December 5, 2018 first draft meeting minutes. See page 8.

4. Revision Process, see page 17.

5. Liaison Reports.

6. Correlating Committee Review/Actions on Second Draft Report as Prepared by the BLDTechnical Committees. (Second Draft Report components are posted on the NFPA 5000 documentinformation page, www.nfpa.org/5000next: Second Revisions with TC Ballot Results and PublicComments with Responses). Additionally, the NFPA 5000 Second Draft (ballot version) can beaccessed online at the following link: NFPA 5000 Terra Link

7. Security.a. Task Group Report. J. Rickard. See page 19.b. New Chapter 56 (SR 8063)

i. Where required by1. Required: Educational, Daycare2. Not Required: HC, AHC, 1&2 Fam, L&R, H&D, Apt, B&C, Detention3. No reference: B, M, Ind, Storage

8. Task Group on TC Scopes. J. Rickard

9. Task Group on Floor Area.

10. Requests from TC Meeting Minutes:a. BLC requests a joint task group with SCM and BLC to correlate the construction types and

requirements for exterior wallsb. BSF requests a joint task group with the occupancy chapters to review the supervision

requirements in 101 and 5000.

11. Informational References. T. Vecchiarelli

12. Other business.13. Future meetings.14. Adjournment.

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Address List No PhoneBuilding Code BLD-AAC

Tracy L. Vecchiarelli11/07/2019

BLD-AACPeter J. WillseChairAXA XL/Global Asset Protection Services, LLC100 Constitution Plaza, 12th FloorHartford, CT 06103Global Asset Protection Services, LLC

I 7/20/2000BLD-AAC

Jerry WooldridgeSecretaryReedy Creek Improvement District1900 Hotel Plaza BoulevardPO Box 10170Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

E 4/28/2000

BLD-AACTracey D. BellamyPrincipalTelgian Corporation900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 680Atlanta, GA 30339-3084American Fire Sprinkler Association

IM 04/05/2016BLD-AAC

Paul D. CoatsPrincipalAmerican Wood Council4695 Hannah Drive Rock Hill, SC 29732-9767Alternate: James B. Smith

M 08/17/2015

BLD-AACDavid W. FrablePrincipalUS General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service665 Green Meadow LaneGeneva, IL 60134

U 5/14/2000BLD-AAC

Raymond N. HansenPrincipalUS Department of the Air ForceAFCEC/COSM139 Barnes Drive, Suite 1Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5319Alternate: Joseph A. Simone

U 4/5/2001

BLD-AACJohn C. HarringtonPrincipalFM Global1151 Boston Providence TurnpikePO Box 9102Norwood, MA 02062-9102

I 7/20/2000BLD-AAC

Howard HopperPrincipalUL LLC47173 Benicia StreetFremont, CA 94538-7366

RT 5/14/2000

BLD-AACJeffrey M. HugoPrincipalNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.1088 West Borton RoadEssexville, MI 48732-1541Alternate: Terry L. Victor

M 7/28/2006BLD-AAC

Jonathan HumblePrincipalAmerican Iron and Steel InstituteNortheast Regional Office45 South Main Street, Suite 312West Hartford, CT 06107-2402Alternate: Bonnie E. Manley

M 7/23/2008

BLD-AACGerald H. JonesPrincipal1100 West 122nd StreetKansas City, MO 64145Building Seismic Safety Council/Code Resource SupportCommittee

E 10/6/2000BLD-AAC

Daniel J. O'ConnorPrincipalJENSEN HUGHES4 Overlook PointLincolnshire, IL 60069-4302American Hotel & Lodging AssociationAlternate: Scott T. Laramee

U 10/27/2009

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BLD-AACJames R. QuiterPrincipalArup900 Wilshire Boulevard, 19th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017Alternate: Jeffrey S. Tubbs

SE 7/20/2000BLD-AAC

Richard Jay RobertsPrincipalHoneywell Fire Safety624 Hammer LaneNorth Aurora, IL 60542-9155National Electrical Manufacturers Association

M 3/2/2010

BLD-AACFaimeen ShahPrincipalVortex Fire Engineering ConsultancySuite 809 Dusseldorf Business Pnt.Al Barsha 1, PO Box 392915Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAlternate: Jack Keays

SE 08/09/2012BLD-AAC

Leon F. VinciPrincipalHealth Promotion Consultants21 25th StreetRoanoke, VA 24014American Public Health AssociationAlternate: Jake Pauls

C 1/10/2002

BLD-AACJack KeaysAlternateVortex Fire Consulting Inc.11 Watlinson AvenueToronto, ON M5P 2X7 CanadaPrincipal: Faimeen Shah


Scott T. LarameeAlternateAON Property Risk425 Market Street, Suite 2800San Francisco, CA 94105American Hotel & Lodging AssociationPrincipal: Daniel J. O'Connor

I 10/29/2012

BLD-AACBonnie E. ManleyAlternateAmerican Iron and Steel Institute41 Tucker RoadNorfolk, MA 02056Principal: Jonathan Humble

M 3/21/2006BLD-AAC

Jake PaulsAlternateJake Pauls Consulting Services255 Glenlake Avenue, Suite 2207Toronto, ON M6P 1G2 CanadaAmerican Public Health AssociationPrincipal: Leon F. Vinci

C 10/4/2001

BLD-AACJoseph A. SimoneAlternateUS Department of the NavyNaval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20374-5065Principal: Raymond N. Hansen

U 4/5/2001BLD-AAC

James B. SmithAlternateAmerican Wood Council6457 Woodland TrailDane, WI 53529-9603Principal: Paul D. Coats

M 08/08/2019

BLD-AACJeffrey S. TubbsAlternateArup60 State StreetBoston, MA 02109Principal: James R. Quiter


Terry L. VictorAlternateJohnson Controls3621 Carrollton RoadUpperco, MD 21155National Fire Sprinkler AssociationPrincipal: Jeffrey M. Hugo

M 04/08/2015

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BLD-AACDavid S. CollinsNonvoting MemberThe Preview Group, Inc.632 Race StreetCincinnati, OH 45202TC on Means of Egress

SE 5/14/2000BLD-AAC

Nicholas A. DaweNonvoting MemberCobb County Fire Marshal’s Office1595 County Services ParkwayMarietta, GA 30008TC on Interior Finish & Contents

E 8/17/2017

BLD-AACRichard L. DayNonvoting MemberMichigan State Fire Marshal's Office207 Jackson StreetAllegan, MI 49010-9156TC on Building Construction

E 4/11/2018BLD-AAC

John F. DevlinNonvoting MemberJENSEN HUGHES 3610 Commerce Drive, Suite 817Baltimore, MD 21227TC on Fire Protection Features

SE 3/5/2012

BLD-AACRandy GawNonvoting MemberDET-CORR Fire Safety Consulting3 Glenmoriston Avenue Kanata, ON K2L 2S3 CanadaTC on Detention & Correctional Occupancies


Joshua D. GreeneNonvoting MemberSimpson Gumpertz & Heger41 Seyon StreetWaltham, MA 02453TC on Building Systems

SE 04/03/2019

BLD-AACRaymond A. GrillNonvoting MemberArup1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1110Washington, DC 20036TC on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment


Chris JelenewiczNonvoting MemberSociety of Fire Protection Engineers9711 Washingtonian Blvd., Suite 380Gaithersburg, MD 20878-7365TC on Fundamentals

SE 8/17/2017

BLD-AACMoriel E. KaplanNonvoting MemberJENSEN HUGHES600 West Fulton Street, Suite 500Chicago, IL 60661TC on Structures, Construction, & Materials


William E. KoffelNonvoting MemberKoffel Associates, Inc.8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21045-2107TC on Health Care Occupancies

SE 8/17/2017

BLD-AACJosh LambertNonvoting MemberUniversity of Texas at Austin304 East 24th Street, Suite 202ADMail Code C2600Austin, TX 78712TC on Assembly Occupancies

U 8/17/2017BLD-AAC

James K. LathropNonvoting MemberKoffel Associates, Inc.7 Town RoadNiantic, CT 06357TC on Residential Occupancies

SE 1/14/2005

BLD-AACMatthew J. MertensNonvoting MemberNorth Shore Fire Department665 East Brown Deer RoadBayside, WI 53217TC on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies

E 04/11/2018BLD-AAC

Amy J. MurdockNonvoting MemberCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300St. Louis, MO 63146-4235TC on Mercantile & Business Occupancies

SE 08/11/2014

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BLD-AACJohn A. RickardNonvoting MemberP3 Consulting 5838 Balcones Drive, Suite BAustin, TX 78731-4206TC on Board & Care Facilities

SE 8/17/2017BLD-AAC

Carl D. WrenNonvoting MemberCity of AustinDevelopment Services DepartmentOne Texas Center, Suite 700505 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704TC on Industrial, Storage, & Miscellaneous Occupancies

E 3/5/2012

BLD-AACTracy L. VecchiarelliStaff LiaisonNational Fire Protection AssociationOne Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

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MINUTES NFPA 5000 Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD-AAC)

NFPA 5000 A2020 First Draft Meeting December 5, 2018 - 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Hyatt Place Washington DC/Georgetown West End 2121 M St. NW

Washington, DC 20037

1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Chair P. Willse at 8:00 a.m. on December 5, 2018.

2. Introduction of committee members and guests. The following correlating committee members and guestswere in attendance.

CORRELATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT

NAME COMPANY VIA WEB/ TELECONFERENCE

Peter Willse, Chair AXA XL/Global Asset Protection Services, LLC

Jerry Wooldridge, Secretary

Reedy Creek Improvement District

Tracey Bellamy, Principal Telgian Corporation Rep.: American Fire Sprinkler Association

David Frable, Principal US General Services Administration

X

Sam Francis, Principal American Wood Council John Harrington, Principal FM Global Jeffrey Hugo, Principal National Fire Sprinkler

Association, Inc. X

Howard Hopper, Principal UL LLC Jonathan Humble, Principal

American Iron and Steel Institute X

Gerald Jones, Principal Building SeismicSafety Council/Code Resource Support Committee

X

James Quiter, Principal Arup X Faimeen Shah, Principal Vortex Fire Engineering

Consultancy X

Leon Vinci, Principal Health Promotion Consultants Rep.: American Public Health Association

Paul Coats, Alternate to S. Francis

American Wood Council

Scott Laramee, Alternate to D. O’Connor

AON Property Risk Rep.: American Hotel & Lodging Association

Jake Pauls, Alternate to L. Vinci

Jake Pauls Consulting Services Rep.: American Public Health Association

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Jeffrey Tubbs, Alternate to J. Quiter

Arup

Terry Victor, Alternate to J. Hugo

Johnson Controls Rep.: National Fire Sprinkler Association

X

Randy Gaw, Nonvoting Member

DET-CORR Fire Safety Consulting TC on Detention & Correctional

X

Raymond Grill, Nonvoting Member

Arup TC on Building Service & Fire Protection Equipment

Chris Jelenewicz, Nonvoting Member

Society of Fire Protection Engineers TC on Fundamentals

Moriel Kaplan, Nonvoting Member

JENSEN HUGHES TC on Structures, Construction & Materials

X

William Koffel, Nonvoting Member

Koffel Associates, Inc. Rep.: TC on Health Care Occupancies

Josh Lambert, Nonvoting Member

University of Texas at Austin TC on Assembly Occupancies

Matthew Mertens, Nonvoting Member

North Shore Fire Department TC on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies

John Rickard, Nonvoting Member

P3 Consulting TC on Board and Care Facilities

Tracy Vecchiarelli, Staff Liaison

National Fire Protection Association

CORRELATING COMMITTEE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS NOT PRESENT (NOT LISTED WHERE ALTERNATE ATTENDED)

NAME COMPANY Raymond Hansen, Principal US Department of the Air Force Michael Newman, Principal Johnson & Johnson

Rep.: NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Richard Roberts, Principal Honeywell Fire Safety

Rep.: National Electrical Manufacturers Association

GUESTS PRESENT

NAME COMPANY VIA WEB/ TELECONFERENCE

Chip Carson Carson Associates, Inc. Gregory Harrington National Fire Protection Association Jen Sisco National Fire Protection Association James Smith American Wood Council John Woestman Kellen Company/BHMA

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3. Previous meeting minutes. Minutes of the April 5, 2018 BLD-AAC/SAF-AAC joint web/teleconferencemeeting were approved as submitted.

4. Revision Process. T.Vecchiarelli reviewed the appropriate actions for the CC meeting.

5. Sprinkler Liaison Report. W. Koffel presented the Sprinkler Liaison report. NFPA 13’s 2019 edition includesmajor revisions. Any TCs with specific section references to 13 should look at updating those section numbers asthey have most likely changed.

6. Security Discussion.a. Reviewed Task Group Report. J. Rickard presented the Security Task Group’s report (see page 6).

Direction from the task group report was reviewed and of the items related to 5000, the following actionswere taken:

i. Correlating Note # 35: Created CN suggesting adding 730/731 as an annex note to BSY’s newChapter 56

ii. First Correlating Revision #34: Created FCR based on CI 8219 in section 4.1.7.iii. Ask all TCs to look at Chapter 56 and Chapter 4 (see Minute Item 9.a.iii)iv. Work with the 101 CC Task Group on TC Scopes (see Minute Item 10a).

b. Discussed New Draft Chapter 56. (FR 8085) and chapter references. See Minute Item 9.a.iii.c. Reviewed Committee Input from FUN. (CI 8219). See Minute Item 6.a.ii.d. Reviewed Letter from END. Heard report from END chair M. Mertens. See action items on TC Scopes

(6.a.iv) and Minute Item 10a.

7. Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems Task Group Report. R. Grill reported on the task group’sactivities, including the BSF task group on developing risk analysis scenarios. The committee raised the issue of72 and 5000 requiring multiple risk assessments and asked R. Grill to bring that topic to the attention of the taskgroup.

8. Correlating Committee Review/Actions on First Draft Report as Prepared by the BLD TechnicalCommittees. The committee reviewed the actions taken by the 5000 TCs including PIs, CIs and FRs. TheCorrelating Committee developed correlating notes and First Correlating Revisions where necessary. See the FirstDraft Report for CNs and FCRs. The CC also developed several minute items for the TCs to review (see item 9).

9. Minute Items for TC Review and Action:a. ALL TCs:

i. All TCs: Review the requirements for CO within each chapter and replace any NFPA 720references with NFPA 72.

ii. All TCs: NFPA 30 is in the process of changing the term "flammable and combustible liquids" to"ignitable liquids". TCs should review at Second Draft.

iii. All TCs: Review the new chapter 56 on Security and determine if the TC would like to include areference to Chapter 56. If so, the reference should go at the end of the X.3 section. Also reviewthe new scoping statement in section 4.1.7.

iv. All TCs: BSY updated Chapter 12 to fix references from ICC/ANSI A117.1 and ADA. They haverequested each TC review any references to ICC/ANSI A117.1 within their chapters.

v. All TCs: Review the terms “fire protection glazing”, “fire resistance glazing”, and “fire ratedglazing” used in your chapters. NFPA 80 only defines the terms “fire protection glazing” and“fire resistance glazing”.

b. Occupancy TCs:

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i. Occupancy TCs: Occupancy chapters should reference "electrically supervised" where 101chapters reference "electrically" See FRs 8027 through 8034.

ii. Occupancy TCs: Occupancy TCs should review their special structures section (as requested byCC in April 2018 pre FD meeting minutes) to include Chapters 31, 32 and 33.

c. AXM:i. MEA reorganized 11.2.1.5. AXM, HEA, MER reference this section in Chapters 16, 20. 27 and

28. TC should check if references within their chapters are still correct.d. BLC:

i. BLC to review 7.4.1, Table 7.4.1, 7.5.2 for references to sprinklering requirements.The tablereferences Section 7.4.1 for sprinkler requirements but nothing is listed. Between 2009 and 2012the section was revised, but the table footnote was not updated. Currently there is no guidance onwhat “sprinklered” means.

ii. Review cross references in 7.2.11, 35.5.2, 45.5.16.6(8) and Annex D

e. END:i. The TC on MEA replaced the term “releasing operation” with “releasing motion”. This term is

used in Chapter 17, 18, and 28. Corresponding TCs should look at the change made by MEA.ii. Review the draft language on doors to determine if it is clear where to go for adding hardware to

a door/ adding hardware to an existing door (Ch 15 may point you to “new” which could limit thenumber of releasing operations).

f. FIR:i. An FR was made in NFPA 101 (8.2.3.1.1) to revise the language on fire resistance rated

elements. Direct FIR to review the 5000 language in section 8.2.1.2 for consistency.

g. FUN:i. Review the draft language on doors to determine if it is clear where to go for adding hardware to

a door/ adding hardware to an existing door (Ch 15 may point you to “new” which could limit thenumber of releasing operations).

ii. NFPA 5000 addresses “special structures” in three chapters vs NFPA 101’s Chapter 11. TCshould look at adding a definition of special structure.

iii. SCM to review the referenced standards suggested in PI 27 and the recommendation in the PI'ssubstantiation. SCM should provide a recommendation to FUN for action. FUN should act on thePI during the SD on these revisions based on SCM’s recommendation.

h. HEA:i. MEA reorganized 11.2.1.5. AXM, HEA, MER reference this section in Chapters 16, 20. 27 and

28. TC Should check if references within their chapters are still correct.

i. IND:i. Confirm the changes to industrial high hazard/storage in 101 are consistent with the requirements

in 5000.

j. MER:i. The TC on MEA replaced the term “releasing operation” with “releasing motion”. This term is

used in Chapter 17, 18, and 28. Corresponding TCs should look at the change made by MEA.ii. MEA reorganized 11.2.1.5. AXM, HEA, MER reference this section in Chapters 16, 20. 27 and

28. TC should check if references within their chapters are still correct.

k. RES:

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i. Direct RES to review BLC's FR 8026 on residential building separations.

l. SCM:i. SCM should review PI 96 and provide direction/comments to FUN prior to their SD meeting, if

necessary.ii. SCM should review the referenced standards suggested in PI 27 and the recommendation in the

PI's substantiation. SCM should provide a recommendation to FUN for action prior to FUN’s SDmeeting. FUN should act on updating the standards during the SD based on SCM’srecommendation.

iii. SCM should review the ACI referenced standards in PI 98 and FR 8264. SCM should provide arecommendation to FUN for action prior to FUN’s SD meeting. FUN should act on updating thereferenced standards during the SD based on SCM’s recommendation.

iv. IND deleted annex text that appears to belong to one of the SCM definitions for treated wood.SCM should review FR 8373 to determine if they want to relocate the deleted annex material.

v. Review cross references in 7.2.11, 35.5.2, 45.5.16.6(8) and Annex D.

10. New Task Groups.a. Task Group on TC Scopes: A new task group was developed to review TC scopes to see if any changes

are necessary based on the new security goal within the code. The Task Group members include J.Rickard(chair), J. Lathrop, and C. Jelenewicz.

b. Task Group on Floor Area: A new task group was developed in the 101 CC meeting to address theterminology on floor area used throughout the code (e.g. gross floor area, net floor area, clear floor area,etc). A member from 5000 will be appointed to the task group.

11. Other business.a. Informational References. The CC discussed sending a memo to SC staff requesting guidance on

informational references to online databases and directories that do not have a specific publishing date. T.Vecchiarelli to draft and send the memo to D. Bellis.

b. The CC recognized J. Paul’s accomplishments receiving the “Jake Pauls Award” from the ChristianRegenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the R.Stirling Ferguson Award from the Canadian Public Health Association, and an honorary doctorate inscience from the University of Greenwich.

12. Future meetings. The NFPA 5000 CC second draft meeting will be held in late 2019. Dates and location TBD.

13. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

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December 4, 2018

Chip Carson, Chair NFPA Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF-AAC) Peter Willse, Chair NFPA Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD-AAC)

Re: Report to the Correlating Committee Task Group on Security-Related Criteria

Dear Mr. Chairs:

The Task Group on Security was asked to evaluate the scopes of NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 as they pertain to security and recommend any needed revisions. The Task Group met by conference call on November 26, 2018 and in person with conference call-in on December 4, 2018. Following is a summary of the discussions and recommendations.

The Task Group started by discussing 6 questions. The responses are summarized in blue under each question.

1. Is safety as a matter of security from violence appropriate for inclusion in NFPA 101 and/or 5000?Is it appropriate for this to be addressed by 5000 but not 101? The Task Group is generallysupportive of inclusion of security-related criteria in both NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000, with somecaveats.a. The Task Group noted that the nature of the threat can be difficult to quantify and

“security” is so broad a topic that is encompasses much more than just active shooterscenarios, including, perhaps, cannabis-related issues, other types of work place violence,and other types of weapons that firearms.

b. The Task Group suggested relying on NFPA 730 Guide for Premises Security and 731Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems, as well as NFPA 3000Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program.

c. The Task Group expressed some concern that the technical committees lack the technicalexpertise to address the need for and technology related to specific security solutions.

d. The general feeling was that some general scoping was appropriate but specifics shouldbe determined based on the use of NFPA 730, not prescriptively included in NFPA 101 and5000.

2. Is NFPA 101 1.1.8 adequate to address security issues or is broader language, such as that foundin NFPA 5000 1.1.1 appropriate? [Note that the annex language in 101 1.1.8 talks about thefeatures for protection from fire being useful in other circumstances, specifically mentioningcrowd safety, but stops short of endorsing protection from circumstances that have no relationto fire whatsoever. On the other hand, physical violence is NOT listed in 1.1.9, which notes somespecific areas NFPA 101 is not intended to address.] The Task Group expressed support for amodification to NFPA 101 1.1.8 to broaden the scope.

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a. The Task Group noted that there are already some provisions in the Code which do notappear to be covered by the current language (such as locking against entry in Day CareOccupancies).

b. One Task Group member suggested adding a separate paragraph rather than modifyingSection 1.1.8.

c. NFPA staff noted in a follow-up email that there are no Public Inputs for Section 1.1.8 soany changes would need to wait for a subsequent edition of NFPA 101.

3. NFPA 101 4.2.4 addresses Physical Violence Mitigation by merely stating it should not compromisecompliance with other requirements of the Code. Should this be expanded to specifically includefeatures to achieve physical violence mitigation in the scope? The Task Group agreed with thisapproach.

4. NFPA 5000 4.1.7 has similar but different language regarding Security Features. Should directionbe given to harmonize the language in 101 4.2.4 and 5000 4.1.7? The Task Group agreed with thisbut noted that “security” may be too broad a word and “violence” is too narrow. “Occupantsafety due to intentional threats to life safety” was suggested, though there was not an effort toparse words at this point so this was only a suggestion for further consideration.

5. In NFPA 101 and 5000, the Committee Scope for the Technical Committee on Fundamentalsaddresses protection “from fire, earthquake, flood, wind, and other circumstances…” These areall natural phenomena. Should consideration be given to asking the Standards Council to revisethe scope to include man-made circumstances such as security? [Note that issues such as injuryfrom falls have been added to the scope in Chapter 1 but not the Committee Scope. In theCommittee Scope, these fall under “other circumstances” in the Committee Scopes, though onlythe scope for Fundamentals lists natural phenomena in addition to fire.] The Task Group did notdirectly address this question, as they felt the Committee scope was not under the purview of theCorrelating Committee. This should be a question for whoever has authority to set the Committeescopes.

6. Is it even up to the Correlating Committee to make a recommendation regarding the scope of thedocument or is the existing scope so clearly not intended to cover non-fire issues such as physicalviolence mitigation that this direction needs to come from the Standards Council? The Task Groupgenerally agreed that the appropriate approach would be to suggest scope changes and copy theStandards Council so the Standards Council would have the opportunity to decide whether anyaction on their part is needed.

Subsequent to the conference call on November 26th, Howard Hopper drafted some proposed revisions to the scope in NFPA 101 and 5000.

NFPA 101 1.1.8 Occupant Security. The Code also addresses considerations that provide for occupant security from intentional harm perpetrated by others.

1.1.9 1.1.8* Considerations Not Related to Fire. The Code also addresses other considerations that, while important in fire conditions, provide an ongoing benefit in other conditions of use, including non-fire emergencies.

4.2.4 Physical Violence Mitigation. Where buildings are designed to mitigate physical violence against occupants, such measures Security Features. Where buildings include security features to protect occupants or contents, such features shall not compromise compliance with other requirements of this Code. <This wording now matches NFPA 5000, Section 4.1.7>

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9.13 Security Systems and Equipment. <New section, renumber remaining sections, 9.13.1 covers all security systems and equipment (assuming school locks are “equipment”. 9.13.2 recognizes that NFPA 731 is being expanded to cover premise security systems, not just electronic systems)> 9.13.1 General. Where required by another section of this Code, security systems and equipment shall be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and this section. 9.13.2 Security Systems. Where required by another section of this Code, premise security systems shall be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with NFPA 730.

NFPA 5000 Chapter 55 Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems and Equipment <This section already covers CO detection, which is not a fire protection system, name change fits with security reference> 55.12 Security Systems and Equipment. <New section , renumber remaining sections, same wording as proposed for NFPA 101 > 55.12.1 General. Where required by another section of this Code, security systems and equipment shall be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and this section. 55.12.2 Security Systems. Where required by another section of this Code, premise security systems shall be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with NFPA 730.

NFPA staff responded by noting changes to NFPA 101 1.1.8 and 9.13 would have to wait until the next edition of the Code, as no Public Inputs had been submitted for these sections. The Task Group members made several comments to the text.

1. The reference to NFPA 730 was questioned, as this is not a mandatory document, but rathera guide. Reference to NFPA 731, which is a standard, was suggested.

2. Another Task Group member noted that security should not be mandated and that referenceto a guide might be appropriate, suggesting it might be an if/then approach where if onechooses to address security, one should follow NFPA 730.

3. It was also noted that NFPA 731 is does not capture the overall intent of security issues andan Annex reference to NFPA 730 in both NFPA 101 and 5000 should be considered.

4. NFPA Staff noted that FR-6643 revises 4.2.4 in NFPA 101 to bring it very close to language inNFPA 5000 and that NFPA 5000 might further revise the text based on the proposed newChapter 56 Security. It was suggested that a First Correlating Revision might recommend toNFPA 5000 Technical Committee on Fundamentals that they consider revising Chapter 4 toalign its objectives with Chapter 56.

5. One Task Group member reminded the Group that this needs to work for all occupancies, notjust Educational Occupancies, and that some might be outside the scope of NFPA 101.

At its meeting on December 4th, the Task Group discussed possible changes to Chapters 1 (in NFPA 101) and 4 (in both NFPA 101 and 5000). It was agreed that changes to Chapter 1 can be made at this stage by means of a First Correlating Revision. Beyond that, the focus of the discussion was on clarifying the scope by suggesting to the technical committees what elements they should consider rather than telling them what to do.

The Task Group recommends the Correlating Committee take the following action:

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1. Direct the Technical Committee on Fundamentals to coordinate the language in NFPA 101 4.2.4 and NFPA 5000 4.1.7, keeping in mind that there may be security issues that are appropriate for inclusion in a building code but that might not be appropriate for inclusion in a life safety code.

2. Direct the Technical Committee on Fundamentals to consider whether an Annex note pointing users of the Code to NFPA 730 and 731 for further information on addressing security issues may be appropriate. Tie to 101 section 4.2.4 and NFPA 5000 section 4.1.7.

3. Issue a First Correlating Revision that revises NFPA 101 1.1.8 with language similar to the following: 1.1.8 Occupant Security. The Code also addresses considerations that provide for occupant security from intentional harm perpetrated by others. Reason: This change recognizes that existing provisions in the code, such as locking requirements in day care and educational occupancies, are designed to provide security for occupants from intentional harm perpetrated by others, such as active shooters. It is appropriate to recognize this in the scope of the Code.

4. Change CI-8219 (which changes NFPA 4.1.7 to address the new proposed Chapter 56 Security) to a First Correlating Revision.

5. Direct the NFPA 5000 technical committees to look at the proposed new Chapter 56 and direct the NFPA 101 and 5000 technical committees to look at the revised scoping language in Chapter 4 regarding security issues when considering potential changes to the chapters under their purview.

6. Suggest to the Standards Council that they consider revising the Committee Scopes to align them with the scoping provisions in Chapters 1 and 4 of NFPA 101 and 5000.

7. FCR: A.1.1.8 Life safety in buildings includes more than safety from fire. Although fire

safety has been the long-standing focus of NFPA 101, its widely known title, Life Safety

Code, and its technical requirements respond to a wider range of concerns, including, for

example, crowd safety and providing life safety when security features are provided.

Code requirements that contribute to the safe movement of people during fire

emergencies might also assist in responding to many other hazards that require decisions

about where people can be safely located. 8.

The Task Group looks forward to answering any questions the Correlating Committee may have. Sincerely,

John A. Rickard, AIA, PE

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Correlating Committee on Building Code

(BLD-AAC)

NFPA 5000 Second Draft Meeting (Annual 2020)

The Correlating Committee (CC) actions that follow are subject to and within the limitations of the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards (the Regs) at 3.4 and 4.4.11.

Second Correlating Revision (SCR): Used to delete or modify SRs, generate the equivalent of a new SR, or revise the TC action on a public comment. All SCRs must include a Correlating Committee Statement (CCS) to support the change. A SR from the TC that is modified by an SCR converts to a committee comment (see Regs at 4.4.11.2). SCRs are balloted and appear in the second draft report if they pass ballot. SCRs that do not pass ballot are not published (see Regs at 4.4.11.5.1).

Excerpts from the Regs follow (see the Regs for complete details at http://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/resources/regulations-and-policies):

4.4.11 Correlating Committee Review and Action on Public Comments and the Second Draft.

4.4.11.1 Review and Permitted Actions. Where Technical Committee activities are managed and coordinated by a Correlating Committee, the Correlating Committee shall review the Public Comments and the Second Draft as balloted by the Technical Committees under its responsibility and take appropriate action within the limits of its authority and responsibilities, as set forth in 3.4.2 and 3.4.3, by creating Correlating Revisions and revising actions on Comments as set forth in 4.4.11.2 and 4.4.11.3.

4.4.11.2 Correlating Revisions. The Correlating Committee may, within the limits of its authority, revise the Second Draft by creating Second Correlating Revisions, with associated Correlating Statements, that delete or modify Second Revisions or other text in the Second Draft. To the extent that a Second Correlating Revision modifies or deletes a Second Revision or any portion of the Second Revision, the original text of the Second Revision or affected portion thereof shall be redesignated as a Committee Comment and shall be published in the Comment section of the Second Draft Report along with a note indicating that the text contained in the Committee Comment has been modified or deleted from the Second Draft as a result of a Second Correlating Revision.

4.4.11.2.1 Size and Content of Second Correlating Revisions.

(a) An individual Revision can contain multiple changes to the Standard text, provided that the changesare contained within a contiguous portion of the Standard that is no smaller than an individualnumbered or lettered section or no larger than a chapter.

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(b) Exception for Global Revisions. Where the Correlating Committee wishes to revise a term or phrase throughout an NFPA Standard so as to achieve editorial consistency or correlation, the Committee may do so through a Global Revision.

4.4.11.3 Change in Actions on Comments. Where a Second Correlating Revision is inconsistent with the Technical Committee’s Committee Action on any Comment, the Action shall be changed to make it consistent with the Second Correlating Revision, and a note shall be provided with the new Action indicating that it has been changed at the direction of the Correlating Committee to be consistent with a Second Correlating Revision.

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4.4.11.5 Correlating Committee Ballot on Second Draft.

4.4.11.5.1 Balloting on Second Correlating Revisions.

(a) Any proposed Second Correlating Revisions to the Second Draft shall be submitted to a Ballot of the Correlating Committee. Approval of Second Correlating Revisions shall be established by a three-fourths affirmative vote of the Correlating Committee. Negative votes or abstentions on specific Second Correlating Revisions shall include the reasons for such votes.

(b) Only proposed Second Correlating Revisions that are approved by the Correlating Committee Ballot shall become Second Correlating Revisions and shall be published in the Second Draft Report. Second Correlating Revisions that fail Ballot shall not be published.

(c) For approved Second Correlating Revisions, a ballot statement as indicated in 3.3.4.3(d) shall be published with their associated Second Correlating Revisions in the Second Draft Report.

(d) Treatment of Global Revisions. Global Revisions are balloted in the same manner as other Revisions, and a Global Revision that passes Ballot is applied, as directed, throughout the Standard, independently of the results of balloting on other Revisions.

4.4.11.5.2 Ballot on the Report as a Whole. In addition to the Ballot on each of its individual Second Correlating Revisions (see 4.4.11.3.1), there shall be a Ballot of the Correlating Committee on the Second Draft. The results of the Ballot for the further processing of the NFPA Standard are as follows:

(a) Forward the NFPA Standard to the NFPA Technical Meeting. The proposed NFPA Standard shall be forwarded for consideration to the NFPA Membership unless the Correlating Committee, by a three-fourths negative vote on the Ballot (demonstrably based on considerations within its authority and responsibility as set forth in 3.4.2 and 3.4.3), directs the return of the NFPA Standard to the Technical Committee for further study. If the NFPA Standard is forwarded for consideration to the NFPA Membership, the results of the Ballot, including the reasons for negative votes, shall be included in the Technical Committee Report.

(b) Return of the NFPA Standard. If the Correlating Committee directs the return of the NFPA Standard to the Technical Committee for further study, the NFPA Standard is not forwarded to the NFPA Membership, the Second Draft Report is not published, and a notice that the Correlating Committee has directed the return of the NFPA Standard to the Technical Committee for further study shall be published in place of the Second Draft Report.

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October 30, 2019 Peter Willse, Chair NFPA Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD‐AAC) Chip Carson, Chair NFPA Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF‐AAC) Re: Correlating Committee Task Group on Technical Committee Scope for NFPA 5000 and 101 Report on Recommendations Dear Messrs. Willse and Carson: At the December, 2018 Correlating Committee meeting, a task group was formed by BLD‐AAC to address potential issues with the Committee Scope for the technical committees responsible for NFPA 5000. NFPA 5000 has several technical committees that address issues (such as building construction and building systems) that are appropriate for a building code but that are not included in NFPA 101. Nevertheless, NFPA 101 does include some provisions that are not strictly related to safety from fire. Therefore, the task group, which I chaired, included the NFPA 101 committee scopes in our review. Following are our recommendations, with some comments regarding issues we discussed. The committee scope for the Technical Committee on Fundamentals is identical for NFPA 101 and 5000 and includes language regarding earthquake, flood and wind. This language did not exist in the 2000 edition of NFPA 101 and appears to have been inadvertently added to NFPA 101 at some point. Our recommendation is to remove this language from the TC on Fundamentals Committee Scope in NFPA 101. The resulting scope would be: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the basic goals, objectives, performance requirements, and definitions for protection of human life and property from fire, earthquake, flood, wind, and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences, on the nonemergency and emergency movement of people, and on high‐rise buildings. The committee scopes for the occupancy chapters appear to be identical for NFPA 101 and 5000. Although the text within the occupancy chapters is similar for NFPA 101 and 5000, standpipes, which are a feature to assist firefighting, are included in NFPA 5000 occupancy chapters but not NFPA 101. Nevertheless, we do not recommend any changes to the TC scopes for the occupancy chapters in response to this difference. The committee scopes for the occupancy chapters refer to “protection of human life and property from fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences.” The scopes also refer to “emergency movement of people.” The TC’s for Fundamentals and Assembly Occupancies (and only those TC’s) at some point added “nonemergency and” prior to this language. We do not recommend any changes to the TC scopes for the occupancy chapters regarding this issue but would like to note this discrepancy. Both NFPA 101 and 5000 include language regarding grab bars in some occupancies, including residential and mercantile. This is supported by the general language regarding purpose in NFPA 5000 and by a new

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section titled “Injuries from Falls” in NFPA 101 Chapter 1. The Task Group believes the scope of the occupancy chapters is broad enough to include this and that this is covered by “other circumstances capable of producing similar consequences.” Issues related to terrorism and hostile intruders (which is in the NFPA 5000 chapter on assembly occupancies), classroom locking (in the educational and day‐care occupancies chapter), and safety during building use and security features (both in the fundamentals chapter) were discussed and the consensus was of the Task Group that these primarily have an effect on emergency egress and therefore are covered by the existing scopes in both NFPA 101 and 5000. We do not recommend any changes to the TC scopes regarding these issues. The Task Group members look forward to answering any questions you or the Correlating Committee members may have. Sincerely,

John A. Rickard, AIA, PE

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