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ASHE / ICC Ad-HocUnified Code Update

and Code Process Overview

Presented by

James Peterkin

Sr. Fire Protection Engineer

Heery International

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LearningObjectives

•Review the NFPA Code Process

•Review the ICC Code Process

•Review the ASHE efforts for a Unified Code

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The Affordable Care Act is fundamentally changing the way hospitals get reimbursed

But at the Same Time

Billions of dollars per year are spent on hospital construction, with a large percentage wasted on conflicts within the various applicable codes.

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How Does ACA Effect Construction?

The Building Codes and Standards (ICC, NFPA, FGI, ANSI 117.1) all have an effect on the costs required to construct a healthcare project.

To help control construction costs, the healthcare industry needs to get more involved in the Code Development Process

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History of the Various Codes

1913

2000

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1947 1984 2001

1973 2008 2010

2003

1915

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The ICC Code Development Process

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The FGI CodeDevelopment Process

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The ASHRAE StandardDevelopment Process

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The NFPA Code Development Process

Who is the Technical Committee?

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Technical Committee is comprised of experts from multiple categories:

Users Installer/Maintainer

Insurance LaborEnforcers ConsumerTesting Labs Special ExpertManufacturers


Appointment to a TC is based on:

• Qualifications of the applicant; • A balance of interest categories on the committee; • Maintaining the committee at a manageable working size; • The ability of the applicant to attend and participate

in all committee meetings

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Step 1 – Input Stage

• Public Input

• Technical Committee Meets (simple majority)

• Technical Committee Ballots (2/3rd majority)

• Publish the First Draft Report


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Step 1 – Input Stage

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Step 1

Input Stage


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Step 2 – Comment Stage

Receive Public Comments (on the First Draft changes)

• Cannot introduce new material

• Can submit Comment on a change that was not accepted during the First Draft

• Technical Committee Meets

• Technical Committee Ballots

• Publish the Second Draft Report


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Step 2 - Comment Stage


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Step 3 – Association Technical Meeting


•Prior to the annual meeting, submit a Notice of Intent To Make A Motion (NITMAM)

•Reviewed for content and applicability by NFPA staff if approved it becomes a Certified Amending Motion

•At the annual Association Technical Meeting, the CAMs are brought to the floor by the motion maker or designated representative

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Step 3 – Association Technical Meeting


•Cannot introduce new material

•Support TC Action or Oppose TC action

•Simple majority vote

Any member is eligible to vote at the annual

Association Technical Meeting (as long as the

membership is at least 180 days old at the time

of the annual meeting).

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Step 4 – Standards Council

Prior to the Standards Council meeting, any CAMs that resulted a change to the second draft must be re-balloted to the TC.These changes must pass a 2/3rd majority vote of the TC in order to stand. Failure of the 2/3rds majority, the requirements revert back to the language of the previous edition.Anyone that does not agree with the final action from the annual ATM can appeal the decision to the Standards Council.Once a Code/Standard is approved by the Standards Council, it becomes the official next edition and is subsequently published.


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TIA (Tentative Interim Amendment)

• A necessary change during the middle of a code cycle

• Requires the TC to approve the validity of the change

• Requires the TC to approve the Emergency nature of

• the change

• Must pass the TC by 2/3rd majority

• Must be approved by the Standards Council


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TIA (Tentative Interim Amendment)•


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Group AIBC – International Building CodeIFGC- International Fuel Gas CodeIMC - International Mechanical CodeIPC - International Plumbing CodeIPSDC -- International Private Sewage Disposal Code

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Group BIFC - International Fire CodeIRC - International Residential CodeIWUIC - International Wildland-Urban Interface CodeISPSC - International Swimming Pool and Spa CodeIEBC - International Existing Building CodeIPMC - International Property Maintenance CodeIECC - International Energy Conservation CodeICC-PC – Performance CodeIZC -- International Zoning CodeChapter 1 of all the codes except IgCCUpdate all Referenced Standards


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Group C – IgCC – International Green Construction Code


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Step 1

Submit proposed changes to ICC

Committee Action HearingsCommittee made up of special matter experts

Committee Action Hearings Results Published


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Step 2

Submit comments on the Committee Action Hearings

Public Comment Hearings

Final Action Based on Floor Vote2/3rd majority needed to overturn Committee Actionresults


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Mission Statement

Assess and amend the current ICC family of codes to ensure that these requirements are appropriate to the special safety risks that exist within hospitals and ambulatory surgery

facilities.

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ICC/ASHEAd Hoc Committee on Healthcare

Specifically:

•Focus on hospitals and ambulatory

care facilities.

•Consider all current, relevant sources

of information

•Consider the changing modes of

healthcare delivery

•Create clear, usable code language

•Coordinate with other groups and committees

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The Committee, which is made up of volunteers began meeting in late

2010

What Has Been Done So Far

ICC/ASHEAd Hoc Committee on Healthcare

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The Code Changes

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The 2015 Code Changes

Group A Cycle35 Proposals Submitted 25 Approved

Group B Cycle40 Proposals Submitted 39 Approved

Group C Cycle22 Proposals Submitted16 Approved – 5 Disapproved – 1 WithdrawnPublic Comment Hearings(October 1 – 7 2014)

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IBC – Definition:Defend In Place

� Commonly accepted practicebut often misunderstood

Defend in Place. A method of emergency response that engages

building components and trained staff to provide occupant safety

during an emergency. Emergency response involves remaining in

place, relocating within the building, or both, without evacuating the

building

� Lays groundwork for other changes

The Code Changes

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OccupancySplit Group I-2

� Condition 1 - Nursing homes, Foster Care, etc.Non emergency care, surgery, obstetrics or in-patient stabilization units for psychiatric or detoxification

� Condition 2 – HospitalsEmergency care, surgery, obstetrics or in-patient stabilization units for psychiatric or detoxification

The Code Changes

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IBC 407.5 – Smoke Compartment Size

� Increased to 40,000 sf

� 200 foot travel distance unchanged

Program data requirements make for larger spaces, but zone size has not followed suit

The Code Changes

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The Code Changes

MED/SURG INPATIENT UNIT60 BED (NEW GUIDELINES)

31,351 GSF

MED/SURG INPATIENT UNIT60 BED (OLD GUIDELINES)

15,195 GSF

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The Code Changes

TYPICAL OPERATING ROOM(OLD GUIDELINES)

718 GSF

TYPICAL OPERATING ROOM(NEW GUIDELINES)

960 GSF

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The Code Changes

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IBC 717.5 – Smoke Dampers

� No longer required at smoke barrier walls

� Note that this does not effect requirements at other locations such as shafts

The Code Changes

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IBC 202, 407 – Care Suites

� 10,000 maximum sleeping suite

� Trade-off with smoke detection

� Simplify by eliminating “intervening spaces”(maximum three doors and 100 ft.)

The Code Changes

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IBC 5705.5 – Alcohol Based Hand Rubs

� Proposed not to count against MAQ's, with conditions

� Clarifying placement of dispensers

The Code Changes

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IBC Table 509 – Incidental Uses

� Consistent with other codes on hazardous material locations

� Adding storage, maintenance shops, laboratories

� NFPA 45

The Code Changes

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IBC 1010.1.9.4 to 1010.1.9.9Door Hardware

� Special locking arrangements revised for I-2

� Access controlled and delayed egress locks simplified and clarified

BHMA involved as an “interested party”

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�IBC 1018.2 – require aisles to keep the same width as corridors

�IBC 1104.3, 1107.3, 1107.5.3.1 – ADA coordination for door size

�IBC 1109.2 – Exception for bariatric facilities

The Code Changes

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�IBC 907.2.6 – Fire Alarms, Audible and Visible (private mode)

�IMC Table 403.3, Ventilation rates (stronger ASHRAE 170 reference)

The Code Changes

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�IBC 3304.8 – Use of facilities during renovations

�Throughout the IBC – replace “gurney” and “litter” with “stretcher”

The Code Changes

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Correlated with CMS “K-tags”

The Code Changes

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� IFC 907.2.6.2 – add smoke detection to suites

� IFC 1030.3.1 (new) – wheeled equipment in 8’ corridors

� IFC 1030.2.1 - Security devices and egress locks – coordination

� IFC Chapter 11 – retroactive requirements (new concept in I-Codes)

The Code Changes

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The ASHE/ICC Ad Hoc Committee on Healthcare

What Still Needs To Be Done

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International Green Construction Code

� Public Comments Submitted

� Public Comment Hearings Oct 1 – 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Maintaining Our Progress

Many of the successful changes will be challenged in the next code cycle by those that opposed them.


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"A standard that adequately protects public healthsafety and welfare; provisions that do notunnecessarily increase construction costs;provisions that do not restrict the use of newmaterials, products or methods of construction;and provisions that do not give preferentialtreatment to particular types of classes ofmaterials, products or methods of construction"

“Minimum Standard”


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Communicating the statistics of Hospital Fire Deaths

2006 – 2010 Hospital & Hospice Fire FactsAnnual Averages

1,430 Structure Fires

Less Than 1 Civilian Deaths

32 Civilian Injuries

$7.5 Mil Property Damages

*3% Occurred in Hospice Setting


Positive Effect of Sprinklers and Smoking Ban

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Unsuccessful Changes

Lay-In Ceiling Tiles

Occupancy Sensors

Elevator Lobbies


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Ambulatory Healthcare

Added as Appendix K MaterialStill a work in progress


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Talk to your local AHJ’s and get involved!

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How to Get Involved

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Advocacy is for

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How to Get Involved

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Any Questions?

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