Report of the Committee on
Catherine L. Stashak, Des Plalnes Fire Dept., IL, Chair SAF-END
David W, Stroup, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards and Technology,
MD, Chair SAF-AL,S
Gregory W. Thomas, Liberty Mutual Group, CT, Chair SAF-IND
John M. Watts, Jr., Fire Safety Inst., VT, Chair SAF-FUN
Safety to Life
Technical Correlating Committee (SAF-AAC)
J. Kenneth Richardson, CAair
Ken Richardson Fire Technologies, Inc., Ontario, Canada [SE]
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on the protection of human life from
fire and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences and for the nonemergency and emergency
movement of people.
Ron Cot6, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Alastair J. M. Aikman, Nat'l Research Council of Canada, Ontario,
Canada [RT]
hn L. Bryan, Frederick, MD [SE]
chard W. Bukowski, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards and
Technology, MD [RT]
Rep. NFPA Nat'l Fire Alarm Code Committee
Lee J. Dosedlo, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT]
Gene B. Endthoff, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., IL [M]
Wayne D. Holmes, HSB Professional, Loss Control Inc., CT [I]
J. Edmund Katie, Jr., Prince George s County Gov't, MD [E]
Alfred J. Longhitano, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., NY [U]
Rep. American Health Care Assn.
Ronald IL Mengel, Pittway Systems Technology Group, IL [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Kirby W. Perry, Kirby W. Perry Architects & Assoc. Inc., TX [SE]
Rep. American Inst. of Architects
Lawrence G. Perry, Silver Spring, MD [U]
Rep. Building Owners & Managers Assn. Intl
James R. Quiter, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., CA [SE]
Walter Smittle, West Virginia State Fire Marshal, WV [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Richard E. Thonnings, American Insurance Services Group, Inc.,
NY [ll
Jay Woodward, Int'l Conference of Building Officials, MO [E]
Rep. Int'l Code Council, Inc.
Technical Committee on
Assembly Occupancies and Membrane Structures (SAF-AXM)
(Chapters 8, 9 and NFPA 102)
John A. Sharry, Chair
Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Laboratory, CA [C]
Ron Cot6, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Stanton M. Alexander, North American Testing Co., FL [M]
Weston E. Bacon, Jr., Bacon Hedland Mgmt., IL [U]
Pep. Int'l Assn. of Exposition Mgmt.
Scott IL Bartlett, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MA[M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Dale T. Cich, Birdair, Inc., NY [IM]
William Conner, Jerit/Boys Inc., IL [SE]
Rep.. American Sodety of Theater Consultants
Bhola Dhume, City of New Orleans, LA [E]
Rep. Southern Bldg. Code Congress Int'l Inc.
Robert D. Fiedler, Lincoln Bureau of Fire Prevention, NE [El
William E. Fitch, Omega Point Laboratories Inn, TX [RT]
William J. Fries, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., MA [I]
Rep. The Alliance of American Insurers
Ralph Gerdes, Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC, IN [SE]
Brad Gessner, 22"dDistrict Agricultural Assn., CA [U]
Rep. Int'l Assn. Of Assembly Managers, Inc.
Jeffrey A. Maddox, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., CA [SE]
Vern L. Martlndale, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
LIT [U]
Daniel M. McGee, American Iron and Steel Inst., NJ[M]
Joseph J. Messersmith, Jr., Portland Cement Assn., VA [M]
Gregory IL Miller, Code Consultants Inc., MO [U]
Rep.Nat'l Assn. of Theatre Owners
Jake Pauls, Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Bldg. Use and Safety,
MD [SE]
Philip It. Sherman, P. IL Sherman Inc., MA [SE]
David L. Sutter, Hussey Seating Co., ME [M]
Rep. Nat'l School Supply & Equipment Assn.
Henry Teague, Rosser Int'l, GA [SE]
Harold E. "Caip ~ Ulich, Herberger Theater Center, AZ [U]
Rep. U.S. Inst. for Theatre Technology
Paul L. Wertheimer, Crowd Mgmt. Strategies, IL [SE]
Alternates
Frederick C. Bradley, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., GA [U]
(Alt. to A.J. Longhitano)
Kenneth E. Bush, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
(Alt. to W. Smittle)
J. Thomas Carter, Chloride Systems, NC [M]
(Alt. to 1L K. Mengel)
Russell P. Fleming, Nat'i Fire Sprinkler Assn., NY [M]
(Alt. to G. B. Endthoff)
Howard Hopper, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., CA [RT]
(Alt. to L.J. Dosedlo)
Daniel Madrzykowski, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Technology,
MD [RT]
(Alt. to R. W. Bukowski)
Martin H. Reiss, The RJA Group, Inc., MA [SE]
(Alt. to J. R. Quiter)
Michael D. Tomy, Heery Int'l Inc., GA [SE]
(Alt. to K. W. Perry)
Nonvoting
Alternates
Wayne G. (Chip) Carson, Carson Assoc., inc., VA, Chair SAF-HEA
Philip C. Favro, Philip C. Fawo & Assoc., CA, Chair SAF-BCF
Thomas W. Jaeger, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., VA, Chair
SAF-DET
Joseph M. Jardin, New York City Fire Dept., NY, Chair SAF-RES
William E. Koffei, Jr., Koffel Assoc., Inc., MD, Chair SAF-MEA
Gerald E. Lingenfelter, American Ins Services Group Inc., NY,
Chair SAF-FUR
ohn W. McCormick, Code Consultants Inc., MO, Chair SAF-FIR
onus L. Morehart, Punta Gorda, FL
(Member Emeritus)
Harold E. Nelson, Hughes Assoc., Inc., MD
(Member Emeritus)
Richard IL Osman, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL, Chair SAF-BSF
Ed Schultz, Code Consultants Inc., MO, Chair SAF-MER
John A. Sharry, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Laboratory, CA, Chair
SAF-AXM
David Cook, Ralph Gerdes Consultants, IN [SE]
(Alt. to R. Gerdes)
Victor L. Dubrowski, Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
(Alt. to G. R. Miller)
Don Hancock, Int'l Assn. Of Assembly Managers, TX [U]
(Alt. to B. Gessner)
Eugene A. LaValle, Sentrol, Inc., GA [M]
(Alt. to S. IL Bartlett)
David J. May, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, UT [U]
(Alt. to V. L. Martindale)
Daniel It. Victor, lnterkal, Inc., MI [M]
(Alt. to D. L. Sutter)
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Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other drcumstances capable of producing similar
consequences, and on the nonemergency and emergency
movement of people in assembly occupancies, tents, anct
membrane structures.
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Technical Committee on
Ronald H. Kirby, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MA [M]
Board and Care Facilities (SAF-BCF)
David P. Klein, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, MD [U]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Richard L Klinker, Klinker & Assn., Inc., MD [SE]
Roger L. McDaniel, Dept. of Corrections, FL [U]
L. L. (Larry) Neibauer, Automatic Fire Alarm Assn., FL [M]
Martin H. Relss, The RJA Group, Inc., MA [SE]
John T. Wandell, Town of Palm Beach Fire/Rescue, FL [E]
(Chapters 22 and 23)
Philip C. Favro, Chair
Favro Assoc., CA [SE]
James D. Lake, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Alternates
Rouald S. Berger, Low Voltage Systems Technology [M]
Greg Austin, Gentex Corp., MI [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
James R, Bell, Marriott Corp., DC [U]
Rep. American Hotel & Motel Assn.
Warren D. Boniseh, Schirmer Engr Corp., TX [SE]
Harry L. Bradley, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn. "
Mary Ellen Early, Florida Assn. of Homes for the Aging (FAHA),
FL [UI
Rep. American Assn. of Homes for the Aging
Thomas W. Gardner, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., VA [U]
Pep. American Health Care Assn.
Norman E. Groner, Santa Cruz, CA [SE]
Laura A. Hoffman, Nashville Tennessee Fire Dept., TN [E]
Kenneth E. Isman, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., NY [M]
Philip 1L Jose, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, NY [U]
David Ray Kiely, Community Resource Center of Sullivan County,
NY [U]
Rep. American Network of Community Options & Resources
James K. Lathrop, Koffel Assoc., CT [SE]
Bernard M. Levin, Rockville, MD [SE]
Paul E. Patty, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT]
Francis G. Reuer, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Health
Care Financing Admin., CO [El
(Alt. to L. L. Neibauer)
James D. Brown, Oklahoma State University, OK [SE]
(AlL to P. D. Brock)
Tariq Bsharat, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., NY [M]
(Alt. to K. E. Isman)
Greg Gottlieb, Hauppauge Fire District, NY [C]
(Alt. to J. M. Jardin)
Claudia Hagood, Klinker and Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
(AIt. to 1L L Klinker)
Peter A. l.arrimer, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, PA [U]
(Alt. to D. P. Klein)
Eugene A. Lagalle, Sentrol, Inc., GA [M]
(Alt. to R. H. Kirby)
Randolph W. Tucker, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., TX [SE]
(Alt. to M. H. Reiss)
Joseph Wiehagen, Nat'l Assn. of Home Builders, MD [IM]
(Air. to L. Brown)
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences and on the emergency movement of people.
Technical Committee on
Alternates
Kerry M. Bell, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT]
(Alt. to P. E. Patty)
Gene B. Endthoff, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., IL [M]
(AlL to ~ E. Isman)
Jonl Fritz, American Network of Community Options & Resources,
VA [U]
(Alt. to D. 1L Kiely)
Harold E. Nelson, Hughes Assoc. Inc~, MD [SE]
(Alt. to B. M. Levin)
Daniel J. Schoeps, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, DC [U]
(Alt. to P. 1LJose)
James F. Woodford, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MA [M]
(Alt. to G. Austin)
Mayer D. Zimmerman, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Health Care Financing Admin., MD [E]
(Alt. to F. G. Reuer)
Detention and Correctional Occupancies (SAF-DET)
(Chapters 14 and 15)
Thomas W. Jaeger, Chair
Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., VA [SE]
Ron Cott, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
?ames IL Ambrose, Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
rancis C. Barbaro, Hampden County Sheriff's Dept., MA [U]
David L. Bondor, St. Paul Fire & Marine., TX [I]
Rep. American Society of Safety Engr
Robbie D. Church, U.S. Bureau of Prisons, DC [U]
Michael DiMascio, Solutions Engr Inc., MA [SE]
Randy Gaw, Correctional Service of Canada, Ontario, Canada [E]
David A. Gilda, Builders Hardware Mfrs. Assn., CT [M]
Patrick G. Gordon, Philadelphia Prison System, PA [U]
Larry Harrison, Illinois Office of State Fire Marshals, IL [E]
Kenneth E. Isman, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn. [M]
W'flliamE. Koffel, Jr., Koffel Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
Roger L McDaniel, Dept. of Corrections, FL [U]
E. Eugene Miller, Washington, DC [SE]
A. N.Moser, Jr., Nat'l Sheriffs' Assn., VA [U]
Jerry Nealy, Cumulus Fibres, Inc., NC [M]
Rep. Institutional Bedding Mfrs. Assn.
Steven E. Rawson, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MA [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Kenneth J. Schwartz, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
Wayne S. Smith, Texas Commission on Fire Protection Regions,
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances producing similar consequences, and on
the emergency movement of people, in residential board and care
facilities.
Technical Committee on
Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (SAF-BSF)
(Chapter 7)
Richard IL Osman, Cha/r
Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
TX[E]
James D. Lake, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Alternates
Harry L. Bradley, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Pat D. Brock, Oklahoma State University, OK [SE]
Lawrence Brown, Nat'l Assn. Of Home Builders (NAHB),
DC [IM]
Edward A. Donoghue, Edward A. Donoghue Assoc., Inc., NY [M]
Rep. Nat'l Elevator Industry Inc.
Kenneth E. Isman, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn. [M]
Joseph M. Jardin, New York City Fire Dept., NY [C]
Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section
Peter J. Collins, U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, DC [U]
(Alt. to R. D. Church)
A. Larry Iseminger, Jr., Maryland State Fire Marshals Office [E]
(AlL to W. S. Smith)
Alfred J. Longhitano, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., NY [SE]
(Alt. to T. W. Jaeger)
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Richard IL McDaniel, Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal,
IL [El
(Alt. to L. Harrison)
Robert IL Perry, Robert Perry Assoc., Inc., IL [M]
(Voting Alt. to DHI Rep.)
Donald Murray Golf, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, FL [E]
Rep. Florida Fire Marshals Assn.
MilesJ. Haber, Monument Construction, Inc., MD [IM]
Pep. Nat'l Assn. of Home Builders
Dale D. Hasty, Cerberus Pyrotronics, MO [M]
Rep. Fire Suppression Systems Assn.
Wayne D. Holmes, HSB Professional Loss Control, Inc., CT [I]
Jonathan Humble, American Iron and Steel Inst., CT [M]
Tod L Jilg, Hoechst Celanese Corp., NC [M]
Rep. American Fiber Mfrs. Assn.
Donald L. King, Steelcraft Mfg. Co., OH [M]
Rep. Steel Door Inst.
Marshall A. Klein, Marshall A. Klein & Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
Richard F. Lattey, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, MA [I]
Pep. The Alliance of American Insurers
Joseph J. Messersmith, Jr., Portland Cement Assn., VA [M]
Diane V. Stelger, CIGNA Loss Control Services, NJ [I]
Rep. American Insurance Services Group
Sharon M. Stone, Koffel Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
Kenneth Wood, Orifice of Illinois State Fire Marshal, IL [E]
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences, and on the emergency movement of people in
detention and correctional occupancies.
Technical Committee on
Educational and Day-Care Occupancies (SAF-END)
(Chapters 10, 11, 30 and $1)
Catherine L. Stashak, Chair
Des Plaines Fire Dept., IL [E]
Alternates
Ron Cott, Nonvoting Sea*tar3
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Robert H. Barker, American Fiber Mfrs. Assn., DC [M]
(AlL to T. L. Jilg)
Kenneth E. Bland, American Forest & Paper Assn., DC [M]
(Alt. to S. W. Francis)
Delbert F. Boring, Jr., American Iron & Steel Inst., OH [M]
(Alt. to J. Humble)
Lawrence Brown, Nat'l Assn. Of Home Builders (NAHB),
DC JIM]
(Alt. to M.J. Haber)
David Cook, Ralph Gerdes Consultants, IN [SE]
(Alt. to R. Gerdes)
John F. Devlin, Schirmer Engr Corp., VA [SE]
(Alt. to C. F. Baldassarra)
Jack Gump, HSB Professional Loss Control, TN [I]
(Alt. to W. D. Holmes)
Daniel J. Harviugton, CGU Insurance, NY [I]
(Alt. to D. V. Steiger)
Mark Kluver, Portland Cement Assn., CA [M]
(Alt. to J.J. Messersmith)
William E. Koffel, Jr., Koffel Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
(Alt. to S. M. Stone)
David A. Lewis, Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
(Alt. to J. W. McCormick)
JeffreyA. Maddox, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., CA [SE]
(Air. to E. Cote)
Eric Rosenbaum, Hughes Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
(Alt. to E. K. Budnick)
Scott R. BarrieR, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MA [M]
Samuel S. Dannaway, S. S. Dannaway Assoc., Inc., HI [SE]
Victor L. Dubrowski, Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
Stephen E. Duff'm, Zurich Services Corp., IL [1]
Gene B. Endthoff, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., IL [M]
Lance J. Ewing, School District of Philadelphia, PA [U]
Douglas R. Freels, Performance Design Technologies, LLC,
TN [SE]
Vern L. Martlndale, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter<lay Saints,
U T [U]
Michael L. Sinslgalli, Windsor Locks ~,re Dept., CT [E]
Aleksy L. SL~chnowicz, Prince George s County Gov't Board of
Education, MD [E]
Robert T. Trotter, Franklin Fire Dept., TN [U]
Ralph J. Warburton, University of Miami, FL [SE]
Carl F. Weaver, Brevard Community College, FL [SE]
Kenneth Wood, Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, IL [E]
Alternate
Performance Design Technologies, LLC, TN [SE]
R. Freels)
R•tr B.to D.Rudy,
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences, and on the emergency movement of people in
educational occupancies and day-care occupancies.
Nonvoting
Michael Earl Dillon, Dillon Consulting Engr, Inc., CA
Rep. TC on Air Conditioning
Technical Committee on
Fire Protection Features (SAF-FIR)
(Sections 6-1 through 6-4)
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences and on the emergency movement of people.
John W. McCormick, Chair
Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
Walter P. Sterling, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Technical Committee on
Fundamentals (SAF-FUN)
(Chapters 1 through 4)
Carl F. Baldassarra, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
John F. Bender, Maryland Office of State Fire Marshal, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Robert M. Berhinig, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT]
Joseph A. Brooks, Air Movement and Control Assn. Int'l, Inc.,
IL [M]
Edward IL Budnick, Hughes Assoc. Inc., MD [SE]
Gregory J. Cahanin, St. Petersburg, FL [U]
Rep.Louisiana State Fireman's Assn.
Raman B. Chauhan, Nat'l Research Council of Canada, Ontario,
Canada [RT]
Eric Cote, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., MA [SE]
Thomas G. Daly, Hilton Hotels Corp., CA [U]
Pep. NFPA Lodging Industry Section
Brian L. Eklow, AON Risk Services, IL [I1
Gene B. Endthoff, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., IL [M]
Sam W. Francis, American Forest & Paper Assn., PA[M]
Ralph Gerdes, Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC, IN [SE]
ohn M. Watts, Jr., Chair
re Safety Inst., VT [SE]
Ron Cott, Nonvoting Seoretar~
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Wayne G. (Chip) Carson, Carson Assoc., Inc., VA [SE]
Gregory W. Gallagher, New York State Dept. of State, NY [E]
Norman E. Groner, Santa Cruz, CA [SE]
Howard Hopper, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., CA [RT]
Morgan J. Hurley, Society of Fire Protection Engr, MD [U]
David P. Klein, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, MD [U]
James IL Lathrop, Koffel Assoc., CT [SE]
Richard A. Morris, Nat'l Assn, of Home Builders, DC [IM]
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Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on limitin~gthe impact of furnishings
and building contents effect on protecuon of human life from fire
and other carcumstances capable of producing similar
consequences and on the emergency movement of people.
Walter Smittle, III, West Virginia State Fire Marshals Office,
WV [El
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
David W. Stroup, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards and Technology,
MD [RT]
Joy Woodward, Int'l Conference of Bldg. Officials, MO [E]
Technical Committee on
Alternate
Health Care Occupancies (SAF-HEA)
(Chapters 12 and 13)
Lawrence Brown, Nat'l Assn. Of Home Builders (NAHB),
D C [IM]
(Alt. to 1L A. Morris)
Eugene A. Cable, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, NY [U]
(AlL to D. P. Klein)
Brian J. Meaeham, Society of Fire Protection Engr, MA [U]
(Alt. to M.J. Hurley)
Wayne G. (Chip) Carson, Chair
Carson Assoc., Inc., VA[SE]
Ron Cott, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Nonvothg
Kenneth E. Bush, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Michael Crowley, Rolf Jensen & Assoc., Inc., TX [SE]
Douglas S. Erickson, American Society for Healthcare Engr, IL [U]
Kenneth S. Fauistich, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, DC [U]
John E. Fishbeck, Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Orgs., IL [E]
Curt Fogel, Phico Insurance Co., ND [I]
Thomas W. Jaeger, Gage-Babcock & Assoc. Inc., VA [U]
Rep. American Health Care Assn.
Ronald IL Mengel, Pittway Systems Technology Group, IL [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Daniel.[. O'Connor, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
Kirby W. Perry, Kirby W. Perry Architects & Assn. Inc., TX [SE]
Rep. American Inst. of Architects
Peter P. Petresky, Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, PA [E]
Rep. Assn. of Health Facility Survey Agencies
Brian Prediger, U.S. Army, MD [U]
Thomas A. Salamone, Kemper Nat'l Insurance Cos., NY [I]
David M. Sine, David M. Sine & Assoc., TX [U]
Rep. Nat'l Assn. of Psychiatric Health Systems
Richard D. Strub, Life Care Centers of America, TN [U]
Rep. NFPA Health Care Section
Mayer D. Zimmerman, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Health Care Financing Admin., MD [El
Carol Caldwell, Galdwell Consulting, Ltd, New Zealand
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibifity for documents on the basic objectives, requirements,
and definitions for protection of human life from fire and other
circumstances capable of producing similar consequences and on
the nonemergency and emergency movement of people.
Technical Committee on
Furnishings and Contents (SAF-FUR)
(Sections 6-5 and 6-6)
Gerald E. Lingenfelter, Chair
American Insurance Services Group Inc., NY Ill
Ron Cott, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Patty IL Adair, American Textile Mfrs. Inst., DC [M]
Alastair J. M. Aikman, Nat'l Research Council of Canada, Ontario,
Canada [RT]
Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science and Technology Inc_, MD [SE]
hn A. Blair, The DuPont Co., DE [M]
chard W. Bukowski, U.S. Nat'! Inst. of Standards and
Technology, MD [RT]
Eugene A. Cable, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, NY [U]
Frederic B. Clarke, Benjamin/Clarke Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
Paul Dillon, Southern College of Technology, GA [M]
Rep. Sleep Products Safety Council
W'dliam E. Fitch, Omega Point Laboratories Inc., TX [RT]
Marcelo M. Hirschler, GBH Int'l, CA [SE]
Alfred J. Hogan, Reedy Creek Improvement District, FL [E]
E. Ken McIntosh, The Carpet andRug Inst., GA [M]
T. Hugh Talley, Hugh Talley Co., T N [M]
Rep. American Furniture Mfrs. Assn.
James J. Urban, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT]
Alternates
James IL Ambrose, Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
(Voting Air. to CCI Rep.)
James H. Antell, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., IL [SE]
(Alt. to M. Crowley)
John F. Deubler, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
(Air. to D.J. O'Connor)
J. Richard Fruth, Hayes Large Architects, PA [SE]
(Alt. to IL W. Perry)
William E. Koffel, Jr., Koffel Assoc., Inc., [U]
(Alt. to D. S. Erickson)
Steven J. Nolin, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MA[M]
(Alt. to R. K. Mengel)
Edward M. Shedlock, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FL [U]
(Alt. to IL S. Fanlstich)
John S. Taylor, St. Vincent's Hospital, AL [U]
(Alt. to R. D. Strub)
Alternates
Donald W. Belles, Koffel Assoc., Inc., TN [M]
(Alt. to E. K. McIntosh)
Raman B. Chauhan, Nat'l Research Council, Ontario, Canada [M]
(Alt. to A. J. M. Alkman)
Jolln W. Michener, Milliken Research Corp., SC [M]
(Alt. to P. K. Adair)
Thomas J. Ohlemillec, Nat'l Inst. of Standards and Technology,
M D [RT]
(Alt. to R. W. Bukowski)
James V. Ryan, Potomac, M D [SE]
(Alt. to 17. B. Clarke)
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences, and on the emergency movement of people, in
health care occupancies.
Nonvoting
ames F. Hoebel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MD
ammad Malik, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
MD [C]
(Alt. to J. F. Hoebel)
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Lawrence J. McGimy, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, DC [U]
Wayne Menuz, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,C A [RT]
Gene V. Paoluccl, Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. of
America, NY [I]
Rep. American Insurance Services Group, Inc.
Jake Pauls, Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Bldg. Use and Safety,
MD [SE]
Eric Resenbaum, Hughes Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
Leslie Strull, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., IL [SEI
Michael D. Tomy, Heery Int'l. Inc., GA [SE]
Pep. American Inst. of Architects
Joseph H. Versteeg, Torrington, CT [E]
Rep. Fairfield, Connecticut Fire Marshals Office
David L. Wismer, Philadelphia Dept. of Licenses & Inspections,
PA [E]
Rep. Bldg. Officials & Code Administrators Int'l, Inc.
Jay Woodward, Int'l Conference of Bldg. Officals, CA [E]
Technical Committee on
Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies (SAF-IND)
(Chapters 28, 29 and $2)
Gregory W. Thomas, Chair
Liberty Mutual Group, CT [I]
Rep. The Alliance of American Insurers
Walter P. Sterling, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Donald C. Birchler, F P & C Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
Howard M. Buccl, U.S. DOE-Fluor Daniel Hartford, WA [U]
ohn E. Echternacht, Firesafety Consultants, TX [SE]
ohn F. Farney, Jr., Sargent & Lundy Engr, IL [SE]
Lany N. Garrett, General Motors Corp., 1N [U]
Pep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section
Bruce W. Hisley, Nat'l Fire Academy FEMA, U.S. Fire
Administration, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Wayne D. Holmes, HSB Professional Loss Control Inc., CT [I]
Neal W. Krantz, Simplex, MI [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Robert L Smith, Jr., Westinghouse Savannah River Co., SC [U]
Michael J. Stelzer, ABB Lummus Crest, Inc., TX [SE]
Rep. American Society of Safety Engr
Robert Bruce Wallace, Royal Insurance Co., CA [I]
Rep. American Insurance Services Group, Inc.
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Alternates
John IL Battles, Southern Bldg. Code Congress Int'l, AL [E]
(Air. to J. L Barrios)
Charles H. Kerry, Baltimore VA Medical Center, MD [U]
(Alt. to J. W. Elvove)
Warren D. Bonisch, Schirmer Engr Corp., "IX [SE]
(Alt. to E. L. F'txen)
Raman B. Chauhan, Nat'i Research Council, Ontario,
Canada [RT]
(Alt. to A. J. M. Aikman)
Paul Christensen, Prescolite, CA [M]
(Alt. to B. G. Helton)
Edward A. Donoghue, Edward A. Donoghur Assoc., Inc., NY [M]
(Alt. to D.J. Camp)
MilesJ. Habec, Monument Construction Inc., MD [M]
(Air. to L. Brown)
James K. Lathroap,, Koffel Assoc., GT [SE]
(A]t. to W. E. I~offel)
James A. Milke, University of Maryland, MD [SEI
(Alt. to J. L. Bryan)
Harold F~ Nelson, Hughes Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
(Alt to E. Rosenbaum)
James R. Quiter, RolfJensen & Assoc., Inc., CA [SE]
(Alt. to L. Strull)
Roy W. Schwarzenberg, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, DC [U]
(Alt. to L.J. McGinty)
Michael Shulman, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., CA [RT]
(Alt. to W. Menuz)
Alternate
Jack Gump, HSB Professional Loss Control, TN [I]
(Alt. to W. D. Holmes)
Nonvoting
Glen E. Gardner, U.S. Occupational Safety & Health
Administration, DC
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences, and on the emergency movement of people, in
industrial and storage occupancies, special structures, windowless
and underground buildings, and high-rise buildings.
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on the general requirements for safe
e.gress for protection of human life from fire and other
ctrcumstances capable of producing similar consequences and on
the nonemergency and emergency movement of people.
Technical Committee on
Means of Egress (SAF-MEA)
(Chapter 5)
William E. Koffel, Jr., Chair
Koffel Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
Technical Committee on
Ron Cot6, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Mercantile and Business Occupancies (SAF-MER)
(Chapters 24 through 27)
Alastalr J. M. Aikman, Nat'l Research Council of Canada, Ontario,
Canada [RT]
John L Barrios, Tampa Dept. Business & Community Services,
FL [E]
Rep. Southern Bldg. Code Congress Int'l Inc.
Lawrence Brown, Nat'l Assn of Home Builders (NAHB), DC JIM]
ohn L Bryan, Frederick, MD [SE]
enneth E. Bush, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Davie J. Camp, Dover Elevator Systems, Inc., TN [M]
Rep. Nat'l Elevator Industry, Inc.
David A. de Vries, American Soceity of Safety Engr, IL [U]
Steven DiPilla, CIGNA Loss Control Services, NJ [I]
Joshua W. Elvove, Veterans Administration Medical Center,
c o [u]
Gene B. Endthoff, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., IL [M]
Philip C. Favro, Philip C. Favro & Assoc., CA [SE]
Edward L. Fixen, Schirmer Engr, Corp., CA [SE]
David W. Frable, U.S. General Services Administraton, IL [U]
David A, Gilda, Builders Hardware Mfrs. Assn., CT [M]
Billy G. HeRon, Lithonia Emergency Systems, GA [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Daniel Madrzykowski, U.S. Nat'! Inst. of Standards & Technology,
MD [RT]
Ed Schultz, Chair
Code Consultants Inc., MO [SE]
Walter P. Sterling, Nonvoting Secretary
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
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David M. Banwarth, Prince George's County Gov't, MD [E]
E, Joseph Bocci, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, DC [U]
Kenneth E. Bush, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Lawrence G. Danielkiewicz, The Taubman Co., MI [U]
Douglas S. Erickson, American Society of Healthcare Engr, IL [U]
SamW. Francis, American Forest & Paper Assn., PA[M]
D~g~a~E1~ Freels, Performance Design Technologies, LLC,
Daniel J. Gauvin, Simplex Time Recorder 4~o., MA [M]
Rep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs. Assn.
Darrell W, Harguth, Fire Equipment Mfrs. Assn., Inc., CA [M]
Wayne D. Holmes, HSB Industrial Risk Insurers, CT [I]
nathan Humble, #ffnerican Iron and Steel Inst., CT [M]
chard F, Lattey, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, MA [I]
Pep. The Alliance of American Insurers
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Alternates
Daniel Madrzykowski, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Technology,
MD [RT]
Brian L Marburger, Kemper Nat'l Insurance Cos., IL If]
Rep. American Insurance Services Group, Inc.
Richard V. Moon, Insurance Services Office, NY If]
Richard It. Osman, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
Lawrence G. Perry, Bldg. Owners & Managers Assn. Int'l, MD [U]
William J. Tomes, TVA Fire and Life Safety, GA [U]
Rep. Home Depot
James R. Bell, Marriott Corp. DC [U]
(Alt. to J. v. Ray)
Kenneth E. Bland, American Forest & Paper Assn., DC [M]
(AIt. to S. W. Francis)
Warren D. Bonlsch, Schirmer Engr Corp. TX [SE]
(Alt. to C. F. Baldassarra)
Lawrence Brown, Nat'i Assn. Of Home Builders (NAHB), DC {im}
(Alt. to R. M. Brave)
David Cook, Ralph Gerdes Consultants, IN [SE]
(Alt. to R. Gerdes)
Russell P. Fleming, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., NY [M]
(Air. to K. E. Isman)
Greg Gottlieb, Hauppauge Fire District, NY [C]
(AlL to J. M. Jardin)
Robert Howe, Vermont Dept. of Labor & Industry, VT [E]
(Air. to H. L. Bradley)
Robert J. James, MountainStar Enterprises, Ltd., MN [SE]
(Alt. to M. A. O'Hara)
Roaald H. Kirby, Simplex Time Recorder Co., MAt [M]
(Alt. to E. A. LaValle)
Mark louver, Portland Cement Assn., CA [M]
(AIt. to J. J. Messersmith)
Alfred J. Longhltano, Gage-Babcock & Assoc. Inc., NY [SE]
(Alt. to V. E. Sharra)
Alternates
James P. Begley, Performance Design Technologies, LLC, TN [SE]
(Ait. to D. R. Freels)
Delbert F. Boring, Jr., American Iron & Steel Inst., OH [M]
(Alt. to J. Humble)
Jack Gump, HSB Professional Loss Control, TN [I]
(AlL to W. D. Holmes)
Eugene A. LaValle, Sentrol, Inc., GA [M]
(Alt. to D.J. Gavin)
CoryMakoff, Kemper Insurance Cos., GA [I]
(Alt. to B. L. Barburger)
Geot~ge Mills, American Society for Healthcare Engr (AHSE),
IL [U]
(Alt. to D. S. Erickson)
Sheldon S. Rucinski, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
(Alt. to R. R. Osman)
David W. Stroup, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Technology,
MD [RT]
(Alt. to D. Madrzykowski)
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances producing similar consequences, and on
the emergency movement of people, in hotels, dormitories,
apartments, lodging and rooming houses, and one- and two-family
dwellings.
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents on protection of human life from fire
and other circumstances capable of producing similar
consequences, and for the emergency movement of people, in
mercantile and business occupanoes.
These lists represent the me~ership at the time each Coramittee was
balloted on the text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the
membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the
front of this book.
Technical Committee on
This portion of the Report of the Committee on Safety to Life is
presented for adoption in 2 parts.
Residential Occupancies (SAF-RES)
(Chapters 16through 21)
This Report was prepared by the:
* Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAFAAC),
• Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies and
Membrane Structures (SAF-AXM),
• Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities (SAFBCF),
• Technical Committee on Building Service and Fire Protection
Equipment (SAF-BSF),
• Technical Committee on Detention and Correctional
Occupancies (SAF-DET),
• Technical Committee on Educational and Day-Care
Occupancies (SAF-END),
• Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (SAF-FIR),
• Technical Committee on Fundamentals (SAF-FUN),
• Technical Committee on Furnishings and Contents (SAFFUR),
• Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies (SAFHEAL
• Technical Committee on Industrial, Storage and
Miscellaneous Occupancies (SAF-IND),
• Technical Committee on Means of Egress (SAF-MEA),
• Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business
Occupancies (SAF-MER), and
• Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (SAF-RES).
Joseph M. Jardin, Chair
New York City Fire Dept., NY [C]
Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section
James D. Lake, Nonvoting Segtetar3
Nat'l Fire Protection Assn., MA
Carl F. Baldassarra, Schirmer Engr Corp., IL [SE]
H. Wayne Boyd, U.S. Safety & Engr Corp., CA [M]
Harry L Bradley, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, MD [E]
Rep. Int'l Fire Marshals Assn.
Ronald M. Brave, Snow Country Development LLC, CO [IM]
Rep. Nat'l Assn, of Home Builders
Richard W. Bukowsld, U.S. Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Technology,
MD [RT]
Peter G. Christie, TAA Ltd., MD [SE]
Thomas G. Daly, Hilton Hotels Corp., CA [U]
Rep. NFPA Lodging Industry Section
William IL DesPres, Royal Insurance, NC [I]
Rep. American Insurance Services Group, Inc.
Sam W. Francis, American Forest & Paper Assn., PA[M]
Ralph Gerdes, Ralph Gerdes Consultants, IN [SE]
Kenneth E. Isman, Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn., NY [M]
Robert Kelly, Washington County, OR [E]
Marshall A. Klein, Marshall A. Klein & Assoc., Inc., MD [SE]
ames IL Lathrop, Koffel Assoc., CT [SE]
ugene A. LaValle, Sentrol, Inc., NE [M]
Pep. Nat'l Electrical Mfrs Assn.
seph J. Messersmith, Jr., Portland Cement Assn., VA [M]
onald G. Nickson, Nat'l Multi Homing Council, DC [U]
Michael A. O'Hara, The MountainStar Group, MN [SE]
Erin A. M. Oueisom, U.S. Air Force, Civil Eng. Support Agency,
FL [U]
Peter Puhlick, University of Connecticut, CT [U]
Jim v. Ray, Marriott Int'l, Inc., DC [U]
Rep. American Hotel & Motel Assn.
Vincent E. Sbarra, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., NY [SE]
T. Hugh Talley, Hugh Talley Co., TN [M]
Rep. American Furniture Mfrs. Assn.
Part I of this Report on Comments was prepared by the Technical
Committee on Safety to Life, and documents its action on the
comments received on its Report on Proposals on NFPA I01 e, Life
Safety Code, 1997 edition, as published in the Report on Proposals
for the 1999 November Meeting.
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Part I of this Report on Comments has been submitted to letter
ballot of the apphcable Life Safety Technical Committees. The
results of the balloting, after circulation of any negative votes, can
be found in the report.
Part I of this Report on Comments has also been submitted to
letter ballot of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to
Life, which consists of 16 voting members; of whom 14 voted
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affirmatively and 2 ballots were not returned (Thonnings and
Woordward).
PART I
(Log #1)
Committee: SAF-FUN
101- 1 - (Entire Document): Accept in Principle
TCC NOTE: The Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to
Life (SAF-AAC) directs that the action on this comment be
changed to show that Chapters 20 and 21 will not be reserved, but
rather will address New Ambulatory Health Care Occul~ancies and
Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies, respectively. This
is for correlation with the action on Comment 101-343 (Log #336).
SUBMITTER: Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life
COMMENT ON PROPOSAL NO: 101-2
RECOMMENDATION: The Technical Correlating Committee on
Safety to Life (SAF-AAC)requests that SAF-FUN reconsider its
action so as to accommodate the request from SAF-FURvia
Proposal 101-274 that Sections 6-5 and 6-6 become a new chapter.
The suggestion offered is that Chapter 8 becomes Interior Finish,
Contents and Furnishings; and Chapter 9 becomes Special
Structures and High-Rise Buildings.
Further, SAF-AACsuggests that additional chapter numbers be
reserved prior to the occupancy chapters (e.g., reserve a minimum
of 2 chapters, and number new assembly occupancies as Chapter
14). NFPA is developing a new manual of style that might dictate
that only a fixed list of topics is permitted to be addressed in
Chapter 1 - Administration. Other general topics might need to be
split away and moved to a new Chapter 2 - General.
SUBSTANTIATION: See the above recommendation.
COMMITI'EE ACTION: Accept in Principle.
Reorganize the Life Safety Code chapters as follows:
Chapter 1 Administration (includes Tide, Scope, Purpose,
Application, Equivalency, Units)
Chapter 2 Mandatory References
Chapter $ Definitions
Chapter 4 General (includes Goals, Objectives, Assumptions, Life
Safety Design Options, Fundamental Requirements, General
Requirements, Fire Drills)
Chapter 5 Performance-Based Design
Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents
Chapter 7 Means of Egress
Chapter 8 Features of Fire Protection
Chapter 9 Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment
Chapter 10 Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings
Chapter 11 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings (formerly
Chapter 32)
Chapter 12 New Assembly Occupancies
Chapter 13 Existing Assembly Occupandes
Chapter 14 New Educational Occupancies
Chapter 15 Existing Educational Occupancies
Chapter 16 New Day-Care Occupancies
Chapter 17 Existing Day-Care Occupancies
Chapter 18 New Health Care Occupancies
Chapter 19 Existing Health Care Occupancies
Chapter 20 (Reserved-potential for splitting New Ambulatory
Health Care Occupancies away from Chapter 18)
Chapter 21 (Reserved-potential for splitting Existing Ambulatory
Health Care Occupancies away from Chapter 19)
Chapter 22 New Detention and Correcuonal Occupancies
Chapter 23 Existing Detention and Correctional Occupancies
Chapter 24 One- and Two-Family Dwellings
Chapter 25 (Reserved-potential for addressing existing dwellings)
Chapter 26 Lodging or Rooming Houses
Chapter 27 (Reserved-potential for addressing existing
lodging/rooming houses)
Chapter 28 New Hotels and Dormitories
Chapter 29 Existing Hotels and Dormitories
Chapter 30 New Apartment Buildings
Chapter 31 Existing Apartment Buildings
Chapter 32 New Residential Board and Care Occupancies
Chapter 33 Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies
Chapter 34 (Reserved-for future use; maybe another residentialtype occupancysuch as new assisted living)
Chapter 35 (Reserved-for future use; maybe another residentialtype occupancy such as existing assisted living)
Chapter 36 New Mercantile Occupancies
Chapter 37 Existing Mercantile Occupancies
Chapter 38 New Business Occupancies
Chapter 39 Existing Business Occupancies
Chapter 40 Industrial Occupancies
Chapter 41 (Reserved-potential for addressing existing industrial)
Chapter 42 Storage Occupancies
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Non-mandatory References
Part II of this Report on Comments was prepared by the
Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies and Membrane
Structures, and documents its action on the comments received on
its Report on Proposals on NFPA 102, Standard for Grandstands,
Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures,
1995 edition, as published in the Report on Proposals for the 1999
November Meeting.
Part II of this Report on Comments has been submitted to letter
ballot of the Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies and
Membrane Structures, which consists of 23 voting members. The
results of the balloting, after circulation of any negative votes, can
be found in the report.
Part II of this Report on Comments has also been submitted to
letter ballot of the Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to
Life, which consists of 16 voting members; of whom 14 voted
affirmatively and 2 ballots were not returned (Thonnings and
Woordward).
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PART II
I Translation of drill times to evacuation capability may be
determined as (1) 3 min or less, prompt; (2) over 3 min, but not
in excess of 13 min, slow;, and (3) more than 13 rain, impractical.
Evacuation capability in all cases is based on the time o f day or
night when evacuation of the facility would be most difficult (e.g.,
sleeping residents or fewer staff present).
Where the facility management does not furnish a n evacuation
capability determination acceptable to the authority having
jurisdiction, the evacuation capability should be classified as
impractical. However,
Evacuation capability determination may should be considered
slow if the following conditions are met:
(a) All residents are able to travel to centralized dining facilities
without continuous staff assistance, and
(b) There is continuous staffing whenever there are residents in
the facility.
SUBSTANTIATION: Committee Proposal 101-926 intended for
both A-22-1.$ and A-25-1.3 to be modified. However, the
paragraph reference in the text of the recommendation was only
for A-22-1.$. This comment addresses the intent of the committee
in the proposal.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
NUMBER OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE: 16
VOTE ON COMMITTEE ACTION:
AFFIRMATIVE: 16
(Log #1)
Committee: SAF-AXM
102- 1 - (Entire Document): Reject
SUBMITTER: James IL Lathrop, Koffel Assoc., Inc.
COMMENT ON PROPOSAL NO: 102-1
RECOMMENDATION: Reject the proposal, remove from NFPA
101 all material transferred to NFPA 101 in this Report on
Proposals (egress provisions previously moved to NFPA 101 would
stay in NFPA 101).
SUBSTANTIATION: This is a MAJOR mistake. The building
codes refer to NFPA 102. By moving the material into NFPA 101,
much of which has nothing to due to the scope of NFPA 101, this
will all be for nothing. We all know that the building codes will
not refer to NFPA 101. To use NFPA 102 as a pawn m this battle is
a disservice to the industry. This might look good on someone's
master plan but it does nothing for safety issues involved. Keep
NFPA 102 as it is with the egress provisions in NFPA 101. Reenter
NFPA 102 into the next code cycle and reconsider all proposals.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Reject.
COMMITrEE STATEMENT: The submitter's substantiation is
non-persuasive. With the withdrawal of NFPA 102, material with
which the SAF-AXM committee has expertise will be transferred to
NFPA 101. The material being deleted, so that it will not appear in
NFTA 101, addresses construction subjects that the SAF-AXM
committee is not prepared to maintain. The proposal to withdraw
NFPA 102 was done with full knowledge that the construction
requirements might need to be p i c k e d u p by some other
organization.
N U M B E R OF COMMrlTEE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE T O VOTE:
V O T E O N COMMITIT.E ACTION:
AFFIRMATIVE: 19
NEGATIVE: 1
NOT RETURNED: 3 Cich, Conner, Maddox
EXPLANATION OF NEGATIVE:
SUTTER: This is in support of my negative vote on this item, I
certainly agree with the submitter that NFPA 102 should be
reserved. I feel that the interests of the users of this document are
e'm~ poorly met by its incorporation into NTPA 101.
NYPA 102 had long been regarded as the authority on the design,
construction, operation, and maintenance of folding and
telescoping seating a n d bleachers and grandstands. At one time, it
incorporated everything from design loads to egress requirements.
It dealt with safety to life in relation to fire, storm, collapse and
crowd behavior. Anyone having questions concerning equipment
covered by this standard could turn to it a n d find his answers. It
h a d been a compact document, concise and to the point. To my
mind, trouble started when the sections dealing with means of
egress were eliminated from the 1992 edition. T h e intention of
Proposal 102-1 (Log #CP1) is to dismantle totally NFPA 102,
entrust the structural provisions to the model codes, and spread
the remainder t h r o u g h the Life Safety Code, in spite of the fact that
the Life Safety Code specifically deals only with safety from fire. In
my opinion, the results of dismantling NFPA 102 will be:
-Elimination of a valuable design and operating tool for those
involved with bleachers, grandstands and folding telescopic seating.
-Introduction of a labyrinth of rules a n d regulations through
which the designers, builders and operators of this specific type of
equipment must wade before being able to collect all the data
pertinent to their projects.
-Or (heaven forbidl) discontinued use of NFPA I01, a n d more
heavily reliance on the model building code.
One of the dangers of being on a committee such as NFPA 101
and having intimate knowledge of the document with which one
works is the possibility of believing that the document is a goal in
itself. Equally important is the usability of the document. I believe
that the pragmatic approach of handling the subject matter of
NFPA 102 by discarding some a n d dispersing the rest among the
various chapters of NFPA 101 serves more the purposes of the
committee than the needs of the people trying to design, build, and
operate by it. Rather, than dispense with NFPA 102, I would
recommend that consideration be given to restoring it to its pre1992 scope a n d content. The pubh"c would be better served.
(Log #CC550)
Committee: SAF-MER
101- 497 - (A-26-2.3.2): Accept
] TCC NOTE: The Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to
I Life (SAF-AAC) notes that the second sentence o f A-26-2.3.2 (i.e.,
] ~lt is the intent o f this provision...'), shown in the
] recommendation field below, should appear in the strikethrough
] format because it is meant to be deleted.
SUBMITIT_~ Technical Committee on Mercantile a n d Business
Occupancies
COMMENT O N PROPOSAL NO: 101-775
RECOMMENDATION: Revise A-~6-2.3.2 to read:
A-26-2.3.2 It is not the intent of this provision to apply to
noncorridor or nonpassageway areas of the exit access such as the
spaces between rows of desks created by office layout or low height
partitions. It is the intent of this provision to require the all
corridors a n d passageways be at least 44 in. (112 cm) in width
(wider if serving an occupant load of more than 220 persons)
regardless of occupant load served (i.e. small n u m b e r of persons).
SUBSTANTIATION: The deletion of the second sentence is for a
correction of an omission. Proposal 101-775 (Log #CP915) revised
the requirements for the minimum width of a corridor. This
revision eliminates a potential conflict with the main body of the
text.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
N U M B E R OF COMMYIWEE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE T O VOT]~ 19
VOTE ON COMMITTEE ACTION:
AFFIRMATIVE: 17
NOT RETURNED: 2 Holmes, Moon
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