NFPA 72-2016 NITMAM Position 6/9/15
MEMBER TO MEMBER Message
NFPA 72-2016 NITMAM Position Certified Amending Motions (CAM)
June 8, 2015
To: IL-AFAA Membership and Friends of Fire Life Safety
The IL-AFAA Board of Directors and Code Committee has have reviewed, studied all sides of the positions CAM’s relating to NFPA 72 and talked with various members of IL-AFAA that have experience and expertise in the topic areas addressed by the 9 topics that will be discussed and voted on during the NFPA Technical Meeting in Chicago on June 24th and 25th, 2015.
Our discussions have shown that our broad membership has varied opinions on many of the important topics to be discussed at the NFPA Conference. The IL-AFAA Board feels it is in the best interest of the fire life safety industry and our membership to be neutral on these topics, and allow our membership to attend the meeting and vote based on the discussion they hear on the floor of NFPA.
The IL-AFAA Board strongly suggests that our members and friends of fire life safety attend the NFPA Technical Meeting, review the details of the motions CAM’s and vote in the best interest of Fire Life Safety.
Attached are all the Certified Amending Motions (CAM’s) and also attached is the schedule. Please review the attached information and . Please contact IL-AFAA if you have any questions on the CAM’s,. We will be happy to answer your questions. The L link for details on the Technical Meeting http://www.nfpa.org/training/conference/technical-meeting
To vote you need to be a current member of NFPA and register for the Technical Meeting Only, or have a full Conference Registration. You can register to vote/attend at http://www.nfpa.org/training/conference/register
There is also a $225 fee for Technical Meeting Only registration.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional Questions.
72-1 Section Table 14.4.3.2
Scope: NFPA 25-2014; 13.3.3.5* Supervisory Switches. 13.3.3.5.1 Valve supervisory switches shall be tested semiannually.
Position: Neutral
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72-2 Section 18.5.3.2 and A.18.5.3.2
Scope: This deals with a proposed change to the light duration on visible notification devices. There is a Life Safety issue, but complete solution is not set yet. Will be a very active floor discussion
Position: Neutral
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72-3 Section 21.3.5
Scope: With this passing, access will need to be provided at the top of elevator shafts for access to the SD
Position: Neutral
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72-4 Section 23.6.1, A.23.6.1
Scope: Acceptance of the CAM will take the code back to 50 addressable devices per SLC; new proposed language will require circuit isolation per zone/floor
Position: Neutral
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72-5 Section 23.6.1
Scope: Similar to 72-4
Position: Neutral
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72-6 Section 24.3.8.2
Scope: Changing ECS Two way established requirements with no justification
Position: Neutral
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72-7 Section 24.3.13.9
Scope: Changing ECS Two way established requirements with no justification
Position: Neutral
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72-8 Section 26.5.3.1.3
Scope: Proposed changes to Remote Supervising Station Alarm Systems will include UL Listed Supervising Stations and remove the AHJ approval.
Position: Neutral
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72-9 Section 26.5.3.1.3
Scope: Proposed changes to Remote Supervising Station Alarm Systems will include UL Listed Supervising Stations and remove the AHJ approval.
Position: Neutral
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Submitted,
Dan Finnegan, IL-AFAA
Chair of Codes and Standards Committee
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