Technical Committee on Flash Fire Protective Garments Date: October 6, 2014 To: Technical Committee on Flash Fire Protective Garments From: Eric Nette, Staff Liaison/Engineer Re: Agenda Package – NFPA 2112 A2016 First Draft Meeting – November 4-6, 2014 Enclosed is the agenda package for the November 4-6, 2014 meeting for the NFPA 2112 First Draft Meeting. Please ensure that you have reviewed the public input and the other agenda items in advance to prepare for discussion. The agenda and public input will be posted on the document information pages (www.nfpa.org/2112). Some items to have available during the meeting include: Agenda package with public input A copy of NFPA 2112 (visit the NFPA 2112 Document information pages for your free committee copy) Any previous copies of the technical committees standard A laptop Optional items that are sometimes useful include: Review of NFPA’s Process, www.nfpa.org/regs If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to reach me at (617) 984-7434 or by e-mail at [email protected]. I look forward to our meeting to begin the revision cycle! Technical Committee on Flash Fire Protective Garments AGENDA NFPA 2112 A2016 First Draft Meeting November 4-6, 2014 Doubletree Hotel New Orleans http://nfpa.adobeconnect.com/flg-aaa/ 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time Zone) 1. Meeting opening, introduction and attendance 2. Approval of Second Draft Web/teleconference Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2013 (Attachment A. 2113 Meeting Minutes). 3. Chair's remarks, Steven Corrado 4. ASTM F1930 5. Staff Liaison update: a. A2016 Schedule (Attachment B. A2016 Revision Cycle) b. Committee Membership Update (Attachment C. FLG-AAA Membership) c. Standards Process Review (Attachment D. NFPA Process – Quick Reference Guide) 6. New Business a. Public Input for NFPA 2112 (Attachment E., NFPA 2112 - A2016 Public Input) b. Development of First Revisions (Attachment D. NFPA Process – Quick Reference Guide) 7. Other business 8. Date/Location of Next Meeting. (Second Draft Meeting between July 1, 2015 and October 30, 2015) 9. Adjournment Attachments: A. 2113 SD Web/teleconference Meeting Minutes B. A2016 – Revision Cycle C. FLG-AAA Committee Membership D. NFPA Process – Quick Reference Guide E. NFPA 2112 - A2016 Public Input Attachment A: 2113 Second Draft Web/teleconference Meeting Minutes COMMITTEE ON FLASH FIRE PROTECTIVE GARMENTS TO: COMMITTEE ON FLASH FIRE PROTECTIVE GARMENTS FROM: G. R. Colonna, Staff Liaison DATE: September 30, 2013 SUBJ: Minutes of NFPA 2113 Second Draft Meeting, September 17, 2013 ___________________________________________________________________________ I. Attendance: (web and conference call meeting) Members and Alternates: Steven Corrado, UL LLC, NC, Committee Chair Steven Addington, Eastman Chemical Company, TN Peter Clark, Apparel Solutions International Inc., AB (Alberta Burn Rehabilitation Society) James Dale, University of Alberta, AB William Fithian, Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA Tricia Hock, Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA Amanda Newsom, UL LLC, NC Roger Parry, DuPont, VA David Pickard, XTO Energy, TX Mark Saner, Workrite Uniform Company, Inc., CA Brian Spears, Dow Corning Corporation, KY (NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section) Denise Statham, VF Imageware/Bulwark Protective Apparel, TN Guy R. Colonna, NFPA, Staff Liaison Guests: Sean Deaton, NC State, NC Scott Margolin, Westex, IL Laura Montville, NFPA Staff II. Minutes of Meeting 1. The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2013 and staff conducted a roll-call of attendees. FLG-AAA Meeting Minutes September 17, 2013 (Conference call and web meeting) 2. The Chair outlined the key action item for the meeting - completion of the Committee review of Public Comments to the First Draft of NFPA 2113 and development of the Second Draft for the standard. 3. Staff provided an update on the Committee membership, the new standards making process, and recruitment for the open NFPA staff position. The remaining document revision schedule was also reviewed for the Annual 2014 schedule. 4. The Committee began work by reviewing the one Public Comment submitted. An SR was developed to incorporate the recommended changes from the PC. The Committee also approved a second SR. There being no other agenda items related to the Second Draft of NFPA 2113, the Committee directed staff to finalize the SR actions and prepare the letter ballot. 5. Other Business. A. Sean Deaton, North Carolina State, shared information regarding his research on stand-alone protection for head and hands. The work involves burn prediction, but no specific standardized test methods are in place yet. The Chair acknowledged that this might be something to discuss as part of the next 2112 revision. The Chair asked whether the Committee should expand 2112 to cover full body - boots, gloves, head, and hands. It was noted that boots and gloves have other mechanical issues to be addressed before focusing on fire resistance. The general consensus of the Committee at this stage was to not go forward with any expansion of the standard; however, the Committee would be prepared to address expansion requests if proposed by others. B. As a result of incidents involving iron dust flash fires and resultant personnel burns, another item raised deals with the suitability of current FRC test methods in 2112 when applied to combustible metals. The number of variables introduced when the dispersed fuel is a combustible metal complicates the testing and evaluation of garment performance against flash fires involving such materials. No members of the Committee were aware of any proposed work to look into these questions further at this time. No further action item resulted from this discussion at this time. 6. Next Meeting. The Committee's next meeting will be to review and act on Public Input to NFPA 2112 and to develop the First Draft. NFPA 2112 is currently in the Annual 2016 revision cycle, which means a closing date for submitting Public Input of July 7, 2014. The Committee must meet to prepare the First Draft no later than December 12, 2014. The Chair and Staff will review the dates further and propose options for dates and location for the meeting. 7. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Respectfully submitted, G. R. Colonna, Staff Liaison 2 Attachment B: A2016 Revision Cycle 2016 ANNUAL REVISION CYCLE *Public Input Dates may vary according to standards and schedules for Revision Cycles may change. Please check the NFPA Website for the most up‐to‐date information on Public Input Closing Dates and schedules at www.nfpa.org/document # (i.e. www.nfpa.org/101) and click on the Next Edition tab. Dates for Process Process Step Dates for TC with Stage TC CC Public Input Closing Date for Paper Submittal* 6/6/2014 6/6/2014 Public Input Closing Date for Online Submittal (e‐PI)* 7/7/2014 7/7/2014 Final Date for TC First Draft Meeting 12/12/2014 9/12/2014 Public Input Posting of First Draft and TC Ballot 1/30/2015 10/24/2014 Stage Final date for Receipt of TC First Draft ballot 2/20/2015 11/14/2014 (First Draft) Final date for Receipt of TC First Draft ballot ‐ recirc 2/27/2015 11/21/2014 Posting of First Draft for CC Meeting 11/28/2014 Final date for CC First Draft Meeting 1/9/2015 Posting of First Draft and CC Ballot 1/30/2015 Final date for Receipt of CC First Draft ballot 2/20/2015 Final date for Receipt of CC First Draft ballot ‐ recirc 2/27/2015 Post First Draft Report for Public Comment 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 Public Comment Closing Date for Paper Submittal* 4/10/2015 4/10/2015 Public Comment Closing Date for Online Submittal (e‐PC)* 5/15/2015 5/15/2015 Final Date to Publish Notice of Consent Standards (Standards that 5/29/2015 5/29/2015 received no Comments) Appeal Closing Date for Consent Standards (Standards that received 6/12/2015 6/12/2015 no Comments) Final date for TC Second Draft Meeting 10/30/2015 7/24/2015 Comment Posting of Second Draft and TC Ballot 12/11/2015 9/4/2015 Stage Final date for Receipt of TC Second Draft ballot 1/4/2016 9/25/2015 (Second Final date for receipt of TC Second Draft ballot ‐ recirc 1/11/2016 10/2/2015 Draft) Posting of Second Draft for CC Meeting 10/9/2015 Final date for CC Second Draft Meeting 11/20/2015 Posting of Second Draft for CC Ballot 12/11/2015 Final date for Receipt of CC Second Draft ballot 1/4/2016 Final date for Receipt of CC Second Draft ballot ‐ recirc 1/11/2016 Post Second Draft Report for NITMAM Review 1/18/2016 1/18/2016 Tech Session Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) Closing Date 2/19/2016 2/19/2016 Preparation Posting of Certified Amending Motions (CAMs) and Consent 4/15/2016 4/15/2016 Standards (& Issuance) Appeal Closing Date for Consent Standards 5/3/2016 5/3/2016 SC Issuance Date for Consent Standards 5/13/2016 5/13/2016 Tech Session Association Meeting for Standards with CAMs 6/6‐9/2016 6/6‐9/2016 Appeals and Appeal Closing Date for Standards with CAMs 6/29/2016 6/29/2016 Issuance SC Issuance Date for Standards with CAMs 8/4/2016 8/4/2016 Approved:__October 30, 2012 Revised___March 7, 2013_____________________ NFPA 2112 Revision Cycle KEY DATES Annual 2016 NFPA 2112 A2016 [FLG-AAA] Important Dates For the Cycle: Public Input Closing (Paper) June 6, 2014 (DONE) Public Input Closing (Digital) July 7, 2014 (DONE) Posting of First Draft January 30, 2015 Public Comment Closing (Paper) April 10, 2015 Public Comment Closing (Digital) May 15, 2015 Posting of Second Draft December 11, 2015 Notice of Intent to Make Motion (NITMAM) February 19, 2016 Issuance of Consent Standard May 13, 2016 (published bit later) NFPA Annual Meeting with CAMs June 6-9, 2016 Issuance of Standard – with CAMs August 4, 2016 (published bit later) Attachment C: FLG-AAA Committee Membership Address List No Phone 10/03/2014 Eric Nette Flash Fire Protective Garments FLG-AAA Steven D.