Report on Proposals — Copyright, NFPA NFPA 1124 Report of the Committee on Larry Mars, MP Associates, Inc., CA [M] (Alt. to David J. Pier) Mark C. Orellana, Penn Township, Indiana Fire Department, IN [E] Pyrotechnics (Alt. to Jose R. Colon) Brennan S. Phillips, US Department of Justice, WA [E] James K. Lathrop, Chair (Alt. to David S. Shatzer) Koffel Associates, Inc., CT [SE] Bill Stine, Quest Aerospace, A Division of Toy Biz, Inc., AZ [M] (Alt. to Dane Boles) Kenneth L. Kosanke, Secretary Tad A. Trout, American Promotional Events, Inc., CA [U] PyroLabs, Incorporated, CO [SE] (Alt. to W. G. Bulifant) Gerald D. Ward, Bethany Fire & Protection District, IL [E] (Alt. to Dean Westcott) Dane Boles, Quest Aerospace, AZ [M] Charles P. Weeth, Weeth & Associates, LLC, WI [SE] Richard Bowes, Canadian Explosives Research Lab/CANMET, Canada [RT] (Alt. to Gerald R. Laib) W. G. Bulifant, III, Dominion Fireworks, Inc., VA [U] William A. Weimer, B. J. Alan Company, OH [M] Jose R. Colon, Connecticut Department of Public Safety, CT [E] (Alt. to Lawrence Weinman) Rep. International Fire Marshals Association John A. Conkling, Chestertown, MD [SE] Nonvoting Randall W. A. Davidson, Risk International & Associates, CA [SE] Vernon Estes, Canon City, CO [SE] Joseph A. Domanico, US Department of the Army, MD [RT] Gary A. Fadorsen, Pyrotech International Inc., OH [IM] Rosemary Veigel Cooper, US Department of Labor, IL [E] Felix J. (Phil) Grucci, Fireworks by Grucci, Inc., NY [M] Rep. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Garry Hanson, Precocious Pyrotechnics, Inc., MN [M] Gary Zeller, Zeller International, NY Rep. National Fireworks Association Julie L. Heckman, American Pyrotechnics Association, MD [M] Staff Liaison: Guy R. Colonna Lansden E. Hill, Jr., E. E. Hill & Son, Inc./Pyro Shows, TN [U] Robert J. James, City of Bloomington, MN [E] Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for Rep. Fire Prevention Code Committee documents on the manufacture, transportation, and storage of consumer and Bruce E. Kelly, Orem, UT [U] display fireworks, pyrotechnic special effects, and model and high power Rep. Tripoli Rocketry Association, Inc. rocket motors. This Committee shall have primary responsibility for the use of John Kitchens, City of Los Angeles Fire Department, CA [E] display fireworks and for model and high power rocket motors. The Committee Gerald R. Laib, US Department of the Navy, MD [SE] shall have primary responsibility for documents on the wholesale and retail Peter M. Lamb, Town of Newport Fire-EMS, NH [E] sale and storage of consumer fireworks. J. Patrick Miller, Hardin-Simmons University, TX [U] Rep. National Association of Rocketry The Committee does not have responsibility for documents on the use of David J. Pier, MP Associates, Inc., CA [M] consumer fireworks by the general public; on the use of pyrotechnic special Michael W. Platt, High Power Rocket Manufacturing Dealers Association, WV effects before a proximate audience; on the manufacture, transportation, storage [M] for use of military, automotive, agricultural, and industrial pyrotechnics. Mary Roberts, Estes Industries, CO [M] Gary C. Rosenfield, Industrial Solid Propulsion Inc., NV [M] This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on David S. Shatzer, US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, DC [E] the text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have James R. Souza, Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., CA [U] occurred. A key to classifications is found at the front of this book. John R. Steinberg, Pyrotechnics Guild International, Inc., MD [U] Lawrence Weinman, Luna Tech/Schneier-Weinman Consultants, AL [M] The Technical Committee on Pyrotechnics is presenting two Reports for Dan Westcott, Gadsden Fire Department, AL [E] adoption, as follows: Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section Report I: The Technical Committee proposes for adoption, a complete Alternates revision to NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display 2000 edition. NFPA 1123 is published in Volume 10 of the 2003 National Fire Codes and in separate pamphlet form. Arthur H. Barber, III, Springfield, VA [SE] (Alt. to Vernon Estes) NFPA 1123 has been submitted to letter ballot of the Technical Committee Scott Bartel, Black Sky Research, CA [U] on Pyrotechnics, which consists of 29 voting members. The results of the (Alt. to Bruce E. Kelly) balloting, after circulation of any negative votes, can be found in the report. Gary E. Brown, Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., CA [U] (Alt. to James R. Souza) Report II: The Technical Committee proposes for adoption, a complete Fireworks and Stage FX America, Inc., CA [M] Kevin T. Brueckner, revision to NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, (Alt. to Garry Hanson) and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, 2003 edition. First Chicago Capital Markets, IL [U] Mark B. Bundick, NFPA 1124 is published in Volume 10 of the 2003 National Fire Codes and in (Alt. to J. Patrick Miller) separate pamphlet form. Steve A. Coman, RES Specialty Pyrotechnics Inc., MN [U] (Alt. to John R. Steinberg) NFPA 1124 has been submitted to letter ballot of the Technical Committee Canadian Explosives Research Lab/CANMET, Canada Ettore Contestabile, on Pyrotechnics, which consists of 29 voting members. The results of the [RT] balloting, after circulation of any negative votes, can be found in the report. (Alt. to Richard Bowes) H. Stephen Frantz, Western Enterprises, Inc., OK [U] (Alt. to Lansden E. Hill) Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Fireworks by Grucci, Inc., NY [M] (Alt. to Felix J. (Phil) Grucci) Alfred J. Hogan, Reedy Creek Improvement District, FL [E] (Alt. to Peter M. Lamb) 1124-1 Report on Proposals — Copyright, NFPA NFPA 1124 ________________________________________________________________ Committee Meeting Action: Accept in Principle 1124-1 Log# 5 PYR-AAA Final Action: Reject Create a new 1124A which is an extract document taken from existing Chapters (Entire Document) 6 and 7 plus the administrative, definition and annex material as appropriate. ________________________________________________________________ The annex material includes Annex A information corresponding to Chapters 1, Submitter : Karin Rountree, Roseanne Gullo, Ampco Safety Tools , Ampco 3, and 6 and 7, Annex C, and Annex F. Safety Tools Committee Statement: This action would accomplish the intent of the sub- Recommendation: Anywhere ignition sources are a concern, please include as mitter while preserving the content of the original code. The Committee a requirement: acknowledges the need for such a document in order to separate the distribu- Non-Sparking Tools are required where hazardous, combustible or flammable tion (warehousing and shipping) and sales from the manufacture, transportation gases, liquids, dusts, or residues are present. and storage provisions of the code. Creating the two documents would benefit Substantiation: Ordinary hand tools are usually made of steel and if struck, the users as well as the enforcers. scraped, or dropped, can cause sparks which can be disastrous in an explosive Number Eligible to Vote: 29 environment. Non-Sparking Tools eliminate this hazard, however, standards Ballot Results: Affirmative: 23 regarding their application are incomplete, inconsistent and in some cases inac- Ballot Not Returned: 6 BOLES, COLON, FADORSEN, LAIB, PLATT, curate. ROBERTS We feel prevention is one of the most effective means of ensuring safety. If we _______________________________________________________________ can prevent an accident and save someoneʼs life and business, if we can imple- 1124-4 Log# 35 PYR-AAA Final Action: Reject ment standards and codes to educate and inform before an accident happens, (Entire Document) then we should make the necessary standards and codes to solve the problem. ________________________________________________________________ The standards and recommended practices developed by NFPA are designed to Submitter : Charles P. Weeth , Skyrockers of La Crosse, Inc. improve overall safety and protection of property and personnel. Implementing Recommendation: Revise all references to “Aerial Shells” to Aerial Shells, a Non-Sparking Tools requirement wherever an ignition source is a concern Mines and Comets; and “Shells” to Shells, Mines and Comets; and “Aerial would reduce the risk of fire and explosion where hazardous conditions are Salutes” to Salutes as needed. present. Example: 3.3.66.1 Bulk Salutes. A collection of salutes or salute components Non-Sparking Tools are recommended by Safety Engineers and Insurance containing more than 2 lb (0.9 kg) of salute powder, unless the salutes are Companies and meet OSHA and EPA requirements where hazardous, combus- mixed with other types of aerial shells, mines and comets so that the total tible or flammable gases, liquids, dusts and residues are present. Non-Sparking quantity of salutes to other types of shells is less than 50 percent in a single Tools should be used when storing, processing, handling hazardous materials as magazine well as maintenance and repair operations within hazardous environments. All Substantiation: Accuracy. Quantities of aerial fireworks often include Aerial it takes is just one spark to cause an explosion. Mines and Comets, not just Aerial Shells. Committee Meeting Action: Reject Committee Meeting Action: Reject Committee Statement: No specific recommendation was provided by the Committee Statement: The submitter did not provide the specific locations submitter as to the actual language for the proposed change and no technical within