NFPA Comments submitted (08-28-2012)
Summary:
Heads up – I just sent in my comments to the ROP. I commented on the following proposals: 25-70, 100, 104, 168, 173, 281, 284, 289, 291, 292. If anyone has any questions, please contact me – thx.
NFPA 25 ROP (06-29-2012) | Report
Here is the link to the ROP which includes NFPA 25 – you will see how I voted on the issues. I voted in opposition of the majority 23 times (+/-). The big issues in my opinion are Internal Inspections and Critical/Non-critical deficiencies (25-19 log #253, 25-281 log #330, 25-284 log #141, 25-291 log #273, and 25-292 log #243). You may also see other issues that you feel need to be commented on. Please review the ROP and submit comments to NFPA. I cannot submit them for you – but I’ll certainly help. The deadline for comments is 8/22/12. Let me know if I can help in anyway. JOIN NFPA SOON – we will need help at the NFPA Conference in Chicago in June 2013 – in order to vote at that meeting you have to be a member of NFPA for 6 months prior. DON’T WAIT! Rich
Examples of obstructions in piping (04-16-2012) | Report
Hello – please see the attached – these are 4 examples of obstructions found in piping during internal inspections. As you know, right now, the Committee has accepted REMOVING the requirement for internal inspections from Chapter 14. We will need your help – please document any obstructions that your company finds in piping by sending me and/or Dave Baron a picture as well as the city & state where the obstruction was located as well as the type of water supply (municipal, tank, etc.) as well as the type of system (wet, dry, etc.). We will need your help also in submitting comments to NFPA once the ROP is published (due 6/22/12) – the closing date for comments will be 8/31/12. Thanks, Rich
April 2012 NFPA 25 Report to the IFPA and NFPA Report on Proposals (04-13-2012) | Report
The following is the information presented at the April 10, 2012 IFPA meeting with a copy of the 25 ROP TC letter ballot (A2013) attached so that the members can quickly referance our vote with the corresponding Log by simply accessing the item # and using the “find” function. The entire report I believe is due out in a few months.
Thanks
David R. Baron
Executive Vice President
Cybor Fire Protection Company
P: (630) 810-1161
F: (630) 810-0685
C: (630) 918-0593
[email protected]
Antifreeze solutions through spray sprinklers (04-13-2012) | Report
This report refers to the Standards Council (Final) Decision: D#12-2 from March 6, 2012. In that report it states that “it is clear that the Non-Residential Report raises significant concerns about whether the current limits on antifreeze in commercial applications contained in NFPA standards are adequate.”
A supplement to the Non-Residential Report documenting some additional testing is expected to be completed in April 2012 and I’m sure that once the information is available it will be distributed.
David R. Baron
Executive Vice President
Cybor Fire Protection Company
P: (630) 810-1161
F: (630) 810-0685
C: (630) 918-0593
[email protected]