Seguridad, Salud y Ambiente

Volume 15 • Number 9

August 2011

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Comments sought on proposed TIAs Errata issued on NFPA 130 Commissioning with NFPA 3 NFPA Journal ® “False. Nuisance. Unwanted.” NFPA 1917 seeking comments Call for presentations2012 Conference & Expo Committee calendar Call for members Committees soliciting proposals

Comments sought on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments on NFPA 51A,70, 407 and 1911.
The following Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) have been proposed to NFPA. They are being published for public review and comment. All comments should be filed by the comment closing date indicated on each TIA with the Secretary to the Standards Council, by email at tias_errata_fis@nfpa.org, by mail at NFPA 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA, 02169-7471, or by fax at617-770-3500. The proposed TIAs have also been forwarded to the responsible technical committees for processing. Each technical committee will consider public comments received by the date indicated below before vote is taken on the proposed TIA. (Please identify the number of the TIA to which the comment is addressed.) Three-fourths of the voting members of each technical committee and/or technicalcorrelating committee, if any, must vote in favor of the TIA on both technical merit and emergency nature as calculated in accordance with 3.3.4.5 of the Regulations Governing Committee Projects to establish a recommendation for approval of the TIA. The Standards Council will review the technical committees’ ballot results, the public comments, and any other information that has been submitted when itconsiders the issuance of the TIAs at the October 17-18, 2011 Standards Council meeting. In accordance with 1.6.2(c) of the Regulations, a proposed TIA which has been submitted for processing pursuant to 5.1 of the Regulations will be automatically docketed as an appeal on the agenda of the Standards Council, and any party may advocate their position either in writing or in person before the Council.If an automatically docketed appeal has not been pursued by any party, the Council need not consider the matter as an appeal. A TIA is tentative because it has not been processed through the entire codes- and standards-making procedures. It is interim because it is effective only between editions of the document. A TIA automatically becomes a proposal of the proponent for the next edition of thedocument. As such, it then is subject to all of the procedures of the codesand standards-making process. NFPA 51A-2012 Standard for Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants TIA Log No. 1036 Reference: 3.3 (New), 10.6, and 11.2.1.3 Comment Closing Date: September 9, 2011 Submitter: Larry L. Fluer, Fluer, Inc., representing Compressed Gas Association www.nfpa.org/51A 1. Add the following new definitionsto Section 3.3 as follows: 3.3.xx* Fast Acting Detection System. A detection system designed to detect a fire more rapidly than standard smoke or heat detectors.

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3.3.xx Fill Valve. A shutoff valve on the charging system for charging MATS where the acetylene supply first enters the charging connection. 3.3.xx MATS Building. A single-story detached building, without anattic, basement, crawl space or false ceiling, used for acetylene trailer(s) or mobile acetylene trailer system (MATS) operations located indoors and the balance of the building is used exclusively for acetylene operations including storage and use of hazardous materials. 3.3.xx MATS Fire Area. The area or footprint occupied by the individual mobile acetylene trailer(s) to include the control system...