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AGENDA

NFPA Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities

NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 First Draft Meeting Monday-Tuesday, August 24-25, 2015

InterContinental Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

1. Call to order. Call meeting to order by Chair Chad Beebe at 8:00 AM (CDT) on

Monday, August 24, 2015.

2. Introduction of committee members and guests. For a current committee roster,

see page 02.

3. Approval of June 25, 2013 second draft meeting minutes. See page 05.

4. The process – staff PowerPoint presentation. See page 15.

5. Correlating Committee minutes with direction for 2018 editions. See page 32.

a. CO detection

b. “Life safety” sprinkler systems

c. NFPA 13R attic protection

6. Core chapters, first revisions of interest – staff review.

7. NFPA 101 First Draft preparation. For Public Input, see page 39.

8. NFPA 5000 First Draft preparation. For Public Input, see page 86.

9. NFPA 13D/13R provisions – see staff correspondence, page 109. (Note correct

paragraph reference is 32.2.3.5.3.2, and not 32.3.5.3.2.)

10. New-large BCF corridor width and doors – see staff correspondence, page 110.

11. NFPA 13D ITM requirements in BCFs – see correspondence, page 111.

12. Other business.

13. Future meetings.

14. Adjournment. Adjourn by 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, August 25, 2015.

Enclosures

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Address List No PhoneBoard and Care Facilities SAF-BCF

Safety to Life

Gregory E. Harrington07/15/2015

SAF-BCF

Chad E. Beebe

ChairASHE - AHAPO Box 5756Lacey, WA 98509-5756

U 7/23/2008SAF-BCF

Gregory E. Harrington

Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting)National Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

SAF-BCF

Scott D. Allen

PrincipalLifeServices Management Corporation1625 Lowell AvenueErie, PA 16505

U 10/20/2010SAF-BCF

Tracey D. Bellamy

PrincipalTelgian Corporation900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 680Atlanta, GA 30339-3084Alternate: Michele Mucia

SE 03/07/2013

SAF-BCF

Andrew Blum

PrincipalExponent, Inc.3350 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1125Atlanta, GA 30326Alternate: Yunyong P. Utiskul

SE 10/27/2009SAF-BCF

Warren D. Bonisch

PrincipalAon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation1701 North Collins Blvd., Suite 235Richardson, TX 75080

I 7/1/1993

SAF-BCF

Harry L. Bradley

PrincipalMaryland State Fire Marshals Office5 West Riding DriveBel-Air, MD 21014International Fire Marshals Association

E 1/1/1985SAF-BCF

Richard L. Day

PrincipalMichigan State Fire Marshal's Office207 Jackson StreetAllegan, MI 49010-9156

E 07/29/2013

SAF-BCF

Chris Gaut

PrincipalNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.207 Van Buren RoadBranson, MO 65616Alternate: Roland A. Asp

M 10/29/2012SAF-BCF

Adam C. Jones

PrincipalBuechel Fire Protection District4101 Bardstown RoadLouisville, KY 40218

E 10/18/2011

SAF-BCF

Philip R. Jose

PrincipalP. R. Jose & Associates25775 Point Mills Estates RoadHancock, MI 49930

SE 1/1/1987SAF-BCF

Henry Kowalenko

PrincipalIllinois Department of Public HealthOffice of Health Care Regulation525 West Jefferson Street, 4th FloorSpringfield, IL 62761Alternate: Robert Barnett

E 10/20/2010

SAF-BCF

Peter A. Larrimer

PrincipalUS Department of Veterans Affairs1805 Constitution BlvdValencia, PA 16059

U 03/07/2013SAF-BCF

Cindy Mahan

PrincipalFriendship Community Care, Inc.PO Box 2109Russellville, AR 72811American Network of Community Options & Resources

U 10/23/2003

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Safety to Life


SAF-BCF

Randy S. McDermott

PrincipalUS Department of Health & Human ServicesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)1301 Young Street, Suite 827Dallas, TX 75202Alternate: Kurtis Grant

E 3/4/2008SAF-BCF

David E. Mills

PrincipalUL LLC333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096Alternate: Kerry M. Bell

RT 03/05/2012

SAF-BCF

Daniel E. Nichols

PrincipalState of New York Department of State99 Washington Avenue, #1160Albany, NY 12231

E 10/27/2009SAF-BCF

John A. Rickard

PrincipalP3 Consulting5838 Balcones Drive, Suite BAustin, TX 78731-4206

SE 8/5/2009

SAF-BCF

Carter J. Rierson

PrincipalBest Defense Security Systems Inc.300 Moravian Valley RoadWaunakee, WI 53597

IM 10/23/2013SAF-BCF

Eric R. Rosenbaum

PrincipalJENSEN HUGHES3610 Commerce Drive, Suite 817Baltimore, MD 21227-1652American Health Care AssociationAlternate: David A. Seitz

U 03/07/2013

SAF-BCF

Terry Schultz

PrincipalCode Consultants, Inc.2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300St. Louis, MO 63146-4235Alternate: Kaitlin McGillvray

SE 8/5/2009SAF-BCF

Joshua Talley

PrincipalKoffel Associates, Inc.8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21045-2107Alternate: James K. Lathrop

SE 10/28/2014

SAF-BCF

Jon Taluba

PrincipalRussell Phillips & Associates, LLC500 Cross Keys Office ParkFairport, NY 14450-3507Alternate: Nicholas E. Gabriele

SE 3/4/2009SAF-BCF

Fred Worley

PrincipalTexas Department of Aging & Disability ServicesLong Term Care Regulatory DivisionPO Box 149030, Mail Code E-250Austin, TX 78714

E 03/05/2012

SAF-BCF

Martin J. Farraher

Voting AlternateSiemens Industry, Inc.5075 Houston RoadRockford, IL 61109National Electrical Manufacturers AssociationVoting Alt. to NEMA Rep.

M 3/2/2010SAF-BCF

Roland A. Asp

AlternateNational Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.40 Jon Barrett RoadPatterson, NY 12563-2164Principal: Chris Gaut

M 10/28/2014

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Safety to Life


SAF-BCF

Robert Barnett

AlternateIllinois Department of Public HealthLong Term Care3316 Merrimac DriveSpringfield, IL 62704Principal: Henry Kowalenko

E 03/05/2012SAF-BCF

Kerry M. Bell

AlternateUL LLC333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096Principal: David E. Mills

RT 4/1/1993

SAF-BCF

Nicholas E. Gabriele

AlternateRussell Phillips & Associates, LLC31 Cooke StreetPlainville, CT 06062Principal: Jon Taluba


Kurtis Grant

AlternateUS Department of Health & Human ServicesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDivision of Survey and Certification61 Forsyth Street SW, Suite 4T20Atlanta, GA 30303-8909Principal: Randy S. McDermott

E 04/08/2015

SAF-BCF

James K. Lathrop

AlternateKoffel Associates, Inc.81 Pennsylvania AvenueNiantic, CT 06357Principal: Joshua Talley

SE 1/1/1991SAF-BCF

Kaitlin McGillvray

AlternateCode Consultants, Inc.215 West 40th Street, 15th FlorNew York, NY 10018Principal: Terry Schultz

SE 3/2/2010

SAF-BCF

Michele Mucia

AlternateTelgian Corporation17425 Yakima DriveLockport, IL 60441-8839Principal: Tracey D. Bellamy


David A. Seitz

AlternateHCF Management, Inc.1100 Shawnee RoadLima, OH 45805American Health Care AssociationPrincipal: Eric R. Rosenbaum

U 7/23/2008

SAF-BCF

Yunyong P. Utiskul

AlternateExponent, Inc.17000 Science Drive, Suite 200Bowie, MD 20715-4427Principal: Andrew Blum


Gregory E. Harrington

Staff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471

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MINUTES NFPA Technical Committee on

Board and Care Facilities NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 Second Draft Meeting

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego Downtown

San Diego, California

Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Chad Beebe at 8:00 AM.

2. Introduction of Committee Members and Guests. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT

NAME COMPANY

Chad E. Beebe, Chair American Society for Health Care Engineering

Gregory E. Harrington, Nonvoting Secretary

National Fire Protection Association

Gregory J. Austin, Principal Gentex Corporation Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Warren D. Bonisch, Principal Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation

Chris Gaut, Alt. to K. Isman

National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.

Kenneth E. Isman, Principal National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. Adam C. Jones, Principal Buechel Fire Protection District Philip R. Jose, Principal P. R. Jose & Associates Peter A. Larrimer, Alt. to V. Hall

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Cindy Mahan, Principal Friendship Community Care, Inc. Rep. American Network of Community Options & Resources

David E. Mills, Principal UL LLC John A. Rickard, Principal Katus, LLC Eric R. Rosenbaum, Principal Hughes Associates, Inc.

Rep. American Health Care Association Terry Schultz, Principal Code Consultants, Inc. Jon Taluba, Principal Russell Phillips & Associates, LLC Fred Worley, Principal Texas Department of Aging & Disability

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Services

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOT PRESENT

NAME COMPANY Scott D. Allen, Principal LifeServices Management Corporation Tracey D. Bellamy, Principal Telgian Corporation Andrew Blum, Principal Exponent, Inc. Harry L. Bradley, Principal Maryland State Fire Marshal s Office

Rep. International Fire Marshals Association

Richard T. Byrd, Principal Tennessee Department of Health Diana E. Hugue, Principal Koffel Associates, Inc. Henry Kowalenko, Principal Illinois Department of Public Health Randy S. McDermott, Principal US Department of Health & Human

Services - CMS Daniel E. Nichols, Principal State of New York Department of State

GUESTS

NAME COMPANY

Richard Roberts National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Catherine Stashak Office Robert Solomon National Fire Protection Association

3. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes. The August 14-15, 2012 meeting minutes were approved as written and distributed.

4. Chai s report C. Beebe. No report.

5. Review new NFPA codes and standards development process G. Harrington. Staff gave a presentation on the New Process; see the meeting agenda for the slide presentation. Details on the New Process are available online at www.nfpa.org (click on

6. Definitions Task Group. A Definitions Task Group is being established by the Building Code and Life Safety Correlating Committees, which are seeking a volunteer from each technical committee. E. Rosenbaum volunteered to represent the TC on Board and Care Facilities.

7. Hazardous Materials Task Group. A Hazardous Materials Task Group is being established by the Building Code and Life Safety Correlating Committees, which is seeking volunteers from any technical committees that wish to be represented. E. Rosenbaum volunteered to represent the TC on Board and Care Facilities.

8. Carbon Monoxide Detection Task Group Report. Task group members J. Taluba, D. Mills, and R. Roberts presented the report prepared by TG Chair D. Nichols, which was distributed to the committee electronically the morning of June 25 (see attachment). After

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substantial discussion and several iterations to attempt to address various committee

task group and not create Second Revisions to mandate CO detection in new or existing board and care facilities. The task group is charged with revising its report for the next revision cycle, and address the following items: NFPA Manual of Style compliance; use of

units as defined by NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000); CO alarm power requirements (if necessary, extract from NFPA 720 and locate in Ch. 9 (101) and 55 (5000) unless there is something unique about power requirements for board and care facilities); review and summarize NFPA CO report/data as it relates to board and care facilities; consideration to be given to CO detection requirements relative to the size of the building (e.g., a board in care facility in a residential dwelling vs. a board and care facility in a high-rise building). Staff will provide whatever assistance drafting code language is requested by the task group. The task group will report at the next meeting (likely 2015).

9. NFPA 101 Second Draft (formerly ROC) Preparation. The committee resolved all public comments on Chapters 32-33 and created several Second Revisions. See the NFPA 101 Second Draft Report for the committee actions.

10. NFPA 5000 Second Draft (formerly ROC) Preparation. The committee resolved all public comments on Chapter 26 and created several Second Revisions. See the NFPA 5000 Second Draft Report for the committee actions.

11. Other Business. There was no other business.

12. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 PM.

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ATTACHMENT TO

BLD/ SAF-BCF SECOND DRAFT MEETING MINUTES

ITEM #8 – Carbon Monoxide Detection Task Group Report

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To:� NFPA�Board�and�Care�Facilities�committee�members�

From:�Daniel�E.�Nichols,�P.E.�� State�of�New�York-�Division�of�Code�Enforcement�and�Administration�� BCF�Committee�Member/�Carbon�Monoxide�detection�task�group��Date:� 21�June�2013��Re:� Carbon�Monoxide�Detection��Attached�is�our�recommended�language�for�the�inclusion�of�carbon�monoxide�alarms�into�Chapters�32�and�33�of�the�Life�Safety�Code.��Description��The�carbon�monoxide�alarm�and�carbon�monoxide�detector�installations�are�per�Chapter�9�(NFPA�720);�with�this�language�identifying�the�required�locations�of�devices�in�these�occupancies.�The�require�locations�are�similar�to�smoke�detection�requirements,�but�are�not�as�expansive�and�take�into�account�situations�where�alarms�would�be�problematic.��All�locations�address�dwelling�units�and�sleeping�areas�as�the�basis�of�the�installation.�Further,�areas�outside�dwelling�unit�areas�in�large�BCF’s�are�also�recognized;�closer�to�the�requirements�of�NFPA�720.��The�residential�committee�did�not�require�the�installation�of�carbon�monoxide�devices�in�existing�buildings.�It�is�the�position�of�this�task�group�that�carbon�monoxide�detection�should�be�provided�in�all�BCF’s.��Residential�board�and�care�facilities�differ�from�residential�occupancies�due�to�the�diverse�capability�limitations�of�the�building�occupants.�These�facilities�are�used�to�house�long-term�and�short-term�residents�for�a�range�of�disabilities�and�impairments;�including�developmental,�mental,�and�physical�disabilities,�as�well�as�treatment�or�recovery�from�addictions.��The�main�concern�for�the�application�of�carbon�monoxide�requirements�for�existing�buildings�is�that�the�effects�of�carbon�monoxide�may�not�be�as�readily�apparent�to�this�resident�population,�compared�to�a�residential�occupancy.�Symptoms�of�the�onset�of�carbon�monoxide�poisoning�share�some�the�same�conditions�of�residents�being�housed�within�buildings�used�a�board�and�care�facilities.�With�this�increased�exposure,�due�to�staff�having�the�potential�of�not�being�able�to�readily�identify�carbon�monoxide�exposure�in�some�populations,�it�is�appropriate�to�require�carbon�monoxide�monitoring�in�existing�buildings.��Power�Supply��Task�group�members�felt�that�the�power�supply�requirements�might�assist�the�user�if�they�were�provided�within�Chapters�32�and�33.�Power�requirements�in�NFPA�720�are�found�in�both�Chapter�4�and�Chapter�9�for�different�applications.�To�maintain�the�spirit�of�this�section�to�remain�aligned�with�residential�principles,�the�committee�felt�that�the�inclusion�of�residential-type�power�requirements�and�the�allowance�for�battery�use�in�existing�conditions�is�appropriate.��

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NFPA 101 - Board and Care CO Requirements Task Group New Small 32.2.3.4 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems 32.2.3.4.1 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with section 9.8 and 32.2.3.4.2 shall be provided in new residential board and care occupancies where either of the following conditions exists:

(1) Dwelling units with communicating attached garages, unless otherwise exempted by 33.2.3.4.3

(2) Dwelling units containing fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces. 32.2.3.4.2 Where required by 33.2.3.4.1, carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the following locations:

(1) Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms.

(2) On every occupiable level of a dwelling unit, including basements, and excluding attics and crawl spaces.

32.2.3.4.3 Carbon monoxide alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as specified in 32.2.3.4.1 (1) shall not be required in the following locations:

(1) In garages (2) Within dwelling units with communicating attached garages that are open parking

structures as defined by NFPA 5000. (3) Within dwelling units with communicating attached garages that are mechanically

ventilated in accordance with NFPA 88A. 32.2.3.4.4 Carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their primary power from a commercial power source and a secondary source that consists of a battery. The wiring from commercial power source shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over current protection. 32.2.3.4.5 Carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their primary and secondary power from a control unit. The control unit shall receive its primary power from a commercial power source and a secondary source that consists of a battery. The wiring from commercial power source shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over current protection. New Large 32.3.3.4 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems

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32.3.3.4.1 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with section 9.8 and 32.3.3.4.2 shall be provided in new residential board and care occupancies where either of the following conditions exists:


(2) Dwelling units containing fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces. 32.3.3.4.2 Where required by 32.3.3.4.1, carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the following locations:






ventilated in accordance with NFPA 88A. 32.3.3.4.4 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the locations specified as follows:

(1) On the ceilings of rooms containing permanently installed fuel-burning appliances (2) Centrally located within occupiable spaces served by the first supply air register from a permanently installed, fuel burning HVAC system (3) Centrally located within occupiable spaces adjacent to a communicating attached garage

32.3.3.4.5 Carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their primary power from a commercial power source and a secondary source that consists of a battery. The wiring from commercial power source shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over current protection. 32.3.3.4.6 Carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their primary and secondary power from a control unit. The control unit shall receive its primary power from a commercial power source and a secondary source that consists of a battery. The wiring from commercial power source shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over current protection. Existing Small

�33.2.3.4. Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems

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33.2.3.4.1* Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with section 9.8 or 33.2.3.4.2 shall be provided in existing residential board and care occupancies where one of the following conditions exists:


(2) Dwelling units containing fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces. A 33.2.3.4.1 Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, poisonous gas that is produced by the incomplete burning of various fuels, including but not limited to coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane, natural gas and internal combustion engines. There are several potential sources of carbon monoxide that could be present, including:

(1) Heating systems (HVAC – gas, oil fired, central and unitary equipment) (2) Gas-fired appliances (e.g., ranges, ovens) found in kitchens and cafeterias (3) Gas-fired clothes washers and dryers (4) Gas-fired water heaters and boilers (5) Vehicles left running (6) Use of gas-fired power tools

33.2.3.4.2 Where required by 33.2.3.4.1, carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the following locations:






ventilated in accordance with NFPA 88A. 33.2.3.4.4 Carbon monoxide alarms shall be permitted to utilize one of the following configurations: (1) Wall plug in with a battery backup (2) Battery powered (3) Hard wired with a battery backup 33.2.3.4.5 Carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their primary and secondary power from a control unit. The control unit shall receive its primary power from a commercial power source and a secondary source that consists of a battery. The wiring from commercial power source shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over current protection.

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Existing Large

�33.3.3.4. Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems 33.3.3.4.1* [When alterations, repairs or additions requiring a permit occur, ]carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with section 9.8 or 33.3.3.4.2 shall be provided in existing residential board and care occupancies where one of the following conditions exists:


(2) Dwelling units containing fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces. A 33.3.3.4.1 Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, poisonous gas that is produced by the incomplete burning of various fuels, including but not limited to coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane, natural gas and internal combustion engines. There are several potential sources of carbon monoxide that could be present, including:

(1) Heating systems (HVAC – gas, oil fired, central and unitary equipment) (2) Gas-fired appliances (e.g., ranges, ovens) found in kitchens and cafeterias (3) Gas-fired clothes washers and dryers (4) Gas-fired water heaters and boilers (5) Vehicles left running (6) Use of gas-fired power tools

33.3.3.4.2 Where required by 33.3.3.4.1, carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the following locations:






ventilated in accordance with NFPA 88A. 33.3.3.4.4 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the locations specified as follows:

(1) On the ceilings of rooms containing permanently installed fuel-burning appliances (2) Centrally located within occupiable spaces served by the first supply air register from a permanently installed, fuel burning HVAC system (3) Centrally located within occupiable spaces adjacent to a communicating attached garage

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33.3.3.4.5 Carbon monoxide alarms shall be permitted to utilize one of the following configurations:

(1) Wall plug in with a battery backup (2) Battery powered (3) Hard wired with a battery backup

33.3.3.4.6 Carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their primary and secondary power from a control unit. The control unit shall receive its primary power from a commercial power source and a secondary source that consists of a battery. The wiring from commercial power source shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over current protection. �

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NFPA 101 / 5000 First Draft MeetingsMilwaukee, Wisconsin

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NFPA 101 / 5000 First Draft Meetings

InterContinental HotelMilwaukee, Wisconsin

July 27-31 and August 24-28, 2015

NFPA First Draft Meeting

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At this and all NFPA committee meetings we are concerned with your safety

If the fire alarm sounds, please egress the building

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• Please verify/update your contact information on roster attached to sign-in list

• Members categorized in any interest category who have been retained to represent the interests of ANOTHER interest category (with respect to issues addressed by the TC) shall declare those interests to the committee and refrain from voting on those issues throughout the process

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Members


• All guests are required to sign in and identify their affiliations

• Participation is limited to TC members or those individuals who have previously requested time to address the committee

• Participation by other guests is permitted at the Chair’s discretion

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• Use of audio recorders or other means capable of reproducing verbatim transcriptions of this meeting is not permitted

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Members and Guests

Annual 2017 Revision Cycle – Key Dates

• Public Input Stage (First Draft): First Draft Meeting: July 27-31 and August 24-28, 2015 Posting of First Draft for Balloting Date: before October 26, 2015 Posting of First Draft for Public Comment: March 7, 2016

• Comment Stage (Second Draft): Public Comment Closing Date: May 16, 2016 Second Draft Meeting Period: TBD - June 1 to July 25, 2016 Posting of Second Draft for Balloting Date: September 5, 2016 Posting of Second Draft for NITMAM: January 16, 2017

• Tech Session Preparation: NITMAM Closing Date: February 20, 2017 NITMAM / CAM Posting Date: April 17, 2017 NFPA Annual Meeting: June 4-7, 2017 (Boston)

• Standards Council Issuance: Issuance of Documents with CAM: August 10, 2017

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• Either Principal or Alternate can vote; not both

• All Principals are encouraged to have an Alternate

• Voting (simple majority) during meeting is used to establish a sense of agreement on First Revisions

• Voting (simple majority) during meeting is also used to establish Public Input resolution responses and to create Committee Inputs

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Voting During the First Draft Meeting


• Follow Robert’s Rules of Order

• Discussion requires a motion

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General Procedures

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• Not in order when another member has the floor

• Requires a second

• Not debatable and DOES NOT automatically stop debate

• 2/3 affirmative vote immediately closes debate, returns to the original motion

• Less than 2/3 allows debate to continue

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Motion to End Debate, Previous Question, or to “Call the Question”


• Member addresses the chair

• Receives recognition from the chair

• Member introduces the motion

• Another member seconds the motion

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Committee member actions:

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• Restates the motion

• Calls for discussion

• Ensures all issues have been heard

• Calls for a vote

• Announces the vote result

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Committee chair actions:

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• Resolve Public Input (PI)

• Create a First Revision (FR)

• Create a Committee Input (CI) – a placeholder used to solicit Public Comments and permit further work at Second Draft stage

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Committee Actions and Motions:


• Committee develops a Committee Statement (CS) to respond to (i.e., resolve) a Public Input

• Committee indicates in CS its reasons for not accepting the recommendation and/or points to a relevant First Revision

• PI does not get balloted

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Resolve a Public Input (PI)

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• FR is created to change current text or add new text

• Committee Statement (CS) is developed to substantiate the change

• Associated PIs get a committee response, often simply referring to the relevant FR

• Each FR gets balloted

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Create a First Revision (FR)


• Committee is not ready to incorporate a change into the First Draft but wants to receive Public Comment on a topic that can be revisited at Second Draft stage

• Committee Statement (CS) is developed to explain committee’s intent

• CI is not balloted

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Create a Committee Input (CI)

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• All Public Input must receive a Committee Statement

• Provide a valid technical reason

• Do not use vague references to “intent”

• Explain how the submitter’s substantiation is inadequate

• Reference a First Revision if it addresses the intent of the submitter’s Public Input

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Committee Statements (Substantiation):


• In-meeting votes establish a sense of agreement on the development of First Revisions (FR)

• FRs are secured by electronic balloting (≥2/3 of completed ballots affirmative, and affirmative by ≥1/2 voting members)

• Only the results of the electronic ballot determine the official position of the committee on the First Draft

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Formal Voting on First Revisions

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• Only First Revisions (FR) are balloted

Public Inputs and Committee Statements not balloted

Reference materials are available

• First Draft, PI, CI, and CS

• Voting options:

Affirmative on all FRs

Affirmative on all FRs with exceptions specifically noted

• Ballot provides option to vote affirmative with comment

• Vote to reject or abstain requires a reason

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Ballots


• Web-based balloting system

• Alternates are encouraged to return ballots

• Ballot session will time out after 90 minutes

• Use “submit” to save your work – ballots can be revised until the balloting period is closed

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Electronic Balloting

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• Click link provided in ballot email

• Sign in with NFPA.org username and password


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• Select either ‘Affirmative All’ or ‘Affirmative with Exception(s)’

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• Use “See FR- #” link to review all First Revisions

• Use “edit election” to change individual votes or to modify vote after submitting ballot


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• Make selection: Affirmative with Comment, Negative, or Abstain

• No selection defaults to affirmative

• Must include comment (reason) on each vote other than Affirmative

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• To complete ballot click Participant Consent and Submit

• Return to edit any votes by ballot due date


• Initial ballot

• Circulation of negatives and comments – electronic balloting is re-opened to permit members to change votes

• Any First Revision that fails ballot becomes a Committee Input (CI)

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Balloting

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Legal

• Must comply with state and federal antitrust laws

• Participants are to conduct themselves in strict accordance with these laws

• Read and understand NFPA’s Antitrust Policy which can be accessed at nfpa.org/regs

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Antitrust Matters

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MINUTES Joint Teleconference / Adobe Connect Meeting of

NFPA Correlating Committee on Building Code (BLD-AAC) NFPA Correlating Committee on Safety to Life (SAF-AAC)

March 10, 2015

1. Call to Order. Teleconference / Adobe Connect meeting called to order by SAF-

AAC Chair Bill Koffel at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on March 10, 2015. BLD-AAC Chair

Jim Quiter was unable to attend.

2. Attendance Roll Call. Staff called the roll of BLD-AAC and SAF-AAC and recorded

the members who responded as being present.

The following members were in attendance:

NAME COMPANY BLD-AAC SAF-AAC William Koffel Koffel Associates, Inc. Non-Voting

Member

Chair

Jerry Wooldridge Reedy Creek Improvement District Secretary

Chad Beebe ASHE – AHA

Rep.: TC on Board and Care

Facilities

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Wayne Carson Carson Associates, Inc.

Rep.: TC on Fundamentals

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Shane Clary Bay Alarm Company

Rep.: Signaling Systems Correlating

Committee

Principal: Wayne Moore

Alternate to

Non-Voting

Member

David Collins The Preview Group, Inc.

Rep.: TC on Means of Egress

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

John Devlin Aon Fire Protection Engineering

Corp.

Rep.: TC on Fire Protection Features

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Salvatore DiCristina Rutgers, The State University of

New Jersey

Rep.: Bulding Code Development

Committee

Principal

Victor Dubrowski Code Consultants, Inc.

Re.: TC on Educational and Day-

Care Occupancies

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

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NAME COMPANY BLD-AAC SAF-AAC David Frable US General Services Administration Principal

Randy Gaw Rep.: TC on Detention &

Correctional Occupancies

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

John Harrington FM Global Principal

Howard Hopper UL LLC Principal Principal

Stephen Hrustich Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency

Services

Rep.: International Association of

Fire Chiefs

Principal

Jonathan Humble American Iron and Steel Institute Principal

Gerald Jones Rep: Building Seismic Safety

Council/Code Resource Support

Committee

Principal

J. Edmund Kalie Jr. Prince George’s County Government Principal

Gary Keith FM Global

Principal: John Harrington

Alternate

David P. Klein US Department of Veteran Affairs

Rep.: TC on Health Care

Occupancies

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Amy Murdock Code Consultants, Inc.

Rep.: TC on Mercantile & Business

Occupancies

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Isaac Papier Honeywell, Inc.

Rep.: National Electrical

Manufacturers Association

Principal

Henry Paszczuk Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety

Rep.: TC on Interior Finish &

Contents

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Ronald Reynolds Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office

Rep.: International Fire Marshals

Association

Principal

Eric Rosenbaum Jensen Hughes

Rep.: American Health Care

Association

Principal

Faimeen Shah Vortex Fire Engineering

Consultancy

Principal

Jeffrey Tubbs Arup

Rep.: TC on Assembly Occupancies

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Robert Upson National Fire Sprinkler Association

Principal: Jeffrey Hugo

Alternate

Joseph Versteeg Versteeg Associates

Rep.: TC on Alternative Approaches

to Life Safety

Non-Voting

Member

Non-Voting

Member

Leon Vinci Health Promotion Consultants

Rep: American Public Health

Association

Principal: Jake Pauls

Alternate

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The following members were not in attendance:

NAME COMPANY BLD-AAC SAF-AAC James Quiter Arup Chair Principal

Sam Francis American Wood Council Principal

Raymond Hansen US Department of the Air Force Principal

John Kampmeyer, Sr. Triad Fire Protection Engineering

Corp.

Principal

Russell Leavitt Telgian Corporation

Rep.: American Fire Sprinkler

Association

Principal

Michael Newman Johnson & Johnson

Rep.: NFPA Industrial Fire

Protection Section

Principal

Daniel O’Connor Aon Fire Protection Engineering

Rep.: American Hotel & Lodging

Association

Principal

Richard Jay Roberts Honeywell Life Safety

Rep.: National Electrical

Manufacturers Association

Principal

The following guests were in attendance:

NAME COMPANY Kristin Bigda National Fire Protection Association

Ron Coté National Fire Protection Association

Allan Fraser National Fire Protection Association

Daniel Gorham National Fire Protection Association

Gregory Harrington National Fire Protection Association

Robert Solomon National Fire Protection Association

3. Minutes Approval. Minutes of the BLD-AAC November 8, 2013 and SAF-AAC

November 7, 2013 meetings were approved as distributed.

4. Liaison Reports. Sprinkler Project. Bill Koffel presented the sprinkler project liaison report. There

were no significant changes being made to NFPA 13, 13D and 13R (vis a vis NFPA

101/5000) in the current revision cycle (Annual 2015). NITMAMS are awaited. The

NFPA 13 revisions include re-inserting the sprinkler exemption for apartment unit

bathrooms.

Fire Alarm Project. Shane Clary presented the fire alarm project liaison report.

There were no significant changes being made to NFPA 72 (vis a vis NFPA

101/5000) in the current revision cycle (Annual 2015). NITMAMS are awaited.

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5. Supplemental Operating Procedures. SAF-AAC Chair Bill Koffel advised that he

and BLD-AAC chair Jim Quiter will appoint a task group to review the supplemental

operating procedures; compare its features to the NFPA Regulations Governing the

Development of NFPA Standards (Regs); and determine what, if anything, needs to

be retained in some form. Correlating committee members were asked to review the

procedures; identify any items that need to be retained; and communicate such to

staff.

6. Hazardous Materials – NFPA 101. The NFPA 101 Hazardous Materials Task

Group report was noted as received. Task Group Chair Jeff Tubbs was asked to

submit the proposed changes as official Public Input, on behalf of the task group, by

the July 6 closing date. Staff advised that the SAF-FUN, SAF-MEA, and SAF-FIR

technical committees would each address the portion of the recommended changes

that apply to their assigned chapters. Proposed new Annex C (a repository for

information on the NFPA documents that address hazardous materials) would be

addressed by SAF-FUN. The Correlating Committee would perform any needed

correlation among the technical committee actions.

7. NFPA 101/5000 2018-Edition Work Areas. The activity / plans updates from the

technical committee chairs and the development of subject areas for focus during the

2018 edition revision cycle were handled together. The resulting issues, for

consideration by the technical committees, follow:

SUBJECT NOTES NFPA 101 NFPA 5000

Glossary of Terms Direction needed on how to

proceed with definitions (on-

going)

All TCs based

on definition

assignments

All TCs based

on definition

assignments

Resilient design

concepts

Emerging topic but may pilot

a project for BLD/SAF-HEA

in 2015

HEA

Other TCs

might

consider

HEA

Other TCs

might

consider

Hazardous materials in

NFPA 101

How should code regulate

egress provisions related to

health hazards and not just

fire? (Jeff Tubbs Task

Group)

FUN, MEA,

FIR with AAC

review

Hazardous materials in

NFPA 5000

Review Chapter 34

provisions for things like

dead ends and common path

of travel

IND

Smoke compartment

size increase in health

care

Conditions needed to allow

larger compartment size in

hospitals/nursing homes

HEA HEA

CO detection in Only residential occupancy BCF BCF

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residential B&C without CO provisions;

Correlating Committee asked

earlier for a TIA

Security/safety/code

conflicts (re: schools,

in particular)

Should have content to

review from 12/2014 School

Security/Safety Workshop

FUN re: doc

Scope

expansion;

MEA, END;

Other TCs

might

consider re:

active shooter

FUN re: doc

Scope

expansion;

MEA, END;

Other TCs

might

consider re:

active shooter

Elevator use Incorporate the latest and

greatest information from

ASME

MEA, FUN BSY, MEA,

FUN

Home health care May consider joint NFPA

99/NFPA 101 project to

address durable medical

equipment (DME), safety

measures, and backup power

HEA, possible

co-ordination

w/ RES

Means of egress

remoteness

How is remoteness of exit

access potentially impacted

by vertical openings?

MEA, FIR MEA, FIR

Exterior wall

assemblies and NFPA

285

Review FPRF report (June

2014) and determine if

changes needed for NFPA

5000

BLC, SCM

“Life safety” sprinkler

systems

Introduce discussion on

scope, use and limitations of

NFPA 13D and NFPA 13R

for:

- Other than residential

occupancies

- 5- and 6-story buildings

integrating ‘pedestal

construction’ (13R)

BCF, RES BCF, RES,

BLC

NFPA 13R attic

protection

What is expected

performance level? Lives

saved but building lost

RES, BCF RES, BCF

Buildings under

construction

Evaluate application of

NFPA 241 to systems and

buildings

FUN FUN

Term “temporary” Expand definition to consider

use of temporary systems as

well as buildings/structures

FUN FUN

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Location, design,

hardening of egress

stairs based on wind

hazard

Avoid stair designs that utilize

glass on exterior walls.

Alternatively, look at use of

ASTM E1886, Standard Test

Method for Performance of

Exterior Windows, Curtain

Walls, Doors, and Impact

Protective Systems Impacted

by Missile(s) and Exposed to

Cyclic Pressure Differentials,

and/or ASTM E1996,

Standard Specification for

Performance of Exterior

Windows, Curtain Walls,

Doors, and Impact Protective

Systems Impacted by

Windborne Debris in

Hurricanes. See NIST NCST

report on Joplin, MO tornado.

FIR, MEA FIR, MEA,

SCM

In-building storm

shelter spaces

Add scoping and reference to

ANSI/NSSA/ICC 500 for

certain occupancies.

Various – incl

FUN (Scope);

AXM, END,

MER

Various – incl

FUN (Scope);

AXM, END,

MER, BLC,

SCM

Stair descent devices Add scoping, how many and

where

MEA,

Various

occupancies

BSY, MEA,

Various

occupancies

UMC technical review Close review for “conflicts”

with 90A, 90B, and other

NFPA documents (e.g.,

flexible air duct/connector

length)

BSF BSY

Roof egress New section on egress

requirements for roofs with

mechanical equipment

MEA MEA

Private

homes/dwellings

rented as B&Bs

Trend of private homeowners

advertising their home for

short stay rentals

(airbnb.com) but not licensed

or regulated in any way.

Might be more of a Pub Ed

issue.

RES RES

Life Safety Evaluation

for assembly

Continue the upgrading effort AXM AXM

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occupancies

Falls over guards in

arenas and stadia

FPRF report AXM AXM

Opening protectives

(door, windows)

ratings

Chair convened a task group FIR FIR

Inspection, testing,

maintenance (ITM) of

fire escape stairs

Consider National Fire

Escape Assn materials

MEA MEA

Day-care age for self-

preservation

FPRF report END END

Ambulatory health care

occupant load factor

2 FPRF reports HEA HEA

Apartments for the

elderly

Is there a special risk or is

special protection needed?

Revisit 1981 edition of

NFPA 101

RES RES

Open malls Chair convened a task group MER MER

Evacuation chairs Scoping and use of RESNA

standard

BSY

Accessibility reference

updating

2010 ADA; expected update

of ANSI A117.1

BSY

Green roofing systems FM Global has installation

data sheet and approval

standard

SCM

Tall timber buildings FPRF report BLC

Height and area FPRF compilation, but no

objective criteria developed

BLC

8. Other Business. No other business was raised.

9. Next Meeting. The BLD-AAC and SAF-AAC correlating committees will meet to

address NFPA 5000/101 First Draft correlation issues in December 2015 or early

January 2016.

10. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m. Eastern.

Minutes prepared by Ron Coté and Kelly Carey

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Public Input No. 120-NFPA 101-2015 [ Section No. 32.1.3.4 ]

32.1.3.4

No In buildings that require a 2-hour fire resistance rating, no board and care occupancy shall belocated above a nonresidential or non-health care occupancy, unless the board and care occupancyand exits therefrom are separated from the nonresidential or non-health care occupancy byconstruction having a minimum 2-hour fire resistance rating.

Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Input

Current code would prevent another occupancy (or use) below a Residential Board and Care occupancy if the building was only 1 hr construction unless a 2 hr occupancy separation was constructed. This almost precludes using 1 hr construction. Since the height of any building constructed is limited based upon construction, it would seem that requiring a 2 hr occupancy separation in a building of 1 hr construction is overly restrictive, and 1 hr occupancy separation would be sufficient (i.e., occupants could be evacuated well before there's a need for 2 hr protection). Note: if there's concern about RB&C with impractical evacuation, this could be limited to slow and prompt.

Submitter Information Verification

Submitter Full Name: JOSHUA ELVOVE

Organization: self

Affilliation: na

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Fri Jun 05 13:21:34 EDT 2015

Copyright Assignment

I, JOSHUA ELVOVE, hereby irrevocably grant and assign to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) all and full rights incopyright in this Public Input (including both the Proposed Change and the Statement of Problem and Substantiation). Iunderstand and intend that I acquire no rights, including rights as a joint author, in any publication of the NFPA in which thisPublic Input in this or another similar or derivative form is used. I hereby warrant that I am the author of this Public Input and that Ihave full power and authority to enter into this copyright assignment.

By checking this box I affirm that I am JOSHUA ELVOVE, and I agree to be legally bound by the above Copyright Assignmentand the terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by checking this box, I am creating an electronicsignature that will, upon my submission of this form, have the same legal force and effect as a handwritten signature

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Public Input No. 29-NFPA 101-2015 [ Section No. 32.2.3.4.1 ]

32.2.3.4.1 General.

A manual fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 9.6.

32.2.3.4.2 Initiation. Initiation of the required fire alarm system shall be by one of thefollowing means:

(1) Manual means in accordance with 9.6.2.1(1)

(2) Approved automatic sprinkler system that complies with 9.6.2.1(3) and provides protectionthroughout the building.

Additional Proposed Changes

File Name Description Approved

101_PC34.pdf NFPA 101 PUBLIC COMMENT 34


NOTE: The following Public Input appeared as “Reject but Hold” in Public Comment No. 34 of the A2014 Second Draft Report for NFPA 101 and per the Regs. at 4.4.8.3.1.

The term “manual” fire alarm system is not defined and is not consistent with common language used throughout the code. If manual activation is required, a separate section specifying it should be used.


Submitter Full Name: TC ON SAF-BCF

Organization: NFPA TC on Board and Care Facilities

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Thu Feb 12 11:24:14 EST 2015

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Public Comment No. 34-NFPA 101-2013 [ Section No. 32.2.3.4.1 ]

32.2.3.4.1 General.

A manual fire A fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 9.6.

32.2.3.4.2 Initiation. Initiation of the required fire alarm system shall be by one of the followingmeans:

(1) Manual means in accordance with 9.6.2.1(1)

(2) Approved automatic sprinkler system that complies with 9.6.2.1(3) and provides protectionthroughout the building.

Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Comment

The term “manual” fire alarm system is not defined and is not consistent with common language used throughout the code. If manual activation is required, a separate section specifying it should be used.


Submitter Full Name: Doug Hohbein

Organization: Northcentral Fire Code Develop

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Tue Apr 02 14:53:14 EDT 2013

Committee Statement

CommitteeAction:

Rejected but held

Resolution: The Public Comment relates to no Public Input, Committee Input, Correlating Input, or FirstRevision. Public Comments must be related to material that has received public revieweither through the submission of Public Input, Committee Input, or Correlating Input orthrough the First Revisions (Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards,4.4.4.2).


I, Doug Hohbein, hereby irrevocably grant and assign to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) all and full rights incopyright in this Public Comment (including both the Proposed Change and the Statement of Problem and Substantiation). Iunderstand and intend that I acquire no rights, including rights as a joint author, in any publication of the NFPA in which thisPublic Comment in this or another similar or derivative form is used. I hereby warrant that I am the author of this Public Commentand that I have full power and authority to enter into this copyright assignment.

By checking this box I affirm that I am Doug Hohbein, and I agree to be legally bound by the above Copyright Assignment andthe terms and conditions contained therein. I understand and intend that, by checking this box, I am creating an electronicsignature that will, upon my submission of this form, have the same legal force and effect as a handwritten signature

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Public Input No. 51-NFPA 101-2015 [ Section No. 32.2.3.5.3.1 ]

32.2.3.5.3.1

In buildings four or fewer stories in height in buildings not exceeding 60 ft in height above gradeplane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of SprinklerSystems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, shall be permitted. All habitable areas, closets,roofed porches, roofed decks, and roofed balconies shall be sprinklered.


Intent of the code proposal is to correlate the revised wording in the 2013 NFPA 13R under its Scope 1.1 with NFPA Codes that reference NFPA 13R.

The 2015 IBC did this correlation under its revision of Section 903.3.1.2. Correlation of the IBC, NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 with the scope of NFPA 13R will make this codes user friendly and will not leave room for misinterpretation of the requirements for application of NFPA 13R.

2013 NFPA 13R revised Section 1.1 states:"1.1 Scope. This standard shall cover the design and installation of automatic sprinkler systems for protection against fire hazards in residential occupancies up to and including four stories in height in buildings not exceeding 60 ft (18 m) in height above grade plane."


Submitter Full Name: Marshall Klein

Organization: Marshall A. Klein & Associates, Inc.

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Wed Mar 04 18:41:13 EST 2015


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Public Input No. 407-NFPA 101-2015 [ New Section after 32.2.3.5 ]

TITLE OF NEW CONTENT

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Small Facilities

32.2.3.4.4 Carbon Monoxide Detection

32.2.3.4.4.1 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance withsection 9.12, 32.2.3.4.4.2 and 32.2.3.4.4.4 shall be provided in new residential board and careoccupancies where any of the following conditions exist:

(1) Sleeping rooms or sleeping areas with communicating attached garages unless otherwiseexempted by 32.2.3.4.4.3

(2) Sleeping rooms or sleeping areas with communicating attached garages with a separationwall constructed of gypsum wallboard unless otherwise exempted by 32.2.3.4.4.3

(3) Sleeping rooms or sleeping areas with containing fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burningfireplaces

32.2.3.4.4.2 Where required by 32.2.3.4.4.1, carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxidedetectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping room or sleeping area in theimmediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms.

32.2.3.4.4.3 Carbon monoxide alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as specified in32.2.3.4.4.1 (1) and 32.2.3.4..4.1 (2) shall not be required in the following locations:

(1) In garages

(2) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas with communicating attached garages that areopen parking structures as defined by NFPA 5000.

(3) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas with communicating attached garages that aremechanically ventilated in accordance with NFPA 88A.

(4) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed of gypsumwallboard with attached garages that are open parking structures as defined by thebuilding code

(5) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed of gypsumwallboard with attached garages that are mechanically ventilated in accordance with themechanical code

32.2.3.4.4.4 Where fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces are installed outsidesleeping rooms or sleeping areas, carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in accordancewith the manufacturer’s published instructions in the locations specified as follows:

(1) On the ceilings of rooms containing permanently installed fuel-burning appliances orfuel-burning fireplaces

(2) Centrally located within occupiable spaces served by the first supply air register from apermanently installed, fuel-burning HVAC system

(3) Centrally located within occupiable spaces adjacent to an attached communicatinggarage

(4) Centrally located within occupiable spaces adjacent to an attached garage with aseparation wall constructed of gypsum drywall.


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Large Facilities


32.3.3.4.9.1 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance withsection 9.12, 32.3.3.4.9.2 and 32.3.3.4.9.4 shall be provided in new residential board and careoccupancies where any of the following conditions exist;




32.3.3.4.9.2 Where required by 32.3.3.9.1, carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxidedetectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping room or sleeping area in theimmediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms.

32.3.3.4.9.3 Carbon monoxide alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as specified in32.3.3.4.9.1(1) and 32.3.3.4.9.1(2) shall not be required in the following locations:

(1) In garages



(4) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed of gypsumwallboard with attached garages that are open parking structures as defined by thebuilding code

(5) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed of gypsumwallboard with attached garages that are mechanically ventilated in accordance with themechanical code

32.3.3.4.9.4 Where fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces are installed outsidedwelling units or patient care sleeping areas, carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed inaccordance with the manufacturer’s published instructions in the locations specified as follows:






This Public Input seeks to protect both occupants sleeping in, as well as those employed in board and care occupancies from serious injury or possible death from unintentional non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detection. This Public Input will harmonize the board and care chapters with International Building Code (IBC) and the International Fire Code (IFC).


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Currently over 40 states and/or municipalities have enacted legislation requiring CO detection. CO is a toxic gas which is virtually impossible to detect without an electronic sensing device. It is colorless, tasteless and is unable to be smelled or seen by humans. CO is caused by incomplete burning of fuel such as coal natural gas and propane. The Center of Disease Control (CDC) reports 408 deaths and 20k injuries are caused by CO per year, with 64% in residential homes and 21% in public occupancies.The use of carbon monoxide detection has been standardized by the National Fire Protection Association. NFPA 720-2015 mandates the Installation, testing and maintenance of carbon monoxide detection for both residential as well as commercial applications.


Submitter Full Name: VINCE BACLAWSKI

Organization: NEMA

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Mon Jul 06 10:51:32 EDT 2015


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32.2.5.4 Emergency Call System.

32.2.5.4.1 The residential board and care occupancy shall be equipped with an emergency callsystem.

32.2.5.4.2 The emergency call system shall be in accordance with Section 32.3.5 and listed for thepurpose.

32.2.5.4.3 The recognized standard for a listed emergency call system shall be ANSI/UL 2560,Standard for Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and independent LivingFacilities .


The proposed requirements are included in the FGI Guidelines 2014 Edition, Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities – primarily in Section 4.2-6.5, Communications Systems. Proposed requirements 32.2.5.4.2 and 32.2.5.4.3 are also reflective of basically identical requirements in the NFPA 99, 2015 Edition, Health Care Facilities Code. NEMA recommends that these requirements be included in the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code as well.



Organization: NEMA

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submittal Date: Mon Jun 01 14:18:25 EDT 2015


I, VINCE BACLAWSKI, hereby irrevocably grant and assign to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) all and full rightsin copyright in this Public Input (including both the Proposed Change and the Statement of Problem and Substantiation). Iunderstand and intend that I acquire no rights, including rights as a joint author, in any publication of the NFPA in which thisPublic Input in this or another similar or derivative form is used. I hereby warrant that I am the author of this Public Input and that Ihave full power and authority to enter into this copyright assignment.

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[ NOTE: This Public Input is to also make the same set of changes as shown here,including Annex Notes, for Large Facilities, in a new Section 32.3.5.4. ]

32.2.5.5* Grab Bars for Bathtubs, Bathtub-Shower Combinations and Showers. Newbathtubs, bathtub-shower combinations and showers, for use by occupants, shall be providedwith grab bars complying with 32.5.5.1, 32.5.5.2, and 32.5.5.3 with all dimensions referring tothe centerline of the grab bar unless otherwise stipulated. If a dedicated shower does notexpose users to changes in elevation exceeding 0.5 inch (13 mm), as described in 7.1.6.2, andif it provides slip resistance for all surfaces when wet, as a foreseeable condition described in7.1.6.4, the requirements of 32.2.5.5.1, 32.2.5.5.2 and 32.2.5.5.3 shall apply only if grab barsare installed.

32.2.5.5.1 A vertical grab bar shall be provided either [option 1] installed on the control end wallof the bathtub, bathtub-shower combination and shower as specified in 32.2.5.5.1.1 or [option 2]as a free standing, external pole as specified in 32.2.5.5.1.2

32.2.5.5.1.1* [Option 1] A vertical grab bar, with a minimum length of 24 inches (610 mm), andits lower end between 36 and 39 inches (915 and 990 mm) above the finished floor, shall beinstalled on the entry/egress side of the control end wall of the bathtub, bathtub-showercombination and shower unit. The grab bar shall be located at least 6 inches (150 mm),measured horizontally, from any shower curtain rod fixing point on the wall.

32.2.5.5.1.2* [Option 2] A vertical pole-type grab bar fixed to the floor and either the roomceiling or an adjacent wall shall be installed outside of the bathtub, bathtub-shower combinationor shower unit within 6 inches (150 mm), measured horizontally, outside of the outer edge of thebathtub, bathtub-shower combination or shower and within 30 inches (760 mm), measuredhorizontally, of the vertical plane of the control end wall if there is such a wall.

32.2.5.5.2 For bathtubs and bathtub-shower combinations bounded on three sides by walls, agrab bar shall be provided on the back wall either [Option 1] as a diagonal grab bar as specifiedin 32.2.5.5.2.1 or [Option 2] as a horizontal grab bar as specified in 32.2.5.5.2.2

32.2.5.5.2.1* [Option 1] A diagonal grab bar shall be installed on the back wall with a minimumlength of 24 inches (600 mm) with its higher end placed closer to the control end wall andlocated a maximum of 12 inches (305 mm) from the control end wall, with a height of 25 to 27inches (635 to 685 mm) above rim of the bathtub. The lower end of the diagonal grab bar shallbe located at a height of 8 to 10 inches (205 to 255 mm) above the rim of the bathtub and 28 to30 inches (710 to 760 mm) from the control end wall.

32.2.5.5.2.2 [Option 2] A horizontal grab bar shall be installed on the back wall at a height of 8to 10 inches (205 to 255 mm) above the bathtub rim with one end located a maximum of 12inches (305 mm) from the control end wall and the other end located a maximum of 24 inches(610 mm) from the opposite or head end of the bathtub.

32.2.5.5.3.1* Grab bars shall be circular in cross section with a minimum diameter of 1.25inches (32 mm) and a maximum diameter of 2 inches (51 mm). If, attached to a wall, the grabbar shall provide a minimum clearance, for hand grasp, of 1.5 inches (38 mm). These size andclearance dimensions shall be provided for at least the height requirements and the minimumlength requirements of 32.2.5.5.

32.2.5.5.3.2 Grab bars shall be designed and constructed to the structural loading conditions inSection 4.5 of ASCE/SEI 7. [In NFPA 5000 this reference is stipulated in Section 35.6.5.1.]



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Pauls-Grab_Bar_Justification_Detail.pdf

This file provides the full justification for the public input.

CPSC_NEISS_Sample_Narratives_for_Product_Code_0611_Injuries_in_2010.pdf

This provides supplementary information on the incidents occurring with baths/showers, resulting in hospital treatment in 2010, as reported by US CPSC/NEISS.


An expanded coverage of this outline justification is provided in an accompanying, supplementary document, intended for use by all in processing this public input which is going to 8 occupancy chapters each in NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000.

The addition of requirements for grab bars, for bathtubs, bathtub-shower combinations and showers is within the scope of the Code in the same way that handrails are essential to the Code in relation to stairs.

The proposal builds on the need to protect occupants encountering facilities addressed by Code requirements for Changes in Elevation and Slip Resistance.

The proposal addresses two aspects of people’s movement when accessing and egressing baths/showers.1. Utility for people remaining in a standing position and thus within easy reach of a vertically oriented, readily grasped, grab bar at an appropriate height and lateral position; 2. Moving to or from a crouching or seated position in water—hence applicable only to bathtubs—and thus within easy reach of a horizontal or diagonal, readily grasped grab bar also at an appropriate height and lateral position.

Outside the scope of the proposal are grab bars specifically intended for persons with disabilities, requiring more complex configurations and placements of grab bars, which are covered in great detail in ICC/ANSI A117.1

Grab bars for use by everyone have been mainstreamed for a long time, along with automatic sprinklers, for all hotel guest rooms of a well-known, major hotel chain.

Regarding epidemiology, of three important causes of injury in buildings, fire is by far the smallest cause of injuries. Baths/showers are the site of about 13 times more injuries than fire and stairs are the site of about 50 times more injuries than fire as a cause. (See the expanded, detailed justification for this, including a pie chart illustrating these ratios.)

From a public health perspective, the injuries are only one aspect of harm; the other is reduced use (and fear of use) of baths/showers and stairs; this affects well being, fitness, and health generally. The societal costs of the injuries alone is on the order of 100 billion dollars per year in the USA and other


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health implications could be comparable in order of magnitude.

As with stairs, there is well-established, authoritative literature on testing, ergonomic analyses and recommendations on scoping and detailed technical criteria; the expanding summary reviews and cites such literature, especially as it specifically supports the scope and detail in the public input for grab bar installation.

The provision of grab bars, under requirements in codes and standards has been specifically addressed in formal public policies adopted by not only the American Public Health Association but also the Canadian Public Health Association.

Summing Up. The proposals (including their technical requirements based on certain requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1, other standards such as CSA B651, and important research) warrant very careful consideration, and acceptance, by the various NFPA Technical Committees to whom they are directed. The proposals are responsive to a major injury problem in buildings, with huge societal injury cost sand disability ramifications, in addition to general health benefits including sanitation and well being generally. They are very much within the scope of NFPA’s currently stated mission, “We help save lives and reduce loss with information, knowledge and passion,” and the full scope of its codes and standards which, while historically developed to address fire safety, are now not restricted to fire safety.


Submitter Full Name: JAKE PAULS

Organization: JAKE PAULS CONSULTING SERVICES

Affilliation: Myself and Linda Strobl, Public Health Nurse, Ontario

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Submittal Date: Sun Jul 05 18:59:03 EDT 2015


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Detailed Justification for Proposals for New Requirements for Grab Bars for New Baths and Showers

Submitted by Jake Pauls, CPE, representing himself and Linda Strobl, Public Health Nurse For NFPA 5000 (Building Construction and Safety Code) and NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) Chapters, specifically Section —.5 Services, in:

• NFPA 5000 Ch. 18 and NFPA 101 Ch. 16 – New Day-Care Occupancies • NFPA 5000 Ch. 19 and NFPA 101 Ch. 18 – New Health Care Occupancies • NFPA 5000 Ch. 20 and NFPA 101 Ch. 20 – New Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies • NFPA 5000 Ch. 22 and NFPA 101 Ch. 24 – One- and Two-Family Dwellings • NFPA 5000 Ch. 23 and NFPA 101 Ch. 26 – Lodging or Rooming House Occupancies • NFPA 5000 Ch. 24 and NFPA 101 Ch. 28 – New Hotels and Dormitories • NFPA 5000 Ch. 25 and NFPA 101 Ch. 30 – New Apartment Buildings • NFPA 5000 Ch. 26 and NFPA 101 Ch. 32 – New Residential Board and Care

Goals and Objectives of the Codes: NFPA 5000 4.1.3.3.2.1 “Buildings shall be designed and constructed to reduce the probability of death or injury to occupants from falls during normal use.” NFPA 101 does not have comparable language, regarding “falls,” however it has the same requirements and leads to the same efficacy of such requirements—that help prevent and mitigate falls, e.g., with required handrail provisions, as does NFPA 5000. Generally, NFPA 101’s broad “Goals” requirement in Section 4.1.1, is intended to “provide an environment for the occupants that is reasonably safe from fire by the following means: (1)*Protection of occupants not intimate with the initial fire development (2) . . . .” Section 4.2. deals with parallel, but more detailed requirements dealing with objectives, e.g., 4.2.1 Occupant Protection. “A structure shall be designed, constructed and maintained to protect occupants who are not intimate with the initial fire development for the time needed to evacuate, relocate, or defend in place.” Notably, a leading emergency situation is the undesired activation of a smoke alarm when exposed to high humidity from operation of a shower in the vicinity. A prudent person in the shower, or even a person just anxious to have the alarm stop, will typically exit a shower facility in a hurry, thus exposing her/himself to increased danger of a misstep and fall due to dangerous underfoot conditions that should be mitigated according to longstanding requirements in the Code to prevent and mitigate missteps and falls generally. Application: Triggering the proposed new requirement for grab bars is NFPA 5000 Section 11.1.6.2 [and NFPA 101 Section 7.1.6.2]:

“Changes in Elevation. Abrupt changes in elevation of walking surfaces shall not exceed 1⁄4 in. (6.3 mm). Changes in elevation exceeding 1⁄4 in. (6.3 mm), but not exceeding 1⁄2 in. (13 mm), shall be beveled 1 to 2. Changes in elevation exceeding 1⁄2 in. (13 mm) shall be considered a change in level and shall be subject to the requirements of 11.1.7” [7.1.7 in NFPA 101].

Such criteria are well established and appear, with the exact same criteria, in many standards such as, prominently, ICC/ANSI A117.1, and ASTM F1637. Note should be taken of the requirement in both codes (NFPA 5000 11.1.6.4 and NFPA 101 7.1.6.4) for walking surfaces that are: “slip resistant under foreseeable conditions.” The pertinent Annex notes clearly identify areas that are expected to be wet as subject to this requirement.

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Thus the proposed new requirements for NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101, requiring grab bars for new baths and showers, are triggered by: • ambulation (stepping behavior) traversing elevation changes exceeding ½ inch (13 mm), and • high risk of slippery surfaces. Thus, exempt from the requirement—unless grab bars are installed voluntarily, are certain showers, designed without a raised sill in excess of ½-inch (13 mm) height, but otherwise designed for water containment within the shower facility and for slip resistant underfoot surfaces when wet. Features of the Specified Grab Bars. The grab bars included in the proposed rule are ones used by ambulatory persons transferring into or out of a bathing facility, whether it is designed solely for use as a shower, solely for the use of bathing or combines options of showering and bathing. Proposed grab bar requirements, all in each code’s Section 5 (Services) of the seven relevant occupancy chapters (with Chapter numbers indicated here with an “X”), are partly based on two kinds of use:

X.5.5.1. Utility for people remaining in a standing position and thus within easy reach of a vertically oriented, readily grasped, grab bar at an appropriate height and lateral position; X.5.5.2 Moving to or from a crouching or seated position in water—hence applicable only to bathtubs—and thus within easy reach of a horizontal or diagonal, readily grasped grab bar also at an appropriate height and lateral position.

For each of these there are two design options, either of which will meet the requirements. Grab bars specifically intended for persons with disabilities, requiring other configurations and placement of grab bars, are beyond the scope of the proposed requirement. ICC/ANSI A117.1 provides for the full spectrum of needs of people with disabilities that prevent independent standing while cleansing with water. In other words, the new requirement is for fully ambulatory, typically independent, transfers into or from a showering or bathing facility, a scenario causing more serious injuries than does fire in buildings and facilities (see pie chart below) and a scenario that is increasing in frequency—and severity—with demographic changes in the population generally (see data below). The proposal is being submitted for health care occupancies as covered in NFPA 5000 Chapter 19 and NFPA 101 Chapter 18. The Health Care Occupancies Technical Committee has a better sense of what aspects of such occupancies should be scoped for the proposed requirements for grab bars. Falls by patients, and related injuries by staff (in attempting to assist patients with bathing), are a leading problem of safety in health care facilities of almost all types. It is assumed, by the proponents, that fall dangers are already being mitigated with provision of grab bars in some areas of hospitals and nursing homes for example. However, it is not clear to what extent those are already covered by requirements, other than those in NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000; hence the proposal might need focusing on specific areas. This is left for scoping decisions by the Technical Committee who, it is hoped, see the value of consistent grab bar requirements throughout the Code. Two Details of Design and Installation.

(1) Unlike many grab bar requirements specifying an absolute clearance between the grab bar and adjacent wall surfaces, the proposed requirement specifies only a minimum clearance, an approach similar to that for handrails specified by NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101; this is addressed in a proposed new Annex note. Moreover such newly required vertical grab bars can be wall mounted or mounted between a floor and ceiling or a combination of attachment to a floor, a ceiling or a wall. Commercially available grab bar systems exist for

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all of these combinations with the best ones being the result of extensive biomechanics and other testing. (2) The loading requirement for grab bars is already covered by existing language in NFPA 5000 and, if needed for NFPA 101, should be based on the same standard. The NFPA 5000 requirement is: “35.6.5.1 All required handrails, guardrails, grab bars, vehicle barrier systems, and fixed ladders shall be designed and constructed to the structural loading conditions in Section 4.5 of ASCE/SEI 7.”

Current Exemplars. Considering the real world of many examples of bathing facilities, one of the proponents wishes to note that one well-known, progressive major hotel chain is recognized for leading the way in having automatic sprinkler protection for guest rooms of all of its properties worldwide. Less well recognized is its longstanding policy to provide grab bars serving its guests stepping into and out of guest room bathtubs and dedicated showers. As the young adult victim of an injurious fall while attempting to step out of a bathtub in a hotel guest room, one of the proponents has had a longstanding personal policy of staying at the progressive hotel chain, in preference to others, and utilizing the grab bars as a matter of normal course—well before, as well as well after, achieving his 65th birthday. In other words, the provision of grab bars must not be thought of merely as an essential aid for people over 65 years of age, a common limitation in too many fall prevention programs focused on who suffers the most-severe injuries, rather than the ergonomics applicable to the entire population. Comparisons of Three Prominent Dangers. Grab bars are just as important—for everyone—as are handrails on stairs. Even with their slightly different objectives, both NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101 do not permit new stairs without handrails. New bathing facilities are similarly in need of Code requirements for grab bar installation as a mainstreamed measure for safety in all conditions of use—by all users. Indeed, from a risk-per-use perspective, each step into and out of a bathing facility is, currently—without grab bars—more dangerous than is taking a step up or down on a stair. See the pie chart below that clearly shows the high number of injuries associated with baths and showers in the USA in 2010.

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Injury Epidemiology. The following are some insights from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (CPSC-NEISS) product code 611 for bathtubs or showers, excluding enclosures, faucets, spigots and towel racks. For the year 2010, CPSC-NEISS estimated 262,745 visits to US hospital emergency rooms based on a sample count (from about 100 US hospitals) of 6,946 visits for which short naratives can be downloaded from its Web site. Such visits, with or without treatment, occurred to people of all ages. Those that resulted in hospital admission—23,107 estimated cases in the US in 2010—occurred prominently (roughly 77%) among people 60 years and older, i.e., persons more vulnerable to serious injury in falls and having more complications in health status generally. Not only are the numbers large absolutely and large relative to fire-related injuries to civilians, they are also growing rapidly as fire-related injuries drop in number, indeed by about half in recent decades. Bath and shower-related injuries in the US grew in the two decades between 1991 and 2010 by a factor of two for those resulting in an Emergency Room (ER) visit and by a factor of three for those resulting in hospital admission after first going to the ER. These increases exceed, by a factor of two or three even the troubling increases in stair-related injuries in the US with number of stair-related cases doubling for some ages (especially the 45-60 age group), even in the shorter period, 1997-2010. Generally for all ages, stair-related injuries grew by about 65 percent over all ages for hospitalized cases between 1991 and 2010. The pie chart (above) is merely a snapshot in time; it reveals relative magnitude of the problems but not their respective growth. NFPA has responded relatively well with stair-related requirements in the last decade or so; now it should address—perhaps only for the first time—the second leading category of predictable and preventable injuries in buildings. Unlike fire, the fear of which does not greatly affect healthful human activity, concern about both the dangers of stairs and the dangers of baths and showers affects other health-sustaining activities. Thus, from a public health perspective, there are dual sets of consequences from dangerous stairs and dangerous baths and showers. (See sections on cost of injuries and on public health policies below.) Ergonomic Perspectives on the Special Dangers of Baths and Showers. What all people faced, and continue to face, in the use of bathtubs or showers are wet surfaces that (being chosen for their ease of cleaning) are generally hard and smooth. Moreover, unlike other ambulation challenges, they might require stepping over tub walls typically about 15 inches above the floor—even higher with some large, showpiece tubs increasingly found in homes. Furthermore some surfaces may be degraded with slippery soap and shampoo chemicals that drastically affect slip resistance. Further exacerbating the problems, those people dependent on corrective glasses for clear vision, would encounter these conditions without them. There are other conditions, common in bathing, that exacerbate injury dangers even more. There are virtually no countermeasures commonly installed to mitigate some of these dangers; the only solid “points of control” (something to hold onto securely—a concept in occupational ergonomics) might be the edges of a vanity countertop but these, like other features of the bathroom, are not designed to be grasped with sufficient security to avert or mitigate a fall. These other features might include towel racks or flimsy storage shelving for toiletries, etc. They might take small loads but are not designed to mitigate a fall nor are they biomechanically designed to be in the right place, configuration and size. Societal Injury Costs. The societal costs, in the USA in 2010, of the bath and shower-related

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injuries were estimated at about 20 billion dollars (with, as noted above, about 263,000 injuries leading to a hospital ER visit). For comparison, in 2010, stair-related injuries were responsible for about 92 billion dollars and led to about 1,232,000 visits to US hospital ERs. Societal cost per injury is about the same for each injury type. The information source here (which used CPSC/NEISS data) is: Lawrence, B., Spicer, R., Miller, T. A fresh look at the costs of non-fatal consumer product injuries. Injury Prevention, digital publication, August 2014, paper journal publication, 2015:21:23-29. Fire-related injuries to civilians occurred to fewer than 20,000 people in the USA (according to recent NFPA-published estimates); injuries from hot water resulted in about 37,000 ER visits in 2010 (according to CPSC NEISS data) and about a sixth of the societal injury cost from baths and showers. For a better picture of what kinds of injury events occur in baths and showers, the proposal justification is also accompanied by four pages of small samples (160 cases), derived from US CPSC NEISS Web information (not subject to copyright), from the over 7,5000 one-line narratives for ER visits, in 2010, in relation to baths and showers plus the hospital admissions for the same category in the NEISS sample from about 100 US hospitals. (The four pages provided are simply the first 112 and 48 cases, respectively; they are not selected otherwise in any way from the NEISS narratives. They are intended to be indicative of the records. Literature Resources. There is extensive literature on ergonomic and public health aspects of important features such as handrails and grab bars. Rather than get into that literature base here, we should note that the general problem of differing orientations of public health and building-related professionals has been thoughtfully addressed by a well-known researcher, and proponent of bath grab bars in the Canadian code-development system, Dr. Nancy Edwards. Her paper, calling for a bridging between the differing perspectives of these groups of professionals also appeared in the same journal as noted above: Edwards, N. (2008). Performance-based Building Codes: A call for injury prevention indicators that bridge health and building sectors. Injury Prevention, 2008, 14: 329-332. That paper cites specific research on grab bars including Sveistrup H, Lockett D, Edwards N, et al. “Evaluation of bath grab bar placement for older adults.” Technology and Disability 2006;13:1–11. The leading recommendation from that study has strongly influenced what is being proposed for NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101, i.e.:

“A minimum of two grab bars should be installed in all bathtubs used by seniors, one on the faucet wall (vertical) for entering and exiting the tub, and one on the back wall (horizontal or on an angle) to help with sitting down and standing up.”

In addition, another paper, “Use of different bath grab bar configurations following a balance perturbation,” by Guitard, Sveistrup, Edwards, and Lockett, 2011, reinforces the case for two sets of grab bars when in a bathing situation-a vertical grab bar at bath entry and a diagonal or horizontal grab bar on the back wall for lowering into and rising out of the bath. Collaborative Efforts Employed. In the case of the grab bar proposals, described here, they specifically result from a collaboration of individuals coming from the building field and the public health field, with the former having extensive credentials in ergonomics (Board Certified in the field) and the latter working in public health but also serving on a task group focused on grab bar requirements for codes and on the equivalent of an NFPA Technical Committee responsible for a significant part of the National Building Code of Canada, Part 9, dealing with houses and small buildings. The latter, Linda Strobl, is also the first recipient of the award, conferred by the Canadian Public Health Association in 2015, named after a prominent professional in Canadian model code history—R. Stirling Ferguson—who, among other important duties on model codes, served on NFPA 101’s main committee, “The Committee on Safety to Life,” during the 1960s. The R. Stirling

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Ferguson Award recognizes special achievement by an individual or organization in improving the evidence base for standards and codes for the built environment. Thus, the proposals for grab bars are the result of a great deal of consideration based on ergonomics (in the case of the test-based insights and recommendations referenced above) and epidemiology as well as etiology (i.e., pertaining to the causes of falls) among other types of justification. Public Policies. Moreover, the proposed addition of grab bar-related, safety codes/standards requirements for baths and showers has been addressed in the formal policy statement adopted in 2009 by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the world’s oldest and largest organization of public health professionals. Jake Pauls has been the lead representative of the APHA on several NFPA committees since 2001 (as well as the ICC Industry Advisory Committee since the mid 1990s). The Canadian Public Health Association also has formally adopted policy positions related to grab bars. Other notable names from public health, urging such new requirements, could also be mentioned here but the broadly based impetus behind this set of proposals should be very clear to NFPA committees. The relevant recommendation from APHA Policy 200913 follows:

4. ICC and NFPA, in developing model codes and standards, should use generally a “universal design” or inclusive design philosophy, which maximizes safety and usability for the largest range of people, including elderly people or those of any age with disabilities. This includes scoping—for all new homes (subject to some very limited exemptions)—of ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 requirements for “visitable dwelling units” as well as installation of grab bars, on the basis of ICC/ANSI A117, for all bathtubs and bathtub shower combinations of new dwelling units as well as hotel rooms.

Notably, the proposls for grab bar provision go beyond dwelling units and hotel rooms. This reflects the growing sophistication and specialization of funtions that, tradtionally, occurred within dwelling units for example. These include functions now being addressed also in long-term care (such as in nursing homes) and other supportive care (such as adult day care centers plus board and care facilities). Moreover, dwelling units are found not only in detached houses but, increasingly, in apartments (both for rental and for purchase). Medical care is provided in smaller, less-institutional settings such as ambulatory health care facilities. All of these are likely to have showering or bathing facilities. Even major airport terminals, serving long-haul flights, have shower facilities for pasengers and perhaps others as well (the one occupancy not yet mentioned in this background to our proposals, but one that NFPA might want to consider for standards and codes beyond NFPA 101 and 5000). Summing Up. The proposals (including their technical requirements based on certain requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1, other standards such as CSA B651, and important research) warrant very careful consideration, and acceptance, by the various NFPA Technical Committees to whom they are directed. The proposals are responsive to a major injury problem in buildings, with huge societal injury costs and disability ramifications, in addition to general health benefits including sanitation and wellbeing generally. They are very much within the scope of NFPA’s currently stated mission, “We help save lives and reduce loss with information, knowledge and passion,” and the full scope of its codes and standards which, while historically developed to address fire safety, are now not restricted to fire safety.

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US CPSC NEISS: First 112 Sample Narratives (of 6,946 cases) for Product Code 0611 Injuries in 2010 – ER released w/wo treatment (Product Code 611 covers bathtubs or showers including fixtures or accessories; excluding enclosures, faucets, spigots and towel racks) 41 YOM FRACTURED A RIB BY SLIPPING IN THE BATHTUB & FALLING AGAINST THE TOILET AT HOME. 53 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A SHIN BY BUMPING IT WHILE SHOWERING AT HOME. 18 YOF SPRAINED HER LOWER BACK BY FALLING IN THE SHOWER AT SCHOOL. 02 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE CHIN BY FALLING IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME. 18 YOF SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY BY FALLING IN A SHOWER AT HOME. 80 YOM DISLOCATED A HIP BY LIFTING LEG IN SHOWER. 86 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY TRIPPING ON A RUG IN THE SHOWER AT HOME. 71 YOF SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY BY FALLING FROM TOILET AGAINST THE BATHTUB AT HOME. 68 YOF SPRAINED AN ANKLE BY FALLING IN A SHOWER. 47 YOF FRACTURED A KNEE BY FALLING IN THE SHOWER AT HOME. 02 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE CHIN BY FALLING IN THE BATHTUB. 22 YOM SPRAINED A FOOT WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A SHOWER AT JAIL. 23 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A FOOT BY TRIPPING ON A RUG & STRIKING AGAINST A TUB AT HOME. 40 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE NOSE FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE SHOWER HEAD IN THE SHOWER AT HOME. 21 MOM RUPTURED AN EAR DRUM WITH A COTTON-‐TIPPED SWAB WHILE BATHING IN TUB AT HOME. 48 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE NECK BY FALLING IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME. 04 YOF SLIPPED IN BATHTUB FELL AND INJURED FACE DX/ FACIAL LAC L KNEE STR 10 YOF FELL OUT OF SHOWER AND INJURED L KNEE. HAS ABRASION TO KNEE ALSO 80 YOF FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME HIT HEAD DX/ HEAD INJURY 94 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR DX/ FACIAL FX 55 YOM SLL LEG HEMATOMA 72 YOF CAUGHT FOOT IN TUB, INJURING LOWER LEG. NOW HAS HEMATOMA AND INCREASING PAIN. 22 YOF AT HOME FAINTED WHILE IN SHOWER AND FELL CUTTING FOREHEAD. 26 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: KNEE STRAIN 90 YOF GETTING OUT OF SHOWER WITH WALKER SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AND HIT HEAD DX/ SCALP ABRASION 30 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TUB DX: CONTUSION TO BACK 51 YOF SLIPPED IN TUB AND HIT HEAD DX/ SCALP LAC 60 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: CONTUSION TO COCCYX 44 YOM FELL AND HIT ABDOMEN ON BATHTUB AT HOME DX/ ABDOMINAL CONTUSION 04 YOM WITH CUT TO FACE FELL IN TUB DX: LACERATION TO FACE 51 YOF AT HOME FELL AT 5PM WHEN LOST BALANCE AND HIT L SIDE OF RIBS ON BATHTUB. 33 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: HEAD LACERATION 23 MOM FELL IN BATHTUB AT HOME AND HIT CHIN CAUSING LACERATION. 62 YOM WITH BACK PAIN FELL INTO TUB DX; CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK 63 YOF FELL INTO BATHTUB / NO INJURIES OR COMPLAINTS 54 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: RIB FRACTURE

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02 YOM SLIPPED IN TUB AT HOME AND INJURED FACE DX/ CHIN LAC 25 YOF WITH CHEST PAIN AFTER FALL INTO TUB DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST 84 YOM FELL OUT OF SHOWER ON TO THE FLOOR AT HOME HIT HEAD DX/ HEAD INJURY 85 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB AND HIT HEAD AT HOME DX/ HEAD INJURY 06 YOM AT HM WAS TAKING A BATH & SWIMMING IN TUB WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST FAUCET CAUSING HEAD LACERATION. 28 YOM AT HOME FELL IN SHOWER. WAS RESPONSIVE PER EMS. 26 YOF SLIPPED / FELL IN THE SHOWER DX: R EAR LAC. / HEAD & R SHOULDER CONTUSION 36 YOF THIS AM SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF BATHTUB AND LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. 28 YOF RIPPED FINGER NAIL OFF WHEN SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER AND THE NAIL BENT BACKWARDS. 26 YOF INJURED KNEE STEPPING OUT OF SHOWER DX/ RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN 50 YOM FELL IN BATHTUB AND HIT CHEST DX/ RIB FX 83 YOM CUT SCROTUM FELL IN TUB DX: LACERATION TO SCROTUM 71 YOF FELL OUT OF BATHTUB AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR DX/ HEAD INJURY 89 YOF FELL IN TUB HITTING HEAD DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY 69 YOF WAS IN SHOWER AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HER BACK. 08 YOF AT HOME LACERATED FACE ABOVE R ORBITAL. HIT HER HEAD ON SOAP DISH WHILE SHOWERING. NO LOC. 40 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER AND INJURED CHEST DX/ RIB FX 17 YOF FELL IN TUB HURT NECK DX: NECK STRAIN 23 YOM INJURED LOWER BACK BENDING OVER IN SHOWER AT HOME DX/ LUMBAR STRAIN 83 YOF FELL IN THE TUB AT ASSISTED LIVING AND INJURED SHOULDER DX/ RT SHOULDER CONTUSION 02 YOM HIT FACE ON BATHTUB AT HOME DX/ FACIAL LAC 74 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD IN TUB DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD 85 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB DX: CONTUSION TO HIP 58 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TUB HIT HEAD DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY 13 MOM AT HOME FELL IN BATHTUB AND HIT FOREHEAD AND MOU TH. 06 YOM SLIPPED IN BATHTUB AND HIT HEAD DX/ HEAD CONTUSION 78 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: LACERATION TO HEAD 08 YOM SLIPPED IN TUB TWISTED ANKLE DX: ANKLE STRAIN 51 YOF HIT HEAD ON SOAP DISH IN SHOWER 2 TIMES THIS WEEK HAS HEADACHE DX/ CONCUSSION 51 YOF SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND INJURED KNEE AT HOME DX/ RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION 83 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE SHOWER LAST NIGHT AND INJURED BACK DX/ BACK PAIN 31 YOM HIT EYE WITH TOWEL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION 24 YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF SHOWER HIT HEAD DX/ SCALP LAC 48 YOF SLIPPED IN SHOWER HIT HEAD + LOC DX/ HEAD INJURY 11 YOM SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND INJURED LEG DX/ LEFT LEG CONTUSION 30 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TUB DX: CONTUSION TO HIP 18 MOM FELL IN TUB DX: LACERATION TO FACE 46 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK

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30 YOM CUT HAND ON BROKEN SOAP DISH AT HOME DX// RIGHT HAND LAC 70 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST 31 YOM CUT THUMB ON SHOWER DRAIN THIS AM. 62 YOF SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT HOME DX/ LEFT WRIST SPRAIN 67 YOM FELL GETTING OUT OF SHOWER HIT HEAD ON TUB AT HOME DX/ SCALP CONTUSION 45 YOF PASSED OUT IN SHOWER AT GROUP HOME HIT HEAD DX/ HEAD INJURY 04 YOF FELL IN BATHTUB AND HIT MOUTH DX/ LIP LAC 43 YOM SLIPPED IN BATHTUB AND INJURED KNEE DX/ LEFT KNEE CONTUSION 15 YOM TAKING SHOWER AND SHOWER DOOR SHATTERED AND PT FEET WERE CUT WITH THE GLASS AT HOME DX/ BILAT FOOT LAC 73 YOF AT 9AM TODAY WAS GETTING OUT OF TUB AND SLIPPED AND BUM PED L RIBS ON THE TUB. C/O RIB PAIN. 87 YOF BENT DOWN TO PUT SCALE AWAY FELL AND HIT INTO TUB AT HOME DX/ LEFT HIP CONTUSION 22 YOM FELL IN TUB AT HOME AND INJURED CHEST DX/ RIB FX 40 YOF SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB AND INJURED LOWER BACK DX/ LOW BACK PAIN 34 YOM FELL AND HIT TUB DX: SHOULDER STRAIN 70 YOF SLIPPPED FELL HIT CHEST ON SIDE OF TUB DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST 89 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE SHOWER LAST NIGHT AT NURSING HOME INJURED CHEST DX/ CHEST CONTUSION 44 YOM FELL IN TUB AND HIT CHEST DX.CHEST CONTUSION 36 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: LACERATION TO FACE 56 YOM CUT WRIST ON BROKEN SHOWER KNOB AT HOME DX/ LEFT WRIST LAC 88 YOF FELL AT HOME IN SHOWER AND HIT HEAD ON TUB DX/ SCALP CONTUSION 51 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB DX: NECK STRAIN 23 YOM FELL IN BATH TUB AND INJURED CHEST DX/ CHEST CONTUSION 59 YOM FELL IN SHOWER AND INJURED SHOULDER DX/ LEFT SHOULDER FX 46 YOM HAD FALL HIT TUB DX: CONTUSION TO FACE 78 YOF FELL AT HOME AND HIT FACE ON BATHTUB DX/ FACIAL CONTUSION 29YOF WITH BACK PAIN AFTER FALL IN TUB DX: LOW BACK STRAIN 31 YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB AT HOME INJURED FLANK DX/ FLANK CONTUSION 72 YOF AT HOME FELL WHEN SLIPPED ON URINE IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF BATH TUB. 19 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TUB DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK 08 YOM FELL IN THE SHOWER AT HOME AND HIT EAR DX/ LEFT EAR LAC 62 YOM SLIPPED / FELL IN THE SHOWER DX: RIB CONTUSION 09 YOF FELL IN TUB AND HIT LIP DX/ LIP LAC 56 YOF WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING BATHBRUSH IN SHOWER DX: SHOULDER STRAIN 75 YOF AT HOME FELL OFF HASSOCK APPROX 30 MIN AGO HITTING HEAD AND L ARM ON BATHTUB. DENIES LOC. 62 YOF SLIPPED IN TUB HITTING FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT 04 YOM SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB AND HIT CHIN DX/ CHIN LAC 34 YOM FELL IN THE SHOWER AT HOME INJURED BACK DX/ BACK SPRAIN 25 YOF + ETOH BAL 313 FELL IN SHOWER AND HIT HEAD DX/ HEAD CONTUSION

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US CPSC NEISS: First 48 Sample Narratives (of 630 cases) for Product Code 0611 Injuries in 2010 – ER treated & Admitted to Hospital (Product Code 611 covers bathtubs or showers including fixtures or accessories; excluding enclosures, faucets, spigots and towel racks) 89 YOF GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER THE NEXT THING SHE KNEW SHE WAS ON THE FLOOR WITH HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER AND HEAD CONTUSION 69 YOM WAS WASHING HIMSELF IN SHOWER, FELL ONTO BLUNT PART OF BATHTUB, IMMEDIATELY HAD PAIN & TROUBLE BREATHING. DX -‐ MULTIPLE RIB FXS 56 YOF SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HER FACE & INJURiNG HER RT ARM-‐ DX-‐ MECHANICAL FALL W/ FRACTURE RT SHOULDER 78 YOF FAMILY FOUND HER ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN TOILET AND BATHTUB, SHE STATED SHE PASSED OUT WHEN SHE WAS IN SHOWER;SHOULDER INJURY 47 YOM HAD A WET SHEETROCK FALL ON HEAD WHILE IN SHOWER, +LOC, WAS CONFUSED. DX -‐ BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA W/BRIEF LOC 62 YOM HAD A SYNCOPAL TODAY AT HOME IN THE SHOWER INJURING EYE AREA-‐ DX-‐ LACERATION TO FACE( EYE) 78 YOF PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME WHEN SHE WAS TAKING A BATH AND COLLAPSED -‐ DX-‐ CARDIAC ARREST, RESUSCITAED 43 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS IN THE BATHTUB AND SLIP AND FELL GETTING OUT HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR-‐ DX-‐ BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA 81 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL IN THE SHOWER AT HOME TODAY INJURING THE HEAD AREA-‐ DX-‐ BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA 41 YOM FELL OUT OF SHOWER AT ASSISTED LIVING HOME YESTERDAY ONTO RT SIDE C/O RT HIP & RT LEG PAIN. DX -‐ RT HIP FRACTURE 80 YOF TRYING TO GET OUT OF BATHTUB ACCIDENTLY FELL INJURED LOWER BACK; BACK CONTUSION AND AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION 92 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL IN BATHTUB THIS MORNING INJURING RT HIP-‐DX-‐ FRACTURE RT LOWER TRUNK (HIP) 88 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FAL IN BATH TUB AT SNF INJURING LT HIP-‐ DX -‐ FRACTURE LT LOWER TRUNK (HIP) 88 YOF WAS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, FELT DIZZY & FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR INJURING LT ARM. DX -‐ SKIN TEAR LACERATION 88 YOF GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB THIS MORNING FELL TRIED TO BRACE HERSELF INJURED SHOULDER; SHOULDER FRACTURE 71 YOF WAS FOUND DOWN BY SON IN BATHTUB AT HOME, HAS INJURY TO LT EYE & FOREHEAD, IS REPETITIVE. DX -‐ BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, +ETOH 86 YOF LOST BALANCE WHEN SHE TURNED AROUND & FELL INTO BATHTUB C/O LOW BACK PAIN. DX -‐ LOW BACK PAIN, POSS FX VS CONTUSION 80 YOF HUSBAND DID NOT WANT HER SMOKING IN THE HOUSE, WENT TO BATHROOM STOOD ON THE TOILET, OPENED WIN***, SLIPPED BETWEEN TOILET/TUB;PELVIC FX 44 YOF FELL IN SHOWER TODAY SUSTAINING HEAD INJURY. DX -‐ SCALP LACERATION 37 YOF SUSTAINED A MECHANICAL FALL IN SHOWER ONTO RT UPPER EXTREMITY, C/O RT SHOULDER PAIN. DX -‐ RT DISTAL CLAVICLE FX 37 YOM HAD A GROUND LEVEL FALL IN BATHROOM STRIKING LOWER BACK ON BATHTUB. DX -‐ SPINAL CONTUSION 84 YOF HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN SHOWER AND FELL. DX: L 10TH RIB FX, INABILITY TO AMBULATE. 87 YOF FELL IN SHOWER. DX: RHABDOMYOLYSIS. 93 YOF FELL IN SHOWER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: L DISTAL HUMERUS FX. 79 YOM FELL IN SHOWER. DX: A FIB W/RAPID VENTRICULAR RESP, SYNCOPE, SDH, SAH, ELEVATED INR. 84 YOF FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB SUSTAINING A FRACTURE TO HER LUMBAR SPINE 90 YOF SLIPPED IN BATHTUB AND GRAZED HEAD ON SHELF AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: R KNEE STRAIN W/POSS INTERNAL DERANGEMENT, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. 82 YOF WITH NO INJ FROM FALL IN TUB 85 YOM WITH NO IN, FELL IN BATHTUB, ADMITTED FOR OTHER REASONS 52 YOM W/ALS FELL AND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN TOILET AND TUB. DX: RHABDOMYOLYSIS STATUS POST FALL, NASAL FX. 95 YOF FELL IN SHOWER SUSTAINING CHEST CONTUSION 71 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER. DX: SYNCOPE, LARGE HEAD LAC, COAGULOPATHY, HYPOKALEMIA, LONT QT, ALCO 79 YOF FELL IN SHOWER SUSTAINING A FRACTURED KNEE 87 YOF WITH RIB FRACTURE FROM FALL IN TUB 79 YOM WITH LOWER BACK STRAIN FROM FALL IN SHOWER 81 YOF TURNED IN SHOWER AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED HIP 97 YOF FELL IN THE SHOWER AT NURSING HOME. DX: TRAUMATIC SDH, AGGITATION. 70 YOF FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME AND WAS UNABLE TO GET UP, SUSTAINED CHI, BACK CONTUSIONS 88 YOF FELL AGAINST BATHTUB AND WALL AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: BACK/SHOUL PX, SYNCOPE, STAGE I THORACIC DECUBITUS ULCER, MULT OLD THORACIC FX'S. 88 YOF SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR GETTING OUT OF SHOWER AT NURSING HOME. DX: BACK CONT, PNEUMONIA, HYPOXEMIA, PLEURAL EFFUSION. 41YOF WITH NO INJURIES FROM FALL IN SHOWER, WAS ADMITTED 83 YOM FELL IN THE SHOWER. DX: TRAUMATIC ICH, FACIAL LAC, CONCUSSION W/O LOC, RENAL FAILURE. 94 YOM FELL GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER AND HIT HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION 79 YOM FELL ON SIDE OF BATHTUB. DX: SYNCOPE, CHEST WALL CONT. 55 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN BATHTUB. DX: R HEMOTHORAX/PNEUMOTHORAX, MULT R RIB FX'S. 86 YOF FELL BACKWARDS INTO BATHTUB & HIT HEAD AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP/ ACUTE DEHYDRATED 95 YOF TRIPPED OVER THROW RUG WHILE GETTING INTO SHOWER AT HOME DX; AVULSION TO FACE/ MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION 53 YOF SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND FELL HITTING HIP ON TOILET AT HOME DX: STRAINED RIGHT HIP/ UNCONTROLABLE DIABETES

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Public Input No. 211-NFPA 101-2015 [ New Section after 32.3.3.2.2 ]

Add new 32.3.3.2.3 as follows:

32.3.3.2.3. Doors to hazardous areas shall be self-closing or automatic-closing


This is meant to apply to storage rooms requiring a smoke partition per tabl 32.3.3.2.2 because table 32.3.3.2.2 (or 32.3.3.2.1) doesn't refer back to Section 8.4. Simply referring to Section 8.7 (or paragraph 8.7.1.2 specifically) per 33.3.3.2.1 will require a new sprinklered hazardous area to have smoke resistant construction, but there's nothing in this section requiring opening protection (i.e., a self closing door). Without such a requirement, there's no ability to contain smoke and heat to the hazardous area (other than hope the sprinklers will do so). This requirement could go in Section 8.7, but there is already precedence for this requirement being found in some occupancy chapters (see chapter 18 and 19 for health care occupancies and 20 and 21 for ambulatory health care occupancies). Note: this could also be inserted in chapter 33, but then it would be a retroactive requirement.



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32.3.3.4 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.

32.3.3.4.1 General.

A fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 9.6.

32.3.3.4.2 Initiation.

The required fire alarm system shall be initiated by each of the following:

(1) Manual means in accordance with 9.6.2

(2) Manual fire alarm box located at a convenient central control point under continuoussupervision of responsible employees

(3) Required automatic sprinkler system

(4) Required detection system

32.3.3.4.3 Annunciator Panel.

An annunciator panel, connected to the fire alarm system, shall be provided at a location readilyaccessible from the primary point of entry for emergency response personnel.

32.3.3.4.4 Occupant Notification.

Occupant notification shall be provided automatically, without delay, in accordance with 9.6.3.

32.3.3.4.5 High-Rise Buildings.

High-rise buildings shall be provided with an approved emergency voice communication/alarmsystem in accordance with 11.8.4.

32.3.3.4.6 * Emergency Forces Notification.

Emergency forces notification shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Emergency forces notification shall be accomplished in accordance with 9.6.4.

(2) Smoke detection devices or smoke detection systems shall be permitted to initiate apositive alarm sequence in accordance with 9.6.3.4 for not more than 120 seconds.

32.3.3.4.7 Smoke Alarms.

Approved smoke alarms shall be installed in accordance with 9.6.2.10 inside every sleepingroom, outside every sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms, and on all levelswithin a resident unit.

32.3.3.4.8 Smoke Detection Systems.

32.3.3.4.8.1

Corridors and spaces open to the corridors, other than those meeting the requirement of32.3.3.4.8.3, shall be provided with smoke detectors that comply with NFPA 72 , National FireAlarm and Signaling Code, and are arranged to initiate an alarm that is audible in all sleepingareas.

32.3.3.4.8.2 Reserved.

32.3.3.4.8.3

Smoke detection systems shall not be required in unenclosed corridors, passageways,balconies, colonnades, or other arrangements with one or more sides along the long dimensionfully or extensively open to the exterior at all times.


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“General. A manual fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 9.6.”



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32.3.3.6.2

Sleeping rooms shall be separated from corridors, living areas, and kitchens all spaces otherthan adjacent sleeping rooms forming a suite, adjacent bathrooms or lounge areas within suiteby walls complying with 32.3.3.6.3 through 32.3.3.6.6.


Sleeping rooms need to be protected from all other spaces that are not like kind uses by fire resistance rated barriers. It's easier to provide exceptions where fire resistance rated barriers are not required then to specify those spaces where fire resistance rated barriers are required as currently stated (e.g., "living areas and kitchens"). The exceptions provided are meant to deal with bathrooms, both those that directly serve the sleeping room or sleeping suite, and common bathrooms serving corridors, which don't require a fire resistance rating; and for "lounge" spaces within sleeping room suites. All other spaces (e.g., housekeeping closets, laundry rooms, common TV rooms, meeting rooms, offices, etc.) that don't require a fire resistance rating themselves should be separated from sleeping rooms by fire resistance rated barriers.



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Revise 32.3.3.7.1 as follows:

32.3.3.7.1 Every story shall be divided into not less than two smoke compartments, unless it meetsthe requirement of 32.3.3.7.4, 32.3.3.7.5, 32.3.3.7.6, 32.3.3.7.7 or 32.3.3.7.8 .

Insert new 32.3.3.7.8 as follows and renumber rest of section

32.3.3.7.8 Smoke barriers shall not be required in single story prompt evacuation capabilityfacilities that are less than 10,000 square feet in area and are protected throughout by an approved,supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with 32.3.3.5 .


It is unnecessary to require smoke barriers in small buildings that house residents who do not need to stay in the building during a fire(i.e., they can evacuate the building quickly and without difficulty). The 10,000 sq ft number has been selected as this is the same delimiting factor used to determine when smoke barriers are required for ambulatory health care occupancies. In truth, this figure could be larger and not cause and issue since travel distance limitations are 250 ft. Note: tis configuration is common for LRB&C facilities using single dorm room configurations where one exit leads to a corridor and the other to an exterior door.



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32.3.3.8.2 *

Where residential cooking equipment is used for food warming or limited cooking, theequipment shall not be required to be protected in accordance with 9.2.3, and the presence ofthe equipment shall not require the area to be protected as a hazardous area when the heatingelements or burners have been tested and listed to not allow cooking pan termperatures toexceed 662 degrees F (350 degrees C) .


Recent work by the Fire Protection Research Foundation indicates that heating elements that meet this specification are unlikely to ignite cooking material. See: http://www.nfpa.org/research/fire-protection-research-foundation/reports-and-proceedings/other-research-topics/analytical-modeling-of-pan-and-oil-heating-on-an-electric-coil-cooktop

While the code restricts the use to food warming or "limited cooking" in this section, it is highly problematic to enforce this prohibition in practical application. Inclusion of this limit will ensure that cooking appliances do not present a hazard when used inconsistent with this limits of this section.

The UL 858 STP is actively working on proposals to include cooktop temperature limit language in the standard for household cooking equipment. This will ensure appliances are available that meet this provision for newly installed household cooking equipment.


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Public Input No. 107-NFPA 101-2015 [ Section No. 32.3.5 ]


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32.3.5 Reserved. Emergency Call System .

32.3.5.1 General. The emergency call system shall communicate resident and staff calls forassistance and information in residential board and care facilities.

32.3.5.1.1* The emergency call system shall be of the audio-visual type or tone visual type andlisted for the purpose.

A.32.3.5.1.1 Depending on the size and scope of the residential board and care facility, an audiovisual type system or tone visual type system may be used. While both system types provideaudible tones and illuminated light sources to annunciate call events, the audio visual systemprovides voice communication capabilities to enable staff to speak with residents or other staff atlocations remote from the resident's room. Combinatgions of audio visual and tone visual systemequipment can be used.

32.3.5.1.2 The recognized standard for a listed emergency call system shall be ANSI/UL 2560,Standard for Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and Independent LivingFacilties .

32.3.5.1.3* The emergency call system shall provide event notifications for one or more of thefollowing: resident and staff emergency calls, and resident or staff requests for help or assistance.

A.32.3.5.1.3 The fundamental operation of a listed emergency call system provides alerts andnotifications of call system events. There are essentially two types of call events in an emergencycall system which can be initated by either a resident or staff: emergency call or, call for help orassistance (commonly referred to as a Routine Call.) In addition to these call notifications, anemergency call system should also provide alert notifications for system self-monitoring events toannunciate trouble conditions which can occur within the system itself. ANSI/UL 2560, Standardfor Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and Independent Living Facilitiesprescribes requirements for such system self-monitoring. Therefore, a listed emergency callsystem provides assurance of system self-monitoring.

32.3.5.1.4 Primary notification of emergency call system events shall be provided by the listedemergency call system in accordance with 32.3.5.5.

32.3.5.1.5* Supplemental features shall be permitted to include call notification to alphanumericpagers or other wireless devices carried by staff.

A.32.3.5.1.5 An emergency call system can be integrated with a wireless communication systemfor the purposes of providing supplemental call notifications to staff carried wireless devices. Suchnotifications are considered supplemental unless the wireless communications system is listed toANSI/UL 2560 for fundamental operation. Supplemental communication systems should beprovided with an appropriate NRTL safety certification that is consistent with the intended use as astand-alone wireless communication system.

32.3.5.2 Resident Area Call Stations. The locations of call stations and calling devices shall bein accordance with the requirements set forth in the 2014 Guidelines for Design and Constructionof Health Care Facilities, by the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) and as required by state andlocal codes.

32.3.5.2.1* Each resident bed location shall be provided with a call station.

A.32.3.5.2.1 Resident rooms and staff support areas may contain many types of call stations withvarying combinations of call initiation functions (e.g., stff emergency call, resident call for help orassistance, and others.) A single call station can be equipped and configured to activate a singlecall type or a number of different call types, and may have bi-directional voice communicationcapability.

32.3.5.2.2* A single call station that provides two way voice communications shall not serve morethan two adjacent beds with calling devices.

A.32.3.5.2.2 Resident stations provide a means for residents to summon assistance from thefacility staff. Calling devices such as listed wired or wireless pillow speakers, pendant controls, callcords, and resident or staff worn personal pendants are permitted to initate resident or staff calls. Acall station that serves two bed locations is permitted when beds are located adjacent ot eachother.

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communications and signaling of home medical equipment device alarms.

A.32.3.5.2.3 Some residents may require the use of clinically prescribed home medicalequipment. Such equipment may provide access and connections for remote monitoring.Provisions for remote monitoring connectivity and communications may be provided via theemergency call system.

32.3.5.2.3.1* When provided, supplemental signaling of a medical device alarm shall be inaccordance with 32.3.5.5.

A.32.3.5.2.3.1 Primary signaling of a home medical equipment alarm is a rquirement of themedical device itself, per ANSI/UL 1637: Home Health Care Signaling Equipment , and is beyondthe scope of this code.

32.3.5.2.4 Bath stations shall be provided at each resident toilet, bath, or shower room and shall beaccessible to a resident lying on the floor.

32.3.5.2.4.1 A pull cord shall be permitted to enable access by a resident lying on the floor.

32.3.5.2.5* An emergency call shall be turned off only at the station, room or space from where itoriginates.

A.32.3.5.2.5 When two or more call stations are located in the same area and all are visible fromany call location, the alarm should be capable of being canceled at any of these locations. Thismethod of call cancelation can be applied to all call station types.

3.2.3.5.4 Emergency call system provisions for geriatric, Alzheimer's and other dementia residentsshall be permitted to include:

1) Resident follow, find and location sensors.

2) Provisions for preventing residents from entry to non-emergency evacuation corridors,rooms or doors. It is permissible for the provisions to be activated/deactivated based on time of dayor daily/weekly schedule.

3) Control to limit unauthorized use shall be permitted.

32.3.5.5 Notificaiton Signals. Ther emergency call system shall annunciate each call visibly andaudibly in all areas to where calls need to be directed and as required by state and local codes.

32.3.5.5.1 The notification signal for a staff emergency call shall be uniquely identifiable anddistinct from all other call signals provided by the emergency call system.

32.3.5.5.2 Activation of a call initiation station shall activate the following notification signals:

1) Visible and audible signals at the staff work area and supplemental handheld mobiledevice carried by staff when so equipped.

2) Visible signals at the calling station from which the call originates.

3) A visual or aural signal indication at each audio calling station to indicate voice circuitoperation.



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This new section proposal is rooted in requirements that are currently established in the 2014 Edition, FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities, and is structured to be reflective of the wording and requirements established in the 2015 edition of the NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code for a Nurse Call system. Please refer to the attached file for further detailed rationale and traceability to the Guidelines and 99 Code, for each proposed requirement clause. Everything contained in this new section proposal describes appropriate NFPA 101 code level language


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32.3.5 Reserved Emergency Call System.

32.3.5.1 32.3.5.1.1* 32.3.5.1.2

General. The emergency call system shall communicate resident and staff calls for assistance and information in residential board and care facilities. The emergency call system shall be of the audio-visual type or tone visual type and listed for the purpose. The recognized standard for a listed emergency call system shall be ANSI/UL 2560, Standard for Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and Independent Living Facilities.

1) Per determinations made by the NFPA 99 HEA-ELS TC, it was noted that a comparable nurse call system should take into consideration the size and budgets for small rural critical access hospitals and nursing homes. The same end use considerations are taken into account for residential board and care facilities equally. Therefore, a tone visual type system that does not provide audio capability could be more cost effective but, it would also need to provide other capabilities that are described in this proposal. 2) In accordance with the 2014 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities, specifically section 4.2-6.5.2.3, an Emergency Call System shall comply with UL 2560: Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and Independent Living Facilities.

A.32.3.5.1.1 Depending on the size and scope of the residential board and care facility, an audio visual type system or tone visual type system may be used. While both system types provide audible tones and illuminated light sources to annunciate call events, the audio visual system provides voice communication capabilities to enable staff to speak with residents or other staff at locations remote from the resident’s room. Combinations of audio visual and tone visual system equipment can be used.

This advisory material is consistent with comparable advisory material that provided in the NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code.

32.3.5.1.3* The emergency call system shall provide event notifications for one or more of the following: resident and staff emergency calls, and resident or staff requests for help or assistance.

This requirement is consistent with comparable requirement provided in the NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code and is also reflective of requirements in FGI Guideline section 4.2-6.5.2, Call System, and the UL 2560 standard.

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A. 32.3.5.1.3 The fundamental operation of a listed emergency call system provides alerts and notifications of call system events. There are essentially two types of call events in an emergency call system which can be initiated by either a resident or staff: emergency call or, call for help or assistance (commonly referred to as a Routine Call.) In addition to these call notifications, an emergency call system should also provide alert notifications for system self-monitoring events to annunciate trouble conditions which can occur within the system itself. ANSI/UL 2560, Standard for Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and Independent Living Facilities prescribes requirements for such system self-monitoring. Therefore, a listed emergency call system provides assurance of system self-monitoring.

There needs to be an informative description to describe what constitutes the fundamental operation of a ‘listed’ emergency call system and what constitutes a listed emergency call system.

32.3.5.1.4 32.3.5.1.5*

Primary notification of emergency call system events shall be provided by the listed emergency call system in accordance with 32.3.5.5. Supplemental features shall be permitted to include call notification to alphanumeric pagers or other wireless devices carried by residential care facility staff.

The 2014 FGI Guidelines encourage “Use of alternative technologies, including wireless systems, shall be permitted” in section 4.2-6.5.2.

A. 32.3.5.1.5 An emergency call system can be integrated with a wireless communication system for the purposes of providing supplemental call notifications to staff carried wireless devices. Such notifications are considered supplemental unless the wireless communication system is listed to ANSI/UL 2560 for fundamental operation. Supplemental communication systems should be provided with an appropriate NRTL safety certification and listing that are consistent with the intended use as a stand-alone wireless communication system.

While an emergency call system can be integrated with an external communication system, it is typical for the external system to be provided by a third party source. An external third party communication system should have an NRTL safety certification and listing that is consistent with the intended use as a stand-alone communication system.

32.3.5.2

Resident Area Call Stations. The locations of call stations and calling devices shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in the 2014 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, by the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) and as required by state and local codes.

1) Need to reference the FGI Guidelines to establish the desired locations of Nurse Call stations for this code and to establish consistency for the locations between these two sources of information. 2) Note that the following requirements in 32.3.5.2.x correlate well with corresponding provisions in FGI section 4.2-6.5.2.

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32.3.5.2.1*

Each resident bed location shall be provided with a call station.

Required per 2014 FGI Guidelines, section 4.2-6.5.2.1 There is a unique difference between a call station and a calling device whereby, the former is typically installed in a fixed location while the latter is usually a portable device.

A. 32.3.5.2.1 Resident rooms and staff support areas may contain many types of call stations with varying combinations of call initiation functions (e.g., staff emergency call, resident call for help or assistance, and others.) A single call station can be equipped and configured to activate a single call type or a number of different call types, and may have bi-directional voice communication capability.

Clarification is needed to establish that a single Call Station can provide a variety of functions and configurations. This is standard residential board and care delivery organization expectation.

32.3.5.2.2* A single call station that provides two way voice communications shall not serve more than two adjacent beds with calling devices.

Per 2014 FGI Guidelines, section 4.2-6.5.2.2

A. 32.3.5.2.2 Resident stations provide a means for residents to summon assistance from the facility staff. Calling devices such as listed wired or wireless pillow speakers, pendant controls, call cords, and resident or staff worn personal pendants are permitted to initiate resident or staff calls. A call station that serves two bed locations is permitted when beds are located adjacent to each other.

The code needs to establish a means to permit the use of portable calling devices, which are different than the buttons that are provided on fixed call stations or personal pendants.

32.3.5.2.3* 32.3.5.2.3.1*

Call stations at resident bed locations shall be permitted to provide supplemental communications and signaling of home medical equipment device alarms. When provided, supplemental signaling of a medical device alarm shall be in accordance with 32.3.5.5.

UL standard 2560 permits supplemental interfacing and signaling with external equipment.

A. 32.3.5.2.3 A. 32.3.5.2.3.1

Some residents may require the use of clinically prescribed home medical equipment. Such equipment may provide access and connections for remote monitoring. Provisions for remote monitoring connectivity and communications may be provided via the emergency call system. Primary signaling of a home medical equipment device alarm is a requirement of the medical device itself, per UL 1637: Home Health Care Signaling Equipment, and is beyond the scope of this code.

The code needs to clarify that any medical device alarm signaling annunciated by the emergency call system is to be considered secondary and supplemental only. Primary alarm signaling of a medical device alarm is a requirement of all FDA class I, II and III medical devices, where primary signaling should be in accordance with IEC standards 60601-1-1 and 60601-1-8. Per the 2014 FGI Guidelines the recognized standard for home medical equipment is UL 1637.

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32.3.5.2.4 32.3.5.2.4.1

Bath stations shall be provided at each resident toilet, bath, shower room and shall be accessible to a resident lying on the floor. A pull cord shall be permitted to enable access by a resident lying on the floor.

Per 2014 FGI Guidelines sections 4.2-6.5.2.1 and 4.2-6.5.2.3.

32.3.5.2.5* An emergency call can be turned off only at the station, room, or space from where it originates.

This requirement is established in the NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Codes section 7.3.3.1.3.1, is establish in FGI Guidelines section 4.2-6.5.2.3 and is required operation with UL 2560 listed emergency call systems.

A.32.3.5.2.5 When two or more call stations are located in the same area and all are visible from any call location, the alarm should be capable of being canceled at any of these locations. This method of call cancelation can be applied to all call station types.

This clarification would allow for the ability to cancel an emergency call in a way that is common to UL 2560 listed emergency call systems and which has become expected system capability by responsible organizations.

32.3.5.4 Emergency call system provisions for geriatric, Alzheimer’s and other dementia residents shall be permitted to include: 1) Resident follow, find and location sensors. 2) Provisions for preventing residents from entry to non-emergency evacuation corridors, rooms or doors. It is permissible for these provisions to be activated/de-activated based on time of day or daily/weekly schedule. 3) Control to limit unauthorized use shall be permitted.

There are unique provisions that can be specifically desired to enhance the safety and security of residents with special needs. While this list may not be all inclusive, it is still better to identify special needs provisions uniquely and individually.

32.3.5.5 32.3.5.5.1

Notification Signals. The emergency call system shall annunciate each call visibly and audibly in all areas to where calls need to be directed and as required by state and local codes. The notification signal for a staff emergency call shall be uniquely identifiable and distinct from all other call signals provided by the emergency call system.

As currently evidenced in Sections 9.6.3 and 9.6.4 of the 101 Life Safety Code, and as currently defined in the 2014 FGI Guidelines 4.2-6.5.2.3, and as currently implemented in section 7.3.3.1.9 of the 99 Health Care Facilities Code, a description is needed to establish the requirements for Notification Signals of the emergency call system.

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32.3.5.5.2 Activation of a call initiation station shall activate the following notification signals: 1) Visible and audible signals at the staff work area and supplemental handheld mobile device carried by staff when optionally equipped. 2) Visible signals at the calling station from which the call originates. 3) A visual or aural signal indication at each audio calling station to indicate voice circuit operation.

Item 1) is specifically defined in 2014 FGI Guidelines section 4.2-6.5.2.3. Items 2) and 3) are defined in the UL 2560 standard, as well as in NFPA 99 section 7.3.3.1.8.2.

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33.2.3.4.1 Fire Alarm Systems.

A manual fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 9.6, unless theprovisions of 33.2.3.4.1.1 or 33.2.3.4.1.2 are met.

33.2.3.4.1.1

A fire alarm system shall not be required where interconnected smoke alarms complying with33.2.3.4.3 and not less than one manual fire alarm box per floor arranged to continuouslysound the smoke detector alarms are provided.

33.2.3.4.1.2

Other manually activated continuously sounding alarms acceptable to the authority havingjurisdiction shall be permitted in lieu of a fire alarm system.


Occupant notification shall be in accordance with 9.6.3.

33.2.3.4.3 * Smoke Alarms.

33.2.3.4.3.1

Approved smoke alarms shall be provided in accordance with 9.6.2.10, unless otherwiseindicated in 33.2.3.4.3.6 and 33.2.3.4.3.7.

33.2.3.4.3.2

Smoke alarms shall be installed on all levels, including basements but excluding crawl spacesand unfinished attics.

33.2.3.4.3.3

Additional smoke alarms shall be installed for living rooms, dens, day rooms, and similarspaces.

33.2.3.4.3.4 Reserved.

33.2.3.4.3.5

Smoke alarms shall be powered from the building electrical system and, when activated, shallinitiate an alarm that is audible in all sleeping areas.

33.2.3.4.3.6

Smoke alarms in accordance with 33.2.3.4.3.1 shall not be required where buildings areprotected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system, in accordance with 33.2.3.5,that uses quick-response or residential sprinklers, and are protected with approved smokealarms installed in each sleeping room, in accordance with 9.6.2.10, that are powered by thebuilding electrical system.

33.2.3.4.3.7

Smoke alarms in accordance with 33.2.3.4.3.1 shall not be required where buildings areprotected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system, in accordance with 33.2.3.5,that uses quick-response or residential sprinklers, with existing battery-powered smoke alarmsin each sleeping room, and where, in the opinion of the authority having jurisdiction, the facilityhas demonstrated that testing, maintenance, and a battery replacement program ensure thereliability of power to the smoke alarms.


Change in the heading is needed to better align with current requirement 33.2.3.4.1 which states: “General. A manual fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 9.6, unless the provisions of 33.2.3.4.1.2 are met.”


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Public Input No. 52-NFPA 101-2015 [ Sections 33.2.3.5.3.4, 33.2.3.5.3.5 ]

Sections 33.2.3.5.3.4, 33.2.3.5.3.5

33.2.3.5.3.4

In prompt and slow evacuation capability facilities in buildings four or fewer stories in height inbuildings not exceeding 60 ft in height above grade plane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R,Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, shall bepermitted.

33.2.3.5.3.5

In impractical evacuation capability facilities in buildings four or fewer stories in height in buildingsnot exceeding 60 ft in height above grade plane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R, Standardfor the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, shall be permitted.All habitable areas and closets shall be sprinklered. Automatic sprinklers shall not be required in

bathrooms not exceeding 55 ft2 (5.1 m2), provided that such spaces are finished with lath andplaster or materials providing a 15-minute thermal barrier.



The 2015 IBC did this correlation under its revision of Section 903.3.1.2.

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33.2.5.3 Emergency Call System

33.2.5.3.1 The residential board and care occupancy shall be equipped with an emergency callsystem.

33.2.5.4.2 The emergency call system shall be in accordance with Section 32.3.5 and listed forthe purpose.

33.2.5.4.3 The recognized standard for a listed emergency call system shall be ANSI/UL 2560,Standard for Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and Independent LivingFacilities .


The proposed requirements are included in the FGI Guidelines 2014 Edition, Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities – primarily in Section 4.2-6.5, Communications Systems. Proposed requirements 33.2.5.4.2 and 33.2.5.4.3 are also reflective of basically identical requirements in the NFPA 99, 2015 Edition, Health Care Facilities Code. NEMA recommends that these requirements be included in the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code as well.



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33.3.3.4.1 General.

A fire alarm system in accordance with Section 9.6 shall be provided, unless all of the followingconditions are met:

(1) The facility has an evacuation capability of prompt or slow.

(2) Each sleeping room has exterior exit access in accordance with 7.5.3.

(3) The building does not exceed three stories in height.

33.3.3.4.2 Initiation.

The required fire alarm system shall be initiated by each of the following means:

(1) Manual means in accordance with 9.6.2, unless there are other effective means (such asa complete automatic sprinkler or detection system) for notification of fire as required

(2) Manual fire alarm box located at a convenient central control point under continuoussupervision of responsible employees

(3) Automatic sprinkler system, other than that not required by another section of this Code

(4) Required detection system, other than sleeping room smoke alarms

33.3.3.4.3 Reserved.


Occupant notification shall be provided automatically, without delay, by internal audible alarm inaccordance with 9.6.3.

33.3.3.4.5 Reserved.

33.3.3.4.6 Emergency Forces Notification.

33.3.3.4.6.1 *

Where the existing fire alarm system does not provide for automatic emergency forcesnotification in accordance with 9.6.4, provisions shall be made for the immediate notification ofthe public fire department by either telephone or other means, or, where there is no public firedepartment, notification shall be made to the private fire brigade.

33.3.3.4.6.2

Where a new fire alarm system is installed, or the existing fire alarm system is replaced,emergency forces notification shall be provided in accordance with 9.6.4.

33.3.3.4.7 Smoke Alarms.

Smoke alarms shall be provided in accordance with 33.3.3.4.7.1, 33.3.3.4.7.2, or 33.3.3.4.7.3.

33.3.3.4.7.1

Each sleeping room shall be provided with an approved smoke alarm in accordance with9.6.2.10 that is powered from the building electrical system.

33.3.3.4.7.2

Existing battery-powered smoke alarms, rather than building electrical service–powered smokealarms, shall be accepted where, in the opinion of the authority having jurisdiction, the facilityhas demonstrated that testing, maintenance, and battery replacement programs ensure thereliability of power to the smoke alarms.


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33.3.3.4.7.3

Sleeping room smoke alarms shall not be required in facilities having an existing corridor smokedetection system that complies with Section 9.6 and is connected to the building fire alarmsystem.

33.3.3.4.8 Smoke Detection Systems.

33.3.3.4.8.1

All living areas, as defined in 3.3.21.5, and all corridors shall be provided with smoke detectorsthat comply with NFPA 72 , National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, and are arranged toinitiate an alarm that is audible in all sleeping areas, as modified by 33.3.3.4.8.2 and33.3.3.4.8.3.

33.3.3.4.8.2

Smoke detection systems shall not be required in living areas of buildings having a prompt orslow evacuation capability protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler systeminstalled in accordance with 33.3.3.5.

33.3.3.4.8.3

Smoke detection systems shall not be required in unenclosed corridors, passageways,balconies, colonnades, or other arrangements with one or more sides along the long dimensionfully or extensively open to the exterior at all times.


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33.3.3.8.2 *

Where residential cooking equipment is used for food warming or limited cooking, the equipmentshall not be required to be protected in accordance with 9.2.3, and the presence of the equipmentshall not require the area to be protected as a hazardous area when the heating elements orburners have been tested and listed to not allow cooking pan temperatures to exceed 662 degreesF (350 degrees C .)


Recent work by the Fire Protection Research Foundation indicates that heating elements that meet this specification are unlikely to ignite cooking material. See: http://www.nfpa.org/research/fire-protection-research-foundation/reports-and-proceedings/other-research-topics/analytical-modeling-of-pan-and-oil-heating-on-an-electric-coil-cooktop

While the code restricts the use to food warming or "limited cooking" in this section, it is highly problematic to enforce this prohibition in practical application. Inclusion of this limit will ensure that cooking appliances do not present a hazard when used inconsistent with this limits of this section.

The UL 858 STP is actively working on proposals to include cooktop temperature limit language in the standard for household cooking equipment. This will ensure appliances are available that meet this provision for installed household cooking equipment.


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Public Input No. 111-NFPA 101-2015 [ Section No. 33.3.5 ]

33.3.5 Reserved. Emergency Call System

33.3.5.1 The emergency call system shall be in accordance with Section 32.3.5 and listed forthe purpose.

33.3.5.2 The recognized standard for a listed emergency call system shall be ANSI/UL 2560,Standard for Safety, Emergency Call Systems for Assisted Living and independent LivingFacilities .



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Public Input No. 365-NFPA 101-2015 [ New Section after A.32.2.3.5.3.2 ]

[ NOTE: This Public Input is to also make the same set of changes for Annex Notes forthe proposed corresponding new section for Large Facilities.]

A.32.2.5.5 The grab bars required in this section are designed to improve safety of showeringand bathing by ambulatory users, typically entering and exiting a bath, bathtub-showercombination or shower facility for showering while standing or for other forms of bathing whichcan entail transition to/from a crouching or sitting position. The second sentence of thisrequirement is intended to make sure that grab bars, if provided voluntarily—i.e., asnon-required —for dedicated showers, must meet the requirements of the section—so thatsomething appearing to be a grab bar can effectively perform as one. However such grab barswould only be considered non-required in the case of dedicated showers not involving misstepand fall dangers addressed by 7.1.6.2 and 7.1.6.4. This means that walking surfaces must be atleast as safe, in terms of underfoot conditions, as any other portion of the means of egress(where, for example, handrails are not required) for users not having mobility disabilities. Thiswould require exceptionally careful choice, and maintenance, of underfoot materials as well asvery effective control of water within and adjacent to the dedicated shower facility.

For grab bar requirements appropriate for other uses and users, especially users withdisabilities, refer to requirements in ICC ANSI A117.1, Standard for Accessible and UsableBuildings and Facilities. Generally, the grab bars specified for this Code will not interfere withother grab bars installed in accordance with requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1 and they cancontribute to meeting the requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1 and vice versa. For example,combination vertical and horizontal grab bars (in an L configuration), as addressed by ICC ANSIA117.1, can meet the requirements of this Code for a vertical grab bar. Similarly requirementsfor a horizontal grab bar on the back wall are compatible.

Dimensions for height of grab bars are based on typical, mass-produced bathtubs with a wallheight, above the finished floor of about 15 inches (380 mm) and the bottom of the bathtubwithin an inch or two of the finished floor elevation. Adjustments to stipulated grab bar heightlimits and ranges, referenced to the bath tub rim, should be considered for bath tubs havinghigher walls, and thus rim heights, above the bottom of the tub and, possibly, also the wallheight above the finished floor. ICC ANSI A117.1 references grab bar height dimensions to thebathtub rim and, for consistency with this widely used ANSI standard, that convention ismaintained in this Code.

A.32.5.5.1.1 Grab bars located where they interfere with sealing, with a shower curtain, againstescape of water—especially to the floor surface outside the shower facility—might introducesafety problems in the form of greatly reduced slip resistance of the walking surface (whichcould violate this Code). This is avoided with a 6-inch, horizontal separation between the showercurtain rod and the grab bar. It is assumed that other forms of water control, such as an installedenclosure, will not interfere with the use of grab bars.

A.32.5.5.2 A free-standing pole, satisfying requirements for a grab bar, can offer much flexibilityin placement, for example, within the close quarters of a small bathroom where there is a watercloset adjacent to the bathing facility and a single grab bar can serve both facilities. Where thebathing facility is free standing, without walls, especially with large soaking tubs, including thoseon pedestals, the vertical pole-type grab bar is especially useful. The pole also can solve fixingproblems with walls that are nonexistent or difficult to use for installing conventional,wall-mounted grab bars.

A.32.5.5.2.1 Using the mid points of the distance ranges and the minimum distance from thecontrol end wall results in a 45-degree angle for the diagonal grab bar. Such a diagonal grab bar(or alternatively, a horizontal grab bar fairly similar to the option provided by 32.5.5.2.1 which


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meets requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1) was found suitable in tests performed of several grabbar options with 103 independent-living seniors with average age of 70. (“Evaluation of OptimalBath Grab Bar Placement for Seniors,” by H. Sveistrup, D. Lockett, N. Edwards and F.Aminzadeh, University of Ottawa with funding by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,2003.)

A . 32.5.5.3.1 The best performing grab bars are in the middle third of the permitted range forcircular diameter. For some grab bar designs, with undulations and other surface geometryfeatures to improve slip resistance for users’ hands, these dimensions will be nominal with smallvariations depending on where measurements are taken. Children and others with smallerhands will be able to use best the diameters within the lower part of the permitted range. Whenusing a free-standing pole for a grab bar, structural considerations, especially for stiffness, mightdictate using diameters in the upper part of the permitted range.

Note that a maximum clearance between the grab bar and an adjacent surface is specified. Withgrab bars, especially horizontal ones, on which large, downward loads are imposed by the armsof users, there is some concern about people’s hands slipping into the clear space; however thiscan occur even with an absolute 1.5 inch (38 mm) clearance, as some standards specify andmost grab bar designs provide. Thus the main difference in the end result is where, along itslength, the arm gets wedged behind the grab bar, not the complete prevention of this happeningat all.


The Annex notes provide clarification and helpful information generally about the requirements some of which could entail some judgment (for example, with different bath tub lengths and heights). Further justification is provided in the outline justification and supplementary justification information provided with the base text to which these notes relate. Clarification is also provided about the closest ANSI standard addressing some of the same issues, ANSI A117.1 for which an effort was made to avoid conflicting requirements.





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26.2.3.4.6.1 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance withsection 9.12, 26.2.3.4.6.2 and 26.2.3.4.6.4 shall be provided in new residential board and careoccupancies where any of the following conditions exist:





26.2.3.4.6.3 Carbon monoxide alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as specified in26.2.3.4.6.1 (1) and 26.2.3.4.6.1 (2) shall not be required in the following locations:

(1) In garages



(4) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed ofgypsum wallboard with attached garages that are open parking structures as defined bythe building code

(5) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed ofgypsum wallboard with attached garages that are mechanically ventilated in accordancewith the mechanical code

26.2.3.4.6.4 Where fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces are installed outsidesleeping rooms or sleeping areas, carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in accordancewith the manufacturer’s published instructions in the locations specified as follows:






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26.3.3.4.9.1 Carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in accordance withsection 9.12, 26.3.3.4.9.2 and 26.3.3.4.9.4 shall be provided in new residential board and careoccupancies where any of the following conditions exist;





26.3.3.4.9.3 Carbon monoxide alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as specified in26.3.3.4.9.1(1) and 26.3.3.4.9.1(2) shall not be required in the following locations:

(1) In garages



(4) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed ofgypsum wallboard with attached garages that are open parking structures as defined bythe building code

(5) Within sleeping rooms or sleeping areas having a separation wall constructed ofgypsum wallboard with attached garages that are mechanically ventilated in accordancewith the mechanical code

26.3.3.4.9.4 Where fuel-burning appliances or fuel-burning fireplaces are installed outsidedwelling units or patient care sleeping areas, carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed inaccordance with the manufacturer’s published instructions in the locations specified as follows:






This Public Input seeks to protect both occupants sleeping in, as well as those employed in board and care occupancies from serious injury or possible death from unintentional non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detection. This Public Input will harmonize the board and care chapters with International Building Code (IBC) and the International Fire Code (IFC).


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Currently over 40 states and/or municipalities have enacted legislation requiring CO detection. CO is a toxic gas which is virtually impossible to detect without an electronic sensing device. It is colorless, tasteless and is unable to be smelled or seen by humans. CO is caused by incomplete burning of fuel such as coal natural gas and propane. The Center of Disease Control (CDC) reports 408 deaths and 20k injuries are caused by CO per year, with 64% in residential homes and 21% in public occupancies.The use of carbon monoxide detection has been standardized by the National Fire Protection Association. NFPA 720-2015 mandates the Installation, testing and maintenance of carbon monoxide detection for both residential as well as commercial applications.



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Public Input No. 14-NFPA 5000-2015 [ Section No. 26.2.3.5.2.1 ]

26.2.3.5.2.1

In buildings four or fewer stories in height in buildings not exceeding 60 ft in height above gradeplane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of SprinklerSystems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height, shall bepermitted. All habitable areas, closets, roofed porches, roofed decks, and roofed balconies shallbe sprinklered.



The 2015 IBC did this correlation under its revision of Section 903.3.1.2.

Correlation of the IBC and NFPA 5000 with the scope of NFPA 13R will make this codes user friendly and will not leave room for misinterpretation of the requirements for application of NFPA 13R.





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[ NOTE: This Public Input is to also make the same set of changes as shown here,including Annex Notes, for Large Facilities, in a new Section 26.3.5.4. ]

26.2.5.4* Grab Bars for Baths, Bathtub-Shower Combinations and Showers. Newbathtubs, bathtub-shower combinations and showers, for use by occupants, shall be providedwith grab bars complying with 26.2.5.4.1, 26.2.5.4.2, and 26.2.5.4.3 with all dimensions referringto the centerline of the grab bar unless otherwise stipulated. If a dedicated shower does notexpose users to changes in elevation exceeding 0.5 inch (13 mm), as described in 11.1.6.2, andif it provides slip resistance for all surfaces when wet, as a foreseeable condition described in11.1.6.4, the requirements of 26.2.5.4.1, 26.2.5.4.2 and 26.2.5.4.3 shall apply only if grab barsare installed.

26.2.5.4.1 A vertical grab bar shall be provided either [option 1] installed on the control end wallof the bathtub, bathtub-shower combination and shower as specified in 26.2.5.4.1.1 or [option 2]as a free standing, external pole as specified in 26.2.5.4.1.2

26.2.5.4.1.1* [Option 1] A vertical grab bar, with a minimum length of 24 inches (610 mm), andits lower end between 36 and 39 inches (915 and 990 mm) above the finished floor, shall beinstalled on the entry/egress side of the control end wall of the bathtub, bathtub-showercombination and shower unit. The grab bar shall be located at least 6 inches (150 mm),measured horizontally, from any shower curtain rod fixing point on the wall.

26.2.5.4.1.2* [Option 2] A vertical pole-type grab bar fixed to the floor and either the roomceiling or an adjacent wall shall be installed outside of the bathtub, bathtub-shower combinationor shower unit within 6 inches (150 mm), measured horizontally, outside of the outer edge of thebathtub, bathtub-shower combination or shower and within 30 inches (760 mm), measuredhorizontally, of the vertical plane of the control end wall if there is such a wall.

26.2.5.4.2 For bathtubs and bathtub-shower combinations bounded on three sides by walls, agrab bar shall be provided on the back wall either [Option 1] as a diagonal grab bar as specifiedin 26.2.5.4.2.1 or [Option 2] as a horizontal grab bar as specified in 26.2.5.4 . 2.2

26.2.5.4.2.1* [Option 1] A diagonal grab bar shall be installed on the back wall with a minimumlength of 24 inches (600 mm) with its higher end placed closer to the control end wall andlocated a maximum of 12 inches (305 mm) from the control end wall, with a height of 25 to 27inches (635 to 685 mm) above rim of the bathtub. The lower end of the diagonal grab bar shallbe located at a height of 8 to 10 inches (205 to 255 mm) above the rim of the bathtub and 28 to30 inches (710 to 760 mm) from the control end wall.

26.2.5.4.2.2 [Option 2] A horizontal grab bar shall be installed on the back wall at a height of 8to 10 inches (205 to 255 mm) above the bathtub rim with one end located a maximum of 12inches (305 mm) from the control end wall and the other end located a maximum of 24 inches(610 mm) from the opposite or head end of the bathtub.

26.2.5.4.3.1* Grab bars shall be circular in cross section with a minimum diameter of 1.25inches (32 mm) and a maximum diameter of 2 inches (51 mm). If, attached to a wall, the grabbar shall provide a minimum clearance, for hand grasp, of 1.5 inches (38 mm). These size andclearance dimensions shall be provided for at least the height requirements and the minimumlength requirements of 26.2.5.4.

26.2.5.4.3.2 Grab bars shall be designed and constructed to the structural loading conditions inSection 4.5 of ASCE/SEI 7 as stipulated in Section 35.6.5.1.


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Pauls-Grab_Bar_Justification_Detail.pdf

This file provides the full justification for the public input.

CPSC_NEISS_Sample_Narratives_for_Product_Code_0611_Injuries_in_2010.pdf

This provides supplementary information on the incidents occurring with baths/showers, resulting in hospital treatment in 2010, as reported by US CPSC/NEISS.


An expanded coverage of this outline justification is provided in an accompanying, supplementary document, intended for use by all in processing this public input which is going to 8 occupancy chapters each in NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000.

The addition of requirements for grab bars, for bathtubs, bathtub-shower combinations and showers is within the scope of the Code in the same way that handrails are essential to the Code in relation to stairs.

The proposal builds on the need to protect occupants encountering facilities addressed by Code requirements for Changes in Elevation and Slip Resistance.

The proposal addresses two aspects of people’s movement when accessing and egressing baths/showers.1. Utility for people remaining in a standing position and thus within easy reach of a vertically oriented, readily grasped, grab bar at an appropriate height and lateral position; 2. Moving to or from a crouching or seated position in water—hence applicable only to bathtubs—and thus within easy reach of a horizontal or diagonal, readily grasped grab bar also at an appropriate height and lateral position.

Outside the scope of the proposal are grab bars specifically intended for persons with disabilities, requiring more complex configurations and placements of grab bars, which are covered in great detail in ICC/ANSI A117.1

Grab bars for use by everyone have been mainstreamed for a long time, along with automatic sprinklers, for all hotel guest rooms of a well-known, major hotel chain.

Regarding epidemiology, of three important causes of injury in buildings, fire is by far the smallest cause of injuries. Baths/showers are the site of about 13 times more injuries than fire and stairs are the site of about 50 times more injuries than fire as a cause. (See the expanded, detailed justification for this, including a pie chart illustrating these ratios.)

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(and fear of use) of baths/showers and stairs; this affects well being, fitness, and health generally. The societal costs of the injuries alone is on the order of 100 billion dollars per year in the USA and other health implications could be comparable in order of magnitude.

As with stairs, there is well-established, authoritative literature on testing, ergonomic analyses and recommendations on scoping and detailed technical criteria; the expanding summary reviews and cites such literature, especially as it specifically supports the scope and detail in the public input for grab bar installation.

The provision of grab bars, under requirements in codes and standards has been specifically addressed in formal public policies adopted by not only the American Public Health Association but also the Canadian Public Health Association.

Summing Up. The proposals (including their technical requirements based on certain requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1, other standards such as CSA B651, and important research) warrant very careful consideration, and acceptance, by the various NFPA Technical Committees to whom they are directed. The proposals are responsive to a major injury problem in buildings, with huge societal injury cost sand disability ramifications, in addition to general health benefits including sanitation and well being generally. They are very much within the scope of NFPA’s currently stated mission, “We help save lives and reduce loss with information, knowledge and passion,” and the full scope of its codes and standards which, while historically developed to address fire safety, are now not restricted to fire safety.





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(1) GENERAL CONDITIONS.

(a) INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PREMISES. The building and furnishings, patios, decks,and walkways, as applicable, must be clean and in good repair. The interior and exteriorpremises must be well maintained and accessible according to the individual needs ofthe residents. There must be no accumulation of garbage, debris, rubbish, or offensiveodors. Walls, ceilings, and floors must be of such character to permit washing, cleaning,or painting, as appropriate.

(b) ADDRESS. The address numbers of the adult foster home must be placed on thehome in a position that is legible and clearly visible from the street or road fronting theproperty. Address numbers must be a minimum of 4 inches in height, made of reflectivematerial, and contrast with their background.

(c) LIGHTING. Adequate lighting, based on the needs of the occupants, must beprovided in each room, stairway, and exit way. Incandescent light bulbs and florescenttubes must be protected with appropriate covers.

(d) TEMPERATURE. The heating system must be in working order. Areas of the homeused by the residents must be maintained at a comfortable temperature. Minimumtemperatures during the day must be not less than 68 degrees, no greater than 85degrees, and not less than 60 degrees during sleeping hours. Variations from therequirements of this rule must be based on resident care needs or preferences and mustbe addressed in each resident's care plan.

(A) During times of extreme summer heat, the licensee must make reasonable effort tokeep the residents comfortable using ventilation, fans, or air conditioning. Precautionsmust be taken to prevent resident exposure to stale, non-circulating air.

(B) If the facility is air-conditioned, the system must be functional and the filters must becleaned or changed as needed to ensure proper maintenance.

(C) If the licensee is unable to maintain a comfortable temperature for the residentsduring times of extreme summer heat, air conditioning or another cooling system maybe required.

(e) COMMON USE AREAS. Common use areas for the residents must be accessible toall residents. There must be at least 150 square feet of common living space andsufficient furniture in the home to accommodate the recreational and socialization needsof all the occupants at one time. Common space may not be located in an unfinishedbasement or garage unless such space was constructed for that purpose or hasotherwise been legalized under permit. There may be additional space required ifwheelchairs are to be accommodated. An additional 40 square feet of common livingspace is required for each day care individual, room and board tenant, or relativereceiving care for remuneration that exceeds the limit of five.

(f) VIDEO MONITORS. Use of video monitors detracts from a home-like environment andthe licensee may not use video monitors in any area of the home that would violate aresident’s privacy unless requested by the resident or the resident's legalrepresentative. The licensee may not ask the resident or the resident's legalrepresentative to waive the resident’s right to privacy as a condition of admission to thehome.

(2) SANITATION AND PRECAUTIONS.

(a) NON-MUNICIPAL WATER SOURCE. A public water supply must be utilized ifavailable. If a non-municipal water source is used, the licensor, a sanitarian, or atechnician from a certified water-testing laboratory must collect a sample annually or asrequired by the Department. The water sample must be tested for coliform bacteria.Water testing and any necessary corrective action to ensure water is suitable fordrinking must be completed at the licensee’s expense. Water testing records must be


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retained for three years.

(b) Septic tanks or other non-municipal sewage disposal systems must be in goodworking order.

(c) COMMODES AND INCONTINENCE GARMENTS. Commodes used by residents mustbe emptied frequently and cleaned daily, or more frequently if necessary. Incontinencegarments must be disposed of in closed containers.

(d) WATER TEMPERATURE. A resident who is unable to safely regulate the watertemperature must be supervised.

(e) LAUNDRY. Prior to laundering, soiled linens and clothing must be stored in closedcontainers in an area that is separate from food storage, kitchen, and dining areas.Pre-wash attention must be given to soiled and wet bed linens. Sheets and pillowcasesmust be laundered at least weekly and more often if soiled.

(f) Garbage and refuse must be suitably stored in readily cleanable, rodent-proof,covered containers, pending weekly removal.

(g) VENTILATION. All doors and windows that are used for ventilation must havescreens in good condition.

(h) INFECTION CONTROL. Standard precautions for infection control must be followedin resident care. Hands and other skin surfaces must be washed immediately andthoroughly if contaminated with blood or other body fluids.

(i) DISPOSAL OF SHARPS. Precautions must be taken to prevent injuries caused byneedles, scalpels, and other sharp instruments or devices during procedures. After use,disposable syringes and needles, scalpel blades, and other sharp items must be placedin a puncture-resistant, red container for disposal. The puncture-resistant containermust be located as close as practical to the use area. Disposal must be made accordingto local regulations and resources (ORS 459.386 to 459.405).

(j) FIRST AID. Current, basic first-aid supplies and a first-aid manual must be readilyavailable in the home.

(k) PESTS. Reasonable precautions must be taken to prevent pests (e.g., ants,cockroaches, other insects, and rodents).

(l) PETS OR OTHER ANIMALS. Sanitation for household pets and other domesticanimals on the premises must be adequate to prevent health hazards. Proof of rabiesvaccinations and any other vaccinations that are required for the pet by a licensedveterinarian must be maintained on the premises. Pets not confined in enclosures mustbe under control and not present a danger to the residents or guests.

(m) SAFETY BARRIERS. Patios, decks, walkways, swimming pools, hot tubs, spas,saunas, water features, and stairways, as appropriate, must be equipped with safetybarriers designed to prevent injury. Resident access to or use of swimming or otherpools, hot tubs, spas, or saunas on the premises must be supervised.

(3) BATHROOMS. Bathrooms must:

(a) Provide individual privacy and have a finished interior with a door that opens to a hallor common-use room. If a bedroom includes a private bathroom, the door for the privatebathroom must open to the bedroom. No person must have to walk through anotherperson's bedroom to access a bathroom;

(b) Be large enough to accommodate the individual needs of the residents and anyequipment that may be necessary;

(c) Have a mirror, a window that opens or other means of ventilation, and a windowcovering for privacy;

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(e) Have bathtubs, showers, toilets, and sinks in good repair. A sink must be locatednear each toilet and a toilet and sink must be available for the resident’s use on eachfloor with resident rooms. There must be at least one toilet, one sink, and one bathtub orshower for each six household occupants (including residents, day care individuals,room and board tenants, the licensee, and the licensee’s family);

(f) Have hot and cold water at each bathtub, shower, and sink in sufficient supply tomeet the needs of the residents;

(g) Have nonporous surfaces for shower enclosures. Glass shower doors, if applicable,must be tempered safety glass, otherwise, shower curtains must be clean and in goodcondition;

(h) Have non-slip floor surfaces in bathtubs and showers;

(i) Have grab bars for each toilet, bathtub, and shower to be used by the residents forsafety;

(j) Have barrier-free access to toilet and bathing facilities; and

(k) Have adequate supplies of toilet paper and soap supplied by the licensee. Residentsmust be provided with individual towels and washcloths that are laundered in hot waterat least weekly or more often if necessary. Residents must have appropriate racks orhooks for drying bath linens. If individual hand towels are not provided, roller-dispensedhand towels or paper towels in a dispenser must be provided for the residents' use.

(4) BEDROOMS.

(a) Bedrooms for all household occupants must:

(A) Have been constructed as a bedroom when the home was built, or remodeled underpermit;

(B) Be finished with walls or partitions of standard construction that go from floor toceiling;

(C) Have a door that opens directly to a hallway or common use room without passagethrough another bedroom or common bathroom. The bedroom door must be largeenough to accommodate the occupant of the room and any mobility equipment that maybe needed by the resident;

(D) Be adequately ventilated, heated, and lighted with at least one window that opensand meets the requirements in section (5)(e) of this rule;

(E) Be at least 70 square feet of usable floor space for one resident or 120 square feet fortwo residents excluding any area where a sloped ceiling does not allow a person tostand upright; and

(F) Have no more than two occupants per room. Residents must be limited to five adultswho require care and are unrelated to the licensee and resident manager by blood,marriage, or adoption.

(2) The number of residents permitted to reside in an adult foster home is determined bythe ability of the staff to meet the care needs of the residents, the fire and life safetystandards for evacuation, and compliance with the facility standards of these rules.

(a)Children over the age of five have a bedroom available that is separate from theirparents. This rule is not intended to prohibit a child five years of age or younger fromoccupying their parent’s bedroom.

(b) The licensee, any other caregivers, and family members may not sleep in areasdesignated as living areas or share a bedroom with a resident. This rule is not intendedto prohibit a caregiver or other person of the resident’s choosing from temporarilystaying in the resident’s room when required by the resident’s condition.

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mattress and springs, or equivalent, in good condition. Cots, rollaways, bunks, trundles,daybeds with restricted access, couches, and folding beds may not be used forresidents. Each bed must have clean bedding in good condition consisting of abedspread, mattress pad, two sheets, a pillow, a pillowcase, and blankets adequate forthe weather. Waterproof mattress covers must be used for incontinent residents. Daycare individuals may use a cot or rollaway bed if bedroom space is available that meetsthe requirements of section (4)(a) of this rule. A resident's bed may not be used by a daycare individual.

(d) Each resident’s bedroom must have separate, private dresser and closet spacesufficient for the resident's clothing and personal effects including hygiene andgrooming supplies. A resident must be provided private, secure storage space to keepand use reasonable amounts of personal belongings. A licensee may not use aresident’s bedroom for storage of items, supplies, devices, or appliances that do notbelong to the resident.

(e) Drapes or shades for bedroom windows must be in good condition and allow privacyfor the residents.

(f) A resident who is non-ambulatory, has impaired mobility, or is cognitively impairedmust have a bedroom with a safe, second exit at ground level. A resident with abedroom above or below the ground floor must demonstrate their capability forself-preservation.

(g) Resident bedrooms must be in close enough proximity to the licensee or caregiver incharge to alert the licensee or caregiver in charge to resident nighttime needs oremergencies, or the bedrooms must be equipped with a functional call bell or intercomwithin the residents' abilities to operate. Intercoms may not violate the resident's right toprivacy and must have the capability of being turned off by the resident or at theresident's request.

(h) Bedrooms used by the licensee, resident manager, shift caregiver, and substitutecaregiver, as applicable, must be located in the adult foster home and must have directaccess to the residents through an interior hallway or common use room.

(5) SAFETY.

(a) FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY. Buildings must meet all applicable state and local building,mechanical, and housing codes for fire and life safety. The home may be inspected forfire safety by the State Fire Marshal's Office, or the State Fire Marshal’s designee, at therequest of the local licensing authority or the Department using the standards in theserules, as appropriate.

(b) HEAT SOURCES. All heating equipment, including but not limited to wood stoves,pellet stoves, and fireplaces must be installed in accordance with all applicable stateand local building and mechanical codes. Heating equipment must be in good repair,used properly, and maintained according to the manufacturer’s or a qualified inspector'srecommendations.

(A) A licensee who does not have a permit verifying proper installation of an existingwoodstove, pellet stove, or gas fireplace must have it inspected by a qualified inspector,Certified Oregon Chimney Sweep Association member, or Oregon Hearth, Patio, andBarbeque Association member and follow their recommended maintenance schedule.

(B) Fireplaces must have approved and listed protective glass screens or metal meshscreens anchored to the top and bottom of the fireplace opening.

(C) The local licensing authority may require the installation of a non-combustible,heat-resistant, safety barrier 36 inches around a woodstove to prevent residents withambulation or confusion problems from coming in contact with the stove.

(D) Unvented, portable oil, gas, or kerosene heaters are prohibited. Sealed electrictransfer heaters or electric space heaters with tip-over, shut-off capability may be used


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when approved by the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal's designee. A heatermust be directly connected to an electrical outlet and may not be connected to anextension cord.

(c) EXTENSION CORDS AND ADAPTORS. Extension cord wiring and multi-plug adaptorsmay not be used in place of permanent wiring. UL-approved, re-locatable power taps(RPTs) with circuit breaker protection and no more than six electrical sockets arepermitted for indoor use only and must be installed and used in accordance with themanufacturer’s instructions. If RPTs are used, the RPT must be directly connected to anelectrical outlet, never connected to another RPT (known as daisy-chaining or piggy-backing), and never connected to an extension cord.

(d) LOCKS AND ALARMS. Hardware for all exit doors and interior doors must be readilyvisible, have simple hardware that may not be locked against exit, and have an obviousmethod of operation. Hasps, sliding bolts, hooks and eyes, slide chain locks, and doublekey deadbolts are not permitted. If a home has a resident with impaired judgment who isknown to wander away, the home must have an activated alarm system to alert acaregiver of the resident's unsupervised exit.

(e) WINDOWS. Bedrooms must have at least one window or exterior door that leadsdirectly outside, readily opens from the inside without special tools, and provides aclear opening of not less than 821 square inches (5.7 sq. ft.), with the least dimensionsnot less than 24 inches in height or 20 inches in width. If the interior sill height of thewindow is more than 44 inches from the floor level, approved steps or other aids to thewindow exit that the occupants are capable of using must be provided. Windows with aclear opening of not less than 5.0 square feet or 720 square inches with interior sillheights of no more than 48 inches above the floor may be accepted when approved bythe State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal's designee.

(f) CONSTRUCTION. Interior and exterior doorways must be wide enough toaccommodate the mobility equipment used by the residents such as wheelchairs andwalkers. All interior and exterior stairways must be unobstructed, equipped withhandrails on both sides, and appropriate to the condition of the residents. (See alsosection (5)(q) of this rule)

(A) Buildings must be of sound construction with wall and ceiling flame spread rates atleast substantially comparable to wood lath and plaster or better. The maximum flamespread index of finished materials may not exceed 200 and the smoke developed indexmay not be greater than 450. If more than 10 percent of combined wall and ceiling areasin a sleeping room or exit way is composed of readily combustible material such asacoustical tile or wood paneling, such material must be treated with an approved flameretardant coating. Exception: Buildings supplied with an approved automatic sprinklersystem.

(i) MANUFACTURED HOMES. A manufactured home (formerly mobile homes) must havebeen built since 1976 and designed for use as a home rather than a travel trailer. Themanufactured home must have a manufacturer's label permanently affixed on the unititself that states the manufactured home meets the requirements of the Department ofHousing and Urban Development (HUD). The required label must read as follows:

"As evidenced by this label No. ABC000001, the manufacturer certifies to the best of themanufacturer's knowledge and belief that this mobile home has been inspected inaccordance with the requirements of the Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment and is constructed in conformance with the Federal Mobile HomeConstruction and Safety Standards in effect on the date of manufacture. See date plate."

(ii) If such a label is not evident and the licensee believes the manufactured home meetsthe required specifications, the licensee must take the necessary steps to secure andprovide verification of compliance from the home's manufacturer.

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do not have to have paneling treated with a flame retardant coating.

(B) STRUCTURAL CHANGES. The licensee must notify the local licensing authority inwriting at least 15 calendar days prior to any remodeling, renovations, or structuralchanges in the home that require a building permit. Such activity must comply with localbuilding, sanitation, utility, and fire code requirements applicable to a single-familydwelling (see ORS 443.760(1)). The licensee must forward all required permits andinspections, an evacuation plan as described in section (5)(k) of this rule, and a revisedfloor plan as described in section (5)(o) of this rule to the local licensing authority within30 calendar days of completion.

(g) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. At least one fire extinguisher with a minimum classificationof 2-A:10-B:C must be mounted in a location visible and readily accessible to anyoccupant of the home on each floor, including basements. Fire extinguishers must bechecked at least once a year by a qualified person who is well versed in fire extinguishermaintenance. All recharging and hydrostatic testing must be completed by a qualifiedagency properly trained and equipped for this purpose.

(h) CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE ALARMS.

(A) CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS. Carbon monoxide alarms must be listed ascomplying with ANSI/UL 2034 and must be installed and maintained in accordance withthe manufacturer's instructions. Carbon monoxide alarms must be installed within 15feet of each bedroom at the height recommended by the manufacturer.

(i) If bedrooms are located in multi-level homes, carbon monoxide alarms must beinstalled on each level including the basement.

(ii) Carbon monoxide alarms may be hard-wired, plug-in, or battery operated. Hard wiredand plug-in alarms must be equipped with a battery back-up. Battery operated carbonmonoxide alarms must be equipped with a device that warns of a low battery.

(iii) A bedroom used by a hearing-impaired occupant who may not hear the sound of aregular carbon monoxide alarm must be equipped with an additional carbon monoxidealarm that has visual or vibrating capacity.

(B) SMOKE ALARMS. Smoke alarms must be installed in accordance with themanufacturer's instructions in each bedroom, in hallways or access areas that adjoinbedrooms, the family room or main living area where occupants congregate, any interiordesignated smoking area, and in basements. In addition, smoke alarms must beinstalled at the top of all stairways in multi-level homes.

(i) Ceiling placement of smoke alarms is recommended.

(ii) Battery operated smoke alarms or hard-wired smoke alarms with a battery backupmust be equipped with a device that warns of a low battery.

(iii) A bedroom used by a hearing-impaired occupant who may not hear the sound of aregular smoke alarm must be equipped with an additional smoke alarm that has visualor vibrating capacity.

(C) All carbon monoxide alarms and smoke alarms must contain a sounding device orbe interconnected to other alarms to provide, when actuated, an alarm that is audible inall sleeping rooms. The alarms must be loud enough to wake

occupants when all bedroom doors are closed. Intercoms and room monitors may notbe used to amplify alarms.

(D) The licensee must test all carbon monoxide alarms and smoke alarms in accordancewith the manufacturer’s instructions at least monthly (per NFPA 72). Testing must bedocumented in the facility records. The licensee must maintain carbon monoxidealarms, smoke alarms, and fire extinguishers in functional condition. If there are morethan two violations in maintaining battery operated alarms in working condition, theDepartment may require the licensee to hard wire the alarms into the electrical system.


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(i) COMBUSTIBLES AND FIREARMS. Flammables, combustible liquids, and othercombustible materials must be safely and properly stored in their original, properlylabeled containers or safety containers and secured in areas to prevent tampering byresidents or vandals.

(A) Oxygen and other gas cylinders in service or in storage must be adequately securedto prevent the cylinders from falling or being knocked over;

(B) No smoking signs must be visibly posted where oxygen cylinders are present;

(C) Firearms must be stored, unloaded, in a locked cabinet. The firearms cabinet mustbe located in an area of the home that is not accessible to the residents; and

(D) Ammunition must be secured in a locked area separate from the firearms.

(j) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Cleaning supplies, medical sharps containers, poisons,insecticides, and other hazardous materials must be properly stored in their original,properly labeled containers in a safe area that is not accessible to residents or near foodpreparation or food storage areas, dining areas, or medications.

(k) EVACUATION PLAN. An emergency evacuation plan must be developed and revisedas necessary to reflect the current condition of the residents in the home. Theevacuation plan must be rehearsed with all occupants.

(l) ORIENTATION TO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. Within 24 hours of arrival, any newresident or caregiver must be shown how to respond to a smoke alarm, shown how toparticipate in an emergency evacuation drill, and receive an orientation to basic firesafety. New caregivers must also be oriented in how to conduct an evacuation.

(m) EVACUATION DRILL. An evacuation drill must be held at least once every 90calendar days, with at least one evacuation drill per year conducted during sleepinghours. The evacuation drill must be clearly documented, signed by the caregiverconducting the drill, and maintained according to OAR 411-050-0645.

(A) The licensee and all other caregivers must:

(i) Be able to demonstrate the ability to evacuate all occupants from the facility to theinitial point of safety within three minutes or less. The initial point of safety must:

(I) Be exterior to and a minimum of 25 feet away from the structure;

(II) Have direct access to a public sidewalk or street; and

(III) Not be in the backyard of a home unless the backyard directly accesses a publicstreet or sidewalk.

(ii) Be able to demonstrate the ability to further evacuate all occupants from the initialpoint of safety to the final point of safety within two minutes or less. The final point ofsafety must:

(I) Be a minimum of 50 feet away from the structure; and

(II) Located on a public sidewalk or street;

(B) Conditions may be applied to a license if the licensee or caregivers demonstrate theinability to meet the evacuation times described in this section. Conditions may includebut are not limited to reduced capacity of residents, additional staffing, or increased fireprotection. Continued problems are grounds for revocation or non-renewal of thelicense.

(n) FLOOR PLAN. The licensee must develop a current and accurate floor plan thatindicates:

(A) The size of rooms;

(B) Which bedrooms are to be used by residents, the licensee, caregivers, for day care,and room and board tenants, as applicable;


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(C) The location of all the exits on each level of the home, including emergency exitssuch as windows;

(D) The location of wheelchair ramps;

(E) The location of all fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide alarms;

(F) The planned evacuation routes, initial point of safety, and final point of safety; and

(G) Any designated smoking areas in or on the adult foster home's premises.

(o) RESIDENT PLACEMENT. A resident, who is unable to walk without assistance or notcapable of self-preservation, may not be placed in a bedroom on a floor without asecond ground level exit. (See also section (4)(f) of this rule)

(p) STAIRS. Stairs must have a riser height of between 6 to 8 inches and tread width ofbetween 8 to 10.5 inches. Lifts or elevators are not an acceptable substitute for aresident's capability to ambulate stairs. (See also section (5)(f) of this rule)

(q) EXIT WAYS. All exit ways must be barrier free and the corridors and hallways mustbe a minimum of 36 inches wide or as approved by the State Fire Marshal or the StateFire Marshal's designee. Interior doorways used by the residents must be wide enoughto accommodate wheelchairs and walkers if used by residents and beds if used forevacuation purposes. Any bedroom window or door identified as an exit must remainfree of obstacles that would interfere with evacuation.

(r) RAMPS. There must be at least one wheelchair ramp from a minimum of one exteriordoor if an occupant of the home is non-ambulatory. A licensee may be required to bringexisting ramps into revised compliance if necessary to meet the needs of new residentsor current residents with increased care needs. Wheelchair ramps must comply with theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and must:

(A) Have the least possible slope with a maximum slope of 1 inch rise in each 12 inchesof distance;

(B) Have a maximum rise for any run of 30 inches;

(C) Have a minimum clear width of 36 inches;

(D) Have landings with a minimum clear length of 60 inches at the top and bottom ofeach ramp and each ramp run;

(E) Have handrails on both sides of the ramp if the ramp has a rise of 6 inches or moreor a run of 72 inches or more. Handrails must:

(i) Be continuous or must extend 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of the rampsegment;

(ii) Have a clear space of 1 1/2 inches between the handrail and the wall;

(iii) Mounted between 34 and 38 inches above the ramp surface; and

(iv) Rounded at the ends or returned smoothly to the floor, wall, or post.

(F) Have curbs, walls, railings, or projecting surfaces that prevent people from slippingoff the ramp if the ramp or landing has a drop off. Curbs must be a minimum of 2 incheshigh;

(G) Be designed so water does not accumulate on walking surfaces; and

(H) Have non-skid surfaces.

(s) EMERGENCY EXITS. There must be a second safe means of exit from all sleepingrooms. A provider whose sleeping room is above the first floor may be required todemonstrate at the time of licensure, renewal, or inspection, an evacuation drill from theprovider's sleeping room using the secondary exit.

(t) FLASHLIGHT. There must be at least one plug-in, rechargeable flashlight in goodfunctional condition available on each floor of the home for emergency lighting.


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(u) SMOKING. If smoking is allowed in a home, the licensee must adopt house policiesthat restrict smoking to designated areas.

(A) Smoking is prohibited in:

(i) Any bedroom including that of the residents, licensee, resident manager, any othercaregiver, occupant, or visitor;

(ii) Any room where oxygen is used; and

(iii) Anywhere flammable materials are stored.

(B) Ashtrays of noncombustible material and safe design must be provided in areaswhere smoking is permitted.

(v) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN. A licensee must develop and maintain awritten emergency preparedness plan for the protection of all occupants in the home inthe event of an emergency or disaster.

(A) The written emergency plan must:

(i) Include an evaluation of potential emergency hazards including but not limited to:

(I) Prolonged power failure or water or sewer loss;

(II) Fire, smoke, or explosion;

(III) Structural damage;

(IV) Hurricane, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption, flood, or earthquake;

(V) Chemical spill or leak; and

(VI) Pandemic.

(ii) Include an outline of the caregiver's duties during an evacuation;

(iii) Consider the needs of all occupants of the home including but not limited to:

(I) Access to medical records necessary to provide services and treatment;

(II) Access to pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and equipment during and after anevacuation; and

(III) Behavioral support needs.

(iv) Include provisions and supplies sufficient to shelter in place for a minimum of threedays without electricity, running water, or replacement staff; and

(v) Planned relocation sites.

(B) The licensee must notify the Department or the local licensing authority of thehomes status in the event of an emergency that requires evacuation and during anyemergent situation when requested.

(C) The licensee must re-evaluate the emergency preparedness plan at least annuallyand whenever there is a significant change in the home.

Requirements for Ventilator-Assisted Care

Adult foster homes that provide ventilator-assisted care for residents must meet thefollowing requirements in addition to the other requirements set forth in these rules:

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(7) FACILITY STANDARDS. An applicant and licensee must meet and maintaincompliance with the above standards. In addition:

(a) The residents’ bedrooms must be a minimum of 100 square feet, or larger ifnecessary, to accommodate the standard requirements of the above standards, theneeds of the resident, and the equipment and supplies necessary for the care andservices needed by individuals requiring ventilator-assisted care.


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(b) Homes that provide ventilator-assisted care for residents must have a functional,emergency back-up generator. The generator must be adequate to maintain electricalservice for resident needs until regular service is restored. Hard wired, back-upgenerators must be

installed by a licensed electrician. Back-up generators must be tested monthly and thetest must be documented in the facility records.

(c) The home must have a functional, interconnected carbon monoxide and smoke alarmsystem with back-up batteries.

(d) The home must have a functional sprinkler system and maintenance of the sprinklersystem must be completed as recommended by the manufacturer. A home that does nothave a functional sprinkler system but was approved to provide ventilator-assisted careprior to ______________, must install a functional whole-home sprinkler system no laterthan two years later.

(e) Each resident’s bedroom must have a mechanism in place that enables the residentto summon a caregiver’s assistance when needed. The mechanism must be within theabilities of the resident to use. The summons must be audible in all areas of the adultfoster home


Over the last several decades, adult foster homes have become a common application for reducing healthcare costs while at the same time providing higher quality of life for both regular patients and veterans alike. The concept basically involves providing healthcare as simply as just making sure that a patient receives their proper medications at the proper time, up to and including providing advanced medical care for a patient that is on a respirator, and virtually every type of situation in between.This public input proposal recommends, as a starting point, the rules as they exist for the state of Oregon for these types of situations. Oregan has had adult foster care programs in place for about two decades now. Using these rules as a starting point for developing specific code provisions for application to one or two family dwellings that house patients in an adult foster care setting, the NFPA can provide leadership in guiding both states that have yet to adopt an adult foster care program and for those who have already adopted such programs. NFPA's unique expertise in the building code arena will prove useful to many of those involved in approving requirements for the buildings in which adult foster care is provided.Substantiation: Since one and two family dwellings are not covered in any other parts of the NFPA 5000 building code when being used as a medical facility, code provisions must be established to help provide safe and functional settings within which adult foster care can be provided. While these Oregon rules are only intended to be a starting point, and obviously, many of the Oregon provisions might be resolved as NFPA code provisions by simple reference to other provisions in the NFPA 5000 code, there is still a need for review by experts in this area.The following link provides a brief description of what adult foster care programs are all about: http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/spd/pages/provtools/afh-apd/overview.aspxThe following link explains what is expected of those that provide healthcare in the adult foster care setting:http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/providers-partners/licensing/APD-AFH/Pages/index.aspxThe following link provides access to all of the rules relating to adult foster care homes in Oregon:http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/spd/provtools/afh-apd/docs/2015-1-5%20411-050%20%20Rule%20Text.pdf


Submitter Full Name: STANLEY HARBUCK

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Public Input No. 168-NFPA 5000-2015 [ New Section after A.26.2.3.5.2.2 ]


[ NOTE: This Public Input is to also make the same set of new Annex text as shown herefor 26.2.5.4, for Large Facilities, in a new Annex Section for 26.3.5.4. ]

A.26.2.5.4 The grab bars required in this section are designed to improve safety of showeringand bathing by ambulatory users, typically entering and exiting a bath, bathtub-showercombination or shower facility for showering while standing or for other forms of bathing whichcan entail transition to/from a crouching or sitting position. The second sentence of thisrequirement is intended to make sure that grab bars, if provided voluntarily—i.e., asnon-required —for dedicated showers, must meet the requirements of the section—so thatsomething appearing to be a grab bar can effectively perform as one. However such grab barswould only be considered non-required in the case of dedicated showers not involving misstepand fall dangers addressed by 11.1.6.2 and 11.1.6.4. This means that walking surfaces must beat least as safe, in terms of underfoot conditions, as any other portion of the means of egress(where, for example, handrails are not required) for users not having mobility disabilities. Thiswould require exceptionally careful choice, and maintenance, of underfoot materials as well asvery effective control of water within and adjacent to the dedicated shower facility.



A.26.2.5.4.1.1 Grab bars located where they interfere with sealing, with a shower curtain,against escape of water—especially to the floor surface outside the shower facility—mightintroduce safety problems in the form of greatly reduced slip resistance of the walking surface(which could violate this Code). This is avoided with a 6-inch, horizontal separation between theshower curtain rod and the grab bar. It is assumed that other forms of water control, such as aninstalled enclosure, will not interfere with the use of grab bars.

A.26.2.5.4.1.2 A free-standing pole, satisfying requirements for a grab bar, can offer muchflexibility in placement, for example, within the close quarters of a small bathroom where there isa water closet adjacent to the bathing facility and a single grab bar can serve both facilities.Where the bathing facility is free standing, without walls, especially with large soaking tubs,including those on pedestals, the vertical pole-type grab bar is especially useful. The pole alsocan solve fixing problems with walls that are nonexistent or difficult to use for installingconventional, wall-mounted grab bars.

A.26.2.5.4.2.1 Using the mid points of the distance ranges and the minimum distance from thecontrol end wall results in a 45-degree angle for the diagonal grab bar. Such a diagonal grab bar


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(or alternatively, a horizontal grab bar fairly similar to the option provided by 26.5.5.2.1 whichmeets requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1) was found suitable in tests performed of several grabbar options with 103 independent-living seniors with average age of 70. (“Evaluation of OptimalBath Grab Bar Placement for Seniors,” by H. Sveistrup, D. Lockett, N. Edwards and F.Aminzadeh, University of Ottawa with funding by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,2003.)

A.26.2.5.4.3.1 The best performing grab bars are in the middle third of the permitted range forcircular diameter. For some grab bar designs, with undulations and other surface geometryfeatures to improve slip resistance for users’ hands, these dimensions will be nominal with smallvariations depending on where measurements are taken. Children and others with smallerhands will be able to use best the diameters within the lower part of the permitted range. Whenusing a free-standing pole for a grab bar, structural considerations, especially for stiffness, mightdictate using diameters in the upper part of the permitted range.








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Public Input No. 169-NFPA 5000-2015 [ New Section after A.26.3.5.3.2 ]


A.26.3.5.4 The grab bars required in this section are designed to improve safety of showeringand bathing by ambulatory users, typically entering and exiting a bath, bathtub-showercombination or shower facility for showering while standing or for other forms of bathing whichcan entail transition to/from a crouching or sitting position. The second sentence of thisrequirement is intended to make sure that grab bars, if provided voluntarily—i.e., asnon-required —for dedicated showers, must meet the requirements of the section—so thatsomething appearing to be a grab bar can effectively perform as one. However such grab barswould only be considered non-required in the case of dedicated showers not involving misstepand fall dangers addressed by 11.1.6.2 and 11.1.6.4. This means that walking surfaces must beat least as safe, in terms of underfoot conditions, as any other portion of the means of egress(where, for example, handrails are not required) for users not having mobility disabilities. Thiswould require exceptionally careful choice, and maintenance, of underfoot materials as well asvery effective control of water within and adjacent to the dedicated shower facility.



A.26.3.5.4.1.1 Grab bars located where they interfere with sealing, with a shower curtain,against escape of water—especially to the floor surface outside the shower facility—mightintroduce safety problems in the form of greatly reduced slip resistance of the walking surface(which could violate this Code). This is avoided with a 6-inch, horizontal separation between theshower curtain rod and the grab bar. It is assumed that other forms of water control, such as aninstalled enclosure, will not interfere with the use of grab bars.

A.26.3.5.4.1.2 A free-standing pole, satisfying requirements for a grab bar, can offer muchflexibility in placement, for example, within the close quarters of a small bathroom where there isa water closet adjacent to the bathing facility and a single grab bar can serve both facilities.Where the bathing facility is free standing, without walls, especially with large soaking tubs,including those on pedestals, the vertical pole-type grab bar is especially useful. The pole alsocan solve fixing problems with walls that are nonexistent or difficult to use for installingconventional, wall-mounted grab bars.

A.26.3.5.4.2.1 Using the mid points of the distance ranges and the minimum distance from thecontrol end wall results in a 45-degree angle for the diagonal grab bar. Such a diagonal grab bar(or alternatively, a horizontal grab bar fairly similar to the option provided by 26.5.5.2.1 whichmeets requirements of ICC ANSI A117.1) was found suitable in tests performed of several grab


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bar options with 103 independent-living seniors with average age of 70. (“Evaluation of OptimalBath Grab Bar Placement for Seniors,” by H. Sveistrup, D. Lockett, N. Edwards and F.Aminzadeh, University of Ottawa with funding by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,2003.)

A.26.3.5.4.3.1 The best performing grab bars are in the middle third of the permitted range forcircular diameter. For some grab bar designs, with undulations and other surface geometryfeatures to improve slip resistance for users’ hands, these dimensions will be nominal with smallvariations depending on where measurements are taken. Children and others with smallerhands will be able to use best the diameters within the lower part of the permitted range. Whenusing a free-standing pole for a grab bar, structural considerations, especially for stiffness, mightdictate using diameters in the upper part of the permitted range.








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From: Goldstein, AudreySent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 11:05 AMTo: Harrington, GregCc: Klaus, MatthewSubject: Residential Board and Care 13D Systems

Follow Up Flag: Follow upFlag Status: Flagged

Hi Greg, NFPA 101 Section 32.3.5.3.2 specifies that residential board and care occupancies can be equipped with an NFPA 13D sprinkler system if certain conditions are met, including a 30 minute water supply and reduced sprinkler omissions. NFPA 13D requires a 10 minute water supply and permits the omission of sprinklers from areas such as closets, porches, and decks to keep costs low. These omissions and reduced water supply are two of the ways 13D systems are differentiated from 13R systems. By requiring a 30 minute water supply and these areas to be sprinklered, the sprinkler system begins to resemble a 13R or 13 system more closely. Two other differences between 13D and 13R include reduced listing requirements (e.g. 13D system pumps do not have to be listed or installed in accordance with NFPA 20) and a 2‐head calculation instead of NFPA 13R’s four head design. Best, Audrey Audrey Goldstein Associate Protection Engineer National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169 (617)984‐7402 www.nfpa.org Important Notice: This correspondence is not a Formal Interpretation issued pursuant to NFPA Regulations. Any opinion expressed is the personal opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the official position of the NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, this correspondence is neither intended, nor should it be relied upon, to provide professional consultation or services.

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From: Bigda, KristinSent: Friday, September 12, 2014 3:00 PMTo: Harrington, GregSubject: board and care issue for 2018

Follow Up Flag: Follow upFlag Status: Flagged

Section 32.3.2.3 requires 60” corridors Section 32.3.3.7.15 requires a pair of cross corridor doors Section 32.3.3.7.16 requires the doors to swing in the opposite direction Section 7.2.1.2.3 requires 32” doors 32”+32”>60” Hmm… Thanks for the help!

Kristin Bigda, P.E. Senior Fire Protection Engineer NFPA | 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA 02169 Important Notice: Any opinion expressed in this correspondence is the personal opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the official position of the NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, this correspondence is

neither intended, nor should it be relied upon, to provide professional consultation or services.

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From: Harrington, GregSent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 11:15 AMTo: Harrington, GregSubject: FW: NFPA 101-2015, Chapter 33

From: William Koffel Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 6:02 PM To: Cote, Ron Cc: Harrington, Greg; Solomon, Robert; Klaus, Matthew Subject: RE: NFPA 101‐2015, Chapter 33 Ron, The inspection requirement went away in favor of a requirement in Chapter 4 for the owner to maintain adequate heat. I don’t know what others might need to be revised, if any. Is it worth a task group of NFPA 25 and NFPA 101 folks to sort through? Bill

From: Cote, Ron Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:25 PM To: William Koffel Cc: Harrington, Greg; Solomon, Robert Subject: RE: NFPA 101-2015, Chapter 33 Thank you, Bill. There is always potential for error when a specific section of a referenced document is cited. I cannot fix this via errata. If it will materially affect enforcement of the Code, it could be changed via TIA. Otherwise, it will remain as is for the 2015 edition, and Greg can ask BCF to fix it for 2018. Ron Coté, P.E. Principal Life Safety Engineer NFPA - Quincy, MA USA

From: William Koffel Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 2:17 PM To: Cote, Ron Subject: NFPA 101‐2015, Chapter 33 Ron,

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In looking at the provisions for ITM of NFPA 13D systems in Chapter 33, it appears as if the text was not updated to the 2014 Edition of NFPA 25. For example, the reference to 5.2.5 for inspection prior to heating does not exist in the 2014 Edition of NFPA 25. I have not reviewed the entire list. Bill William E. Koffel P.E., FSFPE President KOFFEL ASSOCIATES, INC. 8815 Centre Park Drive / Suite 200 / Columbia, MD 21045-2107 direct 410-540-9008 / tel 410-750-2246/ fax 410-750-2588 [email protected] www.koffel.com Fire Protection Engineers: Expertly Engineering Safety From Fire

This communication is confidential. This information, including any attachments, may be privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended for the exclusive use of the above named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), you have no rights to and are expressly prohibited from copying, distributing, disseminating, or in any other way using any of the information contained herein. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by telephone at 410-750-2246 or by response via email and then permanently delete the original email and any copies.

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