National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471 Phone: 617-770-3000 Fax: 617-770-0700 www.nfpa.org M E M O R A N D U M TO: FROM: Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection Equipment Yvonne Smith, Project Administrator DATE: August 9, 2017 SUBJECT: NFPA 1989 Second Draft Technical Committee FINAL Ballot Results (A2018 Cycle) According to the final ballot results, all ballot items received the necessary affirmative votes to pass ballot. 33 Members Eligible to Vote 8 Members Not Returned (Anaya, Berning, Campbell, Dickson, Morgan, Ochoa, Peterson, Radtke) The attached report shows the number of affirmative, negative, and abstaining votes as well as the explanation of the vote for each revision. To pass ballot, each revision requires: (1) a simple majority of those eligible to vote and (2) an affirmative vote of 2 /3 of ballots returned. See Sections 3.3.4.3.(c) and 4.3.10.1 of the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards.
Second Revision No. 6-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 1.3.1 [Excluding any Sub-Sections] ] This standard shall apply to atmosphere-supplying respirators that provide the breathing air supply from a compressed breathing gas source or liquid cryogenic air source that is independent of the ambient atmosphere. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 12:13:48 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 1/20
Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 2/20
Second Revision No. 1-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 1.3.1.2 ] 1.3.1.2 This standard shall apply to all compressed normal atmospheric air, all compressed synthetic breathing air, and liquid cryogenic air regardless of the source of the breathing air. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 11:06:58 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Public Comment No. 1-NFPA 1989-2017 [Chapter B] Public Comment No. 2-NFPA 1989-2017 [Global Input] Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 3/20
Radtke, Timothy M. Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 4/20
Second Revision No. 4-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 3.3.6 ] 3.3.6 Breathing Air. See 3.3.8, Compressed Breathing Air, and 3.3.9, Cryogenic Air.. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 12:02:53 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding a definition for "cryogenic air" in 3.3.9, so it is adding 3.3.9 to the definition of breathing air. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 5/20
Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 6/20
Second Revision No. 3-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 3.3.9 ] 3.3.9 Cryogenic Air. A cooled gas mixture that, once expanded, delivers breathable air to the user. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 11:47:03 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 7/20
Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 8/20
Second Revision No. 7-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 5.3.1 ] 5.3.1 The organization shall document whether the breathing air is derived from normal atmospheric air, manufactured synthetic air, or liquid cryogenic air. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 12:14:48 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 9/20
Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 10/20
Second Revision No. 8-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 5.3.4 ] 5.3.4 The liquid cryogenic air in the storage unit shall be sampled for oxygen concentration during the transfer to the respirator to verify that the oxygen content is not less than 19.5 percent and not greater than 23.5 percent by volume. An electronic sampling method shall be permitted to comply with this requirement. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 12:15:51 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 11/20
Radtke, Timothy M. Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 12/20
Second Revision No. 5-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 5.5.1.1 ] 5.5.1.1 Samples from liquid cryogenic air systems shall be obtained at the point specified by the liquid cryogenic air system's operating instructions. Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 12:11:22 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 13/20
Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 14/20
Second Revision No. 9-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. 5.7.2.2 ] 5.7.2.2 The quality assurance sign shall also state the following, and all letters and numbers shall be at least 12 mm ( 1 2 in.) in height: COMPRESSED AIR SOURCE IDENTIFICATION NEXT SAMPLE DUE ON OR BEFORE [date] or LIQUID CRYOGENIC AIR SOURCE IDENTIFICATION NEXT SAMPLE DUE ON OR BEFORE [date] Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Tue May 23 12:17:06 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: The Technical Committee is adding "cryogenic" because it is more inclusive and for consistency throughout the standard. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 15/20
Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 16/20
Second Revision No. 10-NFPA 1989-2017 [ Section No. A.5.4 ] http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 17/20
A.5.4 In the event of an emergency services personnel death, or if they become unconscious, or suffer a heart attack within 24 hours of using compressed breathing air, chain-of-custody procedures should be instituted, the respirator secured, the valve closed, and the respirator tagged and submitted to an accredited testing laboratory for analysis, as prescribed in Section 5.6. See Figure A.5.4. Figure A.5.4 Restricted Access Bags for Gear/Equipment. (Courtesy of Virginia Beach Fire Department.) Supplemental Information File Name NFPA_1989_Figure_A.5.4_Annex_Material.docx Description Approved For staff use. http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 18/20
Submitter Information Verification Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Street Address: City: State: Zip: Submittal Date: Sun Jun 18 18:47:47 EDT 2017 Committee Statement Committee Statement: Response Message: A new Figure A.5.4 is being added following A.5.4 to assist in chain-of-custody procedures. Ballot Results This item has passed ballot 33 Eligible Voters 8 Not Returned 25 Affirmative All 0 Affirmative with Comments 0 Negative with Comments 0 Abstention Not Returned Anaya, Christopher Berning, Steven K. Campbell, Kevin Dickson, William Morgan, Judge W. Ochoa, Ruby Peterson, Jeffrey Radtke, Timothy M. Affirmative All Allen, Jason L. Bernzweig, David T. Brubaker, Ryan Colton, Craig E. Domitrovich, Joseph W. Gainey, Robin R. Golla, Ed http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 19/20
Harkness, A. Ira Hayes, Kenneth Johnson, James S. Lentz, Kevin D. Mayhue, Clint Miles, Stephen T. Mundy, William T. Profit, Bryan Rossos, Daniel N. Sanders, Stephen R. Sell, Robert Steedman, Trevor L. Szymanski, Michael E. Tekelenburg, Marco Trudgeon, Mark Warner, Kenton D. Weinstein, Steven H. Yanagisawa, Albert http://submittals.nfpa.org/terraviewweb/viewerpage.jsp 20/20