Hazardous Chemicals John A. Davenport, Chair Industrial Risk Insurers, CT [I] es E. Benge, Hercules Ghemical Specialties Co.

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1 Repo~ of the Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals John A. Davenport, Char ndustral Rsk nsurers, CT [] es E. Benge, Hercules Ghemcal Specaltes Co., DE [U] ~t~ llamj. Bradford, Brookfeld, CT [SE] James L. Daneker, Los Angeles Cty Fre Dept., CA [E] Rep. NFPA Fre Servce Secton August L. DeVlco, Envronmental Strateges & Applcatons, nc., NJ [SE Henry L. Febo, Factory Mutual Research Corp., MA [] H. Deter Henz, Henz Laboratores nd., CA [SE] Bohn M. Hoffmann, Safety Engr Labs nc., M [SE] art Howard, Davenport Fre Dept., A [E] Bruce A. Jacobsen, Oln Chemcals Corp., TN [M] Jance KngJensen, u.s. Envronmental Protecton Agency, DC [E] Brad Jones, Jacobson Warehouse Co. nc., A [U] RolandJ. Land, Alexander & Alexander of New York, nc., NY [ ] George H. Matthews, N Norwcb, NY [SE] Chester M. McCloskey, "fle Norac Co. nc., CA [M] Robert A. Mchaes, RAM TRAC Corp., NY [SE] Davd P. Nugent, Schrmer Engr Corp., L [SE] Anthony M. Ordle, Loss Control Assoc. nc., PA [SE] Gary A. Page, Amercan ]Home Products, NJ [M] George W. Rambo, GRC2~ nc., VA [SE] Shela E. Toperosky, Akzo Nobel Chemcals, "X [M] Rep. Socety of the Plastcs nd. nc. Gary F. Trojak, Caflorne nst. nc. DC [M] Rep. The Chlorne nst. Mchael A. Vgglaal, George Eastman House, NY [U] Matthew C. Woody, Des Mones Fre Dept., A [E] Alternates Rchard Cobb, The Nor~c Co. nc., CA [M] (Ah. to C. M. McCloskey) Rchard D. Gottwald, Socety of the Plastcs ndustry, DC [M] (At. to S. E. Toperosky} DonaldJ. Hoffmann, Safety Engr Laboratores, nc., M [SE] (Alt. toj. M. Hoffmann) Peter F. Langan, ndustral Rsk nsurers, GT [] (Alt. toj. A. Davenport) P. Krk Mtchell, BoLab, nc., GA [M] (Votng At. to BL Rep.) Manfred G. Noack, Oln Corp., CT [M] (Alt. to B. Jacobsen) Commttee Scope: Ths Commttee shall have prmary responsblty for documents on, and mantan current codes for, classes of hazardous chemcals and codes for specfc chemcals wbere these are warranted by vrtue of wdespread dstrbuton or specal hazards. The Report of the Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals s presented for adopton n 3 parts. Part of ths Report wasprepared by tle Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, andproposes for adopton amendments to NFPA , Standard for the Storage and Handlng of Cellulose Ntrate Moton Pcture Hm. NFPA s publshed n Volume 2 of the 1996 Natonal Fre Codes and n separate pamphlet form. Part of ths Rel~ort has been submtted to letter ballot of the Techncal CommRtee on Hazardous Chemcals, wbch conssts of 95 votng members. The results of the ballotng, after crculaton of any negatve votes, can be found n the report. Part 1 of ths Report was prepared by tle Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, and proposes for adopton amendments to NFPA 40E-1993, Code for the Storage of Pyroxyln Plastc. NFPA 40E-1993 s publshed n Volume 2 of the 1996 Natonal Fre Codes and n separate pamphlet form. Tle document s proposed to be renumbered to NFPA 49. Part H of ths Report has been submtted to letter ballot of the Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, whch conssts of 25 votng members. The results of the ballotng, after crculaton of any negatve votes, can be found n fle report. Part of das Report was prepared by the Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, and proposes for adopton amendments to NFPA 43B-1993, Code for the Storage of Organc Peroxde Formulatons. NFPA 43B-1993 s publshed n Volume 2 of the 1996 N~tonal Fre Codes and n separate pamphlet form. The document s proposed to be renumbered to NFPA 432. Part of ths Report has been submtted to letter ballot of the Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, whrl1 conssts of 25 votng members. The results of the :mlotng, after crculaton of any negatve votes, can be found n the report. Nonvotng Charles H. Ke, U.S. Dept. Of Transportaton, DC Samuel J. Porter, Lakerdge, VA (Member Emertus) Robert W. VanDolah, Cd~. (Member Emertus) Staft Lason: Martha H. Curts Ths lst represents the membershp at the tme the Commttee was balloted on the text of ths edton~ Snce that tme, changes n the membershp may have occurred. A key to classfcatons s found at the front of the book. 23

2 NFPA A97 ROP (Entre Document): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Change the word "archval" to "extended term storage" wherever t appears n das Standard. SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment= the term "archval," as n "archval vaults, s beng changed to "extended term," n order to Ths change n wordng meets the requrements set forth n ANS/NAMP Standard #1"" and subsequent edtons. (Log #1) (Foreward): Reject RECOMMENDATON: Add the followng paragraph as Paragraph 7: "Tle decade of the 1990s has been unprecedented n ts attenton to the problems of moton octure flm breservaton. The current edtor~ of NFpA 40 modfes reuuremeats, oractces and termnol- OgY concemn~ ntrate flm n tle lght of tle fact that studos. archv ~ and other nsttutons are now commtted to omt-term Colservaton ofmnortant ntrate flm. Hence. fle Code'has been conformed wth an" archval oaradtnn stressn~ maxmum safety. damalte management, envronmen~tallv controlled storage and" reten~on of n~trate flm resources for the omtest oossb]'e duraton. ntegral features of ths re,me nclude the necessltv to work on ntratte flm elements, and'{he use of lmted quant/.es of ntrate flm l'esources n both laboratory and exhbton contexts." SUBSTANTATON: Reorentaton of Code prncples to conform wth current understandng and use of ntrate flm. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not agree that the addtonal text s necessary consderng other changes made to the Foreward. See Commttee Acton and Commttee Statement on Proposal 40-4 (Log#4). NUMBER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 95 (Log #3) (Foreword): Accept n Prncple "For many years, moton pcture flm was manufactured wth a supportng flm base of cellulose ntrate, commonly called ntrocellulose. Snce 1951, no cellulose ntrate flm base of any knd has been manufactured n the Unted States. Also, ~cept for a re,tuber of anoroved soecal venues, the use of cellulose ntrate flm n theaters has vlrtually ceased. However, large quanttes of cellulose ntrate flm for archval or other purposes stll exst n storage. Ths storage wll contnue for many years. Ntrate moton pcture flm s requred to be stored n vaults. Flm cabnets are for temporary overnght storage only. ~ Ntrate flm slaould be nspected,,,,;~u~lly,~u a,',/,,+,d, c,,~;~d,~ach~,,.. callv for sgns of deteroraton. The freauencv of ths nsoecton may +o~. wth an annual nspecton consdered dol for flms n +ood condton. Partcular c,4+re must be exercsed n the handln~vand examoaton 9f ntrate flm. t s extremely mportant to saf+m~d the flm and work,area from heat and elecrca'l sources. OnlZ hand rewnds should he used n examnn~r ntrate flm." SUBSTANTATON: Revson of C~le narratve to conform wth contemporary practces and standards. Archves and other approved venues regularly project ntrate prnts n good condton; ths work s always handled by traned personnel. nspecton of ntrate flm s performed perodcally, but the necessty for specal care (ncludng use of hand rewnds) makes das a very slow process, and annual nspecton s not always possble, nor s t necessary n every case. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept n Prncple COMMTTEE STATEMENT: See Commttee Acton and Commttee Statement on Proposal 40-4 (log #4) (Foreword, Paragraph 2): Accept n Prncple.1"~1.. t * t r _.. ta +.t ~ (Log #4) +L,,u:d L+, ct, A,+zc,1,,,,z,, +,,,%+ z Ntrate flm n +nod condton should be returned to the vault after nsnecton. Fln~ n g9 ;~1 condton should be nroected only n a broecton machne aonroved for ntrate {lm and nroected t'rom a booth meetn~ the returements of ths standard 3 t-s ntended that, over a per~od of years, the ntrate flm currently n exstence wll gradually be reprnted onto safety flm. n summary, exstng ntrate flm should be stored n approved vaults, all ntrate flm should be handnspected annually, and deteroratng flm should be destroyed or salvaged by prntng onto safety flm pror to destructon. Ntrate flm should be located only n approved vaults, n approved sprnklered flm cabnets, n a projecton booth approved for the projecton of ntrate flm, n that porton of a flm laboratory desgned for the handlng of ntrate flm, or n a workroom desgned for the nspecton of ntrate flm and located near the vault from whch t was removed. Snce there has been no raw ntrate flm manufactured snce approxmately 1951, there s obvously no raw flm avalable for hotographc purposes on moton pcture or televson sound stages. addton, flm exchanges for theaters are no longer permtted to have ntrate flm on the premses Ntrate flm should not be pwl.re.t.r~ermtted n theater projecton booths except where,,sald,.oo 6: such booths,;c,c 6, ;gk~al" z dc+;ts,cd have been constructed for the p, roject'_on of ntrate ~!m ',,'~ +,~,+' v, +J'-.+,';... w+,.,to T...o,,.~7,~.+ +v,-,.,,,- +,:_.:-. ++ r' +J"+ [JlL~L+ LE + ~ ~ U O ~ U + ~ tta + U t l J U & + U + J ttl~] U ~ O~l ~ + L l l l ] ~ ] + ~ l l o h, h,,~o~;,,,, t,;czul c studo, and then only under the drecton of traned nroectonsts follown~ annroved nrocedures. t s understood th'at s~uch nstances are restr'cted to a very lmted number of vetloes, usually operatng n conjuncton wth archval nro~rams. screenng rool~s n moton pcture studos havng ntrate f~lm vaults on thepremses, ~ or n flm laboratory screenng rooms where the laboratory s approved for handlng ntrate flm. t s acknowledged that there mght be some ntrate flm n the possesson of ndvduals, and those ndvduals mght have prvate projecton rooms. Due to the hazard of ntrate flm, t s partcularly mportant that such ntrate flm not be projected untl t has been reprnted onto safety flm. t s now recognzed that d,,+, ;~gh;+ b,. a ~,z~ dcula,..,,z.:,;~ to retan substantal amounts of ntrate flm for ts lfstorcal value. Whle such flm cannot be preserved ndefntely, when the ncentve for such preservaton s compellng, tl,c q~,gc) s~,cd sho~l,1 b~ ;c,~ ll,;zcd flkla must be stored n ndvdually arcondtoned and sprnklered extended term storage vaults. SUBSTANTATON: Revson of Code narratve t'o conform wth contemporary practces and standards. Archves and other approved venues regularly project ntrate prnts n good condton; ths work s always banded by traned personnel. nspecton of ntrate flm s performed perodcally, but the necessty for specal care (ncludng use of hand rewnds) makes ths a very slow process, and annual nspecton s not always possble, nor s t necessary n evett case. COMMT'EE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. Revse the exstng second, thrd, fourth, fftb and sxth paragraphs of the Foreword to read: "Ntrate flm n good condton should be returned to tbe vauh ".ffter!nsp.ecdon. Flm n good condton should be projected only n a projecuon machne approved for ntrate flm and projected from a booth meetng the requrements of das standard. t s ntended that, over a perod of years, the ntrate flm currently n exstence wll gradually be reprnted. n summary, exstng ntrate flm should be stored n approved vaults, all ntrate flm should be handnspected perodcally, and deteroratng flm should be destroyed or salvaged by prntng onto safety flm pror to destructon. Ntrate flm should be located only n approved vaults, n approved sprnklered flm cabnets, n a projecton booth approved for the projecton of ntrate flm, n that porton of a flm laboratory desgned for the handlng of ntrate flm, or n a workroom desgned for the nspecton of nffate flm and located near the vault from whch t was removed. Snce there has been no raw ntrate flm manufactured snce approxmately 1951, there s obvously no raw flm avalable for pllotographc purposes on moton pcture or televson sound stages. n addton, ftm exchanges for theaters are no longer permtted to have ntrate flm on the premses. Ntrate flm should not be permtted n theater projecton booths except where such booths have been constructed for the projecton of ntrate flm n accordance wth das standard. The only projecton booths that should be permtted to project ntrate flm are those used n conjuncton wth the screenng rooms n a moton pcture studo, and then only under the drecton of 24

3 NFPA 40 1 traned projectonsts followng approved procedures. t s understood that such nstances are restrcted to a very lmted number of venues, usually operatng n conjuncton wth archval programs, screenng rooms n moton pcture studos havng ntrate flm vaults on the premses, or n flm laboratory screenng rooms where the laboratory s approved for handlng ntrate flm. t s acknowledged that there mght be some ntrate flm n the possesson of ndvduals, and those ndvduals mght have prvate projecton rooms. Due to the ltazard of ntrate flm, t s partcularly mportant that such ntrate flm not be projected nntlt has been reprnted onto safety flm. t s presently recognzed that substantal amounts of ntrate flm wll be retaned for ts hstorcal value. t s recognzed that the lfe of the flm wll be maxmzed when t s stored n ndvdually ar condtoned and sprnklered extended term storage vaults." COMMTTEE STATEMENT: Tle submtter's proposed text was revsed to more accurately reflect the present thnklng of the Commttee. (Log #6) (1-1.1): Accept n Prncple Ths standard shall apply to all facltes nvolvng the storage and handlng of ceuulose ntrate-based moton pcture flm. Celhtlose ntrate-based moton octure flm ncludes but s not lmted to or~rnal necatve, dnt~lcate negatve, nteroostve (fne ~anl color s"eo,'waton master'(ycm) successve extsosure master ('SENJ. ootcal soundtraek neo-atve or master, mattes, ttle bands and release n'nts. SUBST~d~TATON: To ad fre marshals and other authortes havng jursdcton n the enforcement of ths standard t s necessary to better dentfy of the varous forms n whch these materals wll be found. Whle a pece of moton pcture flm, wth an apparent mage, can be easly dentfed; sound track stock, negatve stock and other forms n wlch these archval materals mght be found may be more dffcult to dentfy. The nomenclature provded n ths PcrOposal utlzes terms common n the moton pcture ndustry. OMMTTEEACTON: Accept n Prncple. 1, Revse the submtter's proposed new text as paragraph 7 to read: 1-1.1" Ths standard sball apply to all facltes nvolvng the storage and handlng of cellulose ntrate-based moton pcture flm. 2. Add the submtter's proposed second sentence to become Appendx text for tle man paragraph to read: A--.1 Cellulose ntlate-based moton pcture flm ncludes but s not lmted to orgnal negatve, duplcate negatve, nterposfve (fne gran), color separaton master 0rCM) successve exposure master (SEN), optcal soundtrack negatve or master, mattes, tde bands and release prnts. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee beleves that the second sentence s explanatory materal and s better moved to tle n d x. BER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 NOT RETURNED:?l Vggan (1-1.2): Accept SUBMTTERz Jularl Hopknson, TCMPT RECOMMENDATON: Delete paragraph: (Log #5) SUBSTANTATON: Ntrate flm s no longer manufactured; therefore, ths paragraph s not applcable. NUMBER OF COMVlTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 VOTE ON COMMT'EE ACTON: A97 ROP Archvsts responsble for the constructon of non-ntrate flm vaults have experenced local authortes havng jursdcton attemptng to enforce the standards or some varaton thereof covered n NFPA 40. These new vaults often store both non-ntrate flm (safety stock) as well as vdeotape and audo recordng. Such magnetcally recorded materals are on a non-combustble substrate and therefore do not present a hazard n the sense of cellulose ntrate stock. Newer recordng technologes are now ncludng CD-rom and other optcal and magneto-optcal dsk recordng meda. t s desrable to have these dentfed as materals specfcally exempt from das Standard. COMMTrEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTrEE STATEMENT: Ths document s specfcally wrtten to address only cellulose ntrate moton pcture flm and t s not wthn the scope of ths Commttee to address other meda n ths standard. NUMBER OF COMMr''EE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #8) (1-6 Archval Rack): Accept Extended term Storage Rack. A rack ntended for use n ~,, ~, el;,--,,ul;_ a extended term storage f~, ;-l,~ otv,,~5~ of hgllvalue or permanent record flm. Such ~acks are constructed so that ndvdual rolls or groups of two rolls are placed n nsulated compartments. n certan cases, a maxmum of three rolls n a sngle contaner can beplaced n art nsulated comparunenl SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term"archval,",s n "arcbval vaults," s beng changed to "exteuded term," n order to Delete the words "an" and "a" n the frst sentence of the submtter's proposal. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: Edtoral. NOT RETURNED: ] Vggan (Log #CP2) (1-6 Archval Rack): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng defnton of Archval Rack by deletng the last sentence. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson reflects conformance wth the NFPA Manual of Style to remove a requrement from the defnton. (Log #CP4) (1-6 Cabnet): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the defnton of Cabnet to read: Flm Cabnet. A specally constructed and equpped enclosure for the storage of up to 375 bs. (kg) of cellulose ntrate moton pcture flm. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee has revsed de defnton of cabnet to become flm cabnet to clarfy requrements n the standard. VOTE ON COMMr'TEE ACTON: (Log #7) (1-1.5 (New)): Reject RECOMMENDATON: Add the followng as 1-1.5: Tlts standard shall not annn to vdeo or audo recordn~ tane or other ma~netc or ontc~frecordn~ meda. SUBSTANTATON: AuthOrtes havngjt'rsdcton are frequendy confused by the nomenclature of flm and vdeo elements. Ths secton clarfes fle sl andard by " dentfyng " some materals found n vattlt envronments explctly excluded by the ntrate Code.,t (Log #9) (1-6 Extended Term Storage (New)): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Add new defnton as follows: Extended Term Storage. Storage havng an ndefnte duraton,.e.. for the fmctonal ~fe of the~lm eleffaent, and ntended to protect and conserve the useful lfe of tle flm as long as possble. Synonymous wth archval storage. 25

4 NFPA A97 ROP SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to (Log #CP19) (1-6 Long Term Storage Cabnet): Accept SUBMTTER: Teclmcal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Add a defnton for Long Term Storage Cabnet to read: Long Term Storage Cabnet. Aspecally constructed and equpped enclosure used for the long term storage of cellulose ntrate moton pcture flm. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee has added an essental defnton to the document to clarfy the requrements. (Log #CP18) (-6 Long Term Storage Vault): Accept SUBMTTER:.Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Add a defnton for Long Term Storage Vault to read: Long Term Storage Vault. A specally constructed and equpped storage room wth a 4-hr fre ratng that does not exceed 100Ocu ft (28 cu m) nsde volume, used for the long term storage of cellulose ntrate moton pcture flm. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee added an essental defnton to the docnment for clarty of the requrements. partton shall be constructed n accordance wth NFPA 221, Standard on Fre Walls and Fre Barrer Walls. Excepton: Flm vaults shall meet the requrements of Secton 4-3 or 4-5. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson recognzes NFPA 221 as the approprate reference standard. NOT RETURNED: l Vggan (Log #CP8) (2-3 Excepton): Accept SUBM][TTER: Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of the Excepton to to read: Excepton: Rooms wbere the total quantty of flm not stored n vented cabnets s less than 20 standard rolls or 20,000 ft (6096 m). SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson clarfes the ntent of the excepton. (Log #CP9) (2-3.2) Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: Exploson ventng shall be provdedn the rato of 1 sq ft of free vent area per each 50 cu ft of room or vault volume (1 sq m per 16 cu m). SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson clarfes the requrement. (Log #CP3) (1-6 Partton): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Delete the defnton for Partton. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee deleted the defnton for partton as tm term s covered by NPFA 221, Standard on Fre Walls and Fre Barrer Walls. (Log #CPS) (1-6 Vanlt): Accept SUBM'FrER: Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse the defnton of Vault to read: Vault. A specally constructed and equpped storage room wth a 4- hr fre ratng that does not exceed 750 cuft (21 cu re)nsde volume, used for the storage of cellulose ntrate moton pcture flm n quanttes not exceedng 750 bs (340 kg). SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revsed the defnton of vault to address both volume of storage space avalable and storage capacty. (Log #CP6) (2-1.2): Accept SUBMTTER: Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Ghemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: All rooms n whch ntrate flm s stored or handled shall be separated from each other and from all other parts of the buldng by parttons havng a fre resstance ratng of at least 1 hour. The (Log #10) (2-4.2): Reject Not more than 15 f.-... s one oerson per 5 so/ft (0.46M 2) shall work at any one tme n any one room n whch rttrate flm s handled. SUBSTANTATON: Ths revson refnes the safety provson by lmtng densty of personnel rather than allowng an absolute number of workers. COMMT'EE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not support acceptng the submtter's proposal snce t s n drect conflct wth (Log#11) (2-6.1): Accept All electrcal wrng and equpment shall comply wth NFPA 70, Natonal Electrcal Code, for Class 1,,r_Gg..0 t~r.~ Dvson 2 locatons. The temperature ratng of electrcal equpment shall be Class T6. SUBSTANTATON: Clarfes reference to approprate secton of Natonal Electrcal Code. Ths proposal reflects recent text changes n Artcle 500 of NFPA 70. NUMBER OF COMMTTEE MEMBF_J~ ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 26

5 NFPA A97 ROP (Log #CP10) (2-6.2): Accept RECOMMENDATON: 1. Delete exstng Renumber the secton'approprately. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee beleves that the requrements of das excepton are already covered n exstng (Log #12) (2-7.1): Accept: SUBMTTER: Julan ttopknson, TCMPT "2-7 Heatng. Cooln~ and Refrgeraton Equpment." SUBSTANTATON: ~be functffn of coolng and refrgeraton equpment s to mantan a cool, dry envronment for dae fhn. Decomposton of ntrate flm may be retarded when the flm s stored under cooler, dryer condtons, and potental hazards may be reduced. (See ANS1/NAPM T Para , and SMPTE Recommended Practces for the Archvng of Moton Pcture Flm.) The functon of heatng equpment s solely to prevent freezng of water supples for fre suppresson. Thus, coolng or refrgeraton equpment for dae sake of clarty. NOTE: Supportng raateral s avalable for revew at NFPA Headquarters. VOTE ON COMMT'EE ACTON: AFFRMATVE: 22 NEGATVE: 2 EXPLANATON OF NEGATVE: LAND: should be 2-7. Ths paragraph only dscusses heatng. Changng tde does nothng except confuse the ssue. There s nothngn t flaat dscusses coolng or refrgeraton. WOODY: The absence of any treatment of coolng and refrgeraton ssues would render a ttle change of 2-7 superfluous. (Log #13) ( , , and ): Accept n Part RECOMMENDATON: Add the followng after : The requrements of 2-7.1,1 shall not be nterpreted as prohbtng the nstallaton of an ndrect heatng system usng hgh= pressure steam when the radators or heatng cols of such a system are not located n the room or rooms bengheated. Heat-generatng equpment shall be located n a separate room All steam ppes wdan 6 ft (1.8 m) of the floor and where passng through walls., parttons or racks or near woodwork shall be protected by ~_[Og ngulaton All radators, heatng cols, ppes, and returns that are near the floor or so located as to permt contact wth any combustble materal, waste, or drt shall be guarded and protected wth 1/4-n. (6.4-mm) mesh galvanzed steel wre cloth (hardware cloda, No. 20 B & S gauge or equvalent). The bottoms of such guards shall be arranged so that they can be lfted for cleanng. The tops of such guards shall be sloped so that they cannot be used as shelves. Guards shall be consu'ucted so that no flm can come wthn 4 n. (10 cm) of the heatng surface. Guards shall be constructed wth a substantal metal frmnework daat wll prevent the wre mesh from beng forced aganst the radator or ppes. SUBSTANTATON: The proposal provdes correcton n numeraton to conform wth changes made above. Also, the term "freblockng" has been added for clarty. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept n Part. ] 2!~.2A. ccept the proposed revson to add the word "walls" to exstng 2. Do not accept the addton of the words "fre-blockng." 3. Do not accept the renumberng as proposed. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: 1. The Commttee agrees wth the addton of the word "walls" nto exstng The proposed addton of the word "fre-blockng" does not add clarty to the exstng requrement n The renumberng s not accepted snce the Commttee dd not accept the submtter's proposed text as wrtten. NUMBER OF COMMT~E MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #14) (2-7.2 (New)): Reject RECOMMENDATON: Add new text as follows: Cooln~and Refrgeraton Eauoment New cgtfnded te~rm storage va'ults shall be eou oned wth a cooln~ or refrgeraton system. Tl~ese svstems shall consst of one of the fol]'owng: (1) a lsted ar handler contanng the coolng cols and fans located wthn the vault, and a remote comoressor and condenser located outsde the vault. Cooln~ luud'shall be ether a recfculatog water system or an approved refr~brant ~as. (_'2) A lsted self-contaned through-the-wall unt. Theelectrcal uorton ol these systems shall meet tl~e reourements of SUBSTANTATON: Establsh'es new stm~dard for sa/'ety and longterm conservaton of ntrate flm materals based on contemporary understandng of the relatonshp between envronmentally controlled storage and the chemcal stablty of ntrate flm. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not support the addton of the language as submtted snce t s too specfc regardntg the method of accomplshng the coolng, and not specfc enough for the temperature needed for long-term storage. The submtter should resubmt the proposal gvng only the storage temperature ranges necessary for long-term storage. (Log #CP11) (2-7.3): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the second sentence of to read: The guards shall be arranged so that they can be lfted for cleanng. SUBSTANTATON: Edtoral clarfcaton. NOT RETURNED: Vggan (Log #15) ( ): Reject Duct Systems Ar condtonng, warm ar heatng, ar coolng, and ventlatng systems employng ducts shall be nstalled n accordance wth NFPA 90A, Standard for the nstallaton of Ar Condtonng and Ventlatng Systems. SUBSTANTATON: The proposal provdes correcton n numeraton to conform wth changes made above. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not agree that the changes proposed clarfy the requrement. The renumberng s not accepted snce the Commttee dd not accept the submtter's Oposed text as wrtten. ER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #16) ( ): Reject Any duct system used for ar condtonng a flm vault or room n whch ntrate flm s handled shall be entrely ndependent, wth no duct connectng to any other vault. SUBSTANTATON: The proposal provdes correcton n numeraton to conform wth changes made above. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not agree that the changes proposed clarfy the requrement. The renumberng s not accepted snce d~e Commttee dd not accept the submtter's ~r~ed text as ~tten. ER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 27

6 NFPA A97 ROP (Log #18) (3-x (New)): Reject RECOMMENDATON: Add new text as follows: 3-x nternal Montors for Extende~t Term Vaults. 3-x nstrumentaton for montorng and evaluatn~ an nternal envronment of extended term vault's shall be Derm~'tted. [rl the case where such nstrumentaton s located nsde a'vanlt, the nstrumentaton shall conform to aodronrate electrcal codes and shall be mplemented so that the'safe+ features of the vault are n no way mnared or comoromsed. SLfBSTANTAT()N: As archvsts and others responsble for flm storage are now commtted to the permanent conservaton of ntrate flm materals, we need to contnually refne our understandng of the effects of storage condtons on flm and to montor the nternal status of extended term vaults. We beleve that new sensng technologes may eventually be able to provde useful tools for the analyss of the mcro-envronments of extended-term storage vaults for ntrocellulose flm. Ths secton of the Code s meant to accommodate fle development and mplementaton of these technologes by dearly permttng sensng devces wthout compromsng safety. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not beleve that the addton of the proposed text s needed as any electrcal equpment s permttedto be located wflfn tle vault as long as t comples wth NFPA 70, Natonal Electrcal Code, and of ths standard. (Log#17) (3-1.3): Accept Protecton for areas other than flm cabnets and vaults shall utlze automatc sprnklers. Protecton for flm cabnets and vaults (m-et't,~ extendedterm storage or other than arel'tv~ extended term st~orage) shall be permtted to utlze an antomatc sprnkler system or a deluge system usng fxed spray nozzles or open rnklers. STANTATON: Language adjustment: tle term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to (Log #19) (4-1 (c)) : Accept (c) Archval flm shall be stored n ~ extended term storage cabnets or ~ CNtqnded term storage vaults, subject to the lmtatons of Secton 4-1 (a) and (b). (See Sectons 4-4 and 4-5.) SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to COMMT'EE ACTON: Accept. (Log #20) (Fgure 4-2): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse capton text as follows: "Fgure 4-2 Standard flm cabnet (for other than m-ehv~ extended term storage)." SUBSTANTATON-. Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to conform wth relevant defntonsand present day understandng (Log #21) ( ): Reject SUBMTTERz Julan Hopknson, TCMPT RECOMMENDATON: Revse text as follows Fhn cans f shall b.~e placed wrrm~ flat and shall be l m ted to not more than 25 cans per shelf. SUBSTANTATON: For a varety of reasons, archvsts now recommend only flat storage. Cans should always be placed flat; uprght racks are consdered to be an napproprate storage confguraton, as ndcated n The Kodak Bookof Flm Care. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee has rejected ths proposal snce t s n drect conflct wth the requrement stated n exstng (Log #22) ( ): Reject, RECOMMENDATON: Revse text as follows Flm cans f ~ placed ~ flat and shall be stacked no more tban fve cans hgh, wth not more than three stocks per shelf. SUBSTANTATON: For a varety of reasons, archvsts now recommend only flat storage. Cans should always be placed flat: uprgbt racks are consdered to be an napproprate storage confguraton, as ndcated n The Kodak Bookof Flm Care. COMMTrEE ACTON: Reject. COMMT'EE STATEMENT: The Commttee does not beleve that evdence has been provded that only flat storage must be provded for freprotecton and preventon reasons. (Log #23) (4-3): Accept 4-3 Vaults Other than n-et,k,~ Extended Term Storage Vaults. (See Fgure 4-3). SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to (Log #24) (Fgure 4-3): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse capton text as follows: "Fgure 4-3 Standard lm vault (for other than ~ term storage flm)." SUBSTAN~rlATON: Language adjustment: tle term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to COMMTTEE ACTON: Accepe 28

7 NFPA 40 ~ A97 ROP (Log #CP12) ( * Excepton): Accept [ RECOMMENDATON: Delete tle exstng excepton to ". SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee beleves that the requremerts of ths excepton are already covered n exstng *. NUMBER OF COMM'VrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #CP1 3) ( , , Fgure 4-5): Accept RECOMMENDATON" n exstng , , and n 2 places n the plan porton ofl~]gure 4-5, change fle word "baffles" to "barrers". SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee beleves that the change n termnology clarfes the ntent of the storage arrangement. (Log #25) (4-4): Accept ] 4-4 A;zLv,d G~b;;,,:~ Extended Term Storage Cabnets. SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: ~the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to NOT RETURNED: Vggan (Log #26) (4-4.1): Accepz #n.ehm~ Extended terro storage cabnets shall be provded wth ndvdual drawer's or compartments, each holdng not more than 2000 ft (610 m) of flm. ndvdual compartments shall be [ separated by 3/8 n. (~ j.5 mm) of noncombustble nsulatng ] materal. Each compartment shall be provded wth a hnged damper of smlar devce to allow release or decomposton gases [ nto the cabnet vent. SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: fle term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to COMMTrEE ACTO N: Accept. NOT RETURNED: Vggan (Log #27) (4-4.2, 4-4.3): Accept ~we.ptm~ Extended term storage cabnets shall be provded wth automatc sprnk2ters when holdng more than 50 lb (22.7 kg) of ntrate flm Each m-et.tvm extended term storage cabnet havng a capacty of more than 50 b (22.7 kg) (10"standard rolls) of flm shall be provded wth a vent to fle outsde of the buldng. The vent shall have a mnmum cross-sectonal area of 14 n. ~ per 100 b (0.2 cm 2 per kg) (200 standard rolls of flm capacty). SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to conform wth relevant: defntons and present day understandng NUMBER OF COMMTrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #CP15) ( , 4-5.3(b)): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Delete exstng and 4-5.3(b). SUBSTANTATON: The Commtteehas deleted text that they beleve s vague and no longer necessary. (Log #32) (Fgure 4-5): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse capton text as follows: "Fgure 4-5 ~ Extended term storage vault." SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment the term "archval.",ls n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order u, conform wth relevant defntons mad present day understandng COMM'q'EE ACTON: Accept. 1 (Log #28) (4-5, 4-5.1, 4-5.1,1): Accept 4-5 ~ Extended term storage Vaults. (See Fgure 4-5) ~reh~4 Extended term storage vaults shall not exceed 1000 ft 3 (28.3 m 3) n nteror volume where the heght of the vault celng results n a vault havng an nteror volume greater than 1000 ft 3 (28.3 m 3) or greater than the volume agreed upon by the authorty havng jursdcton, the nteror vault space shall be permtted to be lmted as descrbed n (See Fgure 4-5.) SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to NUMBER OF COMMTrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #29) ( ): Accept SUBMTq'ER: julan Hopknson, TCMPT ~ Extended term storage vaults shall comply wth , , and 4-3.1,5. SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "arcbval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to NOT RETURNED: 1 Vggarf (Log #30) (4-5.2, 4-5.3, (a)): Accept Door openngs n nrehlv~ extended term storage vaults shall be protected n accordance wth fle requrements of 4-3.3, except as modfed by and ~ Extended term storage vaults shall be provded wth decomposton vents meetng the rec'urements of 4-3.3, except as modfed by and

8 NFPA 40 ~ A97 ROP (a) The vent area for standard 1000-ft 3 (28.3-m 3) extended term storae vault shall not be less than 2670 n. x (1.7 me). (See Fgure 4-~3.2.) SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to VOTE ON COMMFFFEE ACTON: NOT RETURNED: 1 V]ggan (Log#31) (4-5.4): Accept ~ Extended term storage vaults shall be provded wth horzontal shelves and vertcal baffeffspaced so that not more than two contaners, each contanng 1000 ft (305 m) of flm, shall be ermtted to be placed n each compartment. ~ UBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "arcltval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to NUMBER OF COMMYVrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #33) (4-5.5): Accept n new m.ehv~ extended term storage vaults, fre protecton shall be provded n accordance wth SUBSTANTATON: Language adjasmaent: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to (Log#34) ( Excepton): Accept Excepton: Sprnkler systems n exstng m.e~vat extended term g_qg.ggg vaults that were n complance wth the provsons of ths standard at the tme of nstallaton shall be permtted to be contnued n use. SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustxnent: the term "archval," as n "arcltval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to (Log #35) (4-5.6): Accept SUBMTTER= Julan Hopknson, TCMPT nteror lghtng for nret'fm~ extended term storage vaults shall comply wth SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n ",archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to (Log #36) (4-5.8): Accept All flm storage n ~ extended term storage vaults shall l be n sngle- or double-roll contaners or n DOT-approved shppng contaners The cover of the contaner used shall not lft offwhen the contaner s properly placed n the rack. SUBSTANTATON: Language adjustment: the term "archval," as n "archval vaults," s beng changed to "extended term," n order to NUMBER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 95 (Log #37) (5-1 through 5-4.2): Accept n Prncple SUBMTTER= Julan Hopknson, TCMPT Chapter 5 H'm'~4rtg Sbnnn~ and Transnortator~ of Ntrate Fhn ~ ~, - f- ~r.,, ~ t? '~ll..,..1 _ J ,~,';,kK.,... r, ~l. 7:"7: ~.h.~ ~,,o@.o :: :?~:~,. m ~::, ~:?~y0~, d-2 Ntrate flm shall not be transported n any vehcle, arcraft, or other publc conveyance used for the transportaton of passengers, unless complyng wth DOT shppng regulatons and other applcable regulatons. 5-atr~3 Ntrate flm shall not be allowed n any underground subway tran or staton unless under the jursdcton of the U.S. Department of Transportaton and conformng to DOT regulatons. SUBSTANTATON: Proposal for changes n Chapter 6-2. COMMrV'EE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. COMM'V'EE STATEMENT: See Commttee Acton and Commttee Statement on Commttee Proposal (Log #CP1 ) that revses secton 5-1. (Log #CP1 7) (5-3): Accept SUBMTTER= Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Claemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng beadng of 5-3* to read: 5-3* Scrap and Dscarded Flm. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee has revsed the headng to reflect the subjects that the secton addresses. COMMT'EEACTON: Accept. (Log#38) (5-4.3 (New)): Reject SUBMT~R: Julan Hopknson, TCMPT RECOMMENDATON: Add new text as follows: The outsde of each contaner of ntrate flm shall have the followng label n letters no less than 1/2 n. (12.7 mm) hgh; "NTRA~'E - FLAMMABLE SOLD." DOT-aoDroved 0ntaTners shall be labeled "FLMS. NTROCELLULOSE. C[)~S 4.1. UNTED NATONS D #1324." wth the weght ndcated n both oounds and S~T~TATON: Paragraph reflects recent nternatonal changes n the labelng requrements for the hazardous materals, and brngs tle Code nto conformance wth those regulatons. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMrVrEE STATEMENT: The Commttee beleves that ths amount of detal s not needed. The exstng wordng n 5-4. l addresses the necessary labelng for transportaton. NUMBER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERSELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 NOT RETURNED: Vggan 30

9 NFPA A97 ROP (Log #42) (Chapter 6): Accept n Prncple SUBMTTER: Julan ttopknson, TCMPT RECOMMENDATON': Revse text as follows: 6-2 ~ -andlhlg Ntrate Flm Gener~[ Condtons. uc. Gt, ragg,~ ~a dc~.l,g, ovl:~:,,~,,,cv;~, ;..~, ;~, d..g a...l.~:..d.~s..g All nrocedures for handln~ ntrate fjm shall onlv be conducted wth the annronrate safeguards to nrotect a~alnst the hazards nvolved. Snecalzed onerator~'s such as brntng.~deo transfer, sound transfer" de nne, solcng. ret)arn~.-markn~, and catalo~n~ whch are nece-ssav for-the manten~ance anduse of ntrate ffth shall be nermtted to be ~ouned tot~ether n common work areas and shall,,~z b~ d,~,-, ;~, consstent wth the saf%guards for use of ntrate flm outlned n ths Code..~-'';-~v'~....7'~:.~;~. ~?~.~:~y'~-7~l'- W, Contaners Requred. All ntrate flm shall be kept n dosed ndvdual metal cans or DOT-approved contaners unless actually beng worked on or examned. ~-~ Sheldng. Ntrate flm shall not be placed or kept under benches, tables, or other surfaces that would sheld t from sprnkler dscharge. ~-~ 6-~ Scrap Flm Scrap nt~ate flm shall be kept separate from waste paper, scrap safety flm, and other rubbsh Scrap ntrate flm shall be collected from workrooms at least once daly and removed to a room used for no other purpose. t shall be kept under water n steel drums or metal contaners wth t~.9~ttng covers. 6-$.3 Dscarded flm n full or partal rolls shall be kept n contaners n vaults untl dsposal Scrap and dscarded flm shall be dsposed of at frequent ntervals. Scrap flm shall not be baled or burned. An approved hazardous x~aste dsposal faclty, shall be used as reoufed by Federal and State r ~ulatons. SUBSTANTATON: Ths proposal s refereaced to our proposal to Chapter 5 n whch that tde "Handlng of Ntrate Flm" s changed to "Shppng and Transportaton of Ntrate Flm." All areas where the flm s removed from the flm contaner and subjected to handlng would then be codfed n one place. The term "Processng" wthn the moton pcture ndustty s nterpreted as the developng and prntng of flm. Snce there s lttle f any exstng unprocessed ntrate flm, we recommend that ths secton be revsed to cover the handlng of the flm. COMMTrEEACTON: Acceptn Prncple. COMMrrrEE STATEMENT: See Commttee Acton and Commttee Statement on Proposal (Log #CP1) that revses Secton 5-1. NUMBER OF COMM]'VrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log#39) (6-1.1): Reject Moton pcture projectors usng ntrate flm shall be operated or set up for operaton only wthn an approved enclosure, not less than ~ E~ (,.~",~ y 40 ft 2 f3.7 rn~) n area for each nroector and 7 1/2 ft (2.3 m) hgh..'3,a;, t~... ~c;,:... o.,~l Lc ',...~d~,.. ~,C o u ~ t l v v H l. SUBSTANTATON: Ntrate flm projecton s only permtted n specalzed booths, bnt the number of a~alable projectors may vary. n projectng ntrate flm, the emphass s on safety measures that would mtgate the effects of any problem. Thus, ntrate flm s not projected n "multplex booths," and not bult up on platters. The ssue s not the number of projectors, but the type of projectors and amount of space requred n the projecton booth. The type of projectors s regulated elsewhere, and addtonally controlled by authortes havng jursdcton. COMMTTEE ACTON: Reject. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The submtter has not provded enough techncal substantaton to convnce the Commttee that the decrease n the level of safety s warranted. The Commttee s concerned that the snbmtter's proposal wll allow an unlmted number of machnes n one room. NUMBER OF COM~flTrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #40) (6-1.7): Accept n Prncple n Part SUBMTFER: Julan Hopknson, TCMPT Care,hould be taken to mnmze the amount of combustble materals n a ntrate nroecton booth. Combustble substances (ncludnu. but not lmted to lubrcants and cleannu fluds) should be stored~eoaratelv from ntrate flm. No combustble materal of any sort shall be permtted n the ~,;,~jccdv~,,,d,,~,,. ntrate work are~ of the projecton enclosure other than the flm, flm cleaner and flm cement. SUBSTANTATON: Small amounts of combustble materal are not a hazard when properly solated from the flm. Also, some of these materals are actually requred for safe projecton of ntrate flms (.e., flm deaner, lubrcants and flm cement). COMMTFEE ACTON: Accept n Prncl~le n Part. nsert the words ~lm cleaner, lubrcants, after the frst word "flm" n exstng COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee could not accept the submtter's recommendaton as wrtten due to NFPA Style Manual restrctons so the Commttee beleves that ther revson wll accomplsh the submtter's ntent. (Log#41) (6-1.8): Accept n Prncple $UBMTrER: Julan Hopknson, TCMPT Ventlaton shall be provded by one or more mechancal exhaust systems that shall draw ar from each a~ ~ l,~v :,vaz,,~ house her NFPA and from one or more ponts near the ce[ng: SUBSTANTATON: Reflects changes n projecton technology to encompass all forms of lanlphouse; conforms wth updated NFPA 101 standard. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. Delete the word "arc" from the exstng text of COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee beleves that the elmnaton of the word "arc" accomplshes the submtter's ntent. The reference to NFPA 101 actually refers back to NFPA 40. (Log #CP ) (6-2): Accept SUBMTrER: Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: 1. Move, revse,and renumber exstng secton 6-2 to become secton 5-1 to read: 5-1 General Condtons. All procedures for handlng ntrate flm shall only be conducted wth the approprate safeguards to protect agal'nst the hazards nvolved. Specalzed operatons such as prntng, vdeo transfer, sound transfer, cleanng, splcng, reparng, markng, and catalogngwhch are necessary for the mantenance and use of ntrate flm shall be permtted to be grouped together n common work areas and shall be done n a manner consstent wth ths standard. 2. Delete the text of Renumber the remanng exstng secton of Chapter 5. SUBSTANTATON: 1. The Commttee has revsed the text of Chapter 5 to ncorporate two sectons that addressed the same subject nto a sngle secton. 2. The exstng text of was ncorporated nto the rewrte of secton Edtoral renumberng. (Log #43) (7-1): Accept n Prncple SUBMTTER= Jula, n Hopknsbn, TCMPT 7-1 Moton Pcture Theaters. Ntrate flm s prohbted from occupances that are beng used as moton pcture theaters, where- those theaters haveqaeen constmctedaccordn~ to h,atesafety regulatons and annroved by the authortes ha6n~ Jursdcton breathe nroectoff 6f ntrate'moton ncture flm. ~- SUBSTANTATfON: Ntrate flm has alwsys been projected n archval and specal programs venues, n booths constructed and mantaned for ntrate projecton. Such screenngs are sanctoned by local fre authortes. Several modem theaters (for example, the 31

10 NFPA 40 ~ A97 ROP Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Academy of Moton Pcture Arts and Scences, the Melntz Theater at UCLA's Flm and Televson School) were bult wth ntrate accommodatons n order to be able to present orgnal ntrate prnts. Such exhbtons have had an extremely goo-d safety record. These venues all depend on specally tralnedpr6jectonsts famlar wth the handlng ard projecton of ntrate flm. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. Delete exstng secton 7-1 text. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee agreed wth the submtter that the requrements n secton 7-1 are no longer needed for properly arranged and constructed fl~eaters. (Log #44) (7-3.9): Accept! The shppng room shall be separated from the rest of the buldng by pa(ttofs complyng wth No process other than ] the nsnecton and packng of flm shall be conducted n the shpprg room. Not more than 500 standard rolls or 500,000 ft ( Om) of flm shall be n a shppng room at one tme. Of ths quantty, no fewer than 250 standard rolls or 250,000 ft ( m) shall be n shppng cases. SUBSTANTATON: Archves and studo vaults responsble for the transportaton of ntrate flm generally requre full nspecton before packng. Ths nspecton s usu,'dly carred out n the shne area that the flm s packed for shpment. COMMT'EE ACTON: Accept. (Log #CP16) (7-3.9): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: The shppng room shall be separated from the rest of the buldng by part;ttus complyng wth No process other than the packng-offhn shall be condncted n the sltppng room. Not more than 100 standard rolls or 100,000 ft (30,500 m) of flm shall be n a shppng room at one tme. Of ths quantty, no fewer than 50 standard rolls or 50,000 ft (15,200 m) shall be n sltppng cases. SUBSTANTATON: The Comnfttee has revsed the wordng to be more consstent wth the number of rolls of flm storage permztted outsde cabnets or vaults. NOT RETURNED: Vggan (Log #CP14) (A-2-3.1): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of A to read: A t s suggested that, wherever practcal, exploson vents be provded n exstng rooms or vaults used for the storage and handlng of ntrate flm. For nformaton on the desgn of exploson vents, se: NFPA 68, Gude for Ventng of Defagratons. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson has added the NFPA reference document for the desgn of exploson vents. NOT RETURNEr): 1 Vggan (Log #45) (A-5-3): Accept n Prncple SUBMTTER: Julan Hopknsor, TCMPT RECOMMENDATON: Revse textas follows: A-5-3 Ntrate flm n the form of clppngs and short lengths s very hazardous. Safe precautons n the h-ahdllng of such scrap-s are most essental. Balng'and burnng of flm are processes presentng dstnct fre hazards. W`aste ntrate flm shall be sent to a central reclamng plant or other annroved hazardous waste dsnosal faclty,as manda(e/:l by federal, sta~e" and local statntes. " " SUBSTANTATON: Modfed narratve language to accentuate awareness of proper procedures for deaccesson of ntrate flm. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. Revse the wordng of exstng A-5-3 to read: A-5-3 Ntrate flmn the form of clppngs and short lengths s very hazardous. &'fe precautons n the handlng of such scrap-s are most essental. Balng-and burnng of flm are processes presen- lng 32 dstnct fre hazards. Waste ntrate flm should be dsposed of n accordance wth federal, state, and local statutes. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee revson accom- ~ shes the submtter's ntent. UMBER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #46) (B-3): Accept B-3 Detecton and Dsposal of Unstable Ntrate Flm. New ntrate flm ~was made to be as stable as possble, and some ntrate flms 30 or 40 years old stll appear to be n reasonably good condton. However, all ntrate flm deterorates wth age, ~md the deteroraton ~ ~ ncreased by chemcal conmmnanor and mproper storage condtons. Ntrate flm n m'r advanced m~g~ sm_.~g~ of deteroraton ~ ma m ~y._b~ less stable, ~ grhtes ~ at lower temperatures ttmn ntrate flm n ~ood condltson. "r"...~ "~,n,., c l;k~ly L~,~... ~p...~,~cc.a~ly R-,a..c.- ~l,~. All ntrate flms that are to be saved for future reprocessng or for archve purposes should be carefully examnedthroughout ther length pror to beng stored n a vault. Furdler, rley should be re-examnedperodcally. For moderate storage temperatures and where both temperature and humdty are co-ntrolldd, nspectons should be made at least once annually. Where condtons are not controlled, examnatons should be made every sx months. n tropcal clmates, nspecton ntervals mght have to be decreased to two or three montfs. Any flms that, upon examnaton, show yellow dscoloraton, fadng of the mage, undue brttleness, stckness of the emulson, or any other sgns of deteroraton should be coped onto safetyflm z,.d zl,cn dc~t, v)-cd as soon as practcal, Any flms n cans that are corroded on the nsde should-be z, cat,_,.1 zh~.,~')- recanned. Su l~ corroson may ndcate an mmnent deteroraton nroblem. The dsposal of deterorated or unstable ntrate flm presents a problem. ~ Ntrate flm should not be mxed wth,cg-~la,,at, az~ Eln~ ~c, at~ 61 ordnary rubbsh. Such flm should be kept under water n a steel drum untl dsposal can be arranged. Safe dsposal should be arranged through p-roper anthortes. SUBSTANTATON: Modfes language to ncorporate the necessty for retanng rather than destroyng ntrate flm materals, and more accurately reflects contemporary understandng of the behavor of ntrate flm. COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee accepts the submtter's proposed revson wth the word "may" changed to "call." NUMBER OF COMMTTEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO~v'OTE: 25 (Log #47) (B-4): Accept RECOMMENDAT. ON: Revse text b~, deletng the followng: ~4 :d~.]~.fymg.~,~;at~ F,:,~,. A ~.,,~r,~,,-~-.~...ably.%+l v,..+~ ~ t/~ " 1,,1 ' ~ " ll, T. '... ' 1 X,-~ u o~,'?- "- ~,,';o~'"v... SUBSTANTATON: There are a varety of tests used by archves to determne the composton of flm base, some of whch may be easer and potentally more accurate than the trchlorethylene test. The Kodak Book of Flm Care no longer suggests that ths test should be performed, and t s not advsable for non-experts to try to dentfy ntrate. Edtoral Correctons The Teclmc~al Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals notes the followng edtoral correctons to NFPA n 2-3.2, change the metrc value "1.4 cn m" to "1.6 cu m." 2. n *, change the metrc value "91 sq cm" to ", 9 sq cm." 3. n , delete the "sutable." 4. n , change the metrc value "130 sq m" to "1.3 sq m." 5. n 4-4.3, change the metrc value "0.2 sq cm" to "2 sq cm." 6. n Table B-, change the followng 2 entres n tle table as follows: Alcohol from "211,620" to "11,620" Gasolne from "220, 750" to "22,750" 7. n Appendx C, move the references for NFPA 10, NFPA 220, and NFPA 232 to the man reference chapter 8.

11 NFPA 40E -- A97 ROP PART (Log #CP2) [ 40E- 1 - (1-3 Cabnet): Accept RECOMMENDATON: n 1-3, revse the exstng defnton of Cabnet to read: Cabnet. A specally constructed and equpped metal or freresstve enclosure of less than 30 cuft (0.85cu m) capacty, used for the storage of pyroxln plastc. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee has clarfed the defnton of cabnet. NOT RETURNED: ] Vggan (Log #CP1) 40E-2- (1-3 Segregated): Accept SUBMTTERa Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: 1. n 1-3, add a new defnton for Segregated to read: Segregated*. Storage n the same room or nsde area, but physcally sep,'u'ated by dstance from ncompatble materals. 2. Add the followng Appendx text for Segregated to read: A-l-3 Segregated.,~lls, curbs, or ntervenng storage of nonhazardous compatble materals and asles can be used as ads n mantanng se parat on. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee has added a defnton that s essental to the document. AFFRMATVE: 94 (Log #CPS) 40E- 3 - ( ): Accept SUBMTTER: Techrfcal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: All openngs n requred parttons shall be protected by 1- hr rated doors or wndows. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson was made to be consstent wth termuology used n NFPA 80, Standard for Fre Doors and Fre Wndows. COMM'*rEE ACTON: Accept. (Log #CP4) 40E- 4- (2-4.2 Excepton): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the wordng of the exstng excepton to to read: Excepton: n those buldngs where other operatons are of a nonhazardous nature and the use of pyroxyln plastc s ncdental to the overall operatons, sprnkler protecton shall be requred n those parts of the buldng where pyroxyln plastc s beng worked. - SUBSTANTATON:: The Commttee revson better clarfes the ntent oftbe excepton. VOTE ON COMMrVrEE ACTON: (Log #CP6) 40E- 5 - (3-3.1): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: Buldng shall not be such as to exceed a capacty of 100,000 lb (45,400 kg) ra shppng cases or 50,000 lb (22,700 kg) of other materal ra any one secton between blank, parapeted dvson walls havng 4-hour fre resstance. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson reflects more updated termnology. (Log #CP3) 40E- 6- (3-3.2): Accept SUBMTTERa Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse tbe exstng wordng of to read: f the capacty of any area between dvson walls, as specfed n 3-3.1, exceeffs 7,500 tb (3400 kg), the storage space shall be subdvded nto racks and bns separated by parttons equvalent to one of tl~htly matched 7/8 n. (22 mm) tongue and groove boards, each secton to be ndependently vented or open to asle space, the parttons to be so arrafged as to afford the mnmum of obstructon to the dstrbuton by sp~nklers, f present. Excepton: Where storage conssts only of materal n shppng cases. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee has revsed the paragraph to clarfy the requrement. VOTE ON COMMrrrEE ACTON: (Log #CP7) 40E- 7- (3-3.3): Accept SUBMT'rER: Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: Where storage exceeds 25,000 lb, (1,300 kg) packng, recevng, and shppng n connecton wth such storage shaft be n a se p. arate, room cut offl~y a p ara p eted wall of 4-hour fre. resstance ratng wth double standard fre doors on opemngs to the storage secton. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson reflects more dated termnology. MM'rrEE ACTON: Accept. AFFRMATVE: ")4 (Log #CP8) 40E- 8- (3.3.4): Accept SUBMTTER: Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Cbemcals, RECOMMENDATON: Revse de exstng wordng of 3-3.4,to read: Sectons separated from the secton contanhg pyroxyln plastc by blank p~apeted walls havng a 4-hour fre r~s- stance shall be permtted to be used for storage of other artcles. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson reflects more dated termnology. MMTTEE ACTON: Accept. VOTE ON COMMT'EE ACTON: (Log #cpg) 40E- 9 - (4-4.5): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng wordng of to read: Sprnkler systems for vaults shall be equpped wth a 1 n. (25.4 ram) drp lne wth a 1/2 n. (13 mm) outlet valve. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee revson brngs the standard nto complance wth modern sprnkler technology. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accel3t. (Log #CP 10) 40E- 10- (4-7.1): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Revse the exstng second sentence of to read: Covers shall he permtted to be provded. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee deleted superfluous language. COMMT'EE ACTON: Accept. Edtoral Correctons The Techncal Commttee on Hazardous Chemcals notes the followng edtoral correctons to NFPA 40E n 3-4.1, change the reference from "3-3.1" to "3-2.1." 2. n , change the word "practcally" to "substantally." 33

12 NFPA 43B~ A97 ROP PART (Log #CP7) 43B- 1 - (Entre Document): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Renumber NFPA 43B, Code for the Storage of Organc Peroxde Formulatons as NFPA 432, Code for the Storage of Organc Peroxde Formulatons. SUBSTANTATON: Tffs renumberng s done to comply wth the NFPA Manual of Style. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept (Log #1 ) 43B- 2 - (2-5.2): Accept n Prncple SUBMTTER: Lynne 1L Harrs, Organc Peroxde Producers Safety Dvson RECOMMENDATON: New wordng: "The nteror of any refrgerator or freezer cabnet or any other space that s not ventlated for the storage of Class,, or ll..." SUBSTANTATON: Any space where flammable vapors may accumulate should be recommended Class, Group D Dvson. Addng ths verbage would add clarty to the code. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. 1. Do not make any change to Add tre followng new text for and to fre electrcal nstallaton secton to read: The nteror of any nonventlated, non-refrgerated storage cabnet used for the storage of Class,, or organc peroxde formulatons shall be consdered a Class, Dvson 1 locaton as defned n Artcle 500 of NFPA 70, Natonal Electrcal Code Where the storage cabnet s ventlated, the dectrcal equpment shall be consdered a Class, Dvson 2 locaton as defned n Artcle 500 of NFPA 70, Natonal Electrcal Code. Mechancal ventlaton systems shall provde at least cuft per ran per sq ft of floor area (1 cum per mn per 3 cum). COMMTTEE STATEMENT: The Commttee change clarfes the ntent of the recommended change and addresses electrcal classfcatons n small storage spaces. (Log #CP4) 43B- 3 - ( ): Accept RECOMMENDATON: n the second sentence of , delete the word "flammable." SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee beleves the deleton of the word "flammable" better descrbes the ntent of the applcaton. COMMTTEE ACTON: Accept (Log #CP6) 43B- 4- ( ): Accept SUBMTTER: Techncal Gommttee on Hazardous Chemc,als, RECOMMENDATON: n , nsert the word "lqud-tgtat" ahead of f re barrer. SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee beleves that ths wordng s needed to clarfy tre functon of the wall. NOT RETLRNE[): 1 Vggan (Log #CP2) 43B- 5 - (2-11.5): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Delete and renumber the secton accordngly. SUBSTANTATON: Tre Commttee beleves that t s not needed snce requres all organc peroxde formulatons to be n closed contaners or packages n the storage areas. COMMTrEE ACTON: Accept (Log #CP5) 43B- 6 - (A ): Accept RECOMMENDATON: Delete A SUBSTANTATON: The Commttee does not beleve that fle n(~mmendx text s needed. TrEE ACTON: Accept. (Log #2) 43B- 7 - (A-4-3.4): Reject SUBMTTERa Lynne R. Harrs, Organc Peroxde Producers Safety Dvson RECOMMENDATON: Move Appendx reference A nto SUBSTANTATON: Ths nformaton s relevant and should be avalable to the user n the body of the code. Ths would serve to make das a more user-frendly and functonal document. COMM1TrEE ACTON: Reject~ COMMTTEE STATEMENT: Tle Commttee cannot move tlls reference to NFPA 68 as they are lmted to referencng a gude only n the Appendx of a standard or code. (Log #3) 43B- 8 - (Fgure A-5-4.3): Accept n Prncple SUBMTTER: Lynne 1L Harrs, Organc Peroxde Producers Safety Dvson RECOMMENDATON: Remove Fgure A SUBSTANTATON: The dagram shows plywood constructon and the NFPA 43B recommends noncombustble materals of constructon. COMMTFEE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. 1. Revse the wordng of exstng 5-4.3* to read: 5-4.3* Buldngs of combustble constructon employng sun slfeds such as those llustrated n Fgure A shall be permtted to be used for detached storage buldngs storng less than 5000 b (2270 kg) of orgaac peroxde formulatons n those areas where the temperature nsde the storage buldng can approach or exceed the maxmum recommended storage temperature. 2. Revse the wordng of exstng A to read: A The followng dagram s an example oft buldng for storng less than 5000 b (2270 kg) of organc peroxde formulatons for detached storage as allowed by Modfy the capton for the exstng Fgure A to read: Fgure A Detached storage buldng for storng less than 5000 lb (2270 kg) of organc peroxde formulatons. (Fgure A shown on followng page) COMMTTEE STATEMENT: 1: The Commttee has revsed the wordng of to clarfy that das buldng constructon s permtted for buldngs storng less than 5000 b of organc peroxde formulatons. Ths provson has been based on tests dlat demonst.rate that das constructon keeps the temperature of de stored organc peroxde formulatons lower than other constructon types. 2. The Commttee has changed de appendx text to be consstent wth the changes made to The Commttee has cbanged the fgure capton to be conssteut wth the cltanges made to and A-5-4.3; NUMBER OF COMMTrEE MEMBERS ELGBLE TO VOTE: 25 (Log #4) 43B- 9 - (Tables B-.3, B-2.3, B-3.3, B-4.3, mad B-5.3): Accept n PrnTzple SUBMTTER: Lynne L Harrs, Organc Peroxde Producers Safety Dvson RECOMMENDATON: Replace "Max ndvdual Contaner Sze" wth "Typcal Contaner Sze" column headng n each table. SUBSTANTATON: The code already makes the statement that organc peroxdes are classfed by behavor n ther USDOT or Canadan Mnstry of Transport Contaners. NFPA 43B does not contan a mechansm to stay current wth all transport regulatons. The data n ths table more accurately descrbes the most common package. COMMT'EE ACTON: Accept n Prncple. 1. Delete the word "Max." from the exstng column headng n each table n the Appendx. 34