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ASHE / ICC Ad-HocUnified Code Update
and Code Process Overview
Presented by
James Peterkin
Sr. Fire Protection Engineer
Heery International
2014 Seminar
LearningObjectives
•Review the NFPA Code Process
•Review the ICC Code Process
•Review the ASHE efforts for a Unified Code
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The Affordable Care Act is fundamentally changing the way hospitals get reimbursed
But at the Same Time
Billions of dollars per year are spent on hospital construction, with a large percentage wasted on conflicts within the various applicable codes.
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How Does ACA Effect Construction?
The Building Codes and Standards (ICC, NFPA, FGI, ANSI 117.1) all have an effect on the costs required to construct a healthcare project.
To help control construction costs, the healthcare industry needs to get more involved in the Code Development Process
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Technical Committee is comprised of experts from multiple categories:
Users Installer/Maintainer
Insurance LaborEnforcers ConsumerTesting Labs Special ExpertManufacturers
The NFPA Code Development Process
Appointment to a TC is based on:
• Qualifications of the applicant; • A balance of interest categories on the committee; • Maintaining the committee at a manageable working size; • The ability of the applicant to attend and participate
in all committee meetings
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Step 1 – Input Stage
• Public Input
• Technical Committee Meets (simple majority)
• Technical Committee Ballots (2/3rd majority)
• Publish the First Draft Report
The NFPA Code Development Process
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Step 2 – Comment Stage
Receive Public Comments (on the First Draft changes)
• Cannot introduce new material
• Can submit Comment on a change that was not accepted during the First Draft
• Technical Committee Meets
• Technical Committee Ballots
• Publish the Second Draft Report
The NFPA Code Development Process
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Step 3 – Association Technical Meeting
The NFPA Code Development Process
•Prior to the annual meeting, submit a Notice of Intent To Make A Motion (NITMAM)
•Reviewed for content and applicability by NFPA staff if approved it becomes a Certified Amending Motion
•At the annual Association Technical Meeting, the CAMs are brought to the floor by the motion maker or designated representative
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Step 3 – Association Technical Meeting
The NFPA Code Development Process
•Cannot introduce new material
•Support TC Action or Oppose TC action
•Simple majority vote
Any member is eligible to vote at the annual
Association Technical Meeting (as long as the
membership is at least 180 days old at the time
of the annual meeting).
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Step 4 – Standards Council
Prior to the Standards Council meeting, any CAMs that resulted a change to the second draft must be re-balloted to the TC.These changes must pass a 2/3rd majority vote of the TC in order to stand. Failure of the 2/3rds majority, the requirements revert back to the language of the previous edition.Anyone that does not agree with the final action from the annual ATM can appeal the decision to the Standards Council.Once a Code/Standard is approved by the Standards Council, it becomes the official next edition and is subsequently published.
The NFPA Code Development Process
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TIA (Tentative Interim Amendment)
• A necessary change during the middle of a code cycle
• Requires the TC to approve the validity of the change
• Requires the TC to approve the Emergency nature of
• the change
• Must pass the TC by 2/3rd majority
• Must be approved by the Standards Council
The NFPA Code Development Process
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The ICC Code Development Process
Group AIBC – International Building CodeIFGC- International Fuel Gas CodeIMC - International Mechanical CodeIPC - International Plumbing CodeIPSDC -- International Private Sewage Disposal Code
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Group BIFC - International Fire CodeIRC - International Residential CodeIWUIC - International Wildland-Urban Interface CodeISPSC - International Swimming Pool and Spa CodeIEBC - International Existing Building CodeIPMC - International Property Maintenance CodeIECC - International Energy Conservation CodeICC-PC – Performance CodeIZC -- International Zoning CodeChapter 1 of all the codes except IgCCUpdate all Referenced Standards
The ICC Code Development Process
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Group C – IgCC – International Green Construction Code
The ICC Code Development Process
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Step 1
Submit proposed changes to ICC
Committee Action HearingsCommittee made up of special matter experts
Committee Action Hearings Results Published
The ICC Code Development Process
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Step 2
Submit comments on the Committee Action Hearings
Public Comment Hearings
Final Action Based on Floor Vote2/3rd majority needed to overturn Committee Actionresults
The ICC Code Development Process
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Mission Statement
Assess and amend the current ICC family of codes to ensure that these requirements are appropriate to the special safety risks that exist within hospitals and ambulatory surgery
facilities.
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ICC/ASHEAd Hoc Committee on Healthcare
Specifically:
•Focus on hospitals and ambulatory
care facilities.
•Consider all current, relevant sources
of information
•Consider the changing modes of
healthcare delivery
•Create clear, usable code language
•Coordinate with other groups and committees
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The Committee, which is made up of volunteers began meeting in late
2010
What Has Been Done So Far
ICC/ASHEAd Hoc Committee on Healthcare
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The 2015 Code Changes
Group A Cycle35 Proposals Submitted 25 Approved
Group B Cycle40 Proposals Submitted 39 Approved
Group C Cycle22 Proposals Submitted16 Approved – 5 Disapproved – 1 WithdrawnPublic Comment Hearings(October 1 – 7 2014)
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IBC – Definition:Defend In Place
� Commonly accepted practicebut often misunderstood
Defend in Place. A method of emergency response that engages
building components and trained staff to provide occupant safety
during an emergency. Emergency response involves remaining in
place, relocating within the building, or both, without evacuating the
building
� Lays groundwork for other changes
The Code Changes
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OccupancySplit Group I-2
� Condition 1 - Nursing homes, Foster Care, etc.Non emergency care, surgery, obstetrics or in-patient stabilization units for psychiatric or detoxification
� Condition 2 – HospitalsEmergency care, surgery, obstetrics or in-patient stabilization units for psychiatric or detoxification
The Code Changes
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IBC 407.5 – Smoke Compartment Size
� Increased to 40,000 sf
� 200 foot travel distance unchanged
Program data requirements make for larger spaces, but zone size has not followed suit
The Code Changes
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The Code Changes
MED/SURG INPATIENT UNIT60 BED (NEW GUIDELINES)
31,351 GSF
MED/SURG INPATIENT UNIT60 BED (OLD GUIDELINES)
15,195 GSF
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The Code Changes
TYPICAL OPERATING ROOM(OLD GUIDELINES)
718 GSF
TYPICAL OPERATING ROOM(NEW GUIDELINES)
960 GSF
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IBC 717.5 – Smoke Dampers
� No longer required at smoke barrier walls
� Note that this does not effect requirements at other locations such as shafts
The Code Changes
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IBC 202, 407 – Care Suites
� 10,000 maximum sleeping suite
� Trade-off with smoke detection
� Simplify by eliminating “intervening spaces”(maximum three doors and 100 ft.)
The Code Changes
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IBC 5705.5 – Alcohol Based Hand Rubs
� Proposed not to count against MAQ's, with conditions
� Clarifying placement of dispensers
The Code Changes
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IBC Table 509 – Incidental Uses
� Consistent with other codes on hazardous material locations
� Adding storage, maintenance shops, laboratories
� NFPA 45
The Code Changes
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IBC 1010.1.9.4 to 1010.1.9.9Door Hardware
� Special locking arrangements revised for I-2
� Access controlled and delayed egress locks simplified and clarified
BHMA involved as an “interested party”
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�IBC 1018.2 – require aisles to keep the same width as corridors
�IBC 1104.3, 1107.3, 1107.5.3.1 – ADA coordination for door size
�IBC 1109.2 – Exception for bariatric facilities
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�IBC 907.2.6 – Fire Alarms, Audible and Visible (private mode)
�IMC Table 403.3, Ventilation rates (stronger ASHRAE 170 reference)
The Code Changes
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�IBC 3304.8 – Use of facilities during renovations
�Throughout the IBC – replace “gurney” and “litter” with “stretcher”
The Code Changes
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� IFC 907.2.6.2 – add smoke detection to suites
� IFC 1030.3.1 (new) – wheeled equipment in 8’ corridors
� IFC 1030.2.1 - Security devices and egress locks – coordination
� IFC Chapter 11 – retroactive requirements (new concept in I-Codes)
The Code Changes
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International Green Construction Code
� Public Comments Submitted
� Public Comment Hearings Oct 1 – 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Maintaining Our Progress
Many of the successful changes will be challenged in the next code cycle by those that opposed them.
What Still Needs To Be Done
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"A standard that adequately protects public healthsafety and welfare; provisions that do notunnecessarily increase construction costs;provisions that do not restrict the use of newmaterials, products or methods of construction;and provisions that do not give preferentialtreatment to particular types of classes ofmaterials, products or methods of construction"
“Minimum Standard”
What Still Needs To Be Done
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Communicating the statistics of Hospital Fire Deaths
2006 – 2010 Hospital & Hospice Fire FactsAnnual Averages
1,430 Structure Fires
Less Than 1 Civilian Deaths
32 Civilian Injuries
$7.5 Mil Property Damages
*3% Occurred in Hospice Setting
What Still Needs To Be Done
Positive Effect of Sprinklers and Smoking Ban
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Unsuccessful Changes
Lay-In Ceiling Tiles
Occupancy Sensors
Elevator Lobbies
What Still Needs To Be Done
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Ambulatory Healthcare
Added as Appendix K MaterialStill a work in progress
What Still Needs To Be Done
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