Authority: IC 22-13-2-2; IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 10-19-2; IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15;
IC 36-7
Sec. 40.
(a)
Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems, NFPA 2001, 2004 Edition,
published by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101 is adopted by reference except as revised
hereafter.
(b) The following
documents referenced in NFPA 2001 are not adopted, are not enforceable, and are
for information purposes only:
(1) ANSI
B1.20.1.
(2) ANSI C2.
(3) ASME B31.1.
(4) ASTM A 120.
(5) ASTM SI 10.
(6) CGA C-6.
(7) CAN/CSA-Z234.1.
(8) IMO MSC/Circular 848.
(9) ISO/IEC Guide 7.
(10) UL 2127.
(11) UL 2166.
(12) ULC S524-M91.
(13) ULC S529-M87.
(15) Title 46 CFR, Part
72.
(16) Title 46 CFR, Subchapter
J.
(17) Title 49 CFR, Parts
170-
190.
(c) The following documents
referenced in NFPA 2001 areadopted and are enforceable:
(1) NFPA 70, as adopted in 675 IAC
17.
(2) NFPA 72, as adopted in
section 28 of this rule.
(3) ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, as adopted at
680 IAC
2-1-1.
(d) Delete the last sentence of subsection
1.2.1 and substitute to read as follows: For alternate materials, methods, and
design, see the General Administrative Rules (
675 IAC
12-6-11 ).
(e) Amend the following definitions in
Chapter 3 to read as follows:
APPROVED means acceptance by the authority having
jurisdiction by one (1) of the following methods:
(1) Investigation or tests conducted by
nationally recognized authorities; or
(2) Investigation or tests conducted by
nationally recognized technical or scientific organizations; or
(3) Nationally accepted principles.
The investigation, tests, or principles shall establish that
the method, material, equipment, design, or type of construction is safe for
its intended purpose.
AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION means the Division of Fire and
Building Safety or officer of a local unit of government empowered by law to
administer and enforce the rules of the commission.
LISTED. Equipment or materials included in a list published
by an organization engaged in product evaluation that maintains periodic
inspection of production of listed equipment or materials and whose listing
states either that the equipment or material meets appropriate standards or has
been tested and found suitable for use in a specified
manner.
(f) Add
the following definitions to Chapter 3 as follows:
DIVISION OF FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY means the Division of
Fire and Building Safety of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security created
pursuant to IC 10-19-2.
NFPA 70, National Electrical Code means the Indiana
Electrical Code (675 IAC 17).
TESTING LABORATORY means an independent nationally recognized
testing laboratory or other organization listed in the General Administrative
Rules (
675 IAC
12-6-11 ).
TRAINED means one who has undergone the instructions
necessary to design, install, and perform the maintenance and recharge
service.
(g) Amend
subsection 1.4.2.2 to read as follows: Clean agents shall not be used on fires
involving the following materials:
(1) Certain
chemicals or mixtures of chemicals, such as cellulose, nitrate, and gunpowder,
that are capable of rapid oxidation in the absence of air.
(2) Reactive metals, such as lithium, sodium,
potassium, magnesium, titanium, zirconium, uranium, and plutonium.
(3) Metal hydrides.
(4) Chemicals capable of undergoing
autothermal decomposition, such as certain organic peroxides and
hydrazine.
(h) Delete
subsection 4.1.1.2 in its entirety without substitution.
(i) Amend subsection 4.1.3.3 by deleting
"suitable" and inserting "approved".
(j) Amend subsection 4.1.4.3 to read as
follows: The design pressure shall be suitable for the maximum pressure
developed at one hundred thirty degrees Fahrenheit (130°F) (fifty-five
degrees Celsius (55 °C)) or at the maximum controlled temperature
limit.
(k) Delete subsection
4.1.4.4 in its entirety without substitution.
(l) Amend subsection 4.2.1.3 to read as
follows: Pipe identification shall not be painted over or removed.
(m) Amend subsection 4.2.3.2 to read as
follows: Cast-iron fittings and Class 150 lb fittings shall not be
used.
(n) Amend subsection 4.2.3.3
by deleting the first sentence.
(o)
Delete the text of subsection 4.2.3.5 and substitute "Welding shall be
performed in accordance with the commission rules on boilers and pressure
vessels.".
(p) Amend subsection
4.2.5.2 to read as follows: Approved corrosion-resistant materials or coatings
shall be required in corrosive atmospheres.
(q) Delete subsection 4.3.1.2.1 in its
entirety and substitute the following: Manual-only activation shall be
permitted where approved by the AHJ.
(r) Delete subsections 5.1.1, 5.1.2, and
5.1.3 and substitute the following: Plans and specifications shall be filed as
required by the General Administrative Rules (675 IAC
12).
(s) Amend subsection 5.2.1 to read as
follows: System flow-calculations shall be performed using a calculation method
listed. The system design shall be within the manufacturer's listed
limitations.
(t) Delete subsection
5.2.1.1 in its entirety without substitution.
(u) Delete subsection 5.2.4 in its entirety
without substitution.
(v) Delete
subsection 5.3.3 in its entirety without substitution.
(w) Amend subsection 5.7.1.2.1 to read as
follows: The agent discharge shall be completed as quickly as possible to
suppress the fire and limit the formation of decomposition and combustion
products. In no case shall the discharge time exceed ten (10) seconds.
Exception: For inert gases that do not form decomposition
products, the discharge time may be extended to achieve the design
concentration within one (1) minute.
(x) Amend subsection 5.7.1.2.2 by deleting
"or as otherwise required by the authority having jurisdiction" without
substitution.
(y) Amend subsection
6.1.1 by deleting "competent" and substituting "trained".
(z) Delete the last sentence of subsection
6.1.5 without substitution.
(aa)
Amend the last sentence of subsection 6.2.2 by deleting "competent" and
substitute [sic., substituting] "trained".
(bb) Amend subsection 6.7.1 to read as
follows: Only listed equipment and devices shall be used in the systems. The
completed system shall be reviewed and tested to determine that the system has
been properly installed and will function as specified.
(cc) Delete subsections 6.7.2.1, 6.7.2.2.1,
and 6.7.2.2.2 in their entirety without substitution.
(dd) In subsection 6.7.2.3, delete "or other
means" from the last sentence without substitution.
(ee) Delete subsection 6.7.2.2.8 in its
entirety without substitution.
(ff)
Delete subsection 6.7.2.4.9 in its entirety and substitute to read as follows:
The detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturers'
installation instructions.
(gg)
Amend subsection 7.5.1.1 by deleting "requirements of the authority having
jurisdiction" and inserting "rules of the commission".
(hh) Amend subsection 7.9.2.3 by deleting "or
as otherwise required by the authority having jurisdiction".
(ii) Chapter 2 and the annexes are not
adopted as part of this code and are intended for use as a guide, and the
standards referenced therein are not enforceable as part of this code.
