1、 Tentative Interim Amendment NFPA99 Health Care Facilities Code 2018 Edition Reference: 11.7.4 TIA 18-2 (SC 18-4-6 / TIA Log #1353) Pursuant to Section 5 of the NFPA Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards, the National Fire Protection Association has issued the following Tentative I
2、nterim Amendment to NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, 2018 edition. The TIA was processed by the Technical Committee on Medical Equipment and the Health Care Facilities Correlating Committee, and was issued by the Standards Council on April 10, 2018, with an effective date of April 30, 2018. A T
3、entative Interim Amendment is tentative because it has not been processed through the entire standards-making procedures. It is interim because it is effective only between editions of the standard. A TIA automatically becomes a public input of the proponent for the next edition of the standard; as
4、such, it then is subject to all of the procedures of the standards-making process. 1. Revise 11.7.4 to read as follows: 11.7.4 Maximum Quantity. 11.7.4.1 The maximum total quantity of liquid oxygen permitted in storage and in use in a patient bed location or patient care vicinity shall be 120 L (31.
5、6 gal), provided that the patient bed location or patient care vicinity, or both, are separated from the remainder of the facility by fire barriers and horizontal assemblies having a minimum fire resistance rating of 1 hour in accordance with the adopted building code. 11.7.4.2 One liquid oxygen por
6、table container (limited to 1.5 L (0.396 gal) capacity) per patient is permitted to be stored or used in a patient bed location or patient care vicinity without having to meet the fire separation requirements of 11.7.4.1. Issue Date: April 10, 2018 Effective Date: April 30, 2018 (Note: For further information on NFPA Codes and Standards, please see www.nfpa.org/docinfo) Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
