1、 Tentative Interim Amendment NFPA1983 Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services 2012 Edition Reference: Table 4.4.1, 5.1.5.12, 5.2.10.6, 7.4.6.1, 7.5.6.1, 7.5.7.10, 7.6.3.9, 8.13.1.1, 7.6.3.12, 7.11.6, 7.11.6.2, 7.11.6.3 (New), 7.15.1, 7.15.2, 7.17, 7.6.3.1.1, 7.11.7 (New), 8
2、.15.5, and 8.15.6.1 TIA 12-1 (SC 12-10-9/TIA Log #1076) Pursuant to Section 5 of the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects, the National Fire Protection Association has issued the following Tentative Interim Amendment to NFPA 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Ser
3、vices, 2012 edition. The TIA was processed by the Technical Committee on Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment and the Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and Equipment, and was issued by the Standards Council on October 30, 2012, with an effective
4、 date of November 19, 2012. A Tentative 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 proposal of the proponent for the next e
5、dition of the standard; as such, it then is subject to all of the procedures of the standards-making process. 1. Revise Table 4.4.1 to read as follows: Product Test Time All component product Corrosion testing Initial cert only All component product Product label durability testing Initial cert only
6、 Throwlines Rope breaking and elongation Every year Throwlines Floatability Every year Life safety harness Static Alternating years with drop test Life safety harness Drop Alternating years with static test Belt Static Alternating years with drop test Belt Drop Alternating years with static test Car
7、abiners and snap link All Every 2 years Rope grab devices All Every 2 years Descent control devices auto stop Holding Every year Descent control devices auto stop Manner of function Every year Descent control devices non-auto stop All Every 2 years Portable anchor All Initial cert only Pulley All Ev
8、ery 2 years Multiple configuration and end to end straps Breaking Strength Every year Manufactured systems All Every year Escape Systems All Every year Life safety rope Diameter, rope breaking, and elongation Every year Life safety rope fibers Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal anal
9、ysis Every year Escape rope Diameter, rope breaking, and elongation Every year Fire escape rope Elevated rope temperature test Every year Product Test Time Escape rope fibers Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every year Escape webbing Perimeter, rope breaking, and elongati
10、on Every year Fire escape webbing Elevated rope temperature test Every year Escape webbing fibers Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every year Moderate elongation laid life saving rope Diameter, rope breaking, and elongation Every year Moderate elongation laid life saving
11、rope fibers Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every year Victim extrication devices Static Every 2 years Litters Litter strength test vertical Litter Strength test horizontal Alternating years with horizontal Alternating years with vertical Load-bearing textiles used in vi
12、ctim extrication devices Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every year Thread used in victim extrication devices Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every year Webbing components Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every yea
13、r Thread components Melting and crystallization temperatures by thermal analysis Every year Load-bearing textiles used in belts with optional flame resistance Flame resistance Every year Load-bearing textiles used in belts with optional flame resistance Heat resistance Every year Hardware used in be
14、lts with optional flame resistance Heat Resistance Every year Thread used in belts with optional flame resistance Thread heat resistance Every year Load-bearing textiles used in life safety harnesses with optional flame resistance Flame resistance Every year Load-bearing textiles used in life safety
15、 harnesses with optional flame resistance Heat resistance Every year Hardware used in life safety harnesses with optional flame resistance Heat Resistance Every year Thread used in life safety harnesses with optional flame resistance Thread heat resistance Every year Manufacturer-supplied eye termin
16、ation Breaking strength Every year Manufacture-supplied eye termination Thread melting Every year 2. Revise 5.1.5.12 to read as follows: 5.1.5.12 In addition to the compliance specified in 5.1.5.9, multiple configuration and end to end straps shall include the following additional statement on the p
17、roduct label: For multiple configuration straps: “MINIMUM BREAKING STRENGTH AND RATING ARE DETERMINED USING A BASKET (U) CONFIGURATION. IN ADDITION, THIS STRAP HAS A MINIMUM BREAKING STRENGTH OF: _ kN IN A CHOKER CONFIGURATION _ kN WHEN PULLED END TO END.” For end to end straps: “MINIMUM BREAKING ST
18、RENGTH OF _ kN WHEN PULLED END TO END” 3. Add a new paragraph 5.2.10.6 as follows: 5.2.10.6 The manufacturer of moderate elongation laid life saving ropes that are certified as being compliant with this standard shall furnish the purchaser with a sample of suggested records to be maintained by the p
19、urchaser or user of moderate elongation laid life saving rope and a list of items that the records need to contain. 4. Revise 7.4.6.1 and 7.5.6.1 to read as follows: 7.4.6.1 Where harnesses are represented as being flame-resistant, materials shall be tested individually for flame resistance as speci
20、fied in Section 8.16, Flame Resistance Test, and shall have an average char length of not more than 100 mm (4 in.), shall have an average afterflame of not more than 2.0 seconds, and shall not melt or drip. 7.5.6.1 Where belts are represented as being flame-resistant, materials shall be tested indiv
21、idually for flame resistance as specified in Section 8.16, Flame Resistance Test, and shall have an average char length of not more than 100 mm (4 in.), shall have an average afterflame of not more than 2.0 seconds, and shall not melt or drip. 5. Delete paragraph 7.5.7.10 and 7.6.3.9 and renumber su
22、bsequent paragraphs; revise paragraph 8.13.1.1 as follows: 8.13.1.1 This test shall apply to escape systems. 6. Add a new paragraph 7.6.3.12 as follows: 7.6.3.12 Technical use descent control devices shall be tested for deformation as specified in Section 8.6, Manner of Function Tensile Test, Proced
23、ure B, and shall have a minimum breaking strength of at least 13.5 kN (3034 lbf). 7. Revise 7.11.6, 7.11.6.2 and add new 7.11.6.3 to read as follows: 7.11.6 Where an escape system is designated as a fire escape system, additional tests as specified in 7.11.6.1, 7.11.6.2, and 7.11.6.3 shall be conduc
24、ted. 7.11.6.2 Fire escape system materials, labels, and hardware shall be tested individually for heat resistance as specified in Section 8.17, Heat Resistance Test, and shall not melt, drip, separate, or ignite; hardware items shall remain functional. 7.11.6.3 Sewing thread utilized in the construc
25、tion of fire escape systems shall be tested for heat resistance as specified in Section 8.18, Thread Heat Resistance Test, and shall not melt at or below a temperature of 260C (500F). 8. Revise paragraph 7.15.1 and 7.15.2 as follows: 7.15.1 Technical use belay devices shall be tested for manner of f
26、unction as specified in Section 8.6, Manner of Function Tensile Test, Procedure C, without failure of the device or failure of the rope, with a belay system extension of less than 1 m with an impact force of less than 15 kN (3372 lbf), and shall release the load in a controlled manner. 7.15.2 Genera
27、l-use belay devices shall be tested for manner of function as specified in Section 8.6, Manner of Function Tensile Test, Procedure C, without failure of the device or failure of the rope, with a belay system extension of less than 1 m, with an impact force of less than 15 kN (3372 lbf), and shall re
28、lease the load in a controlled manner. 9. Delete Section 7.17, and add new paragraphs 7.6.3.11 and 7.11.7 as follows: 7.6.3.11 Escape descent control devices shall be tested for maximum impact force as specified in Section 8.14, Escape Descent Control Device and Systems Drop Test, and shall have the
29、 maximum impact force not exceed 8 kN (1798.5 lbf), shall not damage the rope or webbing or device, and shall remain functional. 7.11.7 Escape systems shall be tested for maximum impact force as specified in Section 8.14, Escape Descent Control Device and Systems Drop Test, and shall have the maximu
30、m impact force not exceed 8 kN (1798.5 lbf), shall not damage the rope or webbing or device, and shall remain functional. 10. Revise 8.15.5 to read as follows: 8.15.5 Report. The time to failure shall be recorded from each test. 11. Delete 8.15.6.1. Issue Date: October 30, 2012 Effective Date: November 19, 2012 (Note: For further information on NFPA Codes and Standards, please see www.nfpa.org/codelist) Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
