TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

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1 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Technical Committee on Transportation of Flammable Liquids R. P. Benedetti DATE: May 29, 2015 SUBJECT: Agenda for NFPA 385 First Draft Meeting Web Conference - June 11, 2015 Gentlemen: Attached you will find the Agenda for the NFPA 385 First Draft Meeting web conference to be held beginning 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, June 11, This material will also be posted on the NFPA 385 Document Information (DocInfo) web page and can be downloaded from there. Please review this Agenda prior to the web conference. (Access information will be distributed separately.) For those Technical Committee members who are unable to participate, please send me your recommended actions on all six Public Inputs. rpb/ cc TRA Meeting File TRA/NM

2 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AGENDA Technical Committee on Transportation of Flammable Liquids NFPA 385 First Draft Meeting Web Conference Thursday, June 11, 2015, 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) 1. Call to Order. 2. Introduction of Attendees / Update Technical Committee Roster. (Attachment A1) 3. Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting. (Attachment A2) 4. Technical Committee Chair s Report. 5. Staff Liaison s Report. Technical Committee Scope (Attachment A3) Technical Committee Membership (Attachment A3) Revision Schedule for 2017 Edition of NFPA 385 (Attachment A4) 6. Old Business Deferred from Fall 2011 Revision Cycle. Tanker-to-Tanker Transfer (Attachment A5) High Flash Point Cargoes at High Ambient Temperatures (Attachment A6) 7. Review and Action on Public Inputs to (Proposals to Amend) NFPA 385. (Attachment A7) 8. Recent Correspondence. (NONE) 9. Other Old Business. (NONE) 10. New Business. (NONE) 11. Schedule for Next Meetings or Web Conferences. 12. Adjourn.

3 Address List 12/08/2014 Transportation of Flammable Liquids Robert P. Benedetti David W. Hollinger U 10/27/2009 Chair Drexel University 3201 Arch Street, Suite 350 Philadelphia, PA Phone/Cell: Fax: dwhollinger@gmail.com Mark A. Beavers SE 03/07/2013 FORCON International 2542 Grassy Knoll Lane Richmond, VA Phone/Cell: Fax: mbeavers@forcon.com John L. Conley National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. 950 North Glebe Road Arlington, VA Phone/Cell: Fax: jconley@tanktruck.org U 1/1/1992 Scott R. Connor IM 3/21/2006 Team-1 Academy Inc. 760 Pacific Road, Unit 19 Oakville, ON L6L 6M5 Canada Phone/Cell: x26 Fax: srconnor@team1academy.com Todd M. Hetrick SE 10/20/2010 Exponent, Inc Weaver Parkway, Suite 100 Warrenville, IL Phone/Cell: Fax: thetrick@exponent.com Steven P. Iovinelli E 7/28/2006 Franklin Park Fire Department Addison Street Franklin Park, IL Phone/Cell: Fax: capospi@msn.com James R. Kittrell KSE, Inc. PO Box 368 Amherst, MA Phone/Cell: Fax: kseinc@aol.com SE 1/1/1994 J. R. Nerat M 8/2/2010 UTC/Badger Fire Protection W-6615 Number 11.5 Road Wallace, MI Phone/Cell: Fax: jr.nerat@fs.utc.com Stephen P. Rinaldi E 07/29/2013 Kuna Rural Fire District PO Box 607 Kuna, ID Phone/Cell: Fax: firechief@kunafire.com Jeff Sims M 1/15/2004 Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association 1020 Princess Street Alexandria, VA Phone/Cell: Fax: jeff@ttmanet.org 1

4 Address List 12/08/2014 Transportation of Flammable Liquids Robert P. Benedetti Jacob Waldschmidt City of Kenosha Fire Department st Street Kenosha, WI Phone/Cell: Fax: waldschmidtja@aol.com E 7/29/2005 Michael P. Wilson American Insurance Services Group Engineering and Safety Service 545 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, NJ Phone/Cell: Fax: mpwilson@iso.com I 1/1/1976 Robert P. Benedetti Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA Phone/Cell: Fax: bbenedetti@nfpa.org 2

5 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS MINUTES of WEB CONFERENCE Technical Committee on Transportation of Flammable Liquids Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) I. Participation D. W. Hollinger, District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department S. P. Iovinelli, Franklin Park Fire Department J. R. Kittrell, KSE, Incorporated J. R. Nerat, UTC / Badger Fire Protection R. P. Benedetti, National Fire Protection Association, STAFF LIAISON II. Minutes 1. The web conference was called to order by Chair pro tempore Dave Hollinger at 10:30 AM. 2. Participants introduced themselves. The Staff Liaison asked participants to forward any changes of their contact information to him by . An updated roster will be circulated to the Technical Committee when available. 3. The Minutes of the last meeting (Conference Call, April 2006) were unavailable, as they have been archived. 4. The Chair pro tempore had no report for the Technical Committee. 5. The Staff Liaison reported on the following: Technical Committee Membership. Contact with John Eubanks has been lost; his telephone and address are both inactive. It is presumed that he has resigned from the committee. New member J. R. Nerat was appointed to the committee August 4, The balance of interests on the committee meets NFPA/ANSI guidelines. Technical Committee Scope. The Technical Committee discussed whether to delete references to portable tanks and containers (NFPA 386 was withdrawn several cycles ago.) or to add reference to intermediate bulk containers (DOT-spec portable tanks are a subset of intermediate bulk containers). The Technical Committee decided against any changes, in case the committee decides to address containers, portable tanks, or intermediate bulk containers at some future date.

6 Next Document Revision Cycle. The Staff Liaison reviewed the schedule of events for the Fall 2011 document revision cycle. 6. The Technical Committee reviewed and acted on all proposals to amend the 2007 edition of NFPA 385, including thirteen committee proposals suggested by the Staff Liaison. The Staff Liaison was directed to prepare the Report on Proposals (ROP) for letter ballot. 7. There was no recent correspondence that required the Technical Committee s attention. 8. There was no Other Old Business that required the Technical Committee s attention. 9. Under New Business : The Technical Committee discussed, but deferred any action on, representative operating procedures for tanker-to-tanker transfer of liquids. The Technical Committee determined that this issue requires careful consideration and would require development of a new chapter or new annex chapter, not just simple task list. Technical Committee members are asked to review the procedures and provide any comments or suggestions to the Staff Liaison for circulation to the committee. The Technical Committee discussed, but deferred action on the issue of Class II and Class III liquid cargoes in high ambient temperature environments and at what point they might have to be treated as Class I (flammable) liquids. The consensus was that the issue could be treated globally, rather than provide guidance at each paragraph where this might be a consideration. The Staff Liaison was asked to suggest a means to address the issue and circulate same to Technical Committee members for their advice and comment. Agreed-upon language could be added to NFPA 385 by means of a Committee Comment. 10. The Technical Committee agreed to hold a web conference to handle any public or committee comments at a convenient time between March 4, and May 6, The web conference was adjourned at 12:45 PM.

7 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS SCOPE STATEMENT This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on safeguarding against the fire and explosion hazards associated with over-the-road transportation of flammable and combustible liquids in tank vehicles and in portable tanks and containers. Responsible for NFPA 385, Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP BALANCE s: 11 M: 2 (18%)* U: 1 (9%)** Voting Alternates: 0 I/M: 1 (9%)*** L/C: 0 Alternates: 0 R/T: 0 E: 3 (27%) Non-Voting: 0 I: 1 (9%) SE: 3 (27%) Emeritus: 0 Task Group: 0 Hold List: 0 Balance: OK *(tank vehicles: 1 fire suppression equipment: 1) **(tank vehicle owner/operators: 0 fleet operator: 1) ***(safe access & confined space systems: 1) TRA Scope Statement & Member Balance.doc - 5/28/2015

8 2016 FALL REVISION CYCLE *Public Input Dates may vary according to standards and schedules for Revision Cycles may change. Please check the NFPA Website for the most up to date information on Public Input Closing Dates and schedules at # (i.e. and click on the Next Edition tab. Process Stage Process Step Dates for TC Dates for TC with CC Public Input Closing Date* 1/5/15 1/5/15 Final Date for TC First Draft Meeting 6/15/15 3/16/15 Public Input Posting of First Draft and TC Ballot 8/3/15 4/27/15 Stage Final date for Receipt of TC First Draft ballot 8/24/15 5/18/15 (First Draft) Final date for Receipt of TC First Draft ballot recirc 8/31/15 5/25/15 Posting of First Draft for CC Meeting 6/1/15 Final date for CC First Draft Meeting 7/13/15 Posting of First Draft and CC Ballot 8/3/15 Final date for Receipt of CC First Draft ballot 8/24/15 Final date for Receipt of CC First Draft ballot recirc 8/31/15 Post First Draft Report for Public Comment 9/7/15 9/7/15 Public Comment closing date 11/16/15 11/16/15 Final Date to Publish Notice of Consent Standards (Standards that 11/30/15 11/30/15 received no Comments) Appeal Closing Date for Consent Standards (Standards that received 12/14/15 12/14/15 no Comments) Final date for TC Second Draft Meeting 5/2/16 1/25/16 Comment Posting of Second Draft and TC Ballot 6/13/16 3/7/16 Stage Final date for Receipt of TC Second Draft ballot 7/5/16 3/28/16 (Second Final date for receipt of TC Second Draft ballot recirc 7/11/16 4/4/16 Draft) Posting of Second Draft for CC Meeting 4/11/16 Final date for CC Second Draft Meeting 5/23/16 Posting of Second Draft for CC Ballot 6/13/16 Final date for Receipt of CC Second Draft ballot 7/5/16 Final date for Receipt of CC Second Draft ballot recirc 7/11/16 Post Second Draft Report for NITMAM Review 7/18/16 7/18/16 Tech Session Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) Closing Date 8/22/16 8/22/16 Preparation Posting of Certified Amending Motions (CAMs) and Consent 10/17/16 10/17/16 Standards (& Issuance) Appeal Closing Date for Consent Standards 11/1/16 11/1/16 SC Issuance Date for Consent Standards 11/11/16 11/11/16 Tech Session Association Meeting for Standards with CAMs 6/4 7/17 6/4 7/17 Appeals and Appeal Closing Date for Standards with CAMs 6/27/17 6/27/17 Issuance SC Issuance Date for Standards with CAMs 8/10/17 8/10/17 Approved October 30, 2012 Revised

9 PUMPING TANKER TO TANKER. Product recovery. Some points to remember. Establish an exclusive zone. Consider your options on the method of product recovery. Ensure that the Fire Brigade is at the ready with foam available before the operation begins. A foam cover may be required. Check that the Police have an Outer perimeter set and manned. Remember that an air pump is the preferred option. If using a compression-ignition engine type pump, or a tanker pump, observe separation distances. A minimum of 8 meters for unloading and 15 meters for loading. Position fire extinguishers. Switch off all non-essential electrical equipment. CB s, radios, air conditioners, phone etc. Bund the damaged tanker. Sand, soil absorbent booms. Protect drains. If you are using a tanker as a pumping unit remember to have a receiving tanker. TANKER 1 TO TANKER 2 TO TANKER 3. A Tanker must not load itself. Ensure that all units are electrically bonded and grounded (including the pump). Check that any compressor / pump used is up-wind and outside the 15 meter zone. Double check ullages.. Record this information and update during the transfer. ASK THE SIMPLE QUESTION. CAN THE COMPARTMENT ON THE RECEIVING TANKER HOLD THE QUANTITY TO BE PUMPED. Modern tankers have compartments of 12,000 liter capacity. DO YOUR SUMS THEN DOUBLE CHECK. Remember Splash Filling is prohibited. Ensure you have enough people to control the valves--minimum of 3 people. Connection must be a TIGHT FIT connection. (Wire all camlock hose fittings) The faster the flow rate the greater the chances of generating static. Take Care! Switch loading procedures must be observed. Check what product the receiving tanker last held. This is important. Remember, observe separation distances. Ensure all present clearly understand the pumping procedures. Double check. OH&S must be taken into consideration. Eye protection, gloves, full length clothing should be worn. Check if a first aid kit is readily available. Dip all compartments and record the dips. Complete Dangerous Goods Shipping Document for received product if required. Check that the emergency information is correct. Make sure all hoses are drained and that the site is left clean. Recovering petroleum products out of a damaged and or disabled road tanker can be hazardous. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES.

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