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MINUTES OF THE MEETING

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

QUINCY, MA 16 NOVEMBER 2010

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bill Haskell at 08.30 on Tuesday, 16 November 2010. The following members and guests were present:

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bill Haskell, Chairman NIOSH NPPTL Karen Lehtonen, Secretary Lion Dave Trebisacci, Staff Liaison NFPA Bill Fithian Safety Equipment institute Dan Gohlke WL Gore & Associates Don Groce Showa Best Gloves Inc Rick Patrick DHS – Office of Health Affairs

GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Barton Steadfast Inc Tom McGowan NFPA

Chairman Haskell introduced himself as the new chairman of this committee. Members and guests also introduced themselves. Staff Liaison Trebisacci read the Committee Procedural statement and provided the Staff Liaison report. Staff Liaison Trebisacci reported that the next cycle of NFPA 1999 will be the Fall 2012 Cycle. The Technical Committee must give notice to enter cycle by January 7, 2011. The Proposal closing date will be May 23, 2011 and the ROP meeting will be held between May 23 and August 5, 2011. Staff Liaison Trebisacci gave a demonstration of the new document information pages on the NFPA web site.

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The Minutes of the 03 – 04 April 07 Virginia Beach, VA Committee meeting were reviewed.

Motion by Rick Patrick, seconded by Don Groce. To approve the minutes of the 03 – 04 April 2007 Virginia Beach, VA meeting.

The motion passed. Chairman Haskell had the following remarks:

There is a need for increased membership and participation on this committee, particularly in the end user category. Later in the meeting the technical committee will discuss options regarding how to gain more awareness for this technical committee. Chairman Haskell distributed an example of the NIOSH social media campaign and shared an example of the impact story they produced on NFPA 1999. This can be used to solicit additional users to apply for the Committee.

Chairman Haskell provided the following TCC overview:

TCC reviewed the ROPs’ for the following documents; NFPA 1991, NFPA 1992, NFPA 1994, NFPA 1951, NFPA 1983, and NFPA 1971. The Electronic Safety committee is entering an accelerated cycle on NFPA 1801 on Thermal Imagers. They are also extending the cycle on NFPA 1982 in order for that standard to be on the same cycle as NFPA 1981. The Respiratory Protection committee is entering the revision cycle with NFPA 1981. A brief history of the TCC was provided to the technical committee by Bruce Teele.

A discussion ensued regarding committee membership and the other organizations servicing the EMS community and how to draw more participation to the committee. Several organizations were discussed and how to open the doors between NFPA and these organizations. Discussed options of holding meetings during EMS conferences to try and gain participation. Having breakout sessions during the program or after the program to solicit feedback was also discussed (similar to special ops NFPA 1983 gained input at user conferences). Get on the agenda to solicit feedback from end users at their symposiums. There is also a need to consider broadening the scope of the standard to embrace more users. A modification to the title of the standard may also be in order based on any scope revisions. The technical committee reviewed the proposals to date. The group also reviewed the current edition of the standard for potential areas of improvement. The technical committee discussed the status of the SCAM document. Currently there is no SCAM document for NFPA 1999 products; however it is the direction of the TCC to develop

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such partner documents. The technical committee discussed the need for development of the document and agreed to request approval from the standards council to proceed with development of a SCAM document. Chairman Haskell will submit a memo of request to the Standards Council for approval. Chairman Haskell will also submit a proposal to NFPA 1500 to include a statement recommending annual care and maintenance of EMS products. There was no old business. NIOSH NPPT will be holding a public meeting on 12/09/2010 at the Pittsburgh airport Hyatt. Among items on the agenda are updates to 42 CFR Part 84, a plan for CBRN combination respiratory units and buddy breathing devices for SCBA. If you have any interest in attending visit the NIOSH NPPTL web site. The next Committee meeting will be held June 7-8 2011 to address public proposals received on NFPA 1999. Time permitting the NFPA 1999 SCAM document will be discussed. A tentative location of Quincy at NFPA Headquarters has been set.

Motion by Rick Patrick, seconded by Dan Gohlke. To adjourn.

The motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 15.00, 16 November 2010. Respectfully submitted,

Karen Lehtonen Karen Lehtonen Committee Secretary