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Proposed documents

This page provides a list of proposed new documents and, when available, the pre-ROP draft prepared by the Technical Committee. These drafts are available to allow the public to view the drafts and submit proposals. These drafts are works in progress and as such have no official status. They are available solely for use in submitting proposals and are not intended for any other use.
*All files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

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Proposals sought on proposed new documents:

NFPA 790, Standard for Competency of Third Party Field Evaluation Bodies (376 KB), 2012 Edition. Proposal Closing Date: 11/24/2009
NFPA 791, Recommended Practice and Procedures for Unlabeled Electrical Equipment (319 KB), 2012 Edition. Proposal Closing Date: 11/24/2009

Report on Proposals (ROP) for the following proposed new documents are available:

NFPA 87, Recommended Practice for Fluid Heaters, 2011 Edition.
NFPA 276, Standard Methods of Fire Test for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Combustible Building Assemblies or Above Deck Roofing Components, 2010 Edition.
NFPA 400, Hazardous Chemicals Code, 2010 Edition.
NFPA 556, Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles, 2011 Edition.
NFPA 806, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2010 Edition
NFPA 1407, Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews, 2010 Edition.
NFPA 1801, Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service, 2010 Edition.
NFPA 1952, Standard on Surface Water Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment, 2010 Edition.

The proposal closing date has passed for the following proposed new documents (ROP available soon):

NFPA 2, Hydrogen Technologies Code (5 MB), 2011 Edition. ROP available: 12/28/09.
NFPA 3, Standard for Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems (1.3 MB), 2011 Edition. ROP available 12/28/09.
NFPA 1984, Standard on Respirators for Wildland Fire Fighting Operations (1.25 MB), 2011 Edition. ROP Available 12/28/2009