Technical Meeting
The Technical Meeting will be held in an electronic format this year, with improvements based upon feedback from last year’s event. The NFPA Board of Directors has suspended the NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules (“Convention Rules”) and approved “Temporary NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules for 2021” (also referred to as the “Temporary 2021 Rules”), which will apply only for the 2021 Technical Meeting. READ MORE.
Should anyone wish to appeal the results of the Technical Meeting to the NFPA Standards Council, you may do so in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards, found at www.nfpa.org/regs.
- Submitter Substantiations and Committee Statements
- Report of the Motions Committee and Agenda (posted May 19, 2021)
- Important Notice and Update on CAM 13-34: NFPA has become aware that the display of CAM 13-34 is not accurately showing that footnotes b, c, d, and e are being deleted in their entirety, and that footnotes f and g are to be re-lettered, as appropriate. Accuracy of the actions to be considered by the membership are of the utmost importance to NFPA and therefore we have reposted the CAM in its entirety for your review should this not have been clear previously.
- Withdrawal of CAMs 13-38 and 13-43: Subsequent to the posting of the Motions Committee Report, two Certified Amending Motions for NFPA 13 (specifically, CAM 13-38 and CAM 13-43) were requested to be withdrawn by their submitters. In accordance with the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards and the Temporary NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules for 2021, these CAMs were approved by the Motions Committee for withdrawal.
- Technical Meeting FAQs (PDF)
- Temporary Technical Meeting Convention Rules for 2021 (PDF)
- NFPA Volunteers Recognized for Outstanding Contributions
NFPA’s volunteers are a very important part of the standards development process. Typically, we recognize some of these outstanding individuals each year during the Tech Session to an audience of peers. Unfortunately, this year amidst the COVID-19 epidemic, we cannot be together to recognize them in person; therefore, the Standards Council and NFPA are taking this opportunity to announce the winners for recognition.
In the meantime, please note the following deadlines for standards eligible for action at the 2021 Technical Meeting:
Annual 2021 revision cycle and Emergency Response and Responder Safety (ERRS) Group 1 custom cycle:
- As a result of the Motions Committee approval on requests by submitters to withdraw NITMAMs 105-3, 407-2, 484-1, and 2500-2, four Standards NFPA 105, NFPA 407, NFPA 484, and NFPA 2500 are now considered consent standards in accordance with the Regulations. The final date to file an appeal on these Consent Standards is June 3, 2021. Please see individual standards pages for more information.
- April 26, 2021: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on Standards in Emergency Response and Responder Safety Group 1 custom cycle.
- The following Emergency Response and Responder Safety Group 1 Standards did not receive NITMAMs: NFPA 470, NFPA 1000, NFPA 1033, NFPA 1140, NFPA 1142, NFPA 1891, and NFPA 1990. Anyone wishing to appeal, may do so by May 12, 2021 to the Secretary, Standards Council
- February 17, 2021: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on Standards in Annual 2021 cycle.
- Consent Standards: The following Annual 2021 Standards did not receive NITMAMs and have been issued as Consent Standards: NFPA 12, NFPA 13D, NFPA 13R, NFPA 20, NFPA 24, NFPA 40, NFPA 80A, NFPA 101A, NFPA 110, NFPA 150, NFPA 232, NFPA 241, NFPA 400, NFPA 951, NFPA 1124, NFPA 1125, NFPA 1581, NFPA 1582, NFPA 1583, NFPA 1584, NFPA 1877, NFPA 1977, and NFPA 1984. Please see individual standards pages for more information.
Fall 2020 revision cycle
- October 7, 2020: The Report of the Motions Committee addresses two Fall 2020 Standards with Certified Amending Motions for consideration at the 2021 NFPA Technical Meeting: NFPA 318 and NFPA 501; and provides a list of NITMAMs that were not certified and a list of NITMAMs requested by the submitter to be withdrawn.
- Consent Standards: The following Fall 2020 Standards did not receive NITMAMs and have been issued as Consent Standards: NFPA 32, NFPA 33 , NFPA 34, NFPA 35, NFPA 36, NFPA 37, NFPA 53, NFPA 79, NFPA 87, NFPA 92, NFPA 102, NFPA 170, NFPA 204, NFPA 214, NFPA 225, NFPA 418, NFPA 450, NFPA 501A, NFPA 520, NFPA 555, NFPA 901, NFPA 1802, and NFPA 1937.