Public Meeting Notice  Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR) Meeting

Date:        Thursday, April 3, 2025

Time:        1:00 pm

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Monthly Board Meeting

1. Minutes from the March 6, 2025 meeting of BFPR submitted for approval. 

New Business

1. Update on Staff Review for the NFPA 1 2024 Review. 

Old Business

1. Committee/ Reports
   1. Administrative Code Committee
      1. Minutes March 4, 2025, Meeting March 27, 2025
   2. General Requirements Code Committee
      1. Minutes March 12, 2025, Next Meeting April 7, 2025
   3. Occupancy Code Committee
      1. Next meeting TBA
   4. Processing Code Committee
      1. Next meeting TBA
   5. Equipment Code Committee
      1. Next meeting TBA
   6. Hazardous Code Committee
      1. Next meeting TBA
   7. Electrical Interpretation Committee
      1. Minutes February 18, 2025 (Remote), Meeting March 18, 2025
         1. 527 CMR 12.00, 110.26(C)(3) submitted by Walter “Ted” Dow received January 18, 2025.

Question #2 An electrical room contains multiple pieces of equipment, each rated less than 800 amperes. The room additionally contains a 2,500-ampere bus duct riser, with multiple plug-in disconnects, each rated less than 800 amperes.  The room entrance/egress door is located within 25-feet of the nearest edge of the equipment working space.  As all equipment in the room is less than 800-amperes and the plug-in disconnects on the bus duct are each rated less than 800-amperes does 527 CMR 12, 110.26(c)(3) permit the entrance/egress door to swing into the room, without panic (fire exit hardware)?

        Response: Yes, 110.26(c)(3) is not applicable.

1. 527 CMR 12.00, 352 submitted by Silva Gustavo received January 30, 2025.

Question #1 Does NEC Article 352 require expansion fittings on a PVC riser mounted to a telephone pole?

Response: No

2. 527 CMR 12.00, 215.18 submitted by Sarah Andrade received February 21, 2025.            

Question 1# Based on the New 2023 article 215.18, are surge protection devices required in each sub panel in the dwelling units?

Response: Yes

3. 527 CMR 12.00, 100-110.26(a)(3) submitted by Kevin McKeown received February 26, 2025.      

Question 1# Is Busway/busduct with multiple plug openings for disconnecting means devices considered to be electrical equipment according to the definition in article 100 Equipment?

Response: No Response, this question requires more clarification to be answered as Yes/No

Question #2 If Busway/busduct is electrical equipment as article 100 states and is rated at 2500amps with 2-400amp disconnects and is located in an electrical room would the personnel doors need to open in the direction of egress with listed fire exit hardware. 

Response: No Response

8. Massachusetts Electrical Advisory Committee
9. BSEE/BFPR Work Group
10. ADU Work Group
    1. Next Meeting March 7, 2025 (Remote)
11. Lithium Ion Battery
    1. Next meeting TBA

2. Items not reasonably anticipated by the Chair.