ICC Monograph Now Available

The book for the 2004/2005 Proposed Changes to the International Codes, including hearing schedule, is now available on the ICC website. The link is on the ICC Code Development Web Page, located at:
www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/2004-05cycle/ProposedChanges/index.html

A preliminary scan shows items addressing hydrogen as follows:

G19 general

FG14 piping protection
FG30 piping construction in other I-codes
FG31 metal hydrides, consistent reference to
FG32 natural ventilation, improvements to
FG33 piping, marking and identification
FG34 piping, 300 series stainless
FG35 concealed piping not permitted
FG36 welded joints
FG37 joints and electrical continuity

M38 delete natural ventilation exception

F27 h2-fueled industrial trucks
F186 NFPA 55
F187 separations Table 2209.3.2 & barrier walls
F188 cutoff rooms, where required
F189 canopy storage, automatic vs. manual discharge
F190 venting, minimum rate of discharge
F191 venting flow rate, must include engulfing fire analysis
F192 "flammable" gas vs. natural gas detection
F215 underground liq. Storage, rewrite & relocate
F217 design vacuum jacket for seismic
F218 corrosion coatings & maintenance logs
F234 pyrophoric gases
F235 fuel gas (h2) systems connected as a building utility service
F236 metal hydride storage, delete w/o replacement
F237 roof top storage
F238 distance to flammable gas containers, filling/staging/loading/transfer
F249 use of h2 in "closed system"
F256 cutoff rooms, relocate to IBC 419

For more information, please contact Darren Meyers, Manager, Contracts & Consulting, at the International Code Council at 800-214-4321 ext. 4307.

P.S. – Mark your calendars!
Attend the 2005 ICC Codes Forum, February 21-March 6 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Register by January 31 and save. For more information, visit www.iccsafe.org/codesforum