Authority: IC 22-13-2-2; IC 22-13-2-13

Affected: IC 10-19-2; IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15; IC 36- 7

Sec. 38. (a) That certain standard, being titled as NFPA 704, Standard System for the Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2001 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269- 9101, be and the same is hereby adopted by reference, as if fully set out in this section except as revised herein.

(b) The following documents referenced in NFPA 704 are not adopted, are not enforceable, and are for information purposes only:

1. (1) NFPA 495.
2. (2) ASTM D 86.
3. (3) ASTM D 92.
4. (4) Process Safety Progress, Vol. 18, No. 4, 1999.
5. (5) UN Manual of Tests Criteria.
6. (6) UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations.
7. (7) Title 49.

(c) NFPA 495 as adopted at 675 IAC 26-3-1 is enforceable as referenced in NFPA 704.

(d) Delete Section 1-4 in its entirety without substitution.

(e) Amend Section 1.5 by deleting in its entirety and substituting "See 675 IAC 12-6-11.".

(f) Amend Chapter 3 to read as follows:

1. (1) Amend the following definitions:

   1. APPROVED means acceptance by the authority having jurisdiction by one (1) of the following methods:

      1. (1) Investigation or tests conducted by nationally recognized authorities; or
      2. (2) Investigation or tests conducted by nationally recognized technical or scientific organizations; or
      3. (3) Nationally accepted principles.
   2. The investigation, tests, or principles shall establish that the method, material, equipment, design, or type of construction is safe for its intended purpose.
   3. AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION means the Division of Fire and Building Safety or officer of a local unit of government empowered by law to administer and enforce the rules of the commission.

2. (2) Add the following definitions:

   1. DIVISION OF FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY means the Division of Fire and Building Safety of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security created pursuant to IC 10-19-2.
   2. FIRE CODE means the Indiana Fire Code.
   3. INDIANA FIRE CODE means the rules adopted at 675 IAC 22 in effect in Indiana at the time of inspection by the inspection authority or, with respect to construction required to be filed under 675 IAC 12-6, 675 IAC 22 in effect at the time of construction, remodeling, alteration, addition, or repair of the structure.

(g) Chapter 2 and the annexes are not adopted as part of this code and are intended for use as a guide, and the standards referenced therein are not enforceable as part of this code.

(Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 28-1-38; filed Aug 23, 2006, 4:03 p.m.: 20060906-IR-675050104FRA; readopted filed Aug 8, 2012, 8:08 a.m.: 20120905-IR- 675120260RFA; readopted filed Jul 3, 2018, 2:22 p.m.: 20180801-IR-675180204RFA; readopted filed Jun 10, 2024, 8:09 a.m.: 20240710-IR-675230794RFA)