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Proposal to Change International Mechanical Code (IMC) Section 510 - Hazardous Exhaust Systems
In December 2002, the AIHA Laboratory Health and Safety Committee developed a position paper and code change proposal regarding section 510 of the International Mechanical Code – Hazardous Exhaust Systems. The proposal, (M55-03/04), was presented at the September 2003 IMC Committee Hearing. The IMC published hearing results which indicated that the code change was denied. The committee indicated that objections to code change language were not based on technical disagreement, but based on concerns about enforceability of the new proposed language. IMC/ICC personnel offered to work with AIHA, the code change proponent, to jointly craft enforceable language.
The ICC process includes a public comment period to allow the public to express their agreement or disagreement with the code committee’s findings on the proposals presented at the public hearing. This comment period ended January 14, 2004. During the public comment period there were eleven public comments submitted in support of changing section 510 as it pertains to laboratories. These were published in the 2004 ICC Final Action Agenda. Public Comment #4 on page 81 represents a cooperative effort by the AIHA proponent and ICC/IMC code officials to develop compromise language which would be enforceable by local code officials and acceptable by the IMC committee.
On May 17 – 20, 2004, at the ICC Final Action Hearing at the Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park , KS , ICC Code Officials voted to incorporate the wording of Public Comment #4 into the code. This change in wording will be reflected in a 2004 code supplement.
2009 Review of Committee Web Pages
INSTRUCTIONS - Here's what's involved in reviewing a section:
The sections to be reviewed are listed on the left side (yellow column) of the site under the heading "Technical Topics" (just point and click on them).
- Go to the section you're listed to review,
- Click on each link in that section (they are in blue and underlined),
- Make note of any links that don't work.
- NOTE: for some links there are additional instructions written in red. These should be checked for accuracy too.
- IF YOU FIND A LINK THAT DOESN'T WORK: Try to find the address of the "missing link" and include that in your notes.
- If you find a link that is obsolete see if you can find one that is more appropriate or let us know how it should be addressed.
- Important! Please research and provide suggestions for new resoruces to be listed in each section.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: When you're done, SEND your notes to Lindsey Kayman ( kayman@umdnj.edu ) and CC Heidi Faw.