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#93252 05/09/05 10:15 PM

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Is the appendix in the back of NFPA 72 part of the enforceable code?

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Re: Part of the Code

#93253 05/10/05 06:32 AM

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No.
The appendix and FPN's in any NFPA standard/code are not enforceable. Some AHJ's use it as reference if the code is not clear, but is not technically enforceable.

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Re: Part of the Code

#93254 05/10/05 07:18 AM

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Last paragraph of 90.3 (2002) "Annexes are not part of the requirements of this Code but are included for informational purposes only."

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