NFPA's Technical Questions Service provides NFPA members and public sector officials/AHJs with one-on-one help with their technical standards questions.* Responses are provided by NFPA staff on an informal basis. The Technical Questions Service supports questions related to:
- clarification of intent of codes and standards requirements
- technical basis of requirements
- application of requirements
- general interpretation questions
3 ways to submit a technical standards question
- Visit the "Members Only" area on NFPA online community, NFPA Xchange™ and select "Technical Questions".
- Visit our document information pages. Select your document from the complete list of NFPA codes and standards. You may also go directly to a document by typing "www.nfpa.org/document#" (ie. www.nfpa.org/70) in your browser address bar. Then select the "Technical Questions" tab.
- Call +1 800 344-3555, option 3, between the hours of 9:00 am-5:00 pm (EST) Monday through Friday. Please have your NFPA membership number on-hand.
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Important notice: NFPA’s Technical Questions Service is meant to provide information on and assistance in accessing and understanding NFPA codes and standards. Any opinion expressed, therefore, is the personal opinion of the responder and does not necessarily represent the official position of the NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, responses provided are not intended, nor should they be relied upon, to provide professional consultation or services. Technical Questions Service should also not be used for questions involved in litigation.
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