Regulations and policies

The "Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards" cover the process of developing and revising NFPA standards, as well as the roles of the Board of Directors, Standards Council, Correlating Committees, and Technical Committees. The Regulations also include procedures for establishing and operating the Committees, and requirements for processing Tentative Interim Amendments and Formal Interpretations.

• Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards
• Guide for the Conduct of Participants
• Temporary Technical Meeting Convention Rules for 2021
• Technical Meeting Convention Rules 

  
  

  About the NFPA standards development process

  

  Standards Directory

  Download a free copy of the NFPA Standards Directory, your guide to our standards development process.

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  Free brochure

  Our brochure explains how NFPA standards are revised and updated every three to five years, in revision cycles that begin twice each year.

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Forms

• Formal Interpretation request form
• New Project Initiation form
• Tentative Interim Amendment request form

Resources

• Standards Directory 
• List of NFPA Technical Committees by Acronym
• List of NFPA Technical Committee Members
• Glossary of Terms
• An Introduction to the NFPA Standards Development Process
• Manual of Style for Technical Committee Documents 
• National Electrical Code® Style Manual 
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• Supplemental Operating Procedures for the National Electrical Code®
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• Extract Guideline
• Retroactivity Guidelines
• Equivalency Statement
• ANSI/NFPA Patent Policy 
• Antitrust Policy 
• Regulations Governing Petitions to the Board of Directors
• NFPA Bylaws

• Standards Medal
• Committee Service award
• Special Achievement award