ICC Fire Code Action Committee Endorses New Provisions for Used and Off Specification Lithium Batteries

The International Code Council’s Fire Code Action Committee (FCAC) on June 19, 2018 approved proposals on used and off specification lithium batteries for incorporation into the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC). The ICC will now accept public comments on these proposals until July 16, 2018, which will be posted on their website by August 31, 2018. The public comments will be addressed at the ICC’s Public Comment Hearing in Richmond, VA October 24 – 31, 2018.

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