There are a number of upcoming significant dates relevant to the ongoing development of hydrogen and fuel cell codes and standards.  A list of many of these significant meetings and dates is provided below:

• NFPA 2 – Comment Closing Date: March 5, 2010.

NFPA 2, the Hydrogen Technologies Code, became publicly available on December 8, 2009. Interested parties can review the draft document and the committee actions on proposals received on the NFPA website. You can also download comment forms from this website and submit online comments related to the committee actions on the proposals received. The public comment closing date is March 5, 2010.

• NFPA 2 – Report On Comments (ROC) Meeting: April 19-23, 2010 at NREL in Golden, CO. 

• NHA Conference: May 3-6 in Long Beach, CA.

Plans are well underway for the NHA’s 2010 Hydrogen Conference and Expo, and a variety of hydrogen safety, codes and standards activities are currently planned in conjunction with the event.  Click here for more information.

• ICC Final Action Hearings: May 14-23, 2010 in Dallas, TX.

Included in these Final Action Hearings is the International Fire Code, which contains a number of hydrogen-related code change proposals that were recommended for approval by the International Fire Code Committee during the Public Hearings held in October 2009.  Click here for more information.

• NFPA 2 – ROC Posting Date: August 27, 2010