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NFPA 101: Life Safety Code Handbook, 2009
- Life Safety Code
Handbook
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Editors
- PART ONE - Life Safety Code
and Commentary
- C H A P T E R 1 -
Administration [Go to Page]
- 1.1
Scope
- 1.2
Purpose
- 1.3 Application
- 1.4
Equivalency
- 1.5 Units and Formulas
- 1.6 Enforcement
- C H A P T E R 2 -
Referenced Publications [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- 2.4 References for Extracts in
Mandatory Sections
- C H A P T E R 3 -
Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- C H A P T E R 4 -
General [Go to Page]
- 4.1
Goals
- 4.2 Objectives
- 4.3
Assumptions
- 4.4 Life Safety Compliance Options
- 4.5 Fundamental Requirements
- 4.6 General Requirements
- 4.7
Fire Drills
- 4.8 Emergency Plan
- C H A P T E R 5 -
Performance-Based Option [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General Requirements
- 5.2 Performance Criteria
- 5.3 Retained PrescriptiveRequirements
- 5.4 Design Specifications and Other Conditions
- 5.5
Design Fire Scenarios
- 5.6
Evaluation of Proposed Designs
- 5.7
Safety Factors
- 5.8 Documentation Requirements
- CHAPTER 6 - Classification of Occupancy
and Hazard of Contents [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Classification of Occupancy
- 6.2 Hazard of Contents
- C H A P T E R 7 -
Means of Egress [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Means of Egress Components
- 7.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
- 7.4 Number of Means of Egress
- 7.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
- 7.6 Measurement of Travel Distance
to Exits
- 7.7 Discharge from Exits
- 7.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
- 7.9 Emergency Lighting
- 7.10 Marking of Means of Egress
- 7.11 Special Provisions for Occupancies with
High Hazard Contents
- 7.12 Mechanical Equipment Rooms,Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms
- C H A P T E R 8 -
Features of Fire Protection [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Construction andCompartmentation
- 8.3 Fire Barriers
- 8.4 Smoke Partitions
- 8.5 Smoke Barriers
- 8.6 Vertical Openings
- 8.7 Special Hazard Protection
- C H A P T E R 9 - Building Service and
Fire Protection Equipment [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Utilities
- 9.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
- 9.3 Smoke Control
- 9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and
Conveyors
- 9.5 Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators, and
Laundry Chutes
- 9.6 Fire Detection, Alarm, and
Communications Systems
- 9.7 Automatic Sprinklers and Other
Extinguishing Equipment
- 9.8 Special Inspections and Tests
- C H A P T E R 10
- Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.2
Interior Finish
- 10.3 Contents and Furnishings
- C H A P T E R 11 - Special Structures and
High-Rise Buildings [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General Requirements
- 11.2 Open Structures
- 11.3 Towers
- 11.4 Water-Surrounded Structures
- 11.5
Piers
- 11.6
Vehicles and Vessels
- 11.7 Underground and Limited Access Structures
- 11.8 High-Rise Buildings
- 11.9 Permanent Membrane Structures
- 11.10 Temporary MembraneStructures
- 11.11 Tents
- C H A P T E R S 12 AND
13 - New and Existing Assembly Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General Requirements
- 13.1 General Requirements
- 12.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 13.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 12.3 Protection
- 13.3 Protection
- 12.4 Special Provisions
- 13.4 Special Provisions
- 12.5 Building Services
- 13.5 Building Services
- 12.6 Reserved
- 13.6 Reserved
- 12.7 Operating Features
- 13.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 14 AND 15 - New and Existing Educational
Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 14.1 General Requirements
- 15.1 General Requirements
- 14.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 15.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 14.3 Protection
- 15.3 Protection
- 14.4 Special Provisions
- 15.4 Special Provisions
- 14.5 Building Services
- 15.5 Building Services
- 14.6 Reserved
- 15.6 Reserved
- 14.7 Operating Features
- 15.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 16 AND 17 - New and Existing Day-Care
Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 16.1 General Requirements
- 17.1 General Requirements
- 16.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 17.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 16.3 Protection
- 17.3 Protection
- 16.4 Special Provisions
- 17.4 Special Provisions
- 16.5 Building Services
- 17.5 Building Services
- 16.6 Day-Care Homes
- 17.6 Day-Care Homes
- 16.7 Operating Features
- 17.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 18 AND 19 - New and Existing Health Care
Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 18.1 General Requirements
- 19.1 General Requirements
- 18.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 19.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 18.3 Protection
- 19.3 Protection
- 18.4 Special Provisions
- 19.4 Special Provisions
- 18.5 Building Services
- 19.5 Building Services
- 18.6 Reserved
- 19.6 Reserved
- 18.7
Operating Features
- 19.7
Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 20 AND 21 - New and Existing Ambulatory
Health Care Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 20.1 General Requirements
- 21.1 General Requirements
- 20.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 21.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 20.3 Protection
- 21.3 Protection
- 20.4 Special Provisions
- 21.4 Special Provisions
- 20.5 Building Services
- 21.5 Building Services
- 20.6 Reserved
- 21.6 Reserved
- 20.7
Operating Features
- 21.7
Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 22 AND 23 - New and Existing Detention and
Correctional Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 22.1 General Requirements
- 23.1 General Requirements
- 22.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 23.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 22.3 Protection
- 23.3 Protection
- 22.4 Special Provisions
- 23.4 Special Provisions
- 22.5 Building Services
- 23.5 Building Services
- 22.6 Reserved
- 23.6 Reserved
- 22.7 Operating Features
- 23.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R 24 -
One- and Two-Family Dwellings [Go to Page]
- 24.1 General Requirements
- 24.2
Means of Escape Requirements
- 24.3 Protection
- 24.4 Reserved
- 24.5 Building Services
- C H A P T E R 25 -
Reserved
- C H A P T E R 26 -
Lodging or Rooming Houses [Go to Page]
- 26.1 General Requirements
- 26.2 Means of Escape Requirements
- 26.3 Protection
- 26.4 Reserved
- 26.5 Building Services
- 26.6 Reserved
- 26.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R 27 -
Reserved
- C H A P T E R S 28 AND 29 - New and Existing Hotels
and Dormitories [Go to Page]
- 28.1 General Requirements
- 29.1 General Requirements
- 28.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 29.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 28.3 Protection
- 29.3 Protection
- 28.4 Special Provisions
- 29.4 Special Provisions
- 28.5 Building Services
- 29.5 Building Services
- 28.6 Reserved
- 29.6 Reserved
- 28.7 Operating Features
- 29.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 30 AND
31 - New and Existing ApartmentBuildings [Go to Page]
- 30.1 General Requirements
- 31.1
General Requirements
- 30.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 31.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 30.3 Protection
- 31.3 Protection
- 30.4 Special Provisions
- 31.4 Special Provisions
- 30.5 Building Services
- 31.5 Building Services
- 30.6 Reserved
- 31.6 Reserved
- 30.7 Operating Features
- 31.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 32 AND 33 -
New and Existing ResidentialBoard and Care Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 32.1 General Requirements
- 33.1 General Requirements
- 32.2 Small Facilities
- 33.2 Small Facilities
- 32.3 Large Facilities
- 33.3 Large Facilities
- 32.4
Suitability of an ApartmentBuilding to House a Board and CareOccupancy
- 33.4
Suitability of an ApartmentBuilding to House a Board and CareOccupancy
- 32.5 Reserved
- 33.5 Reserved
- 32.6 Reserved
- 33.6 Reserved
- 32.7 Operating Features
- 33.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R 34
- Reserved
- C H A P T E R 35 -
Reserved
- C H A P T E R S 36 AND 37 - New and Existing Mercantile
Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 36.1 General Requirements
- 37.1 General Requirements
- 36.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 37.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 36.3 Protection
- 37.3 Protection
- 36.4 Special Provisions
- 37.4 Special Provisions
- 36.5 Building Services
- 37.5 Building Services
- 36.6 Reserved
- 37.6 Reserved
- 36.7 Operating Features
- 37.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R S 38 AND 39 - New and Existing Business
Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 38.1 General Requirements
- 39.1 General Requirements
- 38.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 39.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 38.3 Protection
- 39.3 Protection
- 38.4 Special Provisions
- 39.4 Special Provisions
- 38.5 Building Services
- 39.5 Building Services
- 38.6 Reserved
- 39.6 Reserved
- 38.7 Operating Features
- 39.7 Operating Features
- C H A P T E R 40 -
Industrial Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 40.1 General Requirements
- 40.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 40.3 Protection
- 40.4 Special Provisions -
High-RiseBuildings
- 40.5 Building Services
- 40.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft
Servicing Hangars
- 40.7 Operating Features -
Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
- C H A P T E R 41 -
Reserved
- C H A P T E R 42 -
Storage Occupancies [Go to Page]
- 42.1 General Requirements
- 42.2 Means of Egress Requirements
- 42.3 Protection
- 42.4 Special Provisions -
High-RiseBuildings
- 42.5 Building Services
- 42.6
Special Provisions for AircraftStorage Hangars
- 42.7 Special Provisions for Grain Handling, Processing, Milling, or Other Bulk Sto
rage Facilities
- 42.8 Special Provisions for Parking
Structures
- 42.9 Operating Features -
Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
- C H A P T E R 43 -
Building Rehabilitation [Go to Page]
- 43.1 General
- 43.2 Special Definitions
- 43.3 Repairs
- 43.4 Renovations
- 43.5 Modifications
- 43.6 Reconstruction
- 43.7 Change of Use or Occupancy
Classification
- 43.8 Additions
- 43.9 Reserved
- 43.10 Historic Buildings
- A N N E X A - Explanatory Material
- A N N E X
B - Elevators for Occupant-Controlled Evacuation Prior to Phase I Emergency Recall Operations [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Occupant Information Features
- B.3 Fire Detection, Alarm, and
Communication
- B.4 Sprinklers
- B.5 Elevator Installation
- B.6 Elevator Machine Rooms
- B.7 Electrical Power and Control Wiring
- B.8 Occupant Evacuation Shaft System
- A N N E X
C - Supplemental EvacuationEquipment [Go to Page]
- C.1 General
- C.2 Supplemental Escape Devices or Systems
- C.3 Platform Rescue Systems
- C.4 Controlled Descent Devices
- A N N E X
D - Informational References [Go to Page]
- D.1 Referenced Publications
- D.2 Informational References
- D.3 References for Extracts in
Informational Sections
- PART
TWO - Supplements
- S U P P L E M E N T 1 - Case Histories: Fires Influencing
the Life Safety Code
- S U P P L E M E N T 2 - Extracts from ASME Elevator
Code and Handbook [Go to Page]
- EXTRACTS FROM ASME A17.1, SECTION 2.27 EMERGENCY OPERATION ANDSIGNALING DEVICES
- 2.27.1 Car Emergency Signaling Devices
- 2.27.2 Emergency or Standby Power System
- 2.27.3 Firefighters' Emergency Operation:
Automatic Elevators
- 2.27.4 Firefighters' Emergency Operation:
Nonautomatic Elevators
- 2.27.5 Firefighters' Emergency Operation: Automatic Elevators with Designated-Attendant
Operation
- 2.27.6 Firefighters' Emergency Operation:
Inspection Operation
- 2.27.7 Firefighters' Emergency Operation:
Operating Procedures
- 2.27.8 Switch Keys
- 2.27.9 Elevator Corridor Call Station Pictograph
- EXTRACTS FROM ASME A17.1 HANDBOOK,SECTION 2.27 EMERGENCY OPERATIONAND SIGNALING DEVICES
- 2.27.2 Emergency or Standby Power System
- 2.27.3 Firefighters' Emergency Operations -
Automatic Elevators
- 2.27.4 Firefighters' Emergency Operation - Nonautomatic Elevators
- 2.27.5 Firefighters' Emergency Operation -
Automatic Elevators With Designated AttendantOperation
- 2.27.6 Firefighters' Emergency Operation -
Inspection Operation
- 2.27.7 Firefighters' Emergency Operation -
Operating Procedures
- 2.27.8 Switch Keys
- 2.27.9 Elevator Car Call Station Pictograph
- S U P P L E M E N T 3 - Fire Tests for Life
Safety Code Users
- S U P P L E M E N T 4 - Technical/Substantive Changes
2006–2009 Editions
- Code Index
- Commentary Index
- IMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS
- Tentative Interim Amendment
[Go to Page]