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NFPA 101: Life Safety Code (2018)

NFPA 101: Life Safety Code (2018)

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Chapter 1 Administration

1.1 Scope.

1.2 Purpose.

1.3 Application.

1.4 Equivalency.

1.5 Units and Formulas.

1.6 Enforcement.

Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General.

2.2 NFPA Publications.

2.3 Other Publications.

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.

Chapter 3 Definitions

3.1 General.

3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.

3.3 General Definitions.

Chapter 4 General

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 Action Plan.

Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option

5.1 General Requirements.

5.2 Performance Criteria.

5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements.

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

6.1 Classification of Occupancy.

6.2 Hazard of Contents.

Chapter 7 Means of Egress

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 Special Provisions for Hazardous Materials.

7.13 Mechanical Equipment Rooms, Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms.

7.14 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas.

7.15 Occupant Evacuation Elevators.

Chapter 8 Features of Fire Protection

8.1 General.

8.2 Construction and Compartmentation.

8.3 Fire Barriers.

8.4 Smoke Partitions.

8.5 Smoke Barriers.

8.6 Vertical Openings.

8.7 Special Hazard Protection.

8.8 Inspection and Testing of Door Assemblies.

Chapter 9 Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment

9.1 Utilities.

9.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning.

9.3 Smoke Control.

9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.

9.5 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.

9.6 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.

9.7 Automatic Sprinklers.

9.8 Other Automatic Extinguishing Equipment.

9.9 Portable Fire Extinguishers.

9.10 Standpipe Systems.

9.11 Fire Protection System Operating Features.

9.12 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.

9.13 Special Inspections and Tests.

9.14 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems.

Chapter 10 Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings

10.1 General.

10.2 Interior Finish.

10.3 Contents and Furnishings.

Chapter 11 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings

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 Structures and Limited Access Structures.

11.8 High-Rise Buildings.

11.9 Permanent Membrane Structures.

11.10 Temporary Membrane Structures.

11.11 Tents.

11.12 Animal Housing Facilities.

Chapter 12 New Assembly Occupancies

12.1 General Requirements.

12.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

12.3 Protection.

12.4 Special Provisions.

12.5 Building Services.

12.6 Reserved.

12.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 13 Existing Assembly Occupancies

13.1 General Requirements.

13.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

13.3 Protection.

13.4 Special Provisions.

13.5 Building Services.

13.6 Reserved.

13.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 14 New Educational Occupancies

14.1 General Requirements.

14.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

14.3 Protection.

14.4 Special Provisions.

14.5 Building Services.

14.6 Reserved.

14.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 15 Existing Educational Occupancies

15.1 General Requirements.

15.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

15.3 Protection.

15.4 Special Provisions.

15.5 Building Services.

15.6 Reserved.

15.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 16 New Day-Care Occupancies

16.1 General Requirements.

16.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

16.3 Protection.

16.4 Special Provisions.

16.5 Building Services.

16.6 Day-Care Homes.

16.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 17 Existing Day-Care Occupancies

17.1 General Requirements.

17.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

17.3 Protection.

17.4 Special Provisions.

17.5 Building Services.

17.6 Day-Care Homes.

17.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 18 New Health Care Occupancies

18.1 General Requirements.

18.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

18.3 Protection.

18.4 Special Provisions.

18.5 Building Services.

18.6 Reserved.

18.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 19 Existing Health Care Occupancies

19.1 General Requirements.

19.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

19.3 Protection.

19.4 Special Provisions.

19.5 Building Services.

19.6 Reserved.

19.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 20 New Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies

20.1 General Requirements.

20.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

20.3 Protection.

20.4 Special Provisions.

20.5 Building Services.

20.6 Reserved.

20.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 21 Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies

21.1 General Requirements.

21.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

21.3 Protection.

21.4 Special Provisions.

21.5 Building Services.

21.6 Reserved.

21.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 22 New Detention and Correctional Occupancies

22.1 General Requirements.

22.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

22.3 Protection.

22.4 Special Provisions.

22.5 Building Services.

22.6 Reserved.

22.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 23 Existing Detention and Correctional Occupancies

23.1 General Requirements.

23.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

23.3 Protection.

23.4 Special Provisions.

23.5 Building Services.

23.6 Reserved.

23.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 24 Oneand Two-Family Dwellings

24.1 General Requirements.

24.2 Means of Escape Requirements.

24.3 Protection.

24.4 Reserved.

24.5 Building Services.

Chapter 25 Reserved

Chapter 26 Lodging or Rooming Houses

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.

Chapter 27 Reserved

Chapter 28 New Hotels and Dormitories

28.1 General Requirements.

28.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

28.3 Protection.

28.4 Special Provisions.

28.5 Building Services.

28.6 Reserved.

28.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 29 Existing Hotels and Dormitories

29.1 General Requirements.

29.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

29.3 Protection.

29.4 Special Provisions.

29.5 Building Services.

29.6 Reserved.

29.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 30 New Apartment Buildings

30.1 General Requirements.

30.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

30.3 Protection.

30.4 Special Provisions.

30.5 Building Services.

30.6 Reserved.

30.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 31 Existing Apartment Buildings

31.1 General Requirements.

31.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

31.3 Protection.

31.4 Special Provisions.

31.5 Building Services.

31.6 Reserved.

31.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 32 New Residential Board and Care Occupancies

32.1 General Requirements.

32.2 Small Facilities.

32.3 Large Facilities.

32.4 Suitability of an Apartment Building to House a Board and Care Occupancy.

32.5 Reserved.

32.6 Reserved.

32.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 33 Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies

33.1 General Requirements.

33.2 Small Facilities.

33.3 Large Facilities.

33.4 Suitability of an Apartment Building to House a Board and Care Occupancy.

33.5 Reserved.

33.6 Reserved.

33.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 34 Reserved

Chapter 35 Reserved

Chapter 36 New Mercantile Occupancies

36.1 General Requirements.

36.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

36.3 Protection.

36.4 Special Provisions.

36.5 Building Services.

36.6 Reserved.

36.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 37 Existing Mercantile Occupancies

37.1 General Requirements.

37.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

37.3 Protection.

37.4 Special Provisions.

37.5 Building Services.

37.6 Reserved.

37.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 38 New Business Occupancies

38.1 General Requirements.

38.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

38.3 Protection.

38.4 Special Provisions.

38.5 Building Services.

38.6 Reserved.

38.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 39 Existing Business Occupancies

39.1 General Requirements.

39.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

39.3 Protection.

39.4 Special Provisions.

39.5 Building Services.

39.6 Reserved.

39.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 40 Industrial Occupancies

40.1 General Requirements.

40.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

40.3 Protection.

40.4 Special Provisions.

40.5 Building Services.

40.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Servicing Hangars.

40.7 Operating Features.

Chapter 41 Reserved

Chapter 42 Storage Occupancies

42.1 General Requirements.

42.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

42.3 Protection.

42.4 Special Provisions.

42.5 Building Services.

42.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Storage Hangars.

42.7 Special Provisions for Grain Handling, Processing, Milling, or Other Bulk Storage Facilities.

42.8 Special Provisions for Parking Structures.

42.9 Operating Features.

Chapter 43 Building Rehabilitation

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.

Annex A Explanatory Material

Annex B Supplemental Evacuation Equipment

Annex C NFPA Documents on Hazardous Materials

Annex D Informational References