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The updated NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code® raises occupant safety to a new level.

Protect people where they live, work, and play with NFPA®’s Life Safety Code — the most widely used source for strategies for occupant safety throughout the life cycle of a building. As the built environment and risks evolve, so do the challenges to protect people from fire and related hazards. The 2015 Life Safety Code provides a flexible approach that adapts to nontraditional use of buildings; innovative designs; and new technologies, materials, and construction practices. It is the only document that addresses life safety in both new and existing structures.There’s no substitute for the latest NFPA 101 in any occupancy — from assembly to health care, industrial, and residential.

Essential for architects, engineers, building owners and building managers, hospital administrators, and AHJs,NFPA 101 covers it all: Egress, sprinklers, alarms, emergency lighting, smoke barriers, and special hazard protection.

Changes advance safety and improve options for building design:

• Atrium walls are now permitted to serve as part of the separation for creating separated occupancies, offering greater flexibility in building design.
• New requirements enhance public safety, such as calculating occupant load for business uses that better represents how the space is used.
• Requirements permitting the use of alcohol-based hand-rub (ABHR) dispensers are included in more occupancy chapters, reflecting their widespread use.
• New mandates for carbon monoxide detection and alarm are included for new educational and new day care facilities for greater safety to life where CO might be generated.
• Expanded provisions concerning the responsibilities, training, and duties of crowd managers help ensure emergency readiness in places such as sports arenas, nightclubs, and concert halls.
• Revised rules permit door locking in new and existing residential board and care facilities, based on clinical needs to secure residents for their own safety.

Other changes help provide for safer, more homelike health care facilities:

• Health care occupancy provisions allow nursing home minimum corridor width to be reduced within small smoke compartments.
• Provisions added to permit doors to be disguised with murals for settings like dementia units.
• New self-contained ambulatory health care chapters improve code usability with one-stop access.

Make sure your knowledge is up-to-date and your facilities meet code. Base your decisions on the 2015 NFPA 101 and tackle safety challenges effectively.

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Published:

09/03/2014

ISBN(s):

9781455909025

Number of Pages:

528

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The cornerstone of life safety in new and existing structures, the Life Safety Code is the country’s most widely used and accepted consensus-based code for protecting occupants from fire. If you’re involved with the life safety of buildings, it’s your job to be aware of the latest rules!

The 2000 Code references almost fifty other fire codes in their most up-to-date editions!

Of the nearly 200 NFPA fire codes, almost fifty are directly referenced in the Life Safety Code. And in the past three years, many of these major documents have undergone significant revisions such as the National Electrical Code, NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems, and NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code. Only the Life Safety Code links all these critical codes and standards together and only the 2000 Code references all the latest editions!

The Life Safety Code is the first document to meet the NFPA’s new uniformity goals!

The Life Safety Code is widely regarded as law in the states and jurisdictions throughout the United States, and is now required in every accredited hospital nationwide! To keep your projects on the leading edge of life safety, reserve your 2000 edition of the Code today!

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Published:

08/15/2000

Number of Pages:

372

Part of:

NFPA (Fire) 101 SET-2000

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Major changes and an expanded scope make the 2018 edition of NFPA 101?: Life Safety Code® essential in any occupancy – from assembly to health care, industrial, and residential.

As the built environment and risks evolve, so do the challenges to protect people from fire and related hazards. NFPA®’s Life Safety Code is the most widely used source for strategies for occupant safety throughout the life of a building. Vital for architects, engineers, building owners and building managers, hospital administrators, and AHJs, NFPA 101 covers it all: Egress, sprinklers, alarms, emergency lighting, smoke barriers, special hazard protection, and much more.

For the 2018 edition, the scope of NFPA 101 is expanded to include hazardous materials emergencies, injuries from falls, and emergency communications.

The Code provides a flexible approach that adapts to nontraditional use of buildings; innovative designs; and new technologies, materials, and construction practices. It addresses life safety in both new and existing structures. Significant changes for the 2018 edition include:

• New requirements for hazardous materials protection of other than fire-related hazards (Chapter 8)
• A new reference to NFPA 4 for integrated fire protection and life safety system testing, and new provisions for risk analyses for mass notification systems (Chapter 9)
• Animal housing facilities added as special structures (Chapter 11)
• Added requirements for carbon-monoxide detection in new assembly occupancies and new residential board and care occupancies (Chapters 12 and 32)
• Added criteria for door locking to prevent unwanted entry in educational, day care, and business occupancies (Chapters 14-17, 38, and 39)
• A mandatory sprinkler requirement for all but very small new educational occupancies (Chapter 14)
• New provisions that permit health care and ambulatory health care smoke compartments up to 40,000 ft2 (3720 m2) in area (Chapters 18 and 19)
• Added requirements for bathtub and shower grab bars, which are then referenced by numerous occupancy chapters (Chapter 24)
• Added requirements for attic protection requirements that impact certain new hotels and dormitories and apartment buildings (Chapters 28 and 30)
• A new reference to NFPA 99 for medical gases in business occupancies (Chapters 38 and 39)
• A new Annex C that offers guidance on several NFPA® hazardous materials standards to assist users with the new hazardous materials protection requirements

Be sure your knowledge is up-to-date and your facilities meet code. Base your decisions on the 2018 edition of NFPA 101 and tackle safety challenges effectively.

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Published:

09/06/2017

ISBN(s):

9781455916832

Number of Pages:

569

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Maximize occupant protection. Work with the latest rules for fire-safe design and construction in the 2009 NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code®!

The benchmark for safety in all types of structures has been fully updated with new and revised requirements that work together more effectively than ever to minimize danger to life from the effects of fire and related hazards. Unique in the field, only the Life Safety Code establishes a minimum threshold of safety in both new and existing structures…contains a performance-based compliance option…and provides separate, more flexible criteria for building rehabilitation vs. new construction to encourage adaptive reuse of buildings without sacrificing safety.

Update your knowledge with today’s blueprint for safety in all types of structures!

The 2009 NFPA 101: Life Safety Code incorporates the latest research, technological advances, and industry developments to provide the most advanced rules for sprinklers, alarms, egress, emergency lighting, smoke barriers, special hazard protection–the complete range of construction, protection, and occupancy features that impact lives every day.

• New evacuation strategies and technologies facilitate faster movement of more people in an emergency. Get up-to-date on rules for elevator use for occupant-controlled evacuation and supplemental evacuation equipment.
• Additional sprinkler mandates for all existing high-rise health care occupancies and all new apartment buildings will save even more lives and further reduce fire injuries.
• New requirement for inspection of door openings ensures that fire doors will be operational in an emergency.
• New criteria for remoteness of exit accesses and exit discharges minimizes the possibility of both paths becoming blocked by a single fire.
• New rule for 2-way communication systems in areas of refuge even where the building is sprinklered means people unable to leave the area can communicate with emergency responders as to their location.
• Health care occupancy door locking for patient protective needs improves security.

Apply industry best practices and keep buildings up-to-code.

Before you design, build, rehab, or inspect any structure, consult the 2009 Life Safety Code for state-of-the-art tactics that help you achieve fire and life safety in the built environment. Order now!

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Published:

09/12/2008

Number of Pages:

460

Part of:

NFPA (Fire) 101ST09

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Groundbreaking changes in the 2006 LSC® herald a new era of safety!

From sprinklers, alarms, and egress to emergency lighting, smoke barriers, and special hazard protection, today’s NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code® is your blueprint for safety! The 2006 edition incorporates the latest technologies, advances, and safety strategies to help you meet today’s challenges and achieve higher levels of protection for building occupants than ever before.

To reduce fire injuries and deaths, this latest LSC edition mandates that the following occupancy types must be sprinklered:

• All new 1- and 2-family dwellings
• All existing nursing homes
• Existing nightclub assembly occupancies where occupant load exceeds 100 people
• New nightclub assembly occupancies regardless of occupant load

A new chapter on existing building rehabilitation provides greater flexibility to encourage adaptive reuse without sacrificing life safety

In previous Code editions, modifications to existing buildings had to comply with provisions for new construction. ‘The 2006 Life Safety Code’s new Chapter 43 introduces specific requirements for:

• Repairs
• Renovations
• Additions
• Reconstruction
• Change of use or occupancy classification
• Historic buildings

Other important changes affect:

• Health care occupancy suites
• Alcohol-based hand-rub solution dispensers in corridors of health care occupancies
• Smoke control systems in new malls
• Crowd managers in assembly occupancies
• Stair descent devices for people with disabilities
• Stair width in certain new buildings to improve counterflow between occupants and first responders.

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Published:

10/01/2005

Number of Pages:

429

Part of:

NFPA (Fire) 101ST06

Product Code(s):

10106

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Responsive. Progressive. Dynamic. Occupant safety takes another leap forward with the 2012 Life Safety Code®!

Nontraditional use of buildings…innovative designs…new technologies, materials, and construction practices. As the built environment and societal expectations change, so do the challenges to protect people from fire and related hazards. Fully updated to reflect the latest industry developments and lessons learned, the 2012NFPA 101® raises occupant safety to a whole new level.

For protecting lives in all types of occupancies — assembly, residential, health care, industrial, and more — nothing else comes close!

NFPA®’s Life Safety Code is the most widely used source for strategies for occupant safety throughout the life cycle of a building. Unique in the field, it is the only document that addresses life safety in both new and existing structures. From egress, sprinklers, and alarms to emergency lighting, smoke barriers, and special hazard protection, the LSC covers it!

Stay on top of important updates, including:

• All new high-rise buildings must comply with the high-rise building package, promoting consistency in protection regardless of occupancy type.
• Revisions in health care occupancy rules foster a more comfortable, home-like environment.
• New rules for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms or detection systems in certain residential living units
• Changes for exit stair enclosure path markings
• Egress chapter provisions for safe use of elevators for occupant evacuation
• Relaxation of the means of egress provisions for unoccupied building service equipment support areas

Make sure your knowledge is up-to-date and your jobs are up-to-code. Base your decisions on the 2012NFPA 101 and tackle safety challenges effectively.

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Published:

08/31/2011

ISBN(s):

9781455900985

Number of Pages:

495

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Build your foundation for safety on the widely adopted Life Safety Code!

Adopted as law by jurisdictions in most states, the Life Safety Code is a fixture in our society. Since the early 20th century, it has grown in scope to provide minimum building design, construction, operation and maintenance requirements needed to protect building occupants from the dangers of fire, smoke, toxic fumes, and panic.

Use the best strategies for life safety in new and existing structures!

By choosing the 2003 LSC , architects, designers, code officials and building owners will know building features are designed to operate smoothly and minimize life-threatening hazards. Reference:

* State-of-the-art egress requirements, stair markings, and emergency lighting
* Current accepted rules concerning smoke barriers, special hazard protection, and interior finishes
* The most sophisticated performance-based option for code compliance
* Industry accepted rules for occupancies from one- and two-family dwellings…to hotels, schools, businesses, and health care and day care facilities
* Updated references to more than 50 codes and standards such as the National Electrical Code, NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems and NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code

The occupancy-based format is highly acclaimed and used as a model for other documents. Today’s LSC can be used in conjunction with a building code, or alone in your jurisdictions without adopting a building code. Order your copy of this critical document today! (Approx. 404 pp., 2003)

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Published:

04/15/2003

Part of:

NFPA (Fire) 101ST03