NFPA Hdbk 101 09:2009 Edition
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NFPA 101: Life Safety Code Handbook
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| NFPA | 2009 | 1344 |
Pave the way to smooth, confident NFPA 101® compliance. The 2009 Life Safety Code® Handbook has the practical insights and solutions you need!
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- First-time commentary shortens the learning curve on new provisions concerning egress-related criteria for evacuation strategies and new escape devices, additional sprinkler mandates, inspection of door openings, door locking for patient protective needs, and 2-way communication systems in areas of refuge.
- Code text for new and existing buildings is presented side-by-side for easy comparison–this feature alone makes the Handbook a must!
- More than 400 2-color charts, tables, photos, and illustrations enhance your understanding of vital requirements.
- A handy chart makes it easy to see major changes that have been implemented.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Life Safety Code Handbook |
| 2 | Copyright |
| 3 | Contents |
| 7 | Preface |
| 8 | About the Editors |
| 9 | PART ONE – Life Safety Code and Commentary |
| 11 | C H A P T E R 1 – Administration 1.1 Scope |
| 16 | 1.2 Purpose |
| 17 | 1.3 Application 1.4 Equivalency |
| 19 | 1.5 Units and Formulas 1.6 Enforcement |
| 21 | C H A P T E R 2 – Referenced Publications |
| 22 | 2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications |
| 23 | 2.3 Other Publications |
| 25 | 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections |
| 27 | C H A P T E R 3 – Definitions 3.1 General |
| 28 | 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.3 General Definitions |
| 53 | C H A P T E R 4 – General 4.1 Goals |
| 55 | 4.2 Objectives 4.3 Assumptions |
| 56 | 4.4 Life Safety Compliance Options |
| 57 | 4.5 Fundamental Requirements |
| 58 | 4.6 General Requirements |
| 67 | 4.7 Fire Drills |
| 68 | 4.8 Emergency Plan |
| 73 | C H A P T E R 5 – Performance-Based Option 5.1 General Requirements |
| 77 | 5.2 Performance Criteria |
| 79 | 5.3 Retained PrescriptiveRequirements |
| 80 | 5.4 Design Specifications and Other Conditions |
| 93 | 5.5 Design Fire Scenarios |
| 101 | 5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs |
| 105 | 5.7 Safety Factors |
| 106 | 5.8 Documentation Requirements |
| 109 | CHAPTER 6 – Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents 6.1 Classification of Occupancy |
| 124 | 6.2 Hazard of Contents |
| 127 | C H A P T E R 7 – Means of Egress 7.1 General |
| 144 | 7.2 Means of Egress Components |
| 244 | 7.3 Capacity of Means of Egress |
| 258 | 7.4 Number of Means of Egress |
| 260 | 7.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress |
| 274 | 7.6 Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits |
| 279 | 7.7 Discharge from Exits |
| 283 | 7.8 Illumination of Means of Egress |
| 285 | 7.9 Emergency Lighting |
| 291 | 7.10 Marking of Means of Egress |
| 301 | 7.11 Special Provisions for Occupancies with High Hazard Contents |
| 302 | 7.12 Mechanical Equipment Rooms,Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms |
| 305 | C H A P T E R 8 – Features of Fire Protection 8.1 General |
| 306 | 8.2 Construction andCompartmentation |
| 314 | 8.3 Fire Barriers |
| 322 | 8.4 Smoke Partitions |
| 324 | 8.5 Smoke Barriers |
| 328 | 8.6 Vertical Openings |
| 351 | 8.7 Special Hazard Protection |
| 355 | C H A P T E R 9 – Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment 9.1 Utilities |
| 356 | 9.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning |
| 357 | 9.3 Smoke Control |
| 359 | 9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors |
| 362 | 9.5 Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes |
| 363 | 9.6 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems |
| 379 | 9.7 Automatic Sprinklers and Other Extinguishing Equipment |
| 385 | 9.8 Special Inspections and Tests |
| 387 | C H A P T E R 10 – Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings 10.1 General |
| 390 | 10.2 Interior Finish |
| 409 | 10.3 Contents and Furnishings |
| 417 | C H A P T E R 11 – Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings 11.1 General Requirements |
| 419 | 11.2 Open Structures |
| 420 | 11.3 Towers |
| 423 | 11.4 Water-Surrounded Structures |
| 424 | 11.5 Piers |
| 425 | 11.6 Vehicles and Vessels 11.7 Underground and Limited Access Structures |
| 427 | 11.8 High-Rise Buildings |
| 430 | 11.9 Permanent Membrane Structures |
| 433 | 11.10 Temporary MembraneStructures |
| 435 | 11.11 Tents |
| 437 | C H A P T E R S 12 AND 13 – New and Existing Assembly Occupancies |
| 438 | 12.1 General Requirements 13.1 General Requirements |
| 453 | 12.2 Means of Egress Requirements 13.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 492 | 12.3 Protection 13.3 Protection |
| 503 | 12.4 Special Provisions 13.4 Special Provisions |
| 533 | 12.5 Building Services 13.5 Building Services |
| 534 | 12.6 Reserved 13.6 Reserved 12.7 Operating Features 13.7 Operating Features |
| 551 | C H A P T E R S 14 AND 15 – New and Existing Educational Occupancies 14.1 General Requirements 15.1 General Requirements |
| 556 | 14.2 Means of Egress Requirements 15.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 567 | 14.3 Protection 15.3 Protection |
| 577 | 14.4 Special Provisions 15.4 Special Provisions |
| 579 | 14.5 Building Services 15.5 Building Services 14.6 Reserved 15.6 Reserved 14.7 Operating Features 15.7 Operating Features |
| 585 | C H A P T E R S 16 AND 17 – New and Existing Day-Care Occupancies 16.1 General Requirements 17.1 General Requirements |
| 592 | 16.2 Means of Egress Requirements 17.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 601 | 16.3 Protection 17.3 Protection |
| 606 | 16.4 Special Provisions 17.4 Special Provisions |
| 607 | 16.5 Building Services 17.5 Building Services |
| 608 | 16.6 Day-Care Homes 17.6 Day-Care Homes |
| 614 | 16.7 Operating Features 17.7 Operating Features |
| 621 | C H A P T E R S 18 AND 19 – New and Existing Health Care Occupancies 18.1 General Requirements 19.1 General Requirements |
| 638 | 18.2 Means of Egress Requirements 19.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 669 | 18.3 Protection 19.3 Protection |
| 707 | 18.4 Special Provisions 19.4 Special Provisions |
| 712 | 18.5 Building Services 19.5 Building Services |
| 715 | 18.6 Reserved 19.6 Reserved 18.7 Operating Features 19.7 Operating Features |
| 725 | C H A P T E R S 20 AND 21 – New and Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies |
| 726 | 20.1 General Requirements 21.1 General Requirements |
| 734 | 20.2 Means of Egress Requirements 21.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 737 | 20.3 Protection 21.3 Protection |
| 746 | 20.4 Special Provisions 21.4 Special Provisions 20.5 Building Services 21.5 Building Services |
| 747 | 20.6 Reserved 21.6 Reserved |
| 748 | 20.7 Operating Features 21.7 Operating Features |
| 755 | C H A P T E R S 22 AND 23 – New and Existing Detention and Correctional Occupancies 22.1 General Requirements 23.1 General Requirements |
| 768 | 22.2 Means of Egress Requirements 23.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 782 | 22.3 Protection 23.3 Protection |
| 800 | 22.4 Special Provisions 23.4 Special Provisions |
| 811 | 22.5 Building Services 23.5 Building Services |
| 812 | 22.6 Reserved 23.6 Reserved |
| 813 | 22.7 Operating Features 23.7 Operating Features |
| 817 | C H A P T E R 24 – One- and Two-Family Dwellings 24.1 General Requirements |
| 819 | 24.2 Means of Escape Requirements |
| 826 | 24.3 Protection |
| 828 | 24.4 Reserved 24.5 Building Services |
| 831 | C H A P T E R 25 – Reserved |
| 833 | C H A P T E R 26 – Lodging or Rooming Houses 26.1 General Requirements |
| 835 | 26.2 Means of Escape Requirements |
| 839 | 26.3 Protection |
| 842 | 26.4 Reserved 26.5 Building Services |
| 843 | 26.6 Reserved 26.7 Operating Features |
| 845 | C H A P T E R 27 – Reserved |
| 847 | C H A P T E R S 28 AND 29 – New and Existing Hotels and Dormitories |
| 848 | 28.1 General Requirements 29.1 General Requirements |
| 851 | 28.2 Means of Egress Requirements 29.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 861 | 28.3 Protection 29.3 Protection |
| 872 | 28.4 Special Provisions 29.4 Special Provisions |
| 873 | 28.5 Building Services 29.5 Building Services |
| 874 | 28.6 Reserved 29.6 Reserved 28.7 Operating Features 29.7 Operating Features |
| 877 | C H A P T E R S 30 AND 31 – New and Existing ApartmentBuildings |
| 878 | 30.1 General Requirements 31.1 General Requirements |
| 882 | 30.2 Means of Egress Requirements 31.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 894 | 30.3 Protection 31.3 Protection |
| 907 | 30.4 Special Provisions 31.4 Special Provisions |
| 908 | 30.5 Building Services 31.5 Building Services 30.6 Reserved 31.6 Reserved 30.7 Operating Features 31.7 Operating Features |
| 911 | C H A P T E R S 32 AND 33 – New and Existing ResidentialBoard and Care Occupancies |
| 912 | 32.1 General Requirements 33.1 General Requirements |
| 918 | 32.2 Small Facilities 33.2 Small Facilities |
| 945 | 32.3 Large Facilities 33.3 Large Facilities |
| 968 | 32.4 Suitability of an ApartmentBuilding to House a Board and CareOccupancy 33.4 Suitability of an ApartmentBuilding to House a Board and CareOccupancy |
| 970 | 32.5 Reserved 33.5 Reserved 32.6 Reserved 33.6 Reserved 32.7 Operating Features 33.7 Operating Features |
| 975 | C H A P T E R 34 – Reserved |
| 977 | C H A P T E R 35 – Reserved |
| 979 | C H A P T E R S 36 AND 37 – New and Existing Mercantile Occupancies |
| 980 | 36.1 General Requirements 37.1 General Requirements |
| 991 | 36.2 Means of Egress Requirements 37.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 1005 | 36.3 Protection 37.3 Protection |
| 1010 | 36.4 Special Provisions 37.4 Special Provisions |
| 1024 | 36.5 Building Services 37.5 Building Services 36.6 Reserved 37.6 Reserved 36.7 Operating Features 37.7 Operating Features |
| 1027 | C H A P T E R S 38 AND 39 – New and Existing Business Occupancies 38.1 General Requirements 39.1 General Requirements |
| 1033 | 38.2 Means of Egress Requirements 39.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 1046 | 38.3 Protection 39.3 Protection |
| 1052 | 38.4 Special Provisions 39.4 Special Provisions |
| 1053 | 38.5 Building Services 39.5 Building Services 38.6 Reserved 39.6 Reserved 38.7 Operating Features 39.7 Operating Features |
| 1055 | C H A P T E R 40 – Industrial Occupancies |
| 1057 | 40.1 General Requirements |
| 1061 | 40.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 1070 | 40.3 Protection |
| 1072 | 40.4 Special Provisions – High-RiseBuildings 40.5 Building Services 40.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Servicing Hangars |
| 1073 | 40.7 Operating Features – Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses |
| 1075 | C H A P T E R 41 – Reserved |
| 1077 | C H A P T E R 42 – Storage Occupancies 42.1 General Requirements |
| 1079 | 42.2 Means of Egress Requirements |
| 1085 | 42.3 Protection |
| 1086 | 42.4 Special Provisions – High-RiseBuildings 42.5 Building Services |
| 1087 | 42.6 Special Provisions for AircraftStorage Hangars 42.7 Special Provisions for Grain Handling, Processing, Milling, or Other Bulk Sto rage Facilities |
| 1088 | 42.8 Special Provisions for Parking Structures |
| 1093 | 42.9 Operating Features – Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses |
| 1095 | C H A P T E R 43 – Building Rehabilitation |
| 1096 | 43.1 General |
| 1100 | 43.2 Special Definitions |
| 1104 | 43.3 Repairs |
| 1105 | 43.4 Renovations |
| 1106 | 43.5 Modifications |
| 1107 | 43.6 Reconstruction |
| 1112 | 43.7 Change of Use or Occupancy Classification |
| 1119 | 43.8 Additions |
| 1122 | 43.9 Reserved 43.10 Historic Buildings |
| 1127 | A N N E X A – Explanatory Material |
| 1129 | A N N E X B – Elevators for Occupant-Controlled Evacuation Prior to Phase I Emergency Recall Operations |
| 1130 | B.1 General |
| 1131 | B.2 Occupant Information Features |
| 1133 | B.3 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communication |
| 1134 | B.4 Sprinklers B.5 Elevator Installation |
| 1135 | B.6 Elevator Machine Rooms B.7 Electrical Power and Control Wiring |
| 1136 | B.8 Occupant Evacuation Shaft System |
| 1139 | A N N E X C – Supplemental EvacuationEquipment |
| 1140 | C.1 General |
| 1143 | C.2 Supplemental Escape Devices or Systems |
| 1147 | C.3 Platform Rescue Systems |
| 1148 | C.4 Controlled Descent Devices |
| 1149 | A N N E X D – Informational References D.1 Referenced Publications |
| 1152 | D.2 Informational References D.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections |
| 1153 | PART TWO – Supplements |
| 1155 | S U P P L E M E N T 1 – Case Histories: Fires Influencing the Life Safety Code |
| 1169 | S U P P L E M E N T 2 – Extracts from ASME Elevator Code and Handbook EXTRACTS FROM ASME A17.1, SECTION 2.27 EMERGENCY OPERATION ANDSIGNALING DEVICES 2.27.1 Car Emergency Signaling Devices |
| 1170 | 2.27.2 Emergency or Standby Power System |
| 1171 | 2.27.3 Firefighters’ Emergency Operation: Automatic Elevators |
| 1177 | 2.27.4 Firefighters’ Emergency Operation: Nonautomatic Elevators |
| 1178 | 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 |
| 1179 | 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 |
| 1180 | 2.27.2 Emergency or Standby Power System |
| 1181 | 2.27.3 Firefighters’ Emergency Operations – Automatic Elevators |
| 1187 | 2.27.4 Firefighters’ Emergency Operation – Nonautomatic Elevators 2.27.5 Firefighters’ Emergency Operation – Automatic Elevators With Designated AttendantOperation |
| 1188 | 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 |
| 1189 | S U P P L E M E N T 3 – Fire Tests for Life Safety Code Users |
| 1223 | S U P P L E M E N T 4 – Technical/Substantive Changes 2006–2009 Editions |
| 1269 | Code Index |
| 1309 | Commentary Index |
| 1343 | IMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS |
| 1344 | Tentative Interim Amendment |
