NFPA 101 Life Safety Code 2018

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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.< p> 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. (Softbound, Approx. 520 pp., 2018)

Publisher: NFPA ISBN: 9781455916832/NFPA101-18