NFPA 101: Life Safety Code 2012 Edition

NFPA 101: Life Safety Code addresses construction, protection, and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from the effects of fire, including smoke, heat, and toxic gases created during a fire. The Code establishes minimum criteria for the design of egress facilities so as to allow prompt escape of occupants from buildings or, where desirable, into safe areas within buildings.

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 NFPA 101: Life Safety Code 2012 Edition raises occupant safety to a whole new level. For protecting lives in all types of occupancies including assembly, residential, health care and industrial, nothing else comes close!

NFPA 101: 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, NFPA 101: Life Safety Code covers it.

Important updates to NFPA 101: Life Safety Code 2012 Edition include:

• 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

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