NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2024 Edition (Paperback)

NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2024 edition

NFPA 101 is the most widely referenced source for occupant safety strategies. It applies to nearly all occupancies and structures, including residential, business, mercantile, health care, day care and assembly, and covers new and existing buildings across their life cycle.

Its scope runs from fire protection to hazardous materials and emergency communications. This listing is the 2024 paperback, ISBN 9781455930562.

Changes in the 2024 edition

• Emergency action plans must address security features.
• Exit discharge through interior building areas was revised.
• Discharge rules for other exits in sprinklered buildings using horizontal exits were revised.
• Alcohol-based hand-rub dispenser and storage rules were updated.
• New requirements for inflatable amusement devices, modular rooms and sleep pods.
• New exemption for smokeproof enclosures in sprinklered high-rise buildings.
• Additional carbon monoxide detection requirements.
• New requirements and guidance on alternate care sites.
• Health care door locking and suite supervision rules were revised.
• New requirements for valet trash collection in apartment buildings.
• All new parking structures need automatic sprinklers.

Book details

• Title: NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
• Edition: 2024
• Publisher: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• ISBN-13: 9781455930562
• Format: Paperback

Questions buyers ask

What is new in the 2024 Life Safety Code?

Changes include sprinklers for all new parking structures, more carbon monoxide detection, rules for sleep pods and modular rooms, and revised health care door locking provisions.

Does NFPA 101 apply to existing buildings?

Yes. It has requirements for both new and existing occupancies.

Who uses the Life Safety Code?

Architects, engineers, facility managers, health care compliance staff, fire marshals and AHJs.

Which edition is this?

The 2024 edition, ISBN 9781455930562.

Orders ship the same or next working day; anything placed before 5 PM ET can go out the same day, subject to stock. Delivery takes 5–7 working days from shipment, and every order gets a live tracking ID (USPS, FedEx or DHL). US orders over $49 ship free, and expedited service is included at no extra cost. Returns can be requested within 14 days of delivery.