NFPA 101, Life Safety Code Handbook 2019 edition

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• Year: 2018
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✦ Table of Contents

Life Safety Code®Handbook: FOURTEENTH EDITION
A Guide to Using the Life Safety Code®Handbook
Copyright
PDF Navigation Tips
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Gregory E. Harrington, P.E.
Kristin C. Bigda, P.E.
NFPA 101 Summary of Technical Changes: 2015 to 2018
CHAPTER 1: Administration
1.1 Scope
A.1.1
1.1.1 Title
1.1.2 Danger to Life from Fire.
1.1.3 Egress Facilities.
1.1.4 Other Fire-Related Considerations.
1.1.5 Hazardous Materials Emergencies.
A.1.1.5
1.1.6 Injuries from Falls.
1.1.7 Emergency Communications.
1.1.8 Considerations Not Related to Fire.
A.1.1.8
1.1.9 Areas Not Addressed.
A.1.1.9(1)
1.2 Purpose
A.1.2
1.3 Application
1.3.1 New and Existing Buildings and Structures.
A.1.3.1
1.3.2 Vehicles and Vessels.
1.4 Equivalency
A.1.4
1.4.1 Technical Documentation.
1.4.2 Approval.
1.4.3 Equivalent Compliance.
A.1.4.3
1.5 Units and Formulas
1.5.1 SI Units.
1.5.2 Primary Values.
1.6 Enforcement
CHAPTER 2: Referenced Publications
2.1 General
A.2.1(1)
A.2.1(3)
2.2 NFPA Publications
A.2.2
2.3 Other Publications
2.3.1 ACI Publications.
2.3.2 ANSI Publications.
2.3.3 ASCE Publications.
2.3.4 ASME Publications.
2.3.5 ASSE Publications.
2.3.6 ASTM Publications.
2.3.7 FM Publications.
2.3.8 NEMA Publications.
2.3.9 UL Publications.
2.3.10 U.S. Government Publications.
2.3.11 Other Publication.
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
CHAPTER 3: Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.2.1 Approved.
A.3.2.1 Approved.
3.2.2 Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
A.3.2.2 Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
3.2.3 Code.
A.3.2.3 Code.
3.2.4 Labeled.
3.2.5 Listed.
A.3.2.5 Listed.
3.2.6 Shall.
3.2.7 Should.
3.3 General Definitions
3.3.1 Accessible Area of Refuge.
3.3.2 Accessible Means of Egress.
3.3.3 Accessible Route.
3.3.4 Actuating Member or Bar.
A.3.3.4 Actuating Member or Bar.
3.3.5 Addition.
3.3.6 Airport Traffic Control Tower.
3.3.7 Aircraft Loading Walkway.
3.3.8 Air-Inflated Structure.
3.3.9 Airport Terminal Building.
3.3.10 Air-Supported Structure.
3.3.11 Aisle Accessway.
A.3.3.11 Aisle Accessway.
3.3.12 Aisle Ramp.
3.3.13 Aisle Stair.
3.3.14 Alarm.
3.3.14.1 Single Station Alarm.
3.3.14.2 Smoke Alarm.
3.3.15 Alternative Calculation Procedure.
3.3.16 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy.
3.3.17 Analysis.
3.3.17.1 Sensitivity Analysis.
3.3.17.2 Uncertainty Analysis.
3.3.18 Anchor Building.
3.3.19 Animal Housing Facility.
A.3.3.19 Animal Housing Facility.
3.3.20 Apartment Building.
3.3.21 Approved Existing.
3.3.22 Area.
3.3.22.1 Detention and Correctional Residential Housing Area.
3.3.22.2 Floor Area.
3.3.22.2.1 Gross Floor Area
A.3.3.22.2.1 Gross Floor Area.
3.3.22.2.2 Net Floor Area.
3.3.22.3 Gross Leasable Area.
3.3.22.4 Hazardous Area.
A.3.3.22.4 Hazardous Area.
3.3.22.5 Living Area.
3.3.22.6 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Area.
A.3.3.22.6 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Area.
3.3.22.7 Occupiable Area.
3.3.22.8 Rehabilitation Work Area.
3.3.23 Area of Refuge.
A.3.3.23 Area of Refuge.
3.3.23.1 Accessible Area of Refuge.
3.3.24 Assembly.
3.3.24.1 Door Assembly.
3.3.24.1.1 Fire Door Assembly
3.3.24.1.1.1 Horizontal Fire Door Assembly
3.3.24.2 Fire Window Assembly
3.3.25 Assembly Occupancy
3.3.26 Assisted Mechanical Type Parking Structure
3.3.27 Atmosphere.
3.3.27.1 Common Atmosphere.
3.3.27.2 Separate Atmosphere.
3.3.28 Atrium.
A.3.3.28 Atrium.
3.3.29 Attic.
A.3.3.29 Attic.
3.3.30 Automated Type Parking Structure.
3.3.31 Automatic.
3.3.32 Barrier.
3.3.32.1 Fire Barrier.
A.3.3.32.1 Fire Barrier.
3.3.32.2 Smoke Barrier.
A.3.3.32.2 Smoke Barrier.
3.3.32.3 Thermal Barrier.
A.3.3.32.3 Thermal Barrier.
3.3.33 Basement.
3.3.34 Birth Center.
A.3.3.34 Birth Center.
3.3.35 Bleachers.
3.3.36 Board and Care.
3.3.37 Building.
A.3.3.37 Building.
3.3.37.1 Airport Terminal Building.
3.3.37.2 Anchor Building.
3.3.37.3 Apartment Building.
A.3.3.37.3 Apartment Building.
3.3.37.4 Bulk Merchandising Retail Building.
3.3.37.5 Existing Building.
A.3.3.37.5 Existing Building.
3.3.37.6 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Educational or Day-Care Building.
A.3.3.37.6 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Educational or Day-Care Building.
3.3.37.7 High-Rise Building.
A.3.3.37.7 High-Rise Building.
3.3.37.8 Historic Building.
A.3.3.37.8 Historic Building.
3.3.37.9 Special Amusement Building.
A.3.3.37.9 Special Amusement Building.
3.3.38 Building Code.
A.3.3.38 Building Code.
3.3.39 Bulk Merchandising Retail Building.
3.3.40 Business Occupancy.
3.3.41 Categories of Rehabilitation Work.
3.3.42 Cellular or Foamed Plastic.
A.3.3.42 Cellular or Foamed Plastic.
3.3.43 Change of Occupancy Classification.
3.3.44 Change of Use.
3.3.45 Combustible (Material).
3.3.46 Combustion.
3.3.47 Common Atmosphere.
3.3.48 Common Path of Travel.
A.3.3.48 Common Path of Travel.
3.3.49 Compartment.
3.3.49.1 Fire Compartment.
A.3.3.49.1 Fire Compartment.
3.3.49.2 Smoke Compartment.
A.3.3.49.2 Smoke Compartment.
3.3.50 Contents and Furnishings.
3.3.51 Court.
3.3.51.1 Enclosed Court.
3.3.51.2 Food Court.
3.3.52 Critical Radiant Flux
A.3.3.52 Critical Radiant Flux
3.3.53 Data Conversion
3.3.54 Day-Care Home
3.3.55 Day-Care Occupancy
3.3.56 Delayed Action Closer
3.3.57 Deep-Fat Frying.
3.3.58 Design Fire Scenario.
3.3.59 Design Specification.
3.3.60 Design Team.
3.3.61 Detention and Correctional Occupancy.
3.3.62 Detention and Correctional Residential Housing Area.
3.3.63 Device.
3.3.63.1 Emergency Stair Travel Device.
A.3.3.63.1 Emergency Stair Travel Device.
3.3.63.2 Multiple-Station Alarm Device.
3.3.64 Door.
3.3.64.1 Elevator Lobby Door.
3.3.64.2 Fire Door.
3.3.65 Door Assembly.
3.3.66 Dormitory.
A.3.3.66 Dormitory.
3.3.67 Draft Stop.
3.3.68 Dwelling Unit.
A.3.3.68 Dwelling Unit.
3.3.68.1 One-and Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
A.3.3.68.1 Oneand Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
3.3.68.2 One-Family Dwelling Unit.
3.3.68.3 Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
3.3.69 Educational Occupancy.
3.3.70 Electroluminescent.
A.3.3.70 Electroluminescent.
3.3.71 Elevator Evacuation System.
3.3.72 Elevator Lobby.
3.3.73 Elevator Lobby Door.
3.3.74 Emergency Control Functions.
3.3.75 Emergency Stair Travel Device.
3.3.76 Enclosed Court.
3.3.77 Enclosed Parking Structure.
3.3.78 Equipment or Fixture.
3.3.79 Equivalency.
3.3.80 Evacuation.
3.3.81 Evacuation Capability.
3.3.81.1 Impractical Evacuation Capability.
3.3.81.2 Prompt Evacuation Capability.
3.3.81.3 Slow Evacuation Capability.
A.3.3.81 Evacuation Capability.
3.3.82 Exhibit.
3.3.83 Exhibitor.
3.3.84 Existing.
A.3.3.84 Existing.
3.3.84.1 Approved Existing.
3.3.85 Existing Building.
3.3.86 Exit.
A.3.3.86 Exit.
3.3.86.1 Horizontal Exit.
A.3.3.86.1 Horizontal Exit.
3.3.87 Exit Access.
3.3.88 Exit Discharge.
3.3.88.1 Level of Exit Discharge.
A.3.3.88.1 Level of Exit Discharge.
3.3.89 Exposition.
3.3.90 Exposition Facility.
3.3.91 Exposure Fire.
A.3.3.91 Exposure Fire.
3.3.92 Externally Illuminated.
3.3.93 Facility.
3.3.93.1 Exposition Facility.
3.3.93.2 Limited Care Facility.
A.3.3.93.2 Limited Care Facility.
3.3.94 Festival Seating.
3.3.95 Finish.
3.3.95.1 Interior Ceiling Finish.
3.3.95.2 Interior Finish.
A.3.3.95.2 Interior Finish.
3.3.95.3 Interior Floor Finish.
A.3.3.95.3 Interior Floor Finish.
3.3.95.4 Interior Wall Finish.
A.3.3.95.4 Interior Wall Finish.
3.3.96 Finished Ground Level (Grade).
3.3.97 Fire Barrier.
3.3.98 Fire Barrier Wall.
3.3.99 Fire Code.
A.3.3.99 Fire Code.
3.3.100 Fire Compartment.
3.3.101 Fire Door.
3.3.102 Fire Door Assembly.
3.3.103 Fire Exit Hardware.
3.3.104 Fire Model.
A.3.3.104 Fire Model.
3.3.105 Fire Protection Rating.
3.3.106 Fire Resistance Rating.
3.3.107 Fire Scenario.
A.3.3.107 Fire Scenario.
3.3.107.1 Design Fire Scenario.
3.3.108 Fire Watch.
3.3.109 Fire Window Assembly.
3.3.110 Fire-Rated Glazing.
3.3.111 Fire-Retardant–Treated Wood.
3.3.112 First Story Above Grade Plane.
3.3.113 Fixed Seating.
3.3.114 Flame Spread.
A.3.3.114 Flame Spread.
3.3.115 Flame Spread Index.
3.3.116 Flashover.
3.3.117 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Educational or Day-Care Building.
3.3.118 Floor Fire Door Assembly.
3.3.119 Flow Time.
3.3.120 Fly Gallery.
3.3.121 Foam Plastic Insulation.
3.3.122 Folding and Telescopic Seating.
3.3.123 Food Court.
3.3.124 Fuel Load.
3.3.125 General Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.126 Goal.
3.3.127 Grade.
3.3.128 Grade Plane.
A.3.3.128 Grade Plane.
3.3.128.1 First Story Above Grade Plane.
3.3.129 Grandstand.
A.3.3.129 Grandstand.
3.3.130 Gridiron.
3.3.131 Gross Floor Area.
3.3.132 Gross Leasable Area.
3.3.133 Guard.
3.3.134 Guest Room.
3.3.135 Guest Suite.
3.3.136 Handrail.
3.3.137 Hardware.
3.3.137.1 Fire Exit Hardware.
3.3.137.2 Panic Hardware.
3.3.138 Hazard Material.
3.3.139 Hazardous Area.
3.3.140 Hazardous Material.
3.3.141 Health Care Occupancy.
3.3.142 Health Hazard Material.
3.3.143 Heat Release Rate (HRR).
A.3.3.143 Heat Release Rate (HRR).
3.3.144 High Hazard Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.145 Highly Toxic Material.
3.3.146 High-Rise Building.
3.3.147 Historic Building.
3.3.148 Home.
3.3.148.1 Day-Care Home.
A.3.3.148.1 Day-Care Home.
3.3.148.2 Nursing Home.
3.3.149 Horizontal Exit.
3.3.150 Hospital.
3.3.151 Hotel.
A.3.3.151 Hotel.
3.3.152 Illuminated.
3.3.152.1 Externally Illuminated.
A.3.3.152.1 Externally Illuminated.
3.3.152.2 Internally Illuminated
A.3.3.152.2 Internally Illuminated
3.3.153 Impractical Evacuation Capability
3.3.154 Incapacitation.
3.3.155 Index.
3.3.155.1 Flame Spread Index.
3.3.155.2 Smoke Developed Index.
3.3.156 Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.157 Input Data Specification.
3.3.158 Insulation.
3.3.158.1 Foam Plastic Insulation.
3.3.158.2 Reflective Insulation.
3.3.159 Interior Ceiling Finish.
3.3.160 Interior Finish.
3.3.161 Interior Floor Finish.
3.3.162 Interior Wall Finish.
3.3.163 Internally Illuminated.
3.3.164 Joint.
3.3.165 Level of Exit Discharge.
3.3.166 Life Safety Evaluation.
3.3.167 Limited Access Structure.
3.3.168 Limited Care Facility.
3.3.169 Living Area.
3.3.170 Load.
3.3.170.1 Fuel Load.
A.3.3.170.1 Fuel Load.
3.3.170.2 Occupant Load.
3.3.171 Load-Bearing Element.
3.3.172 Lock-Up.
3.3.173 Lodging or Rooming House.
3.3.174 Major Tenant.
3.3.175 Mall Concourse.
3.3.175.1 Open Mall Concourse.
A.3.3.175.1 Open Mall Concourse.
3.3.175.2 Enclosed Mall Concourse.
3.3.176 Mall Structure.
3.3.177 Material.
3.3.177.1 Combustible (Material).
3.3.177.2 Hazard Material.
3.3.177.2.1 Health Hazard Material
3.3.177.2.2 Physical Hazard Material
3.3.177.3 Hazardous Material.
3.3.177.4 Limited-Combustible (Material).
3.3.177.5 Metal Composite Material (MCM).
3.3.177.6 Noncombustible (Material).
3.3.177.7 Toxic Material.
3.3.177.7.1 Highly Toxic Material.
3.3.177.8 Weathered-Membrane Material.
3.3.178 Means of Egress.
A.3.3.178 Means of Egress.
3.3.178.1 Accessible Means of Egress.
3.3.179 Means of Escape.
3.3.180 Membrane.
A.3.3.180 Membrane.
3.3.181 Membrane Structure.
3.3.182 Mercantile Occupancy.
3.3.183 Metal Composite Material (MCM).
3.3.184 Mezzanine.
3.3.185 Mixed Occupancy.
3.3.186 Modification.
A.3.3.186 Modification.
3.3.187 Multilevel Play Structure.
3.3.188 Multiple Occupancy.
3.3.189 Multiple Station Alarm Device.
3.3.190 Multipurpose Assembly Occupancy.
3.3.191 Net Floor Area.
3.3.192 Non-Patient-Care Suite (Health Care Occupancies).
3.3.193 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Area.
3.3.194 Nursing Home.
3.3.195 Objective.
A.3.3.195 Objective
3.3.196 Occupancy.
3.3.196.1 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.1 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy.
3.3.196.2 Assembly Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.2 Assembly Occupancy.
3.3.196.2.1 Multipurpose Assembly Occupancy.
3.3.196.3 Business Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.3 Business Occupancy.
3.3.196.4 Day-Care Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.4 Day-Care Occupancy.
3.3.196.5 Detention and Correctional Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.5 Detention and Correctional Occupancy.
3.3.196.6 Educational Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.6 Educational Occupancy.
3.3.196.7 Health Care Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.7 Health Care Occupancy.
3.3.196.8 Industrial Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.8 Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.196.8.1 General Industrial Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.8.1 General Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.196.8.2 High Hazard Industrial Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.8.2 High Hazard Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.196.8.3 Special-Purpose Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.196.9 Mercantile Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.9 Mercantile Occupancy.
3.3.196.10 Mixed Occupancy.
3.3.196.11 Multiple Occupancy.
3.3.196.12 Residential Board and Care Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.12 Residential Board and Care Occupancy.
3.3.196.13 Residential Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.13 Residential Occupancy.
3.3.196.14 Separated Occupancy.
3.3.196.15 Storage Occupancy.
A.3.3.196.15 Storage Occupancy.
3.3.197 Occupant Characteristics.
3.3.198 Occupant Load.
3.3.199 Occupiable Area.
3.3.200 Occupiable Story.
3.3.201 Oneand Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
3.3.202 One-Family Dwelling Unit.
3.3.203 Open Parking Structure.
3.3.204 Open Structure.
3.3.205 Open-Air Mercantile Operation.
3.3.206 Outside Stair.
3.3.207 Panic Hardware.
3.3.208 Parking Structure.
3.3.209 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite (Health Care Occupancies
3.3.210 Patient Care Sleeping Suite (Health Care Occupancies).
3.3.211 Patient Care Suite (Health Care Occupancies).
3.3.212 Performance Criteria.
A.3.3.212 Performance Criteria.
3.3.213 Permanent Structure.
3.3.214 Personal Care.
A.3.3.214 Personal Care.
3.3.215 Photoluminescent.
A.3.3.215 Photoluminescent.
3.3.216 Physical Hazard Material.
3.3.217 Pinrail.
3.3.218 Platform.
A.3.3.218 Platform.
3.3.218.1 Temporary Platform.
3.3.219 Plenum.
3.3.220 Point of Safety.
3.3.221 Previously Approved.
3.3.222 Power Doors.
3.3.222.1 Low-Energy Power-Operated Door.
A.3.3.222.1 Low-Energy Power-Operated Door.
3.3.222.2 Power-Assisted Door.
A.3.3.222.2 Power-Operated Door.
3.3.222.3 Power-Operated Door.
3.3.223 Private Party Tent.
3.3.224 Professional Engineer.
3.3.225 Prompt Evacuation Capability.
3.3.226 Proposed Design.
A.3.3.226 Proposed Design.
3.3.227 Proscenium Wall.
3.3.228 Public Way.
A.3.3.228 Public Way.
3.3.229 Ramp.
A.3.3.229 Ramp.
3.3.229.1 Aisle Ramp.
3.3.230 Ramp Type Parking Structure.
3.3.231 Rating.
3.3.231.1 Fire Protection Rating.
A.3.3.231.1 Fire Protection Rating.
3.3.231.2 Fire Resistance Rating.
3.3.232 Reconstruction.
A.3.3.232 Reconstruction.
3.3.233 Reflective Insulation.
3.3.234 Registered Architect.
3.3.235 Registered Design Professional (RDP).
3.3.236 Regular Stage.
3.3.237 Rehabilitation Work Area.
3.3.238 Relocation.
3.3.239 Renovation.
3.3.240 Repair.
3.3.241 Residential Board and Care Occupancy.
3.3.242 Residential Board and Care Resident.
3.3.243 Residential Occupancy.
3.3.244 Safe Location.
3.3.245 Safety Factor.
3.3.246 Safety Margin.
3.3.247 Sally Port (Security Vestibule).
3.3.248 Seating.
3.3.248.1 Festival Seating.
A.3.3.248.1 Festival Seating.
3.3.248.2 Fixed Seating.
3.3.248.3 Folding and Telescopic Seating.
3.3.248.4 Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating.
3.3.249 Self-Closing.
3.3.250 Self-Luminous.
A.3.3.250 Self-Luminous.
3.3.251 Self-Preservation Capability (Health Care and Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies).
3.3.252 Self-Preservation (Day-Care Occupancy).
A.3.3.252 Self-Preservation (Day-Care Occupancy).
3.3.253 Sensitivity Analysis.
3.3.254 Separate Atmosphere.
3.3.255 Separated Occupancy.
3.3.256 Severe Mobility Impairment.
3.3.257 Single Station Alarm.
3.3.258 Site-Fabricated Stretch System.
3.3.259 Situation Awareness.
A.3.3.259 Situation Awareness.
3.3.260 Slow Evacuation Capability.
3.3.261 Smoke Alarm.
3.3.262 Smoke Barrier.
3.3.263 Smoke Compartment.
3.3.264 Smoke Detector.
3.3.265 Smoke Developed Index.
3.3.266 Smoke Partition.
A.3.3.266 Smoke Partition.
3.3.267 Smokeproof Enclosure.
A.3.3.267 Smokeproof Enclosure.
3.3.268 Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating.
3.3.269 Special Amusement Building.
3.3.270 Special Inspection.
3.3.271 Special-Purpose Industrial Occupancy.
3.3.272 Specification.
3.3.272.1 Design Specification.
A.3.3.272.1 Design Specification.
3.3.272.2 Input Data Specification.
3.3.273 Staff (Residential Board and Care).
3.3.274 Stage.
3.3.274.1 Legitimate Stage.
3.3.274.2 Regular Stage.
3.3.275 Stair.
A.3.3.275 Stair
3.3.275.1 Aisle Stair.
3.3.275.2 Outside Stair.
3.3.276 Stakeholder.
3.3.277 Storage Occupancy.
3.3.278 Stories in Height.
A.3.3.278 Stories in Height.
3.3.279 Story.
A.3.3.279 Story.
3.3.279.1 Occupiable Story.
3.3.280 Street.
3.3.281 Street Floor.
A.3.3.281 Street Floor.
3.3.282 Structure.
A.3.3.282 Structure.
3.3.282.1 Air-Inflated Structure.
3.3.282.2 Air-Supported Structure.
A.3.3.282.2 Air-Supported Structure.
3.3.282.3 Limited Access Structure.
3.3.282.4 Mall Structure.
A.3.3.282.4 Mall Structure.
3.3.282.5 Membrane Structure.
3.3.282.6 Multilevel Play Structure.
3.3.282.7 Open Structure.
A.3.3.282.7 Open Structure.
3.3.282.8 Parking Structure.
A.3.3.282.8 Parking Structure.
3.3.282.8.1 Assisted Mechanical Type Parking Structure.
3.3.282.8.2 Automated Type Parking Structure.
3.3.282.8.3 Enclosed Parking Structure.
3.3.282.8.4 Open Parking Structure.
3.3.282.8.5 Ramp Type Parking Structure.
3.3.282.9 Permanent Structure.
3.3.282.10 Temporary Structure.
3.3.282.11 Tensioned-Membrane Structure.
3.3.282.12 Underground Structure.
A.3.3.282.12 Underground Structure.
3.3.282.13 Water-Surrounded Structure.
3.3.283 Suite.
3.3.283.1 Guest Suite.
3.3.283.2 Non-Patient-Care Suite (Heath Care Occupancies).
3.3.283.3 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite (Health Care Occupancies
3.3.283.4 Patient Care Sleeping Suite (Health Care Occupancies
3.3.283.5 Patient Care Suite (Health Care Occupancies).
3.3.284 System.
3.3.284.1 Elevator Evacuation System.
3.3.284.2 Site-Fabricated Stretch System.
3.3.285 Technically Infeasible.
3.3.286 Temporary Platform.
3.3.287 Temporary Structure.
3.3.288 Tensioned-Membrane Structure.
3.3.289 Tent.
A.3.3.289 Tent.
3.3.289.1 Private Party Tent.
3.3.290 Thermal Barrier.
3.3.291 Tower.
3.3.291.1 Airport Traffic Control Tower.
3.3.292 Toxic Material.
3.3.293 Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
3.3.294 Uncertainty Analysis.
3.3.295 Underground Structure.
3.3.296 Verification Method.
3.3.297 Vertical Opening.
A.3.3.297 Vertical Opening.
3.3.298 Vomitory.
3.3.299 Wall.
3.3.299.1 Fire Barrier Wall.
3.3.299.2 Proscenium Wall.
3.3.300 Wall or Ceiling Covering.
A.3.3.300 Wall or Ceiling Covering.
3.3.301 Water-Surrounded Structure.
3.3.302 Weathered-Membrane Material.
3.3.303 Yard.
CHAPTER 4: General
4.1 Goals
A.4.1
4.1.1 Fire.
A.4.1.1
A.4.1.1(1)
4.1.2 Comparable Emergencies.
A.4.1.2
4.1.3 Hazardous Materials Emergencies.
A.4.1.3
4.1.4 Crowd Movement.
A.4.1.4
4.2 Objectives
4.2.1 Occupant Protection.
4.2.2 Structural Integrity.
4.2.3 Hazardous Materials Emergencies Protection.
A.4.2.3
4.2.4 Physical Violence Mitigation.
4.2.5 Systems Effectiveness.
4.3 Assumptions
A.4.3
4.3.1 General.
A.4.3.1
4.3.2 Single Fire Source.
4.4 Life Safety Compliance Options
4.4.1 Options.
4.4.2 Prescriptive-Based Option
4.4.2.1
4.4.2.2
4.4.2.3
A.4.4.2.3(1)
A.4.4.2.3(2)
A.4.4.2.3(3)
4.4.3 Performance-Based Option.
4.5 Fundamental Requirements
4.5.1 Multiple Safeguards.
4.5.2 Appropriateness of Safeguards.
4.5.3 Means of Egress.
4.5.3.1 Number of Means of Egress
4.5.3.2 Unobstructed Egress.
4.5.3.3 Awareness of Egress System.
4.5.3.4 Lighting.
4.5.4 Occupant Notification.
A.4.5.4
4.5.5 Situation Awareness.
A.4.5.5
4.5.6 Vertical Openings.
4.5.7 System Design/Installation.
4.5.8 Maintenance.
4.6 General Requirements
4.6.1 Authority Having Jurisdiction.
4.6.1.1
4.6.1.2
4.6.1.3
4.6.1.4 Technical Assistance.
4.6.1.4.1
4.6.1.4.2
4.6.1.4.3
4.6.2 Previously Approved Features.
4.6.3 Stories in Height.
4.6.4 Historic Buildings.
4.6.4.1
4.6.4.2
A.4.6.4.2
4.6.5 Modification of Requirements for Existing Buildings.
A.4.6.5
4.6.6 Time Allowed for Compliance.
4.6.7 Building Rehabilitation.
4.6.7.1
4.6.7.2
4.6.7.3
4.6.7.4
A.4.6.7.4
4.6.7.5
A.4.6.7.5
4.6.8 Provisions in Excess of Code Requirements
4.6.9 Conditions for Occupancy.
4.6.9.1
4.6.9.2
4.6.10 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations.
4.6.10.1
A.4.6.10.1
4.6.10.2
4.6.10.3
A.4.6.10.3
4.6.10.4
4.6.11 Change of Use or Occupancy Classification.
4.6.12 Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing.
4.6.12.1
4.6.12.2
4.6.12.3
A.4.6.12.3
4.6.12.4
4.6.12.5
4.6.13 Noncombustible Material.
A.4.6.13
4.6.13.1
A.4.6.13.1(1)
4.6.13.2
4.6.14 Limited-Combustible Material.
A.4.6.14
4.6.14.1
4.6.14.2
4.6.14.3
4.6.14.4
4.6.14.5
4.6.14.6
4.6.15 Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood.
4.6.15.1
4.6.15.2
4.6.15.3
4.6.15.4
4.6.15.5
4.6.15.6
4.6.16 Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Treatment.
4.6.16.1 Pressure Process
4.6.16.2 Other Means During Manufacture
4.6.16.3 Wood Structural Panels
4.6.16.4 Lumber
4.6.16.5 Exposure to Weather or Damp or Wet Locations
4.6.16.6 Interior Applications
4.6.16.7 Moisture Content
4.6.17 Grade Plane.
4.7 Fire Drills
A.4.7
4.7.1 Where Required.
4.7.2 Drill Frequency.
A.4.7.2
4.7.3 Orderly Evacuation.
4.7.4 Simulated Conditions.
A.4.7.4
4.7.5 Relocation Area.
4.7.6
A.4.7.6
4.8 Emergency Action Plan
4.8.1 Where Required.
4.8.2 Plan Requirements.
4.8.2.1
A.4.8.2.1
A.4.8.2.1(3)
4.8.2.2
4.8.2.3
A.4.8.2.3
CHAPTER 5: Performance-Based Option
5.1 General Requirements
5.1.1 Application.
A.5.1.1
5.1.2 Goals and Objectives.
5.1.3 Qualifications.
5.1.4 Independent Review.
A.5.1.4
5.1.5 Sources of Data.
5.1.6 Final Determination.
A.5.1.6
5.1.7 Maintenance of Design Features.
A.5.1.7
5.1.8 Definitions
5.1.8.1 General
5.1.8.2 Special Definitions.
5.2 Performance Criteria
5.2.1 General.
5.2.2 Performance Criterion.
A.5.2.2
5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements
5.3.1 Systems and Features.
A.5.3.1
5.3.2 Means of Egress.
5.3.3 Equivalency.
5.4 Design Specifications and Other Conditions
5.4.1 Clear Statement.
A.5.4.1
5.4.2 Assumptions and Design Specifications Data.
5.4.2.1
5.4.2.2
5.4.2.3
5.4.3 Building Characteristics.
5.4.4 Operational Status and Effectiveness of Building Features and Systems.
A.5.4.4
5.4.5 Occupant Characteristics.
5.4.5.1 General.
A.5.4.5.1
5.4.5.2 Response Characteristics.
A.5.4.5.2
5.4.5.3 Location.
5.4.5.4 Number of Occupants.
A.5.4.5.4
5.4.5.5 Staff Assistance.
A.5.4.5.5
5.4.6 Emergency Response Personnel.
5.4.7 Post-Construction Conditions.
A.5.4.7
5.4.8 Off-Site Conditions.
5.4.9 Consistency of Assumptions.
A.5.4.9
5.4.10 Special Provisions.
A.5.4.10
5.5 Design Fire Scenarios
A.5.5
5.5.1 Approval of Parameters.
5.5.2 Evaluation.
A.5.5.2
5.5.3 Required Design Fire Scenarios.
A.5.5.3
5.5.3.1 Design Fire Scenario 1.
A.5.5.3.1
5.5.3.2 Design Fire Scenario 2.
A.5.5.3.2
5.5.3.3 Design Fire Scenario 3.
A.5.5.3.3
5.5.3.4 Design Fire Scenario 4.
A.5.5.3.4
5.5.3.5 Design Fire Scenario 5.
A.5.5.3.5
5.5.3.6 Design Fire Scenario 6.
A.5.5.3.6
5.5.3.7 Design Fire Scenario 7.
A.5.5.3.7
5.5.3.8 Design Fire Scenario 8.
A.5.5.3.8
A.5.5.3.8(3)
5.5.4 Design Fire Scenarios Data.
5.5.4.1
5.5.4.2
5.5.4.3
5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs
A.5.6
5.6.1 General.
5.6.2 Use.
5.6.3 Input Data.
5.6.3.1 Data
5.6.3.2 Data Requirements.
5.6.3.3 Uncertainty and Conservatism of Data.
A.5.6.3.3
5.6.4 Output Data.
A.5.6.4
5.6.5 Validity.
5.7 Safety Factors
A.5.7
5.8 Documentation Requirements
5.8.1 General.
A.5.8.1
5.8.2 Technical References and Resources.
A.5.8.2
5.8.3 Building Design Specifications.
5.8.4 Performance Criteria.
5.8.5 Occupant Characteristics.
5.8.6 Design Fire Scenarios.
5.8.7 Input Data.
5.8.8 Output Data.
5.8.9 Safety Factors.
5.8.10 Prescriptive Requirements.
5.8.11 Modeling Features.
A.5.8.11
5.8.11.1
5.8.11.2
5.8.12 Evidence of Modeler Capability.
5.8.13 Performance Evaluation.
5.8.14 Use of Performance-Based Design Option.
CHAPTER 6: Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents
6.1 Classification of Occupancy
6.1.1 General.
6.1.1.1 Occupancy Classification
6.1.1.2 Special Structures.
6.1.2 Assembly.
6.1.2.1 Definition — Assembly Occupancy.
A.6.1.2.1 Assembly Occupancy.
6.1.2.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.3 Educational.
6.1.3.1 Definition — Educational Occupancy.
A.6.1.3.1 Educational Occupancy.
6.1.3.2 Other Occupancies.
6.1.3.3 Incidental Instruction.
6.1.4 Day Care.
6.1.4.1 Definition — Day-Care Occupancy.
A.6.1.4.1 Day-Care Occupancy.
6.1.4.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.5 Health Care.
6.1.5.1 Definition — Health Care Occupancy.
A.6.1.5.1 Health Care Occupancy.
6.1.5.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.6 Ambulatory Health Care.
6.1.6.1 Definition — Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy.
A.6.1.6.1 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy.
6.1.6.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.7 Detention and Correctional.
6.1.7.1 Definition — Detention and Correctional Occupancy.
A.6.1.7.1 Detention and Correctional Occupancy.
6.1.7.2 Nonresidential Uses.
A.6.1.7.2
6.1.8 Residential.
6.1.8.1 Definition — Residential Occupancy.
6.1.8.1.1 Definition — One- and Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
A.6.1.8.1.1 One-and Two-Family Dwelling Unit.
6.1.8.1.2 Definition — Lodging or Rooming House.
6.1.8.1.3 Definition — Hotel.
A.6.1.8.1.3 Hotel.
6.1.8.1.4 Definition — Dormitory.
A.6.1.8.1.4 Dormitory.
6.1.8.1.5 Definition — Apartment Building.
6.1.8.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.9 Residential Board and Care.
6.1.9.1 Definition — Residential Board and Care Occupancy.
A.6.1.9.1 Residential Board and Care Occupancy.
6.1.9.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.10 Mercantile.
6.1.10.1 Definition — Mercantile Occupancy.
A.6.1.10.1 Mercantile Occupancy.
6.1.10.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.11 Business.
6.1.11.1 Definition — Business Occupancy.
A.6.1.11.1 Business Occupancy.
6.1.11.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.12 Industrial.
6.1.12.1 Definition — Industrial Occupancy.
A.6.1.12.1 Industrial Occupancy.
6.1.12.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.13 Storage.
6.1.13.1 Definition — Storage Occupancy.
A.6.1.13.1 Storage Occupancy.
6.1.13.2 Other. (Reserved)
6.1.14 Multiple Occupancies.
6.1.14.1 General
6.1.14.1.1
6.1.14.1.2
6.1.14.1.3
A.6.1.14.1.3
A.6.1.14.1.3(2)
6.1.14.2 Definitions.
6.1.14.2.1 Multiple Occupancy
6.1.14.2.2 Mixed Occupancy.
6.1.14.2.3 Separated Occupancy.
6.1.14.3 Mixed Occupancies
6.1.14.3.1
6.1.14.3.2
A.6.1.14.3.2
6.1.14.4 Separated Occupancies.
6.1.14.4.1
6.1.14.4.2
6.1.14.4.3
6.1.14.4.4
6.1.14.4.5
A.6.1.14.4.5
6.1.14.4.6
6.2 Hazard of Contents
6.2.1 General
6.2.1.1
6.2.1.2
6.2.1.3
A.6.2.1.3
6.2.2 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
6.2.2.1 General
A.6.2.2.1
6.2.2.2 Low Hazard Contents.
A.6.2.2.2
6.2.2.3 Ordinary Hazard Contents.
A.6.2.2.3
6.2.2.4 High Hazard Contents.
A.6.2.2.4
CHAPTER 7: Means of Egress
7.1 General
7.1.1 Application.
A.7.1.1
7.1.2 Definitions.
7.1.2.1 General
7.1.2.2 Special Definitions.
7.1.3 Separation of Means of Egress.
7.1.3.1 Exit Access Corridors.
7.1.3.2 Exits.
7.1.3.2.1
A.7.1.3.2.1(1)
A.7.1.3.2.1(3)
A.7.1.3.2.1(6)
A.7.1.3.2.1(9)
A.7.1.3.2.1(10)(b)
A.7.1.3.2.1(10)(d)
7.1.3.2.2
7.1.3.2.3
A.7.1.3.2.3
7.1.4 Interior Finish in Exit Enclosures.
7.1.4.1 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish in Exit Enclosures
A.7.1.4.1
7.1.4.2 Interior Floor Finish in Exit Enclosures.
A.7.1.4.2
7.1.5 Headroom.
A.7.1.5
7.1.5.1
7.1.5.2
7.1.5.3
7.1.6 Walking Surfaces in the Means of Egress.
7.1.6.1 General
7.1.6.1.1
7.1.6.1.2
7.1.6.2 Changes in Elevation.
7.1.6.3
7.1.6.3.1
7.1.6.3.2
7.1.6.4 Slip Resistance.
A.7.1.6.4
7.1.7 Changes in Level in Means of Egress.
7.1.7.1
7.1.7.2
A.7.1.7.2
7.1.7.2.1
7.1.7.2.2
7.1.7.2.3
7.1.7.2.4
7.1.8 Guards.
A.7.1.8
7.1.9 Impediments to Egress.
7.1.10 Means of Egress Reliability.
7.1.10.1 Maintenance
A.7.1.10.1
7.1.10.2 Furnishings and Decorations in Means of Egress.
7.1.10.2.1
7.1.10.2.2
7.1.10.2.3
7.1.11 Sprinkler System Installation.
7.2 Means of Egress Components
7.2.1 Door Openings.
7.2.1.1 General
7.2.1.1.1
7.2.1.1.2
7.2.1.1.3 Occupied Building.
7.2.1.1.3.1
7.2.1.1.3.2
7.2.1.2 Door Leaf Width.
7.2.1.2.1 Measurement of Clear Width.
A.7.2.1.2.1
7.2.1.2.1.1 Swinging Door Assemblies.
7.2.1.2.1.2 Other than Swinging Door Assemblies.
7.2.1.2.2 Measurement of Egress Capacity Width
A.7.2.1.2.2
7.2.1.2.2.1 Swinging Door Assemblies.
7.2.1.2.2.2 Other than Swinging Door Assemblies.
7.2.1.2.3 Minimum Door Leaf Width.
7.2.1.2.3.1
7.2.1.2.3.2
A.7.2.1.2.3.2(2)
A.7.2.1.2.3.2(3)
A.7.2.1.2.3.2(9)
7.2.1.3 Floor Level.
7.2.1.3.1
7.2.1.3.2
7.2.1.3.3
7.2.1.3.4
7.2.1.3.5
7.2.1.3.6
7.2.1.3.7
7.2.1.4 Swing and Force to Open.
7.2.1.4.1 Swinging-Type Door Assembly Requirement
A.7.2.1.4.1
7.2.1.4.2 Door Leaf Swing Direction.
A.7.2.1.4.2
7.2.1.4.3 Door Leaf Encroachment
A.7.2.1.4.3
7.2.1.4.3.1
7.2.1.4.3.2
7.2.1.4.3.3
7.2.1.4.4 Screen Door Assemblies and Storm Door Assemblies
7.2.1.4.5 Door Leaf Operating Forces
7.2.1.4.5.1
7.2.1.4.5.2
7.2.1.5 Locks, Latches, and Alarm Devices.
7.2.1.5.1
7.2.1.5.2
A.7.2.1.5.2
7.2.1.5.3
7.2.1.5.4
7.2.1.5.5 Key-Operated Locks.
7.2.1.5.5.1
A.7.2.1.5.5.1
7.2.1.5.5.2
7.2.1.5.6 Door Hardware Release of Electrically Locked Egress Door Assemblies.
A.7.2.1.5.6(5)
7.2.1.5.7
7.2.1.5.8
A.7.2.1.5.8
7.2.1.5.8.1
7.2.1.5.8.2
7.2.1.5.8.3
7.2.1.5.9
7.2.1.5.10
A.7.2.1.5.10
7.2.1.5.10.1
7.2.1.5.10.2
7.2.1.5.10.3
A.7.2.1.5.10.3
7.2.1.5.10.4
7.2.1.5.10.5
7.2.1.5.10.6
7.2.1.5.10.7
7.2.1.5.11
7.2.1.5.12
A.7.2.1.5.12
7.2.1.6 Special Locking Arrangements.
A.7.2.1.6
7.2.1.6.1 Delayed-Egress Electrical Locking Systems
7.2.1.6.1.1
A.7.2.1.6.1.1(3)
A.7.2.1.6.1.1(4)
7.2.1.6.1.2
7.2.1.6.2 Sensor-Release of Electrical Locking Systems.
7.2.1.6.3 Elevator Lobby Exit Access Door Assemblies Locking.
A.7.2.1.6.3(14)
7.2.1.7 Panic Hardware and Fire Exit Hardware.
A.7.2.1.7
7.2.1.7.1
7.2.1.7.2
A.7.2.1.7.2
7.2.1.7.3
7.2.1.7.4
7.2.1.8 Self-Closing Devices.
7.2.1.8.1
A.7.2.1.8.1
7.2.1.8.2
7.2.1.8.3
7.2.1.8.4 Delayed Action Closers.
7.2.1.9 Powered Door Leaf Operation.
A.7.2.1.9
7.2.1.9.1 General.
A.7.2.1.9.1
7.2.1.9.1.1
7.2.1.9.1.2
7.2.1.9.1.3
7.2.1.9.1.4
7.2.1.9.1.5
7.2.1.9.1.6
7.2.1.9.1.7
7.2.1.9.1.8
A.7.2.1.9.1.8
7.2.1.9.1.9
7.2.1.9.1.10
7.2.1.9.1.11
7.2.1.9.2 Self-Closing or Self-Latching Door Leaf Operation.
7.2.1.10 Revolving Door Assemblies.
7.2.1.10.1
7.2.1.10.2
7.2.1.10.3
7.2.1.10.4
7.2.1.11 Turnstiles and Similar Devices.
7.2.1.11.1
7.2.1.11.1.1
7.2.1.11.1.2
7.2.1.11.1.3
A.7.2.1.11.1.3
7.2.1.11.2
7.2.1.11.3
7.2.1.12 Door Openings in Folding Partitions.
7.2.1.12.1
7.2.1.12.2
7.2.1.13 Balanced Door Assemblies.
7.2.1.14 Special-Purpose Horizontally Sliding Accordion or Folding Door Assemblies
7.2.1.15 Inspection of Door Openings.
7.2.1.15.1
A.7.2.1.15.1
7.2.1.15.2
A.7.2.1.15.2
7.2.1.15.2.1
7.2.1.15.2.2
7.2.1.15.2.3
7.2.1.15.3
7.2.1.15.4
7.2.1.15.5
7.2.1.15.6
7.2.1.15.7
A.7.2.1.15.7
7.2.2 Stairs.
7.2.2.1 General
7.2.2.1.1
7.2.2.1.2
7.2.2.2 Dimensional Criteria.
7.2.2.2.1 Standard Stairs
7.2.2.2.1.1
A.7.2.2.2.1.1(2)
7.2.2.2.1.2 Minimum New Stair Width.
A.7.2.2.2.1.2
A.7.2.2.2.1.2(B)
7.2.2.2.2 Curved Stairs.
7.2.2.2.2.1
7.2.2.2.2.2
7.2.2.2.3 Spiral Stairs.
7.2.2.2.3.1
7.2.2.2.3.2
7.2.2.2.3.3
7.2.2.2.3.4
7.2.2.2.4 Winders.
A.7.2.2.2.4
7.2.2.2.4.1
7.2.2.2.4.2
7.2.2.2.4.3
7.2.2.3 Stair Details.
7.2.2.3.1 Construction.
7.2.2.3.1.1
7.2.2.3.1.2
7.2.2.3.2 Landings.
7.2.2.3.2.1
7.2.2.3.2.2
7.2.2.3.2.3
7.2.2.3.2.4
7.2.2.3.2.5
7.2.2.3.3 Tread and Landing Surfaces
7.2.2.3.3.1
7.2.2.3.3.2
A.7.2.2.3.3.2
7.2.2.3.3.3
A.7.2.2.3.3.3
7.2.2.3.3.4
7.2.2.3.3.5
7.2.2.3.4 Tread and Landing Slope
A.7.2.2.3.4
7.2.2.3.5 Riser Height and Tread Depth.
A.7.2.2.3.5
7.2.2.3.6 Dimensional Uniformity.
A.7.2.2.3.6
7.2.2.3.6.1
7.2.2.3.6.2
7.2.2.3.6.3
7.2.2.3.6.4
7.2.2.3.6.5
A.7.2.2.3.6.5
7.2.2.3.6.6
7.2.2.4 Guards and Handrails.
7.2.2.4.1 Handrails
7.2.2.4.1.1
7.2.2.4.1.2
7.2.2.4.1.3
7.2.2.4.1.4
A.7.2.2.4.1.4
7.2.2.4.1.5
7.2.2.4.1.6
7.2.2.4.2 Continuity.
7.2.2.4.3 Projections.
7.2.2.4.4 Direction.
7.2.2.4.5 Handrail Details.
A.7.2.2.4.5
7.2.2.4.5.1
7.2.2.4.5.2
7.2.2.4.5.3
7.2.2.4.5.4
A.7.2.2.4.5.4
7.2.2.4.5.5
7.2.2.4.5.6
A.7.2.2.4.5.6(2)
7.2.2.4.5.7
7.2.2.4.5.8
7.2.2.4.5.9
7.2.2.4.5.10
7.2.2.4.5.11
7.2.2.4.6 Guard Details.
7.2.2.4.6.1
7.2.2.4.6.2
A.7.2.2.4.6.2(3)
7.2.2.4.6.3
A.7.2.2.4.6.3
7.2.2.5 Enclosure and Protection of Stairs.
7.2.2.5.1 Enclosures
7.2.2.5.1.1
7.2.2.5.1.2
7.2.2.5.1.3
7.2.2.5.2 Exposures
A.7.2.2.5.2
7.2.2.5.2.1
7.2.2.5.2.2
7.2.2.5.2.3
7.2.2.5.3 Usable Space.
A.7.2.2.5.3
7.2.2.5.3.1
7.2.2.5.3.2
7.2.2.5.4 Stairway Identification.
A.7.2.2.5.4
7.2.2.5.4.1
A.7.2.2.5.4.1(M)
7.2.2.5.4.2
7.2.2.5.4.3 Stairway Tread Marking.
A.7.2.2.5.4.3
7.2.2.5.4.4
A.7.2.2.5.4.4
7.2.2.5.5 Exit Stair Path Markings.
7.2.2.5.5.1 Exit Stair Treads.
A.7.2.2.5.5.1
7.2.2.5.5.2 Exit Stair Landings.
7.2.2.5.5.3 Exit Stair Handrails.
7.2.2.5.5.4 Perimeter Demarcation Marking.
7.2.2.5.5.5 Obstacles
A.7.2.2.5.5.5
7.2.2.5.5.6 Doors Serving Exit Enclosure.
7.2.2.5.5.7 Door Hardware Marking
A.7.2.2.5.5.7(B)(1)
7.2.2.5.5.8 Emergency Exit Symbol
7.2.2.5.5.9 Uniformity
7.2.2.5.5.10 Materials.
7.2.2.5.5.11 Exit Stair Illumination
7.2.2.6 Special Provisions for Outside Stairs.
7.2.2.6.1 Access
7.2.2.6.2 Visual Protection.
A.7.2.2.6.2
7.2.2.6.3 Separation and Protection of Outside Stairs
7.2.2.6.3.1
A.7.2.2.6.3.1
7.2.2.6.3.2
7.2.2.6.3.3
7.2.2.6.4 Protection of Openings.
7.2.2.6.5 Water Accumulation
A.7.2.2.6.5
7.2.2.6.6 Openness.
7.2.3 Smokeproof Enclosures.
7.2.3.1 General
7.2.3.2 Performance Design.
7.2.3.3 Enclosure.
7.2.3.3.1
7.2.3.3.2
7.2.3.3.3
7.2.3.4 Vestibule.
7.2.3.5 Discharge.
7.2.3.5.1
7.2.3.5.2
7.2.3.6 Access.
7.2.3.7 Natural Ventilation.
7.2.3.8 Mechanical Ventilation.
7.2.3.8.1
7.2.3.8.2
7.2.3.8.3
7.2.3.8.4
7.2.3.9 Enclosure Pressurization
7.2.3.9.1
A.7.2.3.9.1
7.2.3.9.1.1
7.2.3.9.2
A.7.2.3.9.2
7.2.3.9.3
7.2.3.9.4
7.2.3.10 Activation of Mechanical Ventilation and Pressurized Enclosure Systems.
7.2.3.10.1
7.2.3.10.2
7.2.3.11 Door Leaf Closers.
7.2.3.12 Emergency Power Supply System (EPSS).
7.2.3.13 Testing.
7.2.4 Horizontal Exits
7.2.4.1 General.
7.2.4.1.1
7.2.4.1.2
A.7.2.4.1.2
7.2.4.1.3
7.2.4.2 Fire Compartments
7.2.4.2.1
7.2.4.2.1.1
7.2.4.2.1.2
7.2.4.2.2
7.2.4.2.3
7.2.4.2.4
7.2.4.3 Fire Barriers.
7.2.4.3.1
A.7.2.4.3.1
7.2.4.3.2
A.7.2.4.3.2
7.2.4.3.3
7.2.4.3.4
7.2.4.3.5
A.7.2.4.3.5
7.2.4.3.6
7.2.4.3.7
7.2.4.3.8
7.2.4.3.8.1
7.2.4.3.8.2
7.2.4.3.9
7.2.4.3.10
A.7.2.4.3.10
7.2.4.3.11
7.2.4.4 Bridges Serving Horizontal Exits Between Buildings.
7.2.4.4.1
7.2.4.4.2
7.2.4.4.3
7.2.4.4.4
7.2.4.4.5
7.2.4.4.5.1
7.2.4.4.5.2
7.2.4.4.5.3
7.2.4.4.6
7.2.4.4.7
7.2.4.4.8
7.2.5 Ramps.
7.2.5.1 General.
7.2.5.2 Vehicle Ramps.
7.2.5.3 Dimensional Criteria.
7.2.5.4 Ramp Details
7.2.5.4.1 Construction
7.2.5.4.2 Landings.
7.2.5.4.3 Drop-Offs.
7.2.5.5 Guards and Handrails.
7.2.5.5.1
7.2.5.5.2
7.2.5.5.3
7.2.5.5.4
7.2.5.6 Enclosure and Protection of Ramps.
7.2.5.7 Special Provisions for Outside Ramps.
7.2.5.7.1 Visual Protection.
A.7.2.5.7.1
7.2.5.7.2 Water Accumulation.
7.2.6 Exit Passageways
7.2.6.1 General.
A.7.2.6.1
7.2.6.2 Enclosure.
7.2.6.3 Stair Discharge.
7.2.6.4 Width.
7.2.6.4.1
A.7.2.6.4.1(1)
7.2.6.4.2
7.2.6.5 Floor
7.2.7 Escalators and Moving Walks.
7.2.8 Fire Escape Stairs.
7.2.8.1 General.
7.2.8.1.1
7.2.8.1.2
7.2.8.1.2.1
7.2.8.1.2.2
7.2.8.1.2.3
7.2.8.1.3
7.2.8.2 Protection of Openings.
7.2.8.2.1
7.2.8.2.2
7.2.8.2.3
7.2.8.3 Access
7.2.8.3.1
7.2.8.3.2
7.2.8.3.3
7.2.8.3.4
7.2.8.3.5
7.2.8.4 Stair Details
7.2.8.5 Guards, Handrails, and Visual Enclosures
7.2.8.5.1
7.2.8.5.2
7.2.8.6 Materials and Strength.
7.2.8.6.1
7.2.8.6.2
A.7.2.8.6.2
7.2.8.7 Swinging Stairs.
A.7.2.8.7
7.2.8.7.1
7.2.8.7.2
7.2.8.7.3
7.2.8.7.4
7.2.8.7.5
7.2.8.7.6
7.2.8.7.7
7.2.8.7.8
7.2.8.7.9
A.7.2.8.7.9
7.2.8.8 Intervening Spaces
7.2.8.8.1
7.2.8.8.2
7.2.9 Fire Escape Ladders.
7.2.9.1 General
7.2.9.2 Construction and Installation.
7.2.9.2.1
7.2.9.2.2
7.2.9.3 Access.
7.2.10 Slide Escapes.
7.2.10.1 General.
7.2.10.1.1
7.2.10.1.2
7.2.10.2 Capacity.
7.2.10.2.1
7.2.10.2.2
7.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices.
A.7.2.11
7.2.11.1
7.2.11.2
7.2.11.3
7.2.12 Areas of Refuge.
7.2.12.1 General.
7.2.12.1.1
7.2.12.1.2
7.2.12.2 Accessibility.
7.2.12.2.1
7.2.12.2.2
7.2.12.2.3
A.7.2.12.2.3
7.2.12.2.4
A.7.2.12.2.4
7.2.12.2.4.1
7.2.12.2.4.2
7.2.12.2.5
7.2.12.2.6
A.7.2.12.2.6
7.2.12.3 Details.
7.2.12.3.1
A.7.2.12.3.1
7.2.12.3.2
A.7.2.12.3.2
7.2.12.3.3
7.2.12.3.4
A.7.2.12.3.4
7.2.12.3.4.1
7.2.12.3.4.2
7.2.12.3.4.3
7.2.12.3.4.4
7.2.12.3.5
7.2.12.3.5.1
7.2.12.3.5.2
7.2.12.3.6
7.2.13 Elevators in Towers.
7.2.13.1 General.
A.7.2.13.1
7.2.13.2 Elevator Evacuation System Capacity.
7.2.13.2.1
7.2.13.2.2
7.2.13.3 Elevator Lobby.
7.2.13.4 Elevator Lobby Door Assemblies.
7.2.13.5 Door Leaf Activation.
7.2.13.6 Water Protection.
A.7.2.13.6
7.2.13.7 Power and Control Wiring.
A.7.2.13.7
7.2.13.8 Communications.
A.7.2.13.8
7.2.13.9 Elevator Operation.
A.7.2.13.9
7.2.13.10 Maintenance.
7.2.13.11 Earthquake Protection.
7.2.13.12 Signage.
7.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
7.3.1 Occupant Load.
7.3.1.1 Sufficient Capacity
7.3.1.1.1
7.3.1.1.2
7.3.1.2 Occupant Load Factor.
A.7.3.1.2
7.3.1.3 Occupant Load Increases.
7.3.1.3.1
7.3.1.3.2
7.3.1.4 Exits Serving More than One Story.
7.3.1.5 Capacity from a Point of Convergence.
7.3.1.6 Egress Capacity from Balconies and Mezzanines.
7.3.2 Measurement of Means of Egress.
7.3.2.1
7.3.2.2
7.3.2.3
7.3.3 Egress Capacity.
A.7.3.3
7.3.3.1
7.3.3.2
A.7.3.3.2
7.3.3.3
7.3.4 Minimum Width
7.3.4.1
7.3.4.1.1
A.7.3.4.1.1
7.3.4.1.2
7.3.4.1.3
7.3.4.2
7.3.4.3
7.4 Number of Means of Egress
A.7.4
7.4.1 General.
7.4.1.1
7.4.1.2
7.4.1.3
7.4.1.4
7.4.1.5
7.4.1.6 Elevator Landing and Lobby Exit Access.
7.4.1.6.1
7.4.1.6.2
7.4.1.6.3
7.4.2 Spaces About Electrical Equipment
7.4.2.1 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less
7.4.2.1.1 Number of Means of Egress
7.4.2.1.2 Door Unlatching and Direction of Door Swing
7.4.2.2 Over 600 Volts, Nominal
7.4.2.2.1 Number of Means of Egress
7.4.2.2.2 Door Unlatching and Direction of Door Swing.
7.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
7.5.1 General.
7.5.1.1
7.5.1.1.1
A.7.5.1.1.1
7.5.1.1.2
7.5.1.1.3
7.5.1.1.4
7.5.1.2
7.5.1.2.1
7.5.1.2.2
7.5.1.3
7.5.1.3.1
7.5.1.3.2
A.7.5.1.3.2
7.5.1.3.3
7.5.1.3.4
A.7.5.1.3.4
7.5.1.3.5
7.5.1.3.6
7.5.1.3.7
7.5.1.4
7.5.1.4.1
7.5.1.4.2
A.7.5.1.4.2
7.5.1.5
A.7.5.1.5
7.5.1.6
7.5.2 Impediments to Egress.
7.5.2.1
A.7.5.2.1
7.5.2.2
A.7.5.2.2
7.5.2.2.1
7.5.2.2.2
7.5.3 Exterior Ways of Exit Access.
7.5.3.1
7.5.3.2
7.5.3.3
7.5.3.4
7.5.4 Accessible Means of Egress.
7.5.4.1 Areas
A.7.5.4.1
7.5.4.1.1
7.5.4.1.2
7.5.4.1.3
7.5.4.1.4
7.5.4.2
7.5.4.2.1
7.5.4.2.2
7.5.4.2.3
7.5.4.3
7.5.4.4
7.5.4.5
7.5.4.6
7.5.4.7
7.5.4.8
7.5.4.9
7.6 Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits
A.7.6
7.6.1
A.7.6.1
7.6.2
7.6.3
A.7.6.3
7.6.4
7.6.5
7.6.6
7.6.7
7.7 Discharge from Exits
7.7.1 Exit Termination.
A.7.7.1
7.7.1.1
7.7.1.2
7.7.1.3
7.7.1.4
7.7.2 Exit Discharge Through Interior Building Areas.
7.7.3 Arrangement and Marking of Exit Discharge
7.7.3.1
7.7.3.2
7.7.3.3
A.7.7.3.3
7.7.4 Components of Exit Discharge
7.7.5 Signs.
7.7.6 Discharge to Roofs. Where
7.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
7.8.1 General.
7.8.1.1
A.7.8.1.1
7.8.1.2
7.8.1.2.1
7.8.1.2.2
A.7.8.1.2.2
7.8.1.2.3
A.7.8.1.2.3
7.8.1.3
A.7.8.1.3(4)
7.8.1.4
A.7.8.1.4
7.8.1.5
7.8.2 Sources of Illumination.
7.8.2.1
7.8.2.2
7.9 Emergency Lighting
7.9.1 General.
7.9.1.1
A.7.9.1.1
7.9.1.2
7.9.1.3
7.9.2 Performance of System.
7.9.2.1
7.9.2.1.1
7.9.2.1.2
7.9.2.1.3
7.9.2.2
7.9.2.3
A.7.9.2.3
7.9.2.4
7.9.2.5
7.9.2.6
7.9.2.7
7.9.3 Periodic Testing of Emergency Lighting Equipment.
7.9.3.1.1
A.7.9.3.1.1(2)
7.9.3.1.2
7.9.3.1.3
7.9.3.1.4
7.10 Marking of Means of Egress
7.10.1 General.
7.10.1.1 Where Required.
7.10.1.2 Exits.
7.10.1.2.1
A.7.10.1.2.1
7.10.1.2.2
A.7.10.1.2.2
7.10.1.3 Exit Door Tactile Signage.
7.10.1.4 Existing Exemption.
7.10.1.5 Exit Access.
7.10.1.5.1
7.10.1.5.2
A.7.10.1.5.2
7.10.1.6 Floor Proximity Exit Signs.
A.7.10.1.6
7.10.1.7 Floor Proximity Egress Path Marking.
A.7.10.1.7
7.10.1.8 Visibility.
A.7.10.1.8
7.10.1.9 Mounting Location.
7.10.2 Directional Signs.
7.10.2.1
7.10.2.2
7.10.3 Sign Legend.
A.7.10.3
7.10.3.1
7.10.3.2
A.7.10.3.2
7.10.4 Power Source.
A.7.10.4
7.10.5 Illumination of Signs.
7.10.5.1 General.
A.7.10.5.1
7.10.5.2 Continuous Illumination.
A.7.10.5.2
7.10.5.2.1
7.10.5.2.2
A.7.10.5.2.2
7.10.6 Externally Illuminated Signs.
7.10.6.1 Size of Signs.
A.7.10.6.1
7.10.6.1.1
7.10.6.1.2
7.10.6.2 Size and Location of Directional Indicator.
A.7.10.6.2
7.10.6.2.1
7.10.6.2.2
7.10.6.3 Level of Illumination.
A.7.10.6.3
7.10.7 Internally Illuminated Signs.
7.10.7.1 Listing.
7.10.7.2 Photoluminescent Signs.
A.7.10.7.2
7.10.8 Special Signs.
7.10.8.1 Sign Illumination
7.10.8.1.1
A.7.10.8.1.1
7.10.8.1.2
7.10.8.2 Characters.
7.10.8.3 No Exit
A.7.10.8.3
7.10.8.3.1
7.10.8.3.2
7.10.8.4 Elevator Signs.
A.7.10.8.4(1)
A.7.10.8.4(2)
7.10.8.5 Evacuation Diagram.
A.7.10.8.5
7.10.9 Testing and Maintenance.
7.10.9.1 Inspection
7.10.9.2 Testing.
7.11 Special Provisions for Occupancies with High Hazard Contents
7.11.1
A.7.11.1
7.11.2
7.11.3
7.11.4
7.11.5
7.11.6
7.11.7
7.12 Special Provisions for Hazardous Materials
A.7.12
7.12.1
7.12.2
7.13 Mechanical Equipment Rooms, Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms
7.13.1
7.13.2
7.14 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas
7.14.1 Hazard of Contents
A.7.14.1
7.14.1.1
7.14.1.2
7.14.2 Egress Doors.
7.14.2.1
A.7.14.2.1
7.14.2.2
7.14.2.3
7.14.3 Means of Egress Path
7.14.3.1
7.14.3.2
7.14.3.3
7.14.3.4
7.14.3.5
7.14.3.6
7.14.3.7
7.14.3.8
7.14.4 Illumination
7.14.4.1
7.14.4.2
7.14.5 Number of Means of Egress.
7.14.5.1
7.14.5.2
7.14.5.3
7.15 Occupant Evacuation Elevators
7.15.1 General
7.15.1.1
A.7.15.1.1
7.15.1.2
7.15.1.3
A.7.15.1.3
7.15.1.4
7.15.2 Reserved.
7.15.3 Information Features
7.15.3.1
A.7.15.3.1
7.15.3.2
7.15.3.3 Conditions for Safe Continued Operation.
7.15.3.3.1
7.15.3.3.2
7.15.3.4
7.15.4 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communication.
7.15.4.1
7.15.4.2
A.7.15.4.2
7.15.4.3
A.7.15.4.3
7.15.4.4 Two-way Communication System.
7.15.4.4.1 Design and Installation.
7.15.4.4.2 Instructions.
7.15.4.4.2.1
7.15.4.4.2.2
7.15.5 Sprinklers.
7.15.5.1
7.15.5.1.1
7.15.5.1.2
7.15.5.2
A.7.15.5.2
7.15.5.3
A.7.15.5.3
7.15.6 Elevator Installation.
7.15.6.1
7.15.6.2
A.7.15.6.2
7.15.6.3
7.15.7 Elevator Machine/Control Rooms and Machinery/Control Spaces.
7.15.7.1
A.7.15.7.1
7.15.7.2
A.7.15.7.2
7.15.8 Electrical Power and Control Wiring
7.15.8.1
7.15.8.2
7.15.8.3
A.7.15.8.3
7.15.9 Occupant Evacuation Shaft System.
7.15.9.1
7.15.9.2 Elevator Lobby Size
A.7.15.9.2
7.15.9.2.1
7.15.9.2.2
7.15.9.3
7.15.9.4
7.15.9.5
7.15.9.6
A.7.15.9.6
7.15.9.7
7.15.9.8
7.15.9.9
CHAPTER 8: Features of Fire Protection
8.1 General
8.1.1 Application.
8.1.2 Automatic Sprinkler Systems.
8.2 Construction and Compartmentation
8.2.1 Construction.
8.2.1.1
8.2.1.2
A.8.2.1.2
8.2.1.3
8.2.2 General.
8.2.2.1
8.2.2.2
8.2.2.3
8.2.2.4
8.2.2.5 Wall Marking and Identification
A.8.2.2.5
8.2.3 Fire Resistance–Rated Construction
8.2.3.1
A.8.2.3.1
8.2.3.1.1
8.2.3.1.2
8.2.3.2
8.2.3.3
8.2.3.4
8.2.4 Analytical Methods
8.2.4.1
8.2.4.2
A.8.2.4.2
8.2.4.3
8.2.4.4
8.2.4.5
8.3 Fire Barriers
8.3.1 General.
8.3.1.1
A.8.3.1.1(4)
8.3.1.2
A.8.3.1.2
8.3.1.3
8.3.1.4 Smoke Barrier Used as a Fire Barrier.
8.3.2 Walls.
8.3.2.1
8.3.2.1.1
A.8.3.2.1.1
8.3.2.2
8.3.2.3
8.3.3 Opening Protectives.
8.3.3.1 General.
8.3.3.2 Minimum Fire Protection Rating.
8.3.3.2.1
A.8.3.3.2.1
8.3.3.2.2
A.8.3.3.2.2
8.3.3.2.3
8.3.3.2.4
8.3.3.2.5
8.3.3.3 Fire Doors.
A.8.3.3.3
8.3.3.3.1
8.3.3.3.2
8.3.3.3.3
A.8.3.3.3
8.3.3.3.4
8.3.3.3.5
8.3.3.4 Floor Fire Door Assemblies.
8.3.3.4.1
8.3.3.4.2
8.3.3.5 Fire Windows.
8.3.3.5.1
8.3.3.5.2
8.3.3.5.3
A.8.3.3.5.3
8.3.3.6 Glazing.
8.3.3.6.1
8.3.3.6.2
8.3.3.6.3
8.3.3.6.4
8.3.3.6.5
8.3.3.6.6
A.8.3.3.6.6
8.3.3.6.7
8.3.3.6.8
8.3.3.6.9
8.3.3.6.10
8.3.3.6.11
8.3.3.7 Sidelights and Transoms.
8.3.4 Penetrations.
8.3.4.1 General
8.3.4.1.1
8.3.4.1.2
8.3.4.1.3
8.3.4.2 Firestop Systems and Devices Required.
A.8.3.4.2
8.3.4.2.1
8.3.4.2.2 Testing.
8.3.4.2.3 F Ratings
8.3.4.2.4 T Ratings
8.3.4.2.4.1
8.3.4.2.4.2
8.3.4.2.5 Alternative Firestop Requirements.
8.3.4.2.5.1
8.3.4.2.5.2
8.3.4.3 Sleeves.
8.3.4.4 Insulation and Coverings.
8.3.4.5 Vibration Isolation Equipment or Systems.
8.3.4.6 Transitions.
8.3.4.6.1
8.3.4.6.2
8.3.4.7 Membrane Penetrations.
8.3.4.7.1
8.3.4.7.2
8.3.4.7.3
A.8.3.4.7.3(1)(c)
8.3.4.8 Ducts and Air-Transfer Openings.
8.3.5 Joints.
8.3.5.1 General
8.3.5.1.1
8.3.5.1.2
8.3.5.2 Joint System Requirements.
8.3.5.2.1
A.8.3.5.2.1
8.3.5.2.2
8.3.5.2.3
8.3.5.2.4
8.3.5.2.5
8.3.5.2.6
8.3.5.2.7
8.3.5.2.8
8.3.5.3
8.3.5.4 Exterior Curtain Walls and Perimeter Joints.
A.8.3.5.4
8.3.5.4.1
8.3.5.4.2
8.4 Smoke Partitions
8.4.1 General.
A.8.4.1
8.4.2 Continuity.
A.8.4.2(2)
8.4.3 Opening Protectives.
8.4.3.1
8.4.3.2
8.4.3.3
8.4.3.4
A.8.4.3.4
8.4.3.5
8.4.3.6
8.4.4 Penetrations.
8.4.4.1
8.4.4.2
8.4.5 Joints
8.4.5.1
8.4.5.2
8.4.6 Air-Transfer Openings.
8.4.6.1 General
8.4.6.2 Smoke Dampers.
A.8.4.6.2
8.4.6.3 Smoke Damper Ratings.
8.4.6.4 Smoke Detectors.
8.5 Smoke Barriers
8.5.1 General.
A.8.5.1
8.5.2 Continuity
A.8.5.2
8.5.2.1
8.5.2.2
8.5.2.3
8.5.3 Fire Barrier Used as Smoke Barrier.
8.5.4 Opening Protectives
A.8.5.4.1
8.5.4.2
8.5.4.3
8.5.4.4
A.8.5.4.4
8.5.4.5
8.5.5 Ducts and Air-Transfer Openings.
8.5.5.1 General
8.5.5.2 Smoke Dampers.
8.5.5.2.1
8.5.5.2.2
8.5.5.3 Smoke Damper Exemptions.
8.5.5.4 Installation, Testing, and Maintenance.
8.5.5.4.1
8.5.5.4.2
8.5.5.4.3
8.5.5.5 Access and Identification.
8.5.5.5.1
8.5.5.5.2
8.5.5.5.3 Identification.
8.5.5.6 Smoke Damper Ratings.
8.5.5.7 Smoke Detectors.
8.5.5.7.1
8.5.5.7.2
8.5.5.7.3
8.5.6 Penetrations
8.5.6.1
8.5.6.2
8.5.6.3
8.5.6.4
8.5.6.5
8.5.6.6
8.5.6.7
8.5.7 Joints.
8.5.7.1
8.5.7.2
8.5.7.3
8.5.7.4
8.6 Vertical Openings
8.6.1 Floor Smoke Barriers.
8.6.2 Continuity.
A.8.6.2
8.6.3 Continuity Exemptions.
8.6.4 Shafts.
8.6.4.1
8.6.4.2
8.6.4.3
8.6.4.4
8.6.4.5
8.6.5 Required Fire Resistance Rating.
A.8.6.5
8.6.6 Communicating Space.
A.8.6.6(7)
8.6.7 Atriums.
A.8.6.7
A.8.6.7(1)(c)
A.8.6.7(5)
A.8.6.7(6)
8.6.8 Two-Story Openings with Partial Enclosure.
8.6.9 Convenience Openings.
8.6.9.1
A.8.6.9.1(3)
A.8.6.9.1(4)
A.8.6.9.1(6)
8.6.9.2
A.8.6.9.2(3)
8.6.9.3
8.6.9.4
8.6.9.5
8.6.9.6
8.6.9.7
A.8.6.9.7(2)
8.6.10 Mezzanines.
8.6.10.1 General.
8.6.10.2 Area Limitations.
8.6.10.2.1
8.6.10.2.2
8.6.10.2.3
8.6.10.3 Openness.
8.6.10.3.1
8.6.10.3.2
8.6.11 Concealed Spaces and Draftstops.
8.6.11.1
8.6.11.2
A.8.6.11.2(2)
8.6.11.3
A.8.6.11.3
8.6.11.4
8.6.11.5
8.7 Special Hazard Protection
8.7.1 General
8.7.1.1
A.8.7.1.1
8.7.1.2
8.7.1.3
8.7.2 Explosion Protection.
A.8.7.2
8.7.3 Hazardous Materials.
8.7.3.1
8.7.3.2
A.8.7.3.2
8.7.3.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
A.8.7.3.3
8.7.4 Laboratories.
8.7.4.1
8.7.4.2
8.7.5 Hyperbaric Facilities.
A.8.7.5
8.8 Inspection and Testing of Door Assemblies
A.8.8
CHAPTER 9: Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment
9.1 Utilities
9.1.1 Gas.
9.1.2 Electrical Systems.
9.1.3 Emergency Generators and Standby Power Systems.
9.1.3.1
9.1.3.2
9.1.4 Stored Electrical Energy Systems.
9.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
9.2.1 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Ventilating Ductwork, and Related Equipment.
9.2.2 Ventilating or Heat-Producing Equipment.
9.2.3 Commercial Cooking Operations.
9.2.4 Ventilating Systems in Laboratories Using Chemicals.
9.3 Smoke Control
9.3.1 Installation.
9.3.2 System Design
9.3.3 Acceptance Testing
9.3.4 Smoke Control System Operation
9.3.4.1
9.3.4.2
9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
9.4.1 General.
A.9.4.1
9.4.2 Code Compliance.
9.4.2.1
9.4.2.2
9.4.2.3
9.4.2.4
9.4.3 Fire Fighters’ Emergency Operations.
9.4.3.1
9.4.3.2
9.4.4 Number of Cars.
9.4.5 Elevator Machine Rooms.
A.9.4.5
9.4.6 Elevator Testing.
9.4.6.1
9.4.6.2
9.4.6.3
9.4.7 Openings to Exit Enclosures.
9.5 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
9.5.1 Enclosure
9.5.1.1
9.5.1.2
9.5.1.3
9.5.1.4
9.5.1.5
9.5.2 Installation and Maintenance.
9.6 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
9.6.1 General.
A.9.6.1
9.6.1.1
9.6.1.2
9.6.1.3
9.6.1.4
A.9.6.1.4
9.6.1.5
9.6.2 Signal Initiation.
9.6.2.1
9.6.2.2
9.6.2.3
9.6.2.4
9.6.2.5
A.9.6.2.5
9.6.2.6
A.9.6.2.6
9.6.2.7
A.9.6.2.7
9.6.2.8
9.6.2.9
9.6.2.10 Smoke Alarms.
9.6.2.10.1
9.6.2.10.2
9.6.2.10.3
A.9.6.2.10.3
9.6.2.10.4
A.9.6.2.10.4
9.6.2.10.5
9.6.2.10.6
A.9.6.2.10.6
9.6.2.10.7
9.6.2.10.8
9.6.2.10.9
A.9.6.2.10.9
9.6.2.10.10
9.6.2.10.11
9.6.3 Occupant Notification.
9.6.3.1
9.6.3.2
9.6.3.2.1
A.9.6.3.2.1
9.6.3.2.2
A.9.6.3.2.2
9.6.3.2.3
A.9.6.3.2.3
9.6.3.2.4
9.6.3.3
9.6.3.4
9.6.3.5
9.6.3.5.1
9.6.3.5.2
9.6.3.5.3
9.6.3.5.4
9.6.3.5.5
9.6.3.5.6
9.6.3.5.7
A.9.6.3.5.7
9.6.3.5.8
A.9.6.3.5.8
9.6.3.6
9.6.3.6.1
9.6.3.6.2
A.9.6.3.6.2
9.6.3.6.3
9.6.3.6.4
9.6.3.6.5
9.6.3.7
9.6.3.8
9.6.3.9
9.6.3.9.1
9.6.3.9.2
A.9.6.3.9.2
9.6.3.10
9.6.3.10.1
9.6.3.10.2
9.6.4 Emergency Forces Notification
9.6.4.1
9.6.4.2
9.6.4.3
9.6.4.4
9.6.5 Emergency Control Functions.
9.6.5.1
9.6.5.2
9.6.6 Location of Controls.
9.6.7 Annunciation.
9.6.7.1
9.6.7.2
9.6.7.3
9.6.7.4
9.6.7.4.1
9.6.7.4.2
9.6.7.4.3
9.6.7.4.4
9.6.7.4.5
9.6.7.4.6
9.6.7.5
9.6.7.6
9.6.7.7
9.6.7.8
9.7 Automatic Sprinklers
9.7.1 General.
9.7.1.1
A.9.7.1.1
9.7.1.2
9.7.1.3
9.7.1.4
A.9.7.1.4
9.7.1.5
9.7.2 Supervision.
9.7.2.1 Supervisory Signals.
A.9.7.2.1
9.7.2.1.1
9.7.2.1.2
9.7.2.2 Alarm Signal Transmission.
9.7.2.2.1
9.7.2.2.2
9.8 Other Automatic Extinguishing Equipment
9.8.1 Alternative Systems.
A.9.8.1
9.8.2 Alarm Activation.
9.8.2.1
9.8.2.2
9.8.2.3
9.9 Portable Fire Extinguishers
A.9.9
9.10 Standpipe Systems
9.10.1
9.10.2
9.11 Fire Protection System Operating Features
9.11.1 Maintenance and Testing.
9.11.2 Sprinkler System Impairments.
9.11.3 Documentation
9.11.3.1
9.11.3.2
9.11.4 Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Test.
A.9.11.4
9.12 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment
9.13 Special Inspections and Tests
9.13.1 System Verification.
9.13.2 Experience.
9.13.3 Documentation.
9.13.4 Report.
9.14 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems
A.9.14
9.14.1 Where Required.
9.14.1.1
9.14.1.2
9.14.2 Purpose
9.14.2.1
9.14.2.2
9.14.3 Documentation.
9.14.3.1
9.14.3.2
A.9.14.3.2
9.14.4 Emergency Action Plan.
CHAPTER 10: Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings
10.1 General
10.1.1 Application
10.1.2 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
10.1.3 Definitions.
10.1.3.1 General.
10.1.3.2 Special Definitions
10.2 Interior Finish
A.10.2
10.2.1 General.
A.10.2.1
10.2.1.1
10.2.1.2
10.2.1.3
10.2.1.4
10.2.1.5
10.2.2 Use of Interior Finishes.
A.10.2.2
10.2.2.1
10.2.2.2
A.10.2.2.2
10.2.3 Interior Wall or Ceiling Finish Testing and Classification.
A.10.2.3
10.2.3.1 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish Materials Tested in Accordance with NFPA 286
10.2.3.1.1
10.2.3.1.2
10.2.3.2 Acceptance Criteria for NFPA 286.
10.2.3.3 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish Materials Tested in Accordance with ASTM E84 or ANSI/UL 723.
A.10.2.3.3
10.2.3.3.1
10.2.3.3.2
10.2.3.3.3
10.2.3.4
10.2.3.5
10.2.4 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish Materials with Special Requirements.
A.10.2.4
10.2.4.1 Thickness Exemption.
10.2.4.1.1
10.2.4.1.2
10.2.4.2 Exposed Portions of Structural Members.
A.10.2.4.2
10.2.4.3 Cellular or Foamed Plastic.
10.2.4.3.1
10.2.4.3.2
10.2.4.3.3
A.10.2.4.3.3
10.2.4.3.3.1
10.2.4.3.3.2
A.10.2.4.3.3.2
10.2.4.3.4
10.2.4.4 Textile Wall Coverings.
A.10.2.4.4
10.2.4.4.1
A.10.2.4.4.1
10.2.4.4.2
A.10.2.4.4.2
10.2.4.4.3
10.2.4.5 Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings.
A.10.2.4.5
10.2.4.6 Textile Ceiling Coverings.
10.2.4.7 Expanded Vinyl Ceiling Coverings.
10.2.4.8 Lockers
10.2.4.8.1 Combustible Lockers
10.2.4.8.2 Wood Lockers.
10.2.4.9 Solid Thermoplastics.
10.2.4.9.1
10.2.4.9.2
10.2.4.10 Site-Fabricated Stretch Systems.
10.2.4.10.1
10.2.4.10.2
10.2.4.11 Reflective Insulation Materials
10.2.4.11.1
10.2.4.11.2
10.2.4.12 Metal Ceiling and Wall Panels.
10.2.4.12.1
10.2.4.12.2
10.2.4.13 Laminated Products Factory Produced with a Wood Substrate.
10.2.4.13.1
10.2.4.13.2
10.2.4.14 Facings or Wood Veneers Intended to be Applied on Site over a Wood Substrate.
10.2.4.14.1
10.2.4.14.2
10.2.4.14.3
10.2.4.15 Light-Transmitting Plastics.
A.10.2.4.15
10.2.4.16 Decorations and Furnishings.
10.2.5 Trim and Incidental Finish.
10.2.5.1 General
10.2.5.2 Wall Base.
10.2.5.2.1
10.2.5.3 Bulletin Boards, Posters, and Paper.
10.2.5.3.1
10.2.5.3.2
10.2.6 Fire-Retardant Coatings.
A.10.2.6
10.2.6.1
A.10.2.6.1
10.2.6.1.1
10.2.6.2
A.10.2.6.2
10.2.6.3
10.2.7 Interior Floor Finish Testing and Classification.
A.10.2.7
10.2.7.1
A.10.2.7.1
10.2.7.2
A.10.2.7.2
10.2.7.3
A.10.2.7.3
10.2.7.4
10.2.7.4.1 Class I Interior Floor Finish.
10.2.7.4.2 Class II Interior Floor Finish.
10.2.7.5
10.2.8 Automatic Sprinklers
10.2.8.1
10.2.8.2
10.3 Contents and Furnishings
10.3.1
A.10.3.1
10.3.2 Smoldering Ignition of Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses.
A.10.3.2.1
10.3.2.1 Upholstered Furniture
10.3.2.2 Mattresses.
A.10.3.2.2
10.3.3 Rate of Heat Release Testing of Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses.
A.10.3.3
10.3.3.1
10.3.3.2
A.10.3.3.2
10.3.3.2.1
10.3.3.2.2
10.3.4
A.10.3.4
10.3.5
10.3.6
A.10.3.6
10.3.7 Lockers.
10.3.7.1 Combustible Lockers
10.3.7.2 Wood Lockers.
10.3.8 Containers for Waste, or Linen.
10.3.8.1
10.3.8.2
CHAPTER 11: Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings
11.1 General Requirements
11.1.1 Application.
11.1.2 Multiple Occupancies.
11.1.3 Definitions.
11.1.3.1 General.
11.1.3.2 Special Definitions.
11.1.4 Classification of Occupancy.
11.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
11.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
11.1.7 Occupant Load.
11.1.8 Automatic Sprinkler Systems.
11.2 Open Structures
11.2.1 Application.
11.2.1.1 General
11.2.1.2 Definition — Open Structure.
11.2.2 Means of Egress.
A.11.2.2
11.2.2.1 General.
11.2.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
11.2.2.2.1 Fire Escape Ladders
11.2.2.2.2 Reserved.
11.2.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
11.2.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
11.2.2.4.1
A.11.2.2.4.1
11.2.2.4.2
11.2.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
11.2.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
11.2.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
11.2.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
11.2.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
11.2.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
11.2.3 Protection.
11.2.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
11.2.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
11.2.3.3 Interior Finish.
11.2.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
11.2.3.5 Extinguishing Requirements.
11.3 Towers
11.3.1 Application
11.3.1.1 General
11.3.1.2 Definition — Tower.
11.3.1.3 Use of Accessory Levels.
11.3.1.3.1 Sprinklered Towers.
A.11.3.1.3.1(2)
11.3.1.3.2
11.3.1.3.3 Nonsprinklered Towers.
11.3.2 Means of Egress.
11.3.2.1 General
11.3.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
11.3.2.2.1 Fire Escape Ladders.
11.3.2.2.2 Elevators
11.3.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
11.3.2.3.1
11.3.2.3.2
11.3.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
A.11.3.2.4
11.3.2.4.1
11.3.2.4.2
11.3.2.4.3
11.3.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
11.3.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
11.3.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
11.3.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
11.3.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
11.3.2.9.1
11.3.2.9.2
11.3.2.9.3
11.3.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
11.3.2.10.1
11.3.2.10.2
11.3.3 Protection.
11.3.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
11.3.3.1.1
11.3.3.1.2
11.3.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
11.3.3.3 Interior Finish.
11.3.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
11.3.3.5 Extinguishing Requirements.
11.3.3.6 Corridors.
11.3.4 Additional Requirements for Airport Traffic Control Towers.
11.3.4.1 Definition — Airport Traffic Control Tower.
11.3.4.2 Use of Accessory Levels.
A.11.3.4.2(2)
11.3.4.3 Minimum Construction Requirements.
11.3.4.4 Means of Egress.
11.3.4.4.1 Number of Means of Egress
A.11.3.4.4.1
11.3.4.4.2 Remoteness.
11.3.4.4.3 Accessible Means of Egress.
11.3.4.4.4 Egress for Occupant Load.
11.3.4.4.5 Areas Excluded from Occupant Load.
11.3.4.4.6 Single Means of Egress.
11.3.4.4.7 Smokeproof Enclosures.
11.3.4.4.8 Discharge from Exits.
11.3.4.4.8.1
11.3.4.4.8.2
A.11.3.4.4.8.2(2)
11.3.4.5 Protection.
11.3.4.5.1 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
11.3.4.5.1.1
11.3.4.5.1.2
11.3.4.5.2
11.3.4.5.3 Standpipe Requirements
11.3.4.5.3.1
11.3.4.5.3.2
11.3.4.6 Contents and Furnishings.
11.3.4.7 Uses.
11.3.4.8 Emergency Command Center.
11.3.4.8.1
11.3.4.8.2
11.3.4.8.3
11.3.4.9 Emergency Action Plans and Fire Drills.
11.3.4.9.1
11.3.4.9.2
11.3.4.9.3
11.3.4.9.4
11.4 Water-Surrounded Structures
11.4.1 Application.
11.4.1.1 General
11.4.1.2 Definition — Water-Surrounded Structure.
11.4.2 Means of Egress.
11.4.2.1 General.
11.4.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
11.4.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
11.4.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
11.4.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
11.4.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
11.4.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
11.4.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
11.4.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
11.4.2.9.1
11.4.2.9.2
11.4.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
11.4.3 Protection.
11.4.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
11.4.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
11.4.3.3 Interior Finish.
11.4.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
11.4.3.5 Extinguishing Requirements.
11.4.3.6 Corridors.
11.5 Piers
A.11.5
11.5.1 Application.
11.5.2 Number of Means of Egress.
11.5.2.1
11.5.2.2
11.6 Vehicles and Vessels
A.11.6
11.6.1 Vehicles.
11.6.2 Vessels.
11.7 Underground Structures and Limited Access Structures
11.7.1 Application.
11.7.2 Special Definitions.
11.7.3 Special Provisions for Underground and Limited Access Structures.
11.7.3.1.1 One-Story Structures.
11.7.3.1.2 Multiple-Story Structures.
11.7.3.2
A.11.7.3.2
11.7.3.3
11.7.3.4
11.7.3.5
11.7.4 Additional Provisions for Underground Structures.
11.7.4.1
11.7.4.2
11.7.4.3
11.7.4.4
11.8 High-Rise Buildings
11.8.1 General.
11.8.1.1
11.8.1.2
11.8.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
11.8.2.1
11.8.2.2 Elevator Lobby Exit Access Door Locking.
11.8.2.3
11.8.3 Extinguishing Requirements.
11.8.3.1
A.11.8.3.1
11.8.3.2
11.8.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
11.8.4.1
A.11.8.4.1
11.8.4.2
11.8.4.2.1
11.8.4.2.2
11.8.4.3 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems.
11.8.5 Emergency and Standby Power.
11.8.5.1
11.8.5.2
11.8.5.3
11.8.5.3.1
11.8.5.3.2
11.8.5.3.3
11.8.5.3.4
11.8.6 Emergency Command Center.
A.11.8.6
11.8.6.1
11.8.6.2
11.8.7 Emergency Action Plans.
11.8.8 Stairway Video Monitoring
11.8.8.1 General
A.11.8.8.1
11.8.8.1.1
11.8.8.1.2
11.8.8.1.3
11.8.8.2
11.8.8.3
11.8.8.4
11.8.9 Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing.
11.8.9.1
11.8.9.2
11.8.9.3
11.9 Permanent Membrane Structures
11.9.1 Application.
11.9.1.1 General
11.9.1.2 Use of Membrane Roofs.
11.9.1.3 Testing.
11.9.1.4 Flame Spread Index.
11.9.1.5 Roof Covering Classification.
11.9.1.6 Flame Propagation Performance.
11.9.1.6.1
11.9.1.6.2
11.9.1.6.3
11.9.2 Tensioned-Membrane Structures.
11.9.2.1
11.9.2.2
11.9.2.3
11.9.2.4
11.9.3 Air-Supported and Air-Inflated Structures.
11.9.3.1 General
11.9.3.2 Pressurization (Inflation) System.
11.9.3.3 Standby Power System
11.9.3.3.1
A.11.9.3.3.1
11.9.3.3.2
11.9.3.3.3
11.9.4 Maintenance and Operation.
11.9.4.1
11.9.4.2
11.9.5 Services
11.9.5.1 Fired Heaters
11.9.5.1.1
11.9.5.1.2
11.9.5.1.3
11.9.5.1.4
11.9.5.2 Electric Heaters.
11.9.5.2.1
11.9.5.2.2
11.9.5.2.3
11.10 Temporary Membrane Structures
11.10.1 Application.
11.10.1.1 General
11.10.1.2 Required Approval.
11.10.1.3 Alternative Requirements.
11.10.1.4 Roof Covering Classification.
11.10.1.5 Flame Propagation Performance.
11.10.1.5.1
11.10.1.5.2
11.10.1.5.3
11.10.2 Fire Hazards.
11.10.2.1
11.10.2.2
11.10.3 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment.
11.10.4 Tensioned-Membrane Structures
11.10.4.1
11.10.4.2
11.10.4.3
11.10.4.4
11.10.5 Air-Supported and Air-Inflated Structures.
11.10.5.1 General
11.10.5.2 Pressurization (Inflation) System.
11.10.5.3 Standby Power System.
11.10.5.3.1
11.10.5.3.2
11.10.5.3.3
11.10.6 Maintenance and Operation.
11.10.6.1
11.10.6.2
11.10.7 Services.
11.10.7.1 Fired Heaters.
11.10.7.1.1
11.10.7.1.2
11.10.7.1.3
11.10.7.1.4
11.10.7.2 Electric Heaters
11.10.7.2.1
11.10.7.2.2
11.10.7.2.3
11.11 Tents
11.11.1 General
11.11.1.1
11.11.1.2
11.11.1.3
11.11.2 Flame Propagation Performance.
11.11.2.1
11.11.2.2
11.11.2.3
11.11.3 Location and Spacing
11.11.3.1
11.11.3.2
11.11.3.3
11.11.3.4
11.11.3.5
11.11.4 Fire Hazards.
11.11.4.1
11.11.4.2 Smoking.
11.11.4.2.1
11.11.4.2.2
11.11.5 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment.
11.11.6 Services.
11.11.6.1 Fired Heaters.
11.11.6.1.1
11.11.6.1.2
11.11.6.1.3
11.11.6.1.4
11.11.6.2 Electric Heaters.
11.11.6.2.1
11.11.6.2.2
11.11.6.2.3
11.12 Animal Housing Facilities
11.12.1
11.12.2
CHAPTER 12/13: New and Existing Assembly Occupancies
12.1 General Requirements
12.1.1 Application.
12.1.1.1
12.1.1.2 Administration.
12.1.1.3 General.
12.1.1.4 Construction, Alteration, or Demolition Operations
13.1 General Requirements
13.1.1 Application.
13.1.1.1
13.1.1.2 Administration.
13.1.1.3 General.
13.1.1.4 Construction, Alteration, or Demolition Operations.
13.1.1.4.1
13.1.1.4.2
13.1.1.4.3
13.1.1.4.4
13.1.1.4.5
13.1.1.5
12.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
A.12.1.2
13.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
A.13.1.2
12.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
12.1.3.1 General
12.1.3.2
12.1.3.3 Simultaneous Occupancy.
A.12.1.3.3
13.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
13.1.3.1 General
13.1.3.2
13.1.3.3 Simultaneous Occupancy.
A.13.1.3.3
12.1.3.4 Assembly and Mercantile Occupancies in Mall Structures.
12.1.3.4.1
12.1.3.4.2
12.1.4 Definitions.
12.1.4.1 General
12.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
13.1.3.4 Assembly and Mercantile Occupancies in Mall Structures.
13.1.3.4.1
13.1.3.4.2
13.1.4 Definitions.
13.1.4.1 General
13.1.4.2 Special Definitions
A.12.1.4.2
A.13.1.4.2
12.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
12.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
13.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
13.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
12.1.7 Occupant Load
12.1.7.1 General
A.12.1.7.1
13.1.7 Occupant Load.
13.1.7.1 General.
A.13.1.7.1
12.1.7.1.1
12.1.7.1.2
13.1.7.1.1
13.1.7.1.2
13.1.7.1.3
12.1.7.2 Waiting Spaces
13.1.7.2 Waiting Spaces
12.1.7.3 Life Safety Evaluation
12.1.7.4 Outdoor Facilities
12.2 Means of Egress Requirements
12.2.1 General.
13.1.7.3 Life Safety Evaluation
13.1.7.4 Outdoor Facilities.
13.2 Means of Egress Requirements
13.2.1 General.
12.2.1.1
12.2.1.2
12.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
12.2.2.1 Components Permitted
12.2.2.2 Doors.
12.2.2.2.1
12.2.2.2.2
12.2.2.2.3
12.2.2.2.4
12.2.2.2.5
12.2.2.2.6
13.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
13.2.2.1 Components Permitted
13.2.2.2 Doors
13.2.2.2.1
13.2.2.2.2
13.2.2.2.3
13.2.2.2.4
13.2.2.2.5
13.2.2.2.6
12.2.2.2.7
12.2.2.2.8
12.2.2.2.9
12.2.2.2.10
13.2.2.2.7
13.2.2.2.8
13.2.2.2.9
13.2.2.2.10
12.2.2.3 Stairs.
12.2.2.3.1 General
13.2.2.3 Stairs.
13.2.2.3.1 General.
A.13.2.2.3.1(1)
A.12.2.2.3.1(1)
12.2.2.3.2 Catwalk, Gallery, and Gridiron Stairs.
12.2.2.3.2.1
12.2.2.3.2.2
13.2.2.3.2 Catwalk, Gallery, and Gridiron Stairs.
13.2.2.3.2.1
13.2.2.3.2.2
12.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
12.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
12.2.2.6 Ramps.
12.2.2.7 Exit Passageways.
13.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
13.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
13.2.2.6 Ramps.
13.2.2.7 Exit Passageways.
12.2.2.8 Reserved.
12.2.2.9 Reserved.
12.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
12.2.2.10.1
12.2.2.10.2
12.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices.
12.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge.
12.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
12.2.3.1 General.
12.2.3.2 Theater-Type Seating.
13.2.2.8 Escalators and Moving Walks
13.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs.
13.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders.
13.2.2.10.1
13.2.2.10.2
13.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices.
13.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
13.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
13.2.3.1 General
13.2.3.2 Theater-Type Seating.
A.12.2.3.2
12.2.3.3 Width Modifications.
12.2.3.4 Lighting and Access Catwalks
12.2.3.5 Reserved.
A.13.2.3.2
13.2.3.3 Width Modifications.
13.2.3.4 Lighting and Access Catwalks
13.2.3.5 Bleachers Aisles.
12.2.3.6 Main Entrance/Exit.
12.2.3.6.1
12.2.3.6.2
12.2.3.6.3
12.2.3.6.4
13.2.3.6 Main Entrance/Exit
13.2.3.6.1
13.2.3.6.2
13.2.3.6.3
13.2.3.6.4 Reserved.
12.2.3.6.5
12.2.3.6.6
A.12.2.3.6.6
12.2.3.7 Other Exits.
12.2.3.7.1
12.2.3.7.2
12.2.3.7.3
12.2.3.7.4
12.2.3.8 Minimum Corridor Width.
13.2.3.6.5
13.2.3.6.6
A.13.2.3.6.6
13.2.3.7 Other Exits.
13.2.3.7.1
13.2.3.7.2
13.2.3.7.3
13.2.3.7.4
12.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
A.12.2.4
12.2.4.1
12.2.4.2 Reserved.
12.2.4.3 Reserved.
12.2.4.4
12.2.4.5
12.2.4.6
13.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
A.13.2.4
13.2.4.1
13.2.4.2
13.2.4.3
13.2.4.4
13.2.4.5
13.2.4.6
12.2.4.7
12.2.4.8
12.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
12.2.5.1 General
12.2.5.1.1
12.2.5.1.2
12.2.5.1.3
12.2.5.2 Access Through Hazardous Areas.
13.2.4.7
13.2.4.8
13.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
13.2.5.1 General
13.2.5.1.1
13.2.5.1.2
13.2.5.1.3
13.2.5.2 Access Through Hazardous Areas.
12.2.5.3 Auditorium and Arena Floors.
12.2.5.4 General Requirements for Access and Egress Routes Within Assembly Areas.
12.2.5.4.1
12.2.5.4.2
A.12.2.5.4.2
13.2.5.3 Reserved.
13.2.5.4 General Requirements for Access and Egress Routes Within Assembly Areas.
13.2.5.4.1
13.2.5.4.2
A.13.2.5.4.2
12.2.5.4.3
A.12.2.5.4.3
12.2.5.4.4
A.12.2.5.4.4
12.2.5.4.5
12.2.5.4.6
12.2.5.4.7
12.2.5.4.8
13.2.5.4.3
A.13.2.5.4.3
13.2.5.4.4
A.13.2.5.4.4
13.2.5.4.5
13.2.5.4.6
13.2.5.4.7
13.2.5.4.8
12.2.5.5 Aisle Accessways Serving Seating Not at Tables.
A.12.2.5.5
12.2.5.5.1
A.12.2.5.5.1
13.2.5.5 Aisle Accessways Serving Seating Not at Tables.
A.13.2.5.5
13.2.5.5.1
A.13.2.5.5.1
12.2.5.5.2
12.2.5.5.3
12.2.5.5.4
12.2.5.5.5
A.12.2.5.5.5
13.2.5.5.2
13.2.5.5.3
13.2.5.5.4
13.2.5.5.5
A.13.2.5.5.5
12.2.5.5.5.1
12.2.5.5.5.2
12.2.5.5.6
12.2.5.5.6.1
12.2.5.5.6.2
12.2.5.5.7
12.2.5.5.8
12.2.5.5.9
13.2.5.5.5.1
13.2.5.5.5.2
13.2.5.5.6
13.2.5.5.7
13.2.5.5.8
12.2.5.6 Aisles Serving Seating Not at Tables.
12.2.5.6.1 General
12.2.5.6.1.1
12.2.5.6.1.2
13.2.5.6 Aisles Serving Seating Not at Tables.
13.2.5.6.1 General
13.2.5.6.1.1
13.2.5.6.1.2
12.2.5.6.2 Dead-End Aisles.
12.2.5.6.3 Minimum Aisle Width
13.2.5.6.2 Dead-End Aisles
13.2.5.6.3 Minimum Aisle Width
A.12.2.5.6.3
A.13.2.5.6.3
12.2.5.6.4 Aisle Stairs and Aisle Ramps
12.2.5.6.4.1
A.12.2.5.6.4.1
12.2.5.6.4.2
12.2.5.6.4.3
12.2.5.6.5 Aisle Stair Treads.
A.12.2.5.6.5(3)
13.2.5.6.4 Aisle Stairs and Aisle Ramps.
13.2.5.6.4.1
A.13.2.5.6.4.1
13.2.5.6.4.2
13.2.5.6.4.3
13.2.5.6.4.4
13.2.5.6.5 Aisle Stair Treads.
A.13.2.5.6.5(3)
A.13.2.5.6.5(5)
12.2.5.6.6 Aisle Stair Risers.
12.2.5.6.7 Aisle Stair Profile
13.2.5.6.6 Aisle Stair Risers
13.2.5.6.7 Aisle Stair Profile.
12.2.5.6.8 Aisle Transitions
13.2.5.6.8 Aisle Transitions
12.2.5.6.9 Aisle Handrails.
A.12.2.5.6.9
13.2.5.6.9 Aisle Handrails.
A.13.2.5.6.9
13.2.5.6.9.1
12.2.5.6.9.2
12.2.5.6.9.3
12.2.5.6.9.4
12.2.5.6.9.5
12.2.5.6.9.6
12.2.5.6.9.7
13.2.5.6.9.2
13.2.5.6.9.3
13.2.5.6.9.4
13.2.5.6.9.5
13.2.5.6.9.6
13.2.5.6.9.7
12.2.5.6.10 Aisle Marking.
A.12.2.5.6.10
12.2.5.6.10.1
13.2.5.6.10 Aisle Marking
A.13.2.5.6.10
13.2.5.6.10 Aisle Marking.
13.2.5.6.10.1
12.2.5.6.10.2
12.2.5.6.10.3
13.2.5.6.10.2
13.2.5.6.10.3
12.2.5.7 Aisle Accessways Serving Seating at Tables.
A.12.2.5.7
12.2.5.7.1
12.2.5.7.2
A.12.2.5.7.2
12.2.5.7.3
A.12.2.5.7.3
12.2.5.7.4
A.12.2.5.7.4
12.2.5.7.5
13.2.5.7 Aisle Accessways Serving Seating at Tables.
A.13.2.5.7
13.2.5.7.1
13.2.5.7.2
A.13.2.5.7.2
13.2.5.7.3
A.13.2.5.7.3
13.2.5.7.4
A.13.2.5.7.4
13.2.5.7.5
12.2.5.8 Aisles Serving Seating at Tables.
12.2.5.8.1
A.12.2.5.8.1
13.2.5.8 Aisles Serving Seating at Tables.
13.2.5.8.1
A.13.2.5.8.1
12.2.5.8.2
A.12.2.5.8.2
12.2.5.8.3
A.12.2.5.8.3
12.2.5.9 Approval of Layouts.
12.2.5.9.1
12.2.5.9.2
13.2.5.8.2
A.13.2.5.8.2
13.2.5.8.3
A.13.2.5.8.3
13.2.5.9 Approval of Layouts.
13.2.5.9.1
13.2.5.9.2
12.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
12.2.6.1
12.2.6.2
13.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
13.2.6.1
13.2.6.2
12.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
12.2.7.1
12.2.7.2
12.2.7.3
12.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
13.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
13.2.7.1
13.2.7.2
13.2.7.3
13.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
12.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
12.2.9.1
12.2.9.2
12.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
12.2.10.1
12.2.10.2
12.2.10.3
13.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
13.2.9.1
13.2.9.2
13.2.9.3
13.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
13.2.10.1
13.2.10.2
13.2.10.3
12.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
12.2.11.1 Guards and Railings
13.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
13.2.11.1 Guards and Railings: Boxes, Balconies, and Galleries
A.13.2.11.1(8)
12.2.11.1.1 Sight Line–Constrained Rail Heights.
A.12.2.11.1.1
12.2.11.1.2 At Foot of Aisles.
12.2.11.1.2.1
12.2.11.1.2.2
12.2.11.1.3 At Cross Aisles.
12.2.11.1.4 At Side and Back of Seating Areas.
12.2.11.1.5 Below Seating.
12.2.11.1.6 Locations Not Requiring Guards.
12.2.11.1.6.1
12.2.11.1.6.2
A.12.2.11.1.6.2
12.2.11.2 Lock-Ups.
12.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials.
12.3 Protection
12.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
13.2.11.2 Lock-Ups
13.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
13.3 Protection
13.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
A.12.3.1(1)
A.13.3.1(1)
12.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
12.3.2.1 Service Equipment, Hazardous Operations or Processes, and Storage Facilities
12.3.2.1.1
12.3.2.1.2
13.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
13.3.2.1 Service Equipment, Hazardous Operations or Processes, and Storage Facilities.
13.3.2.1.1
13.3.2.1.2
12.3.2.2 Cooking Equipment.
12.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials.
12.3.3 Interior Finish.
12.3.3.1 General
12.3.3.2 Corridors, Lobbies, and Enclosed Stairways
12.3.3.3 Assembly Areas.
12.3.3.4 Screens.
13.3.2.2 Cooking Equipment.
13.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
13.3.3 Interior Finish
13.3.3.1
13.3.3.2 Corridors, Lobbies, and Enclosed Stairways
13.3.3.3 Assembly Areas.
13.3.3.4 Screens.
12.3.3.5 Interior Floor Finish.
12.3.3.5.1
12.3.3.5.2
12.3.3.5.3
12.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
12.3.4.1 General.
12.3.4.1.1
13.3.3.5 Interior Floor Finish.
13.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
13.3.4.1 General.
13.3.4.1.1
A.13.4.1.1
12.3.4.1.2
12.3.4.2 Initiation.
12.3.4.2.1
12.3.4.2.2
12.3.4.2.3
13.3.4.1.2
13.3.4.1.3
13.3.4.1.4
13.3.4.2 Initiation.
A.13.4.2
13.3.4.2.1
13.3.4.2.2
13.3.4.2.3
A.12.3.4.2.3
12.3.4.3 Notification.
12.3.4.3.1
12.3.4.3.2 Reserved
12.3.4.3.3
12.3.4.3.4
12.3.4.3.5
A.12.3.4.3.5
12.3.4.3.6
12.3.4.3.7
A.13.3.4.2.3
13.3.4.3 Notification.
13.3.4.3.1
13.3.4.3.2
13.3.4.3.3
13.3.4.3.4 Reserved.
13.3.4.3.5 Reserved.
13.3.4.3.6
13.3.4.3.7
12.3.4.4 Carbon Monoxide Detection
12.3.4.4.1
A.12.3.4.4.1(3)
12.3.4.4.2
12.3.4.5 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems.
12.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
12.3.5.1
12.3.5.2
12.3.5.3
A.12.3.5.3(1)
13.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
13.3.5.1
13.3.5.2
13.3.5.3
A.12.3.5.3(3)
12.3.5.4
13.3.5.4
12.3.6 Corridors.
13.3.6 Corridors.
12.4 Special Provisions
12.4.1 Life Safety Evaluation.
12.4.1.1 General.
13.4 Special Provisions
13.4.1 Life Safety Evaluation.
13.4.1.1 General.
A.12.4.1.1
12.4.1.2 Conditions to Be Assessed.
12.4.1.3 Building Systems and Facility Management Assessments.
A.12.4.1.3
13.4.1.2 Conditions to Be Assessed.
13.4.1.3 Building Systems and Facility Management Assessments
A.13.4.1.3
12.4.1.3.1 Building Systems.
12.4.1.3.2 Facility Management.
12.4.1.3.3 Life Safety Evaluation.
12.4.1.3.3.1
12.4.1.3.3.2
12.4.1.3.3.3
12.4.1.4 Life Safety Building Systems Document.
12.4.1.4.1 Document Distribution.
12.4.1.4.2 Life Safety Narrative.
13.4.1.3.1 Building Systems.
13.4.1.3.2 Facility Management.
13.4.1.3.3 Life Safety Evaluation.
13.4.1.4 Life Safety Building Systems Document.
13.4.1.4.1 Reserved. .
13.4.1.4.2 Life Safety Narrative.
12.4.1.4.3 Life Safety Floor Plans.
12.4.1.4.4 Engineering Analysis and Calculations.
12.4.1.5 Life Safety Management Document.
12.4.1.5.1 Document Distribution.
13.4.1.4.3 Life Safety Floor Plans.
13.4.1.4.4 Engineering Analysis and Calculations.
13.4.1.5 Life Safety Management Document.
13.4.1.5.1 Reserved.
12.4.1.5.2 Facility Management and Operational Plans.
13.4.1.5.2 Facility Management and Operational Plans.
12.4.1.5.3 Records.
12.4.1.5.4 Building Systems Reference Guide.
12.4.1.5.4.1
12.4.1.5.4.2
12.4.1.5.4.3
13.4.1.5.3 Records.
13.4.1.5.4 Building Systems Reference Guide.
13.4.1.5.4.1
13.4.1.5.4.2
13.4.1.5.4.3
12.4.1.5.5
12.4.1.5.6
12.4.1.5.7
12.4.2 Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating.
A.12.4.2
12.4.2.1
13.4.1.5.5
13.4.1.5.6
13.4.1.5.7
13.4.2 Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating
A.13.4.2
13.4.2.1
12.4.2.2
12.4.2.3
12.4.2.4 Outdoor Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating.
12.4.2.4.1
12.4.2.4.2
13.4.2.2
13.4.2.3
13.4.2.4 Outdoor Smoke-Protected Assembly Seating
13.4.2.4.1
13.4.2.4.2
12.4.2.5
12.4.2.6
12.4.2.7
12.4.2.8
13.4.2.5
13.4.2.6
13.4.2.7
13.4.2.8
12.4.2.9
12.4.2.10
12.4.2.11
12.4.2.12
12.4.2.13
12.4.2.14
13.4.2.9
13.4.2.10
13.4.2.11
13.4.2.12
13.4.2.13
13.4.2.14
12.4.3 Limited Access or Underground Buildings.
12.4.3.1
13.4.3 Limited Access or Underground Buildings.
12.4.3.2
12.4.3.3
12.4.3.3.1
12.4.3.3.2
12.4.3.3.3
12.4.3.3.4
12.4.3.4
12.4.3.5
12.4.4 High-Rise Buildings.
12.4.5 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
12.4.6 Stages and Platforms.
12.4.6.1 Materials and Design.
12.4.6.1.1
12.4.6.1.2
12.4.6.2 Platform Construction
12.4.6.2.1
12.4.6.2.2
13.4.4 High-Rise Buildings.
13.4.5 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
13.4.6 Stages and Platforms.
13.4.6.1 Materials and Design.
13.4.6.1.1 Reserved
13.4.6.1.2
13.4.6.2 Platform Construction. (Reserved)
12.4.6.2.3
12.4.6.2.4
12.4.6.3 Stage Construction.
12.4.6.3.1
12.4.6.3.2
12.4.6.3.3
12.4.6.4 Accessory Rooms.
12.4.6.4.1
12.4.6.4.2
12.4.6.5 Ventilators.
12.4.6.5.1 Smoke Control.
12.4.6.5.1.1
12.4.6.5.1.2
12.4.6.5.1.3
13.4.6.3 Stage Construction. (Reserved)
13.4.6.4 Accessory Rooms. (Reserved)
13.4.6.5 Ventilators.
13.4.6.5.1 Smoke Control
13.4.6.5.1.1
13.4.6.5.1.2 Reserved.
13.4.6.5.1.3
12.4.6.5.1.4
12.4.6.5.1.5
12.4.6.5.2 Roof Vents.
12.4.6.5.2.1
12.4.6.5.2.2
12.4.6.5.2.3
13.4.6.5.1.4
13.4.6.5.1.5
13.4.6.5.2 Roof Vents.
13.4.6.5.2.1
13.4.6.5.2.2
13.4.6.5.2.3
13.4.6.5.2.4
13.4.6.5.2.5
12.4.6.5.3 Other Means.
12.4.6.5.4 Testing.
12.4.6.6 Proscenium Walls.
12.4.6.6.1
12.4.6.6.2
12.4.6.6.3
12.4.6.6.4
12.4.6.7 Proscenium Opening Protection.
12.4.6.7.1
12.4.6.7.2
13.4.6.5.3 Other Means.
13.4.6.5.3.1
13.4.6.5.3.2
13.4.6.6 Proscenium Walls. (Reserved)
13.4.6.7 Proscenium Opening Protection.
13.4.6.7.1
13.4.6.7.2
12.4.6.8 Gridiron, Fly Galleries, and Pinrails.
12.4.6.8.1
12.4.6.8.2
12.4.6.8.3
12.4.6.9 Catwalks.
12.4.6.10 Fire Protection.
12.4.6.10.1
12.4.6.10.2
12.4.6.10.3
13.4.6.7.3
13.4.6.8 Gridirons, Fly Galleries, and Pinrails. (Reserved)
13.4.6.9 Catwalks.
13.4.6.10 Fire Protection.
13.4.6.10.1
13.4.6.10.2
13.4.6.10.3
12.4.6.11 Flame-Retardant Requirements.
12.4.6.11.1
12.4.6.11.2
12.4.6.11.3
12.4.6.11.4
13.4.6.11 Flame-Retardant Requirements.
13.4.6.11.1
13.4.6.11.2
13.4.6.11.3
13.4.6.11.4
12.4.7 Projection Rooms.
12.4.7.1
12.4.7.2
12.4.7.3
12.4.7.4
12.4.7.5
12.4.7.6
12.4.7.7
13.4.7 Projection Rooms
13.4.7.1
13.4.7.2
13.4.7.3
13.4.7.4
13.4.7.5
13.4.7.6
13.4.7.7
12.4.7.8
12.4.7.8.1 Supply Air.
12.4.7.8.1.1
12.4.7.8.1.2
12.4.7.8.1.3
12.4.7.8.2 Exhaust Air.
12.4.7.8.2.1
12.4.7.8.2.2
12.4.7.8.2.3
12.4.7.8.2.4
12.4.7.9
12.4.7.9.1
12.4.7.9.2
12.4.7.9.3
12.4.7.9.4
12.4.7.9.4.1 Electric Arc Projection Equipment.
12.4.7.9.4.2 Xenon Projection Equipment.
13.4.7.8
13.4.7.8.1 Supply Air.
13.4.7.8.1.1
13.4.7.8.1.2
13.4.7.8.1.3
13.4.7.8.2 Exhaust Air
13.4.7.8.2.1
13.4.7.8.2.2
13.4.7.8.2.3
13.4.7.8.2.4
13.4.7.9
13.4.7.9.1
13.4.7.9.2
13.4.7.9.3
13.4.7.9.4
13.4.7.9.4.1 Electric Arc Projection Equipment.
13.4.7.9.4.2 Xenon Projection Equipment
12.4.7.10
12.4.8 Special Amusement Buildings
A.12.4.8
12.4.8.1 General.
13.4.7.10
13.4.8 Special Amusement Buildings
A.13.4.8
13.4.8.1 General.
A.12.4.8.1
12.4.8.2 Automatic Sprinklers.
A.12.4.8.2
12.4.8.3 Temporary Water Supply.
12.4.8.4 Smoke Detection.
12.4.8.5 Alarm Initiation.
12.4.8.6 Illumination.
12.4.8.7 Exit Marking.
A.13.4.8.1
13.4.8.2 Automatic Sprinklers.
A.13.4.8.2
13.4.8.3 Temporary Water Supply
13.4.8.4 Smoke Detection
13.4.8.5 Alarm Initiation.
13.4.8.6 Illumination.
13.4.8.7 Exit Marking
13.4.8.7.1
13.4.8.7.2
13.4.8.7.3
A.13.4.8.7.3
13.4.8.8 Interior Finish.
12.4.9 Grandstands.
12.4.9.1 General
12.4.9.2 Seating.
12.4.9.2.1
12.4.9.2.2
13.4.9 Grandstands
13.4.9.1 General.
13.4.9.1.1
13.4.9.1.2
13.4.9.2 Seating
13.4.9.2.1
13.4.9.2.2
12.4.9.2.3
12.4.9.2.4
12.4.9.2.5
13.4.9.2.3
13.4.9.2.4
13.4.9.2.5
12.4.9.3 Special Requirements — Wood Grandstands.
12.4.9.3.1
12.4.9.3.2
12.4.9.3.3
12.4.9.3.4
12.4.9.3.5
12.4.9.3.6
12.4.9.4 Special Requirements — Portable Grandstands
12.4.9.4.1
13.4.9.3 Special Requirements — Wood Grandstands.
13.4.9.3.1
13.4.9.3.2
13.4.9.3.3
13.4.9.3.4
13.4.9.3.5
13.4.9.3.6
13.4.9.4 Special Requirements — Portable Grandstands
13.4.9.4.1
12.4.9.4.2
12.4.9.4.3
12.4.9.4.4
12.4.9.4.5
12.4.9.4.6
12.4.9.4.7
12.4.9.5 Spaces Underneath Grandstands.
12.4.9.6 Guards and Railings.
12.4.9.6.1
12.4.9.6.2
12.4.9.6.3
12.4.9.6.4
12.4.9.6.5
13.4.9.4.2
13.4.9.4.3
13.4.9.4.4
13.4.9.4.5
13.4.9.4.6
13.4.9.4.7
13.4.9.5 Spaces Underneath Grandstands
13.4.9.6 Guards and Railings.
13.4.9.6.1
13.4.9.6.2
13.4.9.6.3
13.4.9.6.4
13.4.9.6.5
12.4.9.6.6
12.4.9.6.7
12.4.9.6.8
12.4.10 Folding and Telescopic Seating
12.4.10.1 General
12.4.10.2 Seating
12.4.10.2.1
12.4.10.2.2
12.4.10.2.3
12.4.10.2.4
12.4.10.2.5
12.4.10.3 Guards and Railings.
12.4.10.3.1
12.4.10.3.2
13.4.9.6.6
13.4.9.6.7
13.4.9.6.8
13.4.10 Folding and Telescopic Seating.
13.4.10.1 General
13.4.10.1.1
13.4.10.1.2
13.4.10.2 Seating.
13.4.10.2.1
13.4.10.2.2
13.4.10.2.3
13.4.10.2.4
13.4.10.2.5
13.4.10.3 Guards and Railings.
13.4.10.3.1
13.4.10.3.2
12.4.10.3.3
12.4.10.3.4
12.4.10.3.5
12.4.10.3.6
12.4.10.3.7
12.4.10.3.8
12.4.11 Airport Loading Walkways
12.4.11.1
12.4.11.2
A.12.4.11.2(2)
12.4.11.3
13.4.10.3.3
13.4.10.3.4
13.4.10.3.5
13.4.10.3.6
13.4.10.3.7
13.4.10.3.8
13.4.11 Airport Loading Walkways.
13.4.11.1
13.4.11.2
A.13.4.11.2(2)
13.4.11.3
12.5 Building Services
12.5.1 Utilities.
12.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Equipment.
12.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
12.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
12.6 Reserved
12.7 Operating Features
12.7.1 Means of Egress Inspection
12.7.1.1
12.7.1.2
12.7.1.3 Inspection of Door Openings
13.5 Building Services
13.5.1 Utilities
13.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Equipment
13.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
13.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
13.6 Reserved
13.7 Operating Features
13.7.1 Means of Egress Inspection
13.7.1.1
13.7.1.2
13.7.1.3 Inspection of Door Openings
12.7.2 Special Provisions for Food Service Operations.
12.7.2.1
12.7.2.2
12.7.2.3
12.7.2.4
13.7.2 Special Provisions for Food Service Operations
13.7.2.1
13.7.2.2
13.7.2.3
13.7.2.4
12.7.3 Open Flame Devices and Pyrotechnics
A.12.7.3(3)(a)
12.7.4 Furnishings, Decorations, and Scenery
12.7.4.1
A.12.7.4.1
12.7.4.2
13.7.3 Open Flame Devices and Pyrotechnics
A.13.7.3(3)(a)
13.7.4 Furnishings, Decorations, and Scenery
13.7.4.1
A.13.7.4.1
13.7.4.2
12.7.4.3
A.12.7.4.3
12.7.4.4
12.7.5 Special Provisions for Exposition Facilities
12.7.5.1 General
12.7.5.2 Materials Not on Display.
13.7.4.3
A.13.7.4.3
13.7.4.4
13.7.5 Special Provisions for Exposition Facilities
13.7.5.1 General
13.7.5.2 Materials Not on Display
12.7.5.3 Exhibits.
12.7.5.3.1
12.7.5.3.2
12.7.5.3.3
12.7.5.3.4
12.7.5.3.5
12.7.5.3.6
12.7.5.3.6.1
12.7.5.3.6.2
13.7.5.3 Exhibits
13.7.5.3.1
13.7.5.3.2
13.7.5.3.3
13.7.5.3.4
13.7.5.3.5
13.7.5.3.6
13.7.5.3.6.1
13.7.5.3.6.2
12.7.5.3.6.3
12.7.5.3.7
12.7.5.3.7.1
A.12.7.5.3.7.1(3)
12.7.5.3.7.2
12.7.5.3.7.3
13.7.5.3.6.3
13.7.5.3.7
13.7.5.3.7.1
A.13.7.5.3.7.1(3)
13.7.5.3.7.2
13.7.5.3.7.3
12.7.5.3.8
12.7.5.3.9
12.7.5.3.10
13.7.5.3.8
13.7.5.3.9
13.7.5.3.10
12.7.5.3.11
12.7.5.3.11.1
12.7.5.3.11.2
12.7.5.4 Vehicles.
12.7.5.4.1
12.7.5.4.2
12.7.5.4.3
12.7.5.4.4
12.7.5.4.5
13.7.5.3.11
13.7.5.3.11.1
13.7.5.3.11.2
13.7.5.4 Vehicles.
13.7.5.4.1
13.7.5.4.2
13.7.5.4.3
13.7.5.4.4
13.7.5.4.5
12.7.5.5 Prohibited Materials.
12.7.5.5.1
12.7.5.5.2
12.7.5.6 Alternatives.
12.7.6 Crowd Managers.
12.7.6.1
13.7.5.5 Prohibited Materials
13.7.5.5.1
13.7.5.5.2
13.7.5.6 Alternatives.
13.7.6 Crowd Managers
13.7.6.1
12.7.6.2
A.12.7.6.2
12.7.6.3
12.7.6.4
A.12.7.6.4
12.7.6.5
13.7.6.2
A.13.7.6.2
13.7.6.3
13.7.6.4
A.13.7.6.4
13.7.6.5
12.7.7 Drills.
A.12.7.7
12.7.7.1
12.7.7.2
12.7.7.3
A.12.7.7.3
13.7.7 Drills
A.13.7.7
13.7.7.1
13.7.7.2
13.7.7.3
A.13.7.7.3
12.7.7.4
12.7.8 Smoking
12.7.8.1
12.7.8.2
12.7.8.3
12.7.8.4
12.7.9 Seating.
12.7.9.1 Secured Seating
12.7.9.1.1
12.7.9.1.2
13.7.7.4
13.7.8 Smoking.
13.7.8.1
13.7.8.2
13.7.8.3
13.7.8.4
13.7.9 Seating.
13.7.9.1 Secured Seating.
13.7.9.1.1
13.7.9.1.2
12.7.9.2 Unsecured Seating.
12.7.9.2.1
12.7.9.2.2
12.7.9.2.3
12.7.9.3 Occupant Load Posting.
12.7.9.3.1
12.7.9.3.2
12.7.9.3.3
13.7.9.2 Unsecured Seating.
13.7.9.2.1
13.7.9.2.2
13.7.9.2.3
13.7.9.3 Occupant Load Posting.
13.7.9.3.1
13.7.9.3.2
13.7.9.3.3
12.7.10 Maintenance of Outdoor Grandstands
12.7.10.1
12.7.10.2
12.7.10.3
12.7.11 Maintenance and Operation of Folding and Telescopic Seating.
12.7.11.1
12.7.11.2
12.7.12 Clothing.
13.7.10 Maintenance of Outdoor Grandstands.
13.7.10.1
13.7.10.2
13.7.10.3
13.7.11 Maintenance and Operation of Folding and Telescopic Seating.
13.7.11.1
13.7.11.2
13.7.12 Clothing.
12.7.13 Emergency Action Plans
12.7.13.1
12.7.13.2
12.7.14 Integrated Fire Protection Systems.
13.7.13 Emergency Action Plans.
13.7.13.1
13.7.13.2
13.7.14 Integrated Fire Protection Systems.
CHAPTER 14/15: New and Existing Educational Occupancies
14.1 General Requirements
14.1.1 Application.
14.1.1.1
15.1 General Requirements
15.1.1 Application.
15.1.1.1
14.1.1.2 Administration.
14.1.1.3 General
14.1.1.4
14.1.1.5
14.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
14.1.2.1
15.1.1.2 Administration.
15.1.1.3 General
15.1.1.4
15.1.1.5
15.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
15.1.2.1
14.1.2.2
14.1.2.3
14.1.2.4
14.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
14.1.3.1 General
15.1.2.2
15.1.2.3
15.1.2.4
15.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
15.1.3.1 General.
14.1.3.2 Atrium Walls Used in an Occupancy Separation
14.1.3.3 Assembly and Educational
14.1.3.3.1
14.1.3.3.2
14.1.3.4 Dormitory and Classrooms
14.1.3.4.1
14.1.3.4.2
15.1.3.2 Atrium Walls Used in an Occupancy Separation.
15.1.3.3 Assembly and Educational.
15.1.3.3.1
15.1.3.3.2
15.1.3.4 Dormitory and Classrooms
15.1.3.4.1
15.1.3.4.2
14.1.4 Definitions.
14.1.4.1 General.
14.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
14.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
14.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
14.1.7 Occupant Load.
14.1.7.1
14.1.7.2
14.1.7.3
15.1.4 Definitions.
15.1.4.1 General.
15.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
15.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
15.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
15.1.7 Occupant Load.
15.1.7.1
15.1.7.2
15.1.7.3
14.2 Means of Egress Requirements
15.2 Means of Egress Requirements
14.2.1 General.
14.2.1.1
14.2.1.2
14.2.1.3
14.2.1.4
15.2.1 General.
15.2.1.1
15.2.1.2
15.2.1.3
15.2.1.4
14.2.1.5
14.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
14.2.2.1 Components Permitted.
14.2.2.2 Doors.
14.2.2.2.1
14.2.2.2.2
14.2.2.2.3 Special Locking.
14.2.2.2.3.1
14.2.2.2.3.2
14.2.2.2.3.3
14.2.2.2.4 Classroom Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry
15.2.2 Means of Egress Components
15.2.2.1 Components Permitted.
15.2.2.2 Doors
15.2.2.2.1
15.2.2.2.2
15.2.2.2.3 Special Locking.
15.2.2.2.3.1
15.2.2.2.3.2
15.2.2.2.3.3
15.2.2.2.4 Classroom Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry.
A.14.2.2.2.4
14.2.2.3 Stairs
A.14.2.2.3
14.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
14.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
14.2.2.6 Ramps
14.2.2.7 Exit Passageways.
14.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders.
14.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices.
14.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge.
A.15.2.2.2.4
15.2.2.3 Stairs.
A.15.2.2.3
15.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
15.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
15.2.2.6 Ramps.
15.2.2.7 Exit Passageways.
15.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders.
15.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
15.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge
14.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
14.2.3.1 General
14.2.3.2 Minimum Corridor Width
14.2.3.2.1
14.2.3.2.2
15.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
15.2.3.1 General.
15.2.3.2 Minimum Corridor Width.
15.2.3.2.1
15.2.3.2.2
14.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
14.2.4.1
14.2.4.2
15.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
15.2.4.1
15.2.4.2
14.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
14.2.5.1
14.2.5.2
14.2.5.3
14.2.5.3.1
14.2.5.3.2
14.2.5.4
15.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
15.2.5.1
15.2.5.2
15.2.5.3
15.2.5.3.1
15.2.5.3.2
15.2.5.4
14.2.5.5
15.2.5.5
14.2.5.6
14.2.5.7
14.2.5.8
14.2.5.9
A.14.2.5.9
15.2.5.6
15.2.5.7
15.2.5.8
15.2.5.9
A.15.2.5.9
14.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
14.2.6.1
14.2.6.2
14.2.6.3
14.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
14.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
14.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
15.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
15.2.6.1
15.2.6.2
15.2.6.3
15.2.6.4
15.2.7 Discharge from Exits
15.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
15.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
15.2.9.1
15.2.9.2
14.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
14.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
14.2.11.1 Windows for Rescue.
A.14.2.11.1
14.2.11.1.1
15.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
15.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
15.2.11.1 Windows for Rescue.
A.15.2.11.1
15.2.11.1.1
14.2.11.1.2
15.2.11.1.2
14.2.11.2 Lockups
14.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials.
14.3 Protection
14.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
14.3.1.1
15.2.11.2 Lockups.
15.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
15.3 Protection
15.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
15.3.1.1
14.3.1.2
15.3.1.2
15.3.1.3
14.3.2 Protection from Hazards
14.3.2.1
A.14.3.2.1(2)(a)
14.3.2.2
14.3.2.3
14.3.2.4
15.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
15.3.2.1
A.15.3.2.1(2)(a)
15.3.2.2
15.3.2.3
15.3.2.4
14.3.2.5 Hazardous Materials
14.3.3 Interior Finish.
14.3.3.1 General.
14.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
A.14.3.3.2
14.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish.
14.3.3.3.1
14.3.3.3.2
14.3.3.3.3
15.3.2.5 Hazardous Materials
15.3.3 Interior Finish.
15.3.3.1 General.
15.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
15.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish. (Reserved)
14.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
14.3.4.1 General.
14.3.4.1.1
14.3.4.1.2
15.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
15.3.4.1 General.
15.3.4.1.1
15.3.4.1.2
14.3.4.2 Initiation
14.3.4.2.1 General.
14.3.4.2.2 Automatic Initiation.
14.3.4.2.3 Alternative Protection System
14.3.4.2.3.1
A.14.3.4.2.3.1
14.3.4.2.3.2
A.14.3.4.2.3.2
15.3.4.2 Initiation.
15.3.4.2.1 General.
15.3.4.2.2 Automatic Initiation.
15.3.4.2.3 Alternative Protection System.
15.3.4.2.3.1
A.15.3.4.2.3.1
15.3.4.2.3.2
A.15.3.4.2.3.2
14.3.4.3 Notification.
14.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification.
14.3.4.3.1.1
14.3.4.3.1.2
14.3.4.3.1.3
15.3.4.3 Notification.
15.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification.
15.3.4.3.1.1
A.15.3.4.3.1.1
15.3.4.3.1.2 Reserved.
15.3.4.3.1.3
14.3.4.3.1.4
14.3.4.3.1.5
14.3.4.3.1.6
14.3.4.3.1.7
14.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification.
14.3.4.4 Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems
14.3.4.4.1
14.3.4.4.2
14.3.4.4.3
15.3.4.3.1.4
15.3.4.3.1.5
15.3.4.3.1.6
15.3.4.3.1.7
15.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification.
15.3.4.3.2.1
15.3.4.3.2.2
14.3.4.5 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems
14.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
14.3.5.1
14.3.5.2
14.3.5.3
15.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
15.3.5.1
15.3.5.2
15.3.5.3
14.3.5.4
14.3.5.5
14.3.6 Corridors
15.3.5.4
15.3.5.5
15.3.6 Corridors
A.15.3.6(2)
14.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces.
14.3.7.1
14.3.7.2
14.3.7.3
15.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces.
15.3.7.1
15.3.7.2
15.3.7.3
14.4 Special Provisions
14.4.1 Limited Access Buildings and Underground Buildings
14.4.2 High-Rise Buildings.
14.4.3 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Buildings.
14.4.3.1
14.4.3.2
14.4.3.3
15.4 Special Provisions
15.4.1 Limited Access Buildings and Underground Buildings.
15.4.2 High-Rise Buildings.
15.4.3 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Buildings.
15.4.3.1
15.4.3.2
15.4.3.3
14.4.3.4
14.4.3.5
14.4.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
15.4.3.4
15.4.3.5
15.4.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
14.5 Building Services
14.5.1 Utilities
14.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Equipment.
14.5.2.1
14.5.2.2
15.5 Building Services
15.5.1 Utilities
15.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Equipment.
15.5.2.1
15.5.2.2
14.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.
14.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
14.6 Reserved
14.7 Operating Features
14.7.1 Emergency Action Plan.
14.7.2 Emergency Egress Drills.
14.7.2.1
15.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.
15.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry
15.6 Reserved
15.7 Operating Features
15.7.1 Emergency Action Plans.
15.7.2 Emergency Egress Drills.
15.7.2.1
A.14.7.2.1
14.7.2.2
14.7.2.3
14.7.2.4
A.15.7.2.1
15.7.2.2
15.7.2.3
15.7.2.4
15.7.3 Inspection.
15.7.3.1
A.14.7.3.1
14.7.3.2
14.7.3.3 Inspection of Door Openings
14.7.4 Furnishings and Decorations.
14.7.4.1
14.7.4.2
A.15.7.3.1
15.7.3.2
15.7.3.3 Inspection of Door Openings.
15.7.4 Furnishings and Decorations.
15.7.4.1
15.7.4.2
14.7.4.3
15.7.4.3
14.7.5 Open Flames.
14.7.6 Integrated Fire Protection Systems.
15.7.5 Open Flames.
CHAPTER 16/17: New and Existing Day-Care Occupancies
16.1 General Requirements
16.1.1 Application.
A.16.1.1
17.1 General Requirements
17.1.1 Application
A.17.1.1
16.1.1.1
17.1.1.1
16.1.1.2 Administration
16.1.1.3 General
16.1.1.4
17.1.1.2 Administration.
17.1.1.3 General
17.1.1.4
16.1.1.5
16.1.1.6
16.1.1.7
A.16.1.1.7
17.1.1.5
17.1.1.6
17.1.1.7
A.17.1.1.7
16.1.1.8 Multiple-Level Buildings
16.1.1.8.1
16.1.1.8.2
16.1.1.8.3
16.1.1.8.4
17.1.1.8 Multiple-Level Buildings
17.1.1.8.1
17.1.1.8.2
17.1.1.8.3
17.1.1.8.4
16.1.1.9
16.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
16.1.2.1 General
16.1.2.2 Adult Day-Care Occupancies.
16.1.2.2.1
16.1.2.2.2
16.1.2.2.3
16.1.2.3 Conversions.
A.16.1.2.3
17.1.1.9
17.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
17.1.2.1 General
17.1.2.2 Adult Day-Care Occupancies.
17.1.2.2.1
17.1.2.2.2
17.1.2.2.3
17.1.2.3 Conversions
A.17.1.2.3
16.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
16.1.3.1 General.
16.1.3.2 Atrium Walls Used in an Occupancy Separation.
16.1.3.3 Day-Care Occupancies in Apartment Buildings.
17.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
17.1.3.1 General
17.1.3.2 Atrium Walls Used in an Occupancy Separation
17.1.3.3 Day-Care Occupancies in Apartment Buildings.
16.1.4 Definitions.
16.1.4.1 General
16.1.4.2 Special Definitions
16.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
16.1.6 Location and Minimum Construction Requirements
16.1.6.1
16.1.6.2
17.1.4 Definitions
17.1.4.1 General.
17.1.4.2 Special Definitions
17.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
17.1.6 Location and Minimum Construction Requirements
17.1.6.1
17.1.6.2 Reserved.
16.1.7 Occupant Load
16.1.7.1
16.1.7.2
17.1.7 Occupant Load.
17.1.7.1
17.1.7.2
16.2 Means of Egress Requirements
16.2.1 General.
16.2.1.1
16.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
16.2.2.1 Components Permitted
16.2.2.2 Doors
16.2.2.2.1 General
17.2 Means of Egress Requirements
17.2.1 General.
17.2.2 Means of Egress Components
17.2.2.1 Components Permitted.
17.2.2.2 Doors.
17.2.2.2.1 General
16.2.2.2.2 Panic Hardware or Fire Exit Hardware.
16.2.2.2.3 Special Locking Arrangements
16.2.2.2.3.1
16.2.2.2.3.2
16.2.2.2.3.3
16.2.2.2.4 Door Latches.
A.16.2.2.2.4
16.2.2.2.5 Bathroom Doors
16.2.2.2.6 Classroom Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry.
17.2.2.2.2 Panic Hardware or Fire Exit Hardware.
17.2.2.2.3 Special Locking Arrangements.
17.2.2.2.3.1
17.2.2.2.3.2
17.2.2.2.3.3
17.2.2.2.4 Door Latches
A.17.2.2.2.4
17.2.2.2.5 Bathroom Doors
17.2.2.2.6 Classroom Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry.
16.2.2.3 Stairs.
A.16.2.2.3
16.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
16.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
17.2.2.3 Stairs.
A.17.2.2.3
17.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
17.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
17.2.2.5.1
17.2.2.5.2
16.2.2.6 Ramps
16.2.2.7 Exit Passageways.
16.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders
16.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
16.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge
16.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
16.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
16.2.4.1
16.2.4.2
17.2.2.6 Ramps.
17.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
17.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders
17.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
17.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge
17.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
17.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
17.2.4.1
17.2.4.2
17.2.4.3
17.2.4.3.1
17.2.4.3.2
16.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
16.2.5.1
16.2.5.2
16.2.5.3
16.2.5.3.1
16.2.5.3.2
16.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
16.2.6.1
16.2.6.2
16.2.6.3
17.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
17.2.5.1
17.2.5.2
17.2.5.3
17.2.5.3.1
17.2.5.3.2
17.2.5.4
17.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
17.2.6.1
17.2.6.2 Travel
17.2.6.3
16.2.7 Discharge from Exits
16.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
16.2.9 Emergency Lighting
16.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
17.2.7 Discharge from Exits
17.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
17.2.9 Emergency Lighting
17.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
16.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
16.2.11.1 Windows for Rescue.
16.2.11.1.1
16.2.11.1.2
17.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
17.2.11.1 Windows for Rescue.
17.2.11.1.1
17.2.11.1.2
16.2.11.2 Lockups.
17.2.11.2 Lockups
16.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
17.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
16.3 Protection
16.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
16.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
16.3.2.1
A.16.3.2.1(2)(a)
17.3 Protection
17.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
17.3.2 Protection from Hazards
17.3.2.1
A.17.3.2.1(2)(a)
16.3.2.2
16.3.2.3
16.3.2.4
16.3.2.5
17.3.2.2
17.3.2.3
17.3.2.4
17.3.2.5
16.3.2.6 Hazardous Materials.
16.3.3 Interior Finish.
16.3.3.1 General.
16.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
16.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
16.3.3.3.1
16.3.3.3.2
16.3.3.3.3
17.3.2.6 Hazardous Materials
17.3.3 Interior Finish.
17.3.3.1 General.
17.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
17.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish. (Reserved)
16.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
16.3.4.1 General.
16.3.4.2 Initiation.
16.3.4.3 Occupant Notification.
16.3.4.3.1
16.3.4.3.2
16.3.4.3.3
16.3.4.4 Emergency Forces Notification.
17.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
17.3.4.1 General.
17.3.4.2 Initiation.
17.3.4.3 Occupant Notification.
17.3.4.3.1
17.3.4.3.2
17.3.4.3.3
17.3.4.4 Emergency Forces Notification.
17.3.4.4.1
17.3.4.4.2
16.3.4.5 Detection.
17.3.4.5 Detection.
16.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
16.3.5.1
16.3.5.2
16.3.5.3
16.3.6 Corridors.
17.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
17.3.5.1
17.3.5.2
17.3.5.3
17.3.6 Corridors.
16.4 Special Provisions
16.4.1 Limited Access Buildings and Underground Buildings
16.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
17.4 Special Provisions
17.4.1 Limited Access Buildings and Underground Buildings
17.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
16.4.3 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Buildings.
16.4.3.1
16.4.3.2
16.4.3.3
16.4.3.4
16.4.3.5
16.4.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
17.4.3 Flexible Plan and Open Plan Buildings
17.4.3.1
17.4.3.2
17.4.3.3
17.4.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
16.5 Building Services
16.5.1 Utilities
16.5.1.1
16.5.1.2
16.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Equipment.
16.5.2.1
16.5.2.2
16.5.2.3
17.5 Building Services
17.5.1 Utilities.
17.5.1.1
17.5.1.2
17.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Equipment.
17.5.2.1
17.5.2.2
17.5.2.3
16.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.
16.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
16.6 Day-Care Homes
16.6.1 General Requirements.
16.6.1.1 Application.
16.6.1.1.1
16.6.1.1.2
16.6.1.1.3
16.6.1.1.4
16.6.1.1.5
17.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.
17.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
17.6 Day-Care Homes
17.6.1 General Requirements
17.6.1.1 Application.
17.6.1.1.1 Reserved.
17.6.1.1.2
A.17.6.1.1.2
17.6.1.1.3
17.6.1.1.4
17.6.1.1.5
16.6.1.2 Multiple Occupancies
16.6.1.3 Definitions.
16.6.1.4 Classification of Occupancy.
16.6.1.4.1 Subclassification of Day-Care Homes.
16.6.1.4.1.1 Family Day-Care Home.
16.6.1.4.1.2 Group Day-Care Home.
16.6.1.4.2 Conversions.
A.16.6.1.4.2
16.6.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
16.6.1.6 Location and Construction
16.6.1.7 Occupant Load
16.6.1.7.1
17.6.1.2 Multiple Occupancies
17.6.1.3 Definitions.
17.6.1.4 Classification of Occupancy.
17.6.1.4.1 Subclassification of Day-Care Homes
17.6.1.4.1.1 Family Day-Care Home.
17.6.1.4.1.2 Group Day-Care Home.
17.6.1.4.2 Conversions.
A.17.6.1.4.2
17.6.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
17.6.1.6 Location and Construction.
17.6.1.7 Occupant Load.
17.6.1.7.1
16.6.1.7.2
17.6.2 Means of Escape Requirements
17.6.2.1 General.
17.6.2.2 Reserved.
17.6.2.3 Reserved.
17.6.2.4 Number and Type of Means of Escape
17.6.2.4.1
17.6.2.4.2
17.6.2.4.3
17.6.2.4.4
17.6.2.4.5
16.6.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Escape
16.6.2.5.1
16.6.2.5.2
16.6.2.5.3
16.6.2.5.4
16.6.2.6 Travel Distance.
16.6.2.6.1
17.6.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Escape
17.6.2.5.1
17.6.2.5.2
17.6.2.5.3
17.6.2.5.4
17.6.2.6 Travel Distance.
17.6.2.6.1
16.6.2.6.2
16.6.2.6.3
16.6.2.7 Discharge from Exits
16.6.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
16.6.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
16.6.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
16.6.3 Protection.
16.6.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
16.6.3.1.1
16.6.3.1.2
16.6.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
16.6.3.2.1 Reserved.
16.6.3.3 Interior Finish.
16.6.3.3.1 General.
16.6.3.3.2
16.6.3.3.2.1
16.6.3.3.2.2
17.6.2.6.2
17.6.2.6.3
17.6.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
17.6.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
17.6.2.9 Emergency Lighting. (Reserved)
17.6.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress. (Reserved)
17.6.3 Protection.
17.6.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
17.6.3.1.1
17.6.3.1.2
17.6.3.1.3
17.6.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
17.6.3.2.1 Reserved.
17.6.3.3 Interior Finish.
17.6.3.3.1 General.
17.6.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
17.6.3.3.2.1
17.6.3.3.2.2
16.6.3.3.2.3
16.6.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish.
16.6.3.3.3.1
16.6.3.3.3.2
16.6.3.3.3.3
16.6.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
16.6.3.4.1
16.6.3.4.2
16.6.3.4.3
16.6.3.4.4
16.6.3.4.5 Reserved.
16.6.3.4.6
17.6.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish. (Reserved)
17.6.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
17.6.3.4.1
17.6.3.4.2
17.6.3.4.3
17.6.3.4.4
17.6.3.4.5
16.6.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
16.6.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
16.7 Operating Features
17.6.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
17.6.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
17.7 Operating Features
16.7.1 Emergency Action Plans.
A.16.7.1
17.7.1 Emergency Action Plans.
A.17.7.1
16.7.2 Emergency Egress and Relocation Drills.
16.7.2.1
A.16.7.2.1
17.7.2 Emergency Egress and Relocation Drills.
17.7.2.1
A.17.7.2.1
16.7.2.2
16.7.3 Inspections.
16.7.3.1
16.7.3.2
A.16.7.3.2
16.7.3.3
16.7.3.4 Inspection of Door Openings
17.7.2.2
17.7.3 Inspections
17.7.3.1
17.7.3.2
A.17.7.3.2
17.7.3.3
17.7.3.4 Inspection of Door Openings.
16.7.4 Furnishings and Decorations
16.7.4.1
16.7.4.2
17.7.4 Furnishings and Decorations.
17.7.4.1
17.7.4.2
16.7.4.3
16.7.4.4
16.7.5 Day-Care Staff.
A.16.7.5
16.7.6 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
17.7.4.3
17.7.4.4
17.7.5 Day-Care Staff.
A.17.7.5
CHAPTER 18/19: New and Existing Health Care Occupancies
18.1 General Requirements
19.1 General Requirements
18.1.1 Application.
18.1.1.1 General
18.1.1.1.1
A.18.1.1.1.1
19.1.1 Application
19.1.1.1 General.
19.1.1.1.1
A.19.1.1.1.1
18.1.1.1.2 Administration
18.1.1.1.3 General
18.1.1.1.4
19.1.1.1.2 Administration
19.1.1.1.3 General
19.1.1.1.4
18.1.1.1.5
18.1.1.1.6
18.1.1.1.7
A.18.1.1.1.7
18.1.1.1.8
18.1.1.1.9
A.18.1.1.1.9
19.1.1.1.5
19.1.1.1.6
19.1.1.1.7
A.19.1.1.1.7
19.1.1.1.8
19.1.1.1.9
A.19.1.1.1.9
18.1.1.2 Goals and Objectives
A.18.1.1.2
18.1.1.3 Total Concept.
18.1.1.3.1
18.1.1.3.2
19.1.1.2 Goals and Objectives.
A.19.1.1.2
19.1.1.3 Total Concept.
19.1.1.3.1
19.1.1.3.2
18.1.1.4 Additions, Conversions, Modernization, Renovation, and Construction Operations
18.1.1.4.1 Additions.
18.1.1.4.1.1
18.1.1.4.1.2
18.1.1.4.1.3
19.1.1.4 Additions, Conversions, Modernization, Renovation, and Construction Operations.
19.1.1.4.1 Additions
19.1.1.4.1.1
19.1.1.4.1.2
19.1.1.4.1.3
18.1.1.4.2 Changes of Use or Occupancy Classification
19.1.1.4.2 Changes of Use or Occupancy Classification
18.1.1.4.3 Rehabilitation.
18.1.1.4.3.1
18.1.1.4.3.2
18.1.1.4.3.3
A.18.1.1.4.3.3
18.1.1.4.3.4
A.18.1.1.4.3.4
19.1.1.4.3 Rehabilitation
19.1.1.4.3.1
19.1.1.4.3.2
19.1.1.4.3.3
A.19.1.1.4.3.3
19.1.1.4.3.4
A.19.1.1.4.3.4
18.1.1.4.4 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations.
18.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
18.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
18.1.3.1
18.1.3.2
18.1.3.3
19.1.1.4.4 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations.
19.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
19.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
19.1.3.1
19.1.3.2
19.1.3.3
18.1.3.4
A.18.1.3.4
18.1.3.5 Contiguous Non-Health Care Occupancies.
18.1.3.5.1
A.18.1.3.5.1
18.1.3.5.2
18.1.3.6
19.1.3.4
A.19.1.3.4
19.1.3.5 Contiguous Non-Health Care Occupancies.
19.1.3.5.1
A.19.1.3.5.1
19.1.3.5.2
19.1.3.6
18.1.3.7
18.1.3.8
18.1.3.9
18.1.3.10
18.1.3.11
18.1.3.12
19.1.3.7
19.1.3.8
19.1.3.9
19.1.3.10
19.1.3.11
19.1.3.12
18.1.4 Definitions.
18.1.4.1 General.
18.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
19.1.4 Definitions
19.1.4.1 General
19.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
18.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
18.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
18.1.6.1
19.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
19.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
19.1.6.1
18.1.6.2
19.1.6.2
18.1.6.3
18.1.6.4
18.1.6.5
18.1.6.6
A.18.1.6.6
18.1.6.7
A.19.1.6.2
19.1.6.3
19.1.6.4
19.1.6.5
19.1.6.6
A.19.1.6.6
19.1.6.7
18.1.7 Occupant Load.
18.2 Means of Egress Requirements
18.2.1 General.
19.1.7 Occupant Load.
19.2 Means of Egress Requirements
19.2.1 General.
18.2.2 Means of Egress Components
A.18.2.2
18.2.2.1 Components Permitted
18.2.2.2 Doors.
18.2.2.2.1
18.2.2.2.2
19.2.2 Means of Egress Components
19.2.2.1 Components Permitted
19.2.2.2 Doors
19.2.2.2.1
19.2.2.2.2
18.2.2.2.3
18.2.2.2.4
A.18.2.2.2.4(2)
A.18.2.2.2.4(3)
19.2.2.2.3
19.2.2.2.4
A.19.2.2.2.4(2)
A.19.2.2.2.4(3)
18.2.2.2.5
18.2.2.2.5.1
A.18.2.2.2.5.1
18.2.2.2.5.2
19.2.2.2.5
19.2.2.2.5.1
A.19.2.2.2.5.1
19.2.2.2.5.2
A.18.2.2.2.5.2
A.18.2.2.2.5.2(3)
18.2.2.2.6
A.19.2.2.2.5.2
A.19.2.2.2.5.2(3)
19.2.2.2.6
18.2.2.2.7
A.18.2.2.2.7
A.18.2.2.2.7(2)
A.18.2.2.2.7(3)
19.2.2.2.7
A.19.2.2.2.7
A.19.2.2.2.7(2)
A.19.2.2.2.7(3)
18.2.2.2.8
A.18.2.2.2.8
18.2.2.2.9
19.2.2.2.8
A.19.2.2.2.8
19.2.2.2.9
18.2.2.2.10
18.2.2.2.11
18.2.2.2.11.1
18.2.2.2.11.2
19.2.2.2.10
A.19.2.2.2.10
19.2.2.2.11
19.2.2.2.11.1
19.2.2.2.11.2
18.2.2.3 Stairs
18.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
19.2.2.3 Stairs.
19.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
18.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
18.2.2.5.1
18.2.2.5.1.1
18.2.2.5.1.2
18.2.2.5.2
18.2.2.5.3
18.2.2.5.4
18.2.2.5.5
18.2.2.5.6
18.2.2.5.7
19.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
19.2.2.5.1
19.2.2.5.1.1
19.2.2.5.1.2
19.2.2.5.2
19.2.2.5.3
A.19.2.2.5.3
19.2.2.5.4
18.2.2.6 Ramps
18.2.2.6.1
18.2.2.6.2
19.2.2.6 Ramps.
19.2.2.6.1
19.2.2.6.2
18.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
18.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders
18.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
18.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge
18.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
18.2.3.1
19.2.2.7 Exit Passageways.
19.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders.
19.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
19.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge.
19.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
19.2.3.1
18.2.3.2 Reserved
18.2.3.3 Reserved
18.2.3.4
19.2.3.2
19.2.3.3
19.2.3.4
A.18.2.3.4
A.19.2.3.4
A.18.2.3.4(1)
A.18.2.3.4(2)
A.19.2.3.4(2)
A.18.2.3.4(3)
A.18.2.3.4(4)(c)
A.19.2.3.4(4)(c)
A.18.2.3.4(5)
A.18.2.3.4(5)(f)
A.19.2.3.4(5)
A.19.2.3.4(5)(f)
A.18.2.3.4(6)
18.2.3.5
19.2.3.5
A.18.2.3.5(1)
A.18.2.3.5(2)
A.18.2.3.5(4)
A.18.2.3.5(5)(c)
A.18.2.3.5(6)
18.2.3.6
18.2.3.7
19.2.3.6
19.2.3.7
18.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
18.2.4.1
18.2.4.2
18.2.4.3
18.2.4.4 Exits from Smoke Compartments
A.18.2.4.4
18.2.4.4.1
18.2.4.4.2
19.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
19.2.4.1
19.2.4.2
19.2.4.3
19.2.4.4
A.19.2.4.4
18.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
18.2.5.1 General
18.2.5.2 Dead-End Corridors
18.2.5.3 Common Path of Travel
18.2.5.4 Intervening Rooms or Spaces
A.18.2.5.4
19.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
19.2.5.1 General.
19.2.5.2
A.19.2.5.2
19.2.5.3 Reserved.
19.2.5.4 Intervening Rooms or Spaces.
A.19.2.5.4
18.2.5.5 Two Means of Egress
18.2.5.5.1
18.2.5.5.2
18.2.5.6 Corridor Access
18.2.5.6.1
19.2.5.5 Two Means of Egress
19.2.5.5.1
19.2.5.5.2
19.2.5.6 Corridor Access.
19.2.5.6.1
A.18.2.5.6.1
18.2.5.6.2
18.2.5.6.3
18.2.5.6.4
A.19.2.5.6.1
19.2.5.6.2
19.2.5.6.3
19.2.5.6.4
18.2.5.7 Suites.
18.2.5.7.1 General.
18.2.5.7.1.1 Suite Permission
18.2.5.7.1.2 Suite Separation
A.18.2.5.7.1.2
19.2.5.7 Suites.
19.2.5.7.1 General.
19.2.5.7.1.1 Suite Permission
19.2.5.7.1.2 Suite Separation
A.19.2.5.7.1.2
18.2.5.7.1.3 Suite Hazardous Contents Areas
A.18.2.5.7.1.3(A)
A.18.2.5.7.1.3(C)
18.2.5.7.1.4 Suite Subdivision
19.2.5.7.1.3 Suite Hazardous Contents Areas
A.19.2.5.7.1.3(A)
A.19.2.5.7.1.3(C)
A.19.2.5.7.1.3(D)
19.2.5.7.1.4 Suite Subdivision
18.2.5.7.2 Sleeping Suites
19.2.5.7.2 Sleeping Suites.
18.2.5.7.2.1 Sleeping Suite Supervision.
A.18.2.5.7.2.1(B)
19.2.5.7.2.1 Sleeping Suite Supervision
A.19.2.5.7.2.1(B)
A.18.2.5.7.2.1(B)(1)
18.2.5.7.2.2 Sleeping Suite Means of Egress
A.18.2.5.7.2.2(A)
A.18.2.5.7.2.2(C)
18.2.5.7.2.3 Sleeping Suite Maximum Size.
A.18.2.5.7.2.3(C)(1)
A.19.2.5.7.2.1(B)(1)
19.2.5.7.2.2 Sleeping Suite Means of Egress
A.19.2.5.7.2.2(A)
A.19.2.5.7.2.2(C)
19.2.5.7.2.3 Sleeping Suite Maximum Size
A.19.2.5.7.2.3(C)(1)
18.2.5.7.2.4 Sleeping Suite Travel Distance
19.2.5.7.2.4 Sleeping Suite Travel Distance.
18.2.5.7.3 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suites
18.2.5.7.3.1 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite Means of Egress
A.18.2.5.7.3.1(C)
18.2.5.7.3.2 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite Maximum Size
18.2.5.7.3.3 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite Travel Distance.
19.2.5.7.3 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suites
19.2.5.7.3.1 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite Means of Egress
A.19.2.5.7.3.1(C)
19.2.5.7.3.2 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite Maximum Size
19.2.5.7.3.3 Patient Care Non-Sleeping Suite Travel Distance
18.2.5.7.4 Non-Patient-Care Suites
18.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
18.2.6.1
18.2.6.2
19.2.5.7.4 Non-Patient-Care Suites
19.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
19.2.6.1
19.2.6.2
19.2.6.2.1
19.2.6.2.2
19.2.6.2.3
19.2.6.2.4
18.2.7 Discharge from Exits
18.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
18.2.9 Emergency Lighting
18.2.9.1
18.2.9.2
18.2.10
18.2.10.1
18.2.10.2 Reserved
18.2.10.3
19.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
19.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
19.2.9 Emergency Lighting
19.2.9.1
19.2.9.2 Reserved
19.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
19.2.10.1
19.2.10.2
19.2.10.3
18.2.10.4
18.2.10.5
18.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features. (Reserved)
19.2.10.4
19.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features. (Reserved)
18.3 Protection
18.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
18.3.1.1 Reserved.
18.3.1.2
18.3.1.3
18.3.1.4
18.3.1.5
18.3.1.6 Reserved
19.3 Protection
19.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
19.3.1.1
19.3.1.2
19.3.1.3
19.3.1.4
19.3.1.5
19.3.1.6
19.3.1.7
19.3.1.8
18.3.2 Protection from Hazards
18.3.2.1 Hazardous Areas.
18.3.2.1.1
18.3.2.1.2
19.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
19.3.2.1 Hazardous Areas
19.3.2.1.1
19.3.2.1.2
A.19.3.2.1.2
18.3.2.1.3
19.3.2.1.3
19.3.2.1.4
19.3.2.1.5
18.3.2.2 Laboratories.
18.3.2.3 Hyperbaric Chambers
18.3.2.4 Medical Gas
19.3.2.2 Laboratories.
19.3.2.2.1
19.3.2.2.2
19.3.2.3 Hyperbaric Chambers.
19.3.2.4 Medical Gas
18.3.2.5 Cooking Facilities.
18.3.2.5.1
18.3.2.5.2
A.18.3.2.5.2
18.3.2.5.3
19.3.2.5 Cooking Facilities.
19.3.2.5.1
19.3.2.5.2
A.19.3.2.5.2
A.18.3.2.5.3
A.18.3.2.5.3(3)
A.18.3.2.5.3(6)
A.18.3.2.5.3(9)
A.18.3.2.5.3(11)
A.18.3.2.5.3(12)
A.18.3.2.5.3(13)
A.19.3.2.5.3
A.19.3.2.5.3(3)
A.19.3.2.5.3(6)
A.19.3.2.5.3(9)
A.19.3.2.5.3(11)
A.19.3.2.5.3(12)
A.19.3.2.5.3(13)
19.3.2.5.3
A.18.3.2.5.3
A.18.3.2.5.3(3)
A.18.3.2.5.3(6)
A.18.3.2.5.3(9)
A.18.3.2.5.3(11)
A.18.3.2.5.3(12)
A.18.3.2.5.3(13)
18.3.2.5.4
A.18.3.2.5.4
18.3.2.5.5
A.18.3.2.5.5
19.3.2.5.4
A.19.3.2.5.4
19.3.2.5.5
A.19.3.2.5.5
18.3.2.6 Heliports.
18.3.2.7 Hazardous Materials.
18.3.3 Interior Finish
18.3.3.1 General
18.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
A.18.3.3.2
18.3.3.2.1
18.3.3.2.2
18.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
18.3.3.3.1
18.3.3.3.2
18.3.3.3.3
19.3.2.6 Reserved.
19.3.2.7 Hazardous Materials
19.3.3 Interior Finish
19.3.3.1 General.
19.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
A.19.3.3.2
19.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
18.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
18.3.4.1 General
18.3.4.2 Initiation.
A.18.3.4.2
18.3.4.2.1
18.3.4.2.2
18.3.4.2.3
19.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
19.3.4.1 General
19.3.4.2 Initiation
A.19.3.4.2
19.3.4.2.1
19.3.4.2.2
19.3.4.2.3
19.3.4.2.4
19.3.4.2.5
18.3.4.3 Notification
18.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification
A.18.3.4.3.1(2)
18.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
18.3.4.3.2.1
18.3.4.3.2.2 Reserved.
18.3.4.3.3 Annunciation and Annunciation Zoning
18.3.4.3.3.1
18.3.4.3.3.2
18.3.4.3.3.3
18.3.4.4 Emergency Control Functions
18.3.4.5 Detection.
18.3.4.5.1 General.
19.3.4.3 Notification
19.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification
A.19.3.4.3.1(1)
19.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
19.3.4.3.2.1
19.3.4.3.2.2
19.3.4.3.3 Reserved.
19.3.4.4 Emergency Control Functions
19.3.4.5 Detection.
19.3.4.5.1 Corridors.
18.3.4.5.2 Detection in Spaces Open to Corridors.
18.3.4.5.3 Nursing Homes.
A.18.3.4.5.3
19.3.4.5.2 Detection in Spaces Open to Corridors
18.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
18.3.5.1
A.18.3.5.1
18.3.5.2 Reserved.
18.3.5.3 Reserved.
18.3.5.4
18.3.5.5
19.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
19.3.5.1
19.3.5.2
19.3.5.3
19.3.5.4
A.19.3.5.4
19.3.5.5
18.3.5.6
A.18.3.5.6
18.3.5.7 Reserved
18.3.5.8 Reserved.
19.3.5.6 Reserved
19.3.5.7
A.19.3.5.7
19.3.5.8
A.19.3.5.8
19.3.5.9
19.3.5.10
A.19.3.5.10
18.3.5.11
A.18.3.5.11
18.3.5.12
19.3.5.11
A.19.3.5.11
19.3.5.12
18.3.6 Corridors
18.3.6.1 Corridor Separation.
19.3.6 Corridors
19.3.6.1 Corridor Separation.
A.18.3.6.1(1)
A.18.3.6.1(1)(a)
A.18.3.6.1(1)(c)
A.18.3.6.1(2)(b)
A.18.3.6.1(3)
A.18.3.6.1(5)(b)
A.19.3.6.1(1)
A.19.3.6.1(1)(a)
A.19.3.6.1(1)(c)
A.19.3.6.1(2)(b)
A.19.3.6.1(3)
A.19.3.6.1(5)(b)
A.19.3.6.1(7)(b)
A.19.3.6.1(8)
18.3.6.2 Construction of Corridor Walls
18.3.6.2.1
A.18.3.6.2.1
18.3.6.2.2
A.18.3.6.2
19.3.6.2 Construction of Corridor Walls
19.3.6.2.1
19.3.6.2.2
A.19.3.6.2.2
18.3.6.2.3
A.18.3.6.2.3
19.3.6.2.3
A.19.3.6.2.3
19.3.6.2.4
A.19.3.6.2.4
19.3.6.2.5
19.3.6.2.6
A.19.3.6.2.6
19.3.6.2.7
19.3.6.2.8
18.3.6.3 Corridor Doors
A.18.3.6.3
18.3.6.3.1
19.3.6.3 Corridor Doors.
A.19.3.6.3
19.3.6.3.1
A.18.3.6.3.1
18.3.6.3.2 Reserved
18.3.6.3.3 Reserved.
18.3.6.3.4 Reserved
18.3.6.3.5
A.19.3.6.3.1
19.3.6.3.2
19.3.6.3.3
19.3.6.3.4
19.3.6.3.5
A.19.3.6.3.5
18.3.6.3.6
18.3.6.3.7
18.3.6.3.8
18.3.6.3.9 Roller Latches
18.3.6.3.9.1
18.3.6.3.9.2
18.3.6.3.10
A.18.3.6.3.10
18.3.6.3.11
19.3.6.3.6
19.3.6.3.7
19.3.6.3.8 Reserved
19.3.6.3.9 Reserved
19.3.6.3.10
A.19.3.6.3.10
19.3.6.3.11
18.3.6.3.12
A.18.3.6.3.12
18.3.6.3.13
18.3.6.4 Transfer Grilles.
18.3.6.4.1
18.3.6.4.2
18.3.6.5 Openings
18.3.6.5.1
A.18.3.6.5.1
19.3.6.3.12
A.19.3.6.3.12
19.3.6.3.13
19.3.6.3.14
19.3.6.3.15
19.3.6.3.16
19.3.6.3.17
19.3.6.4
19.3.6.4.1
19.3.6.4.2
19.3.6.5 Openings
19.3.6.5.1
A.19.3.6.5.1
18.3.6.5.2 Reserved.
19.3.6.5.2
18.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
A.18.3.7
18.3.7.1
19.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
19.3.7.1
18.3.7.2
18.3.7.3
A.18.3.7.3(2)
18.3.7.4
18.3.7.5
18.3.7.5.1
18.3.7.5.2
A.19.3.7.1
19.3.7.2
19.3.7.3
A.19.3.7.3(2)
19.3.7.4 Reserved
19.3.7.5
19.3.7.5.1
19.3.7.5.2
18.3.7.6
A.18.3.7.6
18.3.7.7
18.3.7.8
A.18.3.7.8
19.3.7.6
19.3.7.6.1
A.19.3.7.6.1
19.3.7.6.2
19.3.7.7 Reserved.
19.3.7.8
A.19.3.7.8
18.3.7.9
A.18.3.7.9
18.3.7.9.1
18.3.7.10
19.3.7.9
19.3.7.10
18.3.8 Special Protection Features. (Reserved)
18.4 Special Provisions
18.4.1 Limited Access Buildings
18.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
19.3.8 Special Protection Features. (Reserved
19.4 Special Provisions
19.4.1 Limited Access Buildings
19.4.2 High-Rise Buildings.
19.4.2.1
18.4.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
19.4.2.2
A.19.4.2.2
19.4.2.3
A.19.4.2.3
19.4.2.4
A.19.4.2.4
19.4.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
A.18.4.3
A.19.4.3
18.4.4 Nonsprinklered Existing Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation.
18.4.4.1 General.
A.18.4.4.1
18.4.4.2 Minimum Construction Requirements (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.4.4.3 Capacity of Means of Egress (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.4.4.4 Travel Distance (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.4.4.4.1
18.4.4.4.2
18.4.4.5 Hazardous Area Protection (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.4.4.5.1
18.4.4.5.2
18.4.4.6 Interior Finish (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.4.4.6.1 General
18.4.4.6.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
18.4.4.6.2.1
18.4.4.6.2.2
18.4.4.6.3 Interior Floor Finish.
18.4.4.6.3.1
18.4.4.6.3.2
18.4.4.7 Corridors (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.4.4.7.1 Construction of Corridor Walls
18.4.4.7.1.1
18.4.4.7.1.2
18.4.4.7.2 Corridor Doors.
18.4.4.7.2.1
18.4.4.7.2.2
18.4.4.8 Subdivision of Building Space (Nonsprinklered Smoke Compartment Rehabilitation).
18.5 Building Services
18.5.1 Utilities.
18.5.1.1
18.5.1.2
18.5.1.3
19.5 Building Services
19.5.1 Utilities
19.5.1.1
19.5.1.2
19.5.1.3
19.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning.
19.5.2.1
19.5.2.2
A.19.5.2.2
19.5.2.3
A.18.5.2.3(2)(d)
A.18.5.2.3(2)(e)
A.19.5.2.3(2)(d)
A.19.5.2.3(2)(e)
18.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
18.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
18.5.4.1
18.5.4.2
18.5.4.3
18.5.4.4
19.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
19.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
19.5.4.1
19.5.4.2 Reserved.
19.5.4.3
19.5.4.4
18.5.4.5 Reserved.
18.5.4.6
18.6 Reserved
18.7 Operating Features
A.18.7
18.7.1 Evacuation and Relocation Plan and Fire Drills
18.7.1.1
18.7.1.2
18.7.1.3
18.7.1.4
A.18.7.1.4
19.5.4.5
19.5.4.6
19.6 Reserved
19.7 Operating Features
A.19.7
19.7.1 Evacuation and Relocation Plan and Fire Drills
19.7.1.1
19.7.1.2
19.7.1.3
19.7.1.4
A.19.7.1.4
18.7.1.5
18.7.1.6
18.7.1.7
18.7.1.8
18.7.2 Procedure in Case of Fire.
18.7.2.1 Protection of Patients.
A.18.7.2.1
19.7.1.5
19.7.1.6
19.7.1.7
19.7.1.8
19.7.2 Procedure in Case of Fire.
19.7.2.1 Protection of Patients
A.19.7.2.1
18.7.2.1.1
18.7.2.1.2
18.7.2.2 Fire Safety Plan.
18.7.2.3 Staff Response.
18.7.2.3.1
18.7.2.3.2
18.7.2.3.3
19.7.2.1.1
19.7.2.1.2
19.7.2.2 Fire Safety Plan
19.7.2.3 Staff Response
19.7.2.3.1
19.7.2.3.2
19.7.2.3.3
18.7.3 Maintenance of Means of Egress
18.7.3.1
18.7.3.2
A.18.7.3.3
18.7.4 Smoking
19.7.3 Maintenance of Means of Egress
19.7.3.1
19.7.3.2
19.7.3.3
A.19.7.3.3
19.7.4 Smoking
A.18.7.4
18.7.5 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations.
18.7.5.1
A.18.7.5.1
18.7.5.2
A.19.7.4
19.7.5 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations.
19.7.5.1
A.19.7.5.1
19.7.5.2
18.7.5.3 Reserved
18.7.5.5 Reserved
18.7.5.6
19.7.5.3
19.7.5.4
19.7.5.5
19.7.5.6
A.18.7.5.6(2)
A.18.7.5.6(4)
18.7.5.7 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
18.7.5.7.1
A.19.7.5.6(2)
A.19.7.5.6(4)
A.19.7.5.6(5)
19.7.5.7 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
19.7.5.7.1
A.18.7.5.7.1(2)
18.7.5.7.2
A.18.7.5.7.2
A.18.7.5.7.2(2)
18.7.5.7.3
19.7.5.7.2
A.19.7.5.7.2
A.19.7.5.7.2(2)
19.7.5.7.3
18.7.6 Maintenance and Testing
18.7.7 Engineered Smoke Control Systems.
18.7.7.1
19.7.6 Maintenance and Testing.
19.7.7 Engineered Smoke Control Systems
A.19.7.7
19.7.7.1
18.7.7.2
18.7.8 Portable Space-Heating Devices
A.18.7.8
18.7.9 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations.
18.7.9.1
18.7.9.2
18.7.10 Integrated Fire Protection Systems.
19.7.7.2
19.7.8 Portable Space-Heating Devices.
A.19.7.8
19.7.9 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations
19.7.9.1
19.7.9.2
19.7.10 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
CHAPTER 20/21: New and Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies
20.1 General Requirements
20.1.1 Application
20.1.1.1 General
20.1.1.1.1
20.1.1.1.2 Administration
20.1.1.1.3 General
20.1.1.1.4
20.1.1.1.5
20.1.1.1.6
A.20.1.1.1.6
21.1 General Requirements
21.1.1 Application.
21.1.1.1 General
21.1.1.1.1
21.1.1.1.2 Administration
21.1.1.1.3 General
21.1.1.1.4
21.1.1.1.5
21.1.1.1.6
A.21.1.1.1.6
20.1.1.2 Goals and Objectives
A.20.1.1.2
20.1.1.3 Total Concept
20.1.1.3.1
20.1.1.3.2
20.1.1.4 Additions, Conversions, Modernization, Renovation, and Construction Operations
20.1.1.4.1 Additions
20.1.1.4.1.1
20.1.1.4.1.2
20.1.1.4.1.3
21.1.1.2 Goals and Objectives
A.21.1.1.2
21.1.1.3 Total Concept
21.1.1.3.1
21.1.1.3.2
21.1.1.4 Additions, Conversions, Modernization, Renovation, and Construction Operations
21.1.1.4.1 Additions
21.1.1.4.1.1
21.1.1.4.1.2
21.1.1.4.1.3
20.1.1.4.2 Changes of Occupancy
20.1.1.4.3 Renovations, Alterations, and Modernizations
20.1.1.4.4 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations
20.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
20.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
20.1.3.1
20.1.3.2
21.1.1.4.2 Changes of Occupancy
21.1.1.4.3 Renovations, Alterations, and Modernizations
21.1.1.4.4 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations
21.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
21.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
21.1.3.1
21.1.3.2
A.20.1.3.2
20.1.3.3
20.1.3.4
20.1.3.5
20.1.3.6
20.1.3.7
20.1.3.8
21.1.3.3
A.21.1.3.3
21.1.3.4
21.1.3.5
21.1.3.6
21.1.3.7
21.1.3.8
20.1.4 Definitions
20.1.4.1 General.
20.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
20.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
20.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
20.1.6.1
20.1.6.2
20.1.6.3
21.1.4 Definitions
21.1.4.1 General
21.1.4.2 Special Definitions
21.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
21.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
21.1.6.1
21.1.6.2
21.1.6.3
20.1.6.4
20.1.6.5
20.1.6.6
21.1.6.4
21.1.6.5
21.1.6.6
20.1.7 Occupant Load
21.1.7 Occupant Load
20.2 Means of Egress Requirements
20.2.1 General
20.2.2 Means of Egress Components
20.2.2.1 Components Permitted
20.2.2.2 Doors
20.2.2.2.1
20.2.2.2.2
20.2.2.2.3
20.2.2.2.4
A.20.2.2.2.4
20.2.2.2.5 Reserved
20.2.2.2.6
21.2 Means of Egress Requirements
21.2.1 General
21.2.2 Means of Egress Components
21.2.2.1 Components Permitted
21.2.2.2 Doors
21.2.2.2.1
21.2.2.2.2
21.2.2.2.3
21.2.2.2.4
A.21.2.2.2.4
21.2.2.2.5
21.2.2.2.6
20.2.2.2.7
20.2.2.2.8
20.2.2.2.9
20.2.2.2.10
20.2.2.2.11
20.2.2.2.12 Reserved
20.2.2.2.13
21.2.2.2.7
21.2.2.2.8
21.2.2.2.9
21.2.2.2.10
21.2.2.2.11
21.2.2.2.12
21.2.2.2.13
21.2.2.2.14
A.21.2.2.2.14
20.2.2.3 Stairs.
20.2.2.3.1
20.2.2.3.2 Spiral
20.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
20.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
20.2.2.6 Ramps
20.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
20.2.2.8 Reserved
20.2.2.9 Reserved
20.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
20.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
21.2.2.3 Stairs.
21.2.2.3.1
21.2.2.3.2
21.2.2.3.3
21.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
21.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
21.2.2.6 Ramps
21.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
21.2.2.8 Escalators and Moving Walks
21.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs. (Reserved)
21.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
21.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
20.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
20.2.2.12.1
20.2.2.12.2
20.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
20.2.3.1
20.2.3.2
20.2.3.3
A.20.2.3.3
20.2.3.4
21.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
21.2.2.12.1
21.2.2.12.2
21.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
21.2.3.1
21.2.3.2
21.2.3.3
A.21.2.3.3
21.2.3.4
20.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
20.2.4.1
20.2.4.2
21.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
21.2.4.1
21.2.4.2
20.2.4.3
20.2.4.4
20.2.4.5
21.2.4.3
21.2.4.4
21.2.4.5
20.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
20.2.5.1
20.2.5.2
20.2.5.2.1
20.2.5.2.2
20.2.5.3
20.2.5.3.1
20.2.5.3.2
20.2.5.3.3
21.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
21.2.5.1
21.2.5.2
21.2.5.3
21.2.5.3.1
21.2.5.3.2
21.2.5.3.3
20.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
20.2.6.1
20.2.6.2
20.2.6.2.1
20.2.6.2.2
20.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
20.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
20.2.9 Emergency Lighting and Essential Electrical Systems
20.2.9.1
20.2.9.2
21.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
21.2.6.1
21.2.6.2
21.2.6.2.1
21.2.6.2.2
21.2.7 Discharge from Exits
21.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
21.2.9 Emergency Lighting and Essential Electrical Systems
21.2.9.1
21.2.9.2
20.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
20.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
20.2.11.1 Reserved
20.2.11.2 Lockups
20.3 Protection
20.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
20.3.1.1
20.3.1.2
20.3.1.3
21.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
21.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
21.2.11.1 Reserved
21.2.11.2 Lockups
21.3 Protection
21.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
21.3.1.1
21.3.1.2
20.3.2 Protection from Hazards
20.3.2.1 General
A.20.3.2.1
20.3.2.2 Doors
20.3.2.3 High Hazard Contents Areas
A.20.3.2.3
20.3.2.4 Laboratories
20.3.2.5 Medical Gas
21.3.2 Protection from Hazards
21.3.2.1 General
A.21.3.2.1
21.3.2.2 Doors
21.3.2.3 High Hazard Contents Areas
A.21.3.2.3
21.3.2.4 Medical Gas
21.3.2.5 Laboratories.
21.3.2.5.1
20.3.2.6 Cooking Facilities
20.3.2.7 Domestic Cooking Equipment
20.3.2.8 Hazardous Materials
20.3.3 Interior Finish
20.3.3.1 General
20.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
21.3.2.5.2
21.3.2.6 Cooking Facilities.
21.3.2.7 Domestic Cooking Equipment
21.3.2.8 Hazardous Materials
21.3.3 Interior Finish.
21.3.3.1 General
21.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
20.3.3.2.1
20.3.3.2.2
20.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
20.3.3.3.1
20.3.3.3.2
20.3.3.3.3
20.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
20.3.4.1 General
20.3.4.2 Initiation
20.3.4.3 Notification
20.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification
20.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
20.3.4.3.2.1
20.3.4.3.2.2 Reserved.
20.3.4.4 Emergency Control Functions
21.3.3.2.1
21.3.3.2.2
21.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish. (Reserved.)
21.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
21.3.4.1 General
21.3.4.2 Initiation
21.3.4.3 Notification
21.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification.
21.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
21.3.4.3.2.1
21.3.4.3.2.2
21.3.4.4 Emergency Control Functions
20.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
20.3.5.1
20.3.5.2
20.3.5.3
21.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
21.3.5.1
21.3.5.2
21.3.5.3
20.3.6 Corridors
20.3.6.1
A.20.3.6.1
A.20.3.6.1(1)
A.20.3.6.1(2)
20.3.6.2
20.3.6.2.1
20.3.6.2.2
21.3.6 Corridors. (Reserved)
20.3.7 Subdivision of Building Space.
20.3.7.1
20.3.7.2
21.3.7 Subdivision of Building Space
21.3.7.1
21.3.7.2
20.3.7.3
20.3.7.4
20.3.7.5
20.3.7.6
20.3.7.7
20.3.7.8
20.3.7.9
20.3.7.10
20.3.7.11
21.3.7.3 Reserved.
21.3.7.4 Reserved.
21.3.7.5
21.3.7.6
21.3.7.7
21.3.7.8
21.3.7.9 Reserved.
21.3.7.10
A.21.3.7.10
21.3.7.11
20.3.7.12
A.20.3.7.12
20.3.7.13
20.3.7.14
20.3.7.15
20.3.7.16
A.20.3.7.16
20.3.7.17
20.4 Special Provisions
20.4.1 Limited Access or Underground Buildings
20.4.2 High-Rise Buildings.
21.4 Special Provisions
21.4.1 Limited Access or Underground Buildings
21.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
20.4.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
21.4.2.1
21.4.2.2
A.21.4.2.2
21.4.2.3
21.4.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
A.20.4.3
A.21.4.3
20.5 Building Services
20.5.1 Utilities.
21.5 Building Services
21.5.1 Utilities.
21.5.1.1
21.5.1.2
20.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
20.5.2.1
20.5.2.2
20.5.2.2.1
20.5.2.2.2
20.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
20.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
21.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
21.5.2.1
21.5.2.2
21.5.2.2.1
21.5.2.2.2
21.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
21.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
20.6 Reserved
20.7 Operating Features
A.20.7
20.7.1 Evacuation and Relocation Plan and Fire Drills.
20.7.1.1
20.7.1.2
20.7.1.3
20.7.1.4
A.20.7.1.4
21.6 Reserved
21.7 Operating Features
A.21.7
21.7.1 Evacuation and Relocation Plan and Fire Drills.
21.7.1.1
21.7.1.2
21.7.1.3
21.7.1.4
A.21.7.1.4
20.7.1.5
20.7.1.6
20.7.1.7
20.7.2 Procedure in Case of Fire.
20.7.2.1 Protection of Patients
A.20.7.2.1
20.7.2.1.1
21.7.1.5
21.7.1.6
21.7.1.7
21.7.2 Procedure in Case of Fire
21.7.2.1 Protection of Patients
A.21.7.2.1
21.7.2.1.1
20.7.2.1.2
20.7.2.2 Fire Safety Plan
20.7.2.3 Staff Response.
20.7.2.3.1
20.7.2.3.2
20.7.2.3.3
20.7.3 Maintenance of Exits
20.7.3.1
20.7.3.2
20.7.4 Smoking
21.7.2.1.2
21.7.2.2 Fire Safety Plan
21.7.2.3 Staff Response
21.7.2.3.1
21.7.2.3.2
21.7.2.3.3
21.7.3 Maintenance of Exits.
21.7.3.1
21.7.3.2
21.7.4 Smoking.
A.20.7.4
20.7.5 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations
20.7.5.1
A.20.7.5.1
20.7.5.2
20.7.5.3
20.7.5.4
A.21.7.4
21.7.5 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations
21.7.5.1
A.21.7.5.1
21.7.5.2
21.7.5.3
21.7.5.4
A.20.7.5.4(4)
20.7.5.5 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
20.7.5.5.1
20.7.5.5.2
A.20.7.5.5.2
A.21.7.5.4(4)
21.7.5.5 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
21.7.5.5.1
21.7.5.5.2
A.21.7.5.5.2
A.20.7.5.5.2(2)
20.7.5.5.3
A.21.7.5.5.2(2)
21.7.5.5.3
20.7.6 Maintenance and Testing
20.7.7 Engineered Smoke Control Systems
A.20.7.7
20.7.7.1
20.7.7.2
20.7.7.3
20.7.8 Portable Space-Heating Devices.
20.7.9 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations.
20.7.9.1
20.7.9.2
20.7.10 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
21.7.6 Maintenance and Testing
21.7.7 Engineered Smoke Control Systems.
A.21.7.7
21.7.7.1
21.7.7.2
21.7.7.3
21.7.8 Portable Space-Heating Devices
21.7.9 Construction, Repair, and Improvement Operations.
21.7.9.1
21.7.9.2
21.7.10 Integrated Fire Protection Systems.
CHAPTER 22/23: New and Existing Detention and Correctional Occupancies
22.1 General Requirements
22.1.1 Application.
22.1.1.1 General.
22.1.1.1.1
23.1 General Requirements
23.1.1 Application
23.1.1.1 General
23.1.1.1.1
22.1.1.1.2 Administration
22.1.1.1.3 General
22.1.1.1.4
A.22.1.1.1.4(2)
22.1.1.1.5
22.1.1.1.6
A.22.1.1.1.6
23.1.1.1.2 Administration.
23.1.1.1.3 General.
23.1.1.1.4
A.23.1.1.1.4(2
23.1.1.1.5
23.1.1.1.6
A.23.1.1.1.6
22.1.1.1.7
A.22.1.1.1.7
22.1.1.2 Total Concept
22.1.1.2.1
22.1.1.2.2
22.1.1.3 Additions
23.1.1.1.7
A.23.1.1.1.7
23.1.1.2 Total Concept
23.1.1.2.1
23.1.1.2.2
23.1.1.3 Additions.
22.1.1.4 Modernizations or Renovations.
22.1.1.4.1
22.1.1.4.2
22.1.1.4.3
23.1.1.4 Modernizations or Renovations.
23.1.1.4.1
23.1.1.4.2
23.1.1.4.3
22.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
22.1.2.1
A.22.1.2.1
22.1.2.1.1 Use Condition I — Free Egress
22.1.2.1.2 Use Condition II — Zoned Egress
23.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
23.1.2.1
A.23.1.2.1
23.1.2.1.1 Use Condition I — Free Egress
23.1.2.1.2 Use Condition II — Zoned Egress
22.1.2.1.3 Use Condition III — Zoned Impeded Egress
22.1.2.1.4 Use Condition IV — Impeded Egress
22.1.2.1.5 Use Condition V — Contained
23.1.2.1.3 Use Condition III — Zoned Impeded Egress
23.1.2.1.4 Use Condition IV — Impeded Egress
23.1.2.1.5 Use Condition V — Contained
22.1.2.2
A.22.1.2.2
22.1.2.3
A.22.1.2.3(2)
23.1.2.2
A.23.1.2.2
23.1.2.3
A.23.1.2.3(2)
22.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
A.22.1.3
22.1.3.1
22.1.3.2
22.1.3.2.1
23.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
A.23.1.3
23.1.3.1
23.1.3.2
23.1.3.2.1
22.1.3.2.2
A.22.1.3.2.2
22.1.3.3
22.1.3.4
22.1.3.5
22.1.3.6
22.1.3.7
22.1.3.8
A.23.1.3.2.1
23.1.3.2.2 Reserved
23.1.3.3
23.1.3.4
23.1.3.5
23.1.3.6
23.1.3.7
23.1.3.8
22.1.4 Definitions
22.1.4.1 General
22.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
22.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
22.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
22.1.6.1
23.1.4 Definitions
23.1.4.1 General
23.1.4.2 Special Definitions
23.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
23.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
23.1.6.1
22.1.6.2
23.1.6.2
22.1.7 Occupant Load
22.2 Means of Egress Requirements
22.2.1 General
22.2.2 Means of Egress Components
22.2.2.1 Components Permitted
22.2.2.2 Doors
23.1.7 Occupant Load
23.2 Means of Egress Requirements
23.2.1 General
23.2.2 Means of Egress Components
23.2.2.1 Components Permitted
23.2.2.2 Doors
22.2.2.3 Stairs
22.2.2.3.1
22.2.2.3.2
22.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
22.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
22.2.2.5.1
22.2.2.5.2
A.22.2.2.5.2
22.2.2.6 Ramps
22.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
22.2.2.8 Reserved
22.2.2.9 Fire Escape Ladders
23.2.2.3 Stairs
23.2.2.3.1
23.2.2.3.2
23.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
23.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
23.2.2.5.1
23.2.2.5.2
A.23.2.2.5.2
23.2.2.5.3
A.23.2.2.5.3
23.2.2.5.4
23.2.2.6 Ramps
23.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
23.2.2.8 Fire Escape Stairs
23.2.2.9 Fire Escape Ladders.
22.2.2.10 Alternating Tread Devices
22.2.2.11 Areas of Refuge
23.2.2.10 Alternating Tread Devices
23.2.2.11 Areas of Refuge.
22.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
22.2.3.1
22.2.3.2
22.2.3.3
22.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
22.2.4.1
22.2.4.2
22.2.4.3
23.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
23.2.3.1
23.2.3.2
23.2.3.3
23.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
23.2.4.1
23.2.4.2
A.23.2.4.2
23.2.4.3
22.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
22.2.5.1
22.2.5.2
22.2.5.3
22.2.5.4
A.23.2.4.3
23.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
23.2.5.1
23.2.5.2
A.23.2.5.2
23.2.5.3
A.23.2.5.3(3)
23.2.5.4
22.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
22.2.6.1
22.2.6.2
22.2.6.3 Reserved
22.2.6.4
22.2.6.5 Reserved
22.2.6.6
22.2.6.7
23.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
23.2.6.1
23.2.6.2
23.2.6.3
23.2.6.4
23.2.6.5
23.2.6.6
23.2.6.7
22.2.7 Discharge from Exits
22.2.7.1
22.2.7.2
22.2.7.3
22.2.7.4
23.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
23.2.7.1
23.2.7.2
23.2.7.3
23.2.7.4
23.2.7.5
22.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
22.2.9 Emergency Lighting
22.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
23.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egres
23.2.9 Emergency Lighting
23.2.9.1
23.2.9.2
23.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
22.2.11 Special Features
22.2.11.1 Doors.
22.2.11.1.1
22.2.11.1.2
22.2.11.1.3
22.2.11.1.4
A.22.2.11.1.4
22.2.11.1.5 Reserved.
22.2.11.1.6
22.2.11.1.7
22.2.11.1.8
A.22.2.11.1.8
22.2.11.1.8.1
23.2.11 Special Features
23.2.11.1 Doors
23.2.11.1.1
23.2.11.1.2
23.2.11.1.3
23.2.11.1.4
A.23.2.11.1.4
23.2.11.1.5
23.2.11.1.6
23.2.11.1.7
23.2.11.1.8
A.23.2.11.1.8
23.2.11.1.8.1
22.2.11.1.8.2
22.2.11.1.9 Remote-Control Release–Operated Doors
22.2.11.1.9.1
22.2.11.1.9.2
22.2.11.1.10
22.2.11.1.11
22.2.11.1.12
22.2.11.1.12.1
22.2.11.1.12.2
23.2.11.1.8.2
23.2.11.1.9 Remote-Control Release–Operated Doors
23.2.11.1.9.1
23.2.11.1.9.2
23.2.11.1.10
22.2.11.2 Reserved
22.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
22.3 Protection
22.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
23.2.11.2 Reserved.
23.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials.
23.3 Protection
23.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
23.3.1.1
A.22.3.1(2)
23.3.1.2
23.3.1.2.1
A.23.3.1.2.
23.3.1.2.2
23.3.1.2.3
A.23.3.1.2.3
23.3.1.3
A.23.3.1.3
22.3.2 Protection from Hazards
22.3.2.1
A.22.3.2.1
22.3.2.2
23.3.2 Protection from Hazards
23.3.2.1
A.23.3.2.1
23.3.2.2 Reserved.
22.3.2.3
22.3.2.4
22.3.2.5
22.3.2.6 Hazardous Materials
23.3.2.3
23.3.2.4
23.3.2.5
23.3.2.6 Hazardous Materials
22.3.3 Interior Finish.
22.3.3.1 General
22.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
22.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
22.3.3.3.1
22.3.3.3.2
22.3.3.3.3
23.3.3 Interior Finish.
23.3.3.1 General
23.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
23.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
23.3.3.3.1
23.3.3.3.2
22.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
22.3.4.1 General
22.3.4.2 Initiation
23.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
23.3.4.1 General.
23.3.4.2 Initiation
22.3.4.3 Notification
22.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification
A.22.3.4.3.1(2)
22.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
22.3.4.3.2.1
22.3.4.3.2.2
22.3.4.4 Detection
A.22.3.4.4
22.3.4.4.1
22.3.4.4.2
22.3.4.4.2.1
23.3.4.3 Notification
23.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification
A.23.3.4.3.1(2)
23.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
23.3.4.3.2.1
23.3.4.3.2.2
23.3.4.4 Detection
23.3.4.4.1
23.3.4.4.2
23.3.4.4.2.1
22.3.4.4.2.2
22.3.4.4.2.3
22.3.4.4.3
A.22.3.4.4.3
22.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
22.3.5.1
22.3.5.2
22.3.5.3
23.3.4.4.2.2
23.3.4.4.2.3
23.3.4.4.3
A.23.3.4.4.3
23.3.4.4.4
23.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
23.3.5.1
23.3.5.2
A.23.3.5.2
23.3.5.3
22.3.5.4
A.22.3.5.4(1)
A.22.3.5.4(2
22.3.5.5
22.3.5.6
23.3.5.4
A.23.3.5.4(1)
A.23.3.5.4(2)
23.3.5.5
23.3.5.6
22.3.6 Corridors
22.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
22.3.7.1
A.22.3.7.1(2)
22.3.7.2
23.3.6 Corridors
23.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
23.3.7.1
A.23.3.7.1
A.23.3.7.1(2)
23.3.7.2
22.3.7.3
22.3.7.4 Reserved
22.3.7.5
A.22.3.7.5
22.3.7.6
A.22.3.7.6(1)
22.3.7.7
22.3.7.8
23.3.7.3
A.23.3.7.3(2)
23.3.7.4
23.3.7.5
A.23.3.7.5
23.3.7.6
A.23.3.7.6(1)
23.3.7.7
23.3.7.8
22.3.7.9
22.3.7.10
22.3.7.11
22.3.7.12
22.3.8 Special Protection Features — Subdivision of Resident Housing Spaces
A.22.3.8
23.3.8 Special Protection Features— Subdivision of Resident Housing Spaces
A.23.3.8
22.4 Special Provisions
22.4.1 Limited Access Structures
22.4.2 Underground Buildings
22.4.3 High-Rise Buildings
23.4 Special Provisions
23.4.1 Limited Access Structures
23.4.1.1
23.4.1.2
A.23.4.1.2(2)
23.4.2 Underground Buildings
23.4.3 High-Rise Buildings
22.4.4 Nonsprinklered Existing Building Renovations
22.4.4.1 General
22.4.4.2 Minimum Construction Requirements (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.2.1
22.4.4.2.2
22.4.4.3 Horizontal Exit Duct Penetrations (Nonsprinklered Buildings)
A.22.4.4.3
23.4.4 Reserved
22.4.4.4 Common Path of Travel (Nonsprinklered Buildings)
22.4.4.5 Travel Distance to Exits (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.5.1
22.4.4.5.2
22.4.4.6 Protection of Vertical Openings (Nonsprinklered Buildings)
22.4.4.6.1
22.4.4.6.2
A.22.4.4.6.2
22.4.4.6.3
22.4.4.6.4
A.22.4.4.6.4
22.4.4.7 Hazardous Areas (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.8 Interior Finish (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.8.1 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
22.4.4.8.2 Interior Floor Finish
22.4.4.8.2.1
22.4.4.8.2.2
22.4.4.8.2.3
22.4.4.9 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems(Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.9.1 Initiation.
22.4.4.9.2 Detection.
22.4.4.9.2.1
22.4.4.9.2.2
22.4.4.10 Subdivision of Building Spaces (Nonsprinklered Buildings)
22.4.4.11 Subdivision of Resident Housing Spaces (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
A.22.4.4.11
22.4.4.12 Limited Access Structures (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.12.1
22.4.4.12.2
A.22.4.4.12.2(2)
22.4.4.13 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations (Nonsprinklered Buildings).
22.4.4.13.1
22.4.4.13.2
A.22.4.4.13.2
22.4.5 Lockups.
22.4.5.1 General
22.4.5.1.1
22.4.5.1.2
22.4.5.1.3
22.4.5.1.4
A.22.4.5.1.4(1)
22.4.5.1.5
22.4.5.1.6
22.4.5.2 Alternate Provisions
22.4.5.2.1
22.4.5.2.2
23.4.5 Lockups
23.4.5.1 General
23.4.5.1.1
23.4.5.1.2
23.4.5.1.3
23.4.5.1.4
A.23.4.5.1.4(1)
23.4.5.1.5
23.4.5.1.6
23.4.5.2 Alternate Provisions
23.4.5.2.1
23.4.5.2.2
22.4.5.2.3
23.4.5.2.3
23.4.5.2.4
22.4.6 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
A.22.4.6
22.5 Building Services
22.5.1 Utilities
22.5.1.1
22.5.1.2
22.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning.
22.5.2.1
22.5.2.2
22.5.2.3
23.4.6 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
A.23.4.6
23.5 Building Services
23.5.1 Utilities
23.5.1.1
23.5.1.2
23.5.1.3
23.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning.
23.5.2.1
23.5.2.2
23.5.2.3
22.5.2.4
22.5.2.5
22.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
22.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
22.5.4.1
22.5.4.2
22.5.4.3
22.5.4.4
22.6 Reserved
22.7 Operating Features
22.7.1 Attendants, Evacuation Plan, and Fire Drills
22.7.1.1
23.5.2.4
23.5.2.5
23.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
23.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
23.5.4.1
23.5.4.2
23.5.4.3
23.5.4.4
23.6 Reserved
23.7 Operating Features
23.7.1 Attendants, Evacuation Plan, and Fire Drills.
23.7.1.1
22.7.1.2
A.22.7.1.2
22.7.1.3
A.22.7.1.3
22.7.1.3.1
22.7.1.3.2
22.7.1.4
22.7.1.4.1
22.7.1.4.2
22.7.2 Combustible Personal Property
A.22.7.2
22.7.3 Heat-Producing Appliances
22.7.4 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations
A.22.7.4
23.7.1.2
A.23.7.1.2
23.7.1.3
A.23.7.1.3
23.7.1.3.1
23.7.1.3.2
23.7.1.4
23.7.1.4.1
23.7.1.4.2
23.7.2 Combustible Personal Property
A.23.7.2
23.7.3 Heat-Producing Appliances
23.7.4 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations
23.7.4.1
22.7.4.2
22.7.4.3
A.22.7.4.3
22.7.4.4
22.7.4.5
22.7.5 Keys
22.7.6 Portable Space-Heating Devices
22.7.7 Door Inspection
22.7.8 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
23.7.4.2
23.7.4.3
A.23.7.4.3
23.7.4.4
23.7.4.5
23.7.5 Keys
23.7.6 Portable Space-Heating Devices
23.7.7 Door Inspection
23.7.8 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
CHAPTER 24: One- and Two-Family Dwellings
24.1 General Requirements
24.1.1 Application
24.1.1.1
24.1.1.2
A.24.1.1.2
24.1.1.3
24.1.1.4 Administration
24.1.1.5 General
24.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
24.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
24.1.3.1
24.1.3.2
24.1.3.2.1
24.1.3.2.2
24.1.3.3
24.1.3.4
24.1.4 Definitions
24.1.4.1 General.
24.1.4.2 Special Definitions
24.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
24.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
24.1.7 Occupant Load.
24.2 Means of Escape Requirements
A.24.2
24.2.1 General
24.2.2 Number and Types of Means of Escape
24.2.2.1 Number of Means of Escape.
24.2.2.1.1
24.2.2.1.2
24.2.2.2 Primary Means of Escape
24.2.2.3 Secondary Means of Escape
24.2.2.3.1
24.2.2.3.2
24.2.2.3.3
A.24.2.2.3.3
24.2.2.3.4
24.2.2.3.5
24.2.2.4 Two Primary Means of Escape
24.2.3 Arrangement of Means of Escape
24.2.4 Doors
24.2.4.1
24.2.4.2
24.2.4.3
24.2.4.4
24.2.4.5
24.2.4.6
24.2.4.7
A.24.2.4.7
24.2.4.8
24.2.4.9
24.2.4.10
24.2.5 Stairs, Ramps, Guards, and Handrails
24.2.5.1
24.2.5.1.1
24.2.5.1.2
24.2.5.1.3
24.2.5.2
24.2.5.3
24.2.5.4
24.2.5.5
24.2.5.6
24.2.6 Hallways
24.2.6.1
24.2.6.2
24.2.7 Bulkheads
24.2.7.1 Bulkhead Enclosures
24.2.7.2 Bulkhead Enclosure Stairways
24.2.8 Grab Bars for Bathtubs, Bathtub-Shower Combinations, and Showers.
A.24.2.8
24.2.8.1 General
24.2.8.1.1
24.2.8.1.2
A.24.2.8.1.2
24.2.8.1.3
24.2.8.1.4
24.2.8.2 Vertical Grab Bar or Pole
A.24.2.8.2
24.2.8.2.1 Bathtub End Wall Vertical Grab Bars.
A.24.2.8.2.1
24.2.8.2.2 Shower Grab Bars
24.2.8.2.3 Vertical Poles
A.24.2.8.2.3
24.2.8.3 Back Wall Grab Bar.
24.2.8.3.1 Back Wall Diagonal Grab Bars
A.24.2.8.3.1
24.2.8.3.2 Back Wall Horizontal Grab Bars
24.2.8.4 Grab Bar Details.
A.24.2.8.4
24.2.8.4.1
24.2.8.4.2
24.2.8.4.3
24.3 Protection
24.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings. (Reserved)
24.3.2 Protection from Hazards
24.3.3 Interior Finish.
24.3.3.1 General
24.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
24.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish. (Reserved)
24.3.3.4 Contents and Furnishings
24.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
24.3.4.1
24.3.4.1.1
A.24.3.4.1.1
A.24.3.4.1.1(2)
24.3.4.1.2
24.3.4.1.3
24.3.4.2 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide-Detection Systems
24.3.4.2.1
24.3.4.2.2
A.24.3.4.2.2
24.3.4.2.3
24.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
A.24.3.5
24.3.5.1
24.3.5.2
24.3.5.3
24.4 Reserved
24.5 Building Services
24.5.1 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
24.5.1.1
24.5.1.2
24.5.2 Reserved.
CHAPTER 25: Reserved
CHAPTER 26: Lodging or Rooming Houses
26.1 General Requirements
26.1.1 Application.
26.1.1.1
A.26.1.1.1
26.1.1.2 Administration
26.1.1.3 General
26.1.1.4
26.1.1.5
26.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
26.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
26.1.3.1
26.1.3.2
26.1.3.2.1
26.1.3.2.2
26.1.3.3
26.1.3.4
26.1.4 Definitions
26.1.4.1 General.
26.1.4.2 Special Definitions
26.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
26.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements. (Reserved)
26.1.7 Occupant Load.
26.2 Means of Escape Requirements
26.2.1 Number and Types of Means of Escape.
26.2.1.1 Primary Means of Escape
26.2.1.1.1
26.2.1.1.2
26.2.1.2 Secondary Means of Escape.
26.2.1.3 Two Primary Means of Escape
26.2.2 Stairways.
26.2.2.1
26.2.2.2
26.2.2.3
26.2.2.4
26.2.3 Doors.
26.2.3.1
26.2.3.2
26.2.3.3
26.2.3.4
26.2.3.5
26.2.3.5.1
A.26.2.3.5.1
26.2.3.5.2
26.2.3.6
26.2.4 Grab Bars for Bathtubs, Bathtub-Shower Combinations, and Showers.
A.26.2.4
26.3 Protection
26.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
26.3.1.1
26.3.1.1.1
26.3.1.1.1.1
26.3.1.1.1.2
26.3.1.1.2
26.3.1.1.3
26.3.1.2
A.26.3.1.2
26.3.2 Protection from Hazards
26.3.2.1 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
26.3.3 Interior Finish
26.3.3.1 General
26.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
26.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
26.3.3.3.1
26.3.3.3.2
26.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
26.3.4.1 General
26.3.4.1.1
26.3.4.1.2
26.3.4.2 Initiation
26.3.4.3 Notification
26.3.4.3.1
A.26.3.4.3.1
26.3.4.3.2
26.3.4.4 Detection. (Reserved)
26.3.4.5 Smoke Alarms.
26.3.4.5.1
26.3.4.5.2
26.3.4.5.3
26.3.4.6 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems
26.3.4.6.1
26.3.4.6.2
A.26.3.4.6.2
26.3.4.6.3
26.3.5 Separation of Sleeping Rooms
26.3.5.1
26.3.5.2
26.3.5.3
26.3.5.4
26.3.5.5
26.3.5.6
26.3.5.7
26.3.6 Extinguishment Requirements
26.3.6.1
26.3.6.2
26.3.6.2.1
26.3.6.2.2
26.3.6.2.3
A.26.3.6.2.3
26.3.6.2.4
26.3.6.2.5
26.3.6.2.6
26.4 Reserved
26.5 Building Services
26.5.1 Utilities
26.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
26.5.2.1
26.5.2.2
26.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
26.6 Reserved
26.7 Operating Features
26.7.1 Contents and Furnishings
26.7.1.1
26.7.1.2
26.7.1.3
CHAPTER 27: Reserved
CHAPTER 28/29: New and Existing Hotels and Dormitories
28.1 General Requirements
28.1.1 Application
28.1.1.1
29.1 General Requirements
29.1.1 Application
29.1.1.1
28.1.1.2 Administration.
28.1.1.3 General
28.1.1.4
28.1.1.5
28.1.1.6
28.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
28.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
28.1.3.1
28.1.3.2
28.1.3.2.1
29.1.1.2 Administration
29.1.1.3 General
29.1.1.4
29.1.1.5
29.1.1.6
29.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
29.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
29.1.3.1
29.1.3.2
29.1.3.2.1
28.1.3.2.2
28.1.3.3
28.1.4 Definitions
28.1.4.1 General
28.1.4.2 Special Definitions
29.1.3.2.2
29.1.3.3
29.1.4 Definitions
29.1.4.1 General
29.1.4.2 Special Definitions
28.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
28.1.5.1
28.1.5.2
28.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements. (Reserved)
28.1.7 Occupant Load.
28.2 Means of Egress Requirements
28.2.1 General.
28.2.1.1
28.2.1.2
28.2.1.3
28.2.1.4
29.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
29.1.5.1
29.1.5.2
29.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements. (Reserved)
29.1.7 Occupant Load
29.2 Means of Egress Requirements
29.2.1 General.
29.2.1.1
29.2.1.2
29.2.1.3
28.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
28.2.2.1 General
28.2.2.1.1
28.2.2.1.2
29.2.2 Means of Egress Components
29.2.2.1 General.
29.2.2.1.1
29.2.2.1.2
28.2.2.2 Doors
28.2.2.2.1
28.2.2.2.2
28.2.2.2.2.1
28.2.2.2.2.2
28.2.2.2.2.3
28.2.2.2.2.4
29.2.2.2 Doors.
29.2.2.2.1
29.2.2.2.2
29.2.2.2.2.1
29.2.2.2.2.2
29.2.2.2.2.3
29.2.2.2.2.4
28.2.2.2.3
28.2.2.3 Stairs
28.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
28.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
28.2.2.6 Ramps
28.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
28.2.2.8 Reserved
28.2.2.9 Reserved
28.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
28.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
28.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge.
28.2.2.12.1
29.2.2.2.3
29.2.2.3 Stairs
29.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
29.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
29.2.2.6 Ramps
29.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
29.2.2.8 Escalators
A.29.2.2.8
29.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs.
29.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
29.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
29.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
29.2.2.12.1
28.2.2.12.2
A.28.2.2.12.2
28.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
28.2.3.1
28.2.3.2
28.2.3.3
A.28.2.3.3
29.2.2.12.2
A.29.2.2.12.2
29.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
29.2.3.1
29.2.3.2
28.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
28.2.4.1
28.2.4.2
28.2.4.3
29.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
29.2.4.1
29.2.4.2
29.2.4.3
28.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
28.2.5.1
28.2.5.2
28.2.5.3
28.2.5.4
28.2.5.5
28.2.5.6
28.2.5.7
29.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
29.2.5.1
29.2.5.2 Reserved
29.2.5.3
29.2.5.4
29.2.5.5
28.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
28.2.6.1
29.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
29.2.6.1
28.2.6.2
28.2.6.3
28.2.6.3.1
28.2.6.3.2
28.2.6.3.3
28.2.6.3.3.1
28.2.6.3.3.2
28.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
28.2.7.1
28.2.7.2
29.2.6.2
29.2.6.3
29.2.6.3.1
29.2.6.3.2
29.2.6.3.3
29.2.6.3.3.1
29.2.6.3.3.2
29.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
29.2.7.1
29.2.7.2
A.28.2.7.2
28.2.7.3
A.29.2.7.2
29.2.7.3
28.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
28.2.9 Emergency Lighting
28.2.9.1
28.2.9.2
28.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
28.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
28.2.11.1 Reserved
28.2.11.2 Lockups
28.2.11.3 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas
28.3 Protection
28.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
28.3.1.1
28.3.1.1.1
28.3.1.1.2
28.3.1.1.3
29.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
29.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
29.2.9.1
29.2.9.2
29.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
29.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
29.2.11.1 Reserved
29.2.11.2 Lockups
29.2.11.3 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas.
29.3 Protection
29.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
29.3.1.1
29.3.1.1.1
29.3.1.1.2
29.3.1.1.3
29.3.1.1.4
28.3.1.2
28.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
28.3.2.1 General
28.3.2.2 Hazardous Areas
28.3.2.2.1
28.3.2.2.2
28.3.2.2.3
28.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
29.3.1.2
29.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
29.3.2.1 General
29.3.2.2 Hazardous Areas.
29.3.2.2.1
29.3.2.2.2
29.3.2.2.3
29.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
28.3.3 Interior Finish
28.3.3.1 General
28.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
28.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
28.3.3.3.1
28.3.3.3.2
28.3.3.3.3
29.3.3 Interior Finish.
29.3.3.1 General
29.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
29.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
28.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
28.3.4.1 General
28.3.4.2 Initiation.
28.3.4.3 Notification
28.3.4.3.1
A.28.3.4.3.1
28.3.4.3.2
28.3.4.3.3
A.28.3.4.3.3
28.3.4.3.4
28.3.4.3.5
28.3.4.3.6
29.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
29.3.4.1 General
29.3.4.2 Initiation
29.3.4.3 Notification.
29.3.4.3.1
29.3.4.3.2
29.3.4.3.3 Reserved
29.3.4.3.4 Reserved.
29.3.4.3.5 Reserved.
29.3.4.3.6
A.29.3.4.3.6
29.3.4.3.7
28.3.4.4 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification
28.3.4.4.1
28.3.4.4.2
28.3.4.5 Detection
28.3.4.6 Smoke Alarms
A.28.3.4.6
28.3.4.7 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems.
28.3.4.7.1
29.3.4.4 Detection. (Reserved)
29.3.4.5 Smoke Alarms
A.29.3.4.5
29.3.4.5.1
29.3.4.5.2
28.3.4.7.2
28.3.4.7.3
28.3.4.7.4
28.3.4.7.5
28.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
28.3.5.1
29.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
29.3.5.1
28.3.5.2 Reserved.
28.3.5.3
28.3.5.3.1
28.3.5.3.1.1
28.3.5.3.1.2
28.3.5.4
28.3.5.5 Reserved
28.3.5.6
28.3.5.7
28.3.5.8
29.3.5.2 Reserved
29.3.5.3
A.29.3.5.3
29.3.5.4
29.3.5.5
29.3.5.6 Reserved
29.3.5.7 Reserved
29.3.5.8
28.3.6 Corridors.
28.3.6.1 Walls
28.3.6.1.1
28.3.6.1.2
28.3.6.1.3
28.3.6.2 Doors
28.3.6.2.1
28.3.6.2.2 Reserved.
28.3.6.2.3
28.3.6.3 Unprotected Openings
28.3.6.3.1
29.3.6 Corridors.
29.3.6.1 Walls
29.3.6.1.1
29.3.6.1.2
29.3.6.1.3
29.3.6.2 Doors.
29.3.6.2.1
29.3.6.2.2
29.3.6.2.3
29.3.6.3 Unprotected Openings
29.3.6.3.1
28.3.6.3.2
28.3.6.4 Transoms, Louvers, or Transfer Grilles.
29.3.6.3.2
29.3.6.4 Transoms, Louvers, or Transfer Grilles.
29.3.6.4.1
29.3.6.4.2
29.3.6.4.3
29.3.6.4.4
28.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
28.3.7.1
28.3.7.2
28.3.7.3
29.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
29.3.7.1
29.3.7.2
29.3.7.3
28.3.8 Special Protection Features. (Reserved)
28.4 Special Provisions
28.4.1 High-Rise Buildings
28.4.1.1
28.4.1.2
A.28.4.1.2
28.4.2 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
29.3.7.4
29.3.8 Special Protection Features. (Reserved)
29.4 Special Provisionss
29.4.1 High-Rise Buildings.
29.4.1.1
29.4.1.2
A.29.4.1.2
29.4.2 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
28.5 Building Services
28.5.1 Utilities.
28.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning.
28.5.2.1
28.5.2.2
28.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
28.5.3.1
28.5.3.2
A.28.5.3.2
28.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
29.5 Building Services
29.5.1 Utilities
29.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
29.5.2.1
29.5.2.2
29.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
29.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
28.6 Reserved
28.7 Operating Features
28.7.1 Hotel Emergency Organization.
28.7.1.1
A.28.7.1.1
28.7.1.2
A.28.7.1.2
28.7.2 Emergency Duties
28.7.3 Drills in Dormitories
28.7.4 Emergency Instructions for Residents or Guests.
28.7.4.1
29.6 Reserved
29.7 Operating Features
29.7.1 Hotel Emergency Organization.
29.7.1.1
A.29.7.1.1
29.7.1.2
A.29.7.1.2
29.7.2 Emergency Duties
29.7.3 Drills in Dormitories.
29.7.4 Emergency Instructions for Residents or Guests
29.7.4.1
A.28.7.4.1
28.7.4.2
A.28.7.4.2
28.7.5 Emergency Action Plans.
28.7.6 Contents and Furnishings.
28.7.6.1
28.7.6.2 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
28.7.6.2.1
28.7.6.2.2
28.7.6.3
28.7.6.4
28.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
28.7.8 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
A.29.7.4.1
29.7.4.2
A.29.7.4.2
29.7.5 Emergency Action Plans
29.7.6 Contents and Furnishings.
29.7.6.1
29.7.6.2 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
29.7.6.2.1
29.7.6.2.2
29.7.6.3
29.7.6.4
29.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
CHAPTER 30/31: New and Existing Apartment Buildings
30.1 General Requirements
30.1.1 Application.
31.1 General Requirements
A.31.1
31.1.1 Application.
30.1.1.1
30.1.1.2 Administration
30.1.1.3 General
30.1.1.4
30.1.1.5
31.1.1.1
31.1.1.2 Administration
31.1.1.3 General
31.1.1.4
31.1.1.5
30.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
30.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
30.1.3.1
30.1.3.2
30.1.3.2.1
30.1.3.2.2
30.1.3.3
30.1.3.4
31.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
31.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
31.1.3.1
31.1.3.2
31.1.3.2.1
31.1.3.2.2
31.1.3.3
31.1.3.4
30.1.4 Definitions.
30.1.4.1 General.
30.1.4.2 Special Definitions
30.1.4.2.1 General.
30.1.4.2.2 Apartment Building
30.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
30.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements. (Reserved)
30.1.7 Occupant Load
30.2 Means of Egress Requirements
30.2.1 General.
30.2.1.1
31.1.4 Definitions.
31.1.4.1 General.
31.1.4.2 Special Definitions
31.1.4.2.1 General
31.1.4.2.2 Apartment Building.
31.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
31.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements. (Reserved)
31.1.7 Occupant Load
31.2 Means of Egress Requirements
31.2.1 General
31.2.1.1
30.2.1.2
30.2.1.3
30.2.2 Means of Egress Components
30.2.2.1 General.
30.2.2.1.1
30.2.2.1.2
31.2.1.2
31.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
31.2.2.1 General
31.2.2.1.1
31.2.2.1.2
31.2.2.1.3
30.2.2.2 Doors
30.2.2.2.1
30.2.2.2.2
30.2.2.2.2.1
A.30.2.2.2.2.1
30.2.2.2.2.2
30.2.2.2.2.3
30.2.2.2.2.4
30.2.2.2.3
31.2.2.2 Doors.
31.2.2.2.1
31.2.2.2.2
31.2.2.2.2.1
31.2.2.2.2.2
31.2.2.2.2.3
31.2.2.2.2.4
31.2.2.2.3
30.2.2.2.4
30.2.2.3 Stairs.
30.2.2.3.1
31.2.2.2.4
31.2.2.3 Stairs
31.2.2.3.1
30.2.2.3.2 Reserved.
30.2.2.3.3
30.2.2.3.4
30.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
30.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
30.2.2.6 Ramps
30.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
30.2.2.8 Reserved
30.2.2.9 Reserved
30.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
30.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
30.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge.
30.2.2.12.1
30.2.2.12.2
31.2.2.3.2
31.2.2.3.3
31.2.2.3.4
31.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
31.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
31.2.2.6 Ramps
31.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
31.2.2.8 Escalators
A.31.2.2.8
31.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs
31.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
31.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
31.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
31.2.2.12.1
31.2.2.12.2
A.30.2.2.12.2
30.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
30.2.3.1
30.2.3.2
30.2.3.3
30.2.3.4
A.31.2.2.12.2
31.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
31.2.3.1
31.2.3.2
30.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
30.2.4.1
30.2.4.2
30.2.4.3
30.2.4.4
30.2.4.5 Reserved
31.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
31.2.4.1
31.2.4.2
31.2.4.3
31.2.4.4
31.2.4.5
30.2.4.6
31.2.4.6
A.31.2.4.6
31.2.4.7
30.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
30.2.5.1
30.2.5.2
30.2.5.3
30.2.5.3.1
30.2.5.3.2
30.2.5.4
30.2.5.4.1
30.2.5.4.2
31.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
31.2.5.1
31.2.5.2 Reserved.
31.2.5.3
31.2.5.3.1
31.2.5.3.2
31.2.5.4
30.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
30.2.6.1
30.2.6.2
30.2.6.3
30.2.6.3.1
30.2.6.3.2
30.2.6.3.3
30.2.6.4
30.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
30.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
31.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
31.2.6.1
31.2.6.2
31.2.6.3
31.2.6.4
31.2.7 Discharge from Exits
31.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
30.2.9 Emergency Lighting
30.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
30.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
30.2.11.1 Reserved
30.2.11.2 Lockups
30.2.11.3 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas.
30.3 Protection
30.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
30.3.1.1
30.3.1.1.1
30.3.1.1.2
30.3.1.1.3
31.2.9 Emergency Lighting
31.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
31.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
31.2.11.1 High-Rise Buildings
A.31.2.11.1
31.2.11.2 Lockups
31.2.11.3 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas.
31.3 Protection
31.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
31.3.1.1
31.3.1.1.1
31.3.1.1.2 Reserved.
31.3.1.1.3
30.3.1.1.4
30.3.1.2
30.3.1.3
30.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
30.3.2.1 Hazardous Areas.
30.3.2.1.1
30.3.2.1.2
30.3.2.2 Hazardous Materials
31.3.1.1.4
31.3.1.2
31.3.2 Protection from Hazards
31.3.2.1 Hazardous Areas
31.3.2.1.1
31.3.2.1.2
31.3.2.2 Hazardous Materials.
30.3.3 Interior Finish
30.3.3.1 General
30.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
30.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
30.3.3.3.1
30.3.3.3.2
31.3.3 Interior Finish.
31.3.3.1 General
31.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
31.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
30.3.3.3.3
30.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
30.3.4.1 General
30.3.4.1.1
30.3.4.1.2
30.3.4.2 Initiation.
30.3.4.2.1
30.3.4.2.2
30.3.4.2.3
30.3.4.3 Notification.
30.3.4.3.1
31.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
31.3.4.1 General
31.3.4.1.1
31.3.4.1.2
31.3.4.2 Initiation
31.3.4.2.1
31.3.4.2.2
31.3.4.2.3
31.3.4.2.4
31.3.4.2.5
31.3.4.3 Notification
31.3.4.3.1
30.3.4.3.2
30.3.4.3.3
30.3.4.3.4
30.3.4.3.5
30.3.4.4 Detection. (Reserved)
31.3.4.3.2
31.3.4.3.3
31.3.4.3.4
31.3.4.3.5
31.3.4.4 Detection
31.3.4.4.1
A.31.3.4.4.1
31.3.4.4.2
30.3.4.5 Smoke Alarms
A.30.3.4.5
31.3.4.5 Smoke Alarms
31.3.4.5.1
A.31.3.4.5.1
31.3.4.5.2
31.3.4.5.3
31.3.4.5.4
30.3.4.6 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems.
30.3.4.6.1
30.3.4.6.2
30.3.4.6.3
30.3.4.6.4
A.30.3.4.6.4
30.3.4.6.5
30.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
30.3.5.1
30.3.5.2
31.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
31.3.5.1 Reserved
31.3.5.2
30.3.5.2.1
30.3.5.2.1.1
30.3.5.2.1.2
30.3.5.3
A.30.3.5.3
A.31.3.5.2
31.3.5.3
30.3.5.4
A.30.3.5.4
30.3.5.5
30.3.5.6
30.3.5.7
30.3.5.8
30.3.5.9 Reserved
30.3.5.10 Reserved
30.3.5.11 Reserved
31.3.5.4
A.31.3.5.4
31.3.5.5
31.3.5.6 Reserved
31.3.5.7 Reserved
31.3.5.8 Reserved
31.3.5.9
31.3.5.9.1
31.3.5.9.2
31.3.5.9.3
31.3.5.9.4
31.3.5.10
31.3.5.11
30.3.5.12 Reserved.
30.3.5.13
A.31.3.5.11
31.3.5.12 High-Rise Building Sprinklers
31.3.5.12.1
31.3.5.12.2
31.3.5.12.3
A.31.3.5.12.3
31.3.5.12.4
31.3.5.13
30.3.6 Corridors
30.3.6.1 Walls.
30.3.6.1.1
30.3.6.1.2
30.3.6.2 Doors
30.3.6.2.1
30.3.6.2.2 Reserved
30.3.6.2.3
30.3.6.3 Unprotected Openings.
31.3.6 Corridors
31.3.6.1 Walls
A.31.3.6.1
31.3.6.2 Doors.
31.3.6.2.1
31.3.6.2.2
31.3.6.2.3
31.3.6.3 Unprotected Openings
30.3.6.3.1
30.3.6.3.2
30.3.6.4 Transoms, Louvers, or Transfer Grilles
31.3.6.3.1
31.3.6.3.2
31.3.6.4 Transoms, Louvers, or Transfer Grilles
30.3.7 Subdivisions of Building Spaces
30.3.7.1
30.3.7.2
31.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces — Smoke Partitions
31.3.7.1
31.3.7.2
31.3.7.3
31.3.7.4
31.3.7.5
30.3.8 Special Protection Features. (Reserved)
30.4 Special Provisions
30.4.1 High-Rise Buildings.
30.4.1.1
30.4.1.2
A.30.4.1.2
30.4.2 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
30.5 Building Services
30.5.1 Utilities
30.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
30.5.2.1
30.5.2.2
31.3.8 Special Protection Features. (Reserved)
31.4 Special Provisions
31.4.1 High-Rise Buildings
31.4.1.1
31.4.1.2
A.31.4.1.2
31.4.2 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
31.5 Building Services
31.5.1 Utilities
31.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
31.5.2.1
31.5.2.2
30.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
30.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
30.6 Reserved
30.7 Operating Features
30.7.1 Emergency Instructions for Residents of Apartment Buildings
30.7.2 Contents and Furnishings
30.7.2.1
30.7.2.2
30.7.2.3
30.7.3 Inspection of Door Openings.
30.7.4 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
31.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
31.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
31.6 Reserved
31.7 Operating Features
31.7.1 Emergency Instructions for Residents of Apartment Buildings.
31.7.2 Contents and Furnishings
31.7.2.1
31.7.2.2
31.7.2.3
31.7.3 Inspection of Door Openings.
CHAPTER 32/33: New and Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies
32.1 General Requirements
32.1.1 Application
32.1.1.1 General.
32.1.1.3 General
32.1.1.2 Administration
32.1.1.4 Reserved.
33.1 General Requirements
33.1.1 Application
A.33.1.1
33.1.1.1 General
33.1.1.2 Administration
33.1.1.3 General.
33.1.1.4 Chapter 32 Compliance
A.33.1.1.4
32.1.1.5 Chapter Sections
32.1.1.6 Conversion
33.1.1.5 Chapter Sections
33.1.1.6 Conversion.
32.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
32.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
32.1.3.1
32.1.3.2
32.1.3.3
32.1.3.4
33.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
33.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
33.1.3.1
33.1.3.2
33.1.3.3
33.1.3.4
32.1.4 Definitions
32.1.4.1 General
32.1.4.2 Special Definitions
33.1.4 Definitions
33.1.4.1 General.
33.1.4.2 Special Definitions
32.1.5 Acceptability of Means of Egress or Escape.
32.1.6 Fire Resistance–Rated Assemblies
A.32.1.6
32.1.7 Reserved.
32.1.8 Reserved
33.1.5 Acceptability of Means of Egress or Escape
33.1.6 Fire Resistance–Rated Assemblies
A.33.1.6
33.1.7 Changes in Facility Size
33.1.8 Changes in Group Evacuation Capability
32.2 Small Facilities
32.2.1 General
32.2.1.1 Scope
32.2.1.1.1
32.2.1.1.2
32.2.1.2 Reserved
A.33.1.8
33.2 Small Facilities
33.2.1 General
33.2.1.1 Scope
33.2.1.1.1
33.2.1.1.2
33.2.1.2 Requirements Based on Evacuation Capability
33.2.1.2.1
33.2.1.2.1.1
32.2.1.3 Minimum Construction Requirements
A.33.2.1.2.1.1
33.2.1.2.1.2
33.2.1.2.2
33.2.1.3 Minimum Construction Requirements
33.2.1.3.1 Prompt Evacuation Capability
33.2.1.3.2 Slow Evacuation Capability
33.2.1.3.2.1
33.2.1.3.2.2
33.2.1.3.2.3
33.2.1.3.2.4
33.2.1.3.2.5
33.2.1.3.2.6
33.2.1.3.2.7
33.2.1.3.3 Impractical Evacuation Capability
32.2.1.4 Multiple-Level Buildings
32.2.1.4.1
32.2.1.4.2
32.2.1.4.3
32.2.1.4.4
32.2.2 Means of Escape.
33.2.1.4 Multiple-Level Buildings
33.2.1.4.1
33.2.1.4.2
33.2.1.4.3
33.2.1.4.4
33.2.2 Means of Escape.
32.2.2.1 Reserved
32.2.2.2 Primary Means of Escape.
32.2.2.2.1
32.2.2.2.2
32.2.2.3 Secondary Means of Escape.
32.2.2.3.1
33.2.2.1 Number of Means of Escape
33.2.2.1.1
33.2.2.1.2
33.2.2.1.3
33.2.2.1.4
33.2.2.1.5
33.2.2.2 Primary Means of Escape
33.2.2.2.1
33.2.2.2.2
33.2.2.2.3
33.2.2.2.4
33.2.2.3 Secondary Means of Escape
33.2.2.3.1
A.32.2.2.3.1(3)
32.2.2.3.2
32.2.2.3.3
A.33.2.2.3.1(3)
33.2.2.3.2
33.2.2.3.3
33.2.2.3.4
32.2.2.4 Interior Stairs Used for Primary Means of Escape
32.2.2.4.1
32.2.2.4.2
32.2.2.4.3
32.2.2.4.4
32.2.2.4.5
32.2.2.4.6
32.2.2.4.7
33.2.2.4.8
33.2.2.4.9
33.2.2.4 Interior Stairs Used for Primary Means of Escape
33.2.2.4.1
33.2.2.4.2 Reserved
33.2.2.4.3
33.2.2.4.4
33.2.2.4.5
33.2.2.4.6
33.2.2.4.7
33.2.2.4.8
33.2.2.4.9
32.2.2.5 Doors.
32.2.2.5.1
32.2.2.5.1.1
32.2.2.5.1.2
32.2.2.5.2
32.2.2.5.3
32.2.2.5.4
32.2.2.5.5
32.2.2.5.5.1
32.2.2.5.5.2
32.2.2.5.5.3
32.2.2.5.5.4
33.2.2.5 Doors
33.2.2.5.1
33.2.2.5.1.1
33.2.2.5.1.2 Reserved
33.2.2.5.2
33.2.2.5.3
33.2.2.5.4
33.2.2.5.5
33.2.2.5.5.1
33.2.2.5.5.2
33.2.2.5.5.3
33.2.2.5.5.4
32.2.2.5.6
32.2.2.5.7
32.2.2.5.8
32.2.2.6 Stairs
32.2.2.6.1
32.2.2.6.2
32.2.2.6.3
A.32.2.2.6.3
32.2.2.7
32.2.3 Protection
32.2.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
32.2.3.1.1 Reserved.
33.2.2.5.6
33.2.2.5.7
33.2.2.6 Stairs.
33.2.2.6.1
33.2.2.6.2
33.2.2.6.3
A.33.2.2.6.3
33.2.3 Protection.
33.2.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
33.2.3.1.1
32.2.3.1.2
32.2.3.1.3 Reserved
32.2.3.1.4
33.2.3.1.2
33.2.3.1.3
33.2.3.1.4
32.2.3.2 Hazardous Areas.
32.2.3.2.1
A.32.2.3.2.1
32.2.3.2.2
32.2.3.2.3 Reserved.
32.2.3.2.4
33.2.3.2 Hazardous Areas
33.2.3.2.1
33.2.3.2.2
33.2.3.2.3
33.2.3.2.4
32.2.3.2.5
32.2.3.3 Interior Finish.
32.2.3.3.1 General
32.2.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
32.2.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish.
32.2.3.3.3.1
32.2.3.3.3.2
33.2.3.2.5
33.2.3.3 Interior Finish.
33.2.3.3.1 General
33.2.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
33.2.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
32.2.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
32.2.3.4.1 General
32.2.3.4.2 Initiation
32.2.3.4.3 Occupant Notification
32.2.3.4.4 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems
32.2.3.4.4.1
32.2.3.4.4.2
33.2.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
33.2.3.4.1 Fire Alarm Systems
33.2.3.4.1.1
33.2.3.4.1.2
33.2.3.4.2 Initiation
33.2.3.4.3 Occupant Notification
33.2.3.4.4 Smoke Alarms
A.33.2.3.4.
33.2.3.4.4.1
33.2.3.4.4.2
32.2.3.4.4.3
32.2.3.4.5 Smoke Alarms
32.2.3.4.5.1
32.2.3.4.5.2
32.2.3.4.5.3
32.2.3.4.5.4
33.2.3.4.4.3
33.2.3.4.4.4 Reserved
33.2.3.4.4.5
33.2.3.4.4.6
33.2.3.4.4.7
32.2.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
A.32.2.3.5
32.2.3.5.1
A.32.2.3.5.1
32.2.3.5.2
A.32.2.3.5.2
33.2.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
A.33.2.3.5
33.2.3.5.1 Reserved.
33.2.3.5.2 Reserved.
32.2.3.5.3
32.2.3.5.3.1
32.2.3.5.3.2
A.32.2.3.5.3.2
33.2.3.5.3
33.2.3.5.3.1
A.33.2.3.5.3.1
33.2.3.5.3.2
32.2.3.5.4
32.2.3.5.5
33.2.3.5.3.3
33.2.3.5.3.4
A.33.2.3.5.3.4
33.2.3.5.3.5
A.33.2.3.5.3.5
33.2.3.5.3.6
33.2.3.5.3.7
33.2.3.5.4 Reserved
33.2.3.5.5 Reserved.
32.2.3.5.6
32.2.3.5.7
32.2.3.5.7.1
32.2.3.5.7.2
32.2.3.5.8
32.2.3.5.8.1
32.2.3.5.8.2
32.2.3.5.8.3
32.2.3.5.8.4
32.2.3.5.8.5
32.2.3.5.8.6
33.2.3.5.6
33.2.3.5.7
33.2.3.5.7.1
33.2.3.5.7.2
33.2.3.5.8
33.2.3.5.8.1
33.2.3.5.8.2
33.2.3.5.8.3
33.2.3.5.8.4
33.2.3.5.8.5
33.2.3.5.8.6
32.2.3.5.8.7
32.2.3.5.8.8
32.2.3.5.8.9
32.2.3.5.8.10
32.2.3.5.8.11
32.2.3.5.8.12
32.2.3.5.8.13
32.2.3.5.8.14
32.2.3.5.8.15
33.2.3.5.8.7
33.2.3.5.8.8
33.2.3.5.8.9
33.2.3.5.8.10
33.2.3.5.8.11
33.2.3.5.8.12
33.2.3.5.8.13
33.2.3.5.8.14
33.2.3.5.8.15
32.2.3.6 Construction of Corridor Walls.
32.2.3.6.1
33.2.3.6 Construction of Corridor Walls
33.2.3.6.1
33.2.3.6.1.1
33.2.3.6.1.2
33.2.3.6.1.3
33.2.3.6.1.4
33.2.3.6.2 Reserved
32.2.3.6.3
32.2.3.6.4
32.2.5 Building Services
32.2.5.1 Utilities
32.2.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
32.2.5.2.1
32.2.5.2.2
32.2.5.2.3
32.2.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
33.2.3.6.3
33.2.3.6.4
32.2.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
33.2.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
33.2.5 Building Services
33.2.5.1 Utilities
33.2.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
33.2.5.2.1
33.2.5.2.2
33.2.5.2.3
32.3 Large Facilities
32.3.1 General.
32.3.1.1 Scope.
32.3.1.1.1
32.3.1.1.2
32.3.1.2 Reserved
33.3 Large Facilities
33.3.1 General.
33.3.1.1 Scope.
33.3.1.1.1
33.3.1.1.2
33.3.1.1.3
33.3.1.2 Requirements Based on Evacuation Capability
33.3.1.2.1 Prompt and Slow
33.3.1.2.1.1
A.33.3.1.2.1.1
33.3.1.2.1.2
33.3.1.2.2 Impractical
33.3.1.2.3 Evacuation Capability Determination.
33.3.1.2.3.1
33.3.1.2.3.2
32.3.1.3 Minimum Construction Requirements
33.3.1.3 Minimum Construction Requirements
32.3.1.4 Occupant Load
32.3.2 Means of Egress
32.3.2.1 General.
32.3.2.1.1
32.3.2.1.2
32.3.2.1.3
32.3.2.2 Means of Egress Components
32.3.2.2.1 Components Permitted
32.3.2.2.2 Doors
33.3.1.4 Occupant Load.
33.3.2 Means of Egress
33.3.2.1 General
33.3.2.1.1
33.3.2.1.2
33.3.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
33.3.2.2.1 Components Permitted
33.3.2.2.2 Doors
32.3.2.2.3 Stairs.
32.3.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
32.3.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
32.3.2.2.6 Ramps
32.3.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
32.3.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders
32.3.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
32.3.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge
33.3.2.2.3 Stairs
33.3.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
33.3.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
33.3.2.2.6 Ramps
33.3.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
33.3.2.2.8 Fire Escape Ladders
33.3.2.2.9 Alternating Tread Devices
33.3.2.2.10 Areas of Refuge.
32.3.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
32.3.2.3.1
32.3.2.3.2
32.3.2.3.3
32.3.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
32.3.2.4.1
32.3.2.4.2
32.3.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
32.3.2.5.1
32.3.2.5.2
32.3.2.5.3 Reserved
33.3.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
33.3.2.3.1
33.3.2.3.2
33.3.2.3.3
33.3.2.3.4
33.3.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
33.3.2.4.1
33.3.2.4.2
33.3.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
33.3.2.5.1
33.3.2.5.2
33.3.2.5.3
32.3.2.5.4
32.3.2.5.5
32.3.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
32.3.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
32.3.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
32.3.2.9 Emergency Lighting
32.3.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
32.3.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
32.3.2.11.1 Reserved
32.3.2.11.2 Lockups
33.3.2.5.4
33.3.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
33.3.2.6.1
33.3.2.6.2
33.3.2.6.3
33.3.2.6.3.1
33.3.2.6.3.2
33.3.2.6.3.3
33.3.2.7 Discharge from Exits
33.3.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
33.3.2.9 Emergency Lighting
33.3.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
33.3.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
33.3.2.11.1 Reserved
33.3.2.11.2 Lockups
32.3.3 Protection.
32.3.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
32.3.3.1.1
32.3.3.1.2
32.3.3.1.3
32.3.3.2 Protection from Hazards
32.3.3.2.1
32.3.3.2.2
33.3.3 Protection
33.3.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
33.3.3.1.1
33.3.3.1.1.1
33.3.3.1.1.2
33.3.3.1.1.3
33.3.3.1.2 Reserved
33.3.3.1.3
33.3.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
33.3.3.2.1
33.3.3.2.2
32.3.3.2.3
32.3.3.3 Interior Finish.
A.32.3.3.3
32.3.3.3.1 General
32.3.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
33.3.3.2.3
33.3.3.3 Interior Finish.
33.3.3.3.1 General
33.3.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
32.3.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
32.3.3.3.3.1
32.3.3.3.3.2
32.3.3.3.3.3
32.3.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
32.3.3.4.1 General
32.3.3.4.2 Initiation
32.3.3.4.3 Annunciator Panel
32.3.3.4.4 Occupant Notification
32.3.3.4.5 High-Rise Buildings
32.3.3.4.6 Emergency Forces Notification
A.32.3.3.4.6
33.3.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
33.3.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
33.3.3.4.1 General
33.3.3.4.2 Initiation
33.3.3.4.3 Reserved
33.3.3.4.4 Occupant Notification
33.3.3.4.5 Reserved.
33.3.3.4.6 Emergency Forces Notification
32.3.3.4.7 Smoke Alarms
32.3.3.4.8 Smoke Detection Systems.
32.3.3.4.8.1
32.3.3.4.8.2 Reserved
32.3.3.4.8.3
33.3.3.4.6.1
A.33.3.3.4.6.1
33.3.3.4.6.2
33.3.3.4.7 Smoke Alarm
33.3.3.4.7.1
33.3.3.4.7.2
33.3.3.4.7.3
33.3.3.4.8 Smoke Detection Systems
33.3.3.4.8.1
33.3.3.4.8.2
33.3.3.4.8.3
32.3.3.4.9 Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems
32.3.3.4.9.1
32.3.3.4.9.2
32.3.3.4.9.3
32.3.3.4.9.4
32.3.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
32.3.3.5.1 General
33.3.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
33.3.3.5.1 General
A.33.3.3.5.1
33.3.3.5.1.1
A.33.3.3.5.1.1
32.3.3.5.2 Reserved
32.3.3.5.3 Reserved
32.3.3.5.4 Reserved
32.3.3.5.5 Supervision
32.3.3.5.6 Reserved
33.3.3.5.1.2
33.3.3.5.1.3
33.3.3.5.2 Impractical Evacuation Capability
33.3.3.5.3 High-Rise Buildings.
33.3.3.5.4
33.3.3.5.4.1
33.3.3.5.4.2
33.3.3.5.5 Supervision
33.3.3.5.6 Domestic Water Supply Option
32.3.3.5.7 Portable Fire Extinguishers.
32.3.3.6 Corridors and Separation of Sleeping Rooms
A.32.3.3.6
32.3.3.6.1
32.3.3.6.2
A.32.3.3.6.2
33.3.3.5.7 Portable Fire Extinguishers
33.3.3.6 Corridors and Separation of Sleeping Rooms
33.3.3.6.1
33.3.3.6.1.1
33.3.3.6.1.2
33.3.3.6.1.3
33.3.3.6.2
32.3.3.6.3
32.3.3.6.4
32.3.3.6.5
32.3.3.6.6
33.3.3.6.3
33.3.3.6.3.1
33.3.3.6.3.2
33.3.3.6.3.3
33.3.3.6.4
33.3.3.6.4.1
33.3.3.6.4.2
33.3.3.6.4.3
33.3.3.6.4.4
33.3.3.6.5
33.3.3.6.6
33.3.3.6.6.1
33.3.3.6.6.2
33.3.3.6.6.3
32.3.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
32.3.3.7.1
32.3.3.7.2
32.3.3.7.3
32.3.3.7.4
32.3.3.7.5
32.3.3.7.6
32.3.3.7.7
32.3.3.7.8
32.3.3.7.9
33.3.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
33.3.3.7.1
33.3.3.7.2
33.3.3.7.3
33.3.3.7.4
33.3.3.7.5
33.3.3.7.6
33.3.3.7.7
33.3.3.7.8
33.3.3.7.9
32.3.3.7.10
32.3.3.7.11
A.32.3.3.7.11
32.3.3.7.12
32.3.3.7.13
32.3.3.7.14
A.32.3.3.7.14
32.3.3.7.15
32.3.3.7.16
32.3.3.7.17
32.3.3.7.18
A.32.3.3.7.18
32.3.3.7.19
A.32.3.3.7.19
32.3.3.7.20
32.3.3.7.21
32.3.3.7.22
32.3.3.8 Cooking Facilities
32.3.3.8.1
32.3.3.8.2
A.32.3.3.8.2
32.3.3.8.3
33.3.3.8 Cooking Facilities
33.3.3.8.1
33.3.3.8.2
A.33.3.3.8.2
33.3.3.8.3
A.32.3.3.8.3
A.32.3.3.8.3(4)
A.32.3.3.8.3(7)
A.32.3.3.8.3(8)
A.32.3.3.8.3(10)
A.32.3.3.8.3(12)
32.3.3.8.4
A.32.3.3.8.4
A.33.3.3.8.3
A.33.3.3.8.3(4)
A.33.3.3.8.3(7)
A.33.3.3.8.3(8)
A.33.3.3.8.3(10)
A.33.3.3.8.3(12)
33.3.3.8.4
A.33.3.3.8.4
32.3.3.8.5
A.32.3.3.8.5
32.3.3.9 Standpipes
32.3.3.9.1 General
32.3.3.9.2 In High-Rise Buildings
32.3.3.9.3 Roof Outlets.
32.3.4 Special Provisions
32.3.4.1 High-Rise Buildings.
32.3.4.2 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
32.3.5 Building Services.
32.3.5.1 Utilities
32.3.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
32.3.5.2.1
32.3.5.2.2
32.3.5.2.3
32.3.5.3 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, and Vertical Conveyors
32.3.5.3.1
33.3.3.8.5
A.33.3.3.8.5
33.3.4 Special Provisions
33.3.4.1 (Reserved)
33.3.4.2 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
33.3.5 Building Services
33.3.5.1
33.3.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
33.3.5.2.1
33.3.5.2.2
33.3.5.2.3
33.3.5.3 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, and Vertical Conveyors
32.3.5.3.2
A.32.3.5.3.2
32.3.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
32.3.6 Reserved
32.4 Suitability of an Apartment Building to House a Board and Care Occupancy
A.32.4
33.3.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
33.3.6 Reserved
33.4 Suitability of an Apartment Building to House a Board and Care Occupancy
A.33.4
32.4.1 General
32.4.1.1 Scope
32.4.1.1.1
32.4.1.1.2
32.4.1.1.3
32.4.1.1.4
32.4.1.2 Requirements for Individual Apartments
32.4.1.3 Additional Requirements
A.32.4.1.3
33.4.1 General.
33.4.1.1 Scope.
33.4.1.1.1
33.4.1.1.2
33.4.1.1.3
33.4.1.2 Requirements for Individual Apartments
33.4.1.3 Additional Requirements
33.4.1.3.1
A.33.4.1.3.1
33.4.1.3.2
32.4.1.4 Minimum Construction Requirements
32.4.1.4.1
32.4.1.4.2
32.4.2 Means of Egress.
32.4.2.1
32.4.2.2
32.4.3 Protection
32.4.3.1 Interior Finish
32.4.3.1.1
32.4.3.1.2
32.4.3.2 Construction of Corridor Walls
32.4.3.2.1
32.4.3.2.2
32.4.3.3 Subdivision of Building Spaces. (Reserved)
33.4.1.4 Minimum Construction Requirements
33.4.2 Means of Egress
33.4.3 Protection
33.4.3.1 Interior Finish
33.4.3.2 Construction of Corridor Walls.
33.4.3.3 Subdivision of Building Spaces
32.5 Reserved
32.6 Reserved
32.7 Operating Features
32.7.1 Emergency Action Plan.
32.7.1.1
32.7.1.2
32.7.1.3
32.7.1.4
32.7.2 Resident Training
32.7.2.1
32.7.2.2
32.7.2.3
32.7.2.4
32.7.3 Emergency Egress and Relocation Drills
32.7.3.1
32.7.3.2
33.5 Reserved
33.6 Reserved
33.7 Operating Features
33.7.1 Emergency Action Plan
33.7.1.1
33.7.1.2
33.7.1.3
33.7.1.4
33.7.2 Resident Training
33.7.2.1
33.7.2.2
33.7.2.3
33.7.2.4
33.7.3 Emergency Egress and Relocation Drills.
33.7.3.1
33.7.3.2
32.7.3.3
A.32.7.3.3
32.7.3.4
32.7.3.5
32.7.3.6
32.7.4 Smoking.
32.7.4.1
A.32.7.4.1
32.7.4.2
32.7.5 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations
A.32.7.5
33.7.3.3
A.33.7.3.3
33.7.3.4
33.7.3.5
33.7.3.6
33.7.4 Smoking.
33.7.4.1
A.33.7.4.1
33.7.4.2
33.7.5 Furnishings, Mattresses, and Decorations
A.33.7.5
32.7.5.1
32.7.5.1.1
32.7.5.1.2
32.7.5.2
A.32.7.5.2
32.7.5.2.1
32.7.5.2.2
32.7.5.3
A.32.7.5.3
32.7.5.3.1
32.7.5.3.2
33.7.5.1
33.7.5.1.1
33.7.5.1.2
33.7.5.2
A.33.7.5.2
33.7.5.2.1
33.7.5.2.2
33.7.5.3
A.33.7.5.3
33.7.5.3.1
33.7.5.3.2
32.7.6 Staff.
32.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
33.7.6 Staff
33.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings.
CHAPTER 34/35: Reserved
CHAPTER 36/37: New and Existing Mercantile Occupancies
36.1 General Requirements
36.1.1 Application.
36.1.1.1
36.1.1.2 Administration
36.1.1.3 General
36.1.1.4
36.1.1.5
36.1.1.5.1
36.1.1.5.2
36.1.1.5.3
36.1.1.6
36.1.1.7
37.1 General Requirements
37.1.1 Application
37.1.1.1
37.1.1.2 Administration.
37.1.1.3 General
37.1.1.4
37.1.1.5
37.1.1.5.1
37.1.1.5.2
37.1.1.5.3
37.1.1.6
37.1.1.7
36.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
36.1.2.1 General
36.1.2.2 Subclassification of Occupancy
36.1.2.2.1
36.1.2.2.2
36.1.2.2.2.1
36.1.2.2.2.2
36.1.2.2.2.3
37.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
37.1.2.1 General
37.1.2.2 Subclassification of Occupancy
37.1.2.2.1
37.1.2.2.2
37.1.2.2.2.1
37.1.2.2.2.2
37.1.2.2.2.3
36.1.2.2.3
36.1.2.2.4
37.1.2.2.3
37.1.2.2.4
36.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
36.1.3.1 General.
36.1.3.1.1
36.1.3.1.2
36.1.3.1.3
36.1.3.2 Combined Mercantile Occupancies and Parking Structures.
36.1.3.2.1
36.1.3.2.2
A.36.1.3.2.2(4)
37.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
37.1.3.1 General
37.1.3.1.1
37.1.3.1.2
37.1.3.1.3
37.1.3.2 Combined Mercantile Occupancies and Parking Structures.
37.1.3.2.1
37.1.3.2.2
A.37.1.3.2.2(4)
36.1.4 Definitions
36.1.4.1 General
36.1.4.2 Special Definitions.
37.1.4 Definitions.
37.1.4.1 General
37.1.4.2 Special Definitions
36.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
36.1.5.1
36.1.5.2
37.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
37.1.5.1
37.1.5.2
36.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
36.1.7 Occupant Load.
37.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
37.1.7 Occupant Load.
36.2 Means of Egress Requirements
36.2.1
36.2.1.1
36.2.1.2
36.2.1.3
36.2.1.4
36.2.1.5
37.2 Means of Egress Requirements
37.2.1 General
37.2.1.1
37.2.1.2
37.2.1.3
37.2.1.4
37.2.1.5
36.2.1.6 Grab Bars for Bathtubs, Bathtub-Shower Combinations, and Showers.
36.2.1.6.1
36.2.1.6.2
36.2.2 Means of Egress Components
36.2.2.1 Components Permitted.
36.2.2.2 Doors.
36.2.2.2.1
36.2.2.2.2
A.36.2.2.2.2
36.2.2.2.3
37.2.2 Means of Egress Components
37.2.2.1 Components Permitted
37.2.2.2 Doors
37.2.2.2.1
37.2.2.2.2
A.37.2.2.2.2
37.2.2.2.3
36.2.2.2.4 Reserved.
36.2.2.2.5
36.2.2.2.6
36.2.2.2.7
36.2.2.2.8
36.2.2.2.9
36.2.2.3 Stairs
36.2.2.3.1
36.2.2.3.2
36.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
36.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
36.2.2.6 Ramps
36.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
36.2.2.7.1
36.2.2.7.2
A.36.2.2.7.2
37.2.2.2.4
37.2.2.2.5
37.2.2.2.6
37.2.2.2.7
37.2.2.2.8
37.2.2.2.9
37.2.2.2.10
37.2.2.3 Stairs.
37.2.2.3.1
37.2.2.3.2
37.2.2.3.3
37.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
37.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
37.2.2.6 Ramps
37.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
37.2.2.7.1
37.2.2.7.2
A.37.2.2.7.2
36.2.2.8 Reserved
36.2.2.9 Reserved.
36.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
36.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
36.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
36.2.2.12.1
36.2.2.12.2
37.2.2.8 Escalators and Moving Walks
37.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs
37.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
37.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
37.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
37.2.2.12.1
37.2.2.12.2
36.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
36.2.3.1
36.2.3.2
37.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
37.2.3.1
37.2.3.2
36.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
36.2.4.1
36.2.4.2
36.2.4.3
36.2.4.4
36.2.4.5
37.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
37.2.4.1
37.2.4.2
37.2.4.3
37.2.4.4
37.2.4.5
36.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
36.2.5.1
36.2.5.2
36.2.5.2.1
36.2.5.2.2
37.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
37.2.5.1
37.2.5.2
A.37.2.5.2
36.2.5.3
36.2.5.4
36.2.5.5
36.2.5.6
36.2.5.7
36.2.5.8
36.2.5.9
36.2.5.10
A.36.2.5.10
36.2.5.11
37.2.5.3
37.2.5.3.1
37.2.5.3.2
A.37.2.5.3
37.2.5.4
37.2.5.5
37.2.5.6
37.2.5.7
37.2.5.8
37.2.5.9
37.2.5.10
A.37.2.5.10
37.2.5.11
36.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
36.2.6.1
36.2.6.2
36.2.6.3
37.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
37.2.6.1
37.2.6.2
36.2.7 Discharge from Exits
36.2.7.1
36.2.7.2
A.36.2.7.2
36.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
36.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
36.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
37.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
37.2.7.1
37.2.7.2
A.37.2.7.2
37.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
37.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
37.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
36.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
36.2.11.1 Reserved.
36.2.11.2 Lockups
36.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
A.36.2.11.3
36.3 Protection
36.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
37.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
37.2.11.1 Reserved
37.2.11.2 Lockups
37.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
A.37.2.11.3
37.3 Protection
37.3.1 Protection of Vertical Opening
36.3.2 Protection from Hazards
36.3.2.1 General
A.36.3.2.1
36.3.2.1.1
A.36.3.2.1.1
36.3.2.1.2
36.3.2.2 High Hazard Contents Areas.
A.36.3.2.2
36.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
A.36.3.2.3
36.3.2.4 Commercial Cooking Operations
A.36.3.2.4
36.3.3 Interior Finish.
36.3.3.1 General
37.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
37.3.2.1 General
A.37.3.2.1
37.3.2.1.1
A.37.3.2.1.1
37.3.2.1.2
37.3.2.2 High Hazard Contents Areas
A.37.3.2.2
37.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
A.37.3.2.3
37.3.2.4 Commercial Cooking Operations
A.37.3.2.4
37.3.3 Interior Finish
37.3.3.1 General
37.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
36.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
36.3.3.3.1
36.3.3.3.2
36.3.3.3.3
36.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
36.3.4.1 General
36.3.4.2 Initiation
36.3.4.3 Notification
36.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification.
37.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
37.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
37.3.4.1 General
37.3.4.2 Initiation
37.3.4.3 Notification
37.3.4.3.1 Occupant Notification
36.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
36.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements.
36.3.5.1
36.3.5.2
36.3.5.3
37.3.4.3.2 Emergency Forces Notification
37.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
37.3.5.1
37.3.5.2 Reserved
37.3.5.3
36.3.6 Corridors.
36.3.6.1
A.36.3.6.1
36.3.6.2
36.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
36.4 Special Provisions
36.4.1 Limited Access or Underground Buildings
36.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
37.3.6 Corridors.
36.4.3 Open-Air Mercantile Operations
36.4.3.1
36.4.3.2
37.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
37.4 Special Provisions
37.4.1 Limited Access or Underground Buildings
37.4.2 High-Rise Buildings.
37.4.3 Open-Air Mercantile Operations
37.4.3.1
37.4.3.2
36.4.3.3
36.4.4 Mall Structures
A.36.4.4
36.4.4.1
36.4.4.2
37.4.3.3
37.4.4 Mall Structures
A.37.4.4
37.4.4.1
37.4.4.2 Special Definitions
A.36.4.4.2(4)(a)
A.36.4.4.2(5) Mall Structure
A.37.4.4.2(4)(a)
A.37.4.4.2(5) Mall Structure
36.4.4.3 General.
36.4.4.3.1
36.4.4.3.2
A.36.4.4.3.2
36.4.4.4 Travel Distance
A.36.4.4.4
36.4.4.4.1
36.4.4.4.2
A.37.4.4.2(6)
37.4.4.3 General
37.4.4.3.1
37.4.4.3.2 Open Mall Concourse Engineering Analysis
A.37.4.4.3.2
37.4.4.4 Travel Distance
A.37.4.4.4
37.4.4.4.1
37.4.4.4.2
A.36.4.4.4.2(1)
A.36.4.4.4.2(3)
A.36.4.4.4.2(5)
A.36.4.4.4.2(6)
A.37.4.4.4.2(1)
A.37.4.4.4.2(3)
A.37.4.4.4.2(6)
36.4.4.5 Mixed Occupancies
36.4.4.6 Means of Egress Details
36.4.4.6.1
36.4.4.6.2
36.4.4.6.2.1
36.4.4.6.2.2
36.4.4.6.3
36.4.4.6.4
36.4.4.6.5
A.36.4.4.6.5
36.4.4.6.6
37.4.4.5 Mixed Occupancies
37.4.4.6 Means of Egress Details
37.4.4.6.1
37.4.4.6.2
37.4.4.6.2.1
37.4.4.6.2.2
37.4.4.6.3
37.4.4.6.4
37.4.4.6.5
A.37.4.4.6.5
37.4.4.6.6
36.4.4.6.7
36.4.4.6.8
A.36.4.4.6.8
36.4.4.7 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
36.4.4.7.1 General
36.4.4.7.2 Initiation
36.4.4.7.3 Notification
36.4.4.7.3.1 Occupant Notification
36.4.4.7.3.2
A.36.4.4.7.3.2
36.4.4.7.3.3 Emergency Forces Notification
36.4.4.7.4 Emergency Control.
36.4.4.7.5 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification
36.4.4.8 Tenant Spaces
37.4.4.6.7 Reserved
37.4.4.6.8
A.37.4.4.6.8
37.4.4.7 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
37.4.4.7.1 General
37.4.4.7.2 Initiation
37.4.4.7.3 Notification
37.4.4.7.3.1 Occupant Notification
37.4.4.7.3.2
37.4.4.7.3.3 Emergency Forces Notification
37.4.4.7.4 Emergency Control
37.4.4.8 Tenant Spaces
36.4.4.9 Exit Passageways
36.4.4.9.1
36.4.4.9.2
A.36.4.4.9.2
36.4.4.10 Plastic Signs
37.4.4.9 Exit Passageways
37.4.4.9.1
37.4.4.9.2
A.37.4.4.9.2
37.4.4.10 Plastic Signs
36.4.4.11 Kiosks.
36.4.4.12 Smoke Control
A.36.4.4.12
37.4.4.11 Kiosks
37.4.4.12 Automatic Extinguishing Systems
A.37.4.4.12
36.4.4.13 Automatic Extinguishing Systems.
36.4.4.13.1
36.4.4.13.2
36.4.4.13.3
A.36.4.4.13.3
36.4.4.13.4
A.36.4.4.13.4
36.4.5 Bulk Merchandising Retail Buildings.
36.4.5.1 Minimum Construction Requirements
36.4.5.2 Means of Egress Requirements
36.4.5.2.1
36.4.5.2.2
36.4.5.3 Storage, Arrangement, Protection, and Quantities of Hazardous Commodities.
37.4.5 Bulk Merchandising Retail Buildings
37.4.5.1 Minimum Construction Requirements.
37.4.5.2 Means of Egress Requirements
37.4.5.2.1
37.4.5.2.2
37.4.5.3 Storage, Arrangement, Protection, and Quantities of Hazardous Commodities.
36.4.5.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
36.4.5.4.1
36.4.5.4.2 Initiation
36.4.5.4.3 Occupant Notification
36.4.5.4.4 Emergency Forces Notification
36.4.5.5 Extinguishing Requirements.
36.4.5.6 Emergency Action Plan and Employee Training
36.4.5.6.1
36.4.5.6.2
37.4.5.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
37.4.5.4.1 General
37.4.5.4.2 Initiation
37.4.5.4.3 Occupant Notification.
37.4.5.4.4 Emergency Forces Notification
37.4.5.5 Extinguishing Requirements.
37.4.5.6 Emergency Action Plans and Employee Training
37.4.5.6.1
37.4.5.6.2
36.4.6 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
36.5 Building Services
36.5.1 Utilities
36.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
36.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
36.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
36.6 Reserved
36.7 Operating Features
36.7.1 Emergency Action Plan
36.7.2 Drills
36.7.3 Extinguisher Training
36.7.4 Food Service Operations
36.7.5 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
37.4.6 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
36.7.6 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
36.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
36.7.8 Integrated Fire Protection Systems.
37.5 Building Services
37.5.1 Utilities
37.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
37.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
37.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
37.6 Reserved
37.7 Operating Features
37.7.1 Emergency Action Plan
37.7.2 Drills
37.7.3 Extinguisher Training
37.7.4 Food Service Operations
37.7.5 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
37.7.6 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles. The
37.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
37.7.8 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
CHAPTER 38/39: New and Existing Business Occupancies
38.1 General Requirements
38.1.1 Application
38.1.1.1
38.1.1.2 Administration
38.1.1.3 General.
39.1 General Requirements
39.1.1 Application
39.1.1.1
39.1.1.2 Administration
39.1.1.3 General
38.1.1.4
38.1.1.5
39.1.1.4
39.1.1.5 Reserved.
38.1.1.6
38.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
39.1.1.6
39.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
38.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
38.1.3.1 General
38.1.3.1.1
38.1.3.1.2
38.1.3.2 Combined Business Occupancies and Parking Structures.
38.1.3.2.1
38.1.3.2.2
39.1.3 Multiple Occupancies.
39.1.3.1 General.
39.1.3.1.1
39.1.3.1.2
39.1.3.2 Combined Business Occupancies and Parking Structures
39.1.3.2.1
39.1.3.2.2
A.38.1.3.2.2(4)
38.1.3.3
39.1.3.3
38.1.4 Definitions.
38.1.4.1 General
38.1.4.2 Special Definitions
38.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
38.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
38.1.7 Occupant Load
39.1.4 Definitions.
39.1.4.1 General.
39.1.4.2 Special Definitions
39.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
39.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements.
39.1.7 Occupant Load.
38.2 Means of Egress Requirements
38.2.1 General.
38.2.1.1
38.2.1.2
38.2.1.3
38.2.1.3.1
38.2.1.3.2
38.2.1.4
39.2 Means of Egress Requirements
39.2.1 General
39.2.1.1
39.2.1.2
39.2.1.3
39.2.1.3.1
39.2.1.3.2
39.2.1.4
38.2.1.5 Grab Bars for Bathtubs, Bathtub-Shower Combinations, and Showers.
38.2.1.5.1
38.2.1.5.2
38.2.2 Means of Egress Components
38.2.2.1 General.
38.2.2.2 Doors
38.2.2.2.1
38.2.2.2.2 Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry.
39.2.2 Means of Egress Components
39.2.2.1 Components Permitted
39.2.2.2 Doors.
39.2.2.2.1
39.2.2.2.2 Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry
A.38.2.2.2.2
38.2.2.2.3
A.38.2.2.2.3
38.2.2.2.4
38.2.2.2.5 Reserved
38.2.2.2.6
38.2.2.2.7
38.2.2.2.8
A.39.2.2.2.2
39.2.2.2.3
A.39.2.2.2.3
39.2.2.2.4
39.2.2.2.5
39.2.2.2.6
39.2.2.2.7
39.2.2.2.8
38.2.2.2.9 Reserved.
39.2.2.2.9
38.2.2.2.10
38.2.2.3 Stairs
38.2.2.3.1
38.2.2.3.2
38.2.2.4
38.2.2.5
38.2.2.6 Ramps
38.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
38.2.2.8 Reserved
38.2.2.9 Reserved
38.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
38.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices.
38.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
38.2.2.12.1
39.2.2.2.10
39.2.2.3 Stairs
39.2.2.3.1
39.2.2.3.2
39.2.2.3.3
39.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
39.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
39.2.2.6 Ramps.
39.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
39.2.2.8 Escalators and Moving Walks
39.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs
39.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
39.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
39.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge.
39.2.2.12.1
38.2.2.12.2
38.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
38.2.3.1
38.2.3.2
A.38.2.3.2
38.2.3.3
39.2.2.12.2
39.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
39.2.3.1
39.2.3.2
39.2.3.3
38.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
38.2.4.1
38.2.4.2
38.2.4.3
38.2.4.4
39.2.4 Number of Means of Egress.
39.2.4.1
39.2.4.2
39.2.4.3
39.2.4.4
38.2.4.5
38.2.4.6
39.2.4.5
39.2.4.6
39.2.4.7
38.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
38.2.5.1
38.2.5.2
38.2.5.2.1
38.2.5.2.2
38.2.5.3
38.2.5.3.1
38.2.5.3.2
38.2.5.3.3
39.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
39.2.5.1
39.2.5.2
A.39.2.5.2
39.2.5.3
A.39.2.5.3
39.2.5.3.1
39.2.5.3.2
39.2.5.3.3
38.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
38.2.6.1
38.2.6.2
38.2.6.3
38.2.7 Discharge from Exits
38.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
39.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
39.2.6.1
39.2.6.2
39.2.6.3
39.2.7 Discharge from Exits
39.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
38.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
38.2.9.1
38.2.9.2
38.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
38.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
38.2.11.1 Reserved
38.2.11.2 Lockups
38.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
39.2.9 Emergency Lighting.
39.2.9.1
39.2.9.2
39.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
39.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features.
39.2.11.1 Reserved
39.2.11.2 Lockups
39.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
A.38.2.11.3
38.3 Protection
38.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings.
38.3.1.1
38.3.1.2
A.39.2.11.3
39.3 Protection
39.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
39.3.1.1
39.3.1.2
38.3.2 Protection from Hazards
38.3.2.1 General
A.38.3.2.1
38.3.2.2 High Hazard Contents Areas
A.38.3.2.2
38.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
38.3.2.4 Medical Gas
39.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
39.3.2.1 General
A.39.3.2.1
39.3.2.2 High Hazard Contents Areas
A.39.3.2.2
39.3.2.3 Hazardous Materials
A.39.3.2.3
39.3.2.4 Medical Gas
38.3.2.5 Commercial Cooking Operations.
A.38.3.2.5
38.3.3 Interior Finish
38.3.3.1 General
38.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
38.3.3.2.1
38.3.3.2.2
38.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
38.3.3.3.1
38.3.3.3.2
38.3.3.3.3
38.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
38.3.4.1 General
38.3.4.2 Initiation.
39.3.2.5 Commercial Cooking Operations
A.39.3.2.5
39.3.3 Interior Finish
39.3.3.1 General
39.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish.
39.3.3.2.1
39.3.3.2.2
39.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish.
39.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
39.3.4.1 General.
39.3.4.2 Initiation.
38.3.4.3 Occupant Notification
38.3.4.4 Emergency Forces Notification
38.3.4.5 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification
A.38.3.4.5
39.3.4.3 Occupant Notification.
39.3.4.4 Emergency Forces Notification
38.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
38.3.6 Corridors
38.3.6.1
A.38.3.6.1
A.38.3.6.1(1)
39.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements
39.3.6 Corridors.
A.38.3.6.1(2)
38.3.6.2
38.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
38.4 Special Provisions
38.4.1 Limited Access or Underground Buildings
38.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
39.3.7 Subdivision of Building Spaces
39.4 Special Provisions
39.4.1 Limited Access or Underground Buildings.
39.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
39.4.2.1
38.4.3 Airport Traffic Control Towers
38.4.3.1
38.4.3.2
38.4.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
38.5 Building Services
38.5.1 Utilities
38.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
38.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
38.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
39.4.2.2
A.39.4.2.2
39.4.2.3
39.4.2.4
39.4.3 Airport Traffic Control Towers
39.4.3.1
39.4.3.2
39.4.4 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
39.5 Building Services
39.5.1 Utilities.
39.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
39.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
39.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
38.6 Reserved
38.7 Operating Features
38.7.1 Emergency Action Plans
38.7.2 Drills
38.7.3 Extinguisher Training
38.7.4 Food Service Operations
38.7.5 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses.
38.7.6 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
38.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
39.6 Reserved
39.7 Operating Features
39.7.1 Emergency Action Plans
39.7.3 Extinguisher Training
39.7.4 Food Service Operations
39.7.5 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
39.7.6 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
39.7.7 Inspection of Door Openings
39.7.2 Drills
CHAPTER 40: Industrial Occupancies
40.1 General Requirements
40.1.1 Application
40.1.1.1
40.1.1.2 Administration
40.1.1.3 General
40.1.1.4
40.1.1.5
40.1.1.6
40.1.2 Classification of Occupancy
40.1.2.1 Subclassification of Occupancy
40.1.2.1.1 General Industrial Occupancy
40.1.2.1.2 Special-Purpose Industrial Occupancy
40.1.2.1.3 High-Hazard Industrial Occupancy
A.40.1.2.1.3
40.1.2.2 Change of Industrial Occupancy Subclassification
40.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
40.1.4 Definitions
40.1.4.1 General
40.1.4.2 Special Definition
40.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents.
40.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
40.1.7 Occupant Load
A.40.1.7
40.2 Means of Egress Requirements
40.2.1 General.
40.2.1.1
40.2.1.2
A.40.2.1.2
40.2.1.3
40.2.2 Means of Egress Components
40.2.2.1 General
40.2.2.2 Doors
40.2.2.2.1
40.2.2.2.2
40.2.2.2.3
40.2.2.2.4
40.2.2.2.5
40.2.2.3 Stairs
40.2.2.3.1
40.2.2.3.2
40.2.2.3.3
40.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
40.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits.
40.2.2.5.1
40.2.2.5.2
A.40.2.2.5.2
40.2.2.6 Ramps.
40.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
40.2.2.8 Escalators and Moving Walks
40.2.2.9 Fire Escape Stairs.
40.2.2.10 Fire Escape Ladders
40.2.2.10.1
40.2.2.10.2
40.2.2.11 Slide Escapes.
40.2.2.11.1
40.2.2.11.2
40.2.2.12 Alternating Tread Devices
40.2.2.13 Areas of Refuge
40.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
40.2.3.1
40.2.3.2
40.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
40.2.4.1
40.2.4.1.1
40.2.4.1.2
40.2.4.2
40.2.4.3
40.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
40.2.5.1 General
40.2.5.2 Ancillary Facilities.
40.2.5.2.1
A.40.2.5.2.1
40.2.5.2.2
A.40.2.5.2.2
40.2.5.3 Industrial Equipment Access
40.2.5.3.1
40.2.5.3.2
40.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
40.2.6.1
40.2.6.2 Power-Generation Buildings
A.40.2.6.2
40.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
40.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
40.2.9 Emergency Lighting
A.40.2.9
40.2.9.1
40.2.9.2
40.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
40.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
40.2.11.1 Reserved.
40.2.11.2 Lockups.
40.2.11.2.1
40.2.11.2.2
40.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
40.3 Protection
40.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
40.3.2 Protection from Hazards.
A.40.3.2
40.3.2.1
40.3.2.2
40.3.2.3
40.3.2.4
40.3.2.5
40.3.2.6
40.3.3 Interior Finish
40.3.3.1 General
40.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
40.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
40.3.3.3.1
40.3.3.3.2
40.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
40.3.4.1 General.
40.3.4.2 Initiation.
40.3.4.3 Notification.
40.3.4.3.1
40.3.4.3.2
40.3.4.3.3
40.3.4.3.4
40.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements. (Reserved)
40.3.6 Corridors
40.4 Special Provisions
40.4.1 Limited-Access or Underground Structures
40.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
40.4.2.1
40.4.2.2
40.4.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers
40.5 Building Services
40.5.1 Utilities.
40.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
40.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
40.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
40.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Servicing Hangars
A.40.6
40.6.1
40.6.2
40.6.2.1
40.6.2.2
40.6.2.3
40.6.2.4
40.6.3
40.6.4
40.7 Operating Features
40.7.1 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses.
40.7.2 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
40.7.3 Inspection of Door Openings
40.7.4 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
CHAPTER 41: Reserved
CHAPTER 42: Storage Occupancies
42.1 General Requirements
42.1.1 Application
42.1.1.1
42.1.1.2 Administration
42.1.1.3 General
42.1.1.4
42.1.1.5
42.1.2 Classification of Occupancy.
42.1.2.1
42.1.2.2
42.1.2.3
42.1.3 Multiple Occupancies
42.1.4 Definitions
42.1.4.1 General.
42.1.4.2 Special Definitions
42.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
42.1.5.1
42.1.5.2
42.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements. (Reserved.)
42.1.7 Occupant Load.
A.42.1.7
42.2 Means of Egress Requirements
42.2.1 General.
42.2.1.1
42.2.1.2
A.42.2.1.2
42.2.1.3
42.2.2 Means of Egress Components.
42.2.2.1 Components Permitted
42.2.2.2 Doors
42.2.2.2.1
42.2.2.2.2
42.2.2.2.3
42.2.2.2.4
42.2.2.2.5
42.2.2.3 Stairs
42.2.2.3.1
42.2.2.3.2
42.2.2.3.3
42.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures
42.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
42.2.2.5.1
42.2.2.5.2
42.2.2.6 Ramps
42.2.2.6.1
42.2.2.6.2
42.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
42.2.2.8 Fire Escape Stairs
42.2.2.9 Fire Escape Ladders.
42.2.2.9.1
42.2.2.9.2
42.2.2.10 Slide Escapes
42.2.2.11 Alternating Tread Devices
42.2.2.12 Areas of Refuge
42.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
42.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
42.2.4.1
42.2.4.2
42.2.4.3
42.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
42.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits
A.42.2.6
42.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
42.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
42.2.8.1
42.2.8.2
42.2.9 Emergency Lighting
42.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
42.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features
42.2.11.1 Reserved
42.2.11.2 Lockups.
42.2.11.2.1
42.2.11.2.2
42.2.11.3 Hazardous Materials
42.3 Protection
42.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
42.3.2 Protection from Hazards
42.3.3 Interior Finish
42.3.3.1 General
42.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
42.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
42.3.3.3.1
42.3.3.3.2
42.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
42.3.4.1 General
42.3.4.1.1
42.3.4.1.2
42.3.4.1.3
42.3.4.2 Initiation
42.3.4.3 Notification
42.3.4.3.1
42.3.4.3.2
42.3.4.3.3
42.3.4.3.4
42.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements. (Reserved)
42.3.6 Corridors
42.4 Special Provisions
42.4.1 Limited-Access or Underground Structures
42.4.2 High-Rise Buildings
42.4.3 Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Dispensers.
42.5 Building Services
42.5.1 Utilities.
42.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
42.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
42.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
42.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Storage Hangars
A.42.6
42.6.1
42.6.1.1
42.6.1.2
42.6.1.3
42.6.1.4
42.6.2
42.6.3
42.7 Special Provisions for Grain Handling, Processing, Milling, or Other Bulk Storage Facilities
A.42.7
42.7.1 General
42.7.2 Number of Means of Egress
42.7.2.1
42.7.2.2
42.7.2.3
42.7.3 Means of Egress to Finished Ground Level
42.7.4 Extinguishment Requirements. (Reserved)
42.7.5 Underground Spaces.
42.7.5.1 Number of Means of Egress.
42.7.5.1.1
42.7.5.1.2
42.7.5.2 Travel Distance to Exits
42.8 Special Provisions for Parking Structures
42.8.1 General Requirements.
42.8.1.1 Application
A.42.8.1.1
42.8.1.2 Multiple Occupancies
42.8.1.2.1
42.8.1.2.2
42.8.1.2.3
42.8.1.3 Open Parking Structures
42.8.1.3.1
42.8.1.3.2
42.8.1.3.3
42.8.1.4 Classification of Occupancy
42.8.1.5 Classification of Hazard of Contents
42.8.1.6 Minimum Construction Requirements
42.8.1.7 Occupant Load
42.8.2 Means of Egress Requirements
42.8.2.1 General
42.8.2.2 Means of Egress Components
42.8.2.2.1 Components Permitted
42.8.2.2.2 Doors
42.8.2.2.2.1
42.8.2.2.2.2
42.8.2.2.2.3
42.8.2.2.3 Stairs
42.8.2.2.3.1
42.8.2.2.3.2
42.8.2.2.3.3
42.8.2.2.3.4
42.8.2.2.4 Smokeproof Enclosures.
42.8.2.2.5 Horizontal Exits
42.8.2.2.6 Ramps
42.8.2.2.6.1
42.8.2.2.6.2
42.8.2.2.7 Exit Passageways
42.8.2.2.8 Fire Escape Stairs.
42.8.2.2.9 Areas of Refuge
42.8.2.2.9.1
42.8.2.2.9.2
42.8.2.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
42.8.2.4 Number of Means of Egress
42.8.2.4.1
42.8.2.4.2
42.8.2.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
42.8.2.5.1
42.8.2.5.2
42.8.2.5.3.1
42.8.2.5.3.2
42.8.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
42.8.2.6.1
42.8.2.6.2
42.8.2.7 Discharge from Exits.
42.8.2.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
42.8.2.9 Emergency Lighting
42.8.2.10 Marking of Means of Egress
42.8.2.11 Special Means of Egress Features. (Reserved)
42.8.3 Protection
42.8.3.1 Protection of Vertical Openings
42.8.3.1.1 Vertical Openings in Enclosed Parking Structures.
42.8.3.1.1.1
42.8.3.1.1.2
42.8.3.1.1.3
42.8.3.1.1.4
42.8.3.1.1.5
42.8.3.1.1.6
42.8.3.1.2
42.8.3.2 Protection from Hazards
42.8.3.3 Interior Finish.
42.8.3.3.1 General.
42.8.3.3.2 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish
42.8.3.3.3 Interior Floor Finish
42.8.3.3.3.1
42.8.3.3.3.2
42.8.3.4 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
42.8.3.4.1 General
42.8.3.4.1.1
42.8.3.4.1.2
42.8.3.4.1.3
42.8.3.4.2 Initiation.
42.8.3.4.3 Notification
42.8.3.4.3.1
42.8.3.4.3.2
42.8.3.4.3.3
42.8.3.5 Extinguishing Requirements. (Reserved)
42.8.3.6 Corridors
42.8.4 Special Provisions — High-Rise Buildings
42.8.4.1
42.8.4.2
42.8.5 Building Services
42.8.5.1 Utilities
42.8.5.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
42.8.5.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
42.8.5.4 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
42.9 Operating Features
42.9.1 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses
42.9.2 Soiled Linen and Trash Receptacles
42.9.3 Inspection of Door Openings
42.9.4 Integrated Fire Protection Systems
CHAPTER 43: Building Rehabilitation
43.1 General
43.1.1 Classification of Rehabilitation Work Categories
43.1.2 Applicable Requirements
43.1.2.1
43.1.2.2
43.1.2.3
43.1.2.4
43.1.2.5
43.1.3 Multiple Rehabilitation Work Categories.
43.1.3.1
43.1.3.2
43.1.3.3
43.1.3.4
43.1.4 Compliance.
43.1.4.1
43.1.4.2
43.1.4.3
43.1.4.4
43.1.4.5
43.2 Special Definitions
43.2.1 General
43.2.2 Special Definitions
43.2.2.1 Categories of Rehabilitation Work
43.2.2.1.1 Repair
43.2.2.1.2 Renovation
43.2.2.1.3 Modification
43.2.2.1.4 Reconstruction
A.43.2.2.1.4
43.2.2.1.5 Change of Use
43.2.2.1.6 Change of Occupancy Classification
43.2.2.1.7 Addition
43.2.2.2 Equipment or Fixture.
A.43.2.2.2
43.2.2.3 Load-Bearing Element
43.2.2.4 Rehabilitation Work Area.
43.2.2.5 Technically Infeasible
43.3 Repairs
43.3.1 General Requirements
43.3.1.1
43.3.1.2
43.3.1.3
43.3.1.4
43.4 Renovations
43.4.1 General Requirements
43.4.1.1
43.4.1.2
43.4.1.3
43.4.1.4
43.4.1.5
43.4.2 Capacity of Means of Egress
A.43.4.2(2)
43.4.3 Interior Finish Requirements
43.4.4 Other Requirements
43.5 Modifications
43.5.1 General Requirements.
43.5.1.1
43.5.1.2
43.5.1.3
43.5.2 Extensive Modifications
43.5.2.1
43.5.2.2
43.5.2.3
43.5.2.4
43.6 Reconstruction
43.6.1 General Requirements
43.6.1.1
43.6.1.2
43.6.1.3
43.6.1.4
43.6.2 Means of Egress
43.6.2.1 General
43.6.2.2 Illumination, Emergency Lighting,
A.43.6.2.2
43.6.2.2.1
43.6.2.2.2
43.6.2.2.3
43.6.2.2.4
43.6.3 Fire Barriers and Smoke Barriers.
43.6.3.1
43.6.3.2
43.6.4 Extinguishing Systems.
43.6.4.1
43.6.4.2
43.6.4.3
43.6.4.4
43.6.4.5
43.6.4.6
43.6.4.7
43.6.5 Fire Alarm Systems — Smoke Alarms
43.6.5.1
43.6.5.2
43.6.6 Elevators.
43.7 Change of Use or Occupancy Classification
43.7.1 Change of Use
43.7.1.1
43.7.1.2
43.7.1.3
43.7.2 Change of Occupancy Classification.
43.7.2.1
A.43.7.2.1(2)
43.7.2.2
43.7.2.3
43.7.2.4
43.7.2.5
43.7.3 Hazard Category Classifications.
A.43.7.3
43.8 Additions
43.8.1 General Requirements
43.8.1.1
43.8.1.2
43.8.1.3
43.8.2 Heights
43.8.3 Fire Protection Systems
43.8.4 Smoke Alarms
43.9 Reserved
43.10 Historic Buildings
43.10.1 General Requirements
43.10.2 Evaluation
43.10.3 Repairs
43.10.4 Repair, Renovation, Modification, or Reconstruction
43.10.4.1 General
43.10.4.2 Replacement
43.10.4.3 Means of Egress
43.10.4.4 Door Swing
43.10.4.5 Transoms
43.10.4.6 Interior Finishes
43.10.4.6.1
43.10.4.6.2
43.10.4.7 Stairway Enclosure
43.10.4.7.1
43.10.4.7.2
43.10.4.8 One-Hour Fire-Rated Assemblies.
43.10.4.9 Stairway Handrails and Guards.
43.10.4.9.1
43.10.4.9.2
43.10.4.10 Exit Signs
43.10.4.11 Sprinkler Systems.
43.10.4.11.1
43.10.4.11.2
43.10.5 Change of Occupancy
43.10.5.1 General
43.10.5.2 Means of Egress
43.10.5.3 Door Swing.
43.10.5.4 Transoms
43.10.5.5 Interior Finishes
43.10.5.6 One-Hour Fire-Rated Assemblies
43.10.5.7 Stairs and Handrails
43.10.5.7.1
43.10.5.7.2
43.10.5.8 Exit Signs
43.10.5.9 Exit Stair Live Load.
ANNEX A: Explanatory Material
ANNEX B: Supplemental Evacuation Equipment
B.1 General
B.1.1 Definitions
B.1.1.1 Controlled Descent Device.
B.1.1.2 Platform Rescue System
B.1.1.3 Supplemental Escape Device or System.
B.1.1.4 Supplemental Evacuation Equipment
B.1.2 Reserved
B.2 Supplemental Escape Devices or Systems
B.3 Platform Rescue Systems
B.4 Controlled Descent Devices
ANNEX C: NFPA Documents on Hazardous Materials
C.1 General
C.1.1
C.1.2
C.1.3
C.1.4
C.2 Scope and Exclusions of Other Documents Addressing Hazardous Areas
C.2.1 NFPA 30
C.2.1.1
C.2.1.2
C.2.2 NFPA 45
C.2.2.1
C.2.2.2
C.2.3 NFPA 54
C.2.4 NFPA 55
C.2.5 NFPA 58.
C.2.5.1
C.2.5.2
C.2.6 NFPA 400
C.2.6.1
C.2.6.2
C.2.6.3
C.2.7 NFPA 495.
C.2.7.1
C.2.7.2
ANNEX D: Informational References
D.1 Referenced Publications
D.1.1 NFPA Publication
D.1.2 Other Publications
D.1.2.1 ACI Publication
D.1.2.2 ANSI Publications
D.1.2.3 ASCE Publications
D.1.2.4 ASHRAE Publications
D.1.2.5 ASME Publications
D.1.2.6 ASSE Publications
D.1.2.7 ASTM Publications
D.1.2.8 California Technical Bulletins
D.1.2.9 FM Publications
D.1.2.10 NEMA Publications
D.1.2.11 NIST Publications
D.1.2.12 RESNA Publications
D.1.2.13 SFPE Publications
D.1.2.14 UL Publications
D.1.2.15 U.S. Government Publications
D.1.2.16 Other Publications
D.2 Informational References
D.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections
Index
IMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS CONCERNING NFPA® STANDARDS