NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2024) Paperback ISBN: 978-1455930562

NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® is the most authoritative and widely used standard for occupant safety strategies. The latest 2024 edition provides comprehensive safety criteria applicable to nearly every building type and occupancy—including residential, healthcare, business, assembly, and mercantile properties. It addresses the entire building life cycle, covering fire protection, hazardous materials, and emergency communications in both new and existing structures.

Significant Updates in the 2024 Edition:

The 2024 revision introduces critical changes to enhance modern safety, including:

• Enhanced Emergency Plans: Updated emergency action plan requirements to incorporate security considerations.

• Egress & Exits: Revisions to exit discharge pathways through interior areas and updated requirements for buildings using horizontal exits.

• Healthcare & Residential: Revised door locking and suite supervision rules for healthcare occupancies, and new requirements for valet trash collection in apartments.

• New Hazards & Facilities: New standards for inflatable amusement devices, modular sleep pods, and alternate care sites.

• Fire Protection: An exemption for smokeproof enclosures in sprinklered high-rises and a new mandate for automatic sprinklers in all new parking structures.

• Detection & Dispensers: Additional carbon monoxide detection requirements and updated regulations for alcohol-based hand-rub dispensers.