2024 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code

NFPA 101, Life Safety Code 2024 edition establishes mandatory requirements for occupant safety in buildings across all stages of the building lifecycle — from new construction through existing structures. Coverage applies to residential, business, mercantile, health care, ambulatory health care, daycare, assembly, educational, and industrial occupancies, addressing means of egress, fire protection systems, emergency communications, hazardous materials, and building features critical to life safety. The 2024 edition introduces updates across emergency action planning, exit discharge, sprinkler requirements for parking structures, health care occupancy door locking, and new occupancy types including inflatable amusement devices, modular rooms, and alternate care sites.

Who Uses NFPA 101

Required by fire protection engineers, architects, building officials, AHJ inspectors, life safety consultants, contractors, and facility managers responsible for code compliance across commercial, institutional, and residential occupancies. Always verify which edition is adopted in your jurisdiction before purchasing.

What's New in the 2024 Edition

The 2024 edition delivers targeted updates across egress, sprinkler requirements, health care occupancies, and emerging occupancy types, including:

• Updated emergency action plan requirements addressing security features.
• Revisions to allowances for exit discharge through interior building areas.
• Revised discharge requirements for all other exits in sprinklered buildings using horizontal exits.
• Updated alcohol-based hand-rub dispenser and storage requirements.
• New requirements for inflatable amusement devices and modular rooms and sleep pods.
• New exemption for smokeproof enclosures in sprinklered high-rise buildings.
• Additional carbon monoxide detection requirements.
• New requirements and guidance for alternate care sites.
• Revised door locking provisions and suite supervision requirements for health care occupancies.
• New requirements for valet trash collection services in apartment buildings.
• New automatic sprinkler system requirements for all new parking structures.

Stay compliant with the life safety requirements in effect for your occupancy type and jurisdiction.

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