Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures

NFPA 101, Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures 

The committee on Safety to Life of the NFPA initiated the Life Safety Code in 1913. The committee dedicated its efforts to the loss of life due to fire and its causes. Many pamphlets were published pertaining to standards for the construction and arrangement of exit factors, schools, etc., which form the basis of the present building code. Today s codes include standards for all types of occupancies. 

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NFPA 99C Standard on Gas and Vacuum Systems, 1999 ed. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA.NFPA 101 Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

In addition to the organizations and codes listed in Table 6-1, the National Fire Protection Association promulgates standards and codes that address fire protection and life safety in building construction. Two of the NFPA s most frequently adopted codes are NFPA 70, National Electrical Code and NFPA 101, Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures, more commonly known as the Life Safety Code. Both of these codes are adopted as standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 

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