CHAPTER SUMMARY

Chapter summary: Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents

Chapter summary: Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents

Administered, copyrighted, and published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the Life Safety Code, known as NFPA 101 is the registered trademark of an American consensus standard which, like many NFPA documents, is systematically revised on a three year cycle. The standard, despite its title, is not a legal code, it is not published as an instrument of law and has no statutory authority unless adopted by the authority having jurisdiction. The standard, widely adopted in the United States, is however deliberately crafted ...