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NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code

Course Overview

Life Safety Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), establishes minimum requirements that will provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire and similar emergencies in buildings and structures. It has been adopted as a regulatory requirement by many States and federal agencies. This course helps you understand the goals of life safety, know the key concepts within life safety, and learn about means of egress requirements contained in Chapter 7 of the Life Safety Code (LSC).

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of the course, you will be able to:

Intended Audience

This course is designed for engineers, land surveyors, architects, contractors, safety and health professionals, or anyone who would like to learn more about life safety codes and standards.

Course Content

Primary focus of this course is Chapter 7 the Life Safety Code. Besides the code provisions in this chapter, you need to study the materials contained in the following weblink:

Understanding the Life Safety Code (PDF)

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study.

If you would like to access the latest edition of NFPA 101, please visit the website of the National Fire Protect Association. It is highly recommended to purchase a hard copy of this code through NFPA's web store. NFPA also provides a free online access (viewing only) of their codes and standards through the following link as part of its commitment to enhancing public safety and to serving the public's increasing interest in technical information:

Free online access to NFPA codes and standards

Course Summary

Life safety is the most important consideration in all engineering designs. Besides explaining the layout and content of the Life Safety Code, this course focuses on Chapter 7 - Means of Egress, covers the three separate and distinct elements of means of egress, and provides some guidance on how to navigate throught the LSC.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

Building Code Sketchbook
Life Safety Code - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - CMS.gov

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.