Vince: Applicability of NFPA 101 depends on local or state adoption, and in some cases licensing and funding. For example, health care facilities, like hospitals and nursing homes that receive Federal reimbursements (Medicare, etc.) are typically licensed by states, but also have to meet Fed requirements and Joint Commission (JCAHO) requirements. Both the Feds and JCAHO use the Life Safety Code. Those same facilities typically also must be built to the local or state building code. Another example, the state of Illinois does not have a statewide building code. That is left up to local jurisdictions. There are plenty of locations, particularly rural counties and townships, that have none. But, through the state fire marshal's office, the Life Safety Code applies throughout the state. In that situation you might building a facility without an AHJ enforcing a building code, but still need to meet 101. In any event where you are looking for guidance on a particular issue where the applicable building code is silent, referring to 101 when you are meeting with the AHJ may have some weight.
Dave David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP Firetech Engineering Incorporated 2715 Harrison St. Evanston, IL 60201 Tel: 847-733-0944 Fax: 847-866-6255 --- On Sun, 5/24/09, Vince Sabolik <[email protected]> wrote: From: Vince Sabolik <[email protected]> Subject: NFPA 101 LIFE SAFETY vs NFPA 13 To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 7:05 AM Good morning, forum... Can anyone tell me In what particular code situation would Life Safety 101 apply, and when it does would it supercede NFPA 13 insofar as sprinkler - locations, requirements, etc are concerned? thanks, Vince Vince Sabolik Christi Fire Protection, Inc. 11351 Pearl Road Strongsville, Ohio 44136 T 440 572-7730 F 440 572-7719 Email: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
