NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, is the most widely referenced source for occupant safety strategies. The latest updated edition of the code applies to nearly all types of occupancies and structures, including residential, business, mercantile, health care, daycare, and assembly occupancies. NFPA 101 is relevant to life safety in all stages of a building life cycle and in both new and existing structures, covering everything from fire protection to hazardous materials and emergency communications.

The NFPA 101, Life Safety Code Handbook features the complete code text along with expert commentary designed to make it easier to comprehend and apply provisions and explain technical language. Make better safety decisions in the built environment to help save lives and avoid costly violations, errors, and work interruptions.

Ever wonder what the difference is between an NFPA handbook and a code or standard? We’re glad you asked. NFPA codes and standards both provide requirements for achieving outcomes. Handbooks take a deeper dive, providing the full text of a code or standard as well as expert commentary and features such as graphics, decision trees, testing procedures, case studies, sample forms and checklists, and other helpful aids to give a better understanding of the reasoning behind the requirements and how to apply them.