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Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR102 SAF-FUN Final Action:(Entire Document)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: Globally replace the term “emergency plan” with the term “emergency action plan” throughoutNFPA 101, Life Safety Code.Statement: The term “emergency action plan” is consistent with that used by the industry as well as the fire service.The term “emergency action plan” is also consistent with the document currently being produced by the NFPA High RiseBuilding Safety Advisory Committee (HRB-SAC), titled “Guide for the Development of Emergency Action Plans for HighRise Buildings”. Emergency action plans primarily describe the required actions and responsibilities of buildingoccupants, staff and personnel during a fire emergency and other emergencies that may occur in a building. Thisincludes fire drills, evacuation procedures and strategies, and the use and availability of fire protection systems.The technical committee noted a total of 60 occurrences of the term "emergency plan" within 49 provisions of the Code

(11 of which have two occurrences each). Each seems appropriate for changing to use the term "emergency actionplan."

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR104 SAF-FUN Final Action:(xx.1.6 Subsection of Various Chapters)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: As a variation of the "Global Replace" concept:(1) Replace the entry "(No requirements.)" with the entry "(Reserved.)" in 14.1.6, 15.1.6, 38.1.6, 39.1.6, 40.1.6 and

42.1.6.(2) Replace the entry "(No special requirements.)" with the entry "(Reserved.)" in 26.1.6, 28.1.6, 29.1.6, 30.1.6, 31.1.6,

36.1.6 and 37.1.6.Statement: The entries of "No requirements" and "No special requirements," in various occupancy chaptersubsections __.1.6 related to Building Construction, mistakenly cause users to believe that if another code or standardreferenced by NFPA 101 has construction requirements, such requirements need not be met. That is not the intent. Theintent is that the document with the more "specific" requirement be met. See first revision to 4.4.2.3 which is being madeto help clarify the issue.

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Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR105 SAF-FUN Final Action:(2.3.6 ASTM Publications)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 2.3.6 ASTM Publications. ASTM International, P.O. Box C700, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, WestConshohocken, PA 19428-2959. www.astm.orgASTM C 1629/C 1629M, Standard Classification for Abuse-Resistant Nondecorated Interior Gypsum Panel Products

and Fiber-Reinforced Cement Panels, 2006 (2011) .ASTM D 1929, Standard Test Method for Determining Ignition Temperatures of Plastic,2011 1996 (2001e1).ASTM D 2859, Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials, 2006

(2011).ASTM D 2898, Standard Test Methods for Accelerated Weathering of Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood for Fire Testing,

2010.ASTM E 84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, 2012 2010.ASTM E 108, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings, 2011 2010a.ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, 2012 2010b.ASTM E 136, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750 Degrees C, 2011

2009b.ASTM E 648, Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy

Source, 2010 e1.ASTM E 814, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops, 2011a 2010.ASTM E 1352, Standard Test Method for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Assemblies ,

2008a.ASTM E 1353, Standard Test Methods for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture,

2008a(e1).ASTM E 1354, Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an

Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter, 2011b 2009.ASTM E 1537, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture, 2012 2007.ASTM E 1590, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses, 2012 2007.ASTM E 1591, Standard Guide for Obtaining Data for Deterministic Fire Models, 2007.ASTM E 1966, Standard Test Method for Fire-Resistive Joint Systems, 2007 (2011).ASTM E 2072, Standard Specification for Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings, 2010.ASTM E 2074, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies, Including Positive Pressure Testing of

Side-Hinged and Pivoted Swinging Door Assemblies, 2000 e1 (withdrawn 2007), Revised 2004.ASTM E 2307, Standard Test Method for Determining Fire Resistance of Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems Using

Intermediate-Scale, Multi-Story Test Apparatus, 2010.ASTM E 2404, Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Textile, Paper or VinylWall or Ceiling

Coverings to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics, 2010 2008.ASTM E 2573, Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Site-Fabricated Stretch Systems to

Assess Surface Burning Characteristics, 2012 2007a.ASTM E 2599, Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Reflective Insulation Materials and

Radiant Barrier Materials for Building Applications to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics, 2011 2009.ASTM E 2652, Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Tube Furnace with a Cone-shaped Airflow

Stabilizer, at 750 Degrees C, 2009a.ASTM F 851, Standard Test Method for Self-Rising Seat Mechanisms, 1987 (2005).ASTM F 1577, Standard Test Methods for Detention Locks for Swinging Doors, 2005.ASTM G 155, Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials,

2005a.Statement: The changes update the currently referenced ASTM documents to reflect the edition available at the timeof the committee's First Draft meeting. References are being added for ASTM E1352 and ASTM E1353 as thedocuments will appear in other Code provisions.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR106 SAF-FUN Final Action:(2.3.7 FMGR Publications)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 2.3.7 FMGR Publications. FM Global Research, FM Global, 1301 Atwood Avenue, P.O. Box7500, Johnston, RI 02919. www.fmglobal.comANSI/FM 4880, American National Standard for Evaluating Insulated Wall or Wall and Roof/Ceiling Assemblies,

Plastic Interior Finish Materials, Plastic Exterior Building Panels, Wall/Ceiling Coating Systems, Interior or ExteriorFinish Systems, 2007.FM Approval Standard 6921, Containers for Combustible Waste, 2004.UL 300, Standard for Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment,

2005, Revised 2010.Statement: The UL 300 document is incorrectly positioned and is being moved to its correct location among the ULpublications by a separate first revision.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR107 SAF-FUN Final Action:(2.3.9 UL Publications)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 2.3.9 UL Publications. Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL60062-2096. www.ul.comANSI/UL 9, Standard for Fire Tests of Window Assemblies, 2009.ANSI/UL 10B, Standard for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies, 2008, Revised 2009.ANSI/UL 10C, Standard for Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies, 2009.ANSI/UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, 2007 2011.ANSI/UL 294, Standard for Access Control System Units, 1999, Revised 2010.ANSI/UL 300, Standard for Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Commercial Cooking

Equipment, 2005, Revised 2010.UL 300A, Extinguishing System Units for Residential Range Top Cooking Surfaces, 2006.ANSI/UL 305, Standard for Safety Panic Hardware, 1997, Revised 2011.ANSI/UL 555, Standard for Fire Dampers, 2006, Revised 2010 2012.ANSI/UL 555S, Standard for Smoke Dampers, 1999, Revised 2010 2012.ANSI/UL 723, Standard for Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, 2008, Revised 2010.ANSI/UL 790, Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings, 2004, Revised 2008.ANSI/UL 924, Standard for Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment, 2006, Revised 2009 2011.ANSI/UL 1040, Standard for Fire Test of Insulated Wall Construction, 1996, Revised 2007.ANSI/UL 1315, Standard for Safety for Metal Waste Paper Containers, 2007.ANSI/UL 1479, Standard for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Firestops, 2003, Revised 2010.ANSI/UL 1715, Standard for Fire Test of Interior Finish Material, 1997, Revised 2008.ANSI/UL 1784, Standard for Air Leakage Tests for Door Assemblies, 2001, Revised 2009.ANSI/UL 1975, Standard for Fire Tests for Foamed Plastics Used for Decorative Purposes, 2006.ANSI/UL 1994, Standard for Luminous Egress Path Marking Systems, 2004, Revised 2010.ANSI/UL 2079, Standard for Tests for Fire Resistance of Building Joint Systems, 2004, Revised 2008.

Statement: The changes update the currently referenced UL documents to reflect the edition available at the time ofthe committee's First Draft meeting. The changes also move into the list the reference to UL 300 that had beenmisplaced in 2.3.7.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR103 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.21.2.1 Gross Floor Area)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.21.2.1* Gross Floor Area. The floor area within the inside perimeter of the outside walls of thebuilding under consideration with no deductions for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of interior walls, columns,elevator and building services shafts, or other features, but excluding floor openings associated with atriums andcommunicating spaces.Statement: During the ROP phase of the development of the 2012 edition, a proposal sought to clarify whether theopen area of an atrium or communicating space should be included or excluded from the gross floor area calculations.No change resulted due to ambiguity in the text received. The change is now being made for the 2015 edition.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR108 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.21.2.2 Net Floor Area)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.21.2.2 Net Floor Area. The floor area within the inside perimeter of the outside walls, or theoutside walls and fire walls of a building, or outside and/or inside walls that bound an occupancy or incidental use arearequiring the occupant load to be calculated using net floor area under consideration with deductions for hallways, stairs,closets, thickness of interior walls, columns, or other features.Statement: The current definition only addresses the entire interior of a building but does not address the fact thatthere are often interior spaces within the overall building that require the use of net floor area for calculating occupantloads, for example, an incidental assembly use such as a conference room or any day care use within the space.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR109 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.31.1 Fire Barrier)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.31.1 * Fire Barrier. A continuous membrane or a membrane with discontinuities created byprotected openings with a specified fire protection rating, where such membrane is designed and constructed with aspecified fire resistance rating to limit the spread of fire, that also restricts the movement of smoke.Statement: Fire barriers are not tested for the passage of smoke or products of combustion through the fire-ratedassembly. The phrase "that also restricts the movement of smoke" is being deleted because it confuses the user intothinking incorrectly that fire barriers are smoke barriers.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR143 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.76 Evacuation)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.76* Evacuation. The withdrawal of occupants from a building. [72: 2013]Statement: The term Evacuation is used in the Code and can benefit from a definition. The NFPA 72 definition isacceptable and has been extracted.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR110 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.81 Exit)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.81* Exit. That portion of a means of egress that is separated from all other spaces of thebuilding or structure by construction, location, or equipment as required to provide a protected way of travel to the exitdischarge.Statement: Clarification that location (e.g., the front door to the outside from the lobby of an office building) offers theprotection, required of an exit, based on its location, such that the protection is comparable to that provided to occupantsof an upper floor by a fire-rated stair enclosure.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR111 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.107 Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.107 Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood. A wood product impregnated with chemical by a pressureprocess or other means during manufacture, treated to exhibit reduced surface-burning characteristics and resistpropagation of fire. [703: 2015]which is tested in accordance with ASTM E 84,Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building

Materials, or ANSI/UL 723, Standard for Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Burning Materials, has a listed flamespread index of 25 or less, and shows no evidence of significant progressive combustion when the test is continued foran additional 20-minute period; nor does the front progress more than 10.5 ft (3.2 m) beyond the centerline of theburners at any time during the test.Statement: The NFPA Manual of Style does not allow requirements in definitions. The definition will be extracted fromNFPA 703.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR113 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.124 Grade Plane)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.124* 3.3.124 Grade Plane. A reference plane upon which vertical measurements of abuilding are based. representing the average of the finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls.When the finished ground level slopes down from the exterior walls, the grade plane is established by the lowest pointswithin the area between the building and the lot line or, when the lot line is more than 6 ft (1830 mm) from the building,between the building and a point 6 ft (1830 mm) from the building.Statement: The definition of "grade plane" was revised to be generic without requirements. The requirements in thedefinition were removed to reflect the NFPA Manual of Style. The requirements were moved to a new subsection 4.6.15.The asterisk added to the paragraph number denotes that annex text is being added.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR112 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.156 Joint)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.156 Joint. A linear opening in or between adjacent assemblies that is designed to allowindependent movement of the building.Statement: The term Joint is used in NFPA 101. The current definition found in NFPA 5000 is adequate for purposesof NFPA 101 and is being inserted into NFPA 101. As is standard practice, between NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 (twovery closely related documents with common technical committees), the definition is not being shown as extracted text.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR116 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.221.1 Fire Protection Rating)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.221.1 Fire Protection Rating. The designation indicating the duration of the fire testexposure to which a fire door assembly or fire window assembly was exposed and for which it met all the acceptancecriteria as determined in accordance with NFPA 252, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies, or NFPA 257,Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies, respectively.Statement: The definition was revised for compliance with the NFPA Manual of Style. The portions removed are beingplaced in advisory annex A.3.3.221.1 Fire Protection Rating.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR145 SAF-FUN Final Action:(3.3.228 Relocation)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 3.3.228 Relocation. The movement of occupants to a safer area within the same building.Statement: The term Relocation is used in the Code and can benefit from a definition. The committee chose not touse the preferred definition from NFPA 72 as it did not meet the Code's needs.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR100 SAF-FUN Final Action:(4.4.2.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 4.4.2.3 Where a requirement of this Code conflicts with another requirement of this Code, thefollowing shall apply:(1)* Where a specific requirement specific requirements contained in Chapters 11 through 43 conflicts with a general

requirement differ from general requirements contained in Chapters 1 through 4, and Chapters 6 through 10, therequirement requirements of Chapters 11 through 43 shall govern.(2)* Where a requirement contained in Chapters 1 through 4 and Chapters 6 through 10 conflicts with another

requirement contained in Chapters 1 through 4 and Chapters 6 through 10, the more specific requirement shall govern.(3)* Where a requirement contained in Chapters 11 through 43 conflicts with another requirement contained in

Chapters 11 through 43, the more specific requirement shall govern.Statement: The revision clarifies how to apply the code when there appear to be conflicts between provisions. Also,related new annex text examples are being added by a separate first revision.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR115 SAF-FUN Final Action:(4.6.15)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 4.6.15 Grade Plane. The grade plan shall be established by calculating the average of thefinished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes down from theexterior walls, the grade plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lotline or, where the lot line is more than 6 ft (1.8 m) from the building, between the building and a point 6 ft (1.8 m) fromthe building.Statement: The new text was removed from the Chapter 3 definition of Grade Plane, for compliance with the NFPAManual of Style, and positioned as a new subsection 4.6.15.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR117 SAF-FUN Final Action:(4.8.2.1(3))_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 4.8.2.1* Emergency plans shall include the following:(1) Procedures for reporting of emergencies(2) Occupant and staff response to emergencies(3)* Evacuation, relocation and shelter-in-place procedures appropriate to the building, its occupancy, emergencies,

and hazards (see Section 4.3)(4) Appropriateness of the use of elevators(5) Design and conduct of fire drills(6) Type and coverage of building fire protection systems(7) Other items required by the authority having jurisdiction

Statement: Exclusive use of the term “evacuation” in the context of emergency planning does not accuratelyrepresent planning to keep people separated from fire and other “comparable” hazards. Best practice often involvesmoving people to safer locations in buildings and keeping them where they are already located.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR130 SAF-FUN Final Action:(4.8.2.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 4.8.2.3* 4.8.2.3 Emergency plans shall be reviewed and updated as required by the authorityhaving jurisdiction.Statement: The asterisk is added for correlation with the new annex material being created.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR118 SAF-FUN Final Action:(6.1.14.4)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 6.1.14.4 Separated Occupancies. (See also 6.1.14.1.2.)Statement: The user needs to be made aware that the provision of 6.1.14.1.2 might preclude using the provisions of6.1.14.4 for separated occupancies, forcing the user to employ the provisions of 6.1.14.3 for mixed occupancies.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR121 SAF-FUN Final Action:(6.1.14.4.1)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 6.1.14.4.1 Where separated occupancies are provided, each part of the building comprising adistinct occupancy, as described in this chapter, shall be completely separated from other occupancies by fire-resistiveassemblies, as specified in 6.1.14.4.2, 6.1.14.4.3, Table 6.1.14.4.1(a), and Table 6.1.14.4.1(b), unless separation isprovided by approved existing separations or as otherwise permitted by 6.1.14.4.6.Statement: Correlative change to accommodate a new provision, 6.1.14.4.6, related to permitting atrium walls to bepart of the separation required for creating separated occupancies on a story-by-story basis.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR119 SAF-FUN Final Action:(6.1.14.4.5)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 6.1.14.4.5* Each separated portion of the building shall comply with the requirements for theoccupancy therein.Statement: The provisions of 6.1.14.4 provide all the information on separated occupancies except how one complieswith the Code when using the separated occupancies form of protection.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR122 SAF-FUN Final Action:(6.1.14.4.6)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 6.1.14.4.6 Where permitted in Chapters 11 through 43, atrium walls shall be permitted to serve aspart of the separation required by 6.1.14.4.1 for creating separated occupancies on a story-by-story basis, provided allof the following are met:(a) The atrium is separated from adjacent areas by walls that are smoke partitions in accordance with Section 8.4.(b) Doors in the smoke partitions required by 6.1.14.4.6(a) are equipped with positive latching hardware.(c) The atrium meets the provisions of 8.6.7 that are applicable to new atriums.

Statement: It is common practice to permit the upper floors of an atrium building housing, for example, hotel guestrooms to be considered separated occupancies from the assembly occupancies on the lower floors although the floorsare interconnected via the atrium. This practice is not allowed by current Code text. The proposed new 6.1.14.4.6 addsthe necessary safeguards to codify the practice.Existing atriums are permitted exemptions not permitted of new atriums. Any atrium used with 6.1.14.4.6 will need to

meet the criteria applicable to a new atrium. An atrium meeting the requirements of 8.6.7 for new atriums providesprotection of vertical openings comparable to that achieved by fire resistance-rated shaft enclosures. The protectedatrium and fire-rated floor/ceiling assemblies work together to permit separated occupancies to be accomplished on astory-by-story basis in the same way that fire-rated floor/ceiling assemblies alone create separated occupancies in anon-atrium building.Note that the provision will be permitted to be employed only where the applicable occupancy chapters permit. For

example, in the atrium building described above, both the hotel occupancy chapter and the assembly occupancychapter would need to permit the use of 6.1.14.4.6. The SAF-FUN technical committee foresees the possibility thatsome occupancy chapters might permit use of the new provision only with respect to certain other occupancies. Forexample, the health care occupancy chapter might not permit the provision to be used where the other occupancy isindustrial or storage.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR123 SAF-FUN Final Action:(43.7.1.2)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: 43.7.1.2 A change of use that does not involve a change of occupancy classification but thatcreates a hazardous area shall comply with one of the following:(1) The change of use shall comply with the requirements applicable to the new use in accordance with the applicable

occupancy chapter for new construction.(2) For existing health care occupancies protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system

in accordance with 9.7.1.1(1), where a change in use of a room or space not exceeding 250 ft2

(23.2 m2) results in a

room or space that is described by 19.3.2.1.5(7), the requirements for new construction shall not apply, provided that theenclosure meets the requirements of 19.3.2.1.2 through 19.3.2.1.4 and 19.3.2.1.3.Statement: The current language permits a room or space in a sprinkler protected health care occupancy to beconverted to a storage room without meeting the requirements for new construction for a 1-hour fire-resistance ratedenclosure. Currently, 43.7.1.2(2) requires the room to be separated from other spaces by a smoke partition (per19.3.2.1.2), doors must be self-closing or automatic-closing (per 19.3.2.1.3), and doors in rated enclosures are permittedto have nonrated, factory-, or field applied protective plates extending not more than 48 in. (1220 mm) above the bottomof the door (per 19.3.2.1.4). The provision of 19.3.2.1.2 permits the room to be separated from other spaces by a nonfire-rated smoke partition, therefore the requirements of 19.3.2.1.4 for doors in rated enclosures does not apply. Theheight of protective plates is not limited on non fire protection rated hazardous area doors. The substantiation for thelanguage entering the code via the 2011 ROP/ROC stated the storage room would be enclosed in smoke resisting wallsand doors provided with self of automatic closing hardware, however no mention was made to the height of theprotective plate.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR124 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.1.1.5)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.1.1.5 Life safety in buildings includes more than safety from fire. Although fire safety has beenthe long-standing focus of NFPA 101, its widely known title, Life Safety Code, and its technical requirements respond toa wider range of concerns, including, for example, crowd safety. Code requirements that contribute to the safemovement of people during fire emergencies might also assist in responding to many other hazards that requiredecisions about where people can be safely located.Statement: The added text clarifies the annex by providing an example where code provisions may help safeguardbuilding occupants threatened by non-fire "comparable" hazards associated with 1.1.5, Considerations Not Related toFire.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR147 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.1.4.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: However, the equivalency clause in 1.4.3 permits the use of alternative systems, methods, ordevices to meet the intent of the prescribed code provisions where approved as being equivalent. Equivalency providesan opportunity for a performance-based design approach. Through the rigor of a performance-based design, it can bedemonstrated whether a building design is satisfactory and complies with the implicit or explicit intent of the applicablecode requirement.Statement: The statement being deleted is not true. The performance-based approach is specifically provided for, andpermitted, by 4.4.1.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR148 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.2.1(3))_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.2.1(3) The Committee on Safety to Life recognizes that it is sometimes impractical tocontinually upgrade existing buildings or installations to comply with all the requirements of the referenced publicationsincluded in Chapter 2.Statement: Continual upgrading is impractical, not just sometimes.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR125 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.31.1 Fire Barrier)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.31.1 Fire Barrier. A fire barrier, such as a wall or floor assembly, might be aligned verticallyor horizontally aligned, such as a wall or floor assembly. Although the continuity of a fire barrier will often limit thetransfer of smoke. it should not be confused with either a smoke barrier or a smoke partition.Statement: Fire barriers are not tested for the passage of smoke or products of combustion through the assembly.The annex text clarifies the concept. See associated change being made to the definition of Fire Barrier.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR151 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.31.3 Thermal Barrier)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.31.3 Thermal Barrier. Finish ratings, as published in the UL Fire Resistance Directory, areone way of determining thermal barrier. A test method was developed in order to assess whether a material, product, orassembly constitutes a thermal barrier (see NFPA 275). It requires thermal barriers to meet both a test for fire resistance(temperature transmission test), which limits temperature rise on the unexposed side, and a test for reaction-to-fire(integrity fire test), intended to demonstrate that the material can prevent or delay ignition of the material on theunexposed side. The reaction to fire test is one of the following: NFPA 286, FM 4880, UL 1040, or UL 1715.Statement: The revision adds text that is in NFPA 5000 for correlation.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR144 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.76 Evacuation)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.76 Evacuation. Evacuation does not include the relocation of occupants within a building.Statement: The annex supports the definition of Evacuation being added to Chapter 3.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR126 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.82.2 Limited Care Facility)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.88.2 Limited Care Facility. Limited care facilities and residential board and careoccupancies both provide care to people with physical and mental limitations. However, the goals and programs of thetwo types of occupancies differ greatly. The requirements in this Code for limited care facilities are based on theassumption that these are medical facilities, that they provide medical care and treatment, and that the patients are nottrained to respond to the fire alarm; that is, the patients do not participate in fire drills but, rather, await rescue. (SeeSection 18.7.)The requirements for residential board and care occupancies are based on the assumption that the residents are

provided with personal care and activities that foster continued independence, that the residents are encouraged andtaught to overcome their limitations, and that most residents, including all residents in prompt and slow homes, aretrained to respond to fire drills to the extent they are able. Residents are required to participate in fire drills. (See Section32.7.)Persons with Alzheimer's and related illnesses might be located in a nursing home, limited care facility, or board and

care facility. For such persons, it is the level of care provided, not the medical diagnosis, that matters for the purposesof determining whether the facility should meet the requirements for limited care. Where personal care is provided butmedical or custodial care is not, the limited care definition does not typically apply. It is the intent of this definition that itnot apply to persons not receiving medical or custodial care, provided they are able to assist in their own evacuation,regardless of their medical diagnosis.Statement: There has been a great deal of disagreement across the country as to whether facilities serving personswith Alzheimer's and related dementia-type illnesses should be considered limited care or residential board and care.Although prior editions of NFPA 101 relied on evacuation capability to determine this, the current means is the type ofcare provided. This removes the burden of determining when a resident's evacuation capability has changed from theauthority having jurisdiction. For the 2012 edition of the Code, the requirements for large board and care facilities wereenhanced to accommodate residents for whom evacuation is difficult but who live in facilities that provide personal careonly. The added language, for the 2015 edition, merely clarifies the current intent, which is that the level of care providedbe the basis for determining the facility requirements, not the medical diagnosis.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR114 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.124 Grade Plane)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.124 Grade Plane. See 4.6.15 for provisions for establising the grade plane. Verticalmeasurements might be used in determining the number of stories or building height.Statement: The new annex supports the revision to the definition of "grade plane" which was made to be genericwithout requirements. The requirements were moved to a new subsection 4.6.15 and the user needs to be directedthere, via this new annex text.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR127 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.181.1 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.188.1 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancy. It is not the intent that occupants beconsidered to be incapable of self-preservation just because they are in a wheelchair or use assistive walking devices,such as a cane, a walker, or crutches. Rather, it is the intent to address emergency care centers that receive patientswho have been rendered incapable of self-preservation due to the emergency, such as being rendered unconscious asa result of an accident or being unable to move due to sudden illness.It is not the intent that the term anesthesia be limited to general anesthesia.

Statement: Dental offices administer nitrous oxide (a dissociative anesthesia) more frequently than generalanesthesia to create a "conscious sedation". The effects of nitrous oxide can take as long as 5 minutes to dissipateafter the gas is stopped. Side effects such as confusion, sleepiness, hypnosis, forgetfulness, and hallucinations aretypical. Although the patient may be conscious during treatment, the sedation created by the administration of nitrousoxide makes that patient "incapable of self-preservation", and assistance from others in a time of emergency happeningduring treatment may be necessary.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR142 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.3.3.221.1 Fire Protection Rating)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.3.3.221.1 Fire Protection Rating. The acceptance criteria for determining fire protectionratings for fire door assemblies are described in NFPA 252, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies andthose for fire window assemblies are described in NFPA 257, Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass BlockAssemblies.Statement: The text formerly appeared in the Chapter 3 definition of Fire Protection Rating and had the effect of beingrequirements within a definition. The definition, in Chapter 3, is being revised to remove requirements.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR101 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.4.4.2.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.4.4.2.3(1) As an example, Table 7.2.2.2.1.1(a) limits a new stair to having a maximum riserheight of 7 in. (180 mm) and 12.2.5.6.6 limits a new aisle stair in an assembly occupancy to having a maximum riserheight of 8 in. (205 mm), 9 in. (230 mm) or 11 in. (280 mm). The specific provisions of 12.2.5.6.6 are intended to governthe maximum riser height for the new aisle stairs in assembly occupancies, not the general riser height requirement ofTable 7.2.2.2.1.1(a).A.4.4.2.3(2) As an example, 7.1.3.2.1 requires an exit stair to be enclosed and separated from the remainder of the

building by fire resistance-rated construction of at least one hour and 8.6.5 requires a minimum fire resistance rating of1/2 hour for the enclosure of an existing floor opening. A existing hole in a floor used for a stair creates a verticalopening subject to the enclosure and protection requirements of 8.6.5. Where such stair is used as an exit stair, it issubject to the requirements of 7.1.3.2.1 for the separation and enclosure of exits. The case of a stair used as an exitstair is more specific than the case of a non-exit stair that creates a vertical opening. The provision of 7.1.3.2.1 governswith respect to the required fire resistance rating of the exit stair enclosure.A.4.4.2.3(3) As an example, the provision of 11.8.2.2 that prohibits elevator lobby door locking in new high-rise

buildings is more specific than the provision of 38.2.2.2.3 that permits elevator lobby exit access door-lockingarrangements in accordance with 7.2.1.6.3 in new business occupancies. New high-rise business occupancy buildingsare a specific subset of the general category of new business occupancy buildings. Extra provisions and limitations aremandated for new high-rise business occupancy buildings that are not mandated for new non high-rise businessoccupancy buildings. The specific provision of 11.8.2.2 is intended to govern the locking of elevator lobby doors, not thegeneral provision of 38.2.2.2.3.Statement: The annex is added to provide examples to support the revised text of 4.4.2.3 relative to conflicts betweenrequirements.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR146 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.4.5.4)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.4.5.4 Fire alarms alert occupants to initiate emergency procedures, facilitate orderly conduct offire drills, and might initiate response by emergency services.Statement: Some occupancy chapters within NFPA 101 require fire alarm systems but do not require the alarmsystem to notify emergency responders. Thus, addition of the word "might" will more appropriately describe the function.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR149 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.4.6.12.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.4.6.12.3 Examples of such features include automatic sprinklers, fire alarm systems,standpipes, and portable fire extinguishers. The presence of a life safety feature, such as sprinklers or fire alarmdevices, creates a reasonable expectation by the public that these safety features are functional. When systems areinoperable or taken out of service but the devices remain, they present a false sense of safety. Also, before taking anylife safety features out of service, extreme care needs to be exercised to ensure that the feature is not required, was notoriginally provided as an alternative or equivalent, or is no longer required due to other new requirements in the currentCode. It is not intended that the entire system or protection feature be removed. Instead, components such assprinklers, initiating devices, notification appliances, standpipe hose, and exit systems should be removed to reduce thelikelihood of relying on inoperable systems or features. Conversely, equipment, such as fire or smoke dampers, that isnot obvious to the public should be able to be taken out of service if no longer required by this Code. Where a door thatis not required to be fire protection-rated is equipped with a fire protection listing label, it is not the intent of 4.6.12.3 torequire such door to be self- or automatic-closing due merely to the presence of the label.Statement: Some AHJs have been reported to rule that the presence of a listing label creates a public expectation ofa certain level of fire performance of the door. Many builders use labeled doors where the opening is not required to beprovided with a fire protection-rated door assembly. This is especially true of 20 minute fire-rated doors. The annex textis added to clarify the issue.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR128 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.4.8.2.1(3))_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation:

Insert 101_FR128 Tbl A.4.8.2.1(3) Revision Text

(and at end of lengthy annex, make the following changes)

For further guidance, see the following publications:(1) SFPE Engineering Guide to Human Behavior in Fire, which provides information on occupant characteristics,

response to fire cues, decision making in fire situations, and methods for predicting evacuation times.(2) (1) NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 19th edition, Section 2, Chapter 2, which provides good methodology for

managing exposures and determining the method of evacuation(3) (2) NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 19th edition, Section 13, which provides further commentary on methods of

evacuation for different occupancies(4) (3) SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, Section 3, Chapter Chapters 11-13, which provides provide an

overview of some of the research on methods of evacuation, and methods for predicting evacuation timesStatement: The Committee is making two types of changes by this First Revision (FR). Although the changes are notrelated, they are contained in a single FR as letter balloting can be split no finer than any numbered paragraph. Thatparagraph is A.4.8.2.1(3).The first changes are to Table A.4.8.2.1(3) and are made to help support the use of terms in the existing annex text.

The term "shelter in place" is more descriptive of what is addressed.The second set of changes apply to the referenced documents that appear at the end of the lengthy annex text. The

SFPE Engineering Guide to Human Behavior in Fire describes all of the factors that contribute to the evacuationsdecisions that people might make and the time that it would take for them to evacuate once they decide to do so. Assuch, it should be included in this list of referenced publications.There are actually three chapters in the SFPE Handbook that are relevant to evacuation plans, so item (3) is proposed

to be revised to reference the two that are not presently included.


101/FR128fm_FR94/A14

Table A.4.8.2.1(3) Occupant Evacuation Strategies

Managed Sequence Unmanaged Sequence

Shelter in place No Evacuation No-movement – Remain in place Shelter-in-place upon direction

No-movement – Remain in place Shelter-in-place per prior instruction

Relocation or Partial Evacuation Managed or controlled partial evacuation

In-building relocation on same floor

In-building relocation to different floors

Occupants of some floors leave building

Unmanaged movement or uncontrolled partial evacuation

Total Evacuation Managed or controlled total evacuation

Unmanaged or uncontrolled total evacuation

Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR129 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.4.8.2.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.4.8.2.3 Emergency action plans are a critical component of assuring life safety in buildings. Lifesafety is the result of an interaction of technical and social systems within the building and in the community. Gatheringinformation to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of emergency action plans is important for verifying systemperformance and as a basis for improvement. Such reports should be retained by building management and used toinform the process for revision of the building emergency action plan.Following any drill or actual emergency or reported emergency occurring in the building, an after action report should

be prepared by the building owner or designated representative to document the function of the building's life safetyhardware, procedures, and occupant emergency organization.For ordinary drills and reported emergencies, areas of success and areas for improvement should be identified.For actual emergencies in the building, where there is major occupant movement, damage, or casualties, additional

information should be collected. This includes questions concerning the event, as well as performance of life safetysystems. It also identifies improvements in areas such as training, maintenance, interaction with local emergencyresponse organizations, or occupant management. The reports from these significant events should be shared with thelocal emergency response organization.Statement: Currently, the Code does not contain adequate guidance on after action reporting. As the proposedlanguage states, emergency action plans are a critical component for assuring life safety in buildings. A lot of time,effort, and coordination is required to put together an emergency action plan that is specific to the building. Emergencyaction plans vary from building to building and address the specific characteristics and hazards of that particularbuilding. Thus, it is important to have means in place to review these plans after emergencies and ensure they areworking effectively and are updated where necessary.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR131 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.1.1)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: The performance option of this Code establishes acceptable levels of risk to occupants ofbuildings and structures as addressed in Section 1.1. While the performance option of this Code does contain goals,objectives, and performance criteria necessary to provide an acceptable level of risk to occupants, it does not describehow to meet the goals, objectives, and performance criteria. Design and engineering are needed to develop solutionsthat meet the provisions of Chapter 5. The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysisand Design of Buildings provides a framework for these assessments. Other useful references include the AustralianFire Engineering Guidelines and the British Standard Firesafety Engineering in Buildings.Statement: Update reference to current edition (the title was shortened in the second edition.)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR132 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.1.6)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.5.1.6 For guidance on reviewing performance-based designs, see the SFPE Enforcer’s CodeOfficial's Guide to Performance-Based Design Review. Additional guidance on reviewing designs in which fire riskassessment is used can be found in NFPA 551, Guide for the Evaluation of Fire Risk Assessments.Statement: Provide the correct title. This is an editorial change.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR133 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.2.2)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: Method 1. The design team can set detailed performance criteria that ensure that occupants arenot incapacitated by fire effects. The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis andDesign of Buildings describes a process of establishing tenability limits.The guide references D. A. Purser, “Assessment of Hazards to Occupants from Smoke, Toxic Gasses, and Heat

Toxicity Assessment of Combustion Products,” Chapter 2/6, SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, whichdescribes a fractional effective dose (FED) calculation approach, which is also contained in NFPA 269, Standard TestMethod for Developing Toxic Potency Data for Use in Fire Hazard Modeling. FED addresses the effects of carbonmonoxide, hydrogen cyanide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, and anoxia. It is possible to use thetest data, combined with laboratory experience, to estimate the FED value that leads to the survival of virtually allpeople. This value is about 0.8.Statement: Update references to the current edition.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR134 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.5)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: Once the set of design fire scenarios is established, both those specified by 5.5.3.1 through5.5.3.8 and those that are developed as required by 5.5.2, they need to be quantified into a format that can be used forthe evaluation of proposed designs. The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis andDesign of Buildings outlines a process and identifies tools and references that can be used at each step of this process.Statement: Update reference to the current edition.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR135 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.6)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis and Design ofBuildings outlines a process for evaluating whether trial designs meet the performance criteria during the design firescenarios. Additional information on reviewing the evaluation of a performance-based design can be found in the SFPEEnforcer’s Code Official's Guide to Performance-Based Design Review....Verification and Validation. Models undergo limited validation. Most can be considered demonstrated only for the

experimental results they were based on or the limited set of scenarios to which the model developers compared themodel’s output, or a combination of both. Models should undergo verification and validation to ensure that they areappropriate for their intended use. "Verification" is a check of the math used in the models. "Validation" is a check of thephysics used in the model. The SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application provides aprocess for verifying and validating models.The Society of Fire Protection Engineers has a task group that independently evaluates computer models. In January

1998, they finished their first evaluation and had chosen a second model for evaluation. Until more models can beindependently evaluated, the model user has to rely on the available documentation and previous experience forguidance regarding the appropriate use of a given model.Statement: The changes update reference to the current edition and provide correct title of the document. Modernmethods for evaluating fire models recognize that there are two aspects of model evaluation: verification and validation.Verification ensures that the model is working as designed; that the equations are being properly solved. It essentially isa check of the mathematics. Validation is a check of the physics – are the equations an appropriate description of thefire scenario?The revised text would make reference to the SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application,

which were written as a method to provide confidence to model users and AHJs that models are being usedappropriately. The text regarding SFPE's computer model evaluation task group was deleted because the task groupwas disbanded.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR136 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.6.3.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.5.6.3.3 Procedures used to develop required input data need to preserve the intendedconservatism of all scenarios and assumptions. Conservatism is only one means to address the uncertainty inherent incalculations and does not eliminate the need to consider safety factors, sensitivity analysis, and other methods ofdealing with uncertainty. The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis and Design ofBuildings SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application outlines a process for identifying andtreating uncertainty and other inaccuracies introduced through the use of fire models.Statement: The SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application provide much morecomprehensive methods for treating uncertainty and other sources of inaccuracy associated with the use of fire models.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR137 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.6.4)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.5.6.4 An assessment method translates input data, which might include test specifications,parameters, or variables for modeling, or other data, into output data, which are measured against the performancecriteria. Computer fire models should be evaluated to ensure that they are appropriate for their intended use for theirpredictive capability in accordance with the SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given ApplicationASTM E 1355, Standard Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of Deterministic Fire Models.Statement: The process described in ASTM E-1355 has only been used a small number of times, and many of theevaluations took a person-year or more to conduct. Indeed, SFPE's application of this process to DETACT-QS, which isone of the simplest fire models in existence, took thousands for person-hours to complete. Clearly, this methodology isimpractical for individual project use.The SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application were written specifically for individual

uses of fire models. The Engineering Guide to Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application provides a frameworkfor determining and documenting the suitability of a fire model for use in a specific application. The framework in theguide is applicable to all types of fire models, ranging from algebraic calculations to zone or lumped parameter modelsto CFD or field models.The guide addresses:● Definition of the problem that is intended to be solved using modeling● Selection of a candidate model● Model verification and validation● Uncertainty analysis

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR138 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.5.8.1)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis and Design ofBuildings describes the documentation that should be provided for a performance-based design.Statement: Update reference to current edition.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR120 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.6.1.14.4.5)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.6.1.14.4.5 Where the Code text states that the provision has applicability to the building, ratherthan just to the occupancy, the provision applies to the entire building, regardless of whether the separated occupanciesform of protection is used. For example, the provision of 18.3.5.1 requires that the entire building housing a health careoccupancy be sprinklered. Contrast that with the requirement of 20.3.4.1 which requires an ambulatory health carefacility, and not the entire building, to be provided with a fire alarm system.Statement: Clarification on the use of the provisions for separated occupancies.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR150 SAF-FUN Final Action:(A.43.7.3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: A.43.7.3 Table 43.7.3 groups all the residential occupancy classifications into the generalcategory of residential. The category of residential includes one- and two-family dwellings, lodging or rooming houses,hotels and dormitories, and apartment buildings. A change from one residential occupancy, as defined in 6.1.8.1 through6.1.8.5, to another residential occupancy is classified as the rehabilitation work category of change of occupancy andsubject to the requirements of 43.7.2.Statement: The entry for Residential in Table 43.7.3 has caused more than one type of misunderstanding. The newannex text completes the needed explanation relative to change of occupancy.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR139 SAF-FUN Final Action:(C.1.2.6 ASTM Publications)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: C.1.2.6 ASTM Publications. ASTM International, P.O. Box C700, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, WestConshohocken, PA 19428-2959. www.astm.orgASTM C 1629/C 1629M, Standard Classification for Abuse-Resistant Nondecorated Interior Gypsum Panel Products

and Fiber-Reinforced Cement Panels, 2006 (2011) .ASTM D 2859, Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials, 2006

(2011).ASTM E 84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, 2012 2010.ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, 2012 2010b.ASTM E 814, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops, 2011a 2010.ASTM E 1352, Standard Test Method for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Assemblies ,

2008a.ASTM E 1353, Standard Test Methods for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture,

2008a(e1).ASTM E 1355, Standard Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of Deterministic Fire Models, 2005a.ASTM E1472, Standard Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models, 2007 (Withdrawn 2011)ASTM E 1537, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture, 2012 2007.ASTM E 1590, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses, 2012 2007.ASTM E 1966, Standard Test Method for Fire-Resistive Joint Systems, 2007 (2011).ASTM E2030, Standard Guide for Recommended Uses of Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings ,

2009aASTM E 2174, Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops, 2010a e1 2009.ASTM E 2238, Standard Guide for Evacuation Route Diagrams, 2002 (withdrawn 2011).ASTM E 2280, Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of the Effect of Upholstered Seating Furniture Within

Patient Rooms of Health Care Facilities, 2009 2003.ASTM E 2307, Standard Test Method for Determining Fire Resistance of Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems Using

Intermediate-Scale, Multi-Story Test Apparatus, 2010.ASTM E2393, Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire

Barriers, 2010a.ASTM E 2484, Standard Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Controlled Descent Devices , 2008.ASTM E 2513, Standard Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Platform Rescue Systems , 2007.ASTM F 1637, Standard Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces, 2010 2009.ASTM F 1870, Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in

Detention and Correctional Facilities, 2011 2005.Statement: Updating done to current editions. Documents no longer mentioned in Annex A deleted.


Report on First Revision – June 2014 NFPA 101_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR140 SAF-FUN Final Action:(C.1.2.11 SFPE Publications)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: C.1.2.11 SFPE Publications. Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue,Suite 620E 1225 W, Bethesda, MD 20814. www.sfpe.orgSFPE Computer Software Directory.SFPE Enforcer’s Code Official's Guide to Performance-Based Design Review, 2004.SFPE Engineering Guide — Evaluation of the Computer Fire Model DETACT-QS, 2002.SFPE Engineering Guide to Human Behavior in Fire, 2003.SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis and Design of Buildings, 1998, 2007.SFPE Guidelines for Peer Review in the Fire Protection Design Process, 2009.SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application, 2011.

Statement: Update references to current edition and add new reference cited in other proposals.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________101- Log #FR141 SAF-FUN Final Action:(C.1.2.12)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Submitter: Technical Committee FundamentalsRecommendation: C.1.2.12 UL Publications. Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL60062-2096. www.ul.comUL Fire Resistance Directory, 2010 2012.ANSI/UL 263, Standard for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, 2003, Revised 2007 2011.ANSI/UL 723, Standard for Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, 2008, Revised 2010.ANSI/UL 1040, Standard for Fire Test of Insulated Wall Construction, 1996, Revised 2007.ANSI/UL 1479, Standard for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Firestops, 2003, Revised 2010.ANSI/UL 1715, Standard for Fire Test of Interior Finish Material, 1997, Revised 2008.UL 1975, Standard for Fire Tests for Foamed Plastics Used for Decorative Purposes, 2006.ANSI/UL 2079, Standard for Tests for Fire Resistance of Building Joint Systems, 2004, Revised 2008.

Statement: Updates referenced standards to most recent edition.
