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Health Care Facility Rehabilitation

Applying NFPA 101®-2012

Life Safety Code®

Chapter 43 – Building Rehabilitation

Objectives

At the conclusion of this program (and with a bit of self‐study) participants will be able to:1. Differentiate among the rehabilitation work 

categories so as to properly classify any planned rehabilitation projects

2. Apply Chapter 43 rehabilitation requirements commensurate with the scope of the work planned

3. Understand the impact of conducting different categories of rehabilitation work simultaneously

4. Blend the specialized Chapter 18/19 health care occupancy requirements for ‘Major Rehabilitation’ projects with the requirements of Chapter 43

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Where are the building rehab requirements?

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Building rehab requirements — 2000 edition

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Chapter 4

meet, as nearly as practicable, the requirements for new construction

Chapters 18/19

major renovation (undefined)

perform planned work per New

plus, sprinkler the smoke compartment

minor renovation

perform planned work per New

Building rehab requirements — 2012 edition

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Chapter 4 –

meet Chapter 43, Building Rehabilitation

Chapters 18/19

major renovation

defined: >4500 ft2 or >50% smoke compartment area

perform planned work per Chapter 43

plus, sprinkler the smoke compartment

minor renovation if not sprinklered (NS)

perform planned work per Chapter 43

meet the NS provisions of 18.4.3

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MinimumRequirementsChapter 43

Building Rehabilitation

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MinimumRequirements

Must comply with provisions for existing

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Fundamental concept: existing compliance

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ComplianceMissing handrails leave Chapter 43add 1 side, not 2position 30—38 in.

height range, not 34—38 in.

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Bringing building up to ‘existing’ code compliance

Chapter 43 rehabilitation work categories

Repair

Renovation

Modification

Reconstruction

Change of occupancy

Change of use

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Modification

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Repair Renovation

Patching

Replacement in kind

ModificationReconfiguration of a space

Addition or relocation of door

Reconfiguration or extension of system

Installation of additional equipment

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Modification

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Reconfiguration of space, plus:

affects exit or corridor used by more than one space

or…

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Reconstruction

Reconfiguration of space, plus:

work area not permitted to be occupied because features are impaired

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Reconstruction

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Change of Occupancy Classification

The change of occupancy classification of a structure or portion thereof

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Change of occupancy

Changeof Use

Change in purpose or level of activity, without a change of occupancy, that involves a change in application of the Code

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Change of use

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AdditionAn increase in aggregate building area, floor area, height, or number of stories of a structure

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Addition

Multiple Rehabilitation Work Categories

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Multiple Rehabilitation Work Categories

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Renovation

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Modification

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Reconstruction — sprinklers

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Reconstruction — sprinklers

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Reconstruction — sprinklers

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Change of Use

Patient room used for storage

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Change of use

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Change of Use

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Change of use

Change of UseExisting health care occupancy

Building is sprinkleredCreate new hazardous

areaRoom ≤250 ft2

1-hour walls exempted

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Change of use exemption

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Change of Use

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Change of occupancy — hazard categories

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Change of Use Within or to lesser

hazard category existing sprinklers per new alarms per new hazardous areas per new

Change to higher hazard category new

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Change of occupancy

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Change of UsePerrequirementsfor new

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Addition

Change of Use

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Change of Use

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Applying rehabilitation requirements

Change of UseDocument informattion pagesnfpa.org/aboutthecodesnfpa.org/101nfpa.org/99

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