12 Chapter 2 ● Referenced Publications
offered by a referenced document can be used. The user of the
Code must be aware of the reference and of any limitations or
caveats on use of the referenced document.
NFPA 101, like other NFPA codes and standards, can man-
date the use of a referenced document only if that document is
an existing, ANSI-accredited, consensus-based code or standard.
NFPA policy does not permit mandating the use of a referenced
document that has not been developed under consensus proce-
dures, nor does it permit reference to those documents devel-
oped by committees whose membership is not balanced with
respect to user interests. A code or standard written by a com-
mittee dominated by an interest group has too great a potential
for bias.
The documents listed in Chapter 2 are mandatory only to
the extent called for in the Code. For example, the inclusion of
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems,2 does
not mean that all buildings must be sprinklered. Rather, where
the Code requires buildings, other than small residential occu-
pancies, to be sprinklered, NFPA 13 is to be used for sprinkler
installation. See 9.7.1.1 as an example of Code language that
mandatorily references the use of other NFPA documents.
Some of the referenced documents listed in Chapter 2 have
very limited application. For example, NFPA 101A, Guide on Alter-
native Approaches to Life Safety,3 is listed among the NFPA publi-
cations in Section 2.2. Its use is mandated only as an option for
the determination of evacuation capability in existing residential
board and care occupancies. See 33.2.1.3.2.7 and 33.2.3.6.1.4.
The Code recognizes that existing installations are not
required to be continuously upgraded as new editions of the ref-
erenced standards are adopted. This is specified in Section 2.1(3).
∆ 2.2* NFPA Publications
National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA
02169-7471.
It is NFPA policy that the edition of the NFPA publications refer-
enced be the most current at the time the Code is issued. The life
safety technical committees do not have to act to update the
edition of referenced NFPA publications. The updating occurs
editorially by policy of the NFPA Standards Council.
The publications by organizations other than NFPA, listed in
Section 2.3, carry an edition date adopted by the life safety tech-
nical committees via the normal revision process involving pub-
lic inputs, first revisions, public comments, and second revisions.
This means the technical committees must take deliberate
action to adopt a specific edition of a publication by an organiza-
tion other than NFPA. This is done to ensure that the provisions
of such documents, mandated for use with the Code, are
appropriate.
NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety
System Testing, 2018 edition.
2018 Life Safety Code Handbook
NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2018
edition.
NFPA 11, Standard for Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion
Foam, 2016 edition.
NFPA 12, Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems,
2015 edition.
NFPA 12A, Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems,
2015 edition.
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems,
2016 edition.
NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in
One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, 2016
edition.
NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in
Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, 2016 edition.
NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose
Systems, 2016 edition.
NFPA 15, Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Pro-
tection, 2017 edition.
NFPA 16, Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler
and Foam-Water Spray Systems, 2015 edition.
NFPA 17, Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems,
2017 edition.
NFPA 17A, Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems,
2017 edition.
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for
Fire Protection, 2016 edition.
NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2017 edition.
NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2018
edition.
NFPA 30B, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol
Products, 2015 edition.
NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equip-
ment, 2016 edition.
NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose
Nitrate Film, 2016 edition.
NFPA 45, Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using
Chemicals, 2015 edition.
NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition.
NFPA 55, Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code, 2016
edition.
NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2017 edition.
NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code®, 2017 edition.
NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®, 2016 edition.
NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protec-
tives, 2016 edition.
NFPA 82, Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen Han-
dling Systems and Equipment, 2014 edition.
NFPA 88A, Standard for Parking Structures, 2015 edition.
NFPA 90A, Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and
Ventilating Systems, 2018 edition.
NFPA 90B, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating
and Air-Conditioning Systems, 2018 edition.
NFPA 91, Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of
Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids, 2015
edition.
NFPA 92, Standard for Smoke Control Systems, 2015 edition.