Published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

With over 1,000 pages of explanations, examples, and art that augment the 2003 Life Safety Code text, the Handbook is indispensable for interpreting and applying today's Life Safety Code.

Unlike the Code, the Handbook presents rules for "new" and "existing" construction side by side. It's worth buying for this feature alone.

The latest commentary, examples, solutions, and tips from the NFPA life safety specialists are shown directly beneath the complete requirements from the 2003 edition of NFPA 101.

More than 400 two-color graphics and informative photographs illustrate the 2003 Life Safety Code concepts so you apply provisions without errors or delays.

NFPA's Life Safety Code Handbook is written by the same staff specialists who help develop requirements, so it gives you an "insider" view of how the 2003 Life Safety Code works. Find the details you need to know about:

• Means of Egress: Apply critical concepts about features necessary for "prompt escape" from any occupancy, with the Handbook's clear explanations and detailed graphics.
• Features of Fire Protection: Enhance your understanding of compartmentation through use of fire barriers, protection of vertical openings, and subdivision of building space through the use of smoke barriers.
• Performance-Based Option: Gain helpful insights into the Life Safety Code's recently added performance-based design option.

2003, Hardcover (1,000 pages)

About the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Founded in 1896 as the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, and life safety to the public. The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards (including the National Electrical Code), research, training and education.