Illinois Administrative Code › Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION › Part 100 - FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY › Section 100.7 - Adoption of NFPA 101, Codes and Standards Life Safety Code by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) OSFM hereby
			 adopts the nationally-recognized standards, codes and guides listed as
			 incorporated standards in subsection (b), subject to OSFM modifications listed
			 in subsection (c). Standards incorporated by reference in this Part do not
			 include any later editions or amendments, unless explicitly stated otherwise in
			 this Part.
b) Incorporated
			 Standards
National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy MA 02269
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015) (adopted in its entirety,
				subject to the OSFM modifications in subsection (c)).
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2000) (only to the extent cited in
				subsections (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(6)).
NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety
				(2016).
NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety
				(2001) (only to the extent cited in subsection (c)(1)).
NFPA 914, Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures
				(2010) (only to the extent cited in Section
				100.8 ).
NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives
				(2013) (only to the extent cited in subsection (c)(10)(I)).
NFPA 1, Fire Code (2015) (only to the extent cited in
				subsection (c)(11)).
c)
			 Modifications to the Life Safety Code
1) High
			 Rise Buildings
All existing high rise buildings, as defined in NFPA 101, Life
				Safety Code (all applicable Sections), shall comply with the sprinkler
				requirements prescribed in the 2000 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code,
				effective January 1, 2002. Use of a Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) for
				compliance with this Section must adhere to NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative
				Approaches to Life Safety (2001).
2) Assembly Occupancies
All existing assembly occupancies, as defined in NFPA 101
				(Chapter 13), shall comply with the sprinkler requirements prescribed in the
				2000 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, effective January 1, 2002.
3) Day Care Occupancies
A) Child Care Facilities (see the Child Care
			 Act of 1969 [ 225 ILCS101 ])
i) For purposes
			 of determining the occupancy subclassification of a day care facility, the
			 current version of the following Department of Children and Family Services
			 rules will be applied: 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406, 407 and 408. This is applicable
			 to licensed and nonlicensed facilities.
ii) Child-to-staff ratios in day care
			 facilities shall comply with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406, 407 and 408 and with the
			 Child Care Act of 1969 [ 225 ILCS 10 ]. Any conflicting provisions of NFPA 101,
			 Life Safety Code are inapplicable to day care facilities.
iii) In day care homes in which clients
			 occupy a level below the level of exit discharge, means of escape shall be
			 provided in accordance with either the applicable requirements of NFPA 101,
			 Life Safety Code (2015) or with one of the following:
*If a means of escape discharging directly to the outside at
				the basement level is not provided, requiring occupants to traverse another
				level of the home to exit, the path of escape through the level of exit
				discharge shall be separated from the remainder of that level of the home by
				construction providing a minimum fire resistance rating of 1-hour; or
*The home shall be equipped with smoke alarms permanently
				powered by the building's electrical system and wired so that the actuation of
				one smoke alarm will actuate all the smoke alarms in the dwelling. At least one
				such smoke alarm shall be located on each level of the occupancy (excluding
				unoccupied attics and crawl spaces), and the path of escape through the level
				of exit discharge (from the basement door to the exterior door of the home)
				must be protected by automatic fire sprinklers. Listed residential sprinklers
				shall be used and the installation shall be made in accordance with 41 Ill.
				Adm. Code 109 and codes and standards referenced in that Part.
B)Windows for Rescue in Existing
			 Day Care Centers Windows for rescue required by NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
			 (2015), Section 17.2.11.1, are not required for existing day care
			 centers.
C)Day Care Homes - New and
			 Existing
Day care homes shall be defined as new and existing based on
				the date the original home construction was completed and available for
				residency.
D)Smoke
			 Detection in Corridors Outside Day Care Homes Located Within a Building of
			 Another Occupancy
A smoke alarm system installed as prescribed in this subsection
				(c)(3)(D) shall be permitted to be used in day care homes located within a
				building of another occupancy in lieu of a smoke detection system connected to
				a fire alarm system as required by NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015), Sections
				16.6.3.4.2 and 17.6.3.4.2:
i)Smoke
			 alarms connected to the building's electric shall be installed in accordance
			 with proper coverage standards in the corridor serving the day care home.
ii)Smoke alarms connected to the
			 building's electric shall be installed in accordance with proper coverage
			 standards within the day care home (see NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015)),
			 Section 16.6.3.4 for new day care homes and Section 17.6.3.4 for existing day
			 care homes) as well as within 15 ft of all sleeping rooms. NFPA 101, Life
			 Safety Code (2015), Section 17.6.3.4.4 shall not be permitted to be used.
iii)All smoke alarms regulated by
			 subsections (c)(3)(D)(i) and (ii) will be arranged so that operation of any
			 smoke alarm shall cause all smoke alarms within the corridor and the day care
			 home to sound.
4) One- and Two-Family Dwellings
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015), Chapter 24 (One- and
				Two-Family Dwellings) is adopted as recommended guidelines only, except when
				referenced as being required for compliance with this Part.
5) Communicating Spaces
Corridors shall not be required to be separated from
				communicating spaces as required in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015), Section
				8.6.6, in new or existing occupancies, provided all of the following criteria
				are met:
A) The arrangement complies
			 with all other requirements of Section 8.6.6(4), including, if applicable,
			 8.6.6(4)(b);
B) The building is
			 protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system; and
C) Two means of egress are provided to
			 occupants of the building on each floor that is served by the communicating
			 opening that do not require the use of the stairway located within the
			 communicating space, as defined in NFPA 101, Section 8.6.6.
6) Mixed Occupancies
All existing mixed occupancies, as defined by NFPA 101, Life
				Safety Code, shall, at minimum, continue to comply with the requirements of
				Section 6.1.14 of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2000), effective January 1, 2002,
				but shall also be permitted to comply with the requirements of Section 6.1.14
				of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015).
7)Determination of "Story" in Occupancies
The criteria for what a "story level" is, as found in NFPA 101,
				Life Safety Code (2015), Section 16.1.1.8
				and 17.1.1.8
				are permitted to be used for all occupancies found in NFPA 101, Life Safety
				Code (2015).
8)Use of NFPA
			 101A for Apartment Building Occupancies
NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety
				(2016), Sections 7.6 and 7.7, may be used to demonstrate equivalent protection
				in apartment buildings, regardless of whether they contain board and care
				occupancies or house board and care clients receiving personal care
				services.
9)Means of Egress
			 Design to Travel to Direct Exits and Travel to Windows for Rescue in
			 Educational Occupancies and Day Care Centers Travel to exits or to windows for
			 rescue shall be permitted as follows in educational occupancies and day care
			 centers:
A)Travel directly from one room
			 through adjoining rooms to reach an exit without entering a corridor may be
			 permitted as long as the travel distance does not exceed 150 ft and doors
			 located between the rooms are not locked or obstructed and other requirements
			 found in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015) are met.
B)Travel directly from one room through
			 adjoining rooms without entering a corridor to reach a window for rescue may be
			 permitted as long as the travel distance does not exceed 75 ft and doors
			 located between the rooms are not locked or obstructed and other requirements
			 found in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015) are met.
C)Travel may be considered to be within a
			 single room if two or more rooms are connected using openings that are at least
			 60 inches in clear width without any doors.
10)Door Locking to Prevent Unwanted Entry
			 Occupancies shall be permitted to provide locking to prevent unwanted entry as
			 long as all of the following requirements are met:
A)The locking means is approved and complies
			 with NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015);
B)The locking means can be engaged without
			 opening the door;
C)The unlocking
			 and unlatching from the occupied side of the door can be accomplished without
			 the use of a key or tool;
D)For
			 existing occupancies only, the unlocking and unlatching requires not more than
			 two releasing operations. For new occupancies, unlocking and unlatching
			 requires no more than one releasing operation;
E)The unlocking and unlatching means are
			 mounted at a height not exceeding 48 inches above the finished floor;
F)Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked
			 from the occupied side;
G)The door
			 is capable of being unlocked and opened from outside the room by staff with the
			 necessary key or other credential;
H)The locking means does not modify the door
			 closer, panic hardware, or fire exit hardware;
I)Modifications to fire door assemblies,
			 including door hardware, shall be in accordance with NFPA 80, Standard for Fire
			 Doors and Other Opening Protectives (2013);
J)The emergency response plan addresses the
			 use of the locking and unlocking means from within and outside the room;
K)Staff is drilled in the
			 engagement and release of the locking means, from within and outside the room,
			 as part of the emergency response plan; and
L)If doors are replaced, the new door shall
			 comply with unlocking and unlatching that does not require more than one
			 releasing operation.
11)Use of Combustible Vegetation in Buildings
			 Combustible vegetation within buildings shall comply with NFPA 1, Fire Code
			 (2015), Section 10.13.
12)Windows
			 for Rescue and Windows Used as a Secondary Means of Escape Where windows for
			 rescue are required or where they are used as a secondary means of escape, the
			 bottom sill of the window shall be not more than 44 inches above the floor as
			 required by NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2015), or a permanently fixed stair or
			 ramp shall be installed at the window to allow occupants to be within 44 inches
			 of the bottom window sill when standing atop the stair or ramp. The stair or
			 ramp shall be at least the width of the window or a minimum of 36 inches in
			 width, whichever is larger.
13)Size and Access to Secondary Means of
			 Escape If a window is used as a secondary means of escape as permitted by NFPA
			 101, Life Safety Code (2015) and the size is not in accordance with NFPA 101,
			 Life Safety Code (2015), the owner or operator of the facility using this
			 window as a secondary means of escape must demonstrate to an on-site
			 representative of OSFM that all occupants (staff and clients) can escape
			 through the window to the exterior of the facility in 3 minutes or less.