Life Safety Code
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The publication Life Safety Code, known as NFPA 101, is a consensus standard widely adopted in the United States.[according to whom?] It is administered, trademarked, copyrighted, and published by the National Fire Protection Association and, like many NFPA documents, is systematically revised on a three-year cycle.[citation needed]
Despite its title, the standard is not a legal code, is not published as an instrument of law, and has no statutory authority in its own right. However, it is deliberately crafted with language suitable for mandatory application to facilitate adoption into law by those empowered to do so.
The bulk of the standard addresses "those construction, protection, and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from the effects of fire, including smoke, heat, and toxic gases created during a fire.".[1] The standard does not address the "general fire prevention or building construction features that are normally a function of fire prevention codes and building codes".[2]