Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
(OP)
I'm doing emergency lighting design to comply with NFPA 101 Life Safety. Is it normally the responsibility of the Fire Protection Engineer working for the client to provide me with information on the floor plans of exactly what is and is not considered part of the egress path?





RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
However a good lighting engineer is supposed to ( or at least expected by clients)to know this stuff.
RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
You can not avoid responsibility or pass the buck, even though you may think you have done it.
You are responsible for your design. It does not matter who else aided or guided you. A FP is not responsible for your lighting as much as you are not responsible for say sprinkler design in a buiding. Also FP is not responsible to tell you which is the egress path since he did not design the building's egress.
What if, on your next project, the FP designs his system after your lighting ? Will he just sprikler the areas you provided the emergency lighting with?
There are areas that require sprinklers but not emergency lights!
I am not sure what you are trying to prove.
If you are not confindent, review your design with some senior engineer or review with the local authority having jurisdiction, if you have the relationship.
RE: Egress Path Definition NFPA 101
Check UBC/BOCA/ICBO (as applicable in your jurisdiction) for code requirements on egress paths.
In general, in commercial/industrial/business contexts, you'll probably find that most all of your building areas will be considered a path of egress, not just corridors. Nearly any "normally occupied" building space will usually require emergency lighting.