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There are some key differences between Ambulatory Care Occupancies and Business Occupancies according to the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code:
1) Ambulatory Care Occupancies have more restrictive requirements for construction type, minimum corridor widths, travel distances, automatic sprinklers, door widths, suites of rooms, fire alarms, and smoke barriers.
2) Business Occupancies have no restrictions on construction type and do not require automatic sprinklers or smoke barriers. They also allow smoking in some areas.
3) Travel distances are shorter and minimum corridor widths are greater for Ambulatory Care Occupancies compared to Business Occupancies.
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Joint Commission International and NFPA JCI hospital safety
There are some key differences between Ambulatory Care Occupancies and Business Occupancies according to the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code:
1) Ambulatory Care Occupancies have more restrictive requirements for construction type, minimum corridor widths, travel distances, automatic sprinklers, door widths, suites of rooms, fire alarms, and smoke barriers.
2) Business Occupancies have no restrictions on construction type and do not require automatic sprinklers or smoke barriers. They also allow smoking in some areas.
3) Travel distances are shorter and minimum corridor widths are greater for Ambulatory Care Occupancies compared to Business Occupancies.
There are some key differences between Ambulatory Care Occupancies and Business Occupancies according to the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code:
1) Ambulatory Care Occupancies have more restrictive requirements for construction type, minimum corridor widths, travel distances, automatic sprinklers, door widths, suites of rooms, fire alarms, and smoke barriers.
2) Business Occupancies have no restrictions on construction type and do not require automatic sprinklers or smoke barriers. They also allow smoking in some areas.
3) Travel distances are shorter and minimum corridor widths are greater for Ambulatory Care Occupancies compared to Business Occupancies.
Differences Between Ambulatory Care and Business Occupancies
While there are many similarities between Ambulatory Care Occupancies and Business Occupancies, here are the differences:
Ambulatory Care Occupancy Business Occupancy
1 Story: No Restrictions 2 or more stories: No restrictions except Construction Type No Restrictions Types II (000), III (200) and V (000) require automatic sprinklers 44 inches if corridor serves 50 or more Minimum Corridor Widths 44 inches people; otherwise 36 inches Number of Exits From Each Floor At least 2 At least 2 with exceptions allowing 1 exit Travel Distance from Room Door to an 200 feet from any point to an exit (300 100 feet (150 feet if sprinklered) Exit feet if sprinklered) Travel Distance From Any Point in a 200 feet from any point to an exit (300 150 feet (200 feet is sprinklered) Room to an Exit feet if sprinklered) Only required if construction type calls for Automatic Sprinklers Not Required sprinklers Prohibited in areas with flammable Smoking No Restrictions liquids, oxygen or combustible gases 28 inches minimum, or 24 inches if not Minimum Door Widths 32 inches minimum serving occupants with mobility impairments Suites greater than 2,500 square feet Suite Of Rooms Allowed requires 2 exits Required if 2 or more stories above the level of exit discharge, or 100 occupants Fire Alarm System Required above or below level of exit discharge, or if serving 1,000 or more occupants 2 smoke compartments required unless facility is less than 5,000 square feet and Smoke Barriers protected by smoke detectors, or if facility Not Required is less than 10,000 square feet and protected by automatic sprinklers