NFPA --- CLSS-HC EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dead-end corridors are limited to ___ feet in new and existing health care occupancies. -
ANS 30 feet
For new health care occupancies, the travel distance between any point in a room and an exit
may not exceed _____. - ANS 200 ft
The travel distance between any point in a health care sleeping room and an exit access door in
that room may not exceed ____. - ANS 50 feet
A common path of travel in a new health care occupancy may not exceed ___. - ANS 100 feet
In a new health care occupancy what distance must separate the two exit access doors?
A. One-third of the building or area's longest wall
B. One-third of the building or area diagonal measurement
C. One-fourth of the building or area's longest wall
D. One-fourth of the building or area diagonal measurement - ANS B. one-third of the
building or area diagonal measurement
Which of the following statements about areas of refuge is true?
A. An area of refuge must have smoke-resisting partitions.
B. An area of refuge must have sprinkler protection.
C. The Code requires areas of refuge in all buildings.
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,D. Supplemental requirements, such as a two-way communication system apply to areas of
refuge. - ANS D. Supplemental requirements, such as a two-way communication system
apply to areas of refuge.
Intervening rooms in a patient sleeping room with not more than eight beds:
A. Are limited to one per room
B. Are limited to two per room
C. Are limited to three per room
D. Are not limited in number - ANS D. Are not limited in number
When a second exit access is required in a suite:
A. One exit access door must be to an exit stair
B. One exit access door must be to the corridor
C. Both exit access doors must be to the corridor
D. Both exit access doors may be to adjoining suites - ANS B. One exit access door must be to
the corridor
Where two exits in a new health care occupancy are remotely located, their exit discharge
points need not be remotely located. T/F - ANS False
Accessible means of egress is defined as a means of egress that provides an accessible route to:
A. An area of refuge or a public way
B. An area of refuge or a horizontal exit
C. An area of refuge or a ramp
D. An area of refuge, a horizontal exit, or a public way - ANS D. An area of refuge, a
horizontal exit, or a public way
What chapter of the Life Safety Code establishes minimum requirements for the means of
egress?
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, A. Chapter 4
B. Chapter 6
C. Chapter 7
D. Chapter 8 - ANS C. Chapter 7
In the Life Safety Code, the words "shall be" or "shall have" indicate:
A. Optional provisions
B. Limited provisions
C. Mandatory requirements
D. How to do it - ANS C. Mandatory requirements
In what section of the applicable occupancy chapter can you find requirements for special
provisions?
A. xx.4
B. xx.2
C. xx.3
D. xx.6 - ANS A. xx.4
A new building is described as one that is:
A. Constructed after the effective date of the adoption of this edition of the Code by the agency
or jurisdiction
B. Designed after the effective date of the adoption of this edition of the Code by the agency or
jurisdiction
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dead-end corridors are limited to ___ feet in new and existing health care occupancies. -
ANS 30 feet
For new health care occupancies, the travel distance between any point in a room and an exit
may not exceed _____. - ANS 200 ft
The travel distance between any point in a health care sleeping room and an exit access door in
that room may not exceed ____. - ANS 50 feet
A common path of travel in a new health care occupancy may not exceed ___. - ANS 100 feet
In a new health care occupancy what distance must separate the two exit access doors?
A. One-third of the building or area's longest wall
B. One-third of the building or area diagonal measurement
C. One-fourth of the building or area's longest wall
D. One-fourth of the building or area diagonal measurement - ANS B. one-third of the
building or area diagonal measurement
Which of the following statements about areas of refuge is true?
A. An area of refuge must have smoke-resisting partitions.
B. An area of refuge must have sprinkler protection.
C. The Code requires areas of refuge in all buildings.
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,D. Supplemental requirements, such as a two-way communication system apply to areas of
refuge. - ANS D. Supplemental requirements, such as a two-way communication system
apply to areas of refuge.
Intervening rooms in a patient sleeping room with not more than eight beds:
A. Are limited to one per room
B. Are limited to two per room
C. Are limited to three per room
D. Are not limited in number - ANS D. Are not limited in number
When a second exit access is required in a suite:
A. One exit access door must be to an exit stair
B. One exit access door must be to the corridor
C. Both exit access doors must be to the corridor
D. Both exit access doors may be to adjoining suites - ANS B. One exit access door must be to
the corridor
Where two exits in a new health care occupancy are remotely located, their exit discharge
points need not be remotely located. T/F - ANS False
Accessible means of egress is defined as a means of egress that provides an accessible route to:
A. An area of refuge or a public way
B. An area of refuge or a horizontal exit
C. An area of refuge or a ramp
D. An area of refuge, a horizontal exit, or a public way - ANS D. An area of refuge, a
horizontal exit, or a public way
What chapter of the Life Safety Code establishes minimum requirements for the means of
egress?
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, A. Chapter 4
B. Chapter 6
C. Chapter 7
D. Chapter 8 - ANS C. Chapter 7
In the Life Safety Code, the words "shall be" or "shall have" indicate:
A. Optional provisions
B. Limited provisions
C. Mandatory requirements
D. How to do it - ANS C. Mandatory requirements
In what section of the applicable occupancy chapter can you find requirements for special
provisions?
A. xx.4
B. xx.2
C. xx.3
D. xx.6 - ANS A. xx.4
A new building is described as one that is:
A. Constructed after the effective date of the adoption of this edition of the Code by the agency
or jurisdiction
B. Designed after the effective date of the adoption of this edition of the Code by the agency or
jurisdiction
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