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2018 <br />®® <br />Based on the 2018 International Fire Code, (IFC) <br />®® <br />TheInternational Fire Code (IFC), establishes minimum regulations for fire safety. <br />This handout will identify important changes in the IFC from 2015 to 2018 edition. Participants will be <br />presented with those changes that will most impact their use of the code when they adopt these I-Codes. The <br />learner will receive an overview of the most important code changes. <br />Goal <br />Participants will be able to use this document to identify changes between the 2015 and 2018 IFC allowing <br />them to apply theses code requirements to design, plan submittals and/or inspection. <br />The lecture and activity format allows participants to discuss the changes, reasons for the changes, and answer <br />knowledge review questions. Information presented will allow participants to apply these new code <br />requirements to design, plan review, and/or inspection. <br />Objectives <br />Upon completion, participants will be better able to: <br />Identify the most significant differences between the 2015 and the 2018 IFC. <br />Explain the differences between the current and previous edition. <br />Identify changes in organization and code requirements. <br />Identify the applicability of design, plan review and inspection requirements. <br />Content <br />Chapters of the IFC included in this handout: <br />Chapter 3, General Requirements Chapter 12 Energy Systems Chapter 33, Fire Safety During <br />Construction and Demolition <br />Chapter 4, Emergency Planning and Chapter 22, Combustible Dust-Producing <br />Preparedness Operations Chapter 38, Higher Education <br />Laboratories <br />Chapter 5, Fire Service Features Chapter 23, Motor Fuel-Dispensing <br />Chapter 39, Processing and Extraction <br />Facilities and Repair Garages <br />Chapter 6, Building Services and Systems <br />Facilities <br />Chapter 24, Flammable Finishes <br />Chapter 7, Fire and Smoke Protection <br />Chapter 50, Hazardous Materials— <br />Features Chapter 28, Motor Fuel-Dispensing <br />General Provisions <br />Facilities and Repair Garages <br />Chapter 8, Interior Finish, Decorative <br />Chapter 51, Aerosols <br />Materials and Furnishings Chapter 31, Tents, Temporary Special <br />Event Structures and Other Membrane Chapter 53, Compressed Gases <br />Chapter 9, Fire Protection and Life Safety <br />Structures <br />Systems Chapter 57, Flammable and Combustible <br />Chapter 32, High-Piled Combustible Liquids <br />Chapter 10, Means of Egress <br />Storage <br />Chapter 61, Liquefied Petroleum Gases <br />Chapter 11, Construction Requirements <br />for Existing Buildings Appendix E, Hazard Categories <br /> <br />