This blog post will discuss how to incorporate some Life Safety Systems knowledge into your exam preparation.
So…how is your exam prep coming along?
“When it’s time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Even though a weekend may be at hand, don’t let up on preparing for the exam. There will be plenty of weekends after you become a Licensed Professional Engineer.
However, do yourself a favor…
Take some time – and in the weeks to come – to decide for yourself what truly makes you happy. What will you be proud of at the end of your life? What will you regret not having done? Make a list of all the things you want to:
- Be: What kind kind of person – friend, parent, neighbor, engineer – do you want to be? How do you want to be remembered? What legacy do you want to leave?
- Do: What adventures do you want to have? Do you want to travel? Sky-dive? Scuba-dive? Save the rain forests? Feed the hungry? What would make you “feel alive?”
- Have: What material things do you want? A bigger house? A sports car? A boat? Abundant resources to help the needy? These things can be “trophies” or “toys.” Or they can be resources to benefit others.
Give yourself this time to decide in advance what you want to accomplish in your life. What does success look like to you? Don’t get to the end of your life only to “discover that you never lived.”
Now for the Life Safety System information…
The Uniform Building Code and the Life Safety Code – NFPA 101 – are the two primary resources we will focus on in this post. Keep in mind that the National Electrical Code, NFPA 13, and other Codes and Standards contain Life Safety information.
Action Items:
- Get a copy of the International Building Code®. Tag or make copies of sections that relate to Life Safety Systems. At a very minimum:
- Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy (Chapter 4)
- Types of Construction (Chapter 6)
- Fire and Smoke Protection Features (Chapter 7)
- Fire Protection Systems (Chapter 9)
- Means of Egress (Chapter 10)
- Get a copy of NFPA 101 – The Life Safety Code®. Tag or make copies of sections that address issues like:
- Generators
- Batteries
- Exit Lighting
- Fire Alarms
- Look through NFPA 13 for items directly related to Life Safety Systems
Add a section in your Test-Prep Resource Library©* for Life Safety Systems. Put these items – and others you discover as you prepare – in this section.
*NOTE: As per the NCEES Examinees Guide, books, notes, notebooks, etc. are no longer permitted in the testing room. This does not diminish the importance of a Test-Prep Resource Library© as a method of study and preparation. Taking the time to assemble a resource library will naturally help you categorize and document your study materials, help you determine what’s essential to pass the exam, and keep all your resources in one easy-to-access tool.
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