California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 1 - General Fire and Panic Safety Standards
Subchapter 1 - Administration
Article 1 - Basic Operational Requirements
Section 1.04 - Basis

These regulations are intended to establish reasonable fire, explosion, and panic safety standards and are predicated on the basis that the area, height and fire-resistive qualities of buildings housing the various type occupancies regulated herein are substantially consistent with the fire, explosion and panic safety provisions of nationally recognized standards. When the area, height, fire-resistive qualities, and arrangement of exits of a building do not conform to these regulations for the occupancy in question, additional exit facilities, fire separations, and fire extinguishing systems as are deemed necessary by the inspection authority, shall be provided to afford a degree of safety to the occupants of the building substantially equivalent to these regulations.

1. Editorial correction (Register 71, No. 52 errata sheets).
2. Change without regulatory effect adding NOTE filed 8-24-88 (Register 88, No. 36).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17920.7 and 17921, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 17920.7 and 17921, Health and Safety Code.