Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.

Contents: Introduction to the SOC -- Format of the SOC -- Basic building Information (BBI) -- Life safety assessment -- Method -- Defining occupancies -- Existence health care accompanies -- The building maintenance program -- New health care occupancies -- Out patient occupancies -- Business Occupancies -- Ambulatory health care occupancies -- Residential occupancies -- Lodging or rooming house occupancies -- Hotel and dormitory occupancies -- Hotel and dormitory occupancies -- Plan for improvement -- Short term -- long term -- extensions -- Equivalencies -- Surveyor evaluation -- Using the SOC as a living building management tool -- Assisted Living Communities - Statement of fire safety (SFS) for assisted living communities -- The Statement of Conditions TM Compliance document.