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CERTIFIED HAZARD RECOGNITION SPECIALIST (CHRS)

CHRS Exam Weighted Criteria Table


The following table indicates the approximate percentage (%) of exam content (exam items) for the five
(5) major domain areas and the components of those domain areas:

I. General Requirements 25%


A. Chapter 3: Definitions
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions
B. Chapter 4: General
4.4 Life Safety Compliance Options
4.5 Fundamental Requirements
4.6 General Requirements
4.7 Fire Drills
4.8 Emergency Plan
C. Chapter 6: Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents
6.1 Classification of Occupancy
6.2 Hazard of Contents
D. Related requirements found in chapters 12-42 of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101

II. Means of Egress Requirements 22%


A. Chapter 7: Means of Egress
7.1 General
7.2 Means of Egress Components
7.3 Capacity of Means of Egress
7.4 Number of Means of Egress
7.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress
7.6 Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits
7.7 Discharge from Exits
7.8 Illumination of Means of Egress
7.9 Emergency Lighting
7.10 Marking of Means of Egress
7.11 Special Provisions for Occupancies with High Hazard Contents
7.12 Special Provisions for Hazardous Materials
7.13 Mechanical Equipment Rooms, Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms
7.14 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas
7.15 Occupant Evacuation Elevators
B. Related requirements found in chapters 12-42 of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101

III. Protection 20%


A. Chapter 8: Features of Fire Protection
8.2 Construction and Compartmentation
8.3 Fire Barriers
8.4 Smoke Partitions
8.5 Smoke Barriers
8.6 Vertical Openings
8.7 Special Hazard Protection
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8.8 Inspection and Testing of Door Assemblies

B. Chapter 10: Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings


10.2 Interior Finish
10.3 Contents and Furnishings
C. Related requirements found in chapters 12-42 of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101

IV. Building Services 16%


A. Chapter 9: Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment
9.1 Utilities
9.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
9.3 Smoke Control
9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
9.5 Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
9.6 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communication Systems
9.7 Automatic Sprinklers
9.8 Other Automatic Extinguishing Equipment
9.9 Portable Fire Extinguishers
9.10 Standpipe Systems
9.11 Fire Protection Systems Operating Features
9.12 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment
9.13 Special Inspections and Tests
9.15 Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
B. Chapter 11: Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings
11.2 Open Structures
11.3 Towers
11.7 Underground Structures and Limited Access Structures
11.8 High-Rise Buildings
11.9 Permanent Membrane Structures
11.10 Temporary Membrane Structures
11.12 Animal Housing Facilities
C. Related requirements found in chapters 12-42 of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101

V. Building Rehabilitation 17%


A. Chapter 43: Building Rehabilitation
43.1 General
43.2 Special Definitions
43.3 Repairs
43.4 Renovations
43.5 Modifications
43.6 Reconstruction
43.7 Change of Use or Occupancy Classification
43.8 Additions
43.10 Historic Buildings
B. Related requirements found in chapters 12-42 of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101

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