A building with sleeping facilities for four or more residents and occupants generally unable to protect themselves due to external security measures is classified as which occupancy?

• A. Detention and correctional occupancy
• B. Residential occupancy
• C. Health care occupancy
• D. Educational occupancy

Answer: (A)

This item tests how occupancy is classified when there are sleeping facilities and occupants are constrained by external security. A building that houses four or more residents with sleeping spaces, where those occupants are generally unable to protect themselves because security measures control their movement, fits detention and correctional occupancy. This category covers facilities like jails and prisons where confinement and controlled access are part of the environment, and life-safety planning accounts for occupants who cannot readily evacuate on their own.

Residential occupancy is for ordinary housing where occupants can typically protect themselves and evacuate without external restraints. Health care occupancy concerns facilities where occupants may be unable to self-evacuate due to medical conditions, not because of security controls. Educational occupancy covers schools and similar institutions with different egress and safety considerations. The external security aspect is the distinguishing factor that points to detention and correctional occupancy.