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REPUBLIC ACT Revised Fire Code of the Philippines
9514
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DISCLAIMER:
Always double-check the values given in this document with the actual laws. For corrections or clarifications, email
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Repealing clause • RA 9514 repeals PD 1185 (the old Fire Code).
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Outline of RA 9514 1. Interpretation
2. Coverage
3. Definition of terms
4. Authority of the BFP
5. Reorganization of the BFP
6. Fire brigades, safety practitioners
7. Assistance to the BFP
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Outline of RA 9514 8. Fire safety enforcers
9. Enforcement and administration
10. Fire safety measures
11. Prohibited acts
12. Fire code taxes
13. Administrative courses of action
14. Miscellaneous provisions
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Focus on three rules only • Rule 3: Definition of terms
• Rule 9: Enforcement/admin, because: – Inspections and evaluations
– FALAR
– FSIC
• Rule 10: Fire safety measures, because:
– Various design requirements
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RULE 3 Definition of termsDefinition of termsDefinition of termsDefinition of terms
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Abatement Any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard
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suppression system An integrated piping system connected to a source of extinguishing agent which suppressed fires when actuated by its automatic detecting device
Automatic fire
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Fire marshall The head of the City or the Municipal Fire Station
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Standpipe system A system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire hoses can be attached on each floor,
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Combination standpipe A pipeline system filled with water and connected to a constant water supply
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Dry standpipe A standpipe system in which pipes are normally not filled with water. Water is introduced into the system through fire service connections when needed.
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Fire alarm Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warn a building’s occupants of the presence of fire
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Fire alerting system A fire alarm system activated by the the presence of fire where the signal is transmitted to designated locations instead of sounding a general alarm
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Fire wall A wall designed to prevent the spread of fire, having a fire resistance rating of not less than 4 hours with sufficient structural stability to remain standing even if construction on either side collapses under fire conditions
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Flame retardant Any compound which when applied improves the resistivity or fire resistance quality of a material
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High-rise building Buildings 15 meters or more in height
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Horizontal exit A passageway from one building to another, through or around a wall, on approximately the same floor level
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Means of egress A continuous and unobstructed route of exit from one point in a building to a public way
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Occupancy The purpose for which a building or space is used
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Occupant load The maximum number of persons that may be allowed to occupy a particular building or space
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Overloading The use of electrical appliances which draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system
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Sprinkler system A piping system integrated in a building with outlets arranged in a systematic pattern which automatically discharges water when activated by heat or fire combustion products
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Fire hazard Any condition or act which increases the probability of the occurrence of fire, or which may hinder or interfere with fire-fighting operations
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Fire trap A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks adequate exits
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Fire lane The portion of a roadway that should be kept unobstructed at all times for the expedient operations of fire-fighting units
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Flame spread rating Time in which flame will spread over the surface of a burning material
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RULE 9 Enforcement of fire safety Enforcement of fire safety Enforcement of fire safety Enforcement of fire safety
measuresmeasuresmeasuresmeasures
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General enforcement
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General enforcement • Inspection of all buildings shall be done by
the Fire Marshall
• Fire Safety Inspection Cetrtificate (FSIC) shall be a prerequisite for permits/licenses, including: – Occupancy permit
– Business permit
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General enforcement • The Fire Marshall and the Building Official
shall review designs/drawings and issue the Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC) if the design is determined to be in accordance with the Fire Code
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Evaluation and inspection
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Building plan review • Six sets of plans are sent from the Building
Official to the Fire Marshall for review
• A plan evaluator review the drawings
• Based on findings, the FSEC will either be released or denied
• Note: FALAR 1 is required before plan review
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Construction inspection • The Fire Marshall shall conduct inspections
during construction to ensure that plans are being followed
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Inspection after completion • The Fire Marshall needs to conduct another
inspection before the Building Official can issue an occupancy permit
• When the Building Official receives an application for occupancy permit, the Fire Marshall shall be notified
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Inspection after completion • Fire Marshall conducts inspection
• If OK, the Fire Marshall issues the FSIC and notifies the Building Official
• Note: FALAR 2 is required for issuance of FSIC
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Routine inspection • Routine inspection
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FALAR
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What is the FALAR? • Fire and Life Safety Assessment Report
• Three kinds: – FALAR 1
– FALAR 2
– FALAR 3
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The three FALARs • FALAR 1: Documentation on safety features
of the facility
• FALAR 2: Documentation submitted by contractor/CM certifying that construction was in accordance with FALAR 1
• FALAR 3: Documentation of periodic maintenance
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FALAR applicability • For all buildings: – FALAR 1
– FALAR 2
• For buildings with occupant load of at least 50:
– FALAR 3 (annually)
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FALAR 1 • Documentation on fire and life safety
features of the facility
• A written report prepared by the Architect and his Fire Protection Consultant
• A compilation of plans and specs and design analysis
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FALAR 2 • Documentation submitted by
contractor/CM certifying that construction was in accordance with FALAR 1
• A compilation report of all approved submittals, test forms, acceptance forms
• Shall be included in the as-built documents given by contractor to owner
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FALAR 3 • Documentation of required periodic
maintenance and upkeep of facility
• Written report prepared by the building owner, his fire safety officer
• A compilation of the maintenance and testing records
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FSEC
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FSEC • Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance
• Released once building plans and specs are found to be in accordance with the Fire Code
• Required for building permits
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FSIC
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FSIC • Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
• Certifies that the building was inspected and was found to be OK
• Required for occupancy permits, business permits, permits to operate, PHILHEALTH accreditation for hospitals, DOH License to Operate
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Making sense of everything
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Scenario 1: Building permit • You need a building permit, so you need an
FSEC.
• You need an FSEC, so you need a building plan review.
• You need a building plan review so you prepare FALAR 1 along with other requirements (6 sets of drawings, etc.).
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Scenario 2: Occupancy permit • You’re done with construction so you need
an occupancy permit.
• You need an occupancy permit so you need an FSIC.
• You need an FSIC so you need an inspection.
• You want them to release FSIC after inspection so you prepare FALAR 2.
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Scenario 3: Business permit • You need to get/renew a business permit so
you need an FSIC.
• You need an FSIC so you need an inspection.
• You want them to release the FSIC after inspection, so you prepare FALAR 3.
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RULE 10 Fire safety measuresFire safety measuresFire safety measuresFire safety measures
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Means of egress
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Means of egress • A continuous, unobstructed route of exit
from any point in the building to a public way
• Shall be integral or permanently affixed to a building
• Minimum width: 915mm
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Number of exits • For any storey, mezzanine, balcony, etc: –0-499 occupant load: 2 exits
– 500-1000 occupant load: 3 exits
– 1000 or more: 4 exits
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Travel distance to exits • Depends on occupancy
• For individual rooms with max. O.L of 6: – 15 meters from any point in the room
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Discharge from exits • Exits should terminate directly at a public
way or an exit discharge
–Exit discharge: Yards, courts, open spaces, etc.
• Exits that continue beyond the floor of discharge: provide an interruption
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Headroom • Minimum of 2.00m
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Doors • Provide a self-closing mechanism for exit
doors
• Clear opening: 710mm-1220mm
• Maximum threshold height: 13mm
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Panic hardware • A mechanical device which when pushed
from the inside will cause the door to open
• Maximum required force: 7kg-f
• 2/3 the width of the door
• 760-112mm above the floor
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Panic hardware • A mechanical device which when pushed
from the inside will cause the door to open
• Maximum required force: 7kg-f
• 2/3 the width of the door
• 760-112mm above the floor
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Stairs • All stairways designated as a means of
egress should be continuous from the uppermost floor level to the ground floor
• Two sets of requirements – New stairs
– Existing stairs
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Handrails • 760mm-865mm from upper surface of tread
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Ramps
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Fire escape stairs • Allowed as means of egress only in existing
buildings
• Should not constitute more than 50% of required exit capacity
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Ladders • Not allowed as fire escape or means of
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Exit marking • Label all exits as “EXIT”
• Provide directional signs for locations where the direction of travel to exit is not obvious
• The word “EXIT” should be in letters at least 15cm high with strokes of letters at least 19mm wide
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Emergency evacuation plan • Minimum dimension: letter size
• Posted in strategic and conspicuous locations
• Photoluminescent background
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Features of fire protection
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Protection of vertical openings
• Stairways, elevator shafts, chutes and other vertical openings shall be enclosed or protected to prevent the spread of fire, except if protected by automatic fire suppression systems
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Sprinkler vent method
• A combination of an automatic detection system, automatic exhaust system, and an automatic water curtain
• Recommended for escalators
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Spray nozzle method
• A combination of an automatic fire or smoke detection system and a system of high-velocity water spray nozzle
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Partial enclosure method
• Enclose the opening (for example, escalator) with partitions. Provide door to access escalator/opening.
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Firestopping concealed space
• Concealed space: areas in which materials have a flame-spread rating greater than Class A are exposed
• KATAMAD.
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Fire alarms • Notifies occupants of the building and, when
required, emergency forces
• Automatic fire department notification is required for: – High rise buildings
– Hospitals
– -Schools, hotels, apartments 4 storeys or taller
– Malls
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Wet standpipes
• Wet standpipes required for the following: – Aseembly occupancies with at least 1,000 occupant load
– Schools, hospitals, businesses, hotels, etc. 4 storeys or taller
– Hazardous occupancies exceeding 1,860 sqm per floor
• Exceptions:
– Buildings with an approved sprinkler system
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Wet standpipes
• All portions of the building must be within 6 meters of a nozzle attached to a 22.00m long hose
• Minimum of 64mm diameter
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Places of assembly
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Occupant load
• Concentrated use without fixed seats, such as auditoriums, places of worship, dance floors: 0.65 sqm/person
• Less concentrated use such as conference rooms, dining rooms, gyms: 1.40sqm/person
• Standing rooms/waiting space: 0.28sqm/person
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Mininum corridor width
• If serving 50 or more persons: 1120mm
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Travel distance to exits
• 46 meters if with sprinkler system
• 61 meters if without sprinkler system
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Seating
• Rows of seats back to back: 830mm
• At least 300mm from back of one seat to front of the next seat
• Seats between aisles: 14 maximum
• Seats between wall and aisle: 7
• Seats without arms: Allot 600mm/person
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Minimum width of aisles
• If 60 seats or less, 760mm
• If more than 60 seats: –Single-loaded aisle: 915mm
–Double-loaded isle: 1220mm
• Measured farthest from exit
• Widens 25mm for each meter towards exit
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Educational occupancies
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Occupant loads
• Classroom: 1.80sqm/person
• Shops, laboratories: 4.60sqm/person
• Dry nurseries with sleeping facilities: 3.30sqm/person
• Rooms with greater than 50 occupants shall be treated as a place of assembly
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Number of exits
• At least two exits from any room with capacity of 50 or more persons, or area of more than 93 sqm.
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Travel distance to exits
• 46 meters if with sprinkler system
• 61 meters if without sprinkler system
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Mininum corridor width
• 1.83 m
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Special provisions for preschools
• Rooms used for preschoolers, first grade and second grade pupils shall not be located below or above the floor of exit discharge
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Healthcare
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Occupant loads
• Sleeping departments: 11.1sqm/person
• In-patient treatment departments: 22.3sqm/perosn
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Door widths
• 1120mm: sleeping rooms, diagnostic and treatment rooms (surgery. X-Ray, PT, etc.)
• 910mm: All other rooms
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Detention and correctional
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Occupant load
• 11.1sqm/peron
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Travel distance to exits
• Between any room door intended as exit access and an exit: 30.00m
• Between any point in the room: 46.00m
• Any point in a sleeping room to the door in that room: 10.00m
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Residential
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Occupant load
• 18.60sqm/person
• Except for single and two-family dwellings
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Hotels • Minimum corridor width: 1120mm
• Minimum umber of exits: 2 for every floor
• Travel distance to exits: – From room door to exit: 30.00m
– From guest suite to corridor door: 23.00m (w/o sprinklers)
– From guest suite to corridor door: 38.00m (w/ sprinklers)
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Apartment buildings • Minimum corridor width – For less than 50 persons: 910mm
– Fore more than 50 persons: 1120mm
• Travel distance to exits: –Within any unit to nearest exit: 15.50m, one storey away
max
– From apartment entrance to exit: 31.00m, or 46.50m if with sprinklers
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Single and two-family dwellings • In dwellings with more than 2 rooms, every
habitable room shall have at least 2 means of escape, at least one which is a door/stairway
• No habitable room shall be accessible only by a ladder, folding stairs, or through a trap door
• Every sleeping room = 1 window min.
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Single and two-family dwellings • No exit access from sleeping rooms to outside
shall be less than 900mm wide
• Doors in the path of travel should be 700mm minimum
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Mercantile
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Mercantile • Stores, markets, malls, supermarkets,
department stores, restaurants of less than 50 occupants – Class A: Gross area of 2,787sqm or more, 3 floors
– Class B: Gross area of 287-2,787sqm, 2 floors
– Class C: Gross area less than 287sqm, street floor only
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Occupant load • Street floor or below street floor: 2.80sqm
• Upper floors: 5.60sqm
• Floors not open to public/offices: 9.30sqm
• Covered malls: 2.8sqm/person
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Maximum travel distance • 30.00m if without sprinklers
• 46.00m if with sprinklers
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Business
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Business • Businesses other than mercantile
• Businesses that typically involve services and not the display and sale of merchandise
• Examples: Doctor/lawyer/dentist’s office, internet shops, barbershops, general offices
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Occupant load • 9.30sqm/person
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Travel distance to exit • 46.00m if without sprinklers
• 61.00m if with sprinklers
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High rise buildings
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High rise buildings • A building in which the distance between the
floor of the topmost storey and the ground level is 15.00m or more
• Building height shall be measured from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, to the floor of the highest occupiable storey
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Sprinkler requirements • All high rise buildings shall be provided with a
fully electrically supervised sprinkler system
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Other occupancies
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Industrial • Occupant load: 9.30sqm/person
• Minimum corridor width: 1120mm
• Travel distance: – 31.00m if no sprinklers
– 46.00m if with sprinklers
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Exit capacity • The capacity of an exit is measured in terms
of its width –Width of level components (corridors/ramps)
–Width of non-level components (stairways)
• This width is based on how many people will need to pass (width/person)
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Occupant load • Maximum number of persons allowed to
occupy a space at any time
• Floor area/occupant load factor
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Occupant load • Maximum number of persons allowed to
occupy a space at any time
• Floor area/occupant load factor
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Features of fire protection
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Places of assembly
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Educational occupancies
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Healthcare
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Healthcare