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    Fire Code

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    This document outlines various building code requirements related to means of egress, exits, stairways, doors, and other fire safety standards in the Philippines. Some key points include: 1) Exits must provide a minimum 1 or 2 hour fire resistance rating depending on the number of stories connected. 2) Stairways serving as means of egress must be continuous from the uppermost floor to the ground floor. 3) Minimum clear widths for new stairs range from 1120mm to 1420mm depending on total occupant load. 4) Requirements for door widths, heights, swing directions, and other specifications are provided to ensure proper means of egress.

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    This document outlines various building code requirements related to means of egress, exits, stairways, doors, and other fire safety standards in the Philippines. Some key points include: 1) Exits must provide a minimum 1 or 2 hour fire resistance rating depending on the number of stories connected. 2) Stairways serving as means of egress must be continuous from the uppermost floor to the ground floor. 3) Minimum clear widths for new stairs range from 1120mm to 1420mm depending on total occupant load. 4) Requirements for door widths, heights, swing directions, and other specifications are provided to ensure proper means of egress.

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    This document outlines various building code requirements related to means of egress, exits, stairways, doors, and other fire safety standards in the Philippines. Some key points include: 1) Exits must provide a minimum 1 or 2 hour fire resistance rating depending on the number of stories connected. 2) Stairways serving as means of egress must be continuous from the uppermost floor to the ground floor. 3) Minimum clear widths for new stairs range from 1120mm to 1420mm depending on total occupant load. 4) Requirements for door widths, heights, swing directions, and other specifications are provided to ensure proper means of egress.

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    This document outlines various building code requirements related to means of egress, exits, stairways, doors, and other fire safety standards in the Philippines. Some key points include: 1) Exits must provide a minimum 1 or 2 hour fire resistance rating depending on the number of stories connected. 2) Stairways serving as means of egress must be continuous from the uppermost floor to the ground floor. 3) Minimum clear widths for new stairs range from 1120mm to 1420mm depending on total occupant load. 4) Requirements for door widths, heights, swing directions, and other specifications are provided to ensure proper means of egress.

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    BUILDING LAWS Threshold height at doorways in means of egress (mm) – 13

    millimeters
    RA 9514 FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
    Maximum force of door latch release for doors equipped with panic
    Fire resistance rating separation, for protective enclosure of exits, hardware – 7kg-f
    when the exits connects 3 storeys or less – 1 Hours
    Maximum turnstile height – 910 millimeters
    Fire resistance rating separation, for protective enclosure of exits,
    when the exits connects 4 storeys or less – 2 Hours All stairways designated as a means of egress shall _______ from
    the uppermost floor level down to ground floor – continuous
    Maximum projections in mm at a maximum height of 965 mm within
    the means of egress on each side shall be permitted – 114 mm New stairs minimum clear width (mm) where the total occupant load
    exceeds 50 but less than 2000 – 1120 mm
    The no. of means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey or
    portion thereof when the occupant load does not reach 500 – 2 exits New stairs minimum clear width (mm) where the total occupant load
    is 2000 or more – 1420 mm
    The no. of means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey or
    portion thereof is more than 500 but not more than 1000 – 3 exits Minimum height of risers for new stairs (mm) – 100 mm
    The minimum width of any means of egress except specifically Maximum height of risers for new stairs (mm) – 180 mm
    provided under divisions (mm) – 915 mm
    Minimum tread depth for new stairs (mm) – 280 mm
    Location of exits when more than one exit is required from a building
    or portion thereof – remotely located Minimum headroom of stairs (FCP) – 2 meters

    Maximum travel distance from any point in the room door, in case of Maximum height between landings of stairs (FCP) – 3.66 meters
    individual rooms subject to occupancy by not more than 6 persons –
    15 meters
    A door from a room to an exit or a way of exit access shall be a type
    of – side- hinged swinging type
    If the discharge area a vestibule or foyer, the depth from the exterior
    of the building is not greater than (m) – 3 meters
    The minimum headroom nor any projection from the ceiling (FCP) –
    2 meters
    Direction of a director shall swing – exit travel
    Minimum clear width of door openings in means of egress (mm) -
    710 millimeters
    Minimum width of door openings in means of egress (mm) – 1220
    millimeters

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