Minimum exit door width.

0.71 mtr.
Minimum floor to ceiling height.
2.30 mts.
Maximum stair rise height for a class A stair.
0.19 mtr.
Maximum height between landings for class A stair.
2.75 mts.
Minimum headroom for class A & B stairs.
2.00 mts.
Unit area per person for waiting areas or standing rooms.
0.28 sqm.
Number of exits for place of assembly for 1000 occupants
4 exits
Travel distance to an exit without fire sprinkler system.
46.00 mts.
Travel distance to an exit with fire sprinkler system.
61.00 mts.
Minimum spacing of rows of seats from back to back for a public assembly building.
0.83 mtr.
Maximum number of seats in a row in between aisles.
14
Maximum number of seats in a row opening on to an aisle at one side.
7
Standard width of a seat without dividing arms for places of assembly.
60 cms.
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60.
91 cms.
Minimum headroom created by any projection from the ceiling.
2.00 mts.
Minimum clear width of turnstiles.
56cms.
Minimum dimension of landings in direction of travel for class A & B stairs.
112 cms.
Minimum number of risers in any one (1) flight of stairs.
3
Minimum height of a handrail above the upper surface of the tread.
76cms.
Minimum clearance of a handrail from any wall.
38cms.
Minimum height of a guard rail.
91cms.
Maximum height of a guard rail.
106cms.
Minimum inner radius of a monumental stair.
7.50mts
Minimum width of any balcony or bridge.
112 cms.
Minimum width of a class A ramp.
112 cms.
Maximum rise of any floor from the balcony floor to which an access door leads.
20.3cms.
Maximum vertical height in floors for an escalator.
1 floor
Minimum width of a fire escape stair for existing stairs.
55.9 cms.
Minimum width of landing for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.
55.9 cms.
Minimum tread for a fire escape stair for small buildings.
15.25 cms.
Maximum rise of fire escape stair for a small building.
30.5 cms.
Maximum rise of fire escape stair for existing stairs.
22.9 cms.
Maximum height between landings for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.
3.66 mts.
Minimum headroom clearance for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.
2.13 mts.
Minimum headroom clearance for a fire escape stair for small buildings.
1.98 mts.
Number of exits for place of assembly for 600-1000 occupants.
3 exits
Maximum occupant load for a class C public assembly.
50-300
Minimum number of exit for an Institutional type of structure.
2 exits
Maximum travel distance between room door intended as exit access and exit with
sprinkler system for institutional use.
30 mts.
Maximum travel distance from the door of any room to exit for hotels with sprinkler.
30 mts.
Maximum travel distance from the main entrance door to exit for apartments with
sprinkler.
31 mts.
Minimum increase in width for an aisle per linear meter.
2.5 cms
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving one side for a
public assembly building.
91 cms.
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving two sides for a
public assembly building.
1.00 mts
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of below 60 for a public assembly
building.
76 cms.
Minimum width of an aisle for an educational use building.
1.80 mts
Minimum width of an aisle for hospitals or nursing homes.
2.44 mts.
Minimum width of an aisle for custodial care institutions.
1.83 mts
Minimum width of an aisle for business use structure.
112 cms.
Minimum width of an aisle for an industrial building.
112 cms.
Occupant load per person for laboratories.
4.60 sq.m.
Jails are classified under what classification of occupancy.
Institutional
Courtrooms with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what
classification of occupancy.
Assembly
Armories with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what
classification
of occupancy
Assembly
Libraries are classified under what classification of occupancy.
Business
Rooms where baled, bundled or piled materials segregated into desired sizes or groups.
Picking rooms.
Buildings or structures 15 meters or more in height.
High rise building
Buildings or structures used for the storage of explosives, shells, projectile, etc.
Explosive magazine
An air compartment or chamber to which 1 or more ducts are connected and which form
part of an air distribution system.
Plenum
A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion.
Fulminate
Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air.
Phyrophoric
A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or support
Oxidizing material
A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape and dimension.
Forging
The process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the less
volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the result vapor so as to produce a
nearly purified substance.
Distillation
A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and
ignited will cause an explosion.
Dust
Temperature rating at flash point.
37.8 oC (100 oF)
A class of fire with flammable liquid and gasses.
Class B
The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted into vapor.
Boiling Point
Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall.
4 hrs.
A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
Duct System
The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.
Flush point
A gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin, germs,
rodents or other pests.
Fumigant
Minimum width of any driveway in and around a lumber yard / piles.
4.50 mts.
Minimum height of fence for a lumber yard for exterior storage of lumbers.
4.50 mts.
Maximum width of sumps for the retention of oil and petroleum products.
3.70 mts.
Minimum distance of an incinerator from any structure used other than a single family
dwelling.
3.00 mts.
Minimum door width of a single door in a door way.
71 cms.
Maximum force in kilograms required for a panic hardware
7 kgs.
Maximum height required for a panic hardware installation.
112 cms.
Minimum height required for a panic hardware installation.
76 cms.
Maximum number of occupant for a subdivided room or space by a folding partition.
20
Minimum width of a door for family day care homes.
61 cms.
Any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements
produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surrounding.
Cryogenic
Classified as mercantile occupancies, the travel distance from exits shall be.
30.50 mts.
Under what classification of occupancy does pool rooms fall.
Assembly
Under what classification of occupancy does home for the aged fall.
Institutional
Under what classification of occupancy does court houses fall.
Business
Under what classification of occupancy does refineries fall.
Industrial
Under what classification of occupancy does drugstores fall.
Mercantile
Class of fire involving combustible metals, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and
other similar materials.
Class D
Class of fire involving ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, papers, cloth,
rubber, and plastics.
Class A
A tank, vat or container of flammable or combustible liquid in which articles or materials
are immersed for the purpose of coating, finishing, treating or similar processes.
Dip Tank
An integrated system of under ground or overhead piping or both connected to a source
of extinguishing agents or medium and designed in accordance with fire protection
engineering standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting device,
suppresses fire within the area protected.
Automatic Fire Suppression System
A continuous and unobstructed route of exit from any point in a building to a public way.
Means of Egress
Under what classification of occupancy does museums fall?
Assembly
Under what classification of occupancy does town halls fall?
Business
Class III combustible liquids shall mean any liquid having a flash point at how many
degrees Celsius?
60 oC
Includes buildings or groups of building under the same management in which there are
more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire.
Hotel
Includes buildings containing three or more living units independent cooking and
bathroom
facilities, whether designed as rowhouse, apartment house, tenement, garden
apartment,
or by any other name.
Apartment Buildings
Occupant load per person for classrooms.
1.80 sqm.