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Ubbl Part Vii
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134.
Designati
on of
purpose
groups.
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135. Rules
of
measurem
ent.
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Remarks
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walls or, of any side
where there is no enclosing wall,
by the outermost edge of the floor
on that side;
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edge of the floor on
that side;
(ii) the upper surface of its lowest
floor; and
136.
Provision
of
compartm
ent walls
and
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compartm
ent floors.
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which exceeds that specified as
relevant to a building of that
purpose group and height; or
(b) a cubic capacity which
exceeds that specified as so
relevant shall be so divided into
compartments, by means of
compartment walls or
compartment floors or both, that-
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the F.O.C Rules for Automatic
Sprinkler Installation, 29th edition,
this-law has effect in relation to
that building as if the limits of
dimensions specified are doubled.
137. Floor
in
building
exceeding
30 meters
in height
to be
construct
ed as
compartm
ent floor
139.
Separatio
n of fire
risk areas.
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fuel storage areas;
(b) laundries;
(c) repair shops involving
hazardous processes and
materials;
(d) storage areas of materials in
quantities deemed hazardous;
(e) liquefied petroleum gas
storage areas;
(f) linen rooms;
140. Fire
appliance
access.
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than 12 meters width and
accessible to fire brigade
appliances. The proportion of the
building abutting
the street, road or open space
shall be in accordance with the
following scale:
Volume of building
in cubic meter
Minimum proportions of
perimeter of building
7000 to 28000 one-sixth
28000 to 56000 one-fourth
56000 to 84000 one-half
84000 to 112000 three-fourths
112000 to above island site
141.
Separatin
g walls.
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(i) is not a flue pipe;
(ii) has a diameter not exceeding
25 millimeters if it is made of
combustible material
or 150 millimeters, if it is made of
non-combustible materials; and
(iii) is fire stopped where it passes
through the wall; or
(b) an opening in a separating
wall which is necessary as a
means of escape from fire, if the
opening is fitted with a door which
has in respect of separating walls
FRP of not less than
required in this Part.
(3) Any separating wall which
forms, a junction with a roof shall
be carried above the upper
surface of
the roof to a distance of not less
than 225 millimeters measured at
right angles to such upper
surface.
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142.
External
walls.
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across the end of a separating
wall, such external wall and
separating wall shall be bonded
together or the junction of such
walls shall be fire-stopped.
(2) Subject to the provisions
relating to small garages and
open car parks, any side of a
building shall
comply with any relevant
requirements relating to the
permitted limits of unprotected
areas specified
in the Sixth Schedule to these Bylaws unless the building is so
situated that such side might
consist
entirely of any unprotected area.
(3) Any external wall which
constitutes, or is situated within a
distance of 1 meter from any
point on
the relevant boundary or is a wall
of a building which exceeds 15
meters in height shall(a) be constructed wholly of non-
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combustible materials apart from
any external cladding
which complies with by-law 144 or
any internal lining which complies
with these By-laws; and
(b) be so constructed as to attain
ant FRP required by this Part
without assistance from any
combustible material permitted
by this Part:
Provided that the requirements of
this Part shall not apply to(i) an external wall of a building
which is within the limits of size
indicated by the letter
"x" in Part 1 of the Ninth Schedule
to these By-laws or an external
wall of a building
which is not divided into
compartments and is within the
limits of size indicated by the
letter "z" in Part 2 of the Ninth
Schedule if, in either case, that
building does not
exceed 18 meters in height; and
(ii) an external wall of a building
or part of Purpose Group III which
consists of flats or
maisonettes if that building has
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not more than three stories or
that part is separated
as described in by-law 135 and
does not exceed 18 meter in
height.
143.
Beam or
column.
144.
Cladding
on
external
wall.
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Remarks
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the building is more than 18
meters in height, have a surface
complying with the requirements
specified for Class O in by-law 204
except that any part of such
cladding below the height of 18
meters from the ground may
consist of timber of not less than
10 millimeters finished thickness
or of a
material having a surface which,
when tested in accordance with
BS 476: Part 6: 1968, has an index
of performance not exceeding
twenty.
145.
Reference
to Sixth
Schedule.
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provisions of Part 1 of the
Schedule together with, at the
option of the persons intending to
erect the building, either the
provisions of Part II, Part III or Part
IV of the Schedule.
146.
Relevant
boundary.
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between those buildings and
such boundary must be capable of
being situated in such a position
as to enable the external
walls of those buildings to comply
with the requirements of this Part;
and
(b) if such other building is an
existing it shall be deemed to be
(a building to be) erected on
the site which it occupies, being
of the same purpose and having
the same unprotected areas
and fire resistance as the existing
building.
147.
Constructi
on of
separatin
g walls.
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without assistance from such noncombustible material.
(2) Any beam or column forming
part of, and any structure
carrying, a separating wall which
is
required to be constructed of noncombustible materials shall be
itself comply with the
requirements
of paragraph (1) as to noncombustibility.
148.
Special
requireme
nts as to
compartm
ent walls
and
compartm
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ent floors.
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requirements of by-law 162 and
has
FRP which not less than
(i) in the case of a wall separating
a flat or maisonette from any
space in common use
giving access to that flat or
maisonette, half hour; or
(ii) in any other case, the FRP
required by the provisions of
these BY-laws in respect
of the wall or floor;
(b) an opening for an protected
shaft;
(c) an opening for a ventilation
duct, other than a duct in, or
consisting of, a protected shaft, if
any space surrounding the duct is
fire-stopped and the duct is fitted
with an automatic fire
damper in accordance with
Australian Standard 1682 and
1668 Part I - 1974 or its
equivalent
where it passes through the wall
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or floor which fire damper shall
have not less than required
FRP of the material of the
compartment wall or floor through
which it passes;
(d) an opening for a pipe which
complies with the requirements of
paragraph (2) by-law 141;
(e) an opening for a refuse chute
having a FRP of at least one hour
and having a close-fitting
door situated in an external wall
of the chamber having a FRP of
half-hour.
(2) Where the compartment wall
or compartment floor forms a
junction with any structure
comprising
any other compartment walls, or
any external wall, separating wall
or enclosing a protected shaft,
such structures shall be bonded
together at the junction or the
junction shall be fire-stopped.
(3) Where any compartment wall
forms a junction with a roof, such
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wall shall be carried to the under
surface of the roof covering.
(4) Where any chimney, appliance
ventilation duct or duct encasing
one or more flue pipes passes
through a compartment floor or
compartment wall(a) any flue in chimney; or
(b) the passage in the appliance
ventilation duct; or
(c) the space within the duct
encasing the flue pipe or pipe,
shall be separated from that
compartment floor or that
compartment wall and from each
compartment
adjoining that wall or floor by noncombustible construction having
FRP of not less than half the
minimum FRP required by these
By-laws in respect of that
compartment wall or
compartment floor
through which such chimney, duct
or pipe passes.
(5) If any chimney, appliance
ventilation duct or duct encasing
one or more flue pipes forms part
of a
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compartment wall(a) any flue in the chimney; or
(b) the passage in the appliance
ventilation duct; or
(c) the space within the duct
encasing the flue pipe or pipes,
shall be separated from any
compartment adjoining that wall
by non-combustible construction
which
will, at any level, have FRP of not
less than half the minimum FRP
required by these By-laws in
respect of the compartment wall
at the level.
(6) Any compartment wall or
compartment floor which is
required by these By-laws to have
FRP hour
or more shall, excluding(a) any floor finish;
(b) any surface finish to a wall or
ceiling which complies with the
requirements of by-laws 204
shall; or
(c) any ceiling which complies
with the description specified in
the Ninth Schedule to these
By-laws,
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be constructed wholly of noncombustible materials and, apart
from any ceiling, the required FRP
of
the wall or floor shall be obtained
without assistance from any noncombustible material.
(7) Any beam or column forming
part of, and structure carrying,
any compartment wall or
compartment floor which is
required to be constructed of noncombustible materials, shall itself
comply with the provisions of
paragraph (6) as to noncombustibility.
149.
Horizontal
and
vertical
barriers
at the
external
walls.
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specified in
this Part other than for the
accommodation of any pipe or
duct, or as sanitary
accommodation or
washrooms, or both.
(2) Subject to the provisions of
this Part, any protected shaft shall
be completed enclosed.
(3) Any protecting structure which
is required to have a FRP of one
hour or more, and any beam or
column forming part of that
structure and any structure
carrying such protecting structure
shall be
constructed of non-combustible
materials throughout, with the
exception of any external surface
finish
which complies with the
requirements of by-law 204
relating to wall surfaces.
(4) Any wall, floor or other
structure enclosing a protected
shaft but not only being a
protecting
structure may contain such
openings as shall be in
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accordance with other provisions
of these Bylaws.
(5) There shall be no opening in
any protecting structure other
than any one or more of the
following:
(a) an opening for a pipe;
(b) an opening fitted with a fireresisting door which complies with
the provisions of by-law
162;
(c) if the protected shaft contains
a lift, an opening which complies
with the provisions of bylaw
162; and
(d) if the protected shaft serves
as, or contains a ventilating duct,
an inlet to or outlet from the
duct or an opening for the duct.
(6) Any opening for a pipe shall be
effectively fire-stopped.
151.
Ventilatio
n to lift
shafts.
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does not discharge directly to the
open air the lift shafts shall be
vented to the exterior through a
duct
of the required FRP as for the lift
shafts.
152.
Openings
in lift
shafts.
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area of
one of more vision panels in any
landing door shall be not more
than 0.0156 square metre.
(4) Each clear panel opening shall
reject a sphere 150 millimetres in
diameter.
(5) Provision shall be made for the
opening of all landing doors by
means of an emergency key
irrespective of the position of the
lift car.
153.
Smoke
detectors
for lift
lobbies.
154.
Emergenc
y mode of
operation
in the
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event of
mains
power
failure.
155. Fire
mode of
operation.
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landing calls and park with doors
open.
(2) After all lifts are parked the
lifts on emergency power shall
resume normal operations:
Provided that where sufficient
emergency power is available for
operation of all lifts, this mode of
operation need to apply
(1) The fire mode of operation
shall be initiated by a signal from
the fire alarm panel which may be
activated automatically by one of
the alarm devices in the building
or manually.
(2) If mains power is available all
lift shall return in sequence
directly to the designated floor,
commencing with the fire lifts,
without answering any car or
landing calls, overriding the
emergency
stop button inside the car, but not
any other emergency or safety
devices, and park with doors
open.
(3) The fire lifts shall then be
available for use by the fire
brigade on operation of the
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fireman's switch.
(4) Under this mode of operations,
the fire lift shall only operate in
response to car calls but not to
landing calls in a mode of
operation in accordance with bylaw 154.
(5) in the event of mains power
failure, all lifts shall return in
sequence directly to the
designated floor
and operate under emergency
power as described under
paragraphs (2) to (4).
156.
Protected
shafts as
ventilatin
g duct.
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157.
Protected
shafts
consisting
of
staircase.
158.
Stages in
places of
assembly.
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shall be made as will reduce such
risks so far as practicable; and
(b) the duct shall not be
constructed of, or lined with, any
material which substantially
increase such risk.
(2) In addition, in the case of a
protected shaft containing a
ventilating duct, the shaft shall be
so
constructed with additional
barriers to fire between the duct
and the shaft as may be
necessary to
reduce so far as practicable the
risk of fire spreading from a
compartment to any other
compartment.
A protected staircase or a
protected shaft containing a
staircase shall not contain any
pipe conveying
gas or oil or any ventilating ducts
other than a duct serving only
that staircase or shaft.
(1) In places of assembly, other
than school halls or other similar
halls where stage scenery is
infrequently used, capable of
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seating more than 400 persons
and in which stage scenery may
be
used, the stage shall be separated
from the auditorium by a
proscenium wall not less than 225
millimeters brickwork or other
materials of equivalent FRP,
carried down to a solid foundation
and up
to at least 0.92 meters above the
roof level unless the roof is
constructed of materials having
the FRP
as specified in the Ninth Schedule
to these By-laws.
(2) No more than three openings
inclusive of the proscenium
opening shall be provided in the
proscenium wall.
(3) No opening additional to the
proscenium opening shall be more
than 0.61 meters above the level
of the stage nor shall such
additional opening have an area
exceeding 1.858 squares metres
and
each such additional opening shall
be fitted with a door constructed
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of materials having the FRP as
specified in the Ninth Schedule to
these By-laws.
159. Open
stages.
160. Fire
precautio
n in airconditioni
ng
systems.
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inflammable vapours or dust are
given
off and shall be so situated as to
minimize the drawing in of any
combustible material.
161. Firestopping.
(1) Any fire stop required by the
provisions of this Part shall be so
formed and positioned as to
prevent or retard the passage of
flame.
(2) Any fire stop shall
(a) if provided around a pipe or
duct or in a cavity, be made of
non-combustible material or, if
it is in a floor or wall constructed
of combustible material, of timber
not less than 37
millimeters thick; and
(b) if provided around a pipe or
duct, be so constructed as not to
restrict essential thermal
movement.
(3) Any fire stop formed as a seal
at the junction of two or more
elements of structure shall be
made
of non-combustible material.
(4) Any cavity in an element of
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structure which(a) is continuous through the
whole or part of such element;
and
(b) has a surface of combustible
material exposed within the cavity
which is of a class lower
than Class O in by-law 204 shall
be fire stopped(i) at any junction with another
element of structure or with a
ceiling under a roof; and
(ii) in such a position that there is
no continuous cavity without a fire
stop which is one
plane exceeds either 7.625
meters in a single dimension or
23.225 square meters in
area;
162. Fire
doors in
compartm
ent walls
and
separatin
g walls.
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(3) Openings in protecting
structures shall be protected by
fire doors having FRP of not less
than half
the requirement for the
surrounding wall specified in the
Ninth Schedule to these By-laws
but in no
case less than half hour.
(4) Openings in partitions
enclosing a protected corridor or
lobby shall be protected by fire
doors
having FRP of half-hour.
(5) Fire doors including frames
shall be constructed to a
specification which can be shown
to meet the
requirements for the relevant FRP
when tested in accordance with
section 3 of BS 476:1951.
163. Half
hour and
one hour
doors.
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be deemed to satisfy the
requirements for doors having FRP
of half-hour.
(i) a single door 900 millimeters
wide x 2 100 millimeters high
maximum or double
doors 1 800 millimeters x 2 100
millimeters high maximum
constructed of solid
hardwood core of not less than 37
millimeters laminated with
adhesives conforming to
either BS 745 "Animal Glues" or
BS 1204. "Synthetic resin
adhesives (phenolic and
aminoplastic) for "wood" Part 1,
"Gap-filling" adhesives", or BS
1444, "Cold-setting
casein glue for wood", faced both
sides with plywood to a total
thickness of not less
than 43 millimeters with all edges
finished with a solid edge full
width of the door. The
meeting stiles of double doors
shall be rabbeted 12 millimeters
deep or may be
butted provided the clearance is
kept to a minimum;
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(ii) doors may be double swing
provided they are mounted on
hydraulic floor springs
and clearances at floor not
exceeding 4.77 millimeters and
frame and meeting stiles
not exceeding 3 millimeters;
(iii) a vision panel may be
incorporated provided it does not
exceed 0.065 square
meter per leaf with no dimension
more than 1370 millimeters and it
is glazed with 6
millimeters Georgian Wired Glass
in hardwood stops;
(iv) doors constructed in
accordance with BS No.459: Part
3: 1951 Fire Check Flush
Doors and Wood and Metal
Frames (Half-Hour Type);
(v) timber frames for single swing
half-hour fire doors of overall
width of 60 millimeters
including 25 millimeters rabbet
and depth to suit door thickness
plus 34 millimeters
stop;
(vi) metal frames for half-hour fire
doors shall be of sheet steel not
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lighter than 18
gauge of overall width 50
millimeters including 18
millimeters rabbets and depth to
suit the door thickness plus 53
millimeters stop;
(vii) timber or metal frames for
double swing doors shall be as
specified above with
minimum clearances between
frame and door;
(b) doors and frames constructed
in accordance with one of the
following specifications shall
be deemed to satisfy the
requirements for doors having FRP
of one hour:
(i) a single door not exceeding
900 millimeters wide x 2100
millimeters high or double
doors not exceeding 1800
millimeters x 2100 millimeters
high constructed as for
specification (a) for half-hour door
but incorporating on both faces
either externally or
beneath the plywood faces a layer
of asbestos insulating board to BS
3536 (not
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asbestos cement) not less than 3
millimeters thick;
(ii) doors may swing one way only
and double doors shall have 12
millimeters wide
rabbet at the meeting stiles;
(iii) a vision panel may be
incorporated provided it does not
exceed 1 square meters
per leaf with no dimension more
than 300 millimeters and it is
glazed with 6
millimeters Georgian Wire Glass in
hardwood stop;
(iv) doors constructed in
accordance with BS 459: Part 3:
1951: Fire Check Flush
Doors and Wood and Metal
Frames (One Hour Type);
(v) frames for one hour doors
shall be as for half-hour doors
except that timber shall
be pressure impregnated with
15% to 18% solution of
monoammonium phosphate in
water.
164. Door
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closers
for fire
doors
165.
Measurem
ent of
travel
distance
to exits.
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(1) All fire doors shall be fitted
with automatic door closers of the
hydraulically spring operated type
in
the case of swing doors and of
wire rope and weight type in the
case of sliding doors.
(2) Double doors with rabbeted
meeting stiles shall be provided
with co-ordinating device to
ensure
that leafs close in the proper
sequence.
(3) Fire doors may be held open
provided the hold open device
incorporates a heat actuated
device to
release the door. Heat actuated
devices shall not be permitted on
fire doors protecting openings to
protected corridors or protected
staircases.
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the most remote point of
occupancy,
curving around any corners or
obstruction with 0.300 metre
clearance therefrom and ending
at the
stories exit. Where measurement
includes stairs, it shall be taken in
the plane of the trend noising.
(2) In the case of open areas the
distance to exists shall be
measured from the most remote
point of
occupancy provided that the
direct distance shall not exceed
two-thirds the permitted travel
distance.
(3) In the case of individual rooms
which are subject to occupancy of
not more than six persons, the
travel distance shall be measured
from the doors of such room;
Provided that the travel distance
from any point in the room to the
room door does not exceed 15
meters.
(4) The maximum travel distance
to exits and dead end limits shall
be as specified in the Seventh
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Schedule of these By-laws.
166. Exits
to be
accessible
at all
times.
167.
Storey
exits.
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these By-laws.
168.
Staircases
.
(1) Except as provided for in bylaws 194 every upper floor shall
have means of egress via at least
two separate staircases.
(2) Staircases shall be of such
width that in the event of any one
staircase not being available for
escape purpose the remaining
staircases shall accommodate the
highest occupancy load of any
one
floor discharging into it calculated
in accordance with provisions in
the Seventh Schedule to these
Bylaws.
(3) The required width of staircase
shall be the clear width between
walls but handrails may be
permitted to encroach on this
width to a maximum of 75
millimeters
(4) The required width of a
staircase shall be maintained
throughout its length including at
landings.
(5) Doors giving access to
staircases shall be so positioned
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that their swing shall at no point
encroach
on the required width of the
staircase or landing.
169. Exit
route.
170.
Egress
through
unenclose
d
openings.
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to accommodate the other 50% of
the occupants of that level
in accordance with the provisions
of the Seventh Schedule to these
By-laws; and
(d) the storey exits on the
principal floor through which other
levels discharge are designed to
handle the occupants of that floor
plus 50% from the adjacent levels
discharging through it.
171.
Horizontal
exits.
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reduced
by more than one-third that would
otherwise be required for the
entire area of the building.
172.
Emergenc
y exit
signs.
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of not less than fifteen watts
each.
173. Exit
doors.
174.
Arrangem
ent of
storey
exits.
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used solely for services need not
be provided with alternative
means of egress.
175.
Calculatio
n of
occupancy
loads.
176.
Computin
g storey
exit
width.
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of exit width for each type of exit
used based upon the
capacity.
177.
Computin
g number
of
staircases
and
staircase
width.
Sketch/Dimension
Remarks
No
.
By Laws
Requirements by Laws
(c) exit should never decrease in
width along their length of travel
and, if two or more exits
coverage into a common exit, the
common exit should never be
narrower than the sum of the
width of the exits converging into
it;
(d) except as provided in these
By-laws, the minimum number of
exits is two;
(e) at least one of the staircases
should be a minimum of two unit
width except that 900
millimetres may be allowed where
total occupancy of all floors
served by staircases is less
than 50; and
(f) there should be no decrease in
width along path of travel of a
staircase
178. Exits
for
institution
al and
other
places of
assembly.
In buildings classified as
institutional or places of
assembly, exits to a street or
large open space,
together with staircases, corridors
and passages leading to such
exits shall be located, separated
or
Sketch/Dimension
Remarks
No
.
By Laws
Requirements by Laws
protected as to avoid any undue
danger to the occupants of the
place of assembly from fire
originating in the other occupancy
or smoke therefrom.
179.
Classificat
ion of
places of
assembly.
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Remarks