IV | MEANS OF EGRESS | LOW-RISE HOTEL |
A |
MEANS OF EGRESS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
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1 |
SEPARATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
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EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS |
SERVING AN AREA HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDING 30 |
1-HR FRR* |
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EXITS |
CONNECTS 3 OR FEWER STORIES |
1-HR FRR* |
CONNECTS 4 OR MORE STORIES |
2-HRS FRR* |
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OPENING PROTECTIVE |
FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES EQUIPPED WITH DOOR CLOSERS |
REQUIRED |
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CONSTRUCTION |
LIMITED OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS |
REQUIRED |
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OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS IN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
2 |
EXITS HEADROOM |
NOT LESS THAN 2285MM |
REQUIRED |
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HEADROOM ON STAIRS |
NOT LESS TAHN 2285MM |
REQUIRED |
3 |
WALKING SURFACES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
4 |
CHANGES IN LEVEL IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
5 |
GUARDS |
PROVIDED AT THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS 760MM ABOVE THE FLOOR OR FINISHED GROUND LEVEL |
REQUIRED |
6 |
IMPEDIMENT TO EGRESS |
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NOT PERMITTED |
7 |
MEANS OF EGRESS RELIABILITY |
MAINTAINED FREE OF ALL OBSTRUCTION OR IMPEDIMENTS |
REQUIRED |
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FURNISHING AND DECORATION |
FURNITURES, MOVABLE OBJECTS, MIRRORS, ETC. |
NOT PERMITTED |
B |
MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS |
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1 |
FIRE DOORS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
SIDE-HINGE OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE |
ANY DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A MEANS OF EGRESS |
REQUIRED |
MINIMUM DOOR LEAF WIDTH |
810MM |
HORIZONTAL SLIDING DOORS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
(NP) ACROSS CORRIDORS |
VERTICAL ROLLING DOORS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
NOT PERMITTED |
REVOLVING DOOR / POWERED DOORS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
SELF-CLOSING DEVICES |
DOORS REQUIRED TO BE NORMALLY KEPT CLOSED |
REQUIRED |
2 |
STAIRS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
STANDARD STAIRS |
FEWER THAN 50 PERSON (CLEAR WIDTH) |
915MM |
< 2000 PERSON (CLEAR WIDTH) |
1120MM |
> 2000 PERSON (CLEAR WIDTH) |
1420MM |
SPIRAL STAIRS |
ONLY WITHIN GUEST SUITE |
PERMITTED |
CURVE STAIRS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
NOT PERMITTED |
WINDERS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
NOT PERMITTED |
GUARDS AND HANDRAILS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
ENCLOSURE AND PROTECTION OF STAIRS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
ENCLOSURES |
ALL INSIDE STAIR SERVING AS AN EXIT COMPONENT |
REQUIRED |
DOORS FPR* |
< 3 STOREYS / > 3 STOREYS |
1-HR FPR** / 1.5-HRS FPR** |
ENCLOSURES FRR* |
< 3 STOREYS / > 3 STOREYS |
1-HR FRR** / 2-HRS FRR** |
ENCLOSURE EXEMPTION |
PENETRATING ONE FLOOR LEVEL OR SERVING MEZZANINE ONLY |
PERMITTED |
EXPOSURES |
WALLS AND OPENINGS WITHIN 3050MM HORIZONTALLY OF AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE |
1-HR FRR* |
USABLE SPACE |
WITHIN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
NOT PERMITTED |
UNDER STAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
STAIRWAY IDENTIFICATION |
SERVING 3 OR MORE STOREYS |
REQUIRED |
EXIT STAIR PATH MARKINGS |
ALL STAIR COMPONENTS |
REQUIRED |
PERIMETER DEMARCATION MARKING |
COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
LOCK, LATCHES & ALARM DEVICES |
COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
RE-ENTRY PROVISIONS |
LOCKED STAIRS EXCEEDING 4 STOREYS |
NOT REQUIRED |
3 |
RAMPS |
COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
AS SECONDARY EXIT FOR ONE (1) BASEMENT LEVEL |
PERMITTED |
4 |
ROOF ACCESS |
BUILDING EQUAL OR MORE THAN 4 STOREYS (G+3) OR ROOFS 12M ABOVE GRADE PLANE |
REQUIRED |
WHERE OPEN STAIR/S ARE PERMITTED AND PROVIDED IN LOW-RISE DORMITORY OR ACCOMODATION |
NOT APPLICABLE |
ONE AT EACH 9300 SQM ROOF AREA OR FLAT ROOFS OR ROOF PITCHNOT APPLICABLE |
ROOF ACCESS COMPONENTS |
SMOKE VENTS (FIXED WALL OPENING/S) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRWELL WITH A MINIMUM AREA OF 1.5 SQM |
REQUIRED |
STAIR ACCESS TO ROOF EQUIPPED WITH OPERABLE DOORS |
REQUIRED |
5 |
SMOKE PROOF ENCLOSURES |
FRR* (FIRE RESISTANCE RATING) |
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STAIR ENCLOSURES |
INTERIOR STAIRS SERVING AS AN EXIT COMPONENT |
REQUIRED |
OPEN STAIR PENETRATING ONE (1) FLOOR / LEVEL ONLY |
PERMITTED |
FIRE FIGHTING LOBBY (F/F LOBBY) |
IN EVERY FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS |
REQUIRED IN EVERY FIRE SERVICE ACCESS EEVATOR / FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS |
ADJACENT AND ACCESIBLE TO AN EXIT STAIRCASE |
SERVES AS A COMMON LOBBY FOR BOTH FIRE LIFT AND THE ADJACENT EXIT STAIRCASE |
6 SQM MINIMUM AREA / WORKING SPACE (LEAST SIDE DIMENSION 2.0M) |
REQUIRED IN EVERY FIRE SERVICE ACCESS EEVATOR / FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS |
PROVISIONS AT THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE |
NOT REQUIRED |
S/S & F/F LOBBY DOORS & WALL ENCLOSURES |
1.5-HR FPR** FIRE PROTECTION RATING/ FRR* 2-HRS FIRE RESISTANCE RATING |
NOT APPLICABLE |
SMOKE-STOP LOBBY (S/S LOBBY) |
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WITH HABITABLE HEIGHT HIGHER THAN 28 METERS |
NOT APPLICABLE |
BASEMENT LEVEL/S EXCEED 9.0 M DEPTH |
REQUIRED ON ALL FLOOR LEVELS |
BUILDING TRAVERSES MORE THAN FIVE (5) FLOOR LEVELS INCLUDING BASEMENT/S AND BELONGS TO A PLACE OF PUBLIC RESORT REGARDLESS OF THE HABITABLE HEIGHT. |
NOT APPLICABLE |
3 SQM MIN. AREA (LEAST SIDE DIMENSION 1.8M) |
NOT APPLICABLE |
PROVISIONS AT THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE |
NOT APPLICABLE |
6 |
HORIZONTAL EXITS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
7 |
EXIT PASSAGEWAYS |
ENCLOSURE AND SEPARATION FIRE RESISTANCE RATING COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED 1-HR FRR* |
MIN. WIDTH NOT LESS THAN 2/3 OF THE WIDTH OF THE EXIT STAIR |
REQUIRED |
8 |
ESCALATORS & MOVING WALKS |
AS PART OF THE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS |
NOT PERMITTED |
9 |
FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
10 |
FIRE ESCAPE LADDERS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
11 |
SLIDE ESCAPES |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
12 |
ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICES |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
13 |
AREAS OF REFUGE |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
14 |
ELEVATORS |
AS PART OF THE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS |
NOT PERMITTED |
ELEVATOR DOORS |
OPENING INTO EXIT ENCLOSURES |
NOT PERMITTED |
C |
CAPACITY OF MEANS OF EGRESS |
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1 |
OCCUPANT LOAD |
NFPA 101 TABLE 7.3.1.2 OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR |
18.6 SQM / PERSON |
2 |
EGRESS CAPACITY |
NFPA 101 TABLE 7.3.3.1 CAPACITY FACTORS |
REQUIRED |
D |
NUMBER OF EXITS |
COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7 |
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1 |
SINGLE EXIT |
SERVING ALL FLOOR LEVELS |
PERMITTED WITH CONDITIONS* |
IN MEZZANINES OR ANY SECTIONS WITH EXIT TRAVEL WITHIN COMMON PATH LIMIT |
PERMITTED |
ROOMS/SUITES HAS AN EXIT DOOR OPENING DIRECTLY TO A STREET OR YARD AT FINISHED GROUND LEVEL |
PERMITTED |
ROOMS/SUITES HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO OUTSIDE STAIR & SERVES A MAXIMUM OF 2 UNITS BOTH OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME FLOOR. |
PERMITTED |
ROOMS/SUITES HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO AN INSIDE STAIR SERVING ONLY THAT UNIT & SEPARATED FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE BLDG. WITH 1-HR FIRE BARRIERS |
PERMITTED |
CONDITIONS * PERMITTING SINGLE EXIT PROVISIONS (REQUIRES COMPLIANCE TO ALL STATED CONDITIONS) |
1 |
FLOOR AREA IS EQUAL OR LESS THAN 500 SQM |
REQUIRED |
2 |
TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF ANY DWELLING UNIT TO AN EXIT DOES NOT EXCEED 10.7M. |
REQUIRED |
3 |
EXIT STAIRWAY IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED OR SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE BUILDING |
REQUIRED |
4 |
STAIRWAY SERVE ONLY 1 BASEMENT LEVEL |
REQUIRED |
5 |
ALL OPENINGS BETWEEN THE EXIT ENCLOSURE AND THE BUILDING ARE PROTECTED WITH SELF-CLOSING DOOR ASSEMBLIES OF 1-HOUR FPR** |
REQUIRED |
6 |
ALL CORRIDORS SERVING AS ACCESS TO EXITS HAVE A MINIMUM OF 1-HOUR FRR* |
REQUIRED |
7 |
HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL SEPARATION OF 1.0-HR FRR* PROVIDED BETWEEN GUEST ROOMS/SUITES |
REQUIRED |
8 |
PROVIDED WITH SMOKE VENTS (FIXED WALL OPENING/S) THE TOP OF THE STAIRWELL WITH A MINIMUM AREA OF 1.5sqm. |
REQUIRED |
9 |
EXIT STAIR (TRAVERSES MORE THAN 5 STORIES INCLUDING BASEMENTS) IS PRESSURIZED. |
NOT APPLICABLE |
10 |
THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
REQUIRED |
2 |
NOT LESS THAN 2 SEPARATE EXITS / EXIT ACCESS DOORS |
GUEST ROOM/SUITE EXCEEDING 185 SQM |
REQUIRED |
50 - 500 OCCUPANTS |
REQUIRED |
ON EVERY STORY AND ACCESIBLE FROM EVERY PART OF EVERY STORY |
REQUIRED |
3 |
NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) SEPARATE EXITS |
EQUAL OR MORE THAN 500 OCCUPANTS |
REQUIRED |
4 |
NOT LESS THAN FOUR (4) SEPARATE EXITS |
EQUAL OR MORE THAN 1000 OCCUPANTS |
REQUIRED |
E |
ARRANGEMENT OF EXITS |
NS*-NOT SPRINKLERED / S**-SPRINKLERED |
NS* |
S** |
1 |
TRAVEL DISTANCE |
NFPA 101 TABLE A.7.6 |
TOTAL TRAVEL DISTANCES PERMITTED |
53M |
99M |
WITHIN A GUEST ROOM OR GUEST SUITE TO A CORRIDOR DOOR |
23M |
38M |
FROM THE CORRIDOR DOOR OF ANY GUEST ROOM/SUITE TO THE NEAREST EXIT |
30M |
61M |
FROM A GUEST ROOM OR GUEST SUITE ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE NEAREST EXIT FOR EXTERIOR WAYS OR EXIT ACCESS |
61M |
61M |
2 |
COMMON PATH LIMIT |
NFPA 101 TABLE A.7.6 |
10.7M |
15M |
3 |
DEAD-END CORRIDOR |
NFPA 101 TABLE A.7.6 |
10.7M |
15M |
4 |
EXIT DISCHARGE |
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EXTERIOR DISCHARGE |
COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
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DISCHARGE THROUGH AREAS ON LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE |
MAXIMUM 30M TRAVEL DISTANCE TO BUILDING EXTERNAL |
PERMITTED |
50% OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF EXITS & 50% OF THE REQUIRED EXIT CAPACITY (SPRINKLER PROTECTED) |
PERMITTED |
5 |
EXTERIOR WAYS OF EXIT |
COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |
6 |
ACCESIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS |
EXIT PROVISIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT |
NOT LESS THAN 2 EXITS REQUIRED |
7 |
ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
8 |
EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
9 |
MARKINGS OF MEANS OF EGRESS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
REQUIRED |
F |
SPECIAL MEANS OF EGRESS PROVISIONS |
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1 |
FIREMEN ACCESS PANELS |
HABITABLE HEIGHT EXCEEDING 10M |
REQUIRED |
2 |
REFUGE FLOORS |
BUILDING EXCEEDING 30 STORIES |
NOT APPLICABLE |
3 |
ELEVATORS FOR OCCUPANT CONTROLLED EVACUATION PRIOR TO PHASE 1 EMERGENCY RECALL OPERATIONS |
COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 NFPA 101 |
PERMITTED |