What is the minimum fire escape route?
Minimum width for an escape route should ideally be 1050mm but in any case not less than 750mm and where wheelchair users are likely to use it not less than 900mm. The premises fire risk level will be obtained from your fire risk assessment (use medium risk if you are not sure of your premises risk level).
Where should a fire exit be placed?
General Design Requirements Each exit discharge must go directly outside the building, an open space with access to the outside, or a refuge area. Each exit discharge must be large enough for the number of people likely to use that exit route.
What classes are a fire exit?
In terms of fire safety, the final exits on an escape route in a public building are known as fire exits. They may or may not be located on the usual route of traffic when the premises are operating under normal circumstances.
Can a fire exit be used as a normal exit?
We’re sometimes asked, incidentally, whether a designated fire exit can also legally be used as a regular entrance/exit door i.e. for every day use. The answer is yes it can – indeed the fact that it is in daily use makes it ideal as an escape route as its location is well known.
Can fire exit doors be left open?
A fire exit door on the other hand, is an external door; it can be left open and does not have to be fire resistant. The purpose of the fire exit door is to allow a quick and un-hindered escape through a well lit door into a place of safety while stopping un-authorised access from the outside.
Is blocking an exit illegal?
It is unlawful for any person to block or attempt to block the entrance to or exit from any public or private property including, but not limited to, any building, parking lot or parking structure or other structure or facility located on such property. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
How many fire exits are required in a building?
Measuring Height of Fire Exits. Class 2 to 8 buildings, however, are required to have no less than two fire exits on each floor, on top of the required horizontal exit. This requirement applies if each storey of the building has an effective height of ≥25m.
Are there any malls flouting fire safety rules?
One of the malls found to have flouted fire safety rules was People’s Park Centre, said the SCDF, though it declined to name the other 15 malls. When ST visited the mall last Thursday, all its exits were found unlocked, with removable barricades placed in front of them.
How big does an emergency exit need to be?
An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.
What are the requirements for an exit discharge?
Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access. The width of an exit route must be sufficient to accommodate the maximum permitted occupant load of each floor served by the exit route.