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This document outlines various fire safety requirements and standards for stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, widths, heights, fire resistance ratings, distances, and other elements related to means of egress and fire escapes in buildings according to the Fire Code of the Philippines (PD 9514). Minimum requirements include 3 risers per stair, 1 hour fire resistance for 3 story buildings and 2 hours for 4+ stories, guardrail heights of 0.71m, maximum stair radius of 7.5m, and travel distances of 46m without and 61m with fire protection systems.

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This document outlines various fire safety requirements and standards for stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, widths, heights, fire resistance ratings, distances, and other elements related to means of egress and fire escapes in buildings according to the Fire Code of the Philippines (PD 9514). Minimum requirements include 3 risers per stair, 1 hour fire resistance for 3 story buildings and 2 hours for 4+ stories, guardrail heights of 0.71m, maximum stair radius of 7.5m, and travel distances of 46m without and 61m with fire protection systems.

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TREAD AND RISERS

Min number of risers .3

PD 9514
FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
FIRE RESISTIVE RATING:
3 stories
4 stories or more.

GUARDS AND HANDRAIL


Height from nosing .
Clearance from wall ..

1hr
2hr

Width 1.12
Slope 8-10%

0.71m min

DEAD END . 6.00m

Width 0.76-1.12
Slope 10-17%

CURB HEIGHTS
Stairs . 0.76m
Floors 0.1525
SMOKE PROOF TOWER
Stairs in smoke proof tower ... 2hr fire resistance
open to a court 6.00m width

max

HEADROOM (MEANS OF EGRESS)


Minimum headroom 2.30m
Floor ceiling projections . 2.00m

92 sqm (area)
Guards for balconies .. 1.06 height

WIDTH AND FLOOR LEVEL


Door in a doorway (min) . 0.71m
Maximum width of doorway 1.22m

& vestibules
Access doorways
from bldg to vestibule
For existing ..

(Riser) when opening outside 0.25


1 steps is allowed
Height of panic hardware ... 0.76

1.12m
7 kilos to open

TURNSTILES
Height 0.91m
Width . 0.56m

1.00m wide
0.91m width

CURVED STAIRS . 7.5 max radius


BRIDGES AND BALCONY.. 1.12m width

3.0 sqm per person

Revolving door

50% counted
as means of egres

CLASS A Stairs

CLASS B Stairs

Width
Tread
Riser
Clear
Landing

Width
Tread
Riser
Clear
Landing

STAIRS

1.12 m
0.25 m
0.19 m
2.00 m
2.75 m

0.76m 0.865m
0.38m

SPACING OF RAILS. 0.255m max


SPACING OF BALLUSTERS.. 0.1525 apart
RAMPS
CLASS A
CLASS B

DISTANCE TO EXIT
From any point . 15m
in the room to exit door
WIDTH OF EXITS..

steps in one flight

1.12 m
0.23 m
0.20 m
2.00 m
3.70 m

ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS


1 unit .. 0.81 (width)
2 units.. 1.20 (width)
FIR ESCAPE ILLUMINATION 0.001 lumens
EMERGENCY LIGHTING 10 sec. Delay

for hour lighting


TRAVEL DISTANCE TO FIRE ESCAPE:

If not protected with fire protected ..


with automatic fire suppression

If protected with fire protected .


with automatic fire suppression

46m
61m

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