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PD 1185FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

FIRE RESISTIVE RATING:

3 stories 1hr4 stories or more. 2hr

DISTANCE TO EXITFrom any point . 15min the room to exit door

WIDTH OF EXITS.. 0.71m min

DEAD END.6.00m max

HEADROOM(MEA! "F E#$E!!%

Minim&m headroom 2.30mF'oor )ei'in* pro+e)tions . 2.00m

WIDTH AND FLOOR LEVEL,oor in a door-ay (min%. 0.71mMaxim&m -idth o door-ay 1.22m

($iser% -hen openin* o&tside 0.251 steps is a''o-ed

/ei*ht o pani) hard-are ... 0.76 1.12m7 i'os to open

TURNSTILES/ei*ht 0.1midth . 0.56m

$eo'in* door 50 )o&ntedas means o e*ress

STAIRSCLASS A Stairs CLASS B Stairsidth 1.12 m idth 1.12 mread 0.25 m read 0.23 m$iser 0.1 m $iser 0.20 m

'ear 2.00 m 'ear 2.00 mandin* 2.75 m andin* 3.70 m

TREAD AND RISERSMin n&m8er o risers ... 3 stepsin one 'i*ht

GUARDS AND HANDRAIL/ei*ht rom nosin* . 0.76m 0.965m'earan)e rom -a'' .. 0.39m

SPACING OF RAILS. 0.255m max

SPACING OF BALLUSTERS.. 0.1525 apart

RAMPSCLASS A CLASS Bidth 1.12 idth 0.761.12!'ope 910 !'ope 1017

CURB HEIGHTS!tairs . 0.76mF'oors 0.1525

SMOKE PROOF TOWER

!tairs in smoe proo to-er ... 2hr ire resistan)eopen to a )o&rt 6.00m -idth

2 s;m (area%

#&ards or 8a')onies .. 1.06 hei*ht< esti8&'es

A))ess door-ays 1.00m -iderom 8'd* to esti8&'e

For existin* .. 0.1m -ide

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CURVED STAIRS . 7.5 max radi&s

BRIDGES AND BALCON.. 1.12m -idth3.0 s;m per person

ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKSi 0.91 1 &nit (-idth%i 1.20 2 &nits (-idth%

FIR ESCAPE ILLUMINATION 0.001 '&mensEMERGENC LIGHTING 10 se). ,e'ay

or = ho&r 'i*htin*

TRAVEL DISTANCE TO FIRE ESCAPE! > not prote)ted -ith ire prote)ted .. 46m

-ith a&tomati) ire s&ppression

> prote)ted -ith ire prote)ted . 61m

-ith a&tomati) ire s&ppression

CLASSIFICATION OF HA"ARD OF CONTENTS!

LOW Ha#ar$ C%&t'&ts'o- )om8&sti8i'ity that no se' propa*atin* ire

Or$i&ar( )a#ar$ *%&t'&ts'ia8'e to 8&rn -ith moderate rapidity

Hi+) Ha#ar$ C%&t'&ts

'ia8'e to 8&rn -ith extreme rapidity

CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE

CLASS A ordinary )om8&sti8'e materia's

CLASS B'amma8'e 'i;&id and *as

CLASS C ener*i?ed e'e)tri)a' e;&ipment

CLASS D)om8&sti8'e meta's

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DEFENITON OF TERMS

AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SSTEMAn inte*rated !ystem o @nder*ro&nd or oerhead pipin* or

8oth )onne)ted to a so&r)e o extin*&ishin* a*ent ormedi&m and desi*ned in a))ordan)e -ith ire prote)tionen*ineerin* standards -hi)h -hen a)t&ated 8y its a&tomati)dete)tin* dei)e s&ppresses ire -ithin the area prote)ted.

COMBINATION STANDPIPEipe 'ine system i''ed -ith -ater and )onne)ted to a)onstant -ater s&pp'y or the &se o the seri)e and theo))&pants o the 8&i'din* so'e'y or the &se o the seri)eand the o))&pants o the 8&i'din* so'e'y or ire s&ppressionp&rposes.

DR STANDPIPEA type o standpipe system in -hi)h the pipes are norma''ynot i''ed -ith -ater. ater is introd&)ed into the system thr&Fire !eri)e )onne)tions -hen needed.

FIRE ALERTING SSTEMA ire a'arm system a)tiated 8y the presen)e o a ireB-here the si*na' is transmitted to desi*nated 'o)ationsinstead o so&ndin* a *enera' a'armB in order to preentpani).

FIRE RESISTANCE RATING

he time d&ration that a materia' or )onstr&)tion )an-ithstand the ee)t o standard ire est.

FIRE WALLA -a'' desi*ned to preent the spread o ireB hain* a ireresistan)e ratin* o not 'ess that o&r (4% ho&rs -ith s&i)ientstr&)t&ra' sta8i'ity to remain standin* een i )onstr&)tion oneither side )o''apse &nder ire )onditions.

FLAME SPREAD RATINGhe time in -hi)h 'ame -i'' spread oer the s&ra)e o a8&rnin* materia'.

FLAME ,FIRE- RETARDANTAny )ompo&ndB or mixt&re -hi)h -hen app'ied proper'yimproes the ire resistant ;&a'ity o a8ri)s and othermateria's 'ie -ood.

FUMIGANTA *asB &meB or apor &sed or the destr&)tion or )ontro' oinse)tsB &n*iB erminB *ermsB rodents or other pests.

MEANS OF EGRESSA )ontin&o&s and &no8str&)ted ro&te or exit rom any point ina 8&i'din*B str&)t&reB or a)i'ity to a p&8'i) -ay.

OCCUPANT LOADhe maxim&m n&m8er o persons that may 8e a''o-ed too))&py a parti)&'ar 8&i'din*B str&)t&re or a)i'ity or portionsthereo.

PANIC HARDWAREA me)hani)a' dei)e )onsistin* o 'ina*es and a hori?onta'8ar a)ross a doorB -hi)h )a&se the door to open anda)i'itates exit rom a 8&i'din*B str&)t&re or a)i'ity.

PLENUMAn air )ompartment or )ham8er to -hi)h one or more d&)tsare )onne)ted and -hi)h orm part o an air distri8&tionsystem.