Philippines Fire Code Summary

PD 1185
THE FIRE CODE OF THE

PHILIPPINES
AND REGULATIONS
BACKGROUND
LEVEL OF FIRE SAFETY is defined through
requirements directed at:
Prevention of Ignition
Detection of Fire
Control of the Fire Department
Confinement of the Effects of Fire
Extinguishing of Fire
Provision of Refuge and/or Evacuation Facilities
Staff Reaction
Provision of Fire Safety Information
BACKGROUND
LEVEL OF FIRE SAFETY is defined
through requirements directed at:
Prevention of Ignition
Detection of Fire
Control of the Fire Department
Confinement of the Effects of Fire
Extinguishing of Fire
Provision of Refuge and/or
Evacuation Facilities
Staff Reaction
Provision of Fire Safety Information
BUILDING SERVICE
& FIRE PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT
ARCHITECTURAL
INTERVENTIONS
ARCHITECTURAL
COMPONENTS
BACKGROUND
BUILDING SERVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT:
Utilities
Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning
Smoke Control
Elevators, Escalators
Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators and Laundry
Chutes
Fire Detection, Alarm, Communication Systems
Automatic Sprinklers and other Extinguishing
Equipment
BACKGROUND
FIRE CONTAINING ARCHITECTURAL
COMPONENTS
Firewalls
Resistive Floors
Resistive Walls
Curtain Boards
Shutters
Dampers
Self-closing Doors
Title
Declaration of Policy
Scope and
Application
General Building
Requirements
Site Requirements
Definitions
LIGHT & VENTILATION

PD 1096
THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE/ IRR RULE XI
BACKGROUND
THE FIRE EXIT PLAN
The door in itself is not a fire exit
The Egress System is made up of:
THE EXIT/EGRESS ACCESS:
leads to an exit
THE EXIT: separated from all other spaces of the

building or structure by construction or
equipment to provide a protected way of travel to
the exit discharge
THE EXIT DISCHARGE : means of egress between
the termination of an exit and a public way
CORRIDORS AND EXTERIOR EXIT BALCONIES

any covered or enclosed exit passageways including
walkways, tunnels, walls
can include foyers, lobbies and reception room
Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
do not include railings and partitions below 1.5m.
Ramps
handrails & fully opened doors should not reduce

width by 8cm; doors in any position should not
reduce width by more than half
Exit Enclosures
required 2m clearance
Exit Passageway
Horizontal Exit
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Signs and
Illumination
access to all exits
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
THE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
AND REGULATIONS
Scope
GENERAL SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS:
General Safety
Requirements
Fire Suppression Devices,

Equipment, Systems
Fire Safety Construction
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Fire Protection and Warning

System
rule 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Scope
CLASSES OF FIRE
Class A- ordinary combustible materials
such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and
plastics
Class B- flammable liquids and gases
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Class C- energized electrical equipment

Class D- combustible metals such as
magnesium, sodium, potassium
division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
DEGREE OF HAZARD:
probability that a building, structure or facility may
catch fire
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
difficulty in evacuating people

difficulty in suppressing fire
Changes in
Occupancy
Determinants :
Scope
construction materials used

combustibility of contents
type of occupancy and load capacity
height from ground level
firefighters travel distance
fire safety construction ;
protective/warning systems
Definitions

division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Automatic Fire Suppression System:

an integrated system of underground or overhead piping or
both connected to a source of extinguishing agent or
mediumwhich when actuated by its automatic detecting
device suppresses fire.
Fire Alerting System:
a fire alarm system activated by the presence of a fire,
where the signal is transmitted to designated locations
instead of sounding a general alarm, in order to prevent
panic
Scope
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Fire Protective Assembly:

incorporated in a structure to prevent spread of fire.
Examples are dampers, curtain boards, fire stoppers

division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Dry Standpipe: standpipe system in which pipes are

not filled with water. Water is introduced thru fire
service connections when needed.
Fire Wall: designed to prevent spread of fire, having a
fire resistance of not less than 4 hours with sufficient
structural stability to remain standing even if
construction on either side collapses under fire
conditions.
Scope
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Means of Egress: a continuous and unobstructed

route of exit from any point in a building, structure or
facility to a public way.

division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Fire Retardant: any compound or mixture, which

when applied properly improves the fire resistant
quality of fabrics and other materials.
Panic Hardware: a mechanical device consisting of
linkages and a horizontal bar across a door, which
when pushed from inside will case the door to open
and facilitate exit from a building.
Scope
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Organic Coating: a liquid mixture of binders and

combustible solvents, which when spread on a
surface becomes a durable protective and decorative
finish.

division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Fire Resistance Rating:

Scope
time duration that a material or construction can

withstand the effect of a hundred fire test
Flame Spread Rating:
time in which flame will spread over the surface of a
burning material
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Smoke Developed Rating:

a rating of combustible material based on the density
and volume of smoke developed within a certain
period of time when its surface is ignited

division 1- GENERAL
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
EXIT COMPONENTS shall be constructed as an integral part

of the building or shall be permanently affixed thereto.
Permissible exit
components
SEPARATION OF EXITS:
- 1-hour fire resistance rating for 3 stories or less
- 2-hour fire resistance rating for 4 or more stories
- any opening in the separation shall be enclosed by an approved
self-closing fire door
The TRAVEL DISTANCE to an exit shall be measured on

the floor or other walking surface along the center line of the
natural path of travel, starting 30cm.from the remote point,
curving around any corner or construction with a 30cm.
Clearance therefrom, and ending at the center of the
doorway or other point at which the exit begins.
Protective enclosure
of exits
Width and capacity
of means of egress
Egress capacity and
occupant load
Arrangement of exit
Exit distance and
dead-end limits
Travel distance &
access to exits

div 4- MEANS OF EGRESS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
A door from a room to an exit

or to a way of exit access
shall be of the side-hinged,
swinging type; It shall swing
with exit travel when
occupied by 50+ persons or
used for high hazard
occupancy
In no case shall access to

exit be through a bathroom,
bedroom or other room
subject to locking, except
where the exit is required to
serve only the bedroom or
other room subject to locking
or adjoining rooms
constituting part of the same
dwelling or apartment used
for single family occupancy.
Permissible exit
components
of exits
Width and capacity
of means of egress
Egress capacity and
occupant load
Arrangement of exit
Decorations or draperies shall not be placed on exit doors.
Exit distance and

dead-end limits
Mirrors shall not be placed in or adjacent to any exit in such a

manner as to confuse the direction of exit.
Travel distance &

access to exits

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
All exits shall terminate directly at a public way or at

an exit discharge.
Permissible exit
components
of exits
Width and capacity
of means of egress
in no case shall the ceiling height (headroom) be less

than 2.3 meters nor any projection from the ceiling be
less than 2.0 meters from the floor
Egress capacity and

occupant load
Arrangement of exit
Exit distance and
dead-end limits
Travel distance &
access to exits

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
UNITS OF EXIT WIDTH

only the clear width of the
doorway when the door is in
the open position shall be
measured; any projections
into the doorways by
doorstops or by the hinge
stile shall be disregarded
Permissible exit
components
of exits
Width and capacity
of means of egress
Egress capacity and
occupant load
where a doorway is divided

by mullions, the exit width
shall be the sum of the units
of exit width measured
separately for each
individual door
Arrangement of exit
Exit distance and
dead-end limits
Travel distance &
access to exits

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
UNITS OF EXIT WIDTH

single door in a doorway
shall not be less than .71m
and not more than 1.22m.
panic hardware
maintenance of
locks
power operated
doors
CHANGES IN LEVEL
revolving doors
floor on both sides of a door

shall have the same
elevation on both sides, for
a distance at least equal to
the width of the widest
single door
when a door discharges to
the outside, change in floor
level shall not be more
than .205m.
turnstiles
folding partitions

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
TREADS AND RISERS

sum of 2 risers and a tread
exclusive of nosing
projection should be
between .60-.635m
classes of stairs
treads and riser
enclosure of
interior stairs
minimum number of risers

in any 1 flight is 3
stair details
guards and
handrails
treads and landing floor

shall be solid
monumental
stairs
LOADS
outside stairs
Stair, platform, landing, balcony

and stair hallway shall carry a
load of 88 kg.per sq.m. or a
concentrated load of 136 kg.

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
HORIZONTAL EXIT
EXIT PASSAGEWAY
is a way of passage from
one building to an area of any hallway, corridor, passage
refuge in another building
or tunnel protected by
on approximately the same
separation, and with solid
level
floor
or a way of passage through
or around a wall or partition
to an area of refuge on
approximately the same
level in the same building
Class A ramp - 8-10% slope

Class B ramp - 10-17%
horizontal exits
egress from area
of refuge
bridges and
balconies
openings through
walls for
horizontal exits
fire partitions
ramps
every fire section shall have, in addition to the

horizontal exit or exits at least 1 stairway, doorway
leading outside, or other standard exit
exit
passageways

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
HORIZONTAL EXIT
Scope
may be considered as a required exit

fire-resistance, opening protection and discharge
areas shall be maintained
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS

may be used as required means of egress only for existing
buildings
shall not constitute more than 50% of required exit capacity
fire escape stairs

ladders and slide
escapes
LADDERS: cannot be used as fire escape, spaced at 3m,

positively inclined
SLIDE ESCAPES: where permitted as required exits,

shall be rated at 1 exit unit per slide, with rated travel
capacity of 60 persons per minute

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
shall be arranged to maintain specified level of
illumination in the event of failure of the normal lighting
for a period of at least 1.5 hours in buildings more than
36.5 meters in height
emergency
lighting
exit marking
EXIT SIGNS
every exit shall have
the word EXIT in
plainly legible letters
not less than 15cm
height with principal
strokes of letters at
least 19mm wide

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
combination of an automatic or smoke detection system,

automatic exhaust system and an automatic water curtain
vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces

div 5- FEATURES OF FIRE
PROTECTION
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS

combination of an automatic fire or smoke detection system
and a system of high velocity water spray nozzle
vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces

PROTECTION
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS

automatic self-closing rolling shutter which completely
encloses the top of each escalator
vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces

PROTECTION
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS

kiosk designed to provide an effective barrier to the spread
of smoke from floor to floor
vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces

PROTECTION
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS

kiosk designed to provide an effective barrier to the spread
of smoke from floor to floor
concealed space in which exposed materials with flamespread rating greater than class A are fire-stopped
vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces

PROTECTION
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
Educational
Classification of
Occupancy
Institutional
Hazard of Contents
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
rule 3: FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS,

STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
div 3- CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY &
HAZARD OF CONTENTS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
Educational
main exit must accommodate 1/2 of occupant

load
Institutional travel distance not to exceed 46 meters if not

Residential
protected by automatic fire suppression; 61

meters if protected
Mercantile
Multiple Seating
Business
rows of seats between aisles shall not have more than 14

seats; 7 if row opens to 1 aisle only
Industrial
back to back spacing, not less than .83 m
Storage
seats w/o dividing arms must allow .60m per person
Mixed
Occupancies
aisle width:
0.91-1.00 for more than 60 seats;
0.76 for less than 60 seats
Miscellaneous
rule 3: FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS,

STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
Class AEducational
Class BInstitutional
Residential
Mercantile
1000 or more
600 or more
300-600
4 exits
3 exits
2 exits
Classification of
Occupancy
Hazard of Contents
Class C- OCCUPANT
50- 300 LOADS
2 exits
Business
Industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
concentrated use w/o fixed seats such as an auditorium,

church, dance floor, lodge room
- .65sq.m./person
less concentrated use such as conference room, dining
room, exhibit room, gymnasium
- 1.4 sq.m./person
standing room or waiting space
Miscellaneous
- 0.28 sq.m./person

div 7- PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
Educational
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
every room or space with a capacity of

over 50 persons or over 93 sq.m. in area
shall have at least 2 doorways providing
access to separate exits; where egress is
through corridors, shall open to a
common corridor leading to separate exits
in opposite directions
Classification of
Occupancy
Hazard of Contents
OCCUPANT LOADS
classroom
- 1.80 sq.m./person
shops, laboratories, vocational rooms - 1.40 sq.m./person

dry nurseries w/ sleeping facilities
- 3.25 sq.m./person

div 8- EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
CLASSIFICATION
Educational
Health Care Facilities (Hospitals and Nursing Homes)
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Residential Custodial Care (Nurseries, Home for the

Aged, Mentally-retarded Care)
Definitions
Classifications
General
requirements
Residential-Restrained Care (Penal Institutions,

Reformaries, Jails)
OCCUPANT LOADS
sleeping departments
- 11 sq.m./person
Industrial
in-patient treatment departments - 22 sq.m./person

Storage dry nurseries w/ sleeping facilities - 3.25 sq.m./person
elevators and revolving doors shall not be
Mixed
Occupancies counted as required exits
Miscellaneous
New/ Existing
hospital, nursing
homes & residential
custodial care

div 9- INSTITUTIONAL OCCUPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
CLASSIFICATION
Educational
Hotels (more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire

Apartment Buildings (3 or more living units w/
independent cooking and bathroom facilities)
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Definitions
Classifications
General
requirements
Dormitories (group sleeping accommodations for persons

not members of the same family)
Lodging or Rooming Houses (separate rented living

rooms for 15 or less, on transient or permanent basis)
Single and 2-family Dwelling (detached dwellings where
each unit is occupied by family members)
Storage
OCCUPANT LOAD
Mixed
Occupancies
18.60/ person (except for single & 2-family dwellings
Miscellaneous
New/ Existing
hospital, nursing
homes & residential
custodial care

div 10- RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
CLASSIFICATION
Educational
Class A: stores with gross area of 2,787 sq.m. or more or

utilizing more than 3 levels for sales purposes
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Class B: stores with gross area of 287 to less than 2787

sq.m. Utilizing floor above or below street floor level for
sales purposes
Class C: stores with gross area of less than 287sq.m.

utilizing street floor only for sales.
Classification
General
requirements
Protection
Building service
equipment
Special provisions
OCCUPANT LOAD
Industrial
street floor/ below street floor
- 2.8 sq.m./person
Storage
upper floors
- 5.6 sq.m./person
floors not open to public

Mixed
covered malls
Occupancies
- 9.3 sq.m./person
Miscellaneous
- 2.8 sq.m./person

div 11- MERCANTILE OCCUhPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
Classification
Educational
Institutional CLASSIFICATION
Residential office occupancy shall be classified as Light Hazard
Occupancy
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
OCCUPANT LOAD
business
Storage
General
requirements
Exit details
Protection
Building service
equipment
High-rise buildings
- 9.3 sq.m./person
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
Buildings over 15 meters shall be provided
Mixed
throughout with automatic sprinkler protection
Occupancies
Miscellaneous

div 12- BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
CLASSIFICATION
Classification
Educational General Industrial: all except high hazard

manufacturing operations
General
requirements
Institutional
Special Purpose: contents liable to burn with extreme
Residential
rapidity or from which poisonous fumes or explosions
are feared
Mercantile
Special Purpose
Open industrial
Open Industrial: operations conducted in open air
Business
Industrial
General industrial
OCCUPANT LOAD
industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
- 9.3 sq.m./person
every high hazard occupancy shall have

automatic fire suppression system
protection or such other protection
appropriate to the particular hazard

div 13- INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Assembly
CLASSIFICATION of CONTENTS
Educational ordinary hazard

Institutional high hazard
Residential low hazard
Mercantile
Parking garages of closed or open type, above or
Business
below ground
Industrial
storage of servicing areas
Classification
Occupancy
General storage
Special provisions
for garages
Special provisions
for aircraft hangars
Special provisions
for grain elevators
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous

div 14- STORAGE OCCUPANCIES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
EXIT OBSTRUCTION
Scope
Exit Obstruction
obstruction
Doors
overcrowding
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
aisles
Stairways
fire escapes
Horizontal Exit
Ramps
Exit Enclosures
storage of materials
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
DOORS
Scope
openable from inside w/o keys,

effort and special knowledge
approved bolting devices
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
readily distinguishable
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
STAIRWAYS
Scope
handrail projection up to 9cm from each side
Exit Obstruction
Doors
headroom clearance of 195cm
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
1-hour resistive construction for storage underneath
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
RAMPS
Scope
Exit Obstruction
1/8 or 12.5% slope
Doors
handrails required for slopes of 1/10 or higher
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
rough, non-slip material
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
EXIT ENCLOSURES
Scope
include landings, floors connecting flights of

stairs, ground floor corridor from stairs to
building exterior
no openings except doorways and exterior wall
openings
self-closing and automatic doors
should not continue beyond grade level
no enclosed usable space under stairs in exit
enclosure
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
SIGNS AND ILLUMINATION
Scope
light intensity of at least 1 footcandle at floor

level
main exit doors need not be sign posted
exit signs illuminated with 2 electric lamps of
not less than 5 watts each
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
EXIT WAYS
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
DEFINITIONS
Installation
Removal
COMBINATION STANDPIPE: a fire line system

with a constant water supply and installed for
the use of the Fire Service and the occupants of
the building
Maintenance
DRY STANDPIPE: a fire line system without a

constant water supply, is equipped with a fire
service inlet and outlet connections and installed
exclusively for the use of the Fire Service
Detailed installation
requirements
Foam fire protection

Vaporizing liquid
Parking stations
Buildings under
construction
rule 6: FIRE PROTECTION

APPLIANCES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
DEFINITIONS
Installation
Removal
WET STANDPIPE: is an auxilliary fire line

system with a constant water supply installed
primarily for emergency fire use by the
occupant of the building
FIRE DEPARTMENT HOUSE CONNECTION:
is a hose connection at grade or street level for
use by the Fire Service only
Maintenance
Foam fire protection
Vaporizing liquid
Parking stations
Detailed installation
requirements
Buildings under
construction
rule 6: FIRE PROTECTION

APPLIANCES
PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
a device that contains within it chemicals,

fluids, or gases for extinguishing fires, the
means for application of its contents for
that purpose, and is capable of being
readily moved from place to place
servicing portable fire extinguishers includes any
or all of the following- charging, filling,
maintaining, recharging, refilling, repairing and
testing
rule 37: FIRE EXTNGUISHER

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
HIGH RISE BUILDING- one which is

at least 15 meters high measured from the
floor of the topmost level to the ground
level
rule 40: HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Automatic fire suppression

systems- high rise buildings shall be
protected with approved type of automatic
fire suppression systems installed in
accordance with internationally recognized
standards
must protect all spaces including every
closet and concealed spaces

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Exits- all stairwells shall be enclosed and

protected
all doors on stairwells shall be kept closed
First aid protection- each floor shall
be provided with at least 19mm lightweight
flexible hose providing water at 19-38liters
per minute for 30 minutes

PD 1185
AND REGULATIONS
Emergency escape- capable of

attachment and use for escape from
windows
this means of escape shall not exceed 25%
of the required number of units of exit
widths

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AND REGULATIONS

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AND REGULATIONS

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PD 1185

THE FIRE CODE OF THE

LIGHT & VENTILATION

THE EXIT: separated from all other spaces of the

CORRIDORS AND EXTERIOR EXIT BALCONIES

do not include railings and partitions below 1.5m.

handrails & fully opened doors should not reduce

access to all exits

Fire Suppression Devices,

Fire Protection and Warning

Class C- energized electrical equipment

difficulty in evacuating people

construction materials used

rule 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Automatic Fire Suppression System:

Fire Protective Assembly:

rule 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Dry Standpipe: standpipe system in which pipes are

Means of Egress: a continuous and unobstructed

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Fire Retardant: any compound or mixture, which

Organic Coating: a liquid mixture of binders and

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Fire Resistance Rating:

time duration that a material or construction can

Smoke Developed Rating:

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EXIT COMPONENTS shall be constructed as an integral part

The TRAVEL DISTANCE to an exit shall be measured on

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A door from a room to an exit

In no case shall access to

Decorations or draperies shall not be placed on exit doors.

Exit distance and

Mirrors shall not be placed in or adjacent to any exit in such a

Travel distance &

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All exits shall terminate directly at a public way or at

in no case shall the ceiling height (headroom) be less

Egress capacity and

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UNITS OF EXIT WIDTH

where a doorway is divided

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UNITS OF EXIT WIDTH

floor on both sides of a door

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TREADS AND RISERS

minimum number of risers

treads and landing floor

Stair, platform, landing, balcony

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Class A ramp - 8-10% slope

every fire section shall have, in addition to the

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may be considered as a required exit

FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS

fire escape stairs

LADDERS: cannot be used as fire escape, spaced at 3m,

SLIDE ESCAPES: where permitted as required exits,

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