RA 9514 Fire Code

Minimum exit door width.

0.71 mtr.

Minimum floor to ceiling height.

2.30 mts.

Maximum stair rise height for a class A stair.

0.19 mtr.

Maximum height between landings for class A stair.

2.75 mts.

Minimum headroom for class A & B stairs.

2.00 mts.

Unit area per person for waiting areas or standing rooms.

0.28 sqm.

Number of exits for place of assembly for 1000 occupants

4 exits

Travel distance to an exit without fire sprinkler system.

46.00 mts.

Travel distance to an exit with fire sprinkler system.

61.00 mts.

Minimum spacing of rows of seats from back to back for a public assembly building.

0.83 mtr.

Maximum number of seats in a row in between aisles.

14

Maximum number of seats in a row opening on to an aisle at one side.

7

Standard width of a seat without dividing arms for places of assembly.

60 cms.

Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60.

91 cms.

Minimum headroom created by any projection from the ceiling.

2.00 mts.

Minimum clear width of turnstiles.

56cms.

Minimum dimension of landings in direction of travel for class A & B stairs.

112 cms.

Minimum number of risers in any one (1) flight of stairs.

3

Minimum height of a handrail above the upper surface of the tread.

76cms.

Minimum clearance of a handrail from any wall.

38cms.

Minimum height of a guard rail.

91cms.

Maximum height of a guard rail.

106cms.

Minimum inner radius of a monumental stair.

7.50mts

Minimum width of any balcony or bridge.

112 cms.

Minimum width of a class A ramp.

112 cms.

Maximum rise of any floor from the balcony floor to which an access door leads.

20.3cms.

Maximum vertical height in floors for an escalator.

1 floor

Minimum width of a fire escape stair for existing stairs.

55.9 cms.

Minimum width of landing for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.

55.9 cms.

Minimum tread for a fire escape stair for small buildings.

15.25 cms.

Maximum rise of fire escape stair for a small building.

30.5 cms.

Maximum rise of fire escape stair for existing stairs.

22.9 cms.

Maximum height between landings for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.

3.66 mts.

Minimum headroom clearance for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.

2.13 mts.

Minimum headroom clearance for a fire escape stair for small buildings.

1.98 mts.

Number of exits for place of assembly for 600-1000 occupants.

3 exits

Maximum occupant load for a class C public assembly.

50-300

Minimum number of exit for an Institutional type of structure.

2 exits

Maximum travel distance between room door intended as exit access and exit with

sprinkler system for institutional use.

30 mts.

Maximum travel distance from the door of any room to exit for hotels with sprinkler.

30 mts.

Maximum travel distance from the main entrance door to exit for apartments with sprinkler.

31 mts.

Minimum increase in width for an aisle per linear meter.

2.5 cms

Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving one side for a

public assembly building.

91 cms.

Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving two sides for a public assembly building.

1.00 mts

Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of below 60 for a public assembly building.

76 cms.

Minimum width of an aisle for an educational use building.

1.80 mts

Minimum width of an aisle for hospitals or nursing homes.

2.44 mts.

Minimum width of an aisle for custodial care institutions.

1.83 mts

Minimum width of an aisle for business use structure.

112 cms.

Minimum width of an aisle for an industrial building.

112 cms.

Occupant load per person for laboratories.

4.60 sq.m.

Jails are classified under what classification of occupancy.

Institutional

Courtrooms with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what

classification of occupancy.

Assembly

Armories with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what classification

of occupancy

Assembly

Libraries are classified under what classification of occupancy.

Business

Rooms where baled, bundled or piled materials segregated into desired sizes or groups.

Picking rooms.

Buildings or structures 15 meters or more in height.

High rise building

Buildings or structures used for the storage of explosives, shells, projectile, etc.

Explosive magazine

An air compartment or chamber to which 1 or more ducts are connected and which form

part of an air distribution system.

Plenum

A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion.

Fulminate

Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air.

Phyrophoric

A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or support

Oxidizing material

A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape and dimension.

Forging

The process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the result vapor so as to produce a nearly purified substance.

Distillation

A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and

ignited will cause an explosion.

Dust

Temperature rating at flash point.

37.8 oC (100 oF)

A class of fire with flammable liquid and gasses.

Class B

The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted into vapor.

Boiling Point

Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall.

4 hrs.

A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.

Duct System

The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient

concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.

Flush point

A gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin, germs,

rodents or other pests.

Fumigant

Minimum width of any driveway in and around a lumber yard / piles.

4.50 mts.

Minimum height of fence for a lumber yard for exterior storage of lumbers.

4.50 mts.

Maximum width of sumps for the retention of oil and petroleum products.

3.70 mts.

Minimum distance of an incinerator from any structure used other than a single family

dwelling.

3.00 mts.

Minimum door width of a single door in a door way.

71 cms.

Maximum force in kilograms required for a panic hardware

7 kgs.

Maximum height required for a panic hardware installation.

112 cms.

Minimum height required for a panic hardware installation.

76 cms.

Maximum number of occupant for a subdivided room or space by a folding partition.

20

Minimum width of a door for family day care homes.

61 cms.

Any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements

produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surrounding.

Cryogenic

Classified as mercantile occupancies, the travel distance from exits shall be.

30.50 mts.

Under what classification of occupancy does pool rooms fall.

Assembly

Under what classification of occupancy does home for the aged fall.

Institutional

Under what classification of occupancy does court houses fall.

Business

Under what classification of occupancy does refineries fall.

Industrial

Under what classification of occupancy does drugstores fall.

Mercantile

Class of fire involving combustible metals, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and

other similar materials.

Class D

Class of fire involving ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, papers, cloth, rubber, and plastics.

Class A

A tank, vat or container of flammable or combustible liquid in which articles or materials

are immersed for the purpose of coating, finishing, treating or similar processes.

Dip Tank

An integrated system of under ground or overhead piping or both connected to a source

of extinguishing agents or medium and designed in accordance with fire protection

engineering standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting device,

suppresses fire within the area protected.

Automatic Fire Suppression System

A continuous and unobstructed route of exit from any point in a building to a public way.

Means of Egress

Under what classification of occupancy does museums fall?

Assembly

Under what classification of occupancy does town halls fall?

Business

Class III combustible liquids shall mean any liquid having a flash point at how many

degrees Celsius?

60 oC

Includes buildings or groups of building under the same management in which there are

more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire.

Hotel

Includes buildings containing three or more living units independent cooking and bathroom

facilities, whether designed as rowhouse, apartment house, tenement, garden apartment,

or by any other name.

Apartment Buildings

Occupant load per person for classrooms.

1.80 sqm.