GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPANT LOADS AND EXITS

* In all occupancies, floors above the first (1st) storey having an occupant load of more than ten (10) shall have at
least two (2) exits

Minimum of Two (2) Exits Other Than

Unit Area per Occupant
User of Occupancy (sq meters) Elevators are Required Where Number
of Occupants is over

Dwellings 28.00 10
Hotels 18.60 10
Apartments 18.60 10
Dormitories 18.60 10
Classrooms 1.80 50
Conference Rooms 1.40 50
Exhibit Rooms 1.40 50
Gymnasium 1.40 50
School Shops 4.60 50
Vocational Institutions 4.60 50
Laboratories 4.60 50
Hospitals** Sanitaria** 8.40 5
Nursing Homes** 7.40 5
Children's Homes** 7.40 5
Homes for the Aged** 7.40 5

(**Institutional Sleeping Departments shall

be based on one (1) occupant per 11.00 sq
meters of the gross floor area. In patient
Institutional Treatment Departments shall
be based on one (1) occupant per 22.00 sq
meters of gross floor area)
Nurseries for Children 3.25 6
 Minimum of Two (2) Exits Other Than
Unit Area per Occupant
User of Occupancy Elevators are Required Where Number
(sq meters)
of Occupants is over

Dwellings 28.00 10
Stores-Retail Sales Rooms
Basement 2.80 50
Ground Floor 2.80 50
Upper Floors 5.60 10
Offices 9.30 30
Aircraft Hangars (no repair) 46.50 10
Parking Garages 18.60 30
Drinking Establishments 1.40 30
Kitchens (Commercial) 18.60 50
Warehouses 28.00 30
Mechanical Equipment Rooms 28.00 30
Garages 9.30 10
Auditoriums 0.65 50
Theaters 0.65 50
Churches and Chapels 0.65 50
Dance Floors 0.65 50
Reviewing Stands 0.65 50
Stadia 0.65 50