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The Fire Code of The Philippines: and Regulations
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
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
Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Exit Enclosures
required 2m clearance
Exit Passageway
Horizontal Exit
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Signs and
Illumination
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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Scope
GENERAL SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS:
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
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
DEGREE OF HAZARD:
probability that a building, structure or facility may
catch fire
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Determinants :
Scope
Definitions
Scope
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Scope
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
Scope
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
General Safety
Requirements
Required Fire
Safety
Programs/Measures
Changes in
Occupancy
Definitions
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
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
Permissible exit
components
Protective enclosure
of exits
Width and capacity
of means of egress
Egress capacity and
occupant load
Arrangement of exit
Permissible exit
components
Protective enclosure
of exits
Width and capacity
of means of egress
Permissible exit
components
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
panic hardware
maintenance of
locks
power operated
doors
CHANGES IN LEVEL
revolving doors
turnstiles
folding partitions
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classes of stairs
treads and riser
enclosure of
interior stairs
stair details
guards and
handrails
monumental
stairs
LOADS
outside stairs
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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
horizontal exits
egress from area
of refuge
bridges and
balconies
openings through
walls for
horizontal exits
fire partitions
ramps
exit
passageways
HORIZONTAL EXIT
Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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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
vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces
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vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces
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vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces
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vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces
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vertical openings
and concealed
spaces
escalator
openings
sprinkler vent
method
spray nozzle
methods
rolling shutter
method
partial enclosure
method
fire-stopping
concealed
spaces
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Assembly
Educational
Classification of
Occupancy
Institutional
Hazard of Contents
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
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Assembly
Educational
Mercantile
Multiple Seating
Business
Industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
aisle width:
0.91-1.00 for more than 60 seats;
0.76 for less than 60 seats
Miscellaneous
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
Miscellaneous
- 0.28 sq.m./person
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Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
Classification of
Occupancy
Hazard of Contents
OCCUPANT LOADS
classroom
- 1.80 sq.m./person
- 3.25 sq.m./person
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CLASSIFICATION
Educational
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Definitions
Classifications
General
requirements
OCCUPANT LOADS
sleeping departments
- 11 sq.m./person
Industrial
Miscellaneous
New/ Existing
hospital, nursing
homes & residential
custodial care
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CLASSIFICATION
Educational
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Definitions
Classifications
General
requirements
Storage
OCCUPANT LOAD
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
New/ Existing
hospital, nursing
homes & residential
custodial care
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CLASSIFICATION
Educational
Institutional
Residential
Mercantile
Business
Classification
General
requirements
Protection
Building service
equipment
Special provisions
OCCUPANT LOAD
Industrial
- 2.8 sq.m./person
Storage
upper floors
- 5.6 sq.m./person
- 9.3 sq.m./person
Miscellaneous
- 2.8 sq.m./person
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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
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CLASSIFICATION
Classification
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
Business
Industrial
General industrial
OCCUPANT LOAD
industrial
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
- 9.3 sq.m./person
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Assembly
CLASSIFICATION of CONTENTS
below ground
Industrial
Classification
Occupancy
General storage
Special provisions
for garages
Special provisions
for aircraft hangars
Special provisions
for grain elevators
Storage
Mixed
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
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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
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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DOORS
Scope
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
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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STAIRWAYS
Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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RAMPS
Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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EXIT ENCLOSURES
Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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Scope
Exit Obstruction
Doors
Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
Stairways
Ramps
Horizontal Exit
Exit Enclosures
Smoke proof
Enclosures
Exit Courts
Exit Passageway
Signs and
Illumination
rule 4: MAINTENANCE OF
EXIT WAYS
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DEFINITIONS
Installation
Removal
Maintenance
Detailed installation
requirements
Buildings under
construction
DEFINITIONS
Installation
Removal
Maintenance
Foam fire protection
Vaporizing liquid
Parking stations
Detailed installation
requirements
Buildings under
construction