EXCAVATIONS

• Excavations must not endanger life or property

• Any person undertaking an excavation shall ensure that the soil of the adjoining
property will not cave in or settle.

- Cut slopes shall be no steeper than 2:1 (horizontal: vertical).

NUMBER OF EXITS

• Every building shall have at least one exit

• Upper floors with occupant load of more than 10 shall have at least two exits

• A mezzanine floor bigger than 185sqm or having . more than 18.00m in any
dimension shall have at least two stairways to an adjacent floor
NUMBER OF EXITS

• Every floor with occupant load of 500-999 shall have at least 3 exits.

• Every floor with occupant load of 1000 or more shall have at least 4
exits.
ARRANGEMENT OF EXITS

• If two exits are required, the two exits must be apart by at least 1/5 of
the perimeter of the area served.

• If three or more are required, they shall be arranged a reasonable

distance apart
DISTANCE TO EXITS

• If without a sprinkler system, 45.00m maximum

- If with a sprinkler system, 60.00m maximum

- Measured from any point in a building, measured along the line of

travel
EXITS DOORS

- When serving an occupant load of 50 or more, must swing in the

direction of exit travel

• Double acting doors shall not be used as exits when serving a

tributary load of more than 100. Must be provided with a view
panel of not less than 1300 sq. cm.
TYPE OF LOCKS

• Exit doors shall be openable from the inside without the use of
a key or any special knowledge or effort

SIZE OF DOORS

• Minimum width of doorway: 0.90mm

• Minimum height of doorway: 2.00m

• Shall be capable of opening at least 90 degrees • Maximum door leaf width:

1.20m
PROHIBITED DOORS

• The following shall not be used as exit doors:

• Revolving doors

• Sliding doors • Overhead doors

CORRIDORS
- Minimum width: 1.10m
- • This width shall be unobstructed, except that trim handrails
and doors when fully opened shall not reduce the required with by
more than 200mm.
- • Doors in any position shall not reduce the width by more than ½
DEAD ENDS

• Maximum length: 6.00m STAIRWAY WIDTHS

• 1.10m for occupant load more than 50
• 0.90m for occupant load of 50 or less
• 0.75m for occupant load of less than 10 (private) - Handrails shall not reduce
the width of stairways by more than 100mm RISER AND TREAD
• Maximum riser: 200mm
• Minimum tread: 250mm
• Note: Always keep in mind that the NBC requirement is a maximum for risers,
and a minimum for treads STAIRWAY HEADROOM
• Not less than 2.00m measured from the nosing
LANDINGS
• Length = stairway width
• If the stairway has a straight run, landing length does not need to exceed 1.20m
• Landing width shall not be reduced by more than . 100mm by any door when fully opened
• Max. vertical distance between landings: 3.60m HANDRAILS
• Stairways shall have handrails on each side
• If a stairway is more than 3.00m in width, at least one intermediate handrail shall be provided
• Height of handrails: 800-900mm above the nosing of treads HANDRAILS
• Exceptions:
• In Group A or B occupancies, stairways 1.10m or less in width serving one individual dwelling may
have one handrail only
- Stairways having less than four risers need not have handrails
BASEMENT STAIRWAYS

- If a basement stairway and a stairway to an upper storey terminate at the same exit enclosure, a
barrier shall be provided to prevent persons from continuing into the basements

- • Also provide directional exit signs WINDING STAIRWAYS

- • Allowed as exits as long as the required tread (250mm) is provided at a point 300mm away from the
narrow end • However, the tread must not be narrower than 150mm at any point CIRCULAR
STAIRWAYS

- • May be used as exits provided that the minimum width of run is not less than 250mm
AISLES
• Aisles leading to an exit shall be provided for all portions with installed seats, tables, etc.
• Shall be at least 0.80m wide if serving only one side, or 1.00m if serving both sides
• This minimum width shall be measured at the point farthest from the exit, and shall be increased by 30mm for every meter in
length towards the exit FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
- Automatic fire extinguishing systems are required for the following:
- - Habitable storeys with an area of 200 sqm or more with an occupant load of more than 20
- • Dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, workshops or factories with occupant load of more than 10
- • Assembly halls under Group H and I with occupant load of more than 500 DRY STANDPIPES
- • All buildings 4 or more storeys in height shall be equipped with one or more dry standpipes
- • Standpipes shall be located within enclosed stairway landings
- • Siamese connections shall be located on the street-front of a building 300mm-1200mm above grade WET STANDPIPES
- • The following shall have wet standpipes:
- • Group H or I occupancy of any height
- • Group C occupancy 2 or more storeys in height
- • Groups B, D, E. F and G 3 or more storeys in height
- • Group G and E occupancy over 1800 sqm in area - Exemption:
- • Group H buildings without stage whose seating capacity is less than 500 LOCATIONS OF WET STANDPIPES
- • All portions of the building are within 6.00m of a nozzle attached to a hose 23.00m in length (standpipes 58.00m apart)
- • For assembly occupancies: - 1 outlet on each side of the stage
- • 1 at the rear of the auditorium - 1 at the rear of the balcony