MEANS OF EGRESS

DOORS
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Every door and every principal entrance which
are required to serve as an exit shall be designed
and constructed that the way of exit travel is
obvious and direct
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door in a means of egress shall

be of the side-hinged or
pivoted-swinging type

shall swing in the direction of

egress travel where serving a
room or area with an occupant
load of 50 or more persons.
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During its swing, any door in a
means of egress shall leave not
less than 1/2 of the required
width of an aisle, corridor,
passageway, or landing
unobstructed and shall not
project more than 178 mm into
the required width of an aisle,
corridor, passageway, or
landing, when fully open.
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Doors shall not open
directly onto a stair
without a landing. The
landing shall have a
width not less than the
width of the door.
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A latch or other fastening

device on a door shall be
provided with a knob, handle,
panic bar, or other simple type
releasing device, the method of
operation of which is obvious,
even in darkness.
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• FIRE EXIT
KEEP DOOR CLOSED

• provision for re-entry mechanism for four (4) or

more storeys in height (every 4 storey)

• NO RE – ENTRY
PROCEED TO _______ FLOOR
AND ________ FLOOR
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* min width – 71 cm clear width

* max width – 122 cm

“FIRE SAFETY
IS OUR MAIN
CONCERN”
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Not less than

2/3 of the width
of the door

76 – 112 cm
POWER OPERATED DOORS

…..doors are operated by

power, the design shall be
such that in event of power
failure, the door may be
opened manually to permit
exit travel or closed where
necessary to safeguard means
of egress.
REVOLVING DOORS
THANK YOU!