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  • Population Served By An Exit-Way Or Exit-Ways

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    (1) The maximum population of any building or any portion thereof, for which an exit-way is required to serve shall be the maximum number of persons actually occupying such building or portion thereof at any time: Provided that such maximum population shall, in any event, be deemed to be less than the sum of the…

  • Disposition And Minimum Number Of Exit-Ways

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    (1) Subject to any other provisions in this Chapter requiring a greater number of exit-ways, every building shall have at least one exit-way, and every room in any building or in a division of a building shall have access by means of at least one doorway (hereinafter referred to as an access doorway) to at…

  • Individual Exit-Ways

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    (1) Every exit-way required by this Chapter shall consist of one or more of the components special-field in subsection (5), arranged in a series, so that— a) Each component in a series discharges directly into the next component without the necessity for passing through any room or through any division-wall, except a wall forming part…

  • Administrative Requirement For Exit-Ways

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    (1) Except as hereinafter provided in this Chapter, the provisions of sections 22 to 32 are general requirements which shall apply to every building in the local authority’s area of jurisdiction. (2) Where, in the opinion of the local authority, the means of escape, in the event of fire, from any building erected before the…

  • Fire-Alarms

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    Where, in the opinion of the local authority, there is need for public warning, in the event of the outbreak of fire, an automatic or manually operated approved fire-alarm system shall be installed, to the satisfaction of the local authority, for the purpose of arousing occupants in the event of the outbreak of fire.

  • Access For Rescue And Fire_Fighting Purpose

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    (1) Every building, other than a single-storey building not exceeding 55 square metres in floor area, which does not have a frontage on to a street r public place, shall have access from such street or public place by means of an unobstructed passage way of not less than 3 metres in width, having a…

  • Fire-Stopping

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    (1) Fire-stopping to the extent specified in this section shall be carried out with non-combustible material: Provided that, in the case of walls and partitions of timber-frame construction, timber of not less than 38 millimetres in thickness may be used in fire-stops. (2) Spaces in fire-resistant protective coverings. – Any spaces between the fire-resistant protective…

  • Service-Pipes And Equipment Set In Structural Members

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    (1) Fixing. – Service-pipes, cables and other service equipment may be embedded in the fire-resistant protection to, and construction of, columns and other structural members if – a) After such equipment is fixed, such members still maintain the required fire-resistance rating and the thickness of fire-resistant protective covering, as laid down in Tables IV and…

  • Access To Roof-Spaces

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    (1) Any opening which gives access to a roof-space in a sloping-roof assembly through a ceiling, or through a subdividing-wall in such roof-space, shall be fitted with a non-secured cover or door having a fire-resistance rating of not less than that of the ceiling in the roof assembly concerned. (2) Such cover or door shall…

  • Roof-Lights And Floor-Lights

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    (1) All frames and sashes of skylights, lantern and other similar lights shall be of metal: Provide that, where such roof-lights are constructed – a) In dwelling-houses; or b) In localities where the roof-lights would be exposed to agencies deleterious to metal; The local authority may permit the frames and sashes to be made of…