Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Alternative exits. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 3: Means of escape – flats, 1 (3.22). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 25. ISBN 9781859469156
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Any alternative exit from a flat should comply with all of the following.
a. It should be remote from the main entrance door to the flat.
b. It should lead to a final exit, via a common stair if necessary, through one of the following.
i. A door to an access corridor, access lobby or common balcony.
ii. An internal private stair leading to an access corridor, access lobby or common balcony at another level.
iii. A door to a common stair.
iv. A door to an external stair.
v. A door to an escape route over a flat roof.
Any access route leading to a final exit or common stair should comply with the provisions for means of escape in the common parts of a flat (see paragraph 3.25).
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | corridor access, alternative exit, common balcony, private stair, final exit, common stair, escape route, common stair, should, high-usage entrance door |
| Subjects: | Section 03: Means of escape – flats Building standards |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2020 08:10 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2022 09:07 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/216 |
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