Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Number of escape routes. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 3: Means of escape – flats, 1 (3.27). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 26. ISBN 9781859469156
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From the flat entrance door, a single escape route is acceptable in either of the following cases.
a. The flat is on a storey served by a single common stair and both of the following apply.
i. Every flat is separated from the common stair by a protected lobby or common protected corridor (see Diagram 3.7).
ii. The maximum travel distance in Table 3.1, for escape in one direction only, is not exceeded.
b. The flat is in a dead end of a common corridor served by two (or more) common stairs and the maximum travel distance given in Table 3.1, for escape in one direction only, is not exceeded (Diagram 3.8).
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | dead end, direct distance, single storey, common stair, travel distance, travel distance, common stair, escape route |
| Subjects: | Section 03: Means of escape – flats Building standards |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2020 08:09 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2022 09:07 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/232 |
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