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Fire Code of the Philippines
Assembly
of occupancy
55 Libraries are classified under what classification of occupancy. Business
56 Rooms where baled, bundled or piled materials segregated into desired sizes or groups. Picking rooms.
57 Buildings or structures 15 meters or more in height. High rise building
58 Buildings or structures used for the storage of explosives, shells, projectile, etc. Explosive magazine
59 An air compartment or chamber to which 1 or more ducts are connected and which form
Plenum
part of an air distribution system.
60 A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion. Fulminate
61 Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air. Phyrophoric
62 A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or support
Oxidizing material
combustion.
63 A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape and dimension. Forging
64 The process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the less
volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the result vapor so as to produce a nearly Distillation
purified substance.
65 A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and
Dust
ignited will cause an explosion.
66 Temperature rating at flash point. 37.8 oC (100 oF)
67 A class of fire with flammable liquid and gasses. Class B
68 The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted into vapor. Boiling Point
69 Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall. 4 hrs.
70 A continuous passageway for the transmission of air. Duct System
71 The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
Flash Point
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.
72 A gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin, germs,
Fumigant
rodents or other pests.
73 Minimum width of any driveway in and around a lumber yard / piles. 4.50 mts.
74 Minimum height of fence for a lumber yard for exterior storage of lumbers. 1.80 mts.
75 Maximum width of sumps for the retention of oil and petroleum products. 3.70 mts.
For Refineries, distilleries, and chemical plants, the minimum height for a fence. 1.50 mts.
76 Minimum travel distance from any individual room subject to occupancy by not more
15.00 mts.
6 persons.
77 Maximum distance of travel from the high hazard area to an exit. 23.00 mts.
78 Minimum distance of an incinerator from any structure used other than a single family
3.00 mts.
dwelling.
79 Maximum reduction in width of a stair by a handrail. 9 cms.
80 Minimum door width of a single door in a door way. 71 cms.
81 Maximum change in elevation between the interior of a door to the outside of it other than
20.5 cms.
a balcony.
82 Maximum force in kilograms required for a panic hardware. 7 kgs.
83 Maximum height required for a panic hardware installation. 112 cms.
84 Minimum height required for a panic hardware installation. 76 cms.
85 Maximum number of occupant for a subdivided room or space by a folding partition. 20
86 Minimum width of a door for family day care homes. 61 cms.
87 Minimum stair width for a class B stair serving an occupant load of less than 50. 91 cms.
88 Length of a nosing or effective projection over the level immediately below it for tread
25 mm
below 25 cms in dimension.
89 Maximum height of a handrail. 86.5 cms.
90 A combustible liquid is any liquid having a flash point at or above. 37.8 oC (100 oF)
91 The time duration that a material or construction can withstand the effect of standard
Fire resistance rating
fire test is known as.
92 Any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements
Cryogenic
produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surrounding.
93 Classified as mercantile occupancies, the travel distance from exits shall be. 30.50 mts.
94 Under what classification of occupancy does pool rooms fall. Assembly
95 Under what classification of occupancy does home for the aged fall. Institutional
96 Under what classification of occupancy does court houses fall. Business
97 Under what classification of occupancy does refineries fall. Industrial
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Fire Code of the Philippines
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Fire Code of the Philippines
465 sqm.
area of how many square meters?
148 Includes buildings or groups of building under the same management in which there are
Hotel
more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire.
149 Includes buildings containing three or more living units independent cooking and bathroom
facilities, whether designed as rowhouse, apartment house, tenement, garden apartment, Apartment Buildings
or by any other name.
150 Minimum number of stories of apartment buildings requiring fire alarm system. 3
151 Minimum number of apartment units requiring fire alarm system. 12
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