Check Lists for Designing Means of Egress

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Means of Egress system- Exit Access, Exit Door, Exit Staircases & Exit Discharge shall meet clauses to
the requirements of the following: MNBC.
1
Make sure Means of Egress is comply with General Requirements of Means of Egress.
1.A Ceiling Heights. 2.6.2.1
Minimum Ceiling Heights – 7’-6“.
1.B Protruding objects. 2.6.2.2
Horizontal projections shall not be more than 4"over any walking surface .
Exception: Door closer and stops shall not reduce less than 6’-4” .

Any horizontal projections shall not reduce the minimum clear width of accessible routes.
1.C Floor surfaces. 2.6.2.3
Floor surfaces shall be non slip surface.
1.D Level changes. 2.6.2.4
If level changes < 12”, <5% slope
Minimum 2 risers of steps
1.E Egress continuity. 2.6.2.5
The exit egress shall not be interrupted by any building elements.
1.F Elevators, escalators and moving walks. 2.6.2.6
Elevators, escalators and moving walks shall not be used in the exit route.

2 Find out the Occupancy type and Occupancy Load.

2.A Find occupant load using Table 2.6.1 base on occupancy type. 2.6.3

3 Make sure Exit Access shall not pass through a room which can be locked. 2.6.4

4 Check number of Exits and Exits Access Doorways from Space as per occupant load. 2.6.5
4.A Two Exits are needed, if Occupancy load is more than 50.
4.B If there is only one exit, it needs to comply Table 2.6.2.
4.C If the occupant located exceed 500, 3 Exits are needed. See Table 2.6.3.

5 Check number of Exit Staircase or Exits per Storey. 2.6.6

5.A If the building is more than 2 storey except Residential occupancy and building which
comply with Table 2.6.4, minimum 2 exits are needed.
5.B Check whether building is sprinklered or unsprinklered.
1 For sprinklered building.
The distance between 2 exits ≥ 1/3 the diagonal distance of the furthest edge of habitable
spaces.
2 For unsprinklered building.
The distance between 2 exits ≥ 1/2 the diagonal distance of the furthest edge of habitable
spaces.
5.C For Residential occupancy with one exit, need to discuss with Fire Department.

6 Check Travel Distance. 2.6.7

6.A Need to comply with Table 2.6.5, Occupancy type and sprinklered provision.

7 Check Egress width. 2.6.8

 7.A Need to comply with Table 2.6.6
7.B Minimum standard of Egress widths are following.
1 Min: Stair Width- 3'-6", except hospital and institutional building.
2 Min: Corridor Width- 3'-6".
3 Min: Exit Door Width-2'-9" with self closing device.

8 Check Exit staircase. 2.6.9

8.A All exits staircase have to be comply with the general requirements of Exit stairs.
1 Minimum 1 hour rated construction is needed. (Base on No. of storeys and Occupancy
type.)
2 Riser: Max 7", Tread: Min 10"
3 Riser: Max 8", Tread: Min 10" for stairs within dwelling units & R-Occupancy
Bungalow,deteached.
4 Head room: 6'-8"
5 Min: Width: 3'-6",
6 Max: width: 6'6"-If it is more than 6'6", it shall be divided by handrail.
7 Landing Width: Same as stair width.
8 Provide a landing at every 16 risers.
9 Handrail Height: 34-38".
10 Handgrip portion of handrail shall not be less than 1.25" and not greater than 2" for cross
section of circular type. 4"- 6.25" perimeter for other shapes.
11 Min: 1.5" handrail clearance from adjacent wall.
8.B Find out whether External or Internal Exit staircase.
1 If it is Internal Staircase, check the following. 2.6.9.1
If the stair is naturally ventilated, provide minimum permanent fixed opening 15% of stair
area.
Make sure no unprotected opening of 4ft horizontally and 10ft vertically below any part of
the ventilation opening of internal exit stair.
If the stair is mechanically ventilated, coordinate with mechanical engineer for mechanical
ventilation or stair pressurization.
2 If it is External Staircase, check the following. 2.6.9.2
There shall be no unprotected openings within 10 ft. horizontally or within 10ft vertically
below, or adjacent or facing.

8.C If the building is more than 4 storeys or more than 3 basement storeys, Smoke free
approach is needed. Check at 10.

9 Check Exits Discharge. 2.6.10

All exits shall be discharge at ground level directly into a safe exterior space .
If it can't discharge, see 2.6.10 Exception

10 Smoke Free Approach to Exit Stairs (2.6.14)

10.A External Approach- through External Corridor, check at 11.
10.B Through Smoke stop Lobby, check at 12.

11 External Approach
An External exit passage way or external corridor.
The opening for natural ventilation be face and open upon external open space.

12 Smoke Stop Lobby

12.A General requirements.
1 Fire Resistance - minimum 1 hour fire rated
2 Area- not less than 32sq-ft.
3 make sure not to impede movement of occupants and can not used as store and shall be
maintained as common property.
4 If it is used as fire Fighting Lobby, it shall not less than 64sq-ft and any width not smaller
than 6'6".

12.B Ventilation
1 Naturally ventilated Smoke Stop Lobby.
minimum permanent fixed opening 15% of stair area.
located not more than 30ft from any part of lobby.
2 Mechanically Ventilated Smoke Stop Lobby.
Check with M&E consultant.
3 Cross-ventilated corridor (Smoke stop lobby).
Fixed opening in 2 External walls and not less than 50% of superficial area.
End of building or corridor of facial wall shall be not more than 30ft from any part of lobby.
Note: External wall of cross ventilated corridor shall be minimum 10ft set back from
boundary.

13 Exit Doors 2.6.9.11

Exit door shall pivoted or side-hinged swinging type.
Min: Exit Door Width-2'-9" with self closing device.

Doors shall swing in the direction of Egress if occupant load is more than 50 and a group of
Hazardous Occupancy and make sure not to block the Egress way while in open position.
If Building is more than 8 storey, Minimum 1 hr. rated door is needed.
Exception- If smoke stop lobby is provided, Minimum 1/2 hour rated or half of structural
fire resistance of Exist enclosure.
Means of Egress

Means of Egress System 2.6.1

It is provided in the building.

General Requirements for Means of Egress 2.6.2

Ceiling Heights – Min. 7’-6“. 2.6.2.1
2.6.2.2
Head room –Min. 6’-6” & Protruding objects area
<25% of ceiling area
Door closer and stops- Min. 6’-4”
Horizontal projections- not be more than 4inches over
any walking surface
Any horizontal projections shall not reduce the
minimum clear width of accessible routes.
Floor surfaces- Non slip surface. 2.6.2.3
If level changes < 12”, <5% slope 2.6.2.4
Minimum 2 risers of steps
2.6.2.5
The exit egress shall not be interrupted by any
building elements.
2.6.2.6
Elevators, escalators and moving walks shall not be
used in the exit route.

Occupant Load 2.6.3

Find occupant load using Table 2.6.1 base on
occupency type.

Exit Access 2.6.4

It shall not pass through a room which can be locked.

Exit and Exit Access Doorways from Space 2.6.5

 1 exit, need to comply Table 2.6.2
3 exits, if the occupant locad exceed 500, see
Table 2.6.3

No of Exit Staircase or Exits per Storey 2.6.6

Minimum 2 exits if the building is more than 2 storey

except Residential occupancy and building which
comply with Table 2.6.4

Un sprinklered building. The

distance between 2 exits = 1/2 the diagonal distance
of the furthest edge of hebitable spaces.

Sprinklered building. The

distance between 2 exits = 1/3 the diagonal distance
of the furthest edge of hebitanle spaces

One Exit with Residential occupancy, check with FD.

Exit Travel distance 2.6.7

Check with Table 2.6.5, base on type of occupancy .

Egress width 2.6.8

Check with Table 2.6.6 a
b
Min Stair Width- 3'-6", except hospital and
institutional building.
Min Corridor Width- 3'-6" c

Min Exit Door Width-2'-9" with self closing device

Exit Stair 2.6.9

a Minimum 1 hr rated construction or as per structural
fire rating requirements.
b Rise: Max 7", Tread: Min 10"
c
Rise: Max 8", Tread: Min 10" for stairs within dwelling
units & R -bulgalow,deteached
d Head room: 6'-8"
e Min Width: 3'-6",
f
Max width: 6'6"-If it is more than 6'6", it shall be
devided by handrail.
g Landing Width: Same as stair width
h Provide a landing at every 16 risers
i Handrail Height: 34-38"
j Handgrip portion of handrail shall not be less than
1.25" and not greater than 2" for cross section of
circular type. 4"-6.25" perimeter for other shapes

k Min 1.5" handrail clearance from adjacent wall.

j
If the buildig is more than 4 storey, Smoke free
approach is needed. See.
Internal exit Stair 2.6.9.1
If the stair is naturally ventilated, provide minimum
fixed opening 15% of stair area.

There shall be no unprotected opening of 4ft

horizontally and 10ft vertically below any part of the
ventilation opening of internal exit stair.
External exit Stair 2.6.9.2

There shall be no unprotected openings within 10 ft

horizontally or within 10ft vertically below, or adjacent
or facing

Exits Discharge 2.6.10

All exits shall be discharge at ground level directly into
a safe exterior space .
If it can't discharge, see 2.6.10 Exception