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Passive fire protection for the buildings

Non riser building (floor area below 800 sq.m.)


 Single protected stairway (depending on the occupancy load)

Non riser building (Floor area above 800 sq.m.)


 Main stairway (protected)
 Alternative means of escape (Depending the occupancy load)

Medium riser building.


 Main stairway ( protected )
 Smoke free lobby (Not less than 6 sq.m.)
 Alternative means of escape (Depending the occupancy load)

High riser building:


 Main stairway (Protected)
 Fire fighting shaft ( if floor area is below 900 sq.m. one shaft , 900 to 2000 sq.m. two shafts and
every 1500 Sq.m. need one shaft)
 Alternative means of escape (Depending the occupancy load)

Dead end condition:


 The maximum distant from the removed point to the stair way is 18M.(One way direction) for
office, shops, commercial, stores and other residential(Hotel).
 9M for Institution, public resort, high risk production building and hospital.
 15M. residential (From the main door to the stairway)
 25M. for industrials

Two way direction:


 45M. for Offices, shop & commercials, industrials, residential and stores
 30M. For other residential (Hotel)
 18M. Institutional (Hospital) and place of public resort
Two way direction (If sprinkled)

 60M. for offices, shop & commercials, industrials, residential and stores.
 45M. For other residential (Hotel)
 30M. Institutional (Hospital) and place of public resort.

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