LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION NO.

43

The Land Transportation Office

Pursuant to the proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and incapacity of commander in
chief of all the armed force of the Philippines and in the interest of effecting a continuing flow of
transportation on streets and highways, officials and employee are hereby ordered to effect the removal
of all impediment on streets, sidewalks and highways such as things, construction, stalled and/or parked
vehicles and other movable property that obstruct free passage. To study, adopt and implement a
system or expeditious repair of road sand highways and devised a method of traffic administration,
management and control that ensure continuous flow of transportation on street and highways. To
formulate and enforce reasonable measures designed to secure discipline and promote in general,
public safety and convenience on the streets and highway: and to closely coordinate and render
assistance or the prompt and efficacious implementation of these instructions.

Motor vehicles that stall on the streets and highways for any reason, or illegally parked vehicles on
highways, streets and sidewalks, shall immediately be removed by the owners/users; otherwise said
vehicles will be dealt with and disposed in the manner of for the first offense, the stalled or illegally
parked vehicles shall be removed, towed and impounded at the expense of the owner, user or claimant.
For the second and offense, the registered plates of the vehicles shall be confiscated and the owner’s
certificate of registration cancelled. In carrying out the foregoing instructions, it is enjoined that injury to
person’s property must be carefully avoided.

Source: The land transportation regional office (Rawis legazpi City)

Stormwater Processing Systems for Industrial Plants

MSR Coalescing systems are often installed in underground concrete vaults, either cast-in-place or
precast to process stormwater from industrial and commercial facilities. MSR will provide kits of
equipment for installation in existing or new cast-in-place systems and has arrangements with some
concrete precast vault companies to provide complete systems ready to install in the ground. MSR
stormwater systems are guaranteed to produce effluent that will meet the requirements for discharge
for either 10 mg/l or 15 mg/l effluent quality as required.

Stormwater Processing Systems for Commercial Facilities

Many commercial facilities such as truck depots and large service stations require stormwater
processing equipment. MSR coalescing systems installed in concrete vaults are often the most
economical and reliable methods of controlling oil in stormwater.

Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

Many automotive and truck ‘maintenance facilities need to install a system for removal of hydrocarbons
from their wastewater. This water can result from either oil change facilities or vehicle washing, but can
contain oil in either case.

SOURCE:htto://oilandwaterseparalor.com/apps-stormwaterprocossing.html
INDUSTRIALICOMMERCIAL STORMWATER PROCESSING

Oil in water discharges from industrial and other facilities are governed by a variety of federal, state and
local laws. The basic law covering discharges is the Clean Water Act (CWA). Permits for discharge are
required and any discharges other than those allowed by permit are illegal. Although the Clean Water
Act was enacted primarily to control discharges from sanitary sewer and industrial plants, it also governs
other discharges of water containing petroleum and other hydrocarbons into water.

Most states and localities require discharges to contain 15 ppm or less oil and grease, based on a 24
hour composite sample. This requirement is based on the CWA requirement for “no sheen”. Oil and
grease may include petroleum hydrocarbons as well as animal and vegetable oils.

Storm water discharges were covered under the CWA but not required to have permits under the
system until 1990. “Storm water discharges” refer to·)discharges consisting entirely of rainwater runoff,
snowmelt runoff, or surface runoff and drainage. Waters that do not meet this definition are not
covered by these regulations. These rules specify that facilities with storm water discharges from “areas
containing raw materials, intermediate products, finished products, by-product, or waste product
located on site” will require a permit.

General Design and Construction Requirements(The National Building Code of the Philippines)

Floor Construction

-Floor shall be of such materials and construction as specified under Fire Zone and Fire-Resistive
standards.

-All floors shall be so framed and secured into the framework and supporting walls as to form an integral
part of the whole building.

-The types of floor construction used shall provide means to keep the beam and girders from lateral
buckling.

Roof Construction and Covering

-Roof covering for all buildings shall be either fire-retardant or ordinary depending upon the fire-
resistive requirements of the particular type of construction. The use of combustible roof insulation shall
be permitted in all types of construction provided it is covered with approved covering applied directly
thereto.

- All roof shall be so framed and tied into the framework and supporting walls so as to form an integral
part of the whole building. Roof truss shall have all joints well fitted and shall have all tension members
well tightened before any load is placed in the truss. Diagonal and sway bracing shall be used to brace all
roof trusses. The allowable working stress of materials in trusses shall conform to this code. Camber
shall be provided to prevent sagging.
Stair, Exits, and Occupant Loads

a. General. The construction of stairs and exits shall conform to the occupants load requirements of
buildings, reviewing stands, bleachers and grandstand.

1. Determination of Occupant Loads – The occupant load permitted in any building or portion thereof
shall be determined by dividing the floor area assigned to that use by the unit area allowed per occupant
as determined by the secretary.

2. Exit Requirement-Exit requirements of a building or portion thereof used for different purposes shall
be determined by the occupant load which gives the largest number of persons. No obstruction shall be
placed in the required width an exit except projections permitted by this code.

3. Posting of Room Capacity-Any room having an occupant load of more than 50 where fixed seats are
not installed, and which is used for classroom, assembly or similar purpose shall have the capacity of the
room posted in a conspicuous place near the main exit from the room.

b. Exits

Number of Exits:

-Every building or usable portion thereof shall have at least one exit. Inall occupancies, floors above the
first storey having an occupant loadof more than 10 shall not have less than two exits.

-Each mezzanine floor used for otiher than storage purposes, if greater

In area than 185 square meters or more than 18.00 m in any

Dimension shall have atleast two stairways to an adjacent floor.

- Every storey or portion thereof having an occupant load of 500 to 999

Shall ave at least three exits. Every storey or potion thereof having

An occupant load of 1000 or more shall have at least 4 exits.

-The number of exits required from any storey of a building shall be

Determined by using the occupant loads of floors which exits through

The level under consideration as follows: 50% of the occupant load in

The first adjacent storey above (and the first adjacent storey below

When a storey below exits through the level under consideration) and

-25% of the occupant load in the storey immediately beyond the first

Adjacent storey.

-The maximum number of exits required for any storey shall be maintained until egress is provided from
the structures.
-Basement or cellars and occupied roofs shall be provided with exits as required for storeys. Floor above
the second storey, basement and cellars used for other that service of the buildings shall not have less
than two exits.

Width:

The total width of exits in meters shall not be less than the total Occupant load served divided by 165.
Such width of exits shall be Divided approximately equally among the separate exits.

The total exit width required from any storey of a building shall be determined by using the occupant
load of that storey plus the percentage of the occupant loads of floors which exits through the level
under consideration as follows: 50% of the occupant load in the first adjacent storey (and the adjacent
storey below when a storey below exits through the level under consideration) and 25% of the occupant
load in the storey immediately beyond the first adjacent story. The maximum exit width from any storey
of a building shall be maintained.

Arangement of Exits:

-If only two exits are required they shall be placed a distance apart to Not less than 1/5 of the perimeter
of the area served measured in a Straight line between exits.

-Where 3 or more exits required they shall be arranged a reasonable Distance apart to that if one
becomes blocked, the others will be Available.

Distance to Exits:

-No point in a building without a sprinkler system shall be more that 45.00 m room an exterior exit door,
a horizontal exit, exit passageway, or an enclosed stairway, measured along the line of travel.

-In a building g equipped with a complete automatic fire extinguishing system the distance room exits
may be increased to 60.00 m.

Doors:

The provision herein shall apply to every exit door serving an area having An occupant load of more
than 10, serving hazardous rooms or areas.

Swing:

Exit door shall swing in the direction of exit travel when serving any Hazardous areas or when serving an
occupant load of 50 or more.

Double acting door shall not be used as exits serving a tributary occupant load of more than 100, nor
shall they be used as a part of fire assembly, nor equipped with panic hardware.

A double acting door shall be provided with a view panel of not less Than 1,300 square centimeters.
Type of Lock or Latch

Exit door shall be open from the inside without the use of a key or any Special knowledge or effort:
except, that this requirement shall not apply to exterior doors if there is a conspicuous readily visible
and durable sign on or adjacent to the door, stating that the door is to remain unlocked during business
hours.

The locking device must be of a type that will readily be distinguishable as locked. Flush bolts or surface
bolts are prohibited.

Parking and Loading space Requirement

Pursuant to Section 803 of the NBCC

The size of an average automobile parking skots shall be computed at 2.4 m by

5.00 m for perpendicular or diagonal parking, at 2.00 m by 6.00 m for parallel

Parking. A truck or bus parking slot shall be computed to a minimum of 3.60 m by

12.00 m. the parking slots shall be drawn to scale and the total number of which

Shall be indicated on the plans and specified whether or not parking

Accommodations, are attendant-managed.

Special Provision:

For buildings/structure intended for the use or occupancy of the handicapped, the

Following provisions shall be observed:

One accessible parking slot for the handicapped per 50 parking slots

Up to 150 slots and in additional slot for every 100 slots thereafter.

Wheel chair transfer area: One between two spaces. Directly conned

To accessible walks of travel and accessible building entrances.

Maximum distance accessible parking area for facility served: Parking

areas for the physically handicapped shall be within 60 m of the facility

being served. This shall be measured from the farthest parking space

along accessible path to the closet accessible entrance. All accessible

parking spaces for the handicapped shall have the international symbol

of access.
PD No. 1185: Fire Code of the Philippines

Owners, occupants or administrator or building, structures and their premises or Facilities shall
incorporate and provide therein fire safety.

Construction, protective and waning system, and shl develop and implement fire Safety program to
with:

1. Fire protection features such as sprinkler system, hose boxes, hose reels Or standpipe system and
other firefighting equipment.

2. Fire alam system

3. Firewalls to separate adjoining buildings, or warehouses and sstorag Areas from other occupancies in
the same building;

4. Fire resistive floors and walls extending up to the next fioor slab or roof, Curtain boards and other fire
containing or stopping components

5. Temination of all exits in an area affording safe passage to a public way Or safety dispersal area;

6. Stairway, vertical shafts, horizontal exits and other means of egress Sealed from smoke and heat

7. Self-closing fire resistive door leading to corridors;

8. Fire dampers in centralized air conditioning ducts;

9. Properly marked and lighted exits with provision for emergency. Ights to

Adequately illuminate exit ways in case of power failure.

Sprinkler System automatic fire suppression system is an integrated system of

Underground or overhead piping or both connected to a source of extinguishing

Agent or medium and design in accordance with fire protection engineering

Standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting device suppresses fire within the areas
protected.

Dry Standpipe System a type of standpipe system in which the pipes are

Normally not filled with water. Water is introduced into the system through fire

Service connections when needed.

PD No. 1151: Philippine Environmental PolicyY

Policy. It is the policy of the state to create, develop, maintain, and

Improveconditions under which man and nature can thrive in productive and

Enjoyable harmony with each other, to fulfill the social, economic and other

Requirements of present and future generations of Filipino; and to ensure the attainment of an
environmental quality that is conducive to a life dignity and well-

Being.

Goal. It shall be the responsibility of the govemment, in cooperation with

Concemed private organization and entities, to use all practicable means in

Promoting the general welfare to the end that the nation may recognize,

Discharge and fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as irustee and

Guardian of the environment for succeeding generations; to assure the people of

A safe. Decent, healthful, productive and aesthelic environment; encourage the

Widest exploitation of the environment without degrading it, or endangering

Human life, health and safety or creating conditions adverse to agriculture,

Commerce and industry. Preserve important historic and cultural aspects of the

Philippine Heritage; attain a rational and orderly balance between population and

Resource use; and improve the utilization of renewable and non-renewable

Resources.

Right to a Healthy Environment. The govemment recognizas the right of the

People to a healthy environment. It shall be the duty and responsibility of each

Individual to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the Philippines

Environment.

BP 344-An act to enhance the mobility of disabled persons by requiring ceratin

Buildings, institutions, establishments, and public utilities to install facilities and

Other devices”

Basic Physical Planning Requirements:

Accessibility

The built environment shall be designed so that it shal be

Accessible to all people. This means that no criteria shall impede the use of
Facilities by either the handicapped or non-disabled citizens.

Reachabiltiy

Provisions shall be adapted and introduced to the physical

Environment so that as many places or buildings as possible can be reached by

All.

Usability – the built environment shall be designed so that all persons,

Whether they be disabled or not, may use and enjoy it.

Orientation

Inding a person’s way inside and outside of a building or

Open space shall be made easy for everyone.

Safety designing for safety insures that people shall be able to move

About with fever hazards to life and health.

Workability and efficiency – the built shall be designed to allow the disabled citizens to participate and
contribute to development goals.