FIRE CODE OF

THE PHIPPINES
DIVISION 7-14
DIVISION 7
Building Service
Equipment
7 Building Service
Equipment

UTILITIES
➢ Equipment using gas and related gas piping
shall be in accordance with NFPA 54, National
Fuel Gas Code, or NFPA 58, Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Code, as the case may be.
➢ Electrical wiring and equipment shall be in
accordance with the Philippine Electrical Code.
7 Building Service
Equipment

UTILITIES
➢ Cooking equipment shall be protected by
automatic kitchen hood fire Suppression in
accordance with NFPA 96, Standard for
Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of
Commercial Cooking Operations.
7 Building Service
Equipment

HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIRCONDITIONING

➢ The design and installation of air conditioning,
ventilating, heating, cooking, incinerating, or other
building service equipment shall be installed in
accordance with the Philippine Mechanical Code.
➢ Where ducting of air-conditioning and ventilating
system passes through from one room to another
room or from one fire barrier to another fire barrier
shall be provided with automatic fire dampers.
7 Building Service
Equipment

SMOKE VENTING
➢ Design and installation of smoke venting
facilities in accordance with the Philippine
Mechanical Code.
➢ Natural draft smoke venting shall utilize roof
vents in walls at or near the ceiling level.
7 Building Service
Equipment

SMOKE VENTING
➢ Where smoke venting facilities are installed for
purposes of exit safety in accordance with the
requirements of this Rule, they shall be adequate to
prevent dangerous accumulations of smoke during
the time necessary to evacuate the area served
➢ The discharge apertures of all natural draft smoke
vents shall be so arranged as to be readily opened
from the exterior.
7 Building Service
Equipment

SMOKE VENTING
➢ The required natural draft vents may be
substituted by a power-operated smoke exhaust
system subject to the approval of the
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction.
7 Building Service
Equipment

RUBBISH CHUTES, LAUNDRY CHUTES, AND

FLUE-FED INCINERATORS
➢ Every chute and incinerator flue shall be
enclosed and the openings therein shall be
protected in accordance with Section 11.2.6.2
"A" (1) and "A" (3) of this IRR, respectively. The
chute opening rubbish chutes and laundry
chutes shall be permitted to open into rooms not
exceeding 37 sq. meters
7 Building Service
Equipment

RUBBISH CHUTES, LAUNDRY CHUTES, AND

FLUE-FED INCINERATORS
➢ Every chute and incinerator flue shall be
enclosed and the openings therein shall be
protected in accordance with Section 11.2.6.2
"A" (1) and "A" (3) of this IRR, respectively. The
chute opening rubbish chutes and laundry
chutes shall be permitted to open into rooms not
exceeding 37 sq. meters
7 Building Service
Equipment

RUBBISH CHUTES, LAUNDRY CHUTES, AND

FLUE-FED INCINERATORS
➢ Every incinerator flue, rubbish chute, and laundry
chute shall be designed and maintained in
accordance with the Philippine Mechanical Code.
➢ In new constructions, any chute other than an
incinerator flue shall be provided with approved,
supervised sprinkler system.
7 Building Service
Equipment

ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS

➢ Elevator installations shall be in accordance with
the PSME Code.
➢ All new elevators shall conform to the
firefighters’ emergency operations requirements
of ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, except buildings of less than 5-
storeys in height.
7 Building Service
Equipment

ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS

➢ Elevators shall be subject to periodic inspections
and tests by building management, without
prejudice to the power or authority of the BFP to
conduct inspections. Shall be subject to a
monthly operation with a written record of the
findings made and kept by the building
management. Such record shall be included in
the submission of FALAR 3
7 Building Service
Equipment

INSTALLATION CLEARANCE
➢ All equipment/utilities/facilities mentioned in
Section 10.2.7.1 to 10.2.7.5 of this IRR shall not
be installed without first securing an installation
clearance from the C/MFM having jurisdiction.
This installation clearance shall be a pre-
requisite for the issuance of permits required by
law for these installations.
DIVISION 8

Places of
Assembly
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

INSTALLATION CLEARANCE
➢ The occupant load permitted in any assembly
building, structure, or portion thereof shall be
determined by dividing the net floor area or
space assigned to that use by the square meter
per occupant as follows:
❑ As assembly area of concentrated use without
fixed seats: 0.65 square meter per person
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

INSTALLATION CLEARANCE
❑ An assembly area of less concentrated use: 1.4
square meter per person
❑ Standing room or waiting space: 0.28 square
meter per person
❑ The occupant load of an area having fixed seats
shall be determined by the number of fixed seats
installed. Required aisle space serving the fixed
seats shall not be used to increase the occupant
load.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

INSTALLATION CLEARANCE
❑ In theaters and similar places of assembly where
person are admitted to the building at times when
seats are not available for them and are allowed to
wait in a lobby or similar space until seats are
available.
❑ In areas not in excess of 930 m2, the occupant
load shall not exceed one person 0.46 m2; in areas
in excess of 930 m2, the occupant load shall not
exceed one person 0.65 m2.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Capacity of Exits
• Minimum clear width of aisles and other means of egress
serving theater-type seating, or similar seating arranged in
rows, shall be in accordance with Table 11 below.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Capacity of Exits
• The minimum clear widths shown in Table 11 shall be
modified in accordance with all of the following:
✓ If risers exceed one hundred 178 mm in height,
multiply the stair width in Table 8 by factor A, where
A = 1 + (RISER HEIGHT – 178/125)
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Capacity of Exits
✓ Stairs without a handrail located within a 760 mm
horizontal distance shall be 25 percent wider than
otherwise calculated, that is, multiply by factor B =
1.25.
✓ Ramps steeper than 1 in 10 slope where used in ascent
shall have their widths increased by 10 percent, that is,
multiply by factor C = 1.10
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Location of Exits
• Main Exit
The main exit shall be of sufficient width to accommodate
one-half (1/2) of the total occupant load, but shall be not
less than the total required width of all aisles, exit
passageways and stairways leading thereto, and shall
connect to a stairway or ramp leading to a street.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Location of Exits
• Other Exits
Each level of an assembly occupancy shall have access to the
main exit and an addition shall be provided with exits of
sufficient width to accommodate two-thirds (2/3) of the total
occupant load served by that level. Such exits shall open directly
to a street or into an exit court, enclosed stairway, outside
stairway, or exit passageway leading to a street.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Minimum Corridor Width
• The width of any exit access corridor serving 50 or more persons
shall not be less than 112 cm.
➢ Travel Distance to Exit
• Exits shall be so arranged that the total length of travel from any
point to reach an exit will not exceed 46 meters in any place of
assembly for spaces not protected by approved, supervised
sprinkler system and 61 meters in areas so protected.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Types of Exits
• Doors of the swinging type leading directly outside or through a
lobby or passageway leading to the outside of the building.
• Horizontal exits
• Smokeproof enclosures
• Stairs
• Ramps
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Types of Exits
Turnstiles
No turnstiles or other devices to restrict the movement of
persons shall be installed in any place of assembly in such
a manner as to interfere in any way with required exit
facilities.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Panic Hardware
• An exit door from an assembly occupancy shall not be
provided with a latch or lock unless it is panic hardware.
➢ Seating, Aisles and Railings
• An exit door from an assembly occupancy shall not be
provided with a latch or lock unless it is panic hardware.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Seating, Aisles and Railings
Seating
✓ The spacing of rows of seats from back to back shall be not less
than 83 cm, nor less than 68 cm plus the sum of the thickness of
the back and inclination of the back. There shall be a space of not
less than 30 cm from the back of one seat and the front of the seat
immediately behind it as measured between plumb lines.
✓ Rows of seats between aisles shall have not more than fourteen
(14) seats.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Seating, Aisles and Railings
Seating
✓ Rows of seats opening onto an aisle at one side only shall have not
more than seven (7) seats.
✓ Seats without dividing arms shall have their capacity determined
by allowing 60 cm per person.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Seating, Aisles and Railings
Aisles
✓ When serving more than sixty (60) seats; every aisle shall be
not less than 915 mm when serving seats on one side only
and not less than 122 cm when serving seats on both sides.
✓ When serving sixty (60) seats or less, aisles shall be not less
than 76 cm wide.
✓ Aisles shall terminate in a cross aisle, foyer, or exit.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Seating, Aisles and Railings
Aisles
✓ No dead-end aisle shall be greater than 6.1 m in length.
✓ The length of travel to an exit door by any aisle shall be not
greater than 46 m.
✓ Steps shall not be placed in aisles to overcome differences in
level unless the gradient exceeds 12.5% percent.
✓ The gradient of sloping aisles shall not exceed 12.5%
percent.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Seating, Aisles and Railings
Railings
✓ The fasciae of boxes, balconies and galleries shall have
substantial railings not less than 66 cm high above the floor.
✓ The railings at the ends of aisles extending to the fasciae
shall be not less than 76 cm high for the width of the aisle,
or 91 cm high if at foot of steps.
✓ Cross aisles shall be provided with railings not less than 66
cm high.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Lighting and Signs
• All places of assembly shall have exit lighting.
• All places of assembly shall be provided with emergency
lighting.
• In every auditorium or other places of assembly where pictures,
motion pictures or other projections are made by means of
directed light, the illumination of the floors of exit access may
be reduced during such period projection to values of not less
than 0.0002 lumen per square centimeter.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Exits Common to Other Occupancies
• Places of assembly in building of other occupancy may
use exits common to the place of assembly and the
other occupancy provided that the assembly area and
the other occupancy considered separately each have
exits sufficient to meet the requirements of this Chapter.
• Exits shall be sufficient for simultaneous occupancy of
both the place of assembly and other parts of the
building.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

• Enclosed Platform
• Stage
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

• Thrust Stage
• Proscenium Wall
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

• Arena Stage
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

✓ Every stage equipped with fly galleries, gridirons, and rigging
for movable theater-type scenery, and every enclosed
platform larger than 46.5 m2 in area shall be protected with
the automatic fire suppression system at the ceiling, under
the gridiron, in usable spaces under the stage or platform and
in auxiliary spaces and dressing rooms, storerooms, and
workshops.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

✓ Every stage and every enclosed platform larger than forty six
and a half square meters (46.5 m2) shall have ventilators in or
above it, operable from the stage floor by hand and also
opening by fusible links or other approved automatic heat
actuated device, or heat and smoke actuated device, to give a
free opening equal to at least five (5) percent of the area floor
of the stage or enclosed platform.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

✓ The proscenium opening of every stage shall be provided with
a fire resistant curtain constructed and mounted so as to
intercept hot gases, flames, and smoke, and to prevent glow
from a severe fire on the stage showing on the auditorium
side within a five (5) minute period. The curtain shall be
automatic closing without the use of applied power.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

✓ Every stage shall be provided with a fire control station
located on or adjoining the stage.
✓ Each stage shall be equipped with a one and a half inch (38.1
millimeters) wet-standpipe equipped with at least 30 meters
hose on -each side of the stage.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM

✓ Where approved, supervised sprinkler system is not required,
the proscenium wall of every theater using movable scenery
or decorations shall not have more than two (2) openings
entering the stage, exclusive of the proscenium opening. Such
opening shall not exceed two square meters (2 m2) each and
shall be fitted with self-closing fire doors..
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROJECTION BOOTH
✓ Every place of assembly in which pictures are projected from
cellulose acetate, or other safety film using electric arc, xenon,
or other light sources, which generate hazardous gases, dust,
or radiation, shall have a projection room.
✓ There shall be posted on the outside of each projection room
door and within the projection room proper, a conspicuous
sign in block letters twenty (25) millimeters stroke stating:
"Safety Film Only Permitted in This Room."
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

DECORATIVE MATERIAL
✓ No decorative material, which will ignite and allow flame to
spread over the surface when exposed to a flame test shall be
allowed to be used in places of assembly.
✓ The method of test shall be as follows: the piece shall be
exposed to the flame from a common match and held in
horizontal position 12.7 millimeters underneath the piece,
and a constant location for a minimum of 15 seconds.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

DECORATIVE MATERIAL
✓ Treatments may be applied to decorative material to
accomplish flame proofing. Such treatments shall be renewed
as often as may be necessary to maintain the flame-proofed
condition of the material.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PYROXYLIN COATED FABRIC

✓ The nitrocellulose coating shall not exceed 430 grams for
every square meter of fabric.
✓ The total surface area of fabric-complying with paragraph “A”
above shall not exceed one (1) square meter for every 4.5
cubic meter of room volume.
✓ Where the coating exceeds 47 grams per square meter, the
total area of such fabric shall not exceed one (1) square meter
for every 2.25 cubic meter of room volume.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

MOTION PICTURE SCREENS, STAGE

CURTAINS AND DRAPES
✓ No motion picture screens or screen masking curtains,
buntings or other draperies shall be used unless the material
is flame-proofed and will pass the match-flame test
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROTECTION
➢ Protection of Vertical Opening - Any vertical opening shall be
enclosed or protected
➢ Interior Finish - Interior finish in all means of egress in all
places of assembly shall be Class A.
➢ Protection from Hazards - Rooms or spaces used for
hazardous equipment, operations and process shall not be
directly located under or abutting required exits and shall be
separated from other parts of the building by fire barriers by
construction of not less than 1 hour fire resistance rating.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROTECTION
➢ Fire Detection and Alarm System
1. All assembly occupancies shall be provided with fire alarm
system with manual initiation, provided, however that where
occupants of the building exceed 300 persons, the initiation
shall be through an automatic detection system.
2. The required fire alarm system shall activate an audible and
visible alarm in a constantly attended receiving station within
the building when occupied for purposes of initiating
emergency action.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROTECTION
➢ Extinguishing Requirement
1. The following assembly occupancies shall be protected
throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler
system: bars with live entertainment; dance halls; discotheques;
and assembly occupancies with festival seating
2. Buildings containing assembly occupancies with occupant loads
of more than 300 shall be protected by an approved, supervised
automatic sprinkler system
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT

➢ Elevators - Elevators shall not constitute required means of
exit. When places of assembly are more than three (3) storeys
above ground level and equipped with automatic elevators, at
least one elevator shall be designed and equipped for fire
emergency use by members of the BFP, or as may be
determined by the City/Municipal Fire Marshal.
➢ Air Conditioning - All air conditioning, heating, and ventilation
installations shall comply with the provisions of Division 7 of
this Chapter
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT

➢ Special Provisions for Food Service Establishments
1. All devices in connection with the preparation of food shall be
installed and operated to avoid hazard to the safety of occupants
and shall be installed and maintained in accordance with good
engineering practice.
2. Cooking equipment shall be protected by automatic kitchen
hood fire suppression in accordance with NFPA 96, Standard for
Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking
Operations.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PLAN OF EXIT WAYS AISLES

➢ A plan showing the capacity and location of the exit ways and aisles
thereto shall be submitted for approval by the City/Municipal Fire
Marshal, 131 and approved copy of such plan shall be kept
prominently on display in the premises.
➢ In all theaters, nightclubs, dance halls and similar occupancies, an
audible announcement and other means of announcement shall be
made prior to the performance describing the location of exits to be
used in case of fire or other emergencies.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

OVERCROWDING
➢ No person shall permit the overcrowding or admittance of any
person beyond the approved capacity of any place of public
assemblage. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal, upon finding
any overcrowding condition or obstruction in aisles,
passageways or other means of egress; or upon finding any
condition which constitutes a serious menace of life, shall
cause the performance, presentation, or entertainment to be
stopped until the condition or obstruction is corrected..
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STANDBY FIREMEN
➢ It is essential for public safety to deploy standby firemen in
any place of public assembly, or any other place where people
congregate, due to the number of persons, or the nature of
the performance, exhibition, display contest or activity, is
authorized to detail standby firemen at such place.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

STANDBY FIREMEN
➢ The said firemen shall be in uniform and remain on duty during
the time such places are open to the public, or when the activity
is being conducted. Before each performance or the start of the
activity, the said firemen shall inspect the required fire
appliances provided, to see that they are in proper place and in
good working order, and shall keep diligent watch for fires during
the time such place is open to the public or such activity is being
conducted and take prompt measures for the extinguishment of
fire that may occur.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY
➢ All grandstands, tents, and other places of outdoor assembly
shall comply with the requirements of NFPA Pamphlet No.
102, “Standards for Tents, Grandstands, and Air-Supported
Structures used for Public Assembly”.
➢ Grandstand and bleacher type seating may be used as indoor
type seating only when it meets with the requirements of this
Division.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE AND WINDOWLESS

BUILDINGS
➢ The requirements of underground structures and windowless
buildings used as places of assembly shall be in accordance
with Division 17 of this Chapter.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS HALLS

➢ No display or exhibit shall be so installed or operated as to interfere
in any way with access to any required exit or with visibility of any
required exit or of any required exit sign, nor shall any display block
access to fire fighting equipment.
➢ All displays or exhibits of combustible material or construction and
all booths and temporary construction in connection therewith shall
be so limited in combustibility or protected as to avoid any undue
hazard of fire which might endanger occupants before they have
opportunity to use available exits.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS HALLS

➢ Any place of assembly used for exhibition or display purposes
shall be equipped with a complete automatic fire suppression
system, when the exhibition or display area exceeds 1394 m2.
For combustible materials not on display, storage room having
an enclosure with a fire resistance rating of at least two (2)
hours and protected by an automatic fire extinguishing system
shall be provided
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXISTING PLACES OF ASSEMBLY

➢ Capacity Limitations
In existing places of assembly, the Chief, BFP or his duly
authorized representative may permit occupancy by number
of persons not to exceed that for which the existing exits are
adequate provided that measures are established satisfactory
to the Chief, BFP or his duly authorized representative to
prevent occupancy by any greater number of persons based
on the calculated occupant load of the building.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

EXISTING PLACES OF ASSEMBLY

➢ INTERIOR FINISH
Provisions of Section 10.2.6.3 of this IRR shall apply in existing
places of assembly where interior finish does not conform to
the requirements for new assembly buildings.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROJECTION ROOMS FOR SAFETY FILM

➢ Every projection room shall be of permanent construction
consistent with the construction requirements for the Type of
building in which the projection room is located.
➢ The room shall have a floor area of not less than 7.4 m2 for a
single machine and at least 3.75 m2 for each additional machine.
Each motion picture projector, floodlight, spotlight, or similar
piece of equipment shall have a clear working space not less
than 2.25 m2.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROJECTION ROOMS FOR SAFETY FILM

➢ Each projection room shall be at least one out-swinging, self-
closing door not less than seventy six centimeters 76 cm wide
by 2m high.
➢ Each projection machine shall be provided with an exhaust
duct which will draw air from each lamp and exhaust it
directly to the outside of the building in such a fashion that it
will not be picked up by supply inlets.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROJECTION ROOMS FOR SAFETY FILM

▪ Electric Arc Projection Equipment
The exhaust capacity shall be five and 5.66 m3 per minute
for each lamp connected to the lamp exhaust system 134
or as recommended by the equipment manufacturer,
whichever is greater. Auxiliary air may be introduced into
the system through a screened opening to stabilize the
arc.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROJECTION ROOMS FOR SAFETY FILM

▪ Xenon Projection Equipment
The lamp exhaust shall exhaust not less than 8.5 cubic
meters per minute per lamp, nor less than that exhaust
volume required or recommended by the equipment
manufacturer, whichever is greater. The external
temperature of the lamp housing shall not exceed 54.5˚C
degrees Celsius when operating.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

PROJECTION ROOMS FOR SAFETY FILM

➢ Each projection room shall be provided with rewind and film
storage facilities.
➢ A maximum of four (4) containers for flammable liquids not greater
than one-half liter (0.5ℓ) capacity and of a non-breakable type may
be permitted in each projection booth.
➢ Appurtenant electrical equipment such as rheostats, transformers,
and generators may be located within the booth or in a separate
room of equivalent fire resistance construction.
8 PLACES OF
ASSEMBLY

OPEN FLAME
➢ No person shall cause or permit any open flame to be used in
any place of public assemblage, or drinking or eating
establishments, except when used in conjunction with
approved heating or cooking appliances or under a written
permit from the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having
jurisdiction.
DIVISION 9

Educational
Occupancies
9 Educational
Occupancies

OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT LOAD

➢ Classification of Educational Occupancies
Educational occupancies shall include:
– all buildings used for the gathering of groups of six (6) or
more persons for purposes of instruction, such as schools,
universities, colleges, and academies.
– part-day, nursery schools, kindergartens, day care facilities,
and other school
9 Educational
Occupancies

OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT LOAD

➢ Occupant Load
– The occupant load of educational buildings or any individual
storey or section thereof for the purpose of determining exits
shall not be less than one person for each 1.9 m2 of net
classroom area or 4.6 m2 of net area of shops, laboratories,
and similar vocational rooms.
9 Educational
Occupancies

OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT LOAD

➢ Occupant Load
– The occupant load of an area having fixed seats shall be
determined by the number of fixed seats installed. Required
aisle space serving the fixed seats shall not be used to
increase the occupant load.
– The occupant load of individual lecture rooms, gymnasiums,
or cafeterias used for assembly purposes of more than fifty
(50) persons shall be determined in accordance with Section
10.2.8.1 of this IRR.
9 Educational
Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Minimum Number of Exits
– Every room or space with a capacity of fifty (50) or more
persons. shall have at least two (2) doorways as remote
from each other as practicable.
– Not less than two separate exits shall be provided on every
storey and accessible from every part of every storey.
9 Educational
Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Travel Distance to Exits
– without an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler
system shall not exceed 46 meters.
– any building protected throughout by an approved,
supervised automatic sprinkler system shall not exit 61
meters
9 Educational
Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Exit Arrangement
– Exits shall be so arranged that at least two (2) separate
exits will be available from every floor area.
– Every classroom or room used for educational purposes or
student 137 occupancy below the floor of exit discharge
shall have access to at least one (1) exit which leads
directly to the exterior at level of discharge without
entering the floor above.
9 Educational
Occupancies

LIGHTING AND SIGNS

➢ All educational buildings shall have adequate exit illumination
in accordance with Section 10.2.5.11 of this IRR.
➢ All educational buildings shall have signs designating the
location of exits or the path of travel to reach them, in
accordance with Section 10.2.5.12 of this IRR.
9 Educational
Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Vertical Opening - Any interior stairways and other vertical
openings in educational buildings shall be enclosed and
protected.
➢ Interior Corridors - Every interior corridor shall be of
construction having not less than a one-half fire resistance
rating, and all openings therein protected accordingly.
➢ Interior Finish - Interior finish shall be Class A in corridors,
stairways and other means of egress and may be Class B or Class
C elsewhere
9 Educational
Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Fire Alarm System
– Approved fire alarm facilities capable of being manually
operated
– In building provided with automatic fire suppression
system the operation of the system shall automatically
actuate electrical school fire alarm system.
9 Educational
Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Automatic Fire Suppression System
– Every portion of educational buildings below the floor of
exit discharge shall be protected with complete automatic
sprinkler protection.
➢ Hazardous Areas
– An area used for general storage, boiler or furnace rooms,
fuel storage, janitors closets, maintenance shops including
woodworking and painting areas, laundries and kitchen
9 Educational
Occupancies

PROTECTION
– shall be separated from other parts of the building with
construction having not less than a one-hour fire
resistance rating, and all openings shall be protected with
self-closing fire doors, or such area shall be provided with
automatic fire suppression system.
➢ Cooking Equipment
– Cooking equipment shall be protected by automatic
kitchen hood fire suppression
9 Educational
Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Air Conditioning
– Every air-conditioning, heating, and ventilating installation
shall comply with Division 7 of this Chapter.
➢ Electrical Wiring and Equipment
– Electrical wiring and equipment shall be in accordance
with provisions of the Philippine Electrical Code, and all
cooking, heating, incinerating and other building service
equipment shall be installed.
9 Educational
Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PRE-SCHOOLS

➢ Rooms used for pre-schoolers, first grade and second grade
pupils shall not be located above or below the floor of exit
discharge.
9 Educational
Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMBINED

OCCUPANCIES
➢ Assembly and Educational
– Any auditorium, assembly room, cafeteria, gymnasium used
for assembly purposes such as athletic events with provisions
for seating of spectators, or other spaces subject to assembly
occupancy shall comply with Division 8 which provided that
where auditorium and gymnasium exits lead through
corridors stairways also serving as exits for other parts of the
building, the exit capacity shall be sufficient to permit
simultaneous exit from auditorium and classroom sections.
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMBINED

OCCUPANCIES
➢ Dormitory and Classroom
– Any building used for both classroom and dormitory
purposes shall comply with the applicable provisions of
Division 12 in addition to complying with Division 9 of this
Chapter. Where Classroom and dormitory sections are not
subject to simultaneous occupancy, the same exit capacity
may serve both sections.
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ Dormitory and Classroom
For all health care buildings protection from the fire shall be
provided by appropriate arrangement of facilities, adequate
staffing, and careful development of operating and
maintenance procedure composed of the following:
✓ Proper design, construction, and compartmentation;
✓ Provisions for detection, alarm, and extinguishment; and
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
✓ Fire prevention and the planning, training, and drilling in
programs for the isolation of fire and transfer of occupants
to areas of refuge or evacuation of the building.
DIVISION 10

HEALTH CARE
OCCUPANCIES
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

Fundamentals
➢ Hospitals
– A building or part thereof used for the medical, psychiatric,
obstetrical or surgical care, on a 24-hour basis, of four (4)
or more inpatients.
– Shall include general hospitals, mental hospitals,
tuberculosis hospitals, children's hospitals, and any such
facilities providing inpatient care.
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

DEFINITION
➢ Nursing Home
– A building or part thereof used for the lodging, boarding and
nursing care, on a 24-hour basis, of four (4) more persons
who, because of mental or physical incapacity, maybe unable
to provide for their own needs and safety without the
assistance of another person.
– shall include nursing and convalescent homes, skilled nursing
facilities, intermediate care facilities, and infirmaries of
homes for the aged.
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

Fundamentals
➢ Residential-Custodial Care Facility
– A building, or part thereof, used for the lodging or
boarding of four (4) or more persons who are incapable of
self-preservation because of age, or physical or mental
limitation.
– This includes facilities such as homes for the aged,
nurseries (custodial care for children under six (6) years of
age), and mentally retarded care institutions
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

Protection
➢ Alarm, Detection and Extinguishment System
– The fire alarm system shall be installed with provisions for
future connection to the nearest BFP station in the locality.
Internal audible alarm devices shall be provided in
accordance with Section 10.2.6.4 of this IRR.
– An approved automatic heat and/or smoke detection
system shall be installed in all corridors of hospitals,
nursing homes, and residential custodial care facilities.
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

Protection
➢ Alarm, Detection and Extinguishment System
– Approved, supervised sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout all hospitals, nursing homes, and residential-
custodial care facilities.
– In light hazard occupancies, required automatic fire
suppression systems shall be in accordance with Section
10.2.6.5 of this IRR for systems and shall be electrically
interconnected with the fire alarm system.
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Emergency Lighting, Exit Markings, Alarms and
Communication Systems
– Each hospital shall be provided with emergency lighting as
and exit markings.
– Each nursing home and residential-custodial care facility
shall have emergency lighting
– Exit signs shall be provided in each hospital, nursing home,
and residential custodial care facility
 Health Care
10 Occupancies

Protection
➢ Hazardous Areas
DIVISION 11
DETENTION &
CORRECTIONAL
OCCUMPANCIES
 Detention & Correctional
11 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ Definition
– Detention and correctional occupancies shall include those
used for purposes such as correctional institutions,
detention facilities, community residential centers and
substance abuse or rehabilitation centers where occupants
are confined or housed under some degree of restraint or
security.
 Detention & Correctional
11 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Detection, Alarm and Communication Systems
✓ Detention and correctional occupancies shall be provided
with a fire alarm system
✓ nitiation of the required fire alarm system shall be by
manual means
✓ Occupant notification shall be accomplished automatically
✓ Fire department notification shall be accomplished
 Detention & Correctional
11 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Detection, Alarm and Communication Systems
✓ An approved automatic smoke detection system
throughout all resident sleeping areas and adjacent day
rooms, activity rooms, or contiguous common spaces.
✓ Smoke detectors shall not be required in sleeping rooms
with four or fewer occupants.
 Detention & Correctional
11 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ Extinguishing Requirements
✓ The automatic sprinkler system required by the preceding
paragraph shall be fully supervised and electrically
connected to the fire alarm system.
✓ Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided
✓ Standpipe and hose systems shall be provided
 Detention & Correctional
11 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Travel Distance from Exits
✓ Between any room door intended as exit access and an exit
shall not exceed thirty meters (30 m);
✓ Between any point in a room and an exit shall not exceed
forty six meters (46 m); and
✓ Any point in a sleeping room to the door in that room shall
have a maximum travel distance of ten meters (10 m)
 Detention & Correctional
11 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ Discharge from Exits
✓ Exits shall be permitted to discharge into a fenced or
walled courtyard, provided that not more than two walls of
the courtyard are the building walls from which egress is
being made
DIVISION 12
RESIDENTIAL
OCCUPANCIES
 Residential
12 Occupancies

CLASSIFICATION
❖ Hotels
❖ Dormitories
❖ Apartment Buildings
❖ Lodging or Rooming Houses
❖ Single-and-Two Family Dwellings
 Residential
12 Occupancies

REQUIREMENTS
➢ Capacity of Exits
Capacity of means of egress shall be in accordance with
Section 10.2.5.2 paragraph “C” of this IRR.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Requirements
– Restaurant having a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons
shall be treated as places of assembly.
– Any dormitory divided into suites of rooms, with one or
more bedrooms opening into a living room or study that
has a door opening into a common corridor serving
number of suites, shall be classified as an apartment
building.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Requirements
– Restaurant having a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons
shall be treated as places of assembly.
– Any dormitory divided into suites of rooms, with one or
more bedrooms opening into a living room or study that
has a door opening into a common corridor serving
number of suites, shall be classified as an apartment
building.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Types of Exits
– Doors
– Stairs and smokeproof enclosures
– Ramps
– Horizontal Exits
➢ Minimum Corridor Width
– Shall not be less than 112 cm
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Number of Exits
– Not less than two (2) exits shall be accessible from every
floor, including floors below the floor of exit discharge and
occupied for public purposes
➢ Minimum Corridor Width
– Shall not be less than 112 cm
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Lightings and signs
– Each public space, hallway, stairway, or other means of
egress shall have illumination in accordance with Section
10.2.5.11
– Every exit access door from public hallways or from
corridors on floors with sleeping accommodations shall
have an illuminated sign in accordance with Section
10.2.5.12
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Fire Detection and Alarm System
✓ An automatic fire detection and alarm system shall be
provided for any hotel or dormitory having
accommodations for fifteen (15) or more guests.
✓ For less than 15 guests, a manual fire alarm system shall be
installed.
✓ Every sounding device shall be of such character
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Fire Detection and Alarm System
✓ An alarm-sending station and manual fire alarm box shall
be provided at the hotel desk or other convenient central
control point under continuous supervision of responsible
employees.
✓ Suitable facilities shall be provided for immediate
notification of the BFP.
✓ Positive fire alarm sequence may be permitted.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Fire Detection and Alarm System
✓ Hotels and dormitories including its guest rooms and
guests suites shall be required to be equipped with both
audible and visible notification appliance
✓ In hotels and dormitories not equipped with automatic fire
detection and alarm system, guest rooms, living area and
sleeping rooms within a guest suite shall be installed with
single-station smoke detectors.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Extinguishing Requirements
✓ All buildings shall be protected throughout by an approve,
supervised sprinkler system
✓ All buildings shall be protected throughout by an approve,
supervised sprinkler system
✓ Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.7 of this IRR.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Extinguishing Requirements
✓ All buildings shall be protected throughout by an approve,
supervised sprinkler system
✓ All buildings shall be protected throughout by an approve,
supervised sprinkler system
✓ Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.7 of this IRR.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

HOTELS AND DORMITORIES

➢ Hazardous Areas
• Boiler and heater rooms
• Laundries
• Repair shops
• Rooms or spaces used stage of combustible supplies and
equipment in quantified deemed hazardous by the
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ GENERAL REQUIREMENT
– Every individual unit covered by this Section shall at least
comply with the minimum provisions of Section 10.2.12.6
of this IRR entitled Single and Two-Family Dwellings.
➢ EXIT DETAILS
– Exits of the same arrangement, types and capacities, as
required by Section 10.2.12.3 of this IRR shall be provided.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ NUMBER OF EXITS
– Every living unit shall have access to at least two (2)
separate exits.
➢ MINIMUM CORRIDOR WIDTH
– Not less than 112 cm
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ ACCESS TO EXITS
– Exits shall be remote from each other
– Exits shall be so arranged that there are no dead-end
pockets, hallways, corridors, passageways or courts.
– Doors between apartments and corridors shall be self-
closing.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ LIGTHINGS AND SIGNS
– All apartment buildings shall have emergency lighting.
– Signs in accordance with Section 10.2.5.12 of this IRR shall
be provided in all apartment buildings .
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ SEGREGATION OF DWELLING UNITS
– Dwelling units in row apartments shall be separated from
each other by partition walls having a fire resistance rating
of four (4) hours. Such walls shall be constructed solidly
and continuously from the ground to level one (1) meter
above the ridge line of the roof.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ ALARM SYSTEMS
✓ Every apartment building of four (4) storeys or more in
height, or more than twelve (12) apartment units shall
have an automatic fire detection and alarm system
✓ Apartment buildings of not more than three (3) storeys in
height shall be provided with manual fire alarm system,
provided that dwelling units shall be installed with single –
station or multi –station smoke detectors.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

APARTMENT BUILDINGS
➢ EXTINGUISHING REQUIREMENTS
✓ All buildings shall be protected throughout by an approve,
supervised sprinkler system
✓ Listed quick response or listed residential sprinklers shall
be used throughout all dwelling units.
✓ isted quick response or listed residential sprinklers shall be
used throughout all dwelling units.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSES

➢ GENERAL
– his Section applies only to lodging or rooming houses
providing sleeping accommodations for less than fifteen
(15) persons
– every lodging or rooming house shall comply with the
minimum requirements for detached single and two
family dwellings
 Residential
12 Occupancies

LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSES

➢ Means of Escape Requirement
– Every sleeping room and living area shall have access to
two means of escape complying with that of single or two
family dwelling.
– Every sleeping room above or below the street floor shall
have access to two (2) separate means of exit at least one
(1) of which shall consist of an enclosed interior stairway,
an exterior stairway, a fire escape or a horizontal exit.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSES

➢ Means of Escape Requirement
– All exits shall be arranged to provide a safe path of travel
to the outside of the building without traversing any
corridor or space exposed to an unprotected vertical
opening
– Any sleeping room below the street floor shall have direct
access to the outside or the building.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS

➢ GENERAL
– This Section covers detached single and two family
dwellings as specified in Section 10.2.12.1 of this IRR.
Where the occupancy is so limited, the only requirements
applicable are those in this Section.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS

➢ GENERAL
– This Section covers detached single and two family
dwellings as specified in Section 10.2.12.1 of this IRR.
Where the occupancy is so limited, the only requirements
applicable are those in this Section.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS

➢ MEANS OF ESCAPE
❖ Doors
• No doors in the path of travel providing means of escape shall be
less than seventy centimeters (70 cm) of clear width.
• Every closet door latch shall be such that children can open the
door from inside the closet.
• Every bathroom door lock shall be designed to permit the opening
of the locked door from the outside in an emergency.
 Residential
12 Occupancies

SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS

➢ MEANS OF ESCAPE
❖ Stairs
• The width, risers, and treads of every stair shall comply at least
with the minimum requirements for stairs, as described in Section
10.2.5.4 of this IRR
➢ BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT
– No heating equipment such as stove or combustion heater
shall be so located as to block escape in case of fire arising
from malfunctioning of the stove or heater.
DIVISION 13
MERCANTILE
OCCUPANCIES
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY
– Mercantile occupancies shall include all buildings and
structures or parts thereof with occupancy as described in
Division 3 of this Chapter.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ SUB-CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY
i. Class A - AII stores having aggregate gross area of 2,787
m2 or more, or utilizing more than three (3) floor levels
for sales purposes.
ii. Class B - AII stores of less than 2,787 m2 aggregate area,
but over 287 m2, or utilizing any balcony, mezzanine or
floor above or below the street floor level for sales
purposes.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ SUB-CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY
iii. Class C - All stores of 278 m2 or less gross area used for
sales purposes on the street floor only.

➢ CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD
❖The contents of mercantile occupancies shall be classified
in accordance with Division 4 of this Chapter.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ GENERAL
✓ All exit facilities shall be in accordance with Division 5 of
this Chapter.
✓ where a stairway, escalator, outside stair, or ramp serves
two (2) or more upper floors, the same stairway or other
exit required to serve anyone (1) upper floor may also
serve other upper floors.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ GENERAL
✓ Where there are two (2) or more floors below the street
floor, the same stairway or other exit may serve all floors,
but all required exits from such areas shall be
independent of any open stairways between street and
the floor below it.
➢ TYPES OF EXITS
✓ Doors, stairs, horizontal exits, ramps
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ NUMBER OF EXITS
✓ Not less than two separate exits shall be provided on
every storey.
✓ Not less than two separate exits shall be accessible from
every part of every storey.
➢ EXIT SIGNS AND LIGHTING
✓ Every mercantile occupancy shall have exit illumination
and signs.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ PROTECTION OF VERTICAL OPENINGS
✓ Any stairway, elevator shaft, escalator opening or other
critical opening shall be enclosed or protected in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.2 of this IRR, except as permitted in this
Section.
➢ ALARM SYSTEM
✓ Class A and Class B stores shall be provided with an
automatic and manual fire alarm system in accordance with
Section 10.2.6.4of this IRR.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION
✓ Approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system
protection shall be installed in accordance with Section
10.2.6.5 of this IRR in all mercantile occupancies
➢ HAZARDOUS AREAS
▪ General storage, boiler or furnace rooms, fuel storage,
janitor closet, maintenance shops, kitchens etc.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
➢ SELF-SERVICE STORES
✓ In any self-service store, no check-out stand or associated
railings or barriers shall obstruct exits or required aisles or
approaches thereto
✓ In every self-service store where, wheeled carts or
buggIes are used by customers, adequate provision shall
be made for the transit and parking of such carts to
minimize the possibility that they may obstruct exits.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
➢ OPEN-AIR MERCANTILE OPERATIONS
✓ Open-air mercantile, operations, such as open-air markets,
gasoline filling stations, auto LPG refilling stations, roadside
stands for the sale of farm produce and other outdoor
mercantile operations shall be so arranged and conducted as to
maintain free and unobstructed ways of travel at all times to
permit prompt escape from any point of danger in case of fire
or other emergency, with no dead ends in which persons might
be trapped due to display stands, adjoining buildings, fences,
vehicles, or other obstructions.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
➢ OPEN-AIR MERCANTILE OPERATIONS
✓ If mercantile operations are conducted in roof-over areas,
they shall be treated as mercantile buildings, provided
that canopies over individual small stands to protect
merchandise from the weather shall not be construed to
constitute buildings for the purpose of this Chapter.
 Mercantile
13 Occupancies

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
➢ COMBINED MERCANTILE & RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES
✓ No dwelling unit shall have its sole means of exit through
any mercantile occupancy in the same building.
➢ COVERED MALLS & WALKWAY
✓ A covered or roofed interior area used as a pedestrian
public way and connecting buildings housing individual or
multiple tenants. Use of the term covered mall shall
include covered walkways.
DIVISION 14
BUSINESS
OCCUPANCIES
 Business
14 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY
✓ Business Occupancies shall include all buildings and
structures or parts thereof with occupancy described in
Division 3 of this Chapter.
 Business
14 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS
✓ The contents of business occupancies shall be classified as
ordinary hazard in accordance with Division 4 of this
Chapter. For purposes of the design of an automatic fire
suppression system, as office occupancy shall be classified
as "Light hazard occupancy".
 Business
14 Occupancies

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
➢ OCCUPANT LOAD
✓ shall be no less than one (1) person per 9.3 m2 of gross
floor area.
➢ EXIT DETAILS
✓ All exit facilities shall be in accordance with Section
10.2.5.10 of this IRR and this Division
✓ Stairs and ramps serving two (2) or more floors below a
street floor occupied for business use shall be permitted
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ GENERAL
✓ All exit facilities shall be in accordance with Section
10.2.5.10 of this IRR and this Division
✓ Stairs and ramps serving two (2) or more floors below a
street floor occupied for business use shall be permitted
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ EXIT DETAILS
✓ An inside open stairway or inside open ramp shall be
permitted
➢ TYPE OF EXITS
✓ Doors, ramps, stairs and smoke-proof enclosures,
horizontal exits, exit passageways, fire escape ladders.
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ NUMBER OF EXITS
✓ Not less than two (2) separate exits shall be provided on
every storey.
✓ Not less than two (2) separate exits shall be accessible
from every part of every storey.
✓ shall be permitted to include a single exit access path for
the distances permitted as common paths of travel.
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ NUMBER OF EXITS
✓ A single exit shall be permitted for a room or area with a
total occupant load of fewer than 100 persons
✓ Any business occupancy not exceeding three (3) storeys,
and not exceeding an occupant load of 30 people per
floor, shall be permitted a single separate exit to each
floor
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXITS
✓ the travel distance shall not exceed 61 meters
➢ EXIT SIGNS AND LIGHTING
✓ Exit illumination shall be provided in accordance with
Section 10.2.5.11 of this IRR.
✓ Emergency lighting shall be provided in accordance with
Section 10.2.5.11 of this IRR in any building
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ EXIT SIGNS AND LIGHTING
✓ Emergency lighting in accordance with 10.2.5.11 of this
IRR shall be provided for all underground and limited
access structures.
 Business
14 Occupancies

EXIT DETAILS
➢ EXIT SIGNS AND LIGHTING
✓ Emergency lighting in accordance with 10.2.5.11 of this
IRR shall be provided for all underground and limited
access structures.
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ VERTICAL OPENINGS
✓ . Vertical openings shall be enclosed or protected in
accordance with section 10.2.6.2of this IRR
➢ Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems
✓ A fire alarm system in accordance with Section 10.2.6.4
of this IRR shall be provided in all business occupancies
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
✓ Initiation. Initiation of the required fire alarm system
shall be by one of the following means:
1. Manual means
2. Means of an approved automatic fire detection system that
complies
3. Means of an approved automatic sprinkler system
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION
✓ During all times that the building is occupied, the
required fire alarm system, once initiated, shall perform
one of the following functions:
1. it shall activate a general alarm; a positive alarm sequence
2. Pre-signal system
3. it shall activate an alarm signal in a continuously attended
location for the purpose of initiating emergency action by
personnel trained to respond
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ PROTECTION FROM HAZARD
✓ Hazardous areas including, but not limited to, areas used
for general storage, boiler or furnace rooms, and
maintenance shops that include woodworking and
painting areas shall be protected in accordance with
Section 10.2.6.8 of this IRR.
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ BUILDING SERVICE UTILITIES
– Heating ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment shall
comply with the provisions of Section 10.2.7.2 of this IRR.
– Elevators, escalators, and conveyors shall comply with the
provisions of Section 10.2.7.5 of this IRR.
– Rubbish chutes, incinerators, and laundry chutes shall
comply with the provisions of Section 10.2.7.4 of this IRR.
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ COMBINED BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY
In any building occupied for both business and mercantile
purposes, the entire building shall have exits in accordance
with Division 14 of this Chapter.
Exception: If mercantile occupancy sections are effectively
segregated from business section, exit facilities may be
treated separately.
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
All business occupancy buildings fifteen (15) meters or more
in height shall be provided throughout with approved,
supervised sprinkler system, fully electrically supervised
designed in accordance with NFPA 13: Standard for the
Installation of Sprinklers (latest edition); or shall be designed
with a system that will provide equivalent safety. Building
height shall be measured from the ground level to floor of
the topmost storey.
 Business
14 Occupancies

PROTECTION
➢ HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
In addition to the above requirements, all buildings
regardless of height shall comply with other applicable
provisions of the Fire Code of the Philippines and this IRR.