PD 1185

FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

FIRE RESISTIVE RATING:
3 stories 1hr
4 stories or more. 2hr
DISTANCE TO EXIT
From any point . 15m
in the room to exit door
WIDTH OF EXITS.. 0.71m min
DEAD END . 6.00m max
HEADROOM (MEA! "F E#$E!!%
Minim&m headroom 2.30m
F'oor ( )ei'in* pro+e)tions . 2.00m
WIDTH AND FLOOR LEVEL
,oor in a door-ay (min% . 0.71m
Maxim&m -idth o. door-ay 1.22m
($iser% -hen openin* o&tside 0.25
1 steps is a''o-ed
/ei*ht o. pani) hard-are ... 0.76 ( 1.12m
7 0i'os to open
TURNSTILES
/ei*ht 0.11m
2idth . 0.56m
$e3o'3in* door 504 )o&nted
as means o. e*ress
STAIRS
CLASS A Stairs CLASS B Stairs
2idth 1.12 m 2idth 1.12 m
5read 0.25 m 5read 0.23 m
$iser 0.11 m $iser 0.20 m
6'ear 2.00 m 6'ear 2.00 m
7andin* 2.75 m 7andin* 3.70 m
TREAD AND RISERS
Min n&m8er o. risers ... 3 steps
in one .'i*ht
GUARDS AND HANDRAIL
/ei*ht .rom nosin* . 0.76m ( 0.965m
6'earan)e .rom -a'' .. 0.39m
SPACING OF RAILS. 0.255m max
SPACING OF BALLUSTERS.. 0.1525 apart
RAMPS
CLASS A CLASS B
2idth 1.12 2idth 0.76:1.12
!'ope 9:104 !'ope 10:174
CURB HEIGHTS
!tairs . 0.76m
F'oors 0.1525
SMOKE PROOF TOWER
!tairs in smo0e proo. to-er ... 2hr .ire resistan)e
open to a )o&rt 6.00m -idth
12 s;m (area%
#&ards .or 8a')onies .. 1.06 hei*ht
< 3esti8&'es
A))ess door-ays 1.00m -ide
.rom 8'd* to 3esti8&'e
For existin* .. 0.11m -ide
CURVED STAIRS . 7.5 max radi&s
BRIDGES AND BALCON.. 1.12m -idth
3.0 s;m ( per person
ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS
i. 0.91 ( 1 &nit (-idth%
i. 1.20 ( 2 &nits (-idth%
FIR ESCAPE ILLUMINATION 0.001 '&mens

EMERGENC LIGHTING 10 se). ,e'ay
.or = ho&r 'i*htin*
TRAVEL DISTANCE TO FIRE ESCAPE!
>. not prote)ted -ith .ire prote)ted .. 46m
-ith a&tomati) .ire s&ppression
>. prote)ted -ith .ire prote)ted . 61m
-ith a&tomati) .ire s&ppression
CLASSIFICATION OF HA"ARD OF CONTENTS!
LOW Ha#ar$ C%&t'&ts
'o- )om8&sti8i'ity that no se'. propa*atin* .ire
Or$i&ar( )a#ar$ *%&t'&ts
'ia8'e to 8&rn -ith moderate rapidity
Hi+) Ha#ar$ C%&t'&ts
'ia8'e to 8&rn -ith extreme rapidity
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE
CLASS A ordinary )om8&sti8'e materia's
CLASS B .'amma8'e 'i;&id and *as
CLASS C ener*i?ed e'e)tri)a' e;&ipment
CLASS D )om8&sti8'e meta's
DEFENITON OF TERMS
AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SSTEM
An inte*rated !ystem o. @nder*ro&nd or o3erhead pipin* or
8oth )onne)ted to a so&r)e o. extin*&ishin* a*ent or
medi&m and desi*ned in a))ordan)e -ith .ire prote)tion
en*ineerin* standards -hi)h -hen a)t&ated 8y its a&tomati)
dete)tin* de3i)e s&ppresses .ire -ithin the area prote)ted.
COMBINATION STANDPIPE
Aipe 'ine system .i''ed -ith -ater and )onne)ted to a
)onstant -ater s&pp'y .or the &se o. the ser3i)e and the
o))&pants o. the 8&i'din* so'e'y .or the &se o. the ser3i)e
and the o))&pants o. the 8&i'din* so'e'y .or .ire s&ppression
p&rposes.
DR STANDPIPE
A type o. standpipe system in -hi)h the pipes are norma''y
not .i''ed -ith -ater. 2ater is introd&)ed into the system thr&
Fire !er3i)e )onne)tions -hen needed.
FIRE ALERTING SSTEM
A .ire a'arm system a)ti3ated 8y the presen)e o. a .ireB
-here the si*na' is transmitted to desi*nated 'o)ations
instead o. so&ndin* a *enera' a'armB in order to pre3ent
pani).
FIRE RESISTANCE RATING
5he time d&ration that a materia' or )onstr&)tion )an
-ithstand the e..e)t o. standard .ire 5est.
FIRE WALL
A -a'' desi*ned to pre3ent the spread o. .ireB ha3in* a .ire
resistan)e ratin* o. not 'ess that .o&r (4% ho&rs -ith s&..i)ient
str&)t&ra' sta8i'ity to remain standin* e3en i. )onstr&)tion on
either side )o''apse &nder .ire )onditions.
FLAME SPREAD RATING
5he time in -hi)h .'ame -i'' spread o3er the s&r.a)e o. a
8&rnin* materia'.
FLAME ,FIRE- RETARDANT
Any )ompo&ndB or mixt&re -hi)h -hen app'ied proper'y
impro3es the .ire resistant ;&a'ity o. .a8ri)s and other
materia's 'i0e -ood.
FUMIGANT
A *asB .&meB or 3apor &sed .or the destr&)tion or )ontro' o.
inse)tsB .&n*iB 3erminB *ermsB rodents or other pests.
MEANS OF EGRESS
A )ontin&o&s and &no8str&)ted ro&te or exit .rom any point in
a 8&i'din*B str&)t&reB or .a)i'ity to a p&8'i) -ay.
OCCUPANT LOAD
5he maxim&m n&m8er o. persons that may 8e a''o-ed to
o))&py a parti)&'ar 8&i'din*B str&)t&re or .a)i'ity or portions
thereo..
PANIC HARDWARE
A me)hani)a' de3i)e )onsistin* o. 'in0a*es and a hori?onta'
8ar a)ross a doorB -hi)h )a&se the door to open and
.a)i'itates exit .rom a 8&i'din*B str&)t&re or .a)i'ity.
PLENUM
An air )ompartment or )ham8er to -hi)h one or more d&)ts
are )onne)ted and -hi)h .orm part o. an air distri8&tion
system.