External escape stairs

Department for Communities and Local Government, and Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) External escape stairs. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 3: Means of escape – flats, 1 (3.67). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 34. ISBN 9781859469156

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Abstract

Where more than one escape route is available from a storey (or part of a building), then some of the escape routes from that storey or part of the building may be by way of an external stair provided all of the following conditions are met:
a. There is a at least one internal escape stair from every part of each storey (excluding plant areas).
b. The stair serves a floor not more than 6m above either the ground level or a roof podium which is itself served by an independent protected stairway.
c. The stair meets the provisions in paragraph 3.68.

Item Type: Book Section
Additional Information: mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords
Uncontrolled Keywords: availability, escape route, cellar
Subjects: Section 03: Means of escape – flats
Date Deposited: 02 Feb 2020 12:09
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2022 07:37
URI: https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/310

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