Department for Communities and Local Government, and Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Construction of escape stairs. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 3: Means of escape – flats, 1 (3.82). RIBA Publishing Publication, Place of Publication:, p. 37. ISBN 9781859469156
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The flights and landings of escape stairs should be constructed of materials achieving class A2-s3, d2 or better in all of the following situations.
a. If the escape stair is the only stair in a building with more than three storeys.
b. If the escape stair is within a basement storey.
c. If the escape stair serves any storey that has a floor level more than 18m above ground or access level.
d. If the escape stair is an external escape stair, except where the stair connects the ground storey or ground level with a floor or flat roof a maximum of 6m above or below ground level.
e. If the escape stair is a firefighting stair.
Materials achieving class B-s3, d2 or worse may be added to the top horizontal surface, except on firefighting stairs.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | tifidf-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | flight, common stair, private stair, utility stair, utility stair, common stair, general access stair, general access stair, spiral stair, basement storey |
| Subjects: | Section 03: Means of escape – flats |
| Depositing User: | Umesh Pardale |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2022 08:43 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2022 07:37 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/353 |
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