Fire Escape Stairs Regulations Ireland

Widths no less than 800 mm please refer to technical guidance document m access and use for facilitating people with disabilities.

Fire escape stairs regulations ireland.

In factories offices shops common stairs serving more than one. A mean of escape a means of access for ambulant disabled people or an effective and simple means of vertical circulation or sometimes a combination of these. Supplementary guidance on the design of stairs to help achieve compliance with the building regulations 1 0 introduction stairs serve many different functions in a building e g. Fire door closers door closers are designed to close fire doors once they have been opened and help limit the spread of fire throughout a building.

All of our fire escapes are manufactured to meet the building regulations. The internal stairs in a dwelling. Paragon stairs provides metal fire escape staircases that are guaranteed to last through constant outdoor exposure. Emergency procedures must also be in place and practiced to ensure safe evacuation in the event of a fire.

Vi approved document b volume 2 2019 edition building regulations 2010 section 4. Building regulations for fire safety in residential homes including new and existing dwellings flats residential accommodation schools colleges and offices. Small premises 42 construction 42. Semi public and public stairs.

Spiral stairs can be particularly suitable for fire escapes in areas of confined space. Click on any photo to enlarge and browse. Section 11 of the 2005 act states that employers are required to prepare and revise adequate emergency plans and procedures and provide the necessary measures for fire fighting and the evacuation of the workplace. Here are some samples of our fire escapes.

Choose from the uk s largest range of portable and permanent fire escape ladders escape ladder accessories and user harnesses. Width of escape stairs 30 design and protection of escape stairs 36 builudngd rlbu builudngd rlbu. Please contact us with all your fire escape enquiries. Semi public stairs means stairs used by larger numbers of people some of whom may be unfamiliar with the stairs e g.

Refer to dcument m mentioned before to facilitate access for disabled people and to the technical guidance document b fire safety for facilitating means of escape. Fire safety the building regulations 2010.