Fire Escape Door Size

Section 1910 155 c 3 iv a of this part defines listed and 1910 7 of this part defines a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

Fire escape door size.

By the sounding of the fire alarm. Metric sized internal doors are becoming increasingly popular and are now commonly used in scotland and europe. Fire exit doors are the final door on an emergency exit route that must lead to a place of safety. A fire escape plan is for use by the public and occupants in case of a fire as well as for the fire fighters.

A stair is the clear width between the walls or balustrades. An escape route is the width at 1 500 mm above floor level when defined by walls or elsewhere the minimum width of passage available between any fixed obstructions. Each fire door including its frame and hardware must be listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Common options are 2040 x 526 626 726 826 926 x 40mm.

It is important that each floor plan of a building indicates the shortest route s to a place of comparative or ultimate safety should an emergency evacuation be triggered e g. The main difference between these and the standard uk sizes above are an increased door height of 2040mm and door thickness of 40mm. There is an approved document guidance available from the builders hardware industry federation bhif hardware for fire and escape doors. A good fire escape plan should therefore be clearly visible with legible lettering and the fire escape route made.

Issue 4 2012 detailing the requirements for any fixtures and fittings used with fire doors and fire.