Building Occupancy Standards Quiz

18 Questions

What is the minimum corridor width required if serving 50 or more people?

1120mm

In educational occupancies, what is the required occupant load in a classroom?

1.80sqm per person

For rooms with greater than 50 occupants, how should they be treated?

As places of assembly

What is the minimum width of aisles if there are more than 60 seats?

1220mm

How many seats should be between the wall and aisles in a seating arrangement?

In educational occupancies, what is the required occupant load in dry nurseries with sleeping facilities?

3.30sqm per person

In dwellings with more than 2 rooms, how many means of escape should every habitable room have?

At least 2 means of escape, at least one of which is a door or stairway

What is the minimum area requirement per person in upper floors of stores, markets, and malls?

$5.60 , \text{sqm}$

What is the maximum allowed travel distance to an exit in a business without sprinklers?

30.00m

For high rise buildings, what is the minimum corridor width required for occupant safety?

$9.30 , ext{sqm}$ per person

What is the minimum requirement for windows in every sleeping room?

1 window per room

For two-family dwellings, what should not be the only means of access to a habitable room?

Ladder

Which of the following is the minimum corridor width required for an apartment building with more than 50 persons?

1120mm

In hospitals, what is the minimum number of exits required for every floor in the case of mercantile hotels?

For travel distance to exits in hotel guest suites without sprinklers, what is the required distance from the suite to the corridor door?

23.00m

What is the minimum corridor width for residential buildings with less than 50 persons?

910mm

In detention and correctional facilities, what is the minimum required occupant load per person?

11.1 sqm

What is the minimum travel distance required from any sleeping room door to an exit in health care facilities?

10.00m

Study Notes

Occupancy and Exit Requirements

Concentrated use without fixed seats: 0.65 sqm per person
Less concentrated use: 1.40 sqm per person
Standing rooms/waiting spaces: 0.28 sqm per person

Corridor Width and Travel Distance to Exits

Minimum corridor width: 1.83m
Travel distance to exits:
- Without sprinkler system: 46m
- With sprinkler system: 61m

Educational Occupancies

Occupant load:
- Classroom: 1.80 sqm per person
- Shops/laboratories: 4.60 sqm per person
- Dry nurseries with sleeping facilities: 3.30 sqm per person
Minimum number of exits: 2 for rooms with capacity of 50 or more persons, or area of more than 93 sqm

Mercantile, Business, and High-Rise Buildings

Mercantile occupancies:
- Gross area:
  - Class A: 2,787 sqm or more, 3 floors
  - Class B: 287-2,787 sqm, 2 floors
  - Class C: Less than 287 sqm, street floor only
Business occupancies:
- Occupant load: 9.30 sqm per person
- Travel distance to exit:
  - Without sprinklers: 46.00m
  - With sprinklers: 61.00m
High-rise buildings:
- Defined as buildings with a distance of 15.00m or more between the floor of the topmost storey and the ground level
- Sprinkler requirements:
  - Rooms used for preschoolers, first grade, and second grade pupils shall not be located below or above the floor or exit discharge

Healthcare, Detention, and Correctional Occupancies

Healthcare occupancies:
- Occupant load:
  - Sleeping departments: 11.1 sqm per person
  - In-patient treatment departments: 22.3 sqm per person
- Door widths:
  - Sleeping rooms, diagnostic and treatment rooms: 1120mm
  - All other rooms: 910mm
Detention and correctional occupancies:
- Occupant load: 11.1 sqm per person
- Travel distance to exits:
  - Between any room door intended as exit access and an exit: 30.00m
  - Between any point in the rooms: 46.00m
  - Any point in a sleeping room to the door in that room: 10.00m
  - No exit access from sleeping rooms to outside shall be less than 900mm wide
  - Doors in the path of travel should be 700mm minimum wide

Test your knowledge on building occupancy standards including minimum space requirements per person in different types of spaces, minimum corridor width, travel distance to exits, and seating arrangements.

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