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Compiled by AR. REY M. EVANGELISTA

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PD 1185 MAXIMUM TRAVEL DISTANCE TO AN EXIT

Requirements for the Maximum Travel Distance to an Exit as provided in PD1185
FIRE CODE of the Philippines ([Rule III Sec. 3.4-3.16):
Without automatic fire suppression system - 46 meters
With automatic fire suppression system - 61 meters
Exemptions:
Educational Occupancy
Child Day Care Centers
(a) 30.5 m (any room or intended as exit access)
(b) 45.8 m (any point in a room)
(c) 15.25 m (any point in a sleeping room)
(d) travel distance in (a) and (b) may be increased by 15.25 m when equipped with
automatic fire suppression system

Institutional Occupancy

Hospital, Nursing Homes and Residential Custodial Care

(a) 30 m (any room or intended as exit access)
(b) 46 m (any point in a room)
(c) 15 m (any point in a sleeping room)
(d) travel distance in (a) and (b) may be increased by 15 m when equipped with
automatic fire suppression system
Residential Occupancy
Hotels Maximum 30 m
Apartment Buildings Maximum of 31 m from entrance door or 46.5 m when
protected by automatic suppression system
Dormitories Maximum of 30.48 m or 46 m when protected by automatic
suppression system
Special Purpose Industrial Occupancy and Storage Occupancy
Maximum of 23 m
Business Occupancy
Maximum of 91.5 m when protected by automatic suppression system
Mercantile Occupancy
Maximum of 30.5 m or 46 m when protected by automatic suppression system
MAXIMUM TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXITS (PD1185)

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