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    JPT REVIEW CENTERCompiled by AR. REY M. EVANGELISTA

    Reader: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

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