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Places where fifty or more persons assemble
for recreation,social,religious other similiar purposes
may be termed as public places. Examples Cinema's, Restaurants,Convention
halls,Stadiums, Clubs, Dance Halls, Places of Worships,
Bus/Train terminals. |
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Buildings should be designed for a high occupant load. |
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The minimum height of assembly hall should be 3.6 meters
and minimum width of corridors/staircase 2 meters. |
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Public places with more than 500sq meters per floor
should have minimum 2 staircases of enclosed type and
one of them should be on external wall. |
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Material used for upholstery, interior decoration, seats
and carpets should be fire retardant. |
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Dry type transformers are referred in public places. |
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Temporary electrical wiring should be avoided. |
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Pedestal fans if installed should be connected to 3
pin plug only. |
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Fire Safety systems like Hose Reels,Wet Risers,Automatic
and Manual Fire Alarm Systems,Sprinklers,Public Address
System etc should be installed as per N.B.C. |
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For large assembly halls with more than 1000 seating
capacity and those in High Rise Buildings , Automatic
Sprinklers and Yard Hydrant should be provided. |
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Water storage tank for Fire fighting 50000 liters capacity(Non-High
Rise ) and 1 lakh litres (for High-Rise) should be provided. |
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One water type extinguisher of 9 liters with minimum
2 per floor should be provided. Travel distance should
not exceed 25 meters |
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Sufficient number of exits for safe evacuation within
2.5 minutes to be provided. |
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Travel distance for exits not to exceed 30 meters. |
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Exit doors should open outwards. |
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Emergency lighting with battery backup upto 2 hours
and auto glow signage should be provided in the escape
route. |
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Exits should be kept unlocked during period of assembly. |
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Fire Safety tips of Do's and Don'ts should be displayed
prominently. |
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If seats are more than 300,fasten them to floor. |
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Fire exit staircases should be maintained free of obstructions. |
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Employees should be trained in emergency procedures. |
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Fire drills should be conducted once in every 3 months. |
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Emergency numbers should be prominently displayed. |