Standards according to BP 344 (Accessibility Law)MIN. WIDTH OF DROPPED CURB AT CROSSINGS0.9 M

MAX. SLOPE ADJOINING CURBS FOR DROPPED CURB ALONG THE WALKWAY1:12

MAX. SLOPE TOWARDS ADJOINING CURBS FOR DROPPED CURB ALONG THE WALKWAY1:20

MAX. LOWEST POINT OF THE DROPPED CURB FROM THE GUTTER0.25 M

MIN. OF A CURB CUT-OUT0.90

MAX. SLOPE OF A CURB CUTOUT1:12

MAX. SLOPE OF WALKWAYS1:20 / 5%

MAX. CROSS GRADIENT OF WALKWAYS1:100

MIN.WIDTH OF WALKWAYS1.20 M

MAX. HEIGHT OF EDGES ALONG WALKWAYS6.5 MM

MIN. DIMENSION OF SPACE OF A WHEELCHAIR TO TURN1.50 M

MAX. DISTANCE BETWEEN STOPS12 M

MAX. WALKWAY HEADROOM2 M

HANDRAIL HEIGHT0.90 M & 0.70 M

MAX. HANDRAIL HEIGHT1.00 M & 1.06 M

LENGTH OF HANDRAIL EXTENSION0.30 M

GRIP DIMENSION OF HANDRAIL3 CM 5 CM

CLEARANCE OF HANDRAIL FROM WALL5 CM

HEIGHT OF KICKPLATES 0.30 M 0.40 M

HEIGHT OF VERTICAL PULL HANDLES BETWEEN CENTER AND FLOOR 1.06 M

HEIGHT OF DOOR KNOB 0.90 M

MIN. WIDTH OF DOOR 0.80 M

MAX. DOOR PRESSURE 4 KG

MIN. WIDTH OF CORRIDOR 1.20 M

MIN.HEIGHT OF CURB AT RAMP 0.10 M

MIN. LANDING OF RAMP 1.50 M

MAX. SLOPE OF RAMP 1:12

MAX. LENGTH OF RAMP 6 M

MIN. CLEAR WIDTH OF RAMP 1.20 M

MIN. DIMENSION OF VESTIBULE TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE 1.80 M DEPTH; 1.50 M WIDTH

MINIMUM WIDTH OF PARKING SLOT 3.70 M

MINIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGNS ON THE WALL 1.40 M

MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGNS ON THE WALL 1.60 M

MINIMUM HEADROOM OF SIGNS PROTRUDING A WALKWAY 2 M

MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THRESHHOLD 25 MM

MINIMUM DIMENSION OF WATERCLOSET STALL 1.70 M x 1.80 M

MINIMUM TURNING SPACE OF WHEELCHAIR IN A TOILET 2.25 M

MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF LAVATORIES 0.80 M

VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF LAVATORIES 0.70 M

DEPTH OF LAVATORIES 0.50 M

MAXIMUM OF HEIGHT OF LIP OF URINAL FROM FLOOR 0.48 M

Standards according to the Fire Code of the PhilippinesSECTION 10.2.5.2 GENERAL PROVISIONSB.Protective Enclosure of Exits 1.When an exit is required to be protected by separation from other parts of the building by some requirements of this IRR, the construction of the separation shall meet the following requirements: a.The separation shall have at least one (1) hour fire resistance rating when the exit connects three (3) storeys or less, regardless of whether the storeys connected are above or below the storey at which the exit discharge begins. b.The separation shall have at least two (2) hours resistance rating when the exit connects four (4) or more storeys, whether above or below the floor of discharge. It shall be constructed of noncombustible materials and shall be supported by construction having at least a two (2)-hour fire resistance rating. c.Any opening in the separation wall/construction shall be protected by an approved self-closing fire resistive door. d.Openings in exit enclosure shall be confined to those necessary for access, to the enclosure from normally occupied spaces and for egress from the enclosure. 2.No exit enclosure shall be used for any purpose other than for means of egress. A.Measurement of Means of Egress 1.The width of means of egress shall be measured by clear width starting from the narrowest point of the egress component under consideration, unless otherwise provided in para (2) hereof. 2.Projections of not more than one hundred fourteen millimeters (114 at a maximum height of nine hundred sixty five millimeters (965 mm)within the means of egress on each side shall be permitted. F.Minimum Width The width of any means of egress shall not be less than nine hundred fifteen millimeters (915 mm) except when specifically provided under Division 8 to Division 17 of this Chapter. G.Number of Means of Egress 1.The number of means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey, or portion thereof shall not be less than two (2), except when specifically permitted in Division 8 through 17 of this Chapter. H.Arrangement of Exit 1.Exits shall be located and exit access shall be arranged so that exits are readily accessible at all times. 2.When exits are not immediately accessible from an open floor area, continuous passageways, aisles, or corridors leading directly to every exit shall be maintained and shall be arranged to provide access for 3.Corridors shall provide exit access without passing through any intervening rooms other than corridors, lobbies, and other spaces permitted to be open to the corridor. 4.Remoteness shall be determined in accordance with the following: a.When more than one exit is required from a building or portion thereof, such exits shall be remotely located from each other and shall be arranged and constructed to minimize the possibility that more than one exit has the potential to be blocked by any fire or other emergency condition. b.When two (2) exits or exit access doors are required, they shall be located at a distance from one another not less than one-half (1/2) of the length of the maximum over-all diagonal dimension of the building or area to be served, measured in a straight line between the nearest edge of the exit doors or exit access doors, unless otherwise provided in para (c) hereof. c.In buildings protected throughout by an approved supervised automatic sprinkler system, the minimum separation distance between two exits or exit access doors measured in accordance with para (b) hereof shall not be less than one-third (1/3) the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the building or area to be served. d.Where exit enclosures are provided as the required exits specified in para (b) and para (c) hereof and are interconnected by not less than 1-hour fire resistance-rated corridor, exit separation shall be measured along the line of travel within the corridor. e.Where more than two exits or exit access doors are required, at least two (2) of the required exits or exit access doors shall be arranged to comply with the minimum separation distance requirement.

5.Interlocking or scissor stairs shall be considered only as a single exit for new buildings. M.Discharge from Exits 1.All exits shall terminate directly at a public way or at an exit discharge. Yards, courts, open space, or other portions of the exit discharge shall be of required width and size to provide all occupants with a safe access to a public way. 2.Where permitted for individual occupancies by Divisions 8 through 17 of this Chapter, a maximum of fifty (50) percent of the exits may discharge through areas on the floor of discharge provided all of the following requirements are met: a.Exits shall discharge to a free and unobstructed way to the exterior of the building and is readily visible and identifiable from the point of discharge from the exit. b.The floor of discharge into which the exit discharges and any other portion of the level of discharge with access to the discharge areas are protected with approved, supervised sprinkler system or separated from it in accordance with the requirement for the enclosure of exits except if the discharge area is a vestibule or foyer complying with all of the following, and where allowed in Divisions 8 through 17: i.The depth from the exterior of the building is not greater than three meters (3m); ii.The length is not greater than six meters (6m); iii.The foyer is separated from the remainder of the level of discharge by construction providing protection at least the equivalent of wired glass in steel frames; and the foyer serves only for means of egress including exits directly to the outside. c.The entire area on the floor of discharge is separated from areas below by construction having a minimum of two-hour (2-hr) fire resistance rating. 3.Stairs and other exits shall be so arranged as to make clear the direction of egress to the street. Exit stairs that continue beyond the floor of discharge shall be interrupted at the floor of discharge by partitions, doors, or other effective means. 4.Stairs, ramps, bridges, balconies, escalators, moving walks and other components of an exit discharge shall comply with the detailed requirements of this Division for such components. SECTION 10.2.5.3 DOORSA.Application 2.Every door and every principal entrance which are required to serve as an exit shall be designed and constructed that the way of exit travel is obvious and direct. Windows, which because of their physical configuration or design and the materials used in their construction could be mistaken for doors, shall be made inaccessible to the occupants by barriers or railings conforming to the requirements of paragraph H of Section 10.2.5.4 of this IRR.

3.The door assembly required by this Section shall comply with the fire protection rating and, where rated, is self-closing or automatic-closing by means of smoke detection in accordance with Section 10.2.5.3 para G of this IRR, and is installed in accordance with NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Fire Windows.

B.Dimensional Criteria 2.Minimum New Stair Width a.Where the total occupant load of all storeys served by the stair is fewer than 50, the minimum width clear of all obstructions, except projections not more than one hundred fourteen millimeters (114

mm)at or below handrail height on each side, shall be nine hundred fifteen millimeters (915 mm).

b.Where stairs serve occupant loads exceeding that permitted by para B 2(a) of this Section, the minimum width clear of all obstructions, except projections not more than one hundred fourteen millimeters (114 mm) at or below handrail height on each side, shall be in accordance with Table 4 and the requirements of para B 2(c), (d), and (e) of this Section. Table 4: NEW STAIR WIDTHTotal Cumulative OccupantWidthLoad Assigned to the Stairmmin2000 persons142056CStair Details 4.Every tread less than twenty five centimeters (25 cm) shall have a nos-ing or an effective projection of approximately twenty five millimeters (25mm) over the level immediately below. 5.Where material of stair treads and landings is such as to involve danger of slipping, non-slip material shall be provided on tread surface.