abs areca creer, ee, coEPUTfa 3, 2089 3.3.6 From the exit access all exits shall be clearly visible, Corridors and passages leading to the exit discharge shall be marked and signposted to guide the evacuees as per provisions of this Code. A space used in darkness having more than one exits shall be illuminated exits sign as per provision of this Code, 3.3.7 The owner or lessee of all new and existing buildings shall be responsible t0 provide the safety provisions for all occupants and rescuers and firefighters. If in any existing building, the exit facilities are deemed inadequate in view of the requirements of this Code, the authority having jurisdiction may order to comply with the provisions of this Code. General Provisions of Exits 3.4.1 All exits shall be easily discernible and accessible fom the areas served by them, 3.4.2 Exit from any room or space shall not open into an adjoining or intervening room or area except where such adjoining room or area is an accessory to the area served, is not a hazardous occupancy. Ifhazardous or a control area, provide a direct exit to the outside of a building envelope or directly connect with the components of egress system, 3.4.3 No portion of Exits shall pass through a room that may be subject to lock with detachable key or be intervened by a door that may have detachable key operated lock and the door is locked when the building is occupied. 3.44 All entry points to the assembly occupancy shall serve as Exits and shall have the total capacity for at least one-half of the total occupant load, Provisions of exits other than entries shall have capacity to evacuate at least two-thirds of occupant from each level of assembly occupancy. 3.4.8 All exits shall be so located and arranged that they shall provide continuous and unobstructed means of egress up to the exit discharge. 5 Occupant Load ‘Total occupant load means summation of all occupants of only one level at the pick hour ‘occupancy where maximum occupants are present Occupant load shall be considered as per provisions of this Code to design each and every component of means of egress system shall be termed as design occupant load,areca creer, eee, coEPUTfa 3, 2029 Rvre 3.5.1 Design Occupant Load TThe design occupant load for which the component of means of egress is to be provided shall be the highest number computed as per the provisions of (a) (b) and (c) as stated below: (@) The actual number of occupants for whom the area served by the exits is designed; (b) Number of occupants shall be computed as prescribed in Table 4.3.1 (©) The number of occupants in any area shall be computed as per provisions of (@) or (b) as stated above and in all cases the higher value shall govern the design (@) The computation of design occupant load shall be the summation of occupants of a space and the evacuees of other spaces whose are using the said space as for waiting or passing through in case of emergency to gain an access to @ component of means of egress. Table 4.3.1: Oceupant Load Factor ‘Occupancy Unit of Floor Area in m? per Occupant A__ Residential 18 gross B Educational Class room 2net Preschool 3.5 net C__Institutional 12 gross D Health Care In patient areas 15 gross Outpatient areas 10 gross T Assembly: with fixed seats ‘Number of seats designed. ‘with movable seats 0.93 net standing space only 0.37 net with table and chairs LS net Passengers that can be unloaded simultaneously toa terminal or a 0.15 net platform ‘Business: Office Space 3 grossabby areca creer, eee, coEPUTfa 3, 2029 ‘Occupancy Unit of Floor Area in m* per Oceupant*® F Mercantile: Retail sales Area, Ground floor 23 net ‘or Basement 4.6 net All other floor G__ Industrial 10 gross H__ Storage 20 net K__ Garages and open parking structures 2 L Utility Actual occupant load M__ Miscellaneous Building ‘Actual occupant load * As per Sec 3.5.1(b) of this Chapter, design oceupant load shall be calculated and any fraction shall be rounded to next higher integer value. Width of all components of egress system shall satisfy requirements of specified in the Table 4.3.2 3.5.2 Fixed Seats ‘The occupant load for an assembly or educational area having fixed seats shall be determined by the seating capacity of the area. For fixed seats without dividing arms, the capacity shall be taken as one person for every 500 mm of seat 3.53 Maximum Occupant Load TThe design occupant load, need not to be calculated more than one person per 0.3 m? of usable floor space. 3.54 Mezzanine Floors ‘The occupants of a mezzanine floor evacuating through other floors the occupant load shall be added to the receiving floors. 355 Roofs A Roof, an open air space used as assembly or refuge area, educational or other types of human occupancy shall be provided with exit facilities as per provisions of this Code. 3.6 Capacity of Exit Components 3.6.1 The capacity of egress components shall be complied with the occupant load of the area served, The required width of each component shall be computed on the basis of the allotted width per occupant prescribed in Table 4.3.2, subject to the minimum widths