Fire Safety Instructions: Hilaire De Fauw Building
MEANS OF EGRESS
"Means of egress" is defined as the way to exit a building or structure, especially during an emergency.
FINDINGS:
The exit doors are free from obstruction and it has a width of 81cm.
On the 2nd floor their is only one exit door in each classroom ( F201 and F202) while on the 1st floor, room
F101 has two doors , F107 has also one exit door.
The exit doors swing on the direction of travel and they are marked clearly.
Their is one installed emergency lighting on the second floor .
The fire escape stairs have a rise of cm and a width of cm.
There are two installed escape ladders on the building but the other one is obstructed by stones along it.
The corridor has a width of 1.80 meters.
The classrooms in the basement ( F101 and F107) have an exit that leads directly to the exterior without entering the floor above.
FOR WARNING AND PROTECTION
The building doesn’t have a fire alarm that is manually operated We did not see any smoke detector and heat detector installed. There is no emergency plan posted/ displayed on the building. There are directional signs and they are readily visible.
The building has no firewall and it does not have an automatic sprinkler protection.
The building doesn’t have any additional features for handicapped persons.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
• There is one fire extinguisher installed in every 200 square meters.
• The fire extinguisher is distributed uniformly but not on a floor by floor basis
• It provides an easy access because it can be reach by a normal person (based on height).
•It is also readily visible because it is near the normal paths of travel
WINDOWS FOR RESCUE AND VENTILLATION
The windows on the 1st floor are not readily opened but on the 2nd floor the two windows near the escape ladders can be readily opened.
The window openings are 1 meter above the floor.
RECOMMENDATION
MEANS OF EGRESS:
doors:
RECOMMENDATION
FOR WARNING AND PROTECTION
Provide a manual fire alarm on the building
"Means of egress" is defined as the way to exit a building or structure, especially during an emergency.
FINDINGS:
The exit doors are free from obstruction and it has a width of 81cm.
On the 2nd floor their is only one exit door in each classroom ( F201 and F202) while on the 1st floor, room
F101 has two doors , F107 has also one exit door.
The exit doors swing on the direction of travel and they are marked clearly.
Their is one installed emergency lighting on the second floor .
The fire escape stairs have a rise of cm and a width of cm.
There are two installed escape ladders on the building but the other one is obstructed by stones along it.
The corridor has a width of 1.80 meters.
The classrooms in the basement ( F101 and F107) have an exit that leads directly to the exterior without entering the floor above.
FOR WARNING AND PROTECTION
The building doesn’t have a fire alarm that is manually operated We did not see any smoke detector and heat detector installed. There is no emergency plan posted/ displayed on the building. There are directional signs and they are readily visible.
The building has no firewall and it does not have an automatic sprinkler protection.
The building doesn’t have any additional features for handicapped persons.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
• There is one fire extinguisher installed in every 200 square meters.
• The fire extinguisher is distributed uniformly but not on a floor by floor basis
• It provides an easy access because it can be reach by a normal person (based on height).
•It is also readily visible because it is near the normal paths of travel
WINDOWS FOR RESCUE AND VENTILLATION
The windows on the 1st floor are not readily opened but on the 2nd floor the two windows near the escape ladders can be readily opened.
The window openings are 1 meter above the floor.
RECOMMENDATION
MEANS OF EGRESS:
doors:
RECOMMENDATION
FOR WARNING AND PROTECTION
Provide a manual fire alarm on the building