| 3.1
General |
| GROUP
A, DIVISION 2 |
Assembly
occupancies not elsewhere classified in Group A. Group D also
occupies the building (Business and personal services occupancies) |
| 3.1.2.1
(1) |
Every
building or part of a building shall be classified according to
its major occupancy as belonging to one of the Groups or divisions
described in table 3.1.2. |
| 3.1.16.1
(1) |
Occupant
load determination. The occupant load of a floor area or part of a
floor area based on the number of persons for which the area is
designed, but not less than that determined from Table 3.1.16.1,
unless it can be shown that the area will be occupied by fewer
persons |
| Table
3.1.16.1 |
| Type
of Use of Floor Area or Part thereof |
Area
per person sq. m |
| space
with non-fixed seats |
0.75 |
| space
with non-fixed seats and tables |
0.95 |
| shops
and vocational rooms |
9.30 |
| reading
or writing rooms or lounges |
1.85 |
| dining,
beverage and cafeteria space |
1.20 |
| offices |
9.30 |
| cleaning
and repair goods |
4.60 |
| kitchens |
9.30 |
| storage |
46.00 |
| public
corridors intended for occupancies in addition to pedestrian
travel |
3.70 |
|
| 3.2
Building Fire Safety |
| 3.2.2.5 |
In
determining the fire safety requirements of a building in relation
to each of the major occupancies contained therein, the building
height and building area of the entire building shall be
used. |
|
3.2.2.24
|
Group
A, Division 2, up to 6 Storeys, Any Area, Sprinklered |
| Table
3.2.3.1.C |
This
table is used for the unprotected limits for a building or fire
compartment that is sprinklered throughout. This is used once the
surface area of the façade is known. |
| 3.3
Safety within Floor Areas |
| 3.3.1.3 |
Refer
to determine ‘means of egress’ |
| 3.3.1.5.
(1) |
Except
for dwelling units, a minimum of 2 egress doorways located so that
one doorway could provide egress from the room or suite as
required by Article 3.3.1.3 if the other doorway becomes
inaccessible to the occupants due to fire which originates in the
room or suite, shall be provided for every room and every suite. |
| 3.3.1.9 |
The
minimum width of a public corridor shall be 1100mm |
| 3.3.1.10 |
A
door swing that opens into a corridor or other facility providing
access to exit from a room or suite that is used or intended for
an occupant load more than 60 shall swing in the direction of
travel to the exit. |
| 3.3.1.22.
(1) |
No
obstruction shall be permitted that would restrict the width of a
normal means of egress to less than 750mm unless an alternative
means of egress is provided adjacent to, accessible from, and
plainly visible from the obstructed means of egress. |
| 3.4
Exits |
| 3.4.1.2 |
Separation
of exits |
| 3.4.2 |
Specifies
number and location of Exits from Floor Areas |
| 3.4.3 |
Specifies
width and height of exits. |
