Exit doors are a critical part of the fire and safety infrastructure of a building.
Fire exit door regulations wa.
For information on the new act or regulations as amended please visit the building commission website.
If there is a fire in the area where occupants are they are already being exposed to smoke fire and heat.
Issue 4 2012 detailing the requirements for any fixtures and fittings used with fire doors and fire.
In workplaces that are buildings the location of doors needs to be appropriately marked and signs need to be posted to show the direction to exit doors to aid emergency evacuation.
Bca d2 21 building codes of australia includes as1428 1 as1905 1.
Employers need to ensure that emergency exits in buildings comply with the requirements in the building code of australia part d1 provision for escape.
New building act building act 2011 please note that from 2nd april 2012 a new building act building act 2011 has been introduced to wa.
R310 3 emergency escape and rescue doors.
1910 36 d 3 an exit route door may be locked from the inside only in mental penal or correctional facilities and then only if supervisory personnel are continuously on duty and the employer has a plan to.
There is an approved document guidance available from the builders hardware industry federation bhif hardware for fire and escape doors.
Where a door is provided as the required emergency escape and rescue opening it shall be permitted to be a side hinged door or a slider.
An opening into an exit is protected by a self closing fire door that remains closed.
Fire safety requirements for existing buildings.
By law there are very specific locking requirements required for exit doors.
The nfpa emergency exit door requirements code states there is a maximum travel distance allowed to find an exit.
Where the opening is below the adjacent ground elevation it shall be provided with a bulkhead enclosure.
Exit route doors must be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails.
Post signs along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge if that direction is not immediately apparent.
If you have any queries please contact the building commission on 1300 489 099 or alternatively the built environment branch via email bebadmin dfes.
Also the line of sight to an exit sign must be clearly visible at all times.
Temporary tents and membrane structures.
This access to exit requirements seeks to minimize occupants exposure to these and other hazards.
R310 3 1 minimum door opening size.
4 construction materials used to separate an exit have a 1 hour fire resistance rating if the exit connects three or fewer stories.
Means of egress for existing buildings.
Fire exit doors are the final door on an emergency exit route that must lead to a place of safety.
Door lock regulations for exit and fire doors.
Each fire door its frame and hardware are listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
