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SECTION 10.2.9.4
WINDOWS FOR RESCUE AND VENTILATION
A. Except in buildings with protected with approved, supervised sprinkler
system in accordance with Section 10.2.6.5 of this IRR, every room or
space used for classroom or other educational purposes or normally
subject to student occupancy, unless it has a door leading directly to the
outside of building, shall have at least one outside window which can
readily be used for emergency rescue or ventilation purposes, and which
meets all of the following provisions:
1. It can readily be opened from the inside without the use of tools.
2. It provides a clear opening with a minimum dimension of 560 mm in
width and 800 mm in height.
3. The bottom of window opening is not more than eighty two (82)
centimeters above the floor; and
4. Where storm windows, screens, or anti-burglar devices are used, these
shall be provided with quick opening mechanism so that they may be
readily opened from the inside for emergency egress and shall be so
arranged that when opened they will not drop to the ground.
SECTION 10.2.9.5
PROTECTION
A. Vertical Opening
Any interior stairways and other vertical openings in educational buildings
shall be enclosed and protected in accordance with Section 10.2.5.2 of
this IRR, except when it serves only one adjacent floor other than a
basement, it is not connected to other stairway serving other floors and it
is not connected with corridors or stairways serving other floors.
B. Interior Corridors
1. Every interior corridor shall be of construction having not less than a
one-half fire resistance rating, and all openings therein protected
accordingly. Room doors may be forty four (44) millimeters solid
bonded core wood doors or the equivalent. Such corridor protection
shall not be required when all classrooms served by such corridors
have at least one door directly to the outside or to an exterior balcony
or corridor as in Section 10.2.9.2 of this IRR.
2. Any interior corridor more than ninety one (91) meters in length shall be
divided into sections not to exceed ninety one (91) meters in length by
smoke partitions installed in accordance with Section 10.2.6.7 of this
IRR.
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