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designed for not less than four hundred eighty eight kilos per square
meter (488 kg/m 2 ) live load and shall have a nonslip surface.
2. The slope of a ramp shall not vary between landings. Landings shall be
level and changes in direction of travel if any shall be made only at
landings.
3. A ramp used as an exit component in a building more than three (3)
storeys, or in a building of any height of noncombustible or fire-resistive
construction, shall be of noncombustible material. The ramp floor and
landings shall be sold and without perforations.
4. Guards and handrails complying with Section 10.2.5.4 "H" of this IRR
shall be provided in comparable situations for ramps except that
handrails are not required on Class A ramps.
E. Special Provisions for Outside Ramps
1. Outside ramps shall be arranged to avoid any impediments to their
use. For ramps more than three storeys in height, any arrangement
intended to meet this requirement shall be at least one hundred
twenty two centimeters (122 cm) in height.
2. Outside ramps and landings shall be designed and maintained to
minimize water accumulation on their surfaces.
SECTION 10.2.5.8
EXIT PASSAGEWAYS
A. Application
Any hallway, corridor, passage or tunnel, may be designated as an exit,
passageway and used as an exit or component when conforming to all
applicable requirement of Section 10.2.5.2 of this IRR as modified by the
provisions of this Section.
B. Protective Enclosure and Arrangement
1. An exit passageway shall be protected by separation from other parts
of the building as specified in paragraph "B" of Section 10.2.5.2 of this
IRR.
2. Fixed wired glass panels in steel sash may be installed in such a
separation in building provided with automatic fire suppression system.
C. Width
The width of an exit passageway shall be adequate to accommodate
the aggregate capacity of all exits discharging through it.
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