Standards according to BP 344 (Accessibility Law)

MIN. WIDTH OF DROPPED CURB AT CROSSINGS

0.9 M
MAX. SLOPE ADJOINING CURBS FOR DROPPED CURB ALONG THE 1:12
WALKWAY
MAX. SLOPE TOWARDS ADJOINING CURBS FOR DROPPED CURB ALONG 1:20
THE WALKWAY
MAX. LOWEST POINT OF THE DROPPED CURB FROM THE GUTTER
0.25 M
MIN. OF A CURB CUT-OUT
0.90
MAX. SLOPE OF A CURB CUTOUT
1:12
MAX. SLOPE OF WALKWAYS
1:20 / 5%
MAX. CROSS GRADIENT OF WALKWAYS
1:100
MIN.WIDTH OF WALKWAYS
1.20 M
MAX. HEIGHT OF EDGES ALONG WALKWAYS
6.5 MM
MIN. DIMENSION OF SPACE OF A WHEELCHAIR TO TURN
1.50 M
MAX. DISTANCE BETWEEN STOPS
12 M
MAX. WALKWAY HEADROOM
2M
HANDRAIL HEIGHT
0.90 M & 0.70 M
MAX. HANDRAIL HEIGHT
1.00 M & 1.06 M
LENGTH OF HANDRAIL EXTENSION
0.30 M
GRIP DIMENSION OF HANDRAIL
3 CM 5 CM
CLEARANCE OF HANDRAIL FROM WALL
5 CM
HEIGHT OF KICKPLATES
HEIGHT OF VERTICAL PULL HANDLES BETWEEN CENTER AND FLOOR
HEIGHT OF DOOR KNOB
MIN. WIDTH OF DOOR
MAX. DOOR PRESSURE
MIN. WIDTH OF CORRIDOR
MIN.HEIGHT OF CURB AT RAMP
MIN. LANDING OF RAMP
MAX. SLOPE OF RAMP
MAX. LENGTH OF RAMP
MIN. CLEAR WIDTH OF RAMP
MIN. DIMENSION OF VESTIBULE TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE

0.30 M 0.40 M
1.06 M
0.90 M
0.80 M
4 KG
1.20 M
0.10 M
1.50 M
1:12
6M
1.20 M
1.80 M DEPTH; 1.50 M
WIDTH
MINIMUM WIDTH OF PARKING SLOT
3.70 M
MINIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGNS ON THE WALL
1.40 M
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGNS ON THE WALL
1.60 M
MINIMUM HEADROOM OF SIGNS PROTRUDING A WALKWAY
2M
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THRESHHOLD
25 MM
MINIMUM DIMENSION OF WATERCLOSET STALL
1.70 M X 1.80 M
MINIMUM TURNING SPACE OF WHEELCHAIR IN A TOILET
2.25 M
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF LAVATORIES
0.80 M
VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF LAVATORIES
0.70 M
DEPTH OF LAVATORIES
0.50 M
MAXIMUM OF HEIGHT OF LIP OF URINAL FROM FLOOR
0.48 M
Standards according to the Fire Code of the Philippines
SECTION 10.2.5.2 GENERAL PROVISIONS
B.
Protective Enclosure of Exits
1.
When an exit is required to be protected by separation from other parts of the building by
some requirements of this IRR, the construction of the separation shall meet the following
requirements:
a.
The separation shall have at least one (1) hour fire resistance rating when the exit connects
three (3) storeys or less, regardless of whether the storeys connected are above or below the storey at
which the exit discharge begins.
b.
The separation shall have at least two (2) hours resistance rating when the exit connects four
(4) or more storeys, whether above or below the floor of discharge. It shall be constructed of
noncombustible materials and shall be supported by construction having at least a two (2)-hour fire
resistance rating.
c.
Any opening in the separation wall/construction shall be protected by an approved self-closing
fire resistive door.

d.
Openings in exit enclosure shall be confined to those necessary for access, to the enclosure
from normally occupied spaces and for egress from the enclosure.
2.
No exit enclosure shall be used for any purpose other than for means of egress.
A.
Measurement of Means of Egress
1.
The width of means of egress shall be measured by clear width starting from the narrowest
point of the egress component under consideration, unless otherwise provided in para (2) hereof.
2.
Projections of not more than one hundred fourteen millimeters (114
at a maximum height of nine hundred sixty five millimeters (965
mm)
within the means of egress on each side shall be permitted.
F.
Minimum Width
The width of any means of egress shall not be less than nine hundred fifteen millimeters (915 mm)
except when specifically provided under Division 8 to Division 17 of this Chapter.
G.
Number of Means of Egress
1.
The number of means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey, or portion thereof shall
not be less than two (2), except when specifically permitted in Division 8 through 17 of this Chapter.
H.
Arrangement of Exit
1.
Exits shall be located and exit access shall be arranged so that exits are readily accessible at
all times.
2.
When exits are not immediately accessible from an open floor area, continuous passageways,
aisles, or corridors leading directly to every exit shall be maintained and shall be arranged to provide
access for
3.
Corridors shall provide exit access without passing through any intervening rooms other than
corridors, lobbies, and other spaces permitted to be open to the corridor.
4.
Remoteness shall be determined in accordance with the following:
a.
When more than one exit is required from a building or portion thereof, such exits shall be
remotely located from each other and shall be arranged and constructed to minimize the possibility
that more than one exit has the potential to be blocked by any fire or other emergency condition.
b.
When two (2) exits or exit access doors are required, they shall be located at a distance from
one another not less than one-half (1/2) of the length of the maximum over-all diagonal dimension of
the building or area to be served, measured in a straight line between the nearest edge of the exit
doors or exit access doors, unless otherwise provided in para (c) hereof.
c.
In buildings protected throughout by an approved supervised automatic sprinkler system, the
minimum separation distance between two exits or exit access doors measured in accordance with
para (b) hereof shall not be less than one-third (1/3) the length of the maximum overall diagonal
dimension of the building or area to be served.
d.
Where exit enclosures are provided as the required exits specified in para (b) and para (c)
hereof and are interconnected by not less than 1-hour fire resistance-rated corridor, exit separation
shall be measured along the line of travel within the corridor.
e.
Where more than two exits or exit access doors are required, at least two (2) of the required
exits or exit access doors shall be arranged to comply with the minimum separation distance
requirement.
5.
Interlocking or scissor stairs shall be considered only as a single exit for new buildings.
M.
Discharge from Exits
1.
All exits shall terminate directly at a public way or at an exit discharge. Yards, courts, open
space, or other portions of the exit discharge shall be of required width and size to provide all
occupants with a safe access to a public way.
2.
Where permitted for individual occupancies by Divisions 8 through 17 of this Chapter, a
maximum of fifty (50) percent of the exits may discharge through areas on the floor of discharge
provided all of the following requirements are met:
a.
Exits shall discharge to a free and unobstructed way to the exterior of the building and is
readily visible and identifiable from the point of discharge from the exit.
b.
The floor of discharge into which the exit discharges and any other portion of the level of
discharge with access to the discharge areas are protected with approved, supervised sprinkler system
or separated from it in accordance with the requirement for the enclosure of exits except if the
discharge area is a vestibule or foyer complying with all of the following, and where allowed in
Divisions 8 through 17:
i.
The depth from the exterior of the building is not greater than three meters (3m);
ii.
The length is not greater than six meters (6m);

iii.
The foyer is separated from the remainder of the level of discharge by construction providing
protection at least the equivalent of wired glass in steel frames; and the foyer serves only for means of
egress including exits directly to the outside.
c.
The entire area on the floor of discharge is separated from areas below by construction having
a minimum of two-hour (2-hr) fire resistance rating.
3.
Stairs and other exits shall be so arranged as to make clear the direction of egress to the
street. Exit stairs that continue beyond the floor of discharge shall be interrupted at the floor of
discharge by partitions, doors, or other effective means.
4.
Stairs, ramps, bridges, balconies, escalators, moving walks and other components of an exit
discharge shall comply with the detailed requirements of this Division for such components.
SECTION 10.2.5.3 DOORS
A.
Application
2.
Every door and every principal entrance which are required to serve as an exit shall be
designed and constructed that the way of exit travel is obvious and direct. Windows, which because of
their physical configuration or design and the materials used in their construction could be mistaken
for doors, shall be made inaccessible to the occupants by barriers or railings conforming to the
requirements of paragraph H of Section 10.2.5.4 of this IRR.
3.
The door assembly required by this Section shall comply with the fire protection rating and,
where rated, is self-closing or automatic-closing by means of smoke detection in accordance with
Section 10.2.5.3 para G of this IRR, and is installed in accordance with NFPA 80, Standard for Fire
Doors and Fire Windows.
B.
Dimensional Criteria
2.
Minimum New Stair Width
a.
Where the total occupant load of all storeys served by the stair is fewer than 50, the minimum
width clear of all obstructions, except projections not more than one hundred fourteen millimeters (114
mm)

at or below handrail height on each side, shall be nine hundred fifteen millimeters (915 mm).

b.
Where stairs serve occupant loads exceeding that permitted by para B 2(a) of this Section, the
minimum width clear of all obstructions, except projections not more than one hundred fourteen
millimeters (114 mm) at or below handrail height on each side, shall be in accordance with Table 4 and
the requirements of para B 2(c), (d), and (e) of this Section.
Table 4: NEW STAIR WIDTH
Total Cumulative Occupant
Width
Load Assigned to the Stair
mm
in
<2000 persons 1120
44
>2000 persons 1420
56
C
Stair Details
4.
Every tread less than twenty five centimeters (25 cm) shall have a nos-ing or an effective
projection of approximately twenty five millimeters (25mm) over the level immediately below.
5.
Where material of stair treads and landings is such as to involve danger of slipping, non-slip
material shall be provided on tread surface.