9.28.4 Arrangement of Exits

Exits shall be so located that the travel distance on the floor shall not exceed as given below :-

Table No.9-D Type of Building Travel Distance

              Residential, Educational,              institutional        and                     22.5 m.

Hazardous occupancies Assembly, business, mercantile, Industrial and 30.0 m. Storage Occupancies.

Whenever more than one exit is required for a floor of a building, exits shall be placed at remote from each other as possible. All the exits shall be accessible from the entire floor area at all floor levels.

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Note – For the buildings where sprinkler system has been provided in entire building for fire fighting, the travel distance may be increased by 50% of the value specified in above table.