An exit access must be at least 28 inches wide at all points.
Fire exit door requirements nz.
Fire doors are assigned a fire resistance rating frr from the results of fire testing to as1530 4.
An opening into an exit must be protected by a self closing fire door that remains closed or automatically closes in an emergency upon the sounding of a fire alarm or employee alarm system.
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An exit is permitted to have only those openings necessary to allow access to the exit from occupied areas of the workplace or to the exit discharge.
Ceilings of exit routes must be at least 7 feet 6 inches high.
There should be no locks or catches.
If there is a fire in the area where occupants are they are already being exposed to smoke fire and heat.
Self closing the nzbc requires a fire door set to be self closing.
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The acceptable solutions require fire doors to comply with nzs 4520 fire resistant door sets ref.
Exit routes must support the maximum permitted occupant load for each floor served and the capacity of an exit route may not decrease in the direction of exit route travel to the exit discharge.
Anatomy of a fire door.
The new fire and emergency new zealand act 2017 and the fire and emergency nz fire safety evacuation procedures and evacuation schemes regulations 2018 both describe.
The door should open in the direction of evacuation.
Revoked on 1 july 2018 by regulation 36 of the fire and emergency new zealand fire safety evacuation procedures and evacuation schemes regulations 2018 li 2018 96.
Smoke control and fire stop doors must not be kept open unless done so in a way that complies with the building code.
Seals edges of a fire door have fire rated seals.
The new zealand building code nzbc includes requirements for fire doors in the acceptable solutions c as1 to c as6.
Exit doors must not be locked barred or blocked there can be a management system in place where doors need to be locked due to people being under care or supervision.
Exits must be kept clear of obstacles at all times.
Self latching the nzbc requires a fire door set to be self latching.
The nfpa emergency exit door requirements code states there is a maximum travel distance allowed to find an exit.
The same requirements as above will apply to a fire exit door.
This access to exit requirements seeks to minimize occupants exposure to these and other hazards.
There are also additional requirements where the door is the final exit point of a building.
Fire safety and evacuation of buildings regulations 2006.
