The premises to which workers normally have access are served by clearances, the number and width of which are specified in the following table: WORKFORCE NUMBERof exits TOTAL NUMBERof passage units Less than 20 people 1 1 20 to 50 people 1 + 1 accessory 1 (a)or 1 (b) 2 51 to 100 people 2 2 or 1 + 1 clearanceaccessory (a) 2 101 to 200 people 2 3 201…
For premises located in basements where the number of people exceeds one hundred, clearances are determined on the basis of the number of people calculated as follows: 1° The number of people is rounded up to the nearest hundred; 2° The number of people is increased by 10% per metre or fraction of a metre beyond a depth of two metres.
Only premises whose technical nature justifies it may be located more than six metres below the average level of the evacuation thresholds.
The maximum distance to be covered to reach a staircase on an upper floor or in a basement is never more than forty metres. A staircase leading to the ground floor must be less than twenty metres from an exit to the outside. The escape routes do not include a dead end of more than ten metres.
The steps must comply with the following requirements: 1° They must not be slippery; 2° If there is no riser, successive steps must overlap by 5 centimetres; 3° It is forbidden to place one or two isolated steps in the main passageways; 4° The dimensions of staircase steps must comply with good practice; 5° There must be no more than 25 steps in each flight; 6° Landings are the same…
Premises of more than 300 square metres located on the ground and upper floors, blind premises of more than 100 square metres and those located in basements, as well as all staircases, are equipped with a natural or mechanical smoke extraction system.
Natural smoke extraction systems consist of one or more openings at the top and bottom communicating with the outside, for smoke extraction and air supply. The total surface area of the smoke extraction sections must be greater than one hundredth of the surface area of the premises served, with a minimum of one square metre. The same applies to the air supply. Each opening device of the smoke extraction system…
In the case of mechanical smoke extraction, the extraction rate is calculated on the basis of one cubic metre per second per 100 square metres.
The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and construction.
Buildings and premises are designed and constructed in such a way as to comply with the provisions of articles R. 4227-16 and R. 4227-18 to R. 4227-20 on the heating of premises, as well as those of the specific regulations relating to: 1° Fixed installations for heating and the supply of hot water; 2° Combustible gas and liquefied hydrocarbon installations; 3° The storage and use of petroleum products.
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