Fareportal Safety Audit Report

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271 Rules / ce

Standards The floors of areas covered for the means of exits Partial
NBC-Part 4 shall be illuminated to values not less than 1 ft
candle (10 lux) at floor level.

Fire doors with 2 hour fire resistance shall be
provided at appropriate places along the escape
route and particularly at the entrance to lift
lobby and stairwell

272 NBC-Part 4 Partial

All exits shall provide continuous means of egress
to the exterior of a building or to an exterior
273 NBC-Part 4 open space leading to a street. Yes

7.1 Occupant Load

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l Emergency lights are provided for It is recommended to carry out Category-A
the floors of areas covered for illumination level study to ensure
means of exits. However that the required illumination level
illumination level study has not is available.
been carried out

All exit doors are not fire rated.

It is recommended to replace the
l existing normal wooden doors with Category-A

2 hr fire resistance fire door

All exits lead to an open space in
the ground floor.

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Standards

The number of persons within any floor area or the occupa
the actual number of occupants, but in no case less than tha
below-

274 NBC-Part 4 No

7.2 Capacities of Exit

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ant load shall be based on
at specified in Table given

Occupant load was found to be It is recommended that the Category-A
approximately 3 sq. m/person management consider feasible
which is inadequate. option to maintain the required
occupant load.

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Standards

The unit of the exit width, used to measure the capacity of a
A clear width of 250mm shall be counted as an additional h
than 250 mm shall not be counted
Occupants per unit exit width shall be in accordance with tab

275 NBC-Part 4 Yes

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any exits shall be 500mm.
half unit. Clear widths less

for exit width.
ble given below

For Building # 364 & #365
Maximum Exit width is 1.8 meters
Minimum Exit width is 1.5 meters.
The width of exits confirm to Indian
and international standard.

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276 Rules / ce

Standards When horizontal exit is provided in buildings of NA
NBC-Part 4 mercantile, storage, industrial, business and
assembly occupancies, the capacity per storey
per unit width of exit of stairways in Table-21
may be increased by 50% and in buildings of
institutional occupancies it may be increased by
100%.

7.3 Arrangement of Exits

Exits shall be so located that the travel distance on the fl
distance given below in table-

277 NBC-Part 4 Yes

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Horizontal exits are not provided in
the building. This checkpoint is not
applicable.

loor shall not exceed the
The travel distance was found to be
not more than 30 m.

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278 Rules / ce

Standards The travel distance to an exit from the dead end NA
NBC-Part 4 of a corridor shall not exceed half the distance
Specified in Table above.

279 NBC-Part 4 Whenever more than one exit is required for any Yes
7.4 Number of Exits room, space or floor of a building, exits shall be
placed as remote from each other as possible
and shall be arranged to provide direct access in
separate directions from any point in the area
served.

All buildings, which are 15m in height or above
280 NBC-Part 4 having area more than 500m2 on each floor shall NA

have a minimum of two staircases
7.5 Doorways

Every exit doorway shall open into an enclosed
stairway or a horizontal exit of a corridor or
281 NBC-Part 4 passageway providing continuous and protected Yes

means of egress.

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It was observed that the building
does not have any such dead ends.
Therefore, this checkpoint is not
applicable.

The exit staircases are as remote as
possible from each other.

The building is less than 15 m in
height. However, two staircases
are provided on each floor of the
building.

Every exit doorway opens into an
enclosed stairway.

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282 Rules / ce

Standards

NBC-Part 4 No exit doorway shall be less than1000mm in Yes
width except assembly buildings where door
width shall be not less than 2000mm. Doorways
shall be not less than 2000mm in height.

Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away
from the room, but shall not obstruct the travel
along any exit. No door, when opened, shall
283 NBC-Part 4 reduce the required width of stairway of landing Partial

to less than 900mm. Overhead or sliding doors
shall not be installed.

Exit door shall not open immediately upon a
flight of stairs. A landing equal to at least the
width of the door shall be provided in the
284 NBC-Part 4 stairway at each doorway. The level of landing Yes

shall be the same as that of the floor which it
serves.

285 NBC-Part 4 Exit doorways shall be operable from the side Yes
which they serve without the use of a key.

7.6 Corridors and Passageways

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All exit doorways were observed to
be more than 1000mm in width.

Most of the exit doorways open It is recommended that the
outward. However, the fire exit in direction of the door opening be
l the ground floor of building 364 reversed to enable it open Category-A

was found to be opening inwards. outwards.

Exit door does not open
immediately upon a flight of stairs.
A landing which is proportionate to
width of the door is provided.
Exit doors have access control
system. In case of fire emergency,
the access system gets bypassed
automatically.

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Standards

Exit corridors and passageways shall be of width
not less than the aggregate required width of exit
286 NBC-Part 4 doorways leading from them in the direction of Yes

travel to the exterior

Where stairways discharge through corridors and
287 NBC-Part 4 passageways, the height of corridors and Yes

passageways shall be not less than 2.4 m.

All means of exit, including staircases, lifts
288 NBC-Part 4 lobbies and corridors, shall be adequately Yes

ventilated
7.7 Internal Staircases

289 NBC-Part 4 Internal stairs shall be constructed of non- Yes
combustible materials throughout

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Exit corridors and passageway are
not less than the width of exit.

Height of corridor is around 9 feet

All means of exit and corridors are
well ventilated

Internal staircases are constructed
of non-combustible materials.

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Standards

290 NBC-Part 4 Hollow combustible construction shall not be Yes
permitted.

No gas piping or electrical panels shall be allowed
291 NBC-Part 4 in the stairway. Ducting in the stairway may be No

permitted if it is of 1hr. fire resistance rating

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Internal staircases have non
combustible construction. The
staircases are made of RCC.

Electrical panel is available in stairway of 1st floor of Building # 365
Electrical conduits, installations are provided in the
Ladder is kept in the exit staircase

It is recommended to cover the Category-A
electrical panel, installations with a
2hr fire rated cover.
Exit route should be kept free from
obstructions, Ladder should be
removed from the staircase

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Standards

292 NBC-Part 4 Staircase minimum 1.5 meter width shall be Yes
provided for staircases

The minimum width of tread without nosing shall
be 300 mm for internal staircase. The treads shall
293 NBC-Part 4 be constructed and maintained in a manner to No

prevent slipping.

294 NBC-Part 4 The maximum height of riser shall be 150 mm Yes

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The staircase dimensions are:
Building #365
Staircase#1-1.5 meter
Staicase#2-1.8 meter

Building #364
Staircase#1-1.8 meter
Staircase#2- 1.5 meter

Tread for all the staircase is 275 It is recommended to provide Category-A
mm. administrative controls cautioning
occupants. Notices like “Be
Aware”/ “Go Slow” can be
displayed to prevent slippage

Riser for all the staircase was found
to be 175 mm

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Standards

Handrails shall be provided at a height of 1000
mm to be measured from the base of the middle
of the treads to the top of the handrails.
Balusters/Railing shall be provided such that the
width of stair case does not reduced as shown
below-
Handrails with a circular cross-section shall have
an outside diameter of at least 1.25 inches (32
295 NBC-Part 4 mm) and not greater than 2 inches (51 mm) or Yes

shall provide equivalent graspability. If the
handrail is not circular, it shall have a perimeter
dimension of at least 4 inches (102 mm) and not
greater than 6.25 inches (160 mm) with a
maximum cross-section dimension of 2.25 inches
(57 mm). Edges shall have a minimum radius of
0.01 inch (0.25 mm).

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Height of Handrail is 1.2m
The perimeter dimension of the
railing is more than 4 inches.

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296 Rules / ce

Standards The minimum headroom in a passage under the Yes
NBC-Part 4 landing of a staircase and the staircase shall be
2.2m.
No combustible material shall be used for
decoration/wall paneling in the staircase.
The floor indication board shall be placed on the
wall immediately facing the flight of stairs and
nearest o the landing. It shall be of size not less
than 0.5 m x 0.5 m.

7.8 Pressurization of Staircases
Pressurization is a method adopted for protected
escape routes against ingress of smoke. The
pressure difference for staircases shall be as
under-

297 NBC-Part 4 No

The pressurization system can be interconnected
298 NBC-Part 4 with the automatic / manual fire alarm system NA

for actuation.

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The minimum headroom in the
passages under the landing of the
staircases was found to be about
2.2 m. No combustible material is
kept for decoration or wall
paneling.

No pressurization study has been It is recommended to carry out a Category-A
carried out. Hence the values of pressurization study in order to
the pressure difference could not verify the pressure difference
be verified. values in the emergency exit
staircases.

No pressurization study has been
carried out. Hence, this checkpoint
is not applicable.

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299 Rules / ce

Standards An external staircase is desirable to be provided NA
NBC-Part 4 for high-rise buildings

7.9 Emergency and escape lighting

Emergency lighting shall be powered from a
source independent of that supplying the normal
lighting
a) Indicating clearly and unambiguously the
escape routes
300 NBC-Part 4 b) Providing adequate illumination along such Yes
routes to allow safe movement of persons
towards and through the exits;
c) Ensuring that fire alarm call points and fire
fighting equipments provided along the escape
routes can be readily located.

The horizontal luminance at floor level on the
centerline of an escape route shall be not less
301 NBC-Part 4 than 10 lux. In addition, for escape routes up-to Yes
2m wide, 50% of the route width shall be lit to a
minimum of 5 lux.

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The building is not high rise i.e. it is
less than 15 m. Hence, this
checkpoint is not applicable.

Emergency lights have been
provided in all areas & in exit
doorway.
The emergency lights are
connected to dedicated UPS power
source.

Emergency lights are available in
escape route.

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302 Rules / ce

303 Standards

NBC-Part 4 The emergency lighting shall be provided to be Yes
put on within one second of the failure of the
normal lighting supply

NBC-Part 4 Escape lighting luminaries should be sited to Yes
cover the following locations:
a) Near each intersection of corridors,
b) At each exit door,
c) Near each change of direction in escape
route,
d) Near each staircase so that each flight of
stairs receives direct light,
e) Near any other change of floor level,
f) Outside each final exit and close to it,
g) Near each fire alarm call point,
h) Near firefighting equipment, and
i) To illuminate exit and safety signs as
required by the enforcing authority.
Note- For the purpose of this clause near is
normally considered to be within 2m measured
horizontally.

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Emergency lights comply with this
requirement.

Escape lighting luminaries are
installed at all the required
locations

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304 Rules / ce

Standards Emergency lighting systems shall be designed to Yes
NBC-Part 4 ensure that a fault or failure in any one lummaire
does not further reduce the effectiveness of the
system.

305 NBC-Part 4 The luminaries shall be mounted as low as Yes
possible, but at-least 2m above the floor level

Signs are required at all exits, emergency exits
and escape routes, which should comply with the
306 NBC-Part 4 graphic requirements of the relevant Indian Partial

standard

307 NBC-Part 4 Emergency lighting luminaries and their fittings Yes
shall be of non-flammable type.

It is essential that the wiring and installation of
the emergency lighting systems are of high
308 NBC-Part 4 quality so as to ensure their perfect serviceability Yes

at all times.

The emergency lighting system shall be capable
of continuous operation for a minimum duration
309 NBC-Part 4 of 1 hour and 30 minutes even for smallest Yes

premises.