Protected escape route - Revision history

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	* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft that enables people, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another, and which is enclosed with fire resisting construction.'		* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft that enables people, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another, and which is enclosed with fire resisting construction.'

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	* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.		* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.

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	* Corridor.		* Corridor.
	* Escape route.		* Escape route.
		+	* Evacuation chair.
	* Fire.		* Fire.
	* Fire compartment.		* Fire compartment.

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Designing Buildings at 11:52, 7 November 2019

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	Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 2, Buildings other than dwellinghouses, defines an escape route as:		Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 2, Buildings other than dwellinghouses, defines an escape route as:

−	~~‘...that part of the means of~~ escape from any point in a building to ~~a final exit’, where~~ a final exit is, ‘The termination of an escape route from a building giving direct access to a street, passageway, walkway or open space and sited to ensure the rapid dispersal of persons from the vicinity of a building so that they are no longer in danger from fire and/or smoke.’	+	‘The route along which people can escape from any point in a building to a final exit.’

−	~~Escape routes can be protected or unprotected, where an unprotected escape routes~~ is ~~the unprotected part~~ of an escape route~~, ‘…which~~ a ~~person has~~ to ~~traverse before reaching either the safety of~~ a ~~final exit~~ or the ~~comparative safety of a protected escape route, i~~.~~e. a protected corridor or protected stairway~~.'	+	Where a final exit is: 'The end of an escape route from a building that gives direct access to a street, passageway, walkway or open space, and is sited to ensure that people rapidly disperse away from the building so that they are no longer in danger from fire and/or smoke. NOTE: Windows are not acceptable as final exits.'

−	A protected ~~corridor/lobby~~ is, 'A corridor or ~~lobby which is adequately~~ protected ~~from fire in adjoining accommodation by fire-resisting construction~~.'	+	Escape routes can be protected or unprotected, where an unprotected escape route is the unprotected part of an escape route which a person has to traverse before reaching either the safety of a final exit or the comparative safety of a protected escape route, i.e. a protected corridor or protected stairway.

−	A protected ~~stairways~~ is, ~~‘...designed to provide virtually ‘fire sterile’~~ areas ~~which lead to places of safety outside the building~~. ~~Once inside a~~ protected ~~stairway~~, a ~~person can be considered to be safe from immediate danger from flame and smoke. They can then proceed~~ to a place of safety ~~at their own pace. To enable this to be done, flames, smoke~~ and ~~gases must be excluded from these escape routes, as far as~~ is ~~reasonably possible, by~~ fire-resisting ~~structures or by an appropriate smoke control system, or by a combination of both these methods~~. ~~This does not preclude~~ the ~~use~~ of ~~unprotected stairs for day-to-day circulation, but they can only play a very limited role in terms of means of escape due to their vulnerability in fire situations~~.'	+	A protected corridor/lobby is, 'A corridor or lobby that is adequately protected from fire in adjoining areas by fire resisting construction.'
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		+	A protected stairways is, ‘A stair that leads to a final exit to a place of safety and that is adequately enclosed with fire resisting construction. Included in the definition is any exit passageway between the foot of the stair and the final exit.'

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−	* A protected entrance hall/landing is, ‘A ~~circulation area consisting of a hall~~ or ~~space~~ in ~~a flat, enclosed with~~ fire-resisting construction ~~(other than any part which is an external wall of a building)~~.	+	* A protected entrance hall/landing is, ‘A corridor or lobby that is adequately protected from fire in adjoining areas by fire resisting construction.'
−	* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft ~~which~~ enables ~~persons~~, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’	+	* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft that enables people, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another, and which is enclosed with fire resisting construction.'

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	* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.		* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.

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	* A protected entrance hall/landing is, ‘A circulation area consisting of a hall or space in a flat, enclosed with fire-resisting construction (other than any part which is an external wall of a building).		* A protected entrance hall/landing is, ‘A circulation area consisting of a hall or space in a flat, enclosed with fire-resisting construction (other than any part which is an external wall of a building).
	* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft which enables persons, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’		* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft which enables persons, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’
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	Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 2, Buildings other than dwellinghouses, defines an escape route as:		Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 2, Buildings other than dwellinghouses, defines an escape route as:

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	* A protected entrance hall/landing is, ‘A circulation area consisting of a hall or space in a flat, enclosed with fire-resisting construction (other than any part which is an external wall of a building).		* A protected entrance hall/landing is, ‘A circulation area consisting of a hall or space in a flat, enclosed with fire-resisting construction (other than any part which is an external wall of a building).
	* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft which enables persons, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’		* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft which enables persons, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’
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Editor at 16:16, 26 February 2019

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	* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft which enables persons, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’		* A protected shaft is, ‘A shaft which enables persons, air or objects to pass from one compartment to another and which is enclosed with fire-resisting construction.’

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	* Automatic release mechanism.		* Automatic release mechanism.
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	* Fire resistance.		* Fire resistance.
	* Fire-separating element.		* Fire-separating element.
		+	* Fire separation.
	* Firefighting lift.		* Firefighting lift.
	* Firefighting route.		* Firefighting route.

Editor at 14:42, 21 November 2017

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	* Automatic release mechanism.		* Automatic release mechanism.
		+	* Building evacuation.
	* Corridor.		* Corridor.
	* Escape route.		* Escape route.

Designing Buildings at 09:20, 11 October 2017

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	* Protected stairway.		* Protected stairway.
	* Separating floor.		* Separating floor.
		+	* Storey exit.
	* The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.		* The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
	* Unprotected escape route.		* Unprotected escape route.