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Recommended maximum travel distances from the entrance door of aunit of accommodation to a final exitThe maximum travel distance from within a bedroom to the room exit or in allother instances from within a room to a point of access into a protectedroute, to an external route, or to a final exit should be in accordance with thefollowing tables:Table A – Escape in more than one directionFrom any point within: Maximum recommended traveldistance(A)within room(B)total distanceA1 Sleeping area 18m 35mA2 Area of higher fire risk 12m(Note 1)25mA3 All other situations 18m (Note 2) 35mExamples: see diagram 1Table B – Escape in one direction onlyCategory from any pointwithin:Maximum recommended traveldistance(A)within room(B)total distanceB1 Sleeping area 9m 18mB2 Area of higher fire risk 6m(Note 3)12mB3 All other situations 9m 18mExamples: see diagram 2Notes1 Alternatively up to 35m when the total distance of travel is not wholly withinthe area of higher fire risk.2 Alternatively up to 35m where one of the exits from the room is a final exitand not less than three exits of adequate widths are provided.3 Alternatively up to 18m when the total distance of travel is not wholly withinthe area of higher fire risk.London Fire Safety Guidance for Houses in Multiple OccupationVersion 2: 06/06
Diagram 1 : Escape in more than one directionLondon Fire Safety Guidance for Houses in Multiple OccupationVersion 2: 06/06
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London Fire Safety Guidance for Hou
Page 3 and 4: Two Storey HMOsRequirement Fire res
Page 5 and 6: Secondary meansof escapeNot require
Page 7 and 8: Three and Four Storey HMOsRequireme
Page 9 and 10: Secondary meansof escapeNot require
Page 11 and 12: Five Storey HMOsRequirement Fire re
Page 13 and 14: Extinguishersfire blankets&Secondar
Page 15 and 16: Five or Six Storey HMOs(Secondary e
Page 17 and 18: CupboardsstoresandWhere in staircas
Page 19 and 20: Fire Detection and Alarm SystemsINT
Page 21 and 22: impaired, standby supplies, manual
Page 23 and 24: Houses Converted to Self-Contained
Page 25 and 26: Bedsit -Type Houses in Multiple Occ
Page 27 and 28: Houses Where There Is A Mixture Of
Page 29 and 30: Mains wired smoke alarms with batte
Page 31 and 32: BRITISH STANDARDS RELATING TO FIRE
Page 33 and 34: DoorsTECHNICAL POINTS APPLICABLE TO
Page 35 and 36: FramesSize: Should not be less than
Page 37 and 38: identical to those in the door manu
Page 39 and 40: made for independent and protected
Page 41 and 42: Surface FinishesWALLS, PARTITIONS,
Page 43 and 44: Material/ProductA Brickwork, blockw
Page 45 and 46: Staircase LightingNormal staircase
Page 47 and 48: Secondary Means of EscapeINTRODUCTI
Page 49 and 50: Via RoofEscape may be via the roofs
Page 51 and 52: Unacceptable Means of EscapeThe cur
Page 53: Recommended maximum travel distance
Page 57 and 58: Initial dead endIn any situation wh
Page 59 and 60: from any point at which that angle
Page 61 and 62: Glossary of Fire Safety TermsAccess
Page 63: Suitably qualified person See Compe
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