28/11/2022
Today's fire safety knowledge based on Bangladesh National Building Code, Fire Safety Part.
BNBC 2020, Part IV, Chapter 3
Design considerations or assumptions for means of egress :
(a) Fire initiated from only one source in single space shall aggravate within a building or adjacent structures over a time period.
(b) More than one space or source of fire at the same time shall not be considered.
(c) All Construction Materials by qualities and quantities including surface finish, utilities, fabrications of movables and immovable, stored materials shall be approved types as per provisions of this Code.
(d) Stability of structural elements or building itself shall be as per provisions of this Code.
(e) Occupants, Rescuers and fire fighters life safety shall be the prime consideration thus egress system including relocation and fight in place or evacuation and reentry provisions shall be as per provisions of this Code.
(f) Fire suppression and extinguishment arrangement for life safety and minimize property damages shall be performance based as per provisions of this Code.
(g) Provisions of this Part shall be the minimum standard, in excess of these provisions shall not be prevented to design a egress system or to install advance and higher standard of detection and extinguishment equipment or both which shall be approved by the authorities having jurisdiction.
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