Staircases and fire escape staircases and Ramps as per KMBR2019

Staircases

Any building having more than one floor shall be provided with a staircase unless each such floor is independently accessible from ground.

minimum width of stair        120 cm

minimum width of tread        30 cm

maximum height of riser       15 cm

minimum height of handrail   90 cm 

The minimum headroom under the landing of a staircase and under the staircase shall be 2.2m.

Building having more than three floors including basement floor(s) shall have at least two staircases, one of which may be a fire escape staircase:

Escalators 

The width of escalators shall not be less than one metre.


Fire escape staircase

Fire escape staircase shall be provided for every building under

  • Residential occupancy exceeding three storeys above ground level
  • Non-residential occupancies exceeding two storeys above ground level

Width of fire escape staircase shall not be less than one metre

Tread shall not be less than 25 cm

Riser shall not exceed 19 cm and the number of risers shall not exceed 16 per flight of stairs

Height of handrail of a fire escape staircase shall not be less than 100 centimetres and not more than 120 centimetres.

The use of spiral staircase shall be limited to buildings up to 10 metres in height.

Spiral staircase shall not be less than 150 centimetres in diameter and shall be designed to give adequate head room.


Ramps

If provided as a substitute for stairways, shall be laid with a slope not exceeding in 10 and such ramp shall comply with all requirements of a stairway and shall be surfaced with approved non-slippery materials.


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