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Floor space factors for occupancy calculation
Table 2.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Floor space factors Item Type of accommodation (1)(2) Floor space factor m2 per person 1 Standing spectator areas 0.3 2 Amusement arcade, assembly hall (including a general purpose place of assembly)
fire-safetymeans-of-escapenon-domesticcommercialassemblypublic-buildingMaximum floor areas and volumes of buildings or compartments
Table 4.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 4.4 Maximum floor areas and volumes of buildings or compartments Purpose group of building (or part) | Height of top storey of building above ground level (m) | Floor area of any one storey in
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