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Scope and relationship to fire safety and Part H
1.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings
Part R is limited to matters of access to, into, within, and use of a building. It does not extend to means of escape for a person with a disability in the event of fire, for which reference should be
non-domesticaccessfire-safetystairsrampsInternal doors and closing devices
4.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings
For some building users doors are potential barriers. If doors are required, the use of self-closing devices should be minimised (particularly in parts of buildings used by the general public) since,
accessaccessibilityfire-safetyVisual fire alarm signals in guest bedrooms
5.22NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings
All guest bedrooms should have a visual fire alarm signal in addition to the requirements of Part E.
non-domesticfire-safetyEmergency assistance alarm in wheelchair accessible guest bedrooms
5.27NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings
A wheelchair accessible guest bedroom should have an emergency assistance alarm – (a) that is activated by a pull cord, complying with the provisions of paragraph 5.46, that can be operated from the b
flatshospitalityaccessibilityfire-safetyFire alarm signals in wheelchair accessible changing facilities
5.36NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings
Where a fire alarm is provided within a wheelchair accessible changing facility, it should emit both an audible and visual alarm signal.
accessibilityfire-safetynon-domesticpublic-buildingVisual fire alarm signals in sanitary accommodation
6.10NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings
Sanitary accommodation is somewhere people are likely to be in relative isolation. In a building where a fire alarm is provided to comply with Part E any sanitary accommodation should have a visual fi
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