Technical Booklet E Fire Safety·Page 27
Protected stairway
A stairway discharging to a place of safety through a final exit, adequately enclosed with fire-resisting construction including any exit passageway.
Protected stairway – a stairway discharging through a final exit to a place of safety (including any exit passageway between the foot of the stair and the final exit) that is adequately enclosed with fire-resisting construction.
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