Technical Booklet E Fire Safety·Page 48·2.43 and Table 2.1
Number of escape routes and exits by occupant capacity
The minimum number of escape routes and exits required depends on the occupant capacity of the room or storey, ranging from 1 exit for 60 occupants to 8 exits (plus 1 per 5000 additional people) for occupancies over 16000.
The number of escape routes and exits should be not less than the number given in Table 2.1 for the relevant occupant capacity of the room or storey as appropriate. The escape routes and exits should be arranged such that the travel distances given in Table 2.3 are not exceeded.
Table 2.1 Minimum number of escape routes and exits from a room or storey
Maximum occupant capacity | Minimum number of escape routes/exits
60 | 1(1)
600 | 2
1000 | 3
2000 | 4
4000 | 5
7000 | 6
11000 | 7
16000 | 8
More than 16000 | 8(2)
Notes:
(1) See paragraph 2.41 for the circumstances in which single exits and escape routes are acceptable.
(2) Plus 1 per 5000 people (or part thereof) over 16000.
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