3.2.5.1. Access to Above-Grade Storeys

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3.2.5.1. Access to Above-Grade Storeys

1) Except for storeys below the first storey, direct access for firefighting shall be provided from the outdoors to every storey that is not sprinklered throughout and whose floor level is less than 25m above grade, by at least one unobstructed window or access panel for each 15m of wall in each wall required to face a street by Section 3.2.2

2) An opening for access required by Sentence (1) shall

a) have a sill no higher than 900mm above the inside floor, and

b) be not less than 1100mm high by not less than

i) 550mm wide for a building not designed for the storage or use of dangerous goods, or

ii) 750mm wide for a building designed for the storage or use of dangerous goods.

3) Access panels above the first storey shall be readily openable from both inside and outside, or the opening shall be glazed with plain glass.