IS roof floor consider safe place ?

[mohamed sharaf]

Hey all -

is the outdoor amenity floor (Roof floor) consider safe place
since, no need to egress the people from it ?

 

[fatboy]

Of course you need means of egress.

What is your background?

 

[e hilton]

The only reason you would not need a means of egress … is if there is no means of ingress.

 

[mohamed sharaf]

why ?

At roof ,people will be at open air that no smoke
(life safety concept is protecting from smoke not fire )

so, why need to egress from it ?
They can stay there till fire men evacuate them

 

[classicT]

why ?

At roof ,people will be at open air that no smoke
(life safety concept is protecting from smoke not fire )

so, why need to egress from it ?
They can stay there till fire men evacuate them

Because buildings that are on fire tend to fall down after they burn long enough.

 

[bill1952]

In the built environment, every occupiable space is required to have a means of egress, all the way to the public way.

 

[Yikes]

Mohamed, welcome to the Building Code Forum!
You did not say where the proposed building is located. Your profile says you are from Cairo - - is your building located in Egypt?

Most of the people on this forum are based in North America, where many cities have agreed to use the "International Building Code" (IBC).
Many years ago Egypt used the structural code provisions of the IBC, but I believe Egypt now has its own building code:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsCo...Egypt/Egypt-New-construction-regulations.aspx

Please let us know where the building is located, then forum members can let you know if they have expertise on the code that applies to your project.