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Indian Standard
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR BASIC
REQUIREMENTS
OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Functional
Requirements
Committee,
in Buildings
BDC 12
Sectional
Repesen 1ing
Chairtnan
SHRI B. N. BAN~RJE~
Government
of West
MOTlbWS
Pno~ A. J. CONTRACTOR
Snm E. S. GHU~~AN
SHRI R. G. GOKHALE
SHRI P. C. JAITLY
University
of Roorkee, Roorkee
Indian Institute of Architects,
Bombay
In personal
capacity
(C-III36
T&k Marg, flew
Delhi )
Directorate
General
of Health
Services,
New
Delhi
Danfoss ( India ) Limited, New Delhi
SHRI J. C. I(a~tln
Con N. C. GUP~TA( flllernale )
National Buildings Organization,
New Delhi
SARI K. K. KITANNA
Snnr M. M. MISTRY ( &lernate )
Engineer-in-Chiefs
Branch, Army Hcadqual ters,
-New Delhi
SJZI~I L. R. LALLA ( Alternate )
Voltas Limited, Bombay
SIIRI M. M. IANbn
Institution
of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta
SIIRI M. D. IAT~L
Directorate
General of Factory Advice Service &
SliltI S. PUn~S~lOT~l~IA
Labour Institutes,
Bombay
s 13121PARBLIiAR ( illternale )
Central Public Works Department,
New Delhi
S~~inr M. M. RANA
Directorate
General of Observatories,
New Delhi
SHRI R. K. S. SAXENA
Institute of Town Planners, New Delhi
SIIRI SAYBUS.
SHAFI
SI~RI D. P. SRAIL~IA ( Alternate )
Central
Building
Research
Institute
( CSIR ),
SHRI M. R. SHARMA
Roorkee
All India Institute of Hygiene
Sr. Public Health,
SRRIS.SUBBA
RAO
Calcutta
_
SHRI A. V._RA~ (Alternate )
National Safety Council, Bombay
WL
SUKHDEV
b1NGH
SI~BI N. C. MUKHERJEE ( Alternate)
( Continued on page 2 )
@ Copyright 1978
INDIAN
STANDARDS
INSTITUTION
This publication
is protected
under the Indian Cop3right .4ct ( XIV of 1957 ) and
reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the
publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement
of copyright under the said Act.
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Representing
Members
SHRI R.L.
Suri
SURI
Acoustical
General,
IS1 (Ex-o#cio
Engineers,
Organization,
Member )
Secretary
SHRI SURESH M-ALKANI
Assistant Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1
Panel
of School Buildings,
BDC 12 : P3
Convener
Cent;;laolor~t~lding
SIIRI R. D. SRIVAS~AVA
Research
Institute
( CSIR ),
Members
SHRI M. M. MISTRY
SRRI A. K. SAXENA
SHRI H. L. KHOSLA
SHRI SURENDRA~HARMA
Bombay
IS : 8827 - 1978
Indian Standard
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BASIC
REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
0.
FOREWORD
process of education
would need periodic
situations.
is subject
up-dating
or expansion
to continuous
changes
in order to keep pace
assistance
has been
research
work
of
and this
with the
drawn
from
Report
of a
Sangathan,
done
at Central
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0.7 This standard is one of a series of Indian Standards covering functional
requirements
in buildings.
A list of standards published so far in the series
is given on fourth cover page.
0.8 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular
requirement
of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
with
IS : 2-1960.
The number of significant places retained
in the rounded
off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this
standard.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard
covers
ments of school buildings.
1.13 This standard
residential schools.
spatial,
does
not
functional
cover
and
environmental
requirements
for
require-
boarding
or
outside
air
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.1 Air Change per Hour -The
ratio of the volume
of
allowed into a room in one hour to the volume of the room.
A room primarily
school hours.
levels
meant
as
measured
on a sound
or
level
Room -A
room intended for carrying medical
health care facility to the students and staff.
2.6 Pin-Board -A
panel or surface of suitable
display material can be temporarily
fixed.
material
on which
any
for rounding
off n~~merical
values
( revised).
for which
the school
is
2.9 Use-Efficiency
- It is the ratio of the actual
It is expressed as:
space taken as percentage.
Use-efficiency
NOTE-Use-efficiency
school.
3. GROUPING
is related
to
the
organization
of
time
table
of the
OF CLASS LEVELS
the class-levels
have been grouped
into five categories as given in Table 1. These categories take into account
the age group and the level of education to be imparted.
1
TABLE
GROUPING
CATEGORY
SL
No.
(1)
OF CLASS
LEVELS
AGE GROUP
LEVEL
(3)
(4)
(2)
years
i)
ii)
I to IV/V
5-10
Primary/Junior
IO-13
V to VII
or VIII
( Old )
13-16
VIlI/IX
to XI
Higher Secondary
( New )
(Ten plus two )
Level ( i )
Level ( ii )
13-15
15-17
iii1
Secondary/Middle
iv)
Higher
v)
Pre-Nursery,
Nursery
3-5
Pre-school
Secondary
1X and X
XI and XII
4. CLASSROOMS
4.1 The basic unit of a school
is classroom.
satisfying the minimum requirements
of space,
be designed to meet the adequate functional
ments.
The size of a classroom shall depend
a> Anthropometric
ments;
b) Dimensions,
incidence;
dimensions
arrangements
The classroom,
apart from
fittings and furniture,
shall
and environmental
requireon the following:
of children
of furniture
and
and
their
space
equipment
seating
arrangements
essential
5
requireand
their
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4.1.1 The number of classrooms in a school and the number of sections
per class should depend upon the size and level of school and use cfhciency
of spaces.
4.2 The
places:
classroom
a) Nw.w~ -
should
be designed
20 to 25 student
b) Primary/Higher
Secondar?, -
number
of student
places
40 student
places
on the
4.3.1 Typical
illustrations
of primary and secondary
classrooms
alternative
furniture arrangements
are shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4.
TABLE
USABLE
FLOOR
AREA
with
OF CLASSROOMS
( Clause 4.3 )
SL
No.
CATEGORY
ii)
iii)
Pre-school
Primary
GROSSAREAOF
CLASSROOMIN
x12 PER
STUDENT PLACE,
&fin
(4)
2.00
/Junior
i) With furniture
40
1.11
40
0.74
Secondary/Higher
Secondary
40
1.26
(3)
20/25
(2)
(1)
i)
NO.OFSTUDENT
PLACESPER
CLASSROOM
Essential
Constructional
Each
classroom
should be provided
with the
Requirements
4.5.1 Height of the classroom should not be less than 3.00 m measured
at any point from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the ceiling.
The minimum
headroom
such as under the bottom of beams, fans and
lights shall be 2.6 m measured vertically under such beam, fan or light.
4.5.2 The proportion
of the breadth
( minimum
dimension.)
to the
length ( maximum dimension ) of the classroom should be not more than
1 : 1.5.
4.5.3 Sill Heights - The sill height for ciassrooms with furniture arrangement should be not more than 800 mm measured from finished floor level
and that for the classrooms with squatting arrangement
should be not more
than 600 mm.
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CHALKBOARD
?I
El
an
El
All dimensions
in millimetres.
FIG,1 TYPICALILLUSTRATION
OP A PRIMARY CLASSROOM
tS : 8827- 1978
6900
2400
BOARD
2200
I
rl
nn
ot-120~460
I]
450
I\
5R
RR
;;
550
:I
450
550
1 I
am
All dimensions
FIG. 2
in millimetres.
1s : 8827- 1978
6100
/CUPBOARD
/
I
All dimensions
FIG.3
in millimetres.
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6g0D
, /_
Raaa
CUPBOARD
In
In
q
En
cll
III
r-l
q uuuuu
L-
In
q
FIG. 4
4.5.4 Rooms shall have, for the admission of light and air, one or more
apertures, such as windows and fanlights, opening directly to the external
air or into an open verandah.
Theminimum
aggregate areas ( see Note )
of such openin,gs excluding doors inclusive of frames shall be not less than
20 percent of the floor area in case such apertures are located in one wall
and not less than 15 percent of the floor area in case such apertures are
located on both side walls at the same sill level.
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NOTE
-If
a window is partly
fixed,
the openable
CLASSROOM
FITTINGS
( Clause 4.4 )
SL
No.
('1
i)
FITTINQS
(2)
NUMBER OF
UNITS
AREA
(4)
(3)
REMARKS
(5)
Essential Fittings
a) Chalkboard
1 200 mm x 2 400 mm
b) Cupboard
c) Pin-Board
I.5 rnz
Its depth
should
not be less than
450 mm. It would
serve as space for
storage of maps,
display materials,
etc.
There
should
be
one or more near
chalkboard
the
area or on the side
walls to display
maps, charts, students work, etc.
( Continued )
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3
TABLE
SL
No.
(1)
ii)
CLASSROOM
FITTINGS
NUMBER OI?
UNITS
(2)
(3)
Co&
REXARKS
AREA
(5)
(4)
iii)
FITTINGS
b)
Light
Points
c)
Students
Desks
1 200 mm
diameter
Length
Rail
Students
Cl-S
5. OTHER
1 for each
student
Lock-
TEACHING
areas required
The
of children
c) Usefulness
The science
= Length
Of
wall
A locker
for each
may
be
student
provided
in case
such an arrangement in students
desks is not possiblc
spaces
are given
laboratories
enrol-
depends
space requirements,
and multiuse
of spaces,
and
of auxiliary
laboratories
and their
of arrangement
5.3.1
seats
the
b) Flexibility
d) Interrelationship
Arrangement
of
fans and lights in
classroom
is
a
shown in Fig. 5
SPACES
a) Dimensions
i
1
Depends
upon
the number
of
to be provided
and
whether
desks are single or double
Desirable Fittings
a) Wooden Picture
b)
spaces.
should be designed
for 24 seats.
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EFFECTIVE
OF FAN
TEACHERS
ZONE
RANGE
3600
+
7
All dimensions
in millimetrcs.
I
CLASS
ROOM
I
Primary
1 600
1450
Secondary
1800
1650
.I_~~
FIG.
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TABLE
TEACHING
SPACES
OTHER
(Clause
SL
No.
ROOMS
(1)
(2)
THAN
CLASSROOMS
5.1 )
DISTRIBUTION
OF AREA
TOTAL
AXLEA
(3)
(4)
rns
m2
i) Physics Laboratory
96
a) Laboratory
65
b) Store-cum-preparation
c) Teachers
room
15
space/room
d) Dark room
ii)
Chemistry Laboratory
96
65
a) Laboratory
b) Store-cum-preparation
15
room
c) Teachers space/room
d) Balance room
iii)
Biology Laboratory
a)
96
Laboratory
65
b) Store-cum-preparation
c) Teachers
15
room
space/room
d) Museum
iv)
89
65
a) Laboratory
b) Store
c) Teachers
8
8
space/room
d) Museum
v)
vi)
vii)
viii)
ix)
65
65
Art Room
65
65
Crafts Room
65
65
Activity Room
65
65
50
50
5.3.3 The typical illustrations ofthe fittings in the physics and chemistry
laboratories
are shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 respectively.
5.3.4 The arrangement
illustrated
in Fig. 8.
14
is
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T-
2500
K AND
STORAGE
so0
PI
B
RR
L
9800
1,
RR
rl
aa
2500
STORE-CW;eMREPARAllON
500
ii
M
li
AI1 dimensions
FIG. 6
in millimetres.
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600
L600
TEACHERS
2500
LABORhTORY
.hOOl_l
El
.a
I
a
SERVICE
All climcnsions
IJIG.
Kll
R
LWORKING
800 x
rZO0
TABLE
1000
WINDOW
in millimetres.
16
LABORATORY
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*
6goo
I
c
600
.-
CD
2000
e1200
SWEEP,
4FANS
r
3200
LIGHT.
5
POINTS
i
2900
i
3600
2900
t
2400
2000
Alldimensions
FIG.%
in millimetres.
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5.4 The social science room, art room, crafts room and activity room
may be designed for 40 students but the area required for these rooms [ see
Sl No. ( V to VIII ) of Table 41 should be more than the area for the
ordinary classroom for 40 students, in order Taoaccommodate
the teaching
equipment,
models and activities pertaining to particular
subjects.
5.5 Workshops
or Vocational
Training
Facilities -With
the introduction af 10 + 2 system, workshops/facilities
to impart vocational training
shall be provided in schools being covered under this system.
The nature
and number of such workshops/facilities
shall depend upon the curriculum
a particular
school chooses to follow.
The vocational
courses may be
divided in the following two categories:
a) Courses which need only a classroom
tions ( see Appendix A ), and
b) Courses which
to a classroom
each
instruc-
in addition
REQUIREMENTS
SL
No.
visual
tasks
shall
be as given
5 ILLUMINATION
LEVELS ON WORK
AREAS FOR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS
ILLuMINATI~NLEVEL
VISUALTASK
(1)
i)
for various
(3)
1UX
(2)
Classroom
desk
chalkboards
150-300
top,
Laboratories/Workshops
200-300
iii)
Library-reading
150-300
iv)
Drawing,
ii)
v)
vi)
tables
300
typing
150
Toilets
Manual
150
training
18
in
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6.2 Maximum
acceptable
noise levels in classrooms
and other teaching
spaces due to external sources should be 40 dB(A) or equivalent to NC-35.
6.3 Level of ventilation in the
be six air changes per hour.
6.4 The orientation
( Part I )-1974*_.
classrooms
of the building
7. ADMINISTRATIVE
should
and
other
teaching
be in conformity
areas
shall
to IS : 7662
SPACES
Another
for general
be
storage.
7.2 Secondary
and Higher
Secondary
Schools - The prevision of areas
for the rooms for the Principal,
Vice-Principal,
general office, etc, shall
depend upon the total enrolment in the school.
The minimum
areas for
the various administrative
purposes for two categories of enrolment number
are given in Table 6 for guidance.
7.2.1 Principals Xoom - The size of the room for the principal
of the
school may be governed by the space needed for parents meeting, waiting
space and space for toilets.
7.2.2 Vice-Princijds
Room - Generally the control of examination
and
records of the school is looked after by the vice-principal.
The space for
In case there
his room may be decided taking these factors into account.
is no vice-principal
of the school, the area for the above function may be
provided suitably.
7.2.3 General Ofice -Apart
from the working space
staff, it should provide space for fee collection,
students
contact, etc.
7.2.4 Teaching Staf Area - Staff common room which may contain facilities for lockers for all teachers, office tables and chairs, easy chairs and a
separate toilet facility for staff should be provided
in all secondary
and
higher secondary schools.
8. STUDENTS
SPACES
8.1 When designing a school, provision of indoor areas for student activities appropriate
to the level of school as given in Table
7 shall be
considered.
8.2 There should be provision of spaces for indoor games either separate
or as a part of spaces provided at Sl No. (i), (vii) and (x) of~Table 7.
*Recommendations for orientation of buildings, Part I iVon-industrial buildings.
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TABLE
6 RECOMMENDED
SECONDARY/HIGHER
ADMINISTRATIVE
AREAS
SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
FOR
( Clause 7.2 )
SL
No.
ENXOLMEKT
NUMBER
(2)
(1)
1.
PRINCIPALS
Roox
VICEPRINCIPALS
ROOM
GENERAL
OFFICE
(3)
nlz
Min
m2
Ill2
Min
Min
19
29
29
Upto
(4)
STORAGE
AREA
(5)
TEAC~IKC
STAFF AI~IZA
INCLUDING
STAFF COMMON
Rooix
(6)
In2
(7)
In2
Min
50
Min
1.8 rnz per teac$er ( for 60%
teaching
staff)
2.
From
1 ;;;
19
to
g. CIRCULAT-ION
9.1
Circulation
10.
OUTDOOR
65
AREAS
b) The
location
1) Urban,
2) Suburban,
3) Rural.
10.2
For outdoor
open
air assembly,
and
of the school,
that is:
or
etc,
an
area
of
1 n12
per
a) Pre-School
b) Primary School
Cl Secondary/Higher
Secondary
1000
m2
School
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These spaces may be shared by a few schools in high density areas
Regional game preferences
and local topofor purpose of land economy.
graphy shall, however, determine
the extent and nature of play fields.
TABLE
INDOOR
AREAS
FOR
VARIOUS
STUDENTS
ACTIVITIES
ROOM
AREA
REMARKS
(1)
(2)
(3)
ma
(4)
i)
Common
ii)
Canteen
iii)
NCC/ACC/Scout/
Guide
One room
area
iv)
Medical
VI
vi)
vii)
viii)
ix)
Rooms
Inspection
Book/Stationery
Shop
It should
contain
facilities
such as a table, a chair,
an examination
bed,
a
medicine chest and a wash
basin
30 to 50
0.1 per student
(Min 50 m2; Max 150 m2)
and
PET Room
( Physical
Education
and Teaching
Room
30 to 50
eleRegarding
primary
ments
in the design
of
school
library
buildings,
IS : 8338-1976*
may
be
referred
-
45
)
Toilets
Mulfiuse
Hall
( Optional
)
*Recommendations
11.0 m2
20 to 30
Library
Students
Club
House Offices
for each,
Boys common
room should
contain
arrangements
for
sitting or squatting
and it
may be combined
or be a
part
of canteen
itself.
room
common
Girls
should contain in addition
a bench or a coach
for
lying down
-
for nrimarv
elements
21
in the design
Regarding
provision
of
various fittings in toilets,
Table 9 may be referred.
-.
Without
stage
of school
library
buildings.
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10.4 It should be possible to extend the teaching areas in the open space
beyond the classrooms
and for this purpose such open spaces should be
designed to provide for chalkboards,
raised platforms
and outside sitting
arrangements.
10.5 Parking areas for the
a school building:
a) Cycles
b)
following
should
be provided
when
designing
Scooters
c) Cars
,>
d) Buses
>,
25
60
ms per bus
NOTE -The
designer should ascertain
the percentage
of students/staff using
different types of vehicles and the number of service vehicles coming to the school
and calculate the parking area to be provided on the basis of the figures given
above.
11. OVERALL
AREA OF SCHOOL
11.1 The built-up area of school and the overall area of the plot should be
calculated according
to provisions given in 4, 5, 7, 9 and Table 8 ( which
gives category-wise
the various facilities to be provided ), and building
regulations.
However, as a rough guide the following values may be taken
when planning a school.
For Secondary
+ Higher
Secondary
School
For Primary
School
For Primary +
Secondary
+
Higher Secondary School
1.80 ma
3.40 m2
2.60
2) For a school
having
two
sections per
class
I.80
4.60 ms
3.20 m2
ms
m2
( The area per student place will decrease when number of sections per class increase and vice-versa )
b) Plot area other
than play fields
c) Play fields
According
to provisions
22
in 10.3
depen-
.. .
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TAISLE 8
FROVIS1ON
OF vAIWXJS
AREAS
IN SCHOOLS
OF D~EIUhT
CATEGORIES
(CkJu.wll.1)
ST.
Yo.
Cmwxr.~~
(hTIP
,*,>U.F
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. . .
Ckm
ITWm
. . .
. . . . . .
k!;
. . . . .
[.&l>3
6.
1ra.w-
(?,)
(4)
. . .
$uci.al
Scienrf/
(3)
(h-CITRRJCUAM
.
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Socncc
I&n-ml
(.6)
IWbri,
. .. .
(1
LhJom
(h
~_____
Library
. ..
. .
Cante.n
. . . . . . . . . ..
Toil+:t
. .
_.L.
. ...
.hM1lUY~J1.\TIVE
.. . . . .. . .
Itf+xiiral
Room
NW
Room
.__-.
[sod
S]mp
(!1)
(12)
~.
--
*/
vd
---
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>f
V!
-..
--
2.
Primary
3.
Sccomlary
4.
Higher
Swxmdary
(lo)
(7)
...
Nursery
-.
. ..
Stu&I:f9
C,>mmcm
[8)
,/
(9)
(13)
l;acility
may
be accOmmodated ic the
arms L-Iraeneral stOre4
(14)
Room
(15:.
i](i)
~,
---
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Vicf:Cm rraI
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Principals
horn
1.
ti
. .
GmKr+hy
irtg
(1)
Prl, >rijml?
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l;)
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23
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of local building
byelaws the
11.2 Set-Back Lines - In the absence
minimum set-backs of the building from the boundaries
shall be as follows:
15 metres
a) Front set-back
b)
12.
Side set-back
SELECTION
6 metres
OF SITE
12.1 While
selecting
the
should be kept in mind:
a) Easy accessibility
site
of
school
buildings,
from residential
from
the following
areas;
heavy
traffic
roads,
lines;
ground
a good natural
points
drainage;
rivers,
unless
ponds,
precautions
and
13. EFFECT
OF LANDSCAPE
ELEMENTS
13.1 While
planning
the school building, the importance
of landscape
elements such as open areas, to increase the comfort conditions
inside the
building and also in the surrounding
environment,
should be kept in
mind.
13.2 Plants, hedges and shrubs planted immediately
outside the classroom
windows where such windo\vs are the principal source of natural light and
ventilation
should not protrude beyond the sill level.
13.3 The rows of tall or shady trees should be at right angles to the source
At the same
of light to the building in order to avoid glare in the rooms.
time the tall and shady trees, walls, or any obstruction in front of the classroom windows should be at a distance to ensure adequate
amount
of
lighting and ventilation.
This distance may be taken equal to the height
of the building.
14.
EXIT
REQUIREMENTS
14.1 General
The
following
general
requirements
illuminated;
and
be
reached
without
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14.2 Types
of Exits
as exits.
14.3 Number
and Size of Exits - The requisite number and size of
various exits shall be provided, based on the number of students and staff
in each room area and floor, capacity of exits, travel distance and height
of buildings according to provisions in 14.3.1 to 14.3.4.
14.3.1 Arrangement of Exits - Exits shall be so located that the distance
from an exit to the most remote point in the floor area served by them,
measured along the line of travel shall in no case be greater than 30 metres,
except that where sprinklers
are installed
throughout
a building
the
maximum distance of travel to an exit may be increased by 50 percent.
14.3.1.1
Wherever
more than one exit is required
for a floor of
building, exits shall be placed as remote from each other as possible.
All
the exits shall be accessible
from entire floor area at all floor levels.
14.3.2 Capacity of Exits - The capacity of exits ( doors and stairways )
indicating
the number of persons that could be safely evacuated through
a unit exit width of 50 cm shall be as given below:
a) Stairways
25 Numbers
b) Doors
75 Numbers
14.3.3 There shall be a minimum of two staircases and one of them shall
be an enclosed stairway and the other shall be on the external walls of
buildinas and shall open directly to the exterior, interior open space or to
any open place of safety.
14.3.4
minimum
Notwithstanding
the detailed provision for exits
width for stairways shall be 2.00 metres.
as
above
the
require-
DoorwaJjs
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Door14.4.1.2 No exit doorway shall be less than IO0 cm in width.
Doorways for bathrooms,
ways shall be not less than 200 cm in height.
water-closet,
etc, shah be not less than 75 cm wide.
14.4.1.3
Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away from the
No door, when
room but shall not obstruct the travel along any exit.
opened, shall reduce the required width of stairway or landing to less than
90 cm; overhead or sliding doors shall not be installed.
14.4.1.4
Exit door shall not open immediately
upon a flight
or
stairs; a landing equal to at least the width of the door shall be provided
in the stairway at each doorway, level of landing shall be the same as that
of the floor which it serves.
14.4.2
Stairways
14.4.2.1 Interior
materials
stairs
shall
be
constructed
of
non-combustible
throughout.
14.4.2.2
Interior
staircase
shall be constructed
as a self-contained
unit with at least one side adjacent to an external wall and shall be complete] y enclosed.
14.4.2.3
A staircase shall not be arranged
round a lift shaft unless
the latter is entirely enclosed by a material of fire resistance rating as that
for type of construction
itself.
14.4.2.4
Hollow
combustible
construction
14.4.2.5
The minimum tread shall
constructed
and maintained
in a manner
14.4.2.6
The maximum
limited to 12 per flight.
height
be 30 cm.
The treads
to prevent slipping.
14.4.2.7
Handrails
shall be provided
90 cm from the centre of the tread.
with
shall
be
They shall be
height
of
14.4.2.8
The minimum headroom in a passage under the landing
a staircase and under the staircase shall be 2.2 m.
of
a)
b) All
fire escapes
shall be directly
shall
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into
a minimum
buildings above
subject
to the
account
connected
be separate
15 m in
following
in calculating
the
to the ground.
and
remote
from
the
e) Fire
f 1 Fire
of non-combustible
materials.
9)
Handrails
shall be of a height
90 cm.
150 cm in diameter
and
Ramps
14.4.5.1 Ramps
with a slope of not more than
1 in 10 may be
substituted for and shall comply with all the applicable
requirements
of
capacity
and limiting
dimensions.
required
stairways
as to enclosure,
Ramps shall be surfaced with approved non-slipping
materials.
14.4.5.2
Handrails
shall be provided
14.4.5.3
Ramps shall lead directly
level or courtyards or safe places.
14.4.6
open space
at ground
Corridors
FIRE
PROTECTION
15.1 The
conformity
*Code
REQUIREMENTS
school buildings
shall
to IS : 2406-1963*.
of practice Tofor
fire safety
be
designed
of non-industrial
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for safety
buildings.
against
fire
in
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15.2 Adequate first-aid fire fighting equipment
shall be provided at suitable
positions like corridors,
lobbies, halls and outside the building in accordance with 1s : 2217-1963.
15.2.1 The first-aid fire fighting equipment
tained in accordance
with IS : 2190-1971t.
shall be installed
SUPPLY
AND
SANITARY
and main-
shall be provided
B.
Such facilities
REQUIREMENTS
16.1 Water
Supply Requirements
- The
arrangements
should
be
made to supply 45 litres of water per head per day in school buildings
apart from the requirements
of water for fire fighting.
The laying and
distribution
of water supply system should be according to provisions given
in IS : 2065-19721.
16.2 Sanitary
Requirements
drainage and sanitation in schools
The requirements
for the fitments
should be in accordance
with Table
of sanitary
for
9.
appliances
*Recommendations
for providing
first-aid
fire fighting arrangemrnts
in public
buildings.
TCodc of practice for selection, installation
and maintenance
of portable first-aid fire
appliance
(jkst revision ).
$Code of practice for water supply in buildings (Jirs~ revision ).
@ode of practice for selection, installation
and maintenance
of sanitary appliances
(firrt revision ) I
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TABLE
SANITARY
FITTINGS
FOR
SCHOOLS
( Clause 16.2 )
1;:.
FITMENTS
(1)
(2)
SCHOOLS
(_______--__------For Boys
PRE-SCHOOLS
Water-closets
2.
Ablution
3.
Urinals
4.
Wash basins
5.
Baths
C------------1 bath-sink
per
40 pupils or part
thereof
6.
Drinking water
fountains
7.
Cleaners
taps
1 per 15 pupils
part thereof
f__--_-------_
or
(5)
sink
For Girls
(4)
(3)
1.
OTHERTHANPRE-SCHOOLS
h~_~~__~~~~_~_-~
C-----------.+--__--_-_--___---
or
or
Squatting
plate
urinals
1 per 20 pupils
or part thereof
-----_---+
1 per 40 pupils or
part thereof
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APPENDIX
( Clause 5.5 )
LIST OF VOCATIONAL
A-l.
A-l.1
COURSES
WHICH
Commerce
a) Office
DO NOT
and Business
Management
COURSES
REQUIRE
Related
& Secretarial
WORKSHOPS
Vocations
Practice
b) Stenography
c) Accountancy
d) Banking
e) Data
f)
and Insurance
Marketing
Management
a) Pre-Primary
A-2.
Education
b) Primary
A-2.1
Processes
and Salesmanship
g) Materials
A-l.2
and Auditing
Teacher
School
Training
Teacher
Training
c) Physical
Education
d)
Assistant
Training
WHICH
REQUIRE
Library
COURSES
Agricultural
Teacher
(Junior
) Training
WORKSHOPS
Vocations
a) Dairying
1,) Poultry
c) Fisheries
d) Forest
e) Basic
f)
Products
Course
in Fruit
& Vegetable
g) Small
Farm
Management
Growing
Agriculture
k) Agro Based
m) Farm
Industries
Machines
processing
and cakes
units of paddy,
wheat,
Re-cycling
and Engineering
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of animal
waste
IS : 8827
A-2.2
- 1978
Engineering
a) Basic
and Technical
Electrical
Technology
b) Basic Electronic
Technology
c) Basic Air-conditioning
and Refrigeration
d) Automobile
and Maintenance
Servicing
e) Elementary
Sanitary
f)
Technicians
Laboratory
g) Furniture
A-2.3
Design
Technology
Course
and Manufacture
h) Textile
Bleaching,
j)
Goods Technology
Leather
Vocations
a) Food
Dyeing
Relating
Processing
b) Baking
to Home
and Food
d) Canteen
Management
Textiles
Health
Science
and Preservation
c) Nutrition
f)
and Finishing
and Confectionery
e) Dress Designing
A-2.4
Vocations
Preparation
( Small
and Making
and Designs
and Para-Medical
a) Multipurpose
b) Junior
Health
Medical
c) Pharmacists
Social
Workers
Workers
Course
d) Optometry
A-2.5
Miscellaneous
Vocations
a) Tourism
b)
Photography
c) Graphic
d)
Arts
Commercial
Arts
e) Music
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Technology
APPENDIX
( Clause 15.3 )
ALARM
B-l.
SYSTEMS
GENERAL
B-l.1
Where buildings
sections with adequate
another,
each section
purposes of application
building or population.
B-l.2
All alarm systems and equipment
for the purpose for which installed.
shall be of approved
B-l.3
Alarms systems shall be under the supervision
of
person who shall cause proper tests to be made at specified
have general charge ofall alterations and additions.
types suitable
a responsible
intervals and
B-l.4
Fire alarm signalling
equipment
shall be restored
to service as
promptly as possible after each test or alarm, and shall be kept in normal
conditions for operation.
Equipment
requiring
rewinding
or replenishing
shall be rewound or replenished
as promptly as possible after each test or
alarm.
B-l.5
All manually operated sending stations and alarm
in a single system shall be of the same general type.
B-2.
ALARM
SENDING
sounding
devices
STATIONS
B-2.1 Manually
operated sending stations shall be provided near all main
exits and in the natural path of escape from fire, at readily accessible
points which are not likely to be obstructed.
B-2.2 Sending stations shall be so located that from any part of the building not more than 60 m will have to be traversed in order to reach a
sending station on the same floor or 30 m and one flight of stairs to reach
a sending station upon another floor located in the natural path of escape
from fire.
B-3.
SOUNDING
B-3.1
Required
DEVICES
sounding
devices
only.
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B-3.3 Alarm sounding devices shall
from all other sounding devices.
be distinctive
in
pitch
and
quality
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