stairway enclosure definition
stairway enclosure. , in relation to an exit, means any part of an exit (not being a part within a room) which includes stairway landings and approaches thereto and extends to a place of safety;
stairway enclosure means the space enclosing interior stairs, landings between flights, corridors, and passageways used for direct exit to the exterior of a building, and any lobbies or other common areas that open onto such direct exits. Any space in a lobby or common area that is separated from a direct exit by a one (1) hour fire assembly shall not be considered part of a stairway enclosure.
stairway enclosure. , in relation to exit, means any part of such exit, not being part within a room, which includes a stairway, landings and approaches thereto and which extends to a place of safety (but where a stairway enclosure passes between compartments of a building it does not satisfy the requirements of these regulations if it does not comply with the requirements in relation to a protected shaft);