Section 48 in The Kerala Panchayat Buildings Rules, 2011
48. [ Travel distance to emergency exit. [Substituted by Notification No. S.R.O. No. 26/2014, dated 10.1.2014 (w.e.f. 14.2.2011).]
(1)livery building meant for human occupancy shall be provided with emergency exits sufficient to facilitate safe escape of occupants in ease of fire or other emergencies.(2)Emergency exits shall be located in such a way that the travel distance on each floor shall not exceed 30 metres for every occupant.(3)Emergency exits may be either horizontal or vertical.(4)Emergency exits may be a doorway, corridor or passage to an internal staircase or external staircase, ramps to the street or to the roof of a building, which may be horizontal exit leading to an adjoining building at the same level:Provided that lifts and escalators shall not be considered as emergency exits.]
