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[接上页] (3) All carpets within the protected means of escape shall- (a) be made of pure wool; (b) conform to British Standard 5287 when tested in accordance with British Standard 4790; or (c) be manufactured to a standard acceptable to the Director of Fire Services.Carpets that do not meet any of the above requirements shall also be accepted as complying with fire safety requirements if their pile height does not exceed 10 mm and they do not cover more than 5% of the protected means of escape calculated on a floor-by-floor basis. (4) All polyurethane foam filled mattresses shall conform to British Standard 7177 (for use in medium hazard premises) or to another standard acceptable to the Director of Fire Services. (5) All polyurethane foam filled upholstered furniture shall conform to British Standard 7176 (for use in medium hazard premises) or to another standard acceptable to the Director of Fire Services. (6) If more than 50% of the total surface area of the openable or breakable windows provided for the premises are rendered not openable or unbreakable, a smoke extraction system that conforms to the standard set out in the Code of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment as published from time to time by the Director of Fire Services shall be provided. (7) All exits shall be indicated by illuminated signs, bearing the word and characters "EXIT 出口", installed in accordance with the requirements set out in the Code of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment as published from time to time by the Director of Fire Services. Adequate directional signs indicating the route to an exit shall be provided at locations where exit signs are not readily visible. (8) Low level directional signs capable of indicating the route to an exit in darkness shall be provided at 200 mm above floor level. (9) An exit plan drawn to a ratio of not less than 1:200 showing the floor layout of the premises and the directions of egress to escape staircases and means of escape shall be displayed in each room intended to be used by customers. The size of the exit plan shall not be less than 250 mm ×250 mm and shall be affixed adjacent to the exit of each room at 1500 mm above floor level. (10) Emergency lighting shall be provided. (11) A short fire safety film shall be provided for showing to customers before they start the karaoke activity. (12) An emergency alert system which can interrupt the music or other sound and visual images produced by the karaoke equipment and at the same time produce visible and audible warning signals in case of a fire alarm shall be provided. (L.N. 241 of 2002) 3. Fire service installations and equipment Fire service installations of the following description shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions and with the Code of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment as published from time to time by the Director of Fire Services- (a) a fire hydrant and hose reel system; (b) a manual fire alarm system with operation switches provided at each of the following locations- (i) near each exit leading away from the premises; (ii) at the main entrance; (iii) at the cashier's counter; (iv) at the reception area; and (v) at the waiting area;(c) alarm bells of the fire alarm system in individual rooms intended to be used by customers; (d) where the premises are located in a curtain-walled building or on a basement floor and occupy an area exceeding 126 m2, an automatic sprinkler system that uses fastresponse-type sprinkler heads; (e) where the premises are located in a place other than those described in paragraph (d) and- (i) occupy an area exceeding 126 m2 but not exceeding 230 m2, either an automatic fire detection system or an automatic sprinkler system; or (ii) occupy an area exceeding 230 m2, an automatic sprinkler system that uses fastresponse-type sprinkler heads;(f) where the premises are located in a curtain-walled building or on a basement floor with a cubic volume exceeding 7000 m3, a smoke extraction system. 4. Ventilating systems (1) All ventilating systems shall- (a) in the case where the karaoke establishment is located in a restaurant, comply with the requirements set out in the Ventilation of Scheduled Premises Regulation (Cap 132 sub. leg. CE); or (b) in any other case, comply with the requirements set out in the Building (Ventilating Systems) Regulations (Cap 123 sub. leg. J).(2) Automatic cut-off devices shall be provided for mechanical ventilating systems to enable the ventilation supply to be cut off in case of fire. Cap 573A Sched 2 REQUIREMENTS REGARDING STRUCTURAL SUITABILITY, MEANS OF ESCAPE, MEANS OF ACCESS FOR FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE AND FIRE RESISTING CONSTRUCTION [section 3] 1. Structural suitability A karaoke establishment shall be structurally capable of withstanding an imposed load of not less than 5 kPa and be in sound structural condition. 2. Compliance with codes of practice concerning |