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Occupancy where unrelated persons rent furnished rooms on a transient basis within a dwelling house or domestic residence with sleeping accommodation for not more than 16 persons within a dwelling unit. 4.58 Guest houses and bed and breakfast accommodation. A building that has a building occupancy classified as H5 shall, in addition to complying with all relevant requirements for a building occupancy classified as H3 or H4 in this part of SANS 10400:
a) have the direction of egress suitably marked and the sign posted in all passages and corridors in accordance with the relevant requirements of 4.29;
b) be provided with suitable automatic actuating, self-contained luminaires in all passages and corridors leading to an exit;
c) be fitted with a suitable smoke alarm that complies with the requirements of SANS 50054-7, and which is audible in all sleeping areas within the building, as follows:
1) in each separate sleeping room;
2) in any kitchen area;
3) at a central point in a passage or corridor leading to one or more sleeping rooms;
d) be provided with hose reels in accordance with the requirements of 4.34;
e) have doors leading to the outside of the building fitted with locks that can be opened from the inside without any special tools, in the case of an emergency.

NOTE: A suitable and approved emergency plan and evacuation route, which informs guests as to what action should be taken in the event of a fire, should be affixed to the back of every guest room door. Such a plan should include:

a) the action to be taken by the person discovering a fire;
b) the action to be taken for evacuation of the building and assuring accountability of the occupants;
c) the action to be taken pending the arrival of emergency services; and
d) an evacuation floor plan that identifies exit doors and windows.

1 the action to be taken by the person discovering a fire;
2 the action to be taken for evacuation of the building and assuring accounta-bility of the occupants;

Recommended fire instruction notices are given below.

If you discover a fire;

a) Operate the fire alarm immediately.
b) Call the fire brigade. (telephone number)
c) Attack the fire if possible with the equipment provided, but do not take any personal risks.
d) Leave immediately if the fire cannot be brought quickly under control. Shut doors and windows to slow down the spread of smoke, but only if it will not significantly delay your escape.

On hearing the alarm

a) Leave the building and proceed to the assembly point at (To be decided on by management in the emergency evacuation plan.)

USE THE NEAREST AVAILABLE EXIT
DO NOT USE THE LIITS
DO NOT STOP TO COLLECT PERSONAL BELONGINGS
DO NOT RE-ENTER THE BUILDING

3. the action to be taken pending the arrival of emergency services;
4. An evacuation floor plan that identifies exit doors and windows.

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