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Converting Classroom to Bunk Room - Help Needed!
We are an industrial fire department that is considering going from a 12 hour shift schedule to a 24/48 schedule.
We have a large classroom that is split down the middle using a temporary wall divider to make two separate classrooms.
The east classroom has one door leading to a hallway.
The west classroom has two doors, one to the same hallway, one to the kitchen.
We want to convert the west classroom to a bunk room.
We will need to divide this classroom in half, making a women's room and a men's.
The question is, when we divide this classroom, do we need to make TWO means of egress (two doors) on each the men's and women's side to stay within building codes.
A maximum of 5 people will be on station sleeping at any given time. We currently only have two women on the roster, but the room sizes will be the same.
See images of the classroom we are thinking about converting here:
We have a large classroom that is split down the middle using a temporary wall divider to make two separate classrooms.
The east classroom has one door leading to a hallway.
The west classroom has two doors, one to the same hallway, one to the kitchen.
We want to convert the west classroom to a bunk room.
We will need to divide this classroom in half, making a women's room and a men's.
The question is, when we divide this classroom, do we need to make TWO means of egress (two doors) on each the men's and women's side to stay within building codes.
A maximum of 5 people will be on station sleeping at any given time. We currently only have two women on the roster, but the room sizes will be the same.
See images of the classroom we are thinking about converting here:
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