How Do You Calculate Maximum Occupancy For A Room?
When you are starting a business, one of the most important numbers is the maximum occupancy of the room you will use for your business. That’s the largest number of people the local fire department will allow in the room at one time. This number is especially important for businesses such as bars, restaurants and theaters. Only the fire department can give you a definitive number, and that will depend on a wide variety of factors, including emergency exits, columns, furniture placement, etc. But you can estimate maximum occupancy if you know the dimensions of the room. Measure the width and length of the room. Measure only the area where people will sit or stand; for example, if you want to find the maximum occupancy of a bar, measure only where patrons will stand, and not the area behind the bar. If you have a room that is shaped irregularly, separate the room into square portions for ease of measurement. Figure the area of the room, by multiplying the length by the width. For exampl
