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General Requirements
•Number of exits must be
adequate
•Usually at least 2 exits must be
available for evacuation
•More than 2 exits are required
if the number of occupants in the
building, the size of the building
or the set-up of the building
would prohibit all occupants
from safely evacuating during
emergencies
*Exit doors must
swing out in the
direction of exit
travel
*Exit doors must be
unlocked and
occupants must be
able to open, without
the use of keys, tools
or extreme force, said
doors at all times.
*A side-hinged
door must be used
to connect any
room to an exit
route.
*The ceiling of an exit
route must be at least
7feet 6 inches
*The exit access must be
at least 28 inches wide
at all points
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*Exit routes must be free
and unobstructed. No
materials may be placed
permanently or
temporarily within the
exit route.
*Exit doors must be free
of decorations and signs
that obscure the visibility
of the exit door.
An exit must be separated by fire
resistant materials.
•Construction materials used to
separate an exit from other areas of
the building must have a one hour fire
resistant rating if the exit connects 3
stories or fewer.
•Construction materials with a 2 hour
fire resistant rating are needed if the
exit connects 4 or more stories of the
building.
•Construction materials such as doors,
door frames and other hardware must
be listed or approved by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory.
*Exit routes must be
well lit to ensure that
occupants with normal
vision can see the exit
path.
*Each exit must be
clearly visible and
marked with a sign
that reads “Exit”.
*Each exit sign must
have the word “Exit”
in plain legible
letters, not less than
6 inches high.
*Each door along the exit
route that can be
mistaken for an exit,
must be marked with a
sign saying “Not an exit”
or a sign indicating it’s
actual use.
*Each exit sign must
be illuminated by a
reliable light source
and be distinctive in
color.
The main resource used for information was the OSHA
website under the heading of Fire Safety…
* http://www.osha.gov
Pictures were found using Google…
* http://www.google.com
Presentation…
* Karley Bertini