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Life-safety Part of Your Everyday Code
While illuminated door openings are not yet part of life-safety
building code standards in the United States and Canada, there
are two related building codes that are on the books in some
states and gaining momentum across the continent.
These two related codes were established to help people find
the way out in the event of an emergency.
NFPA 101 Life-safety code defines Floor
Proximity Exit Signs as “signs placed near
the floor level in addition to those signs required for
doors and corridors.” Additionally it goes on to mention
that “for exit doors, the sign shall be mounted on
the door or adjacent to the door with the nearest edge of
the sign four inches of the door frame.
Egress Path Marking as defined
in the NFPA 101 Life-safety Code refers to “a visible
delineation of the path of travel along the designated exit
access and shall be essentially continuous, except as interrupted
by doorways, hallways, corridors, or other such architectural
features”.
Read these interpretive code summaries for progressive states leading the way to safety.
The 2007 Supplement to the IBC contains a new section – 1027 Exit Path Markings — that requires luminous markings in vertical exit enclosures in buildings greater than 75 feet in height. Occupancy groups A, B, E, I, M, and R-1 having occupied floors located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall comply with sections 1027.1.1 through 1027.1.7.
LiteGuide products complement the new code requirements.
Click here to see if your state or region has adopted either
of these two building codes.
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