1910 36 g 3 the width of an exit route must be sufficient to accommodate the maximum permitted occupant load of each floor served by the exit route.
Fire exit door size regulations.
If there is a fire in the area where occupants are they are already being exposed to smoke fire and heat.
Issue 4 2012 detailing the requirements for any fixtures and fittings used with fire doors and fire.
Also the line of sight to an exit sign must be clearly visible at all times.
Keep exit route doors free of decorations or signs that obscure the visibility of exit route doors.
There are specific requirements for electronically controlled egress doors.
Fire exit doors are the final door on an emergency exit route that must lead to a place of safety.
See diagram 5 1 in approved document k for more information.
The osha exit route requirements 1910 36 g 2 state that the minimum width of any way of exit access shall in no case be less than 28 inches.
Within any glazed door up to 1500mm from floor level.
The nfpa emergency exit door requirements code states there is a maximum travel distance allowed to find an exit.
The ibc requires exits and exit access doors to be marked by illuminated exit signs 1011 1003 2 10.
There is an approved document guidance available from the builders hardware industry federation bhif hardware for fire and escape doors.
1 where a required door is operated by power such as a door with photo electric actuated mechanism that opens the door upon the approach of a person or a door with power assisted manual operation the design shall be such that in event of power failure the door may be opened manually to permit exit travel or closed to safeguard means of egress.
Stairways which are not used as an exit or emergency according to 1910 24 d may have a minimum stair width of 22 inches.
Post signs along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge if that direction is not immediately apparent.
An applied force not to exceed 15 pounds will cause the door latch to release.
The type and extent of ventilation will be dependent on the use and size of the room.
Width of the door leaf not less than 30 inches or more than 44 inches above the floor.
In addition the ibc requires a tactile exit sign adjacent to the door to an egress stairway an exit passageway and the exit discharge 1011 3 1003 2 10 3 2000 addresses doors to egress stairways only.
Only approved fire exit hardware should be used on fire doors.
