| Exiting or Egress - Evacuation | |
| Are all exits marked with an exit sign and illuminated by a reliable light source? | |
| Are the directions to exits, when not immediately apparent, marked with visible signs? | |
| Are doors, passageways or stairways that are neither exits nor access to exits, but could be mistaken for exits, appropriately marked "NOT AN EXIT," "TO BASEMENT," "STOREROOM," etc.? | |
| Are exit signs labeled with the word "EXIT" in lettering at least 5 inches (12.70 centimeters) high and the stroke of the lettering at least l/2- inch (1.2700 centimeters) wide? | |
| Are exit doors side-hinged? | |
| Are all exits kept free of obstructions? | |
| Are at least two means of egress provided from elevated platforms, pits, or rooms where the absence of a second exit would increase the risk of injury from hot, poisonous, corrosive, suffocating, flammable, or explosive substances? | |
| Are there sufficient exits to permit prompt escape in case of emergency? | |
| Are special precautions taken to protect employees during construction and repair operations? | |
| Is the number of exits from each floor of a building and the number of exits from the building itself appropriate for the building occupancy load? | |
| Are exit stairways that are required to be separated from other parts of a building enclosed by at least 2-hour fire-resistive construction in buildings more than four stories in height, and not less than 1-hour fire-resistive construction elsewhere? | |
| Where ramps are used as part of required exiting from a building, is the ramp slope limited to 1 foot (0.3048 meter) vertical and 12 feet (3.6576 meters) horizontal? | |
| Where exiting will be through frameless glass doors, glass exit doors, storm doors, etc., are the doors fully tempered and meet the safety requirements for human impact? | |
| Are there other issues? | |
Information courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
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