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The basic requirements for exit
access include the following:
- Exits must be readily accessible at all times
- Doors from a room to an exit or a way of exit access shall be of the side-hinged,
swinging type and must swing with exit travel when the room is occupied by more than 50
persons or used for a high hazard occupancy
- Access to an exit shall not be through a bathroom or other room subject to locking,
except where the exit serves only that room
- Access to exits shall be clearly recognizable
- Exit doors shall not be disguised, covered, concealed, or decorated in such a way as to
confuse their purpose
- Mirrors must not be placed on or near exit doors
- Routes of exit access shall never be toward a high hazard location, unless effectively
shielded
- Minimum width of any way of exit access is 28 inches.
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