FAST Talk - Exit Doors

FAST Talk - Exit DoorsAAre mMyyEExxititDDooorosrCsoCmopmliapntli?ant? OOSSHHAA’’ss DDeessiiggnnaannddCCoonnsstrturucctitoionnRRegeuglualtaiotinosns(O: SHA 1910.36, Means of Egress) Exit discharge leads must be large enough to accommodate the building occupants likely to use the exit route. Exit stairs that continue beyond the level on which the exit discharge is located must be interrupted at that level by doors, partitions, or other effective means that clearly indicate the direction of travel leading to the exit discharge. An exit door must be unlocked. Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys. A panic bar or similar device that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors. The exit door must be side-hinged. Also, a side-hinged door must be used to connect any room to an exit route. The door that connects any room to an exit route must swing out in the direction of exit travel if the room is designed to be occupied by more than 50 people, or if the room is a high hazard area (contents are likely to burn or explode) An exit route must meet minimum height and width requirements. Ceilings of exit routes must be at least 7 feet 6 inches high. An exit access must be at least 28 inches at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access. Objects that project into the exit must not reduce this width. An exit must be separated by re-resistant materials. Construction materials used to separate an exit from other parts of the workplace must have a 1-hour ﬁre resistance rating if the exit connects three or fewer stories and a 2 hour ﬁre resistance rating if the exit connects 4 or more stories. Don’t get caught – maintaining proper exit routes is essential to employee safety. Don’t get caught, maAinretayionuiAnr greempyeroorguperenrecxeyixteistxicrtooruomutepteslisaiscnote?msspelianntita?l to employee safety. SAFETY FMPM-7167 Fast+Talk Newsletter • KV • 5.18 Contact the Fastenal Safety Team at 833-FNL-SAFE or SafetyQuestions@fastenal.comPage 1