In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about exit signage.
Q: This question was recently brought to my attention — “Why don’t rooms, offices and work areas have exit signs over the doors leaving the rooms? I could not find an answer for that. But I did notice that rooms within a room do not have exit signs either. The exit signs throughout our hospital are all in the corridors that lead patrons to the public way. But if you are in a room, or within another room, are exit signs required?”
A: Not necessarily. Look at section 7.10.1.4 in the 2000 Life Safety Code (LSC), which says, “Access to exits shall be marked by approved, readily visible, signs in all cases where the exit or way to reach the exit is not readily apparent to the occupants” (emphasis mine).
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