11/5 Specific Hazards : Exits and Fire Escapes

Question 1

No person shall construct, install, alter or maintain any door, gate, partition, or similar obstruction in any passageway required as a means of egress from any portion of any building, or any public corridor or public stairway of any building, except a door or gate which can be _____ without the use of a key, tool, or special knowledge.

Answer 1

removed or opened from the inside

Question 2

No person shall maintain, install or use any lock or latch on any door providing access from a penthouse or stairway to the roof of a building except a lock or latch which is _____ without the use of key, tool, or special knowledge.

Answer 2

openable from the inside

Question 3

In every building other than _____, there shall be maintained at all times ____ unobstructed aisle or passageway which leads to each required exit and shall have a free clearance equal to the minimum required in other sections of this Article or of at least ____.

Answer 3

single family dwellings / one / 44 inches

Question 4

A passageway with a width _____ than the width of the required exit shall be maintained from the required exit to a public way or to any area designated by the Chief or authorized representative.

Answer 4

equal to or greater

Question 5

No person shall park any vehicle, or place any power truck, hand dolly, delivery rack, refuse or waste container, or any other object _____, or in any other manner so as to ____ the exit.

Answer 5

in an exit / obstruct

Question 6

Furniture used for convenience or comfort (table, chair, bench) may be permitted in hallway under the following conditions:
It must _____ the required width of passageway.
It must be securely ______.
A _____ in duplicate must be submitted by the owner or manager, showing location of said furniture.

Answer 6

not obstruct / fastened to the floor or wall / plot plan

Question 7

Any required exit door must be openable from the inside without the use of _______.

Answer 7

a key, tool, or special knowledge or effort.

Question 8

Exit doors shall swing in the direction of exit travel when serving any assembly occupancy, any hazardous area or Group H occupancy and any building or portion of a building with an occupant load of _____.

Answer 8

50 or more

Question 9

Glass panels installed in a box covering a locking device may be approved. Such panel shall be not less than________.

Answer 9

6 x 6 inches plain single strength glass

Question 10

The box must be of sufficient size to permit ____ operation of the knob or latch. A sign is required “EMERGENCY EXIT - BREAK GLASS”.

Answer 10

free hand

Question 11

Exit doors from any Group A or E Occupancy having an occupant load of _____ shall not be provided with a latch or lock unless it is _____.

Answer 11

50 or more / panic hardware

Question 12

In Group A Occupancies or portions thereof having an occupant load of less than 300, panic hardware may be omitted from the main exit when the main exit consists of a ____.

Answer 12

single door

Question 13

A ______ may be used in lieu of panic hardware, provided there is a readily visible metallic sign adjacent to the doorway stating, “THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN UNLOCKED WHENEVER THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT.”

Answer 13

key locking device

Question 14

Exception to panic hardware : When unlocked, the door must be ____ without operation of any latching device. Flush, edge, surface bolts, or any other type of device that may be used to restrain the doors other than by operation of the locking device are prohibited.

Answer 14

free to swing

Question 15

Installation of Panic Hardware: Only panic hardware approved and listed by the ______ shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 9 of the L.A.M.C. (Building Code).

Answer 15

State Fire Marshal

Question 16

Panic hardware shall be installed not less than ____ nor more than _____ above the floor.

Answer 16

30 inches / 44 inches

Question 17

Maximum effort to operate doors shall not exceed _____ for exterior doors and _____ for interior doors, such pull or push effort being applied at right angles to hinged doors.

Answer 17

eight and one-half pounds / five pounds

Question 18

When fire doors are required the maximum effort to operate the door may be increased not to exceed ____.

Answer 18

15-pounds.

Question 19

Coverings such as ____ on windows leading to fire escapes are prohibited.

Answer 19

venetian blinds

Question 20

Blinds, curtains, screens, etc. which are installed in such a manner that egress is ____ may be approved.

Answer 20

not obstructed

Question 21

The blind must not cover more than the _____, or must be _____ to casement-type windows.

Answer 21

upper half of double hung windows / securely attached

Question 22

Where exit is made through a room that is locked, there must be a glass panel in the door, located so that when broken the lock on the inside of the door is within each. This lock must be of the ____ which can be operated ____. Passageway through the room must not be obstructed.

Answer 22

Yale type / without a key

Question 23

Access to fire escapes by a window shall be openable from the interior without the use of a key, tool or special knowledge. Such window shall have a minimum dimension of ____ when open.

Answer 23

29 inches

Question 24

The awning under a fire escape drop ladder shall have a _____ opening in the awning under the drop ladder. This opening may be closed by a ____. Any covering for an opening in a metal awning (91.4506g) shall be an approved design.

Answer 24

24” x 24” / snap-on canvas cover

Question 25

Exit signs, when required to be illuminated, shall be internally illuminated by at least _____ or ______.

Answer 25

two 15-watt lamps / two six-watt neon type lamps

Question 26

Provide and maintain directional “EXIT” signs in (area). Sign shall bear the word “EXIT” in letters not _____.

Answer 26

less than six inches high.

Question 27

Every internally lighted “EXIT” sign shall be illuminated at all times by ____ of at least 15 watt capacity each or ____.

Answer 27

two lamps / two 6 watt neon type lamps.