Means of egress Flashcards
A continuous and unobstructed path of vertical and horizontal egress travel from any point in a building or structure to a public way
Means of egress
Any Street alley or similar parcel of land essentially unstructured from the ground to the sky that is permanently appropriate to the public for public use it has a clear width of not less than 10 feet
Public way
The portion of the means of egress that leads to the entrance of an exit
Exit access
Examples of an exit access
They may include components such as rooms, spaces, isles, intervening rooms, hallways, Corridors, ramps and doorways. The exit access is the portion of the building were travel distance is measured and regulated
The portion of the ecosystem that provides a protective path of the cross between exit access
Exit, exits are fully enclosed and protected from all other interior spaces by fire resistance where to construction with protected openings. Period access may be as simple as an exterior door at ground level or may include exit enclosures for stairs, exit passageways, and horizontal exits. Depending on building height, construction type, and passageway length, exits must have either a one or two hour rating