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� 3 ; CHAPTERIO MEANS OF EGRESS i SECTION 1001 EGRESS COURT.A court or yard which provides access to a ADMINISTRATION public way for one or more exits. � 1p01.1 General. Buildings or portions thereof shall be pro- EMERGEN�Y ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING. An vided with a means of egress system as required by this chapter. operable window,door or other similar device that provides for The provisions of this chapter shall control the design, con- a means of escape and access for rescue in the event of an emer- St�ction and arrangement of ineans of egress components gency: requ�red to provide an approved means of egress from struc- EXIT.That portion of a means of egress system which is sepa- tures and portions thereof. rated from other interior spaces of a building or structure by � 1001.2 Minimum requirements.It shall be unlawful to alter a fire-resistance-rated construction and opening protectives as � building or structure in a manner that will reduce the number of required to provide a protected path of egress travel between exits or the capaciry of the means of egress to less tban required the exit access and the exit discharge.Exits include exterior exit by this code. doors at ground level,exit enclosures,exit passageways,exte- � rior exit stairs,exterior exit ramps and horiaontal exits. � [F]1001.3 Maintenance.Means of egress shall be maintained in accordance with the International Fire Code. EXIT, HORIZONTAL. A path of egress travel from one °� building to an area in another building on approximately the same level,or a path of egress travel through or around a wall or SECTION 1002 partition to an area on approximately the same level in the same DEFINITIONS building, which affords safety from fire and smoke from the ��, j area of incidence and areas communicating therewith. 1002.1 Definitions.The following words and terms shall,for ;, the purposes of this chapter and as used elsewhere in this code, EXIT ACCESS.That portion of a means of egress system that have the meanings shown herein. leads from any occupied portion of a building or structure to an �' ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. A conrinuous and exit. �= unobstructed way of egress travel from any accessible point in EXIT DISCHARGE.That portion of a means of egress sys- � a building or facility to a public way. tem between the termination of an exit and a public way. � AISLE.An exit access component that defines and provides a EXTT DISCHARGE, LEVEL OE The horizontal plane � path of egress travel. located at the point at which an exit ternunates and an exit dis- AISLE ACCESSWAY. That portion of an exit access that charge begins. leads to an aisle. ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICE. A device that has a EXIT ENCLOSURE. An exit component that is separated series of ste s between 50 and 70 de rees 0.87 and 1.22 rad) from other interior spaces of a building or structure by P g � fire-resistance-rated construction and opening protectives,and from horizontal,usually attached to a center support rail in an provides for a protected path of egress travel in a vertical or hor- ' alternating manner so that the user does not have both feet on izontal direction to the exit discharge or the public way. � the same level at the same time. AREA OF REFUGE. An area where persons unable to use EXIT PASSAGEWAY. An exit component that is separated stairways can remain temporarily to await instructions or assis- from all other interior spaces of a building or structure by tance during emergency evacuation. fire-resistance-rated construction and opening protectives,and � provides for a protected path of egress travel in a horizontal BLEACHER5.Tiered seating facilities. direction to the exit discharge or the public way. '= C01�IMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL.That portion of FIRE EXIT HARDWARE.Panic hardware that is listed for � exit access which the occupants are required to traverse before use on fire door assemblies. ' two separate and distinct paths of egress travel to two exits are � a�ailable.Paths that merge are common paths of travel.Com- FLOOR AREA,GROSS.The floor area within the inside per- � mon paths of egress travel shall be included within the permit- imeter of the exterior walls of the building under consideration, k ted travel distance. exclusive of vent shafts and courts,without deduction for corri- � CORRIDOR.An enclosed exit access component that defines dors, stairways, closets, the thickness of interior walls, col- and provides a path of egress travel to an exit. umns or other features.The floor area of a building,or portion thereof,not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be � DOOR,BALANCED.A door equipped with double-pivoted the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or ` hardware so designed as to cause a semicounterbalanced swing floor above.The gross floor area shall not include shafts with action when opening. no openings or interior courts. � � ZQO6 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE� 20�