Osha Emergency Door Requirements

12 08 1975 1910 36 g 1 interpretation for doorways not complying with exit route requirements.

Osha emergency door requirements. An exit route might seem like one of the simplest parts of a workplace. Each exit route door must be free of decorations or signs that obscure the visibility of the exit route door. 1910 37 b 4 if the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals.

According to occupational safety and health administration osha at least two exit routes must be available to permit quick evacuation of employees and other occupants in the event of an emergency. Compliance requirements of osha standards or regulations refer to title 29 of the code of federal regulations. Exit route doors must be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails. 1910 36 g 1 clarification of head room requirements for emergency doors and machine guarding.

Osha requirements regulations and guidance for emergency exits if there is one set of osha rules that your business had better comply with it is exit requirements. 29 cfr 1910 36 d 2 an exit route door may be locked from the inside only in mental penal or correctional facilities and then only if supervisory personnel are continuously on duty and the employer has a. Mark doors or passages along an exit access that. Osha has begun focusing more attention on emergency exit route compliance in recent years as seen in a memo to the agency s personnel.

This letter constitutes osha s interpretation of the requirements discussed. Emergency exit routes how would you escape from your workplace in an emergency. In theory that may be true but technically speaking exit routes must have specific features and meet detailed osha requirements. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances but they cannot create additional employer obligations.

1910 36 d 3 an exit route door may be locked from the inside only in mental penal or correctional facilities and then only if supervisory personnel are continuously on duty and the employer has a plan to. Not only could failure to comply result in massive fines in the event of a fire or other emergency non compliance could cost the lives of employees visitors. Exit route doors must be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails. Just look for the exit sign and head for the door right.

The nfpa emergency exit door requirements code states there is a maximum travel distance allowed to find an exit.