Door Swing
The following are requirements related to exit door swing:
- A side-hinged exit door should be used.
- A side-hinged door should be used to connect any room to an exit route.
Exit doors must open out - in the direction of exit travel.
- The door that connects any room to an exit route must swing out in the direction of exit travel if the room is designed to be occupied by more than 50 people or if the room is a high hazard area (i.e., contains contents that are likely to burn with extreme rapidity or explode).
See Photo: What's wrong with this picture? Never hold fire doors open. The door should be self-closing, not blocked or held open!
Exit Route Capacity
- The capacity of an exit route should be adequate.
- Exit routes must support the maximum permitted occupant load for each floor served.
- The capacity of an exit route may not decrease in the direction of exit route travel to the exit discharge.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-6. The door that connects a room to an exit route must swing out in the direction of exit travel if the room _____.
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