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718 Fire Prevention Plans
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Requirements for Exit Routes

Definitions

An exit route is a continuous and unobstructed path of exit travel from any point within a workplace to a place of safety. An exit route consists of three parts:

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  1. Exit access - 29 CFR 1910.36(a)(3) portion of an exit route that leads to an exit.
  2. Exit - portion of an exit route that is generally separated from other areas to provide a protected way of travel to the exit discharge.
  3. Exit discharge - part of the exit route that leads directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

6-1. Which of the following is that part of the exit route that leads directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside?