Height and Width Requirements
Requirements related to the height and width of exit routes and access include the following:
The exit access should be at least 28 inches wide at all points.
- An exit route must meet minimum height and width requirements.
- The ceiling of an exit route should be at least seven feet six inches (2.3 m) high. Any projection from the ceiling must not reach a point less than six feet eight inches (2.0 m) from the floor.
- An exit access should be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge should be at least equal to the width of the exit access.
- The width of an exit route should be sufficient to accommodate the maximum permitted occupant load of each floor served by the exit route.
- Objects that project into the exit route must not reduce the width of the exit route to less than the minimum width requirements for exit routes.
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