Floor Proximity Exit Signs Where Required

In various circumstances an exit sign posted above an emergency exit door is sufficient but there are certain situations where floor proximity exit signs are also required.

Floor proximity exit signs where required.

Where floor proximity exit signs are required they must be located no less than 6 inches 150 mm and no more than 18 inches 455 mm off the floor. According to the international building code and the international fire code if your building has group r 1 occupancyâ then floor level exit signs are a requirement. At exit doors the signs must be mounted on or adjacent to the door with the edge of the sign within 4 inches 100 mm of the door frame. Floor proximity exit signs shall have the same illumination requirements as traditional exit signs.

Where floor proximity exit signs are required in chapters 11 through 43 such signs shall comply with 7 10 3 7 10 4 7 10 5 and 7 10 6 for externally illuminated signs and 7 10 7 for internally illuminated signs. Accessible exits at the level. According to both the international building code and the international fire code floor level exit signs are required in buildings with group r 1 occupancy. Such signs shall be located near the floor level in addition to those signs required for doors or corridors.

They are existing signs having the required wording in legible letters not less than four inches 100 millimeter mm high. The signs shall be located on or adjacent to the door with the nearest edge within four inches of the door.