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• Pivot or side -hinged swinging doors shall swing in the direction of egress travel where serving a room or area containing an occupant load of 50 or more persons. (Section 1010.1.2.1) • Actual occupancy = 14. OK. • There shall be a floor or landing on each side of a door. Such floor or landing shall be at the same elevation on each side of the door. Landings shall be level except for exterior landings, which are permitted to have a slope not to exceed 0.25 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal [2- percent slope]. (Section 1010.1.5) • Landings shall have a width not less than the width of the door. Doors in the fully open position shall not reduce a required dimension by more than 7 inches. Landings shall have a length measured in the direction of travel of not less than 44 inches. (Section 1010.1.6) • Exterior landings required at both exit doors out of larger space. EGRESS ILLUMINATION • The means of egress serving a room or space shall be illuminated at all times that the room or space is occupied. (Section 1008.2) • The means of egress illumination level shall be not less than 1 footcandle at the walking surface. (Section 1008.2.1) • Illumination shall be provided along the path of travel for the exit discharge from each exit to the public way. (Section 1008.2.3) • Interior illumination required at both smaller & larger spaces. • Exterior illumination required at both exit doors out of larger space. • In the event of power supply failure in rooms and spaces that require two or more means of egress, an emergency electrical system shall automatically illuminate all aisles. (Section 1008.3.1, Item #1) • The emergency power system shall provide power for a duration of not less than 90 minutes and shall consist of storage batteries, unit equipment or an on -site generator. (Section 1008.3.4) • Emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to provide initial illumination that is not less than an average of 1 footcandle and a minimum at any point of 0.1 footcandle measured along the path of egress at floor level. Illumination levels shall be permitted to decline to 0.6 footcandle average and a minimum at any point of 0.06 footcandle at the end of the emergency lighting time duration. (Section 1008.3.5) • Emergency illumination required at exit aisles through larger space only. • Emergency illumination recommended at exit aisles through smaller space. • In the event of power supply failure in buildings that require two or more means of egress, an emergency electrical system shall automatically illuminate all of the exterior landings at exit doorways. (Section 1008.3.2, Item #5) • Emergency illumination required at both exit doors out of larger space. • In the event of power supply failure, an emergency electrical system shall automatically illuminate the electrical equipment room. (Section 1008.3.3, Item #1) • Emergency illumination required in electrical equipment room. 4 OF 5, PRINTED 7/5/2023 PaI@eW3'bf)872