Floor Proximity Exit Signs Where Required

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.

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. They are signs that are in accordance with exit door tactile signage 7 10 1 3 and floor proximity exit signs 7 10 1 6. Such signs shall be located near the floor level in addition to those signs required for doors or corridors. 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.

They are existing signs having the required wording in legible letters not less than four inches 100 millimeter mm high. 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. 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.

The signs shall be located on or adjacent to the door with the nearest edge within four inches of the door. Floor proximity exit signs shall be located with the bottom of the sign six to 18 inches above the floor.