Final Exits and Signs to Facilitate Evacuation
SS15/2 Final Exits
A Final Exit is required to be listed on a compliance schedule. Final Exits require regular inspection to ensure occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency.
In particular, the final exits should be maintained to ensure they are: clearly identified, free of obstructions, unlocked and easily-used.
Daily and Monthly Inspections - Final exits should be inspected to ensure they can be opened and are not: Locked, Barred, Blocked.
And that door locking devices: are clearly visible, are easily operated without a key or other security device, and do not prevent or override the direct operation of panic bolts fitted to any door.
- Examples of final exits include
an exit door from the building to the street
an exit gate at the base of an external stair
an exit gate between an enclosed yard of a building and the street
a door between two evacuation zones in a hospital with staged evacuation
a door between two buildings where either building is a safe place for the adjacent building.
A Final Exit is required to be listed on a compliance schedule. Final Exits require regular inspection to ensure occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency.
In particular, the final exits should be maintained to ensure they are: clearly identified, free of obstructions, unlocked and easily-used.
Daily and Monthly Inspections - Final exits should be inspected to ensure they can be opened and are not: Locked, Barred, Blocked.
And that door locking devices: are clearly visible, are easily operated without a key or other security device, and do not prevent or override the direct operation of panic bolts fitted to any door.
- Examples of final exits include
an exit door from the building to the street
an exit gate at the base of an external stair
an exit gate between an enclosed yard of a building and the street
a door between two evacuation zones in a hospital with staged evacuation
a door between two buildings where either building is a safe place for the adjacent building.