La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXIII-2913

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section CXXXIII-2913 - Exit Marking
A. Exit Signs

Circle the Appropriate Answer

1. Is access to exits marked by readily visible signs and arrows when the way to reach it is not immediately visible?

Y N N/A

2. Are doors, passage ways or stairways that are neither exits nor a way to an exit, and which can be mistaken for an exit, marked with a sign reading "Not An Exit" or similar designation?

Note: Other appropriate markings would be:

i. "To Basement";

ii. "To Storeroom";

iii. "To Linen Closet";

iv. etc.

Y N N/A

3. Are exit signs clearly visible, distinctive in color, and easily distinguished from decorations, interior finish, and other signs?

Note: The following are prohibited:

i. decorations, furnishings or equipment that impair the visibility of exit signs; and

ii. any brightly illuminated sign, display, or object in or near the line of vision of the egress sign that detracts attention from the egress sign so that it is not noticeable.

Y N N/A

4. Is every exit sign illuminated by a reliable light source?

Y N N/A

5. In areas where reduction of normal illumination is permitted, are exit signs internally illuminated?

Y N N/A

6. Does every exit sign have the word "Exit" in plain legible letters not less than 6 inches high, with the principal strokes of letters not less than 3/4 inch wide?

Y N N/A

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXIII-2913

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 33:79 (January 2007).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).