Outdoor exit routes are permitted but must meet the minimum height and width requirement for indoor exit routes and must.
Fire exit door width regulations.
There is an approved document guidance available from the builders hardware industry federation bhif hardware for fire and escape doors.
Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.
If there is a fire in the area where occupants are they are already being exposed to smoke fire and heat.
The osha exit route requirements 1910 36 g 2 state that the minimum width of any way of exit access shall in no case be less than 28 inches.
Leading to an exit or exit discharge the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.
Stairways which are not used as an exit or emergency according to 1910 24 d may have a minimum stair width of 22 inches.
Issue 4 2012 detailing the requirements for any fixtures and fittings used with fire doors and fire.
Fire exit doors are the final door on an emergency exit route that must lead to a place of safety.
The width of an exit route must be sufficient to accommodate the maximum permitted occupant load of each floor served by the exit route.
The nfpa emergency exit door requirements code states there is a maximum travel distance allowed to find an exit.