WAC 296-56-60219. Employee exits

(1) Employers must clearly mark employee exits. (2) Employers must post directional signs indicating routes to the exit if an employee exit is not visible from employees' work stations. (3) Employers must make sure exits are readily accessible and sufficient in number to provide employees with a convenient means of escape in emergencies. A clear passage to the exit must be maintained. (4) Employers must make sure the minimum width of any employee exit is 28 inches (71.12 cm). (5) Employers must clearly mark and keep clear all fire exits and aisleways of all docks and warehouses. All main aisleways must be wide enough to permit passage of a fire truck. (6) Employers must maintain a 28 inch clearance where employees use a passageway to an exit. (7) Employers must provide every building, structure or crane, new or old, with an emergency means of egress to permit the prompt escape of occupants in case of fire or other emergency, at all locations with a vertical height of 30 feet or more. Cranes, buildings, or structures erected prior to January 1, 1985, must comply with the provisions of this standard by July 1, 1986.