WAC 296-800-310. Summary

Your responsibility: To provide and maintain emergency exit routes and to install and maintain adequate employee alarm systems. IMPORTANT: An employer who demonstrates compliance with the exit route provisions of NFPA 101-2009, the Life Safety Code, will be in compliance with the corresponding requirements of this section. You must meet the requirements … in this section: Exit routes Provide an adequate number of exit routes WAC 296-800-31005 Make sure that exit routes are large enough WAC 296-800-31010 Make sure that exit routes meet their specific design and construction requirements WAC 296-800-31015 Make sure that each exit route leads outside WAC 296-800-31020 Provide unobstructed access to exit routes WAC 296-800-31025 Exit doors must be readily opened from the inside WAC 296-800-31030 Use side-hinged doors to connect rooms to exit routes WAC 296-800-31035 Provide outdoor exit routes that meet these requirements WAC 296-800-31040 Minimize danger to employees while they are using emergency exit routes WAC 296-800-31045 Mark exits adequately WAC 296-800-31050 Provide adequate lighting for exit routes and signs WAC 296-800-31053 Maintain the fire retardant properties of paints or other coatings WAC 296-800-31055 Maintain emergency safeguards WAC 296-800-31060 Maintain exit routes during construction and repair WAC 296-800-31065 Provide doors in freezer or refrigerated rooms that open from the inside WAC 296-800-31067 Install and maintain an appropriate employee alarm system WAC 296-800-31070 Establish procedures for sounding emergency alarms WAC 296-800-31075 Test the employee alarm system WAC 296-800-31080 You must meet the requirements … in this section: Exit routes Provide an adequate number of exit routes WAC 296-800-31005 Make sure that exit routes are large enough WAC 296-800-31010 Make sure that exit routes meet their specific design and construction requirements WAC 296-800-31015 Make sure that each exit route leads outside WAC 296-800-31020 Provide unobstructed access to exit routes WAC 296-800-31025 Exit doors must be readily opened from the inside WAC 296-800-31030 Use side-hinged doors to connect rooms to exit routes WAC 296-800-31035 Provide outdoor exit routes that meet these requirements WAC 296-800-31040 Minimize danger to employees while they are using emergency exit routes WAC 296-800-31045 Mark exits adequately WAC 296-800-31050 Provide adequate lighting for exit routes and signs WAC 296-800-31053 Maintain the fire retardant properties of paints or other coatings WAC 296-800-31055 Maintain emergency safeguards WAC 296-800-31060 Maintain exit routes during construction and repair WAC 296-800-31065 Provide doors in freezer or refrigerated rooms that open from the inside WAC 296-800-31067 Install and maintain an appropriate employee alarm system WAC 296-800-31070 Establish procedures for sounding emergency alarms WAC 296-800-31075 Test the employee alarm system WAC 296-800-31080 Exemption: This rule does not apply to vehicles, vessels, or other mobile structures. Note: The introduction has important information about building, electrical and fire codes that may apply to you in addition to WISHA rules. See "How do the WISHA rules relate to building, fire, and electrical codes" in the introduction section of this book.