Is a revolving, sliding, or overhead door prohibited from serving as a required exit door? Are exit doors able to open from the direction of travel without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort when the building is occupied? Are windows that could be mistaken for exit doors made inaccessible by means of barriers or railings? Are doors that are required to serve as exits designed and constructed so that the way of exit travel is obvious and direct? Is there a plan in place for headcount should an evacuation happen? Exit Doors Is there an assigned gathering place in the event of an evacuation? When an exit must be made through an unframed glass door, glass exit door, etc., are the doors fully tempered, and do they meet the safety requirements for human impact? When ramps are used as part of required exiting from a building, is the ramp slope limited to 1 foot vertical and 12 feet horizontal? Are exit stairways that are required to be separated from other parts of the building enclosed by at least two-hour, fire-resistant construction in buildings more than four stories high, and not less than one-hour, fire-resistive construction elsewhere? Are the number of exits from each floor of a building and the number of exits from the building itself appropriate for the occupancy load? Are special precautions taken to protect employees during construction and/or repair conditions? Are there sufficient exits to permit escape in case of emergency? Are at least two means of egress provided from elevated platforms, pits, or rooms where the absence of a second exit would increase the risk of injury from hot, poisonous, corrosive, suffocating, flammable, or explosive substances? Are all exits and means of egress kept free of obstructions? Are exit signs provided with the word “EXIT” in lettering at least five inches high and the stroke of the lettering at least 1⁄2 inch wide? Are doors, passageways, or stairways, that are neither exits nor access to exits and which could be mistaken for exits, appropriately marked “NOT AN EXIT”, “TO BASEMENT”, “STOREROOM”, etc? Are the directions to exits, when not immediately apparent, marked with visible signs? Are all exits marked with an exit sign and illuminated by a reliable light source? Are emergency telephone numbers posted? Exits or Exit Routes ( Safety Checklist ) Do all employees know what to do in emergencies? Are NO SMOKING signs prominently posted in areas containing combustibles and flammables? Is smoking permitted in designated “safe areas” only? Are pits and floor openings covered or otherwise guarded? Are all work areas adequately illuminated? Are all toilets and washing facilities clean and sanitary? Are the minimum number of toilets and washing facilities provided? Are oil and gas-fired devices equipped with flame failure controls that will prevent the flow of fuel if pilots or main burners are not working? Are covered metal waste cans used for oily or paint-soaked waste? Is metallic or conductive dust prevented from entering or accumulating on or around electrical enclosures or equipment?
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