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of passage through or around a wall or partition to an area of refuge
on approximately the same level in the same building, which affords
safety from fire or smoke from the area of escape and areas
communicating therewith.
2. Horizontal exits may be substituted for other exits to an extent that the
total exit capacity of the other exits (stairs, ramps, doors leading out
side the building) will not be reduced below half that required for the
entire area of the building or connected building if there were no
horizontal exits, except for heath care occupancies, the total exit
capacity of the other exits (stairs, ramps, doors leading outside the
building) shall not be reduced below one-third (1/3) that required for
the entire area of the building.
B. Egress from Area of Refuge
1. Every fire section allowed in connection with a horizontal exit shall
have in addition to the horizontal exit or exits at least one stairway,
doorway leading outside or other standard exit. Any fire section not
having a stairway or doorway leading outside shall be considered as
part of an adjoining section with stairway.
2. Every horizontal exit shall be arranged that there are continuously
available paths of travel leading from each side of the exit to stairways
or other standard means of egress leading to outside the building.
This requirement is complied with where the entire areas from each
side of the horizontal exit to the stairways or other standard means of
egress are occupied by the same tenant; or where there are public
corridors or other continuously available passageways leading from
each side of the exit to stairway or other standard means of egress
leading to outside of the building.
3. Whenever either side of the horizontal exit is occupied, doors used in
connection with the horizontal exit shall swing in opposite directions
and shall not be locked from either side.
4. The floor area on either side of a horizontal exit shall be sufficient to
hold the occupant of both floor areas, allowing not less than three-
tenths square meter (0.3 m 2 ) clear floor areas per person.
5. Every building shall be provided with separate means of egress. in
cases where means of egress is by means of horizontal exit to another
building or structure, the exits of said building shall be maintained,
properly protected and readily accessible to the occupants of the
other building
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