Freight Lobbies and Other Passages (§ 2.2) Q – Is a freight lobby located just before entering the stairs considered an “exit” (marked per § 2.2) or a corridor (exempted from § 2.2)?
A – The short answer is that you should treat the freight lobby vestibule, and similar extensions of egress path, as “exits.” Doing so requires marking the door leading into the freight lobby with a § 2.1 sign, and marking the inside of the freight lobby per § 2.2, including perimeter markings, directional signage where the egress direction is not clear, obstacle markings, intermediate exit door markings leading to the stairs, etc. However, below is provided a more detailed analysis to provide the analysis for this answer: “Corridors” are defined in the building code to mean a public (i.e. multi tenant floor) passage providing a means of access from rooms or spaces to an “exit.” In the RS 6-1, corridors are specifically excluded, unless the passage also serves as an “exit.” An “exit” is the means of egress itself. In most cases, the doors leading out of the tenant spaces do not require marking under § 2.1 since the passages just outside the tenant spaces are “corridors” and not “exits.
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