Stairways [ADA Standards §210, §504] Stairways and handrails that are part of a means of egress are addressed by the IBC (§1009 (2003), §1003.3.3 (2000))....
Search Results "Means of Egress"
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Stairways [ADA Standards §210, §504]
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Visual Signs [ADA Standards §216.3, §216.4.2, §216.4.3]
The ADA Standards specifically apply these requirements to signs providing directions to accessible means of egress required by the IBC (§1007.7 (2003), §1003.2.13.6 (2000)....
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Other Requirements in the ADA Standards
Platform Lifts Platform lifts, where permitted on an accessible means of egress, must have standby power (§207.2). ...
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Two-way Communication [4.3.11.4]
The two-way communication system must be equipped with both audible signals (for people with vision impairments) and visual signals (for people with hearing impairments) and cannot...
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Egress [4.1.3(9), 4.3.10]
Accessible means of egress are required according to the number of exits provided to meet the building or life safety code....
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Areas of Rescue Assistance [4.1.3(9), 4.3.11]
Recommendation: While requirements in 4.9 (i.e., for treads, risers, nosings, and handrails) apply only where stairs are the only means of connection between floors, such as in buildings...
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4.13.2 Revolving Doors and Turnstiles
Revolving doors or turnstiles shall not be the only means of passage at an accessible entrance or along an accessible route....
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4.13.2 REVOLVING DOORS AND TURNSTILES
Revolving doors or turnstiles shall not be the only means of passage at an accessible entrance or along an accessible route....
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Egress Stairs
The requirement for a minimum 48 inch width between handrails is specific to stairs adjacent to areas of rescue assistance and does not apply generally to stairs covered by 4.9.
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Scoping [4.1.3(7)]
at each accessible entrance at least one door at each accessible space within a building or facility each door that is an element of an accessible route or an accessible means...
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4.33.3* Placement of Wheelchair Locations
They shall adjoin an accessible route that also serves as a means of egress in case of emergency....
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4.33.3* PLACEMENT OF WHEELCHAIR LOCATIONS
They shall adjoin an accessible route that also serves as a means of egress in case of emergency and shall be located to provide lines of sight comparable to those for all viewing areas....
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Emergency Egress
Emergency Egress ADAAG requires that accessible seating be located on an accessible route which also serves as a means of egress....
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1003.2.13.5.1 Size
Such wheelchair spaces shall not reduce the required means of egress width....
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Required Compliance [§210]
Required Compliance [§210] Interior and exterior stairs that are part of a required means of egress must meet the Standards....
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Common Questions (Stairways)
Common Questions
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Are stairs that are not part of means of egress required to comply with the Standards?
No, interior or exterior stairs that are not part of a required means of egress do not have to meet the Standards....
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Are exterior stairs required to comply with the Standards?
The Standards apply to both exterior and interior stairs that are part of a required means of egress....
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Is there a minimum number of risers a stairway must have for it to be covered?
No, the Standards apply to any stairs that are part of a means of egress regardless of the number of risers....
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404.3.2 Maneuvering Clearance
Clearances at automatic doors and gates without standby power and serving an accessible means of egress shall comply with 404.2.4....
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404.3.6 Break Out Opening
Where doors and gates without standby power are a part of a means of egress, the clear break out opening at swinging or sliding doors and gates shall be 32 inches (815 mm) minimum when operated...
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Security Barriers: ADA Standard Section 206.8
Section 206.8 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible routes through security barriers.