[A] 101.3 Intent.
The purpose of this code is to establish the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, energy conservation, and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.
Chapter 1 of the IBC has not been adopted in this state. And there is no statement like this in the PA-UCC which takes chapter 1's place.
Never dealt with an "safe dispersal area" before.
11027.6 says that the "safe dispersal area" is to be safe and identified.
1. Is the identification done by signage? Don't see any details about this.
2. Do they need to paint lines on the ground to indicate the "safe dispersal area"?
3. I don't see anything requiring direction signage to the"safe dispersal area" is it required?
4. Would the "safe dispersal area have to be an area where there is no parking?
5. What does the "safe dispersal area" need to be safe from: vehicles, fires, flooding, mugging, weather, aliens?
6. Does the exterior area for assisted rescue needs to be within the max. travel distance? (Can't find anything on this)
7. If the "safe dispersal area" is also used as the exterior area for assisted rescue they probably will need a pole with a sign indicating that the area is exterior area for assisted rescue but does every accessible exit door need to have a sign that says "exterior area for assisted rescue" even if it is hundents or thousands of feet away per 1007.9?
8. One accessible exit would be 1,500 feet away from the exterior area for assisted rescue Would any directional signs to the exterior area for assisted rescue be required outside?
9. In this exterior area for assisted rescue that is in the "safe dispersal area" what would the instruction sign required by 1007.11 say?