I have an existing electrical room that requires two egress exits out. One goes directly to the exterior of the building, the other egress goes thru another tenant's electrical room (two electrical rooms back to back), but this exit out goes into the tenant's stockroom then out. This is a tenant improvement so the concern is to have a secured tenant space. Does anyone know if the door can be closed with panic hardware and alarm so exiting is allowed but alarmed so the tenant knows that some is in their space?
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Egress from Electrical room Section 110.26(C)(2)
- Thread starter runbird
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steveray
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Most likely....yes....
Gregg Harris
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What is the amperage and dimensions of the electrical room? You have 2 exceptions to(2) that allow a single means of egress.runbird said:
Gregg Harris
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What is the amperage and dimensions of the electrical room? You have 2 exceptions to(2) that allow a single means of egress.runbird said:
AegisFPE
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That section of the NEC specifically requires entrance to and egress from each end of the working space of the large equipment.
It is not clear that the number of exits from the working space must also be provided for the room itself.
It is not clear that the number of exits from the working space must also be provided for the room itself.
Builder Bob
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runbirg.... Check ampacity rating, size of panels, and depth of working space in front. If all three of these are greater than what is required by code, two exits are required with panic hardware.