Multistory sprinkled building with corridor ~elevator lobby from elevator that has openings into office area, multipurpose area: No door. A situaltion where the elevator is in the middle and the exit at each end of the building with circular access to both around the elevator lobby. Can bead strings (1960's hippy decoration} be hung in one of the openings? Considering as drapes and only ok if that portion of the opening is not a part of the egress path. Otherwise, just bad taste will prevail unless somebody here can direct me to IBC reference preventing ceiling hung bead stings in openings. Thankyou.
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steveray
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Does the opening have an exit sign? What is the flame spread on the beads?
In this scenario, no exit signs and the beads are non flammable, flame spread meets IBC requirements.
BUT, This is a good point: What if the beads block the view of an exit sign? I say yes, no matter what, the bead strings are blocking the exit sign view. This would mean that you would have to put a directional sign exit sign above the beads that NOW would be now obstructing an egress path for peoples stepping off the elevator.
Yankee Chronicler
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Two years ago a local amusement park (not small -- one location of a major national chain of amusement parts) created an indoor Halloween maze in their major assembly building. There were several locations where such bead strings obscured the view of exit signs. I asked them to remove or trim the bead strings. They objected. The Fire Marshal told them he agreed with the Building Department.
They trimmed the bead strings.
The fact that an opening doesn't have an exit sign over it doesn't mean that opening isn't part of a means of egress path of travel. Can you post a link to floor plan?
They trimmed the bead strings.
The fact that an opening doesn't have an exit sign over it doesn't mean that opening isn't part of a means of egress path of travel. Can you post a link to floor plan?
Do not have floor plan. My logic is that since any exit sign will be obscured the bad taste is verboten.
Yankee Chronicler
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The opening in question is the (or one of the) openings from the lobby/corridor into [one of] the office area?
How large is the office area beyond the opening? What is its occupant load? How many remote exit access routes are there out of that space?
Is there an exit sign in the lobby/corridor that can be seen from inside the office space if the beads were not there? Is there an exit sign over the opening in question on the office side?
How large is the office area beyond the opening? What is its occupant load? How many remote exit access routes are there out of that space?
Is there an exit sign in the lobby/corridor that can be seen from inside the office space if the beads were not there? Is there an exit sign over the opening in question on the office side?