Section 1018

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SECTION 1018 - GROUP H OCCUPANCIES

Every portion of a Group H Occupancy having a floor area of 200 square feet (18.58 ) or more shall be served by at least two separate exits.

EXCEPTION: Group H, Division 4 Occupancies having a floor area of less than 1,000 square feet (92.9 ) may have one exit.

Within Group H, Divisions 1, 2 and 3 Occupancies, all portions of any room shall be within 75 feet (22 860 mm) of an exit door. Exit doors from a room classified as Group H, Divisions 1, 2 and 3 Occupancies shall not be provided with a latch or lock unless it is panic hardware.

Doors leading to a corridor of fire-resistive construction shall have a minimum three-fourths-hour fire-protection rating; shall not have more than 100 square inches (0.0645 ) of wired glass set in steel frames; shall be maintained self-closing or shall be automatic closing as defined in Section 713.2; and shall open in the direction of exit travel.

Within Group H, Division 7 and within fabrication areas of Group H, Division 6 Occupancies, the distance of travel to an exterior exit door, exit corridor, horizontal exit, exit passageway or an enclosed stairway shall not exceed 100 feet (30 480 mm).