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  2. Exit sign - Wikipedia

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    An exit sign is a pictogram or short text in a public facility (such as a building, aircraft, or boat) marking the location of the closest emergency exit to be used in an emergency that necessitates rapid evacuation. Most fire, building, health, and safety codes require exit signs that are always lit. Exit signs are intended to be unmistakable ...

  3. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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    A fire escape is a type of external emergency exit. Local building codes or building regulations often dictate the number of fire exits required for a building of a given size, including the number of stairwells. For any buildings bigger than a private house, modern codes invariably specify at least two sets of stairs, completely isolated from ...

  4. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building —occasionally inside, but separate from the main areas of the building. It provides a method of escape in the event of a fire or other emergency that makes the stairwells inside a building inaccessible. Fire escapes are most often found on multiple ...

  5. California Building Standards Code - Wikipedia

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    California Building Standards Code. The California Building Standards Code is the building code for California, and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). It is maintained by the California Building Standards Commission which is granted the authority to oversee processes related to the California building codes by California ...

  6. Building code - Wikipedia

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    A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health ...

  7. ISO 7010 - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.iso.org /standard /72424.html. ISO 7010 is an International Organization for Standardization technical standard for graphical hazard symbols on hazard and safety signs, including those indicating emergency exits. It uses colours and principles set out in ISO 3864 for these symbols, and is intended to provide "safety information ...

  8. Hospital emergency codes - Wikipedia

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    Hospital emergency codes are coded messages often announced over a public address system of a hospital to alert staff to various classes of on-site emergencies. The use of codes is intended to convey essential information quickly and with minimal misunderstanding to staff while preventing stress and panic among visitors to the hospital.

  9. California Numbered Exit Uniform System - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; California Numbered Exit Uniform System