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3.4.1.11 — Exterior Stairway for Long-Term Care Homes

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(1) No open exterior stairway shall serve as a means of egress for residents above the second floor of a long-term care home.

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means of egress

means of egress includes exits and access to exits and means a continuous path of travel provided for the escape of persons from any point in a building or in a contained open space to, (a)a separate building, (b)an open public thoroughfare, or (c)an exterior open space that is protected from fire exposure from the building and that has access to an open public thoroughfare.

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