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9.9.12.2 — Required Lighting in Egress Facilities

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(1) Every exit, public corridor or corridor providing access to exit for the public shall be equipped to provide illumination to an average level of not less than 50 lx at floor or tread level and at all points such as angles and intersections at changes of level where there are stairs or ramps.

(2) The minimum value of the illumination required by Sentence (1) shall be not less than 10 1x.

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access to exit

means that part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area.

exit

means that part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare.

public corridor

means a corridor that provides access to exit from more than one suite.

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