Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 50 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS-BUILDINGS
MEANS OF EGRESS
Section 50.28 - Horizontal exits
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A horizontal exit is a 2-hour fire wall with one or more openings protected by 1 1/2-hour door assemblies which permit passage from one building or structure to another or area of refuge within the same building.
(b) Horizontal exits may constitute no more than 50% of the required units of exit.
(c) Fire walls which serve as horizontal exits shall extend to exterior walls or 2-hour fire walls. They shall not be dependent on any structural members of less than 2-hour fireresistance.
(d) A horizontal exit shall have at least one door which swings with the exit travel from each building section that it serves.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 51.28 (relating to horizontal exits); 34 Pa. Code § 52.28 (relating to horizontal exits); 34 Pa. Code § 53.28 (relating to horizontal exits); 34 Pa. Code § 54.28 (relating to horizontal exits); 34 Pa. Code § 55.28 (relating to horizontal exits); 34 Pa. Code § 56.28 (relating to horizontal exits); 34 Pa. Code § 58.28 (relating to horizontal exits); and 34 Pa. Code § 59.28 (relating to horizontal exits).
