South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-103 - Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Adolescents
Section 61-103.P - Exits
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-103.P
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(1) Number and Locations. (I)
(a) There shall be more than
one (1) exit leading to the outside of the building on each floor.
(b) Exits shall be placed so that the
entrance door of every private room and semi-private room shall be not more
than one-hundred (100) feet along the line of travel to the nearest
exit.
(c) Exits shall be remote
from each other.
(d) Exits shall be
arranged so that there are no corridor pockets or dead-ends in excess of twenty
(20) linear feet.
(e) Each resident
room shall communicate directly with an approved exit access corridor without
passage through another occupied space or shall have an approved exit directly
to the outside at grade level, to a public space free of encumbrances. Maximum
travel distance from any point in the room to an exit access corridor shall not
exceed 50 feet.
(2) Corridors. (II)
(a) Exit access corridors and
passageways from resident occupied rooms leading to egress stairways and/or the
outside from the first story and to areas of refuge shall be a minimum of:
In Facilities Licensed for:
5 or less beds--44"' in clear width.
6 to 11 beds--48"' in clear width
12 or more beds--60"' in clear width
(b) Corridors and passageways considered as
approved means of egress shall be at least eighty-four (84"') inches in
height.
(3) Doors. (II)
(a) Doors to resident occupied rooms shall be
at least thirty-two (32"') inches wide.
(b) Doors to exits shall be at least
thirty-six (36"') inches wide.
(c)
Doorways from resident-occupied rooms or exit-access passageways to the outside
of the facility shall be at least eighty (80"') inches in height.
(d) The exit doors required from each floor
shall swing in the direction of exit travel. Doors, except those to spaces such
as small closets which are not subject to occupancy, shall not swing into
corridors in a manner that obstruct traffic flow or reduce the required
corridor width Exception: The above does not apply to facilities licensed for
five (5) or less beds.
(e) If
resident rooms are lockable, there must be provisions for emergency
entry.
(f) Exit doors can be locked
if all of the following are true:
(1) Unlocked
exit doors will create a security problem on the floor.
(2) The exit doors can be released by the
staff, electrically from the Control Station.
(3) The exit doors will automatically be
unlocked if either the fire alarm is activated or if the power fails to the
fire alarm.
(4) Ramps. (II)
(a) At least one (1) exterior ramp,
accessible by all residents, staff, and visitors shall be installed from the
first floor to the grade to serve all portions of the facility where residents
are placed.
(b) Exterior ramps
shall not be less than four (4'-0') feet in width in all areas occupied by
residents or serving as part of a means of egress from resident area.
(c) Interior ramps shall be the full width of
the corridor.
(d) All ramps shall
be provided with approved handrails. All handrail ends adjacent to a wall must
return to the wall.
(e) Surface of
ramp shall be of non-skid materials.
(f) There must be a landing at the top and
bottom of the ramp at least as wide as the ramp and minimum four (4'-0"') feet
deep. The top of the landing must be level with the interior floor.
(g) A portion of any ramp cannot exceed
thirty feet (30') without a landing.
(h) Maximum slope of the ramp shall be 1:12
(for every one foot of vertical rise, there must be twelve (12) feet of
horizontal run).
(5)
Landings. (II)
(a) Landings shall be provided
beyond exterior doors and interior doors opening onto a stairway, as specified
in the Standard Building Code. The depth of the landing shall not be less than
the width of the door.
(b) Landings
at the top of a ramp shall be wide enough to provide two (2'-0"') feet of
landing between the door jamb and the edge of the ramp to allow a person in a
wheelchair to be able to open the door.
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