Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-02 - Division of Fire Prevention
Chapter 0780-02-10 - Commercial Places of Assembly
Section 0780-02-10-.01 - INSPECTION OF EXITS

Current through September 24, 2024

Not more than ninety (90) minutes prior to the scheduled commencement of any noncontinuous activity, event, performance, show, meeting, function, or other occasion for which persons will gather at a Class A or B commercial place of assembly (as defined in the 1973 edition of the Life Safety Code NFPA No. 101), the owner (or his designee pursuant to written authority, instructions, or procedures) shall inspect every required exit, way of approach thereto, and way of departure therefrom. If such inspection reveals that any required means of egress is obstructed, inaccessible, locked, fastened, or otherwise unsuited for immediate use, the scheduled program shall not begin, nor shall admittance to the place of assembly be permitted, until necessary corrective action has been completed.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 53-2413 and 53-2517. Rule filed September 13, 1977; effective October 13, 1977.

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