At Work, School, Places of AssemblyAnywhere people gather there is a potential for panic, should an emergency arise.
People are normally awake when they are in places of assembly.
People that normally die in fires that occur in the home are usually sleeping. We must look at some of the factors that can affect your safe escape from fire in places other than your home. Since you may spend a lot of your waking time at your place of employment, you are probably very familiar with its layout and paths of exit. The exitways must be accessible, easily opened and lead away from the building to a safe location. Fire codes do not permit marked exits to be secured from the inside.