Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-54A - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code › Section 51-54A-1009 - Accessible means of egress

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
1009.1 Accessible means of egress required
Accessible
means of egress
shall comply with
				this section. Accessible spaces shall be provided with not less than one
				accessible
means of egress
. Where more than one
means
				of egress
is required by Section 1006.2 or 1006.3 from any
accessible
space, each
accessible
portion of
				the space shall be served by not less than two
accessible means of
				egress
.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. One
accessible means of egress
is
						  required from an
accessible
mezzanine level in accordance with
						  Section 1009.3, 1009.4 or 1009.5.
2. In assembly areas with ramped
aisles
or stepped
aisles
one
accessible means of egress
is permitted where the
common path of egress travel
is
accessible
and meets the requirements in Section 1030.8.
3. In parking garages,
accessible means of
						  egress
are not required to serve parking areas that do not contain
						  accessible parking spaces.
1009.8 Two-way communication.
A two-way
				communication system complying with Sections 1009.8.1 and 1009.8.2 shall be
				provided at the landing serving each elevator or bank of elevators on each
				accessible floor that is one or more stories above or below the
level
				of exit discharge
.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Two-way communication systems are not required at
						  the landing serving each elevator or bank of elevators where the two-way
						  communication system is provided within
areas of refuge
in
						  accordance with Section 1009.6.5.
2. Two-way communication systems are not required on
						  floors provided with
ramps
that provide a direct path of
						  egress travel to grade or the level of exit discharge conforming to the
						  provisions of Section 1012.
3. Two-way communication systems are not required at
						  the landings serving only service elevators that are not designated as part of
						  the accessible
means of egress
or serve as part of the
						  required
accessible route
into a facility.
4. Two-way communication systems are not required at
						  the landings serving only freight elevators.
5. Two-way communication systems are not required at
						  the landing serving a private residence elevator.
6. Two-way communication systems are not required in
						  Group I-2 or I-3 facilities.
1009.8.1 System requirements.
Two-way
				communication systems shall provide communication between each required
				location and the
fire command center
or a central control
				point location
approved
by the fire department. Where the
				central control point is not a
constantly attended location
,
				the two-way communication system shall have a timed automatic telephone
				dial-out capability that provides two-way communication with an approved
				supervising station. The two-way communication system shall include both
				audible and visible signals. The two-way communication system shall have a
				battery backup or an approved alternate source of power that is capable of 90
				minutes use upon failure of the normal power source.
Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27A.031,
				  
											19.27.074 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-063, §
				  51-54A-1009, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.