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OSHA Door Signs

Per OSHA's emergency exit route policy, employers must ensure that exit routes are free and unobstructed by materials, equipment, locked doors, or dead-end corridors. Effectively communicate to all visitors and workers at your facility the door policies - or what to expect prior to opening the door by mounting an OSHA Door Sign. 

Remind others to approach door slowly, door opens outward, keep material away from fire door, or stand clear of door with OSHA Door Signs. Alert others that the alarm will sound if the door opens or that the fire door must be closed with OSHA Door Signs.

Emergency Exit Routes Requirements:

  • To exit a building safely, you must be able to move quickly. Thus, exit accessways must be at least 28 inches wide at all points and the width of exit accesses must be at least as great as that of the exit access.
  • To help ensure that people can find their way out in an emergency, post signs along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit. Exit signs must be visible at all times.
  • A workplace must have at least two exit routes so that all employees can be evacuated promptly. However, one exit route is allowed when the number of employees, the size of the building, or its arrangement make it possible for all employees to evacuate safely during an emergency.
  • Exit discharges must connect directly to the outdoors or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside.
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