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2018 IFC Update <br />2018 IFC Chapter 10: Means of Egress, Continued <br />Code Section <br />Section Title Description of Change <br />2018 2015 <br />1010.1.10 1010.1.10 <br />Panic Hardware Sensor release of electrically locked doors is now allowed on egress doors <br />and Fire Exit in Groups A and E. Also, the section is clarified to state that panic hardware <br />Modification <br />Hardware or fire exit hardware are only required on swinging doors. <br />1010.3,1010.3, <br />Turnstiles This new section allows security turnstiles, or similar barriers, in the means <br />1010.3.1,1010.3.1, <br />of egress path. <br />1010.3.1.1,1010.3.1.1, <br />1010.3.2,1010.3.2, <br />1010.3.3, 1010.3.3, <br />1010.3.4 1010.3.4 <br />Modification <br />1011.6 1011.6 <br />The method of determining the required width and depth of a stairway <br />Stairway <br />landing is clarified. <br />Landings <br />Clarification <br />1013.2 1013.2 <br />Floor Level Exit The location of low-level exit signs can now be 18 inches above the floor. <br />Signs in Group <br />Modification <br />R-1 <br />1015.6,1015.6, <br />Fall Arrest for The specific criteria in the code on fall arrest systems are removed and the <br />1015.7 1015.7 <br />Rooftop ANSI/ASSE Z395.1 standard now governs the installation. <br />Modification <br />Equipment <br />1017.3, 202 1017.3, 202 <br />Common path of egress travel must be applied to each room or space on <br />Common Path of <br />Egress Travel every story. <br />Clarification <br />1023.3.1 1023.3.1 <br />Stairway Fire-resistance-rated separation is not required between an interior exit <br />Extensionstairway and exit passageways if stairway pressurization is provided. <br />Modification <br />1023.5,1023.5, <br />Exit Stairway Security system and two-way communication system components are <br />1024.6 1024.6 <br />and Exit allowed to penetrate the fire-resistant rated enclosure of exit passageways <br />Modification <br />and interior exit stairways and ramps. <br />Passageway <br />Penetrations <br />1025.11025.1 <br />Luminous egress path marking is no longer required in high-rise buildings <br />Luminous <br />Modification <br />Egress Path classified as Groups I-2, I-3, and I-4. <br />Marking in <br />Group I <br />Occupancies <br />1026.4,1026.4, <br />Refuge Areas for Guidance is provided to allow enhanced security measures yet still meet <br />1026.4.11026.4.1 <br />Horizontal Exits egress requirements on classroom doors. <br />Modification <br />1029.6,1029.6, <br />Open-air A new term and definition is added for open-air assembly seating. <br />1029.6.3,1029.6.3, <br />Assembly <br />1029.7, 202 1029.7, 202 <br />Seating <br />Modification <br />1029.9.1 1029.9.1 <br />Minimum Aisle Minimum aisle widths are clarified with a reference added for minimum <br />Width widths for accessible routes. <br />Modification <br />0 ¦¤Ζ <br /> <br />