Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.10632 - Obstructions
Rule 632.
(1)
An employer shall ensure that exit routes are free and unobstructed. No
materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within
the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked,
such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a
dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is
not substantially level.
(2) A
lock, fastening device, or barrier must not be installed or used on a means of
egress in a manner that will prevent or hinder free escape from the inside of a
building.
(3) Exit route doors must
be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit
route if the device or alarm fails.
(4) Devices such as turnstiles and gates must
not be placed so as to obstruct a means of egress.
(5) Combustible or flammable debris, waste,
or other material, the burning of which would render hazardous egress from the
building must not be placed, stored, or kept on, under, at the bottom of, or
adjacent to a means of egress or elevator. Where a means of egress is being
obstructed by the placement of movable objects, aisles must be marked, and
railings or permanent barriers provided to protect the means of egress against
encroachment.
(6) Each exit route
door must be free of decorations or signs that obscure the visibility of the
exit route door. A mirror must not be placed on an exit door or be placed in or
adjacent to an exit in a manner to confuse the direction of exit.
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