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// CODE SNIPPET

§27-386 Directional Sign Design

NYC 1968 Code (Vol I) > 6 Means of Egress > 7 Exit Signs and Other Markings > §27-386 Directional Sign Design
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Directional exit signs shall comply with all of the requirements for exit signs in section 27-385 of this article, and shall read "EXIT" with a horizontal arrow or arrows indicating the direction to the exit or exits. However, when the arrow is below the letters, the letters may be three and three-eighths inches high and nine-sixteenths inch strokes, except in buildings and spaces classified in occupancy group F where they shall be at least five inches high with nine-sixteenths inch strokes. The arrow or arrows shall be red.

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§27-386 Means of Egress, Directional Sign Design
Directional exit signs shall comply with all of the requirements for exit signs in section 27-385 of this article, and shall read "EXIT ...
NYC 1968 Code (Vol I) > 6 Means of Egress > 7 Exit Signs and Other Markings > §27-386 Directional Sign Design
1024.2.7 Means of Egress, Directional Signage Upon Entering an Exit Enclosure
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Reference Standard 6 Means of Egress [PDF] (page 3)
not enacted but probably intended. 2.2.6 Directional signage upon entering an exit (fig. 11). Photoluminescent directional signs designed in compliance ...
NYC 1968 Code (Vol II) [PDF] > Reference Standard 6 Means of Egress
3314.4.3.4.2 Safeguards During Construction or Demolition, Pre-Shift Inspection Checklist Contents
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3314.4.3.4 Safeguards During Construction or Demolition, Pre-Shift Inspection for a Suspended Scaffold
was not designed by a licensed rigger or sign hanger, or installed by or under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed rigger or sign hanger, developed ...
NYC Building Code 2014 > 33 Safeguards During Construction or Demolition > 3314 Scaffolds > 3314.4 Installation, Inspection, Repair, Maintenance, Adjustment, Use, and Removal of Scaffolds > 3314.4.3 Inspections > 3314.4.3.4 Pre-Shift Inspection for a Suspended Scaffold
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