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468.3.7.4 Illumination Failure of General and Means of Egress Luminaries

2017 FBC - Building, 6th edition > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 468 Schools, Colleges and Universities > 468.3 Building Construction > 468.3.7 Lighting > 468.3.7.4 Illumination Failure of General and Means of Egress Luminaries
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Illumination systems shall be designed and maintained so that the failure of any single lighting unit, such as an electric luminary, does not leave any occupied space or means of egress in the dark. (See Section 1008 for additional means of egress requirements.)

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468.3.7.4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Illumination Failure of General and Means of Egress Luminaries
Illumination systems shall be designed and maintained so that the failure of any single lighting unit, such as an electric luminary, does not leave ...
2017 FBC - Building, 6th edition > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 468 Schools, Colleges and Universities > 468.3 Building Construction > 468.3.7 Lighting > 468.3.7.4 Illumination Failure of General and Means of Egress Luminaries
468.3.7.4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Illumination Failure of General and Means of Egress Luminaries
Illumination systems shall be designed and maintained so that the failure of any single lighting unit, such as an electric luminary, does not leave ...
2014 FBC - Building, 5th edition > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 468 Schools, Colleges and Universities > 468.3 Building Construction > 468.3.7 Lighting > 468.3.7.4 Illumination Failure of General and Means of Egress Luminaries
1008.3.1 Means of Egress, General
In the event of power supply failure in rooms and spaces that require two or more means of egress, an emergency electrical system shall automatically ...
2020 FBC - Building, 7th edition > 10 Means of Egress > 1008 Means of Egress Illumination > 1008.3 Emergency Power for Illumination > 1008.3.1 General
1008.3.1 Means of Egress, General
In the event of power supply failure in rooms and spaces that require two or more means of egress, an emergency electrical system shall automatically ...
2017 FBC - Building, 6th edition > 10 Means of Egress > 1008 Means of Egress Illumination > 1008.3 Emergency Power for Illumination > 1008.3.1 General
646.15 Special Equipment, General Illumination
Safety Code, Section 7.8, for information on illumination of means of egress ...
National Electrical Code 2017 of Florida > 6 Special Equipment > 646 Modular Data Centers > 646.15 General Illumination
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