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Service corridors within a Group H-5 occupancy shall comply with Sections 415.11.3.1 through 415.11.3.4.
[F] 415.11.3.1 Use Conditions
Service corridors shall be separated from corridors as required by Section 415.11.1.2. Service corridors shall not be used as a required corridor.
[F] 415.11.3.2 Mechanical Ventilation
Service corridors shall be mechanically ventilated as required by Section 415.11.1.6 or at not less than six air changes per hour.
[F] 415.11.3.3 Means of Egress
The distance of travel from any point in a service corridor to an exit, exit access corridor or door into a fabrication area shall be not greater than 75 feet (22 860 mm). Dead ends shall be not greater than 4 feet (1219 mm) in length. There shall be not less than two exits, and not more than one-half of the required means of egress shall require travel into a fabrication area. Doors from service corridors shall swing in the direction of egress travel and shall be self-closing.
[F] 415.11.3.4 Minimum Width
The clear width of a service corridor shall be not less than 5 feet (1524 mm), or 33 inches (838 mm) wider than the widest cart or truck used in the service corridor, whichever is greater.
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