4101:2-90-15 Aisles and corridors.

(A) Aisles and corridors shall conform to the applicable provisions of sections 1223.29 to 1223.33, inclusive, OBC-1964.

(B) Halls and corridors may serve as required exit ways where such halls and corridors are not less than 40 inches wide for nonambulatory persons and not less than 36 inches wide for ambulatory persons. Halls and corridors serving as exit ways shall not be obstructed by anything that will prevent free and safe passage and shall not lead through any room or space used for a purpose that may obstruct free and safe passage.

(C) Halls or corridors which provide for egress from any required stairway shall have an enclosure which is not less fire resistant than is required for the enclosure for the stairway.

(D) Corridors shall have not less than 2 exits therefrom and shall not have a dead end of more than 30 feet beyond one exit from the corridor.

This regulation shall not apply to small rest homes.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/10/2007 and 07/01/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3781.10(E)

Rule Amplifies: 3781.03, 3791.04

Prior Effective Dates: 12/21/76