United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c818b2fa D09002ee1c818b3e4 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is revising its standards for means of egress. The purpose of this revision is to rewrite the existing requirements in clearer language so they will be easier to understand by employers, employees, and others who use them. The revisions reorganize the text, remove inconsistencies among sections, and eliminate duplicative requirements. The rules are performance-oriented to the extent possible, and more concise than the original, with fewer subparagraphs, and fewer cross-references to other OSHA standards. Additionally, a table of contents has been added that is intended to make the standards easier to use. Also, OSHA is changing the name of the subpart from "Means of Egress" to "Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans" to better describe the contents. Finally, OSHA has evaluated the National Fire Protection Association's Standard 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 Edition (NFPA 101- 2000), and has concluded that the standard provides comparable safety to the Exit Routes Standard. Therefore, employers who wish to comply with the NFPA 101-2000 instead of the OSHA standards for Exit Routes may do so. 67 FR 67950 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-11-07/02-27251 02-27251 fr07no02-11 RIN 1218-AB82 4510-26-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-11-07/02-27251 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-11-07/html/02-27251.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-11-07/pdf/02-27251.pdf 16 p. 67950 67965 67 FR 67950 Title 29 Part 1910 29 CFR Part 1910 RIN 1218-AB82 Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-27251 III DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 2002-12-09 4510-26-P 02-27251 Final rule.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is revising its standards for means of egress. The purpose of this revision is to rewrite the existing requirements in clearer language so they will be easier to understand by employers, employees, and others who use them. The revisions reorganize the text, remove inconsistencies among sections, and eliminate duplicative requirements. The rules are performance-oriented to the extent possible, and more concise than the original, with fewer subparagraphs, and fewer cross-references to other OSHA standards. Additionally, a table of contents has been added that is intended to make the standards easier to use. Also, OSHA is changing the name of the subpart from "Means of Egress" to "Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans" to better describe the contents. Finally, OSHA has evaluated the National Fire Protection Association's Standard 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 Edition (NFPA 101- 2000), and has concluded that the standard provides comparable safety to the Exit Routes Standard. Therefore, employers who wish to comply with the NFPA 101-2000 instead of the OSHA standards for Exit Routes may do so.

The final rule becomes effective December 9, 2002. OSHA, Ms. Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of Public Affairs, N-3647, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999. For additional copies of this Federal Register document, contact: OSHA, Office of Publications, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3103, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1888. Occupational safety and health standards: Exit routes, emergency action plans, and fire prevention plans (means of egress); revision, http://www.osha.gov Vol. 67, no. 216 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2002-11-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 246 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-11-07 P0b002ee1809aff1e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07no02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-11-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-11-07/pdf/FR-2002-11-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-11-07/xml/FR-2002-11-07.xml fdlp 67777 68015 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2002-11-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2002-11-07 67 216