Sec. 29-256d. Revision of code. Path marking systems.
Sec. 29-256d. Revision of code. Path marking systems. Not later than January
1, 2008, the State Building Inspector and the State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with
the Codes and Standards Committee, shall make amendments to the State Building Code
and the State Fire Safety Code concerning floor proximity path marking devices or
related devices intended for installation as a system to identify the path of emergency
egress. The amendments shall require that a path marking system be installed within
eighteen inches of the floor, provide a visible delineation of the path of travel along the
designated exit access and be essentially continuous, except as interrupted by doorways,
hallways, corridors or other such architectural features. The amendments shall provide
which materials may be used for path marking, and such materials shall include, but
not be limited to, electrical photo luminescent or self-luminous material. The amendments shall require installation of a path marking system in new construction in (1)
Group A occupancies with an occupant load of more than three hundred persons, (2)
Group B medical occupancies, (3) Group E occupancies, (4) Group I-1 occupancies, (5)
Group I-2 occupancies, (6) Group R-1 hotels and motels, and (7) Group R-2 dormitories.
(P.A. 06-162, S. 1.)