Egress lighting

[Therealcrt]

We have stamped blueprints but there are 8 bathrooms yet only 1 shows an emergency light. The foreman is wanting to rough in for “bug eye” em lights even though they aren’t shown on the drawings. Do ALL bathrooms absolutely need em lighting is there a code for it or is it a building code and if the drawings are approved without having them should we not rough any in? We just want to be safe from the inspector or fire marshall

 

[d0nut]

No, not every bathroom needs emergency egress lighting. It depends on the size of the bathroom and the occupancy of the building.

 

[ron]

Review the adopted building code for your project. If it happens to be the International Building Code 2021, then see Section 1008.3, public restrooms 300sq-ft and larger

CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS - 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)

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codes.iccsafe.org

 

[Therealcrt]

Review the adopted building code for your project. If it happens to be the International Building Code 2021, then see Section 1008.3, public restrooms 300sq-ft and larger

CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS - 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)

ICC Digital Codes is the largest provider of model codes, custom codes and standards used worldwide to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.

codes.iccsafe.org

Does the INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE trump all AHJ’s? Like if the bathrooms aren’t 300sq ft and doesn’t have an EM light but the inspector says we need one can we show him the building code ?

 

[ron]

Does the INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE trump all AHJ’s? Like if the bathrooms aren’t 300sq ft and doesn’t have an EM light but the inspector says we need one can we show him the building code ?

An AHJ can't legally make stuff up. Sometimes they need to be educated gently. Double check which building code version is adopted in your jurisdiction and look up the language in that edition to see what is required.