old-iron-habit
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- Nov 22, 2012
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- Moose Lake, MN
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- Retired Cons't. Supt./Hospitals
There is a code that requires lighted exit signage in spaces of a certain size but also of certain occupancy. Also exits can not be more than so many ft from each other. Signs are generally not a requirement in a single or low occupancy room or bay. I got stuck in a carwash once in a small town in Wisconsin. It had no exit man door and both overhead doors crashed down and would not manually open when the pneumatic system crapped. I had a cell phone, called the local authorities as listed on a sign inside, was ready to drive thru a door when the fire trucks showed up. The chief told me it had happened at the same car wash at least four times before and they was nothing he could do as he tried to shut it down and the city council overruled him. I still expect some poor sucker to fry in there some day.