UFC 4-740-06
12 January 2006
entrance/lobby and other exits directly connected to the main entrance/lobby to
accommodate the exit of the multipurpose occupants along with the occupants of the
building core areas.
3-5.3.2.6
Equip all exit doors from the facility to the outside with panic hardware.
3-5.3.2.7
Where cold weather vestibules are provided at activity room exits and
exits other than the primary entrance, use a non-latching-type door held closed by a
hydraulic door closer for inside door. Install panic egress hardware only on the exterior
door.
3-5.3.2.8
Provide either of the following methods to protect the means of egress:
a. Provide a direct exit to the outside from every room normally occupied by
children, or
b. Design corridor walls to form smoke partitions. Use magnetic hold-open
devices for all fire doors and kitchen doors.
3-5.3.2.9
Provide a smooth, accessible, and unobstructed evacuation route to a
safe gathering area not less than 23 m (75 ft.) from the facility for all activity rooms. The
route must not cross any emergency vehicle access path, parking area, or street. The
evacuation route must be at least 1020 mm (44 in.) wide, and turns and bends in the
route should be wider to account for use of wheelchairs. Provide gates with not less
than 1020 mm (44 in.) clear width as necessary in the play area fence. Provide
sufficient outdoor lighting for the egress path to meet NFPA 101 minimum illumination
requirements.
3-5.3.3
Exit Marking.
Provide exit signs in accordance with UFC 3-530-01 and UFC 3-600-01. Install exit
signs in child occupied rooms when exterior exit doors are provided.
3-5.3.4
Additional Exiting Requirements for Extreme Cold Weather
Locations.
If the facility location meets the weather criteria outlined below, provide for horizontal
exiting within the facility according to NFPA 101 and the criteria in this section.
Extreme cold weather locations are those with more than 50 hours per year with a dry-
bulb temperature below 15 degrees C (5 degrees F) between the hours of 0900 and
1600. (See UFC 3-400-02 for information on obtaining this data.)
3-5.3.4.1
Provide a two-hour area separation wall dividing the facility areas roughly
in half on either side of the wall. When a gymnasium is provided, provide the separation
wall between the gymnasium and the core areas.
3-5.3.4.2
Design corridor doors in the two-hour area separation wall to recess into
the wall providing a smooth continuous wall surface. Install magnetic latches to hold
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