Section 170-296A-4550. Emergency exit windows.

(1) Any window used as an emergency exit window must:

(a) Remain unlocked during operating hours, except a manufacturer-installed latch may be latched;

(b) Be designed to open from the inside of the room without the use of keys, tools or special knowledge; and

(c) Be easy to open to the full open position.

(2) An emergency exit window must be at least five point seven square feet of opened area, except emergency exit windows on the ground floor may be five square feet of opened area. When open, the window opening must be at least:

(a) Twenty inches wide; and

(b) Twenty-four inches tall.

(3) An emergency exit window must have an interior sill height of forty-four inches or less above the interior floor. If the interior sill height is more than forty-four inches above the interior floor, a sturdy platform (which may be a table or other device) may be used to make the distance forty-four inches or less to the interior window sill. The platform must be in place below the window sill at all times during operating hours.

(4) An emergency exit window must have a place to land outside that is forty-eight inches or less below the window which may be either:

(a) The ground; or

(b) A deck, landing or platform constructed to meet current building codes.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. Readopted by WSR 12-21-050, § 170-296A-4550, filed 10/12/12, effective 11/12/12; WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-4550, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.]

RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. Readopted by WSR 12-21-050, § 170-296A-4550, filed 10/12/12, effective 11/12/12; WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-4550, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.