Manual Pull Station Require Specific Illumination?

6/9/2021

Are manual pull stations required to have any specific level of illumination at all times provided by emergency lighting?

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Glenn Berger

6/9/2021 08:33:43 am

I have never seen a lighting requirement for the pull station. Considering that you should be within 5 feet of the exit door there should be sufficient light to see the pull station.

Todd Wyatt

6/9/2021 08:37:20 am

Per the 2021 IBC ...

The minimum level of illumination in the Means of Egress (e.g. Exit Access Corridors where manual pull stations may be located) is 1 footcandle (11 lux) at the walking surface under normal power.

The minimum level of illumination in Exit Access Stairways & Exit Stairways is 10 footcandles (108 lux) at the walking surface under normal power.

Under emergency power, the minimum level of illumination for the above MOE components is an average of 1 footcandle (11 lux) and a minimum of 0.1 footcandle (1 lux) at the walking surface but this can decrease to 0.6 fc (6 lux) and 0.06 fc (0.6) at the end of the emergency lighting's duration.

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