Chicago
Emergency Evacuation Ordinance Signs
The
City of Chicago passed an Emergency Evacuation
Ordinance that requires immediate action
for all high rise buildings.
Part of this ordinance amends the signage
requirements for all buildings over 3 floors
- requiring proper identification
of stairwells, areas of rescue, elevator
cabs, and evacuation plans. The
deadline of Sept. 2, 2002 has passed for
compliance, and the City is now beginning
inspections to verify this. Fines for violations
of this ordinance will be up to $10,000
per day!
Fortunately, Impact! Signs Chicago is
here to help. As Chad Wooters of CAMCO,
Inc. states, "We evaluated several vendors
for stairwell and evacuation signs. Impact! Signs Chicago provided high quality products
at the most competitive prices. Their industry
knowledge and project management was key
to selecting them as our facility signage
provider."
Impact! Signs Chicago has been serving
the signage needs of Chicago's property,
facility, and building managers with cost-effective
solutions and the highest quality products
for over 25 years. We are proud to continuously
provide our clients with unmatched planning,
design, and project management to make sure
every job is completed on time and on budget.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION ORDINANCE DETAILS:
SECTION 3. Chapter 13-196
of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago
is hereby
amended by adding new sections 13-196-085
and 13-196-086, as follows:
13-196-085 Stairwell identification.
Within every building which exceeds three
stories in height there shall be posted
and
maintained, within every interior stairwell
enclosure at every floor, adjacent to the
stairwell door,
alphabetical or directional letter identification
for the stairwell and the number of the
floor to
which the door opens. Lettering shall be
permanent and a minimum of six inches in
height.
Adjacent to every stairwell door there shall
be posted, on the occupancy side, information
showing which floors have re-entry locations.
All lettering required by this section shall
comply with ADAAG 4.30 (Americans with
Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines).
13-196-086 Area of rescue assistance
identification.
Each area of rescue assistance shall be
identified by a sign which states "AREA
OF
RESCUE ASSISTANCE" and displays the international
symbol of accessibility. Lettering shall
be permanent and a minimum of six inches
in height and comply with ADAAG 4.30 (Americans
with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines).
SECTION 4. Chapter 18-30
of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago
is hereby
amended by adding new section 18-30-2620,
as follows:
18-30-2620 Elevator identification.
Every elevator car in every building subject
to the requirements of Chapter 13-78 of
the
code must be permanently marked to correspond
with the building car position indicator
within
each car near the fireman's keyed control.
Such car position indicator shall also be
posted on the
upper left door jamb outside each elevator
car on every floor.
For more information on the emergency evacuation
ordinance, visit:
City of Chicago's website at http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Buildings/BuildingCode/EvacuationSummary.html
NAI Hiffman
"Impact! Signs Chicago provided prompt,
reliable service, and the highest quality
products. We received many compliments
on the signage.. most importantly from
the fire inspectors!" Shanna Truelove,
Property Manager
CAMCO, Inc.
"We evaluated several vendors for stairwell
and evacuation signs. Impact! Signs Chicago provided the most competitive
prices. Their industry knowledge and project
management was key to selecting them as
our facility signage vendor." Chad Wooters,
Facilities Manager
Vranas & Chioros Realty Group,
Inc.
"Having implemented the evacuation
signage for some prominent Chicago
buildings and having satisfied the fire
inspectors makes Impact! Signs Chicago
a very valuable partner. That is why we
selected them. We wanted someone who know
what they were doing, and knew the code."
John Vranas
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