[SML] Ratio of exit doors to audience?

Jerry Durand jdurand at durandinterstellar.com
Tue Mar 5 19:39:22 UTC 2024


It's whatever the AHJ says it is, best ask whoever will be inspecting.  
Rules change by venue/inspector.

On 05-Mar-24 23:22, Stephen Lee via Stagecraft wrote:
> I seem to remember reading about the calculations for determining how 
> many useable emergency exit doors are required for a space, based upon 
> how many people will be in the room. The situation I'm envisioning 
> would be for a corporate gig in a hotel/convention center ballroom 
> where some of the doors around the perimeter (backstage, for example) 
> would be blocked by scenery or pipe & drape for an event, but the room 
> would not be fully populated with seats, either.
>
> Unfortunately my brain and Google-fu are both failing me at the 
> moment. Does anyone know the rule-of-thumb for this?
>
> Stephen
>
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