Hospital Roof Exiting
Hospital Roof Exiting
(OP)
Can a hospital NICU recovery room have an exit which leads across a roof deck, where HVAC equipment is located, to an adjacent new hospital building into an enclosed exit stairwell. This stairwell leads to the ground floor to the exterior of the building.





RE: Hospital Roof Exiting
RE: Hospital Roof Exiting
RE: Hospital Roof Exiting
RE: Hospital Roof Exiting
RE: Hospital Roof Exiting
RE: Hospital Roof Exiting
As a general principle, buildings need to work independantly of other buildings such that if one building is demolished or closed for renovations, then the life saftey of an adjacent building is not compromised. Exceptions to this generally require AHJ approval.
NFPA 101 generally requires exits to lead to a public way. I think you would need to be prepared to offer justification to the AHJ that the proposed escape route through the adjacent building is guaranteed to work for the life of the building and that this adjacent building isn't going to be sold off to another operator or closed down during the life of the building unless the egress is modified first.
RE: Hospital Roof Exiting