Section 685IAC1-5-20. Access and egress; general

   (a) Safe means of access to and egress from regulated amusement devices shall be provided. All passageways are to be kept free from debris, obstruction, projection, and other hazards. All surfaces shall be such as to prevent slipping and tripping, and floors shall be kept free of:

(1) protruding nails;

(2) splinters;

(3) holes; or

(4) loose boards.

Where mechanical handling equipment is used, safe clearance shall be allowed for passageways.

  (b) Stairways, ramps, and necessary landings and platforms shall be provided where persons enter or leave a regulated amusement device or structure that is above or below grade or floor level at the entrance to and exit from the regulated amusement device. Unless provided by a manufacturer as a part of the regulated amusement device, the design and construction of stairways, ramps, and railings shall conform to the Indiana building code (675 IAC 13), except for the placement of stairway railings and guards. All stairs with more than three (3) risers shall have standard handrails or railings on both sides regardless of width, and when stairways are eighty-eight (88) inches or more in width, a railing shall be placed approximately in the center as well as on each side.

  (c) Stairway landings and ramps shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so as to sustain safely a live load of at least ninety (90) pounds per square foot.

  (d) At least two (2) exits remote from each other shall be provided from each level floor, tier, room, or balcony. No exit shall be less than twenty-eight (28) inches wide. (Regulated Amusement Device Safety Board; 685 IAC 1-5-20; filed Apr 3, 1998, 9:30 a.m.: 21 IR 2984; readopted filed Nov 10, 2004, 1:10 p.m.: 28 IR 1072; filed Dec 30, 2009, 2:08 p.m.: 20100127-IR-685090147FRA; readopted filed Aug 4, 2010, 8:12 a.m.: 20100825-IR-685100266RFA; readopted filed Oct 11, 2016, 9:08 a.m.: 20161109-IR-685160330RFA)