You must: • Mark each exit with a clearly visible, distinctive sign reading "exit."
• Make sure the letters in the word "
EXIT" are at least six inches high and 3/4 inch wide.
• Mark any doorway or passage that might be mistaken for an exit with "not an exit" or with an indication of its actual use.
• Make sure exit signs are a distinctive color.
• Make sure signs are posted and arranged along exit routes to adequately show how to get to the nearest exit and clearly indicate the direction of travel.
• Not obstruct or conceal exit signs in any way.
• Keep exit doors free of signs or decorations that obscure their visibility.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-18-090, § 296-800-31050, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050. 01-11-038, § 296-800-31050, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]