3.4.5.1.

(1) Except as provided in Sentences (7) and (9), every exit door shall have an exit sign placed over or adjacent to it if the exit serves,

(a) a building more than 2 storeys in building height,

(b) a building having an occupant load more than 150, or

(c) a room or floor area that has a fire escape as part of a required means of egress.

(2) Except as provided in Sentence (8), every exit sign shall,

(a) be visible from the exit approach,

(b) have the word EXIT or the words EXIT/SORTIE displayed in plain legible letters, and

(c) be illuminated continuously while the building is occupied.

(3) Exit signs shall consist of red letters on a contrasting background or a red background with contrasting letters, with the letters having a 19 mm stroke and a height not less than,

(a) 114 mm when internally illuminated, and

(b) 150 mm when externally illuminated.

(4) If illumination of an exit sign is provided from an electrical circuit, that circuit shall,

(a) serve no equipment other than emergency equipment, and

(b) be connected to an emergency power supply as described in Sentence 3.2.7.4.(1)

(5) If necessary, the direction of egress in public corridors and passageways shall be indicated by a sign conforming to Sentences (2) to (4) with a suitable arrow or pointer indicating the direction of egress.

(6) Except for egress doorways described in Sentence 3.3.2.3.(4), an exit sign conforming to Sentences (2) to (4) shall be placed over or adjacent to every egress doorway from rooms with an occupant load more than 60 in Group A, Division 1 occupancies, dance halls, licensed beverage establishments and other similar occupancies that, when occupied, have lighting levels below the level that would provide easy identification of the egress doorway.

(7) Except for suite doors opening directly to the exterior, every exit serving a hotel shall have an exit sign placed over or adjacent to it.

(8) If an exit sign having the word EXIT is installed in conformance with this Article, an additional sign displaying the word SORTIE is permitted to be installed.

(9) An exit sign is not required within a suite containing a Group B, Division 3 occupancy that contains sleeping accommodation for not more than 10 persons and not more than 6 occupants require assistance in evacuation in case of an emergency.